Celebrate

 I thought I was done making graduation cards this year, and then my family got invited to another graduation party.  Luckily, I really do like making cards, so it isn't a bad thing. : )

I decided to try out a fun technique on this one: coloring vellum flowers.  The flowers are stamped on vellum with versamark and heat embossed with white powder.  Then you color in the flowers with inks (and a q-tip) and add details with a pen.  I used a glitter pen after I was all finished to add a little sparkle to the veining in the flowers and then decided to add some glitter to the centers because they just needed something.  The card is really so much more vibrant in real life.  I had to pull out my oooollllldddd camera since my other one is in desperate need of a battery charge.  Won't even turn off at this point!

Challenges:
Just Add Ink #169--inspiration photo (I pulled out the blues and pinks)

Brown Sugar #46--graduation
Sweet Stop Sketches #215--sketch with a twist: it's a girl thing

Make It Monday #121--colored vellum flowers (there's a tutorial video on how do to this)
Eureka Stamps #44--anything goes
Timeless Tuesdays #225--scallops
Inkspirational Challenges #25--CASE (I chose to go with the mostly white background and the pink and blue colors)


Supplies:
Stamps: Verve "Joyful Blooms" Flowers and sentiment; Clear Dollar Stamps graduation cap
Dies: Papertrey Ink border die; spellbinders oval and scalloped ovals, large