Graduation Cards

As mentioned my twin boys graduated from High School and I planned their party last Saturday. Glad it went well and it's over. Now back to crafting and reading blogs!!!!

Here are the cards I made for them. There are multiple layers to allow us for writing on the inside.

I cut the card from Cricut cartridge Locker talk at 5". To add the cap to the top - you have to actually measue the inner cut which was about 2 1/4" and then cut a cap alone to fit on top.

Since they wore black cap and gowns (the girls i ntheir class wore purple) and their school colors were purple gold and black - I alternated the purple and black to try and make each one a little unique.

The stamp sentiment is one I think I got from the dollar wooden stamp bin at M's... I used embossing glod glitter powder and raise it on foam squares.
Entered this card at Sentimental Sundays - masculine card

Vintage card

You know when you have a vision of how you want a card to come out - but it changes along the way. This is close to what I wanted to occur with this creation.

The puzzle pieces were cut from Locker Talk Cricut cartridge at 3". I then Stamped the hummingbird/birdbath image (Inkadinkado) using brown StazOn ink. It covered fabulously!
I glued down all but the upper corner piece which I tilted and raised on a foam square.
The ribbon, flowers, border and rhinestones are all from Stampin' Up.
I am entering this card in these challenges
1) Cuttlebug Challenge Vintage Valentine
2) Tuesday Taggers - in which we had to use a puzzle piece (I used all 9)
3) The Pink Elephant - we had to use polka dots, a bow and the color pink
4) Die Cuts R Us - use ribbon
5) Doodle Palace - something new - the stamp image and all the SU products were new - I got today
I think this will go to my MIL.

BBtB challenge - use a school theme cut

This was perfect as I was already in the creation stage of my good luck back to school cards. When Regina at Bitten By The Bug challenged us to cut a school image from any Cricut Cartridge.

This is what I chosed:

The pencil is cut from Locker Talk Cricut Cartridge at 2"

I create the sheep using Stampin' Up punches

The grass is a 1 1/8" piece run through the Herringbone Cuttlebug Embossing Folder.

YUMMY LO for Sketch #123 and Bitten by the Bug

This is a LO from when we went to Boston for Top Chef tour, the food was yummy, so I did this for two challenges: Sketches #122, #123, #124 and BBtB where you have to use the word yummy CONTEST TIME...............................
If you like like try either one click on the links above.

SKETCH 123 is:

Here is my creation

YUMMY is cut from Plantin Schoolbook on the roly poly font at size 1 1/2"

The ticket was cut from Locker Talk cricut catridges at 1 1/4"

Side walk chalk

I had this topper for awhile and I kept looking for pics of our children - chalking up the driveway. I finally got both in the same spot! I used Locker Talk for the hopscotch (4") and My Community for the children (2 1/2").