Showing posts with label Graduation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Graduation. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #487


Hello!
Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week has started well!  We've been entertained the last few weeks by a robin who has built her nest on our deck.  Don't worry, it's fairly secure and safe from predators!  We don't let our cats out so Bumble the Robin and her brood are safe and sound (so far!).  Yesterday 2 of the 3 eggs hatched and today I discovered the 3rd egg has hatched!  I never knew I'd get so much enjoyment from watching Bumble.  I've learned a lot about robins and their nesting habits.  She's provided a fair bit of entertainment - which is nice since we're still in lockdown!  I can't wait to watch the little babies get bigger and toddle around the backyard all fluffy and cute!  

Okay, that was a huge aside!  We are here for our Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week!  We have the amazing Jennifer Timko as our hostess this week!  Jen's cards are amazing and you definitely want to head over to her blog to check them out!  

So I might have also stared at this sketch for a LONG time.  I was a tad stressed.  I've been suffering for a total lack of creativity lately.  I think it's the pending move and my husband being out west.  I think something had to go and it was "unfortunately" my creativity.  My sanity left a while ago so it wasn't available!

I needed a graduation card for a friend's daughter.  I had to make sure I didn't re-create the one I gave her sister last year!  A slimline would work perfectly!  

Supplies:
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, Gold Foil
Stamps: Beautiful World
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Number Dies, Square Punch, Balloon Framelits

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog to check out the amazing cards!  There are some amazing cards there to inspire you!

Have an amazing day!
Jen



 

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Happy Graduation

Hello!
I trust you're having a great week!  Today is going to be a very busy day at our house - the boys have a surprise coming for them that they don't know about!!!  Should be good times!!!

Today's card is a "case" of sorts.  The template comes from Dawn Olchefske.  She did a fabulous video tutorial that you can find here!

I decided to add a graduation owl to the inside of the card...just because I think graduation owls are so cute!!!

I like that I can customize the tassel colour to match a school's colours!

Supplies:
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Grey, More Mustard
Stamps: Congratulations
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Two-Step Owl Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch (wings), Curly Label Punch and Star punch (Mortarboard)