Tuesday, October 14, 2014

A fancy pink dress + a customized graduation card

Hello all!  I've got two cards to share today, both completely different.  The first is a card I delivered to the bridal shop, A Beautiful Touch.  It is intended as a bridal shower card, but certainly it could be given to a young lady for her birthday, as well.



I hope you're not tired of seeing the dress image from Stampin' Up!'s Blooming with Happiness.  It really lends itself well to the bridal cards, and is very sweet; fun to color, too.  :-)

Stamps: Blooming With Happiness - SU; sentiment - Fresh Cut Wreaths - Wplus9 Paper: gingham - digital paper - Inspired By Stamping; white - PTI; Sahara Sand, pink and brown patterns - SU Ink: Antique Linen - Ranger; Memento Tuxedo Black - Tsukineko Fibers: white sheer polka dot ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon Accessories & Tools: circle, scalloped circle dies - Spellbinders; Copic markers; pearls; White Opal Liquid Pearls, iridescent Stickles - Ranger

One more card to share before I go.  My childhood friend's daughter graduated high school in May of this year.  I received an announcement in the mail, and wanted to send a special keepsake card for the graduate.

Using the announcement, I die-cut the circular panel for the front of the card, matted it with navy, and layered it on an embossed red panel.



I stamped a sentiment from Hero Arts on the inside panel, which reads:  YOU DID IT! Congratulations."  On the inside left, I die-cut a phrase which was in the announcement.  It reads: "The journey of a thousand miles, solely, begins with a single step."

Thanks for taking a peek at my cards today!

6 comments:

Paperesse said...

Both are lovely cards, Colleen and I'm sure the graduate adored her personalized card.

Bonnie said...

I don't think I'll ever tire of this sweet dress! Love the pink and light brown color combo! What a wonderful idea for a graduation card!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Wow wow wow!! These are both gorgeous! I loveeeeeeee that dress on the first one!!!!

Marisa said...

Adore the dress card. You are rocking that image! Great grad card too - awesome EF!

Lisa Elton said...

Well there you go using that SWEET dress image again that I love and making something simply fabulous out of it!! And my gosh what a great idea to use part of the announcement, beautifully executed!!

Leslie Miller said...

Your dress card is so pretty and soft, Colleen. The prettiest papers and colors, and I say more power to you for making good use of your stamps. The graduation card is a real keepsake, not to mention beautiful. I love the red, and the embossing is amazing!

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