Happy graduation

My friend's daughter graduated from high school, and I made this card for her. Lauren is not my kid, but this still makes me feel so old because I have known her for ten years or so. Wow!

I tried a new watercoloring technique for my card. I used Distress Ink to paint the peonies through a stencil from Memory Box. Because the ink was more fluid, it did sneak under the stencil here and there. But it just gave it even more of a watercolor look.

This is my second entry into the Pretty Pink Posh watercolor blog hop. :)

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LEMON CHIFFON Yellow LC25	*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# COTTON CANDY CC16	Mama Elephant SEW FANCY DIE Creative Cuts Set	*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549
Pretty Pink Posh STITCHED BANNER DUO Steel Craft Dies PPPSTBD	*Memory Box GARDEN PEONY BLOSSOMS Designer Stencil 88530	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger TDP40088	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TDP40194
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SHADED LILAC Ranger TDP40170	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WILD HONEY Ranger TDP40293	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001
Lawn Fawn SCRIPTY SAYINGS Clear Stamps LF844	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER SILVER Fine Detail SilverEP3	Lawn Fawn BLACK LICORICE Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF868	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp HAPPY EVERYTHING Set ME1411-04
Mama Elephant HAPPY SCRIPT Creative Cuts Steel Die Set MEL-111404	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM METALLIC SILVER Cupped Sequins	*Pretty Pink Posh METALLIC SILVER Flat 6mm Sequins	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320

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And:

• My Favorite Things cardstock: Grapesicle, Wild Wisteria
• Pretty Pink Posh dies: Stitched Borders 3
• Pretty Pink Posh sequins: 6mm Metallic Silver

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Rain or shine

My friend is going through a tough time at work. We went to dinner last night to vent, and I just *had* to make a card for her to let her know that I will always be there.

I used three distress inks for my card, letting the colors run together to create something unique. I then used white pigment ink over a raindrop stencil to tie the die cut in with the sentiment I used.

I'm so excited to enter my card into the Pretty Pink Posh watercolor blog hop!

Supplies:

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# LEMON CHIFFON Yellow LC25	*Ranger WATERCOLOR PAPER Inkssentials Surfaces ISW39532	small stitched rectangle stackables	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900
Weather It Clear Stamps	Simon Says Stamp Stencil RAINDROPS ssst121373 Hop To It	Pretty Pink Posh STITCHED TAGS 1 Steel Craft Die ST1	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TDP40248
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SHADED LILAC Ranger TDP40170	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA Ranger TDP39877	Hero Arts Pigment Ink Pad UNICORN White AF249	*Pretty Pink Posh 6MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM AQUAMARINE Cupped Sequins	Pretty Pink Posh 4MM AMETHYST Cupped Sequins	silver sparkle single cord

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And:

• Pretty Pink Posh dies: Stitched Banner Duo 2
• Pretty Pink Posh sequins: 8mm Sparkling Clear, 6mm Aquamarine, 6mm Amethyst
• My Favorite Things card stock: Blue Breeze, Wild Wisteria

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)

Mama bear

I haven't made a card in six weeks! Ahhhhhhh! I had a major deadline at work to win a $500 million contract, so I was super busy at the end of April. And then I went to South Africa for a couple of weeks. It was awesome, by the way. Seriously. Cape Town is so cool. I went paragliding for the first time (and the second time ... YES) and saw baboons and penguins and ostriches and so many other fun things. Then I went on safari and saw the big five (leopard, lion, cape buffalo, rhino, elephant) as well as a cheetah and hippos and warthogs and so many different types of African antelope. The trip was great!

And now, here I am, VERY LATE in making my mom her Mother's Day card. I know she will love it, though. She is my favorite. :) I think I may even make her another one.

I love Wink of Stella and all her sparkly glory!

I am entering my card into two challenges:

Supplies:

walnut notecards	Mama Elephant Clear Stamp BEAR HUGS Set	Mama Elephant BEAR HUGS DIE Creative Cuts Set	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900
*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	orchid single cord

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And:

• My Favorite Things card stock: Lavender Fields, Pure Plum
• My Favorite Things dies: Cross-Stitched Circle STAX, Cross-Stitched Rectangle STAX
• Spectrum Noir markers: PL1, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN5

Thanks for looking, and have an awesome day! :)