Retro Sketches #62

I am playing along with Retro Sketches today... and if you're thinking that my card looks pretty similar to the one that I posted yesterday, you'd be right.  Even though the sketches are quite different, I used the same paper pack and lacy die cut, and both sketches have the main element offset to the right...  I have a son graduating in a few weeks, so I'm going to need a number of grad cards, and thought this would fill the bill:

 

Patterned papers are Farmhouse, October Afternoon; Cardstock is Slate & Colonial White; Stamp sets are Words of Wisdom, Verve & Adorable, CTMH; Inks are Whisper & Honey, CTMH; American Crafts twine; Labels 11 die, Spellbinders and Tilda Swirl die, Memory Box.

Graduation Time

My daughter, Paige, had her grade 8 graduation yesterday, so here is the card that I made for her.  Bright and sparkly has always been her thing, so I tried to go as bright and sparkly as possible :o)

Here's a pic of her receiving the Principal's Award, our school's top award for Leadership.  We're pretty proud parents:

Patterned papers are Basic Grey; Cardstock is Bubblegum; Ink is Desert Sand, Flowers are Summer Celebrations Mini Medley, Sparkles; Stamp Set is You & Me; - all CTMH; Rhinestones, Michaels; Spellbinders die.

I've been MIA - here's why!

I'm having that slightly euphoric feeling of having just completed a big job....I volunteered to design and make the invitations for my daughter's grade 8 graduation, that will be sent home to the families, teachers etc.  They chose a Hollywood theme for grad, so I decided to make a little clapper board for the invitation.  The base is actually a pocket, so that when they lift up the top, they'll pull out a piece of white cardstock with all the details:

It's not often that I make a card with no stamping!  Thank goodness the front and insides were printed and colour copied onto cardstock, and I found these cute little pewter brads at Michaels that look just like screws.  The killer was cutting and gluing the 14pcs that make up each card (and yes, I knew what I was in for when I designed it!)  Here's what 95 invitations looks like: