Needed another graduation card for the local high school, so used this wonderful stamp from Eureka again. Once again, used a burgundy and black color scheme to match the school's colors. But, this time I added a bit of excitement to the card, by adding a few star brads, plus punched a few stars from sparkly silver paper and cut the centers out with an Exacto-knife to frame the happy graduate! I created the simple Congrats sentiment on my laptop, and the internal sentiment is ) is a freebie from createwithtlc.blogspot.com Am entering the card into several challenges, including QKR Stampede (they sell stamps from Eureka and other companies), Power Poppy (current challenge requires B&W with a pop of color), CAS-usal Friday (Sketch), Double D's (add bling), Crafty Hazelnut's [monthly] Patterned Paper Challenge and Create with Life- TLC challenge (inside sentiment).
Entered into:
QKR Stampede- #295 Anything Goes (qkrstampede.blogspot.com)
Power Poppy- B&W with a pop of color (powerpoppy.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-spark-with-bit-of-drama.html)
CAS-ual Fridays- #199 Sketch (CAS-ualfridays.blogspot.com)
Double D’s Challenge- Bling It Up (daranddiane.blogspot.com)
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge (craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com)
Doing Life- Create with TLC Challenge (desiref.blogspot.co.za)
Both of the current challenges for Simon Says require stenciling. That is a technique that I rarely use. But I dug through my tools and did find a few stencils. This rose patterned one is so delicate. Decided to add a simple sentiment that is a free download from www.papercraftsmag.com/articles/July_August_2012_Sentiments (The sentiment has a heart drawn on the final swoop of the word. I covered that sketched heart with a metallic pink heart sticker that adds a bit o' bling! Am also entering card into the DigiStamps4Joy Anything Goes Challenge with the Twist "For Mom." I wish I would have told my mom THANK YOU more often then I did when she was alive. She was such as caring and generous lady!
Entered into:
Simon Says Monday Challenge- Stencil It (simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge)
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Stencil It (simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge)
DigiStamps4Joy- #147 Anything Goes (digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.co.za)
Had fun creating another card for the current "Shape Shift" challenge at A2zscrapbooking. Sketched the cat shape onto a folded A2 sized card and fussy-cut around it. Sponged on the spots, added the cute face (free-form sketch) and tied a bow around his neck. Finished the card by stamping the sentiments on the front and inside using two of the first stamps I ever bought (back in 1998, made for a company named Azadi Earles.)
Entered into:
A2zscrapbooking Monthly Challenge- Shape Shift (a2zscrapbookingblog.com)
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #334-335 Anything Goes (wordartwednesday.blogspot.com)
Artistic Inspirations- Challenge #200 (artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com.au)
Penny's Challenge- #380 Anything Goes (pennyschallenges.blogspot.com.au)
Very creative! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Bling’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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Wonderful cards, all are so different and pretty. Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra
ReplyDeleteOh, I like how you added the glittery stars to the grad card. Super coloring of the gown with the folds having so much depth. Pretty flower stencil and a cute kitty card, too! Thanks for sharing your grad card with us at Double D!
ReplyDeleteCute cards! Love the kitty shaped card too! Thanks for joining us at the CAS-ual Fridays Sketch Challenge.
ReplyDeleteWonderful graduation card, Kathy, and great take on the sketch! Thanks so much for playing along in our "Anything Goes" challenge at QKR Stampede this week. Good luck.
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Thanks for using this cute Eureka stamp - and always a great idea to use school colors. Your card captures the excitement of the moment! Thanks for entering the QKR Stampede anything goes challenge this week.
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Love the star theme graduation card! Love the sketch layout too for a grad theme! Thanks for participating in this week's PPCC blog! Becca/DT
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. I love the cat you submitted to A@Z Scrapbooking. So darn cute. So glad you joined A2Z Scrapbooking this month.
ReplyDeleteThat cat is so cute, your colors are perfect for his fur. Beautiful coloring on the graduation card, too!
ReplyDeleteKathy this is a wonderful creation with great attention to detail and perfect for our ‘ANYTHING GOES with an optional twist of FOR MOM challenge. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Good luck.
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Thanks for entering our CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge for May!
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Super cute cat shape card, love how you inked it too!! Thanks for playing our May challenge at a2z.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect graduation card. Wonderful design, well done. Great take on the Mood Board, thanks so much for playing along with us over at the Double D Bling It Up Challenge. Hope we see you back again soon!!
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Another fun graduation card! Lovely Kathy! Thanks for playing along again at Power Poppy this month!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creations! Thank you for entering our challenge over at DigiStamps4Joy, and best of luck with your entry.
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so cute! thanks for joining in at a2z!
ReplyDeleteKathy these are also beautifully crafted and fits in perfect for our 20th ‘ATG with CREATE WITH TLC’ challenge. Thanks for sharing your creative talent with us. Good luck and hope to see you play with us again.
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