This week's Blogger's Challenge is to CASE myself. The idea is to change it up a bit and see what you come up with!! I LOVE this idea!!!
Here is the card I decided to CASE. This was a swap I made when Stampin' Up! was running the promotion on the Love You Much Bundle.
Now, I kept the general sketch and made a graduation card. Amanda got invited to a BUNCH of graduation parties. Even though she is only 14 she dances with a bunch of seniors. So, her party schedule is pretty full in the next coming weeks.
Here is my graduation card:
Isn't it cute? It uses one of my favorite Designer Series Paper packs......Sweet Always. I know this one will retire because it has Pink Pirouette (I'll be so sad to see you go) in it.
The base card is Chocolate Chip. The next layer is Pink Pirouette that has the bottom edge punched with the Scallop Edge punch and is lightly sponged with Close to Cocoa ink.
The patterned papers are punched with the 1 3/8" square punch. The squares are laid out on a 3 1/4" square of Chocolate Chip. This is then matted on a 3 3/8" square of Pumpkin Pie.
The focal image (from Great Grads) is stamped with Chocolate Chip Craft ink, sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder and heated with my heat gun. I punched the image with my 1 3/4" circle punch. I created the crimped scallop edge in the same way as I did HERE. You have to try this technique....it is so addicting!!!
I went away from my original design on the bottom strip of the card. Rather than using a ribbon treatment, I stamped the Congratulations sentiment (also from Great Grads) and added two 5/16" Chocolate Chip brads.
Now I just need to make 6 more of these babies to get me through graduation season!!!
I can't wait to see what the other Blogger's Challenge stampers have been up to. Simply click on the Blogger's Challenge icon on the right sidebar of my blog to get a list of blog links.
Until tomorrow.....Happy Stamping everyone!!
Fantastic card Patti. Love the layout, the papers and the stamps. Great job on making a few 'changes'.
Posted by: Barb Hardeman | May 15, 2009 at 08:50 AM
Love the changes, great color combination too! Wanna make some for me? LOL
Posted by: Lisa Somerville | May 15, 2009 at 08:51 AM
How cute! I love those colors!
Posted by: Claudia | May 15, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Both cards are really nice. I love the bright cheery colors of the new card.
Posted by: Ida | May 15, 2009 at 12:24 PM
That's a great layout; both cards are pretty! Love the Sweet Always DSP and the way you've used it on your card!
Posted by: Margaret Raburn | May 15, 2009 at 02:26 PM
Great job on the challenge. The Grad image is perfect and I love the Sweet Always DSP!
Posted by: Sheryl Dickinson | May 15, 2009 at 02:42 PM
Love the changes! Great color combo!
Posted by: Jamie Fisher | May 15, 2009 at 04:46 PM
Funa and bright card!! TFS
Posted by: Rachel Hope | May 15, 2009 at 05:43 PM
WOW, that is a great case. Both cards are so good.
:) Marcia P
Posted by: Marcia P | May 15, 2009 at 09:12 PM
Both cards are GREAT...LOVE the scallop circle...crank out those cards for grads!
Posted by: Lisa B. | May 16, 2009 at 09:34 AM
Fantastic job Patti! I just love how your card turned out! Those colors and papers are just terrific together! Well done! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | May 16, 2009 at 08:50 PM
Great cards Patti! Stamping that image in black was the perfect touch! Love the colors and the changes...awesome!!!
Posted by: Tangii Crain | May 17, 2009 at 12:08 AM
WOW, Patty! I love both cards! This is a great layout! I will have to "borrow" this one for sure!
Posted by: Kerry D-C | May 17, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Love those colors...waht a perfect graduation card!
Posted by: Nikki | May 17, 2009 at 05:21 PM
What a great graduation card! I really like the layout you used.
Posted by: Lori | May 17, 2009 at 09:13 PM
Oh...great grad card! I just got that set...
Posted by: Connie Babbert | May 18, 2009 at 08:46 AM
Great job on the case, Patti. I loved the first one and really love the update!
Posted by: Robin Merriman | May 21, 2009 at 09:09 PM
I love the colors you used on this grad card! Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Shari Nelson | May 26, 2009 at 01:00 AM