Friday, June 18, 2021

Tyler's Graduation Layout

 


It's crazy to think that my second child just graduated from high school.  I remember many days desperately watching the clock for the anticipated arrival of "daddy" from work, so I could have a "mommy" break.  My two boys are grown.  How exciting for them and for us.

I chose to do this layout in blues and greens, because his favorite color is dark blue, and his high school colors are green, black and white.

I only used cardstock as my paper resource.  To create the printed backgrounds, I used shimmer mists and color sprays.  The tag/flag stamps are all from Close to My Heart.  The accent embellishment stamps are also from Close to My Heart.  The thread like stamp is from Stampin Up.  I embossed these thread circles as well as the "Bravo" sentiment.

On a side note, I used Adobe Spark to create his graduation announcement (left side).  I have the free version.  It is so fun to work with and produces professional results!

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Elegant Birthday & Thank You Cards




 

November is a busy month in our family for birthdays.  All three of my sisters' birthdays as well as my own fall in this month.  Then, one of my sister-in-law's birthday is in November along with my mother-in-law's.  

I had some time this week, so I put my creative juices to work.  For my birthday, my husband gave me some new stamps, embossing folder and some cutting dies.  I love how these cards came together.

Supplies used for these cards:

* Cardstock (from Michaels- Reflections)
* Inks from Close to My Heart: Desert Sand, Saddle, Cocoa and Grey Flannel
* Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder (Stampin' Up)
* Butterfly Beauty Dies (Stampin' Up)
* Ornate Layers Dies (Stampin' Up)
* Your Own Kind of Wonderful Stamp Set (Close to My Heart)
* Feels Like Home-Scrapbooking Stamp Set (Close to My Heart)
* Love so Sweet Stamp Set (Close to My Heart)
* Beauty Abounds Stamp Set (Stampin' Up)
* Comfort and Hope Stamp Set (Stampin' Up)