Graduation Is Around The Corner........ Woot Woot.....

          It is that time of year again.... graduation.... and I am sure there are some extremely happy and excited people who get to begin a new phase in their lives whether it be right out of high school or university. I remember it like it was yesterday, receiving my degree in Nursing. That was a HUGE accomplishment for myself. A co-worker of mine had asked me to make a card for her to give to one of her good friend's daughters who is graduating from high school. So here it is.....

          So I absolutely LOVED the way this card turned out. I had a really hard time figuring out what to do but once I started, it all seemed to flow together. Of course, I used Gina K Kraft card stock and made an A2 sized card. I heavily distressed all the layers {including the card}with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distressing ink. I also added faux stitching with a white Signo Uniball gel pen. The patterned paper is used was My Mind's Eye "Moments".

          The image I used was The Paper Nest's Graduation Ellie, who is available here! I inked her up with Copic markers. Her skin was done with E000, E00, E11 and R20. Her hair was inked with E31, E33, E35, and E37. Her cap and gown were done with N0, N1, N3 and N5. To add some pops of colour I used B28 for the shirt, hair ties and ribbon around the diploma. I also used R27, R39 and YG17 for the roses. The diploma and flower wrap was done with E41 and E42. I also went around the image with B000, B00 and B01.

          For a final touch, I added a diploma I made with rolled up paper. I tied it with a black string and really distressed the edges with the Tim Holtz distressing ink in Walnut Stain. I thought it was perfect for this card. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did making it...  Keep it crafty friends....=)

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The Red Carpet - Graduate Theme