Graduation Card for Penn State Graduate with Just Add Ink #487

My lovely daughter-in-law graduated from Penn State University on December 21st and I was inspired to make this card with the current Just Add Ink Sketch #487:

 

The stamps are from Smarty Pants (retired Close to My Heart) and the striped paper is Close to My Heart Mix-In papers with Sapphire Ink and Stitched CirclesThin Cut Dies.

Here is the fabulous Just Add Ink sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

      Double Trouble Challenge--Earn Your Stripes

      Watercooler Wednesday--Anything Goes

      Just Us Girls--Wild Card Week--Anything Goes

      Tuesday Morning Sketches--Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Graduation Card with Freshly Made Sketch #396

This week's Freshly Made Sketch was used to make my niece's high school graduation card.  I used Close to My Heart's Charming Border stamp set, Sapphire Ink and Almond Card Stock and old Graduation stamps.

Here is the sketch I followed:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenge:

     Allsorts Challenge #528--Clean and Simple

     

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Uptown Fundamentals Graduation Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch

Hooray for my nephew who just graduated from Scranton University!  This is the card I made for him:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Uptown Fundamentals Paper (retired)

     Pansy CS

     Pewter CS

     Gold embossing powder

     Gold Metallic Marker

     Black and White Enamel Dots

     Congratulations Graduate stamp set (retired)

     Smarty Pants stamp set (retired)

     Thin Cuts--Basic Tags

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch that inspired my card layout:

   

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--                    Patterned Paper

     Paru's Cardmaking Challenge--Masculine Card

     Simply Create Too--For a Male

     Give a Crafter a Cookie--Graduation

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

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Congratulations Graduate for Bitten by the Bug 2

Here is a quick and easy card that I made for my nephew who graduated from Loyola University last weekend. Their school colors are dark green and white thus this color choice.  I used the Cricut Simple Everday cards cartridge.  The card inside was stamped with Smarty Pants from Close to My Heart.  I'm linking this card up to the Bitten by the Bug 2 blog Graduation/Thank You theme.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Ponderosa Pine CS (retired)

     Ponderosa Pine Ink (retired)

     Smarty Pants stamp set

Other products:

     Recollections White Gold Shimmer Cardstock

     Cricut Simple Everyday Cards cartridge

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

;) Marie

Smarty Pants Graduation Card for Sketch Saturday #413

Smarty Pants is the name of a new graduation stamp set by Close to My Heart.  I used the cap and diploma to make this card:

For the most part I followed the Sketch Saturday #413 but I really wanted the Congrats diecut from Gypsy Wanderings to fit inside the mat so I turned that one element on its side.  You can call it "artistic license" if you want.

Here is the sketch I followed:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Black CS

     Smarty Pants stamps

     Happy Times gold foil strips

     Gold Glitter paper

     Black Ink

Other products

     Black washi tape--source unknown

     Gypsy Wanderings image from Cricut

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Congratulations Card for the Paper Players and Cuttlebug Mania

This card was made for a fine young man who just passed an entrance exam to be  a policeman.  It came together pretty quickly following the wonderful sketch by the Paper Players.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Tommy striped paper (retired)
     White Daisy CS
     Honey CS
     Smarty Pants stamp set
     Sapphire Ink
     Happy Times gold foil paper (Design Space star cut out of it)
   
Other products:
    Cuttlebug Star embossing folder
    Pebbles Pearlescent Jewel Tone chalks

Here is the Paper Players sketch that inspired this card:

     

I'm also entering this card into the Cuttlebug Mania challenge to use embossing.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie