"She packed up her potential . . ." Graduation Card

I made this card for a friend who needed a graduation card for a woman who is graduating from med school and then heading to Africa.  I thought it worked for someone who is traveling and also wants to change the world.

The sentiment reads:  "She packed up her potential and all that she had learned, grabbed a cute pair of shoes, and headed out to change a few things."

The luggage is from SU, the graduation cap (Class of stamp set), bottom right flourish (Live Inspired stamp set), and shoe (Find Your Style stamp set) are from CTMH.  The upper right flowers are from Tim Holtz.  I found the sentiment on line and printed on cs.  Colors are CTMH's pansy purple and outdoor denim.










The inside is made with the Express Postage stamp set from CTMH.

National Margarita Day February 22 & H2H Challenge

This card is perfect for today for two purposes:  (1) National Margarita Day, which is tomorrow, February 22; and (2) this week's Heart2Heart Challenge.  This week's challenge was "Cold." --what better than an on-the-rocks margarita to represent that?!  The photo is one I took on our recent vacation.  I was enjoying this margarita in Frank & Lola's restaurant at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Beach Hotel in Pensacola, Florida.  I think the colors work great with CTMH's Miracle papers.  I stamped right on the photo with an image from the Live Inspired stamp set.  The sentiment is from the Daydream stamp set.  I edge distressed the sentiment with water, then added some prisma glitter to the edges.  I also added just a bit of prisma glitter to the salt around the glass, although it's hard to see in the photo.  The bling in the lower right is leftover from a CTMH connections club set.

Cards with Ruffles

This card was inspired by Tresa Black's blog, Fabulously Artsy, where I also learned to do the paper ruffles at the top and bottom of the card.  Check out her blog--it's awesome!  The CTMH stamp sets used are "Legendary Moments" and "Live Inspired."

I used the ruffle in a different look for this card made with CTMH's "Sweet Home" B&T papers.  The stampset is from SU.

French Quarter layout with Passages B&T papers

I used CTMH's paper pack Passages, and I think it brings out the French Quarter feel.  Cocoa, Colonial White, and Barn Red CS were also used.

The title was done with the Chocolate Alphabet stamp set and Cocoa ink.  The tone-on-tone stamping around the edge is from the Delightful Things stamp set.  All papers and pictures were distressed by sponging Cocoa ink on the edges.  The layout is "Sidebar" from the Reflections scrapbook program book.

The second layout is "Main Frame - Quilt Blocks," also from the Reflections book.  The edge stamping is from the Key to My Heart stamp set.  Other stamps used are:  Legendary Moments (fleur de lis), Live Inspired (corner decoration), Happy Journey (column), and Wonderful Friend (clock).