Friendship Class Card

What a fun card to create.  I am so fortunate to have Heidi Tekunoff as my Stampin Up Demo.  Aside from being an incredible person, she comes up with some of the most original creations.  This is a card we created, at one of her class meetings, using the new Chalkboard Technique.  We also used the Wood Grain embossing folder and highlighted it 'grain' of the tree by swiping our darker brown ink pad across it.  We used the SU border die and the Boho Blossom punch.  Thanks Heidi.

Flower Filled

This fun card was created using the SU set Flower Filled, Black, White & Celery Green Card stock.  Small flowers and 'vase' stamped in black and embossed using Clear powder.  The largest green piece was run through the Big Shot using the Dotted Swiss Embossing Folder.  The Small green piece used the Swirls folder.  Flowers and vase are popped up on dimensionals.  Flat back pearls make cute centers for the flowers.   Fun creation!  It can be used as a Birthday card, thinking of you, etc.

Garden Collage (Retired)

Too bad this stamp is no longer available.  I think it is so versatile.  I've been Casing a number of creations that I found while searching Split Coast Stampers.  These two bear absolutely no resemblance to the original creation, other than some color similarity.  I really went far afield from the samples here.  Hope you enjoy.

  

These scanned a little darker than they really are, not sure why.    The base is on Kraft paper stamped with French Script in Creamy Caramel.  Followed by browns and pumpkin colors.  The bird is a part of the second stamp in the set.  I just love adding him to the flower image.  He is not popped up on dimensionals, but does overhang the frame a little.   It seldom shows in scans, but I have used a touch of Stickles glitter on the bird and butterfly.

One last graduation card

I got my cards all boxed up and ready to go and then, as usual, found a few stragglers hiding fom me.  The four in the left corner are just simple circles and stars punched and matched to verses.  The Daisy Congrats above is my pride and joy.  I used the Congrats embossing folder, then started running the SU 3 part Daisy Die through my big shot.  There are a total of 6 flowers on each card, with just faint curvature of the petals.  A pearlescent 'candy dot' was used for the center.  I did the verses on the computer on a vellum insert.  The whole thing looks very classy and elegant.  And that...wraps up the graduation cards.  If any more show up, it's just too darn bad.  I'm ready for other stamping for awhile.

GRADUATION CARDS.....

Yes, yes, yes - I am shouting.  I am D-O-N-E!  Well, am quitting at least, so that makes me 'done' doesn't it?  My daughter & daughter-in-law each asked for 20-40 graduation cards, so that is pretty much what I have been working on over the past few months.  Am putting 4 to an image, so you don't get sick to death of seeing them.  This is not the complete collection, but includes the majority of designs.  I made 2 alike (or similar) and tried to do 4 similar, to cut down on the number of designs I had to come up with.  Most are CASED,  a few totally my own.  I'm anxious to wrap them up for delivery and get back to more fun stamping.

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Chalkboard Technique

Learned something new today...Chalkboard Technique.  There you stamp in white, dry it, then take white craft ink and sponge it gently around your darker paper.  Ends up looking like the chalkboard looks after you have erased things and have the residue left.  Pretty cool.  Used a ton of items on this card - The Woodgrain embossing folder, Boho Blossoms punch to make the flowers, the Scallop Border Punch for the edges, Bling, Twine, Antique Lace ribbon.  Fun card.  Oh yeah - woodgrain folder was smudged with Early Espresso and edge sponged with Soft Suede.