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Sunday, 13 July 2014

Graduation card with purple flower


I have a few more cards on my list of graduation cards for my Sister's friends. Their graduation is looming, only two more weeks to go so I thought I better get my crafting mojo in gear and finish a few more. This card was inspired by this week's Colour me... and Freshly Made Sketch, although I don't have Elegant Eggplant so I had to improvise a bit with the purple colour. Doesn't that inspiration picture just make you smile, it's too cute to be true.

I created the flower using the Stampin' Up Blossom, Pansy and Petite Petals punches and matching stamps for the last two. I stamped the flowers in Tim Holtz Distress ink in Seedless Preserves, inked around the edges with a foam applicator and curled the leaves a bit for a more three dimensional flower. I added a bit of Tim Holtz idea-ology Paper String as a finishing touch and in line with the sketch. I stamped the blue flowers in Soft Sky and die cut the letters using the Tim Holtz inside out alphabet die.

Cardstock: Leonardo Stationery 350 gsm Smooth White Card, Coloured craft card 240 gsm in Purple Grape, Hobbycraft 160 gsm white card, Hobbycraft 160 gsm three shades of blue
Paper: Stampin' Up Sycamore Street DSP
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress ink Seedless Preserves
Stamps: Stampin' Up Flower Shop and Petite Petals  
Other: Tim Holtz idea-ology Paper String, Stampin' Up Jewels Basic Rhinestones, Tim Holtz alterations inside out alphabet die
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4 comments:

  1. Unknown13 July 2014 at 16:03

    Aww, what a pretty card! I especially like the layers you created with the flowers and the string. Thank you for playing along with us at Colour Me…! this week!

    Julia
    CMCC Design Team

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  2. Sherrie M.14 July 2014 at 14:45

    So very pretty! Great takes on both challenges. Love the focal point flower and the string. Thanks for joining us at Colour Me...! and hope to see you again soon!

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  3. Linda Callahan14 July 2014 at 19:06

    This flower just pops! Great for graduation! Thanks for joining us at FMS!

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  4. Tara Bourgoin15 July 2014 at 00:47

    YUM! That fun bloom is the perfect combination of different flowers, punches and embellishments! So clever. Great graduation card! Thanks for sharing with us at Colour Me...! this week :)

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