Welcome to the weekend

Morning readers,

Here we are at the weekend and I've been at the Table of Craftiness again. I was recently asked to make a graduation card for a female teen - I scratched my head initially, as I don't have a whole lot of graduation images - but I found a mortar board image and this is what I came up with .... I THINK this works for a trendy teen, don't you?

My graduation card

And a closer view of the image panel

  

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White 15cm square, 250gsm, card and matching sized envelope
• Two pieces of white card, one cut to 13½cm square and the other to 14cm square
• One piece of amethyst DCWV pearlised card cut to 14cm square
• Snippets of card in both white and amethyst
• Using Distress Ink in picked raspberry and a mini blending tool I applied ink over the white panel, covering it. 
• Tim Holtz mini stencil (from set #35) placed over the pink panel and the same ink applied through it again
• Dylusions alphabet (DYB41917) and Ranger Letter It sentiment (from their CELEBRATION set) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Sakura white gelly roll gel  pen used to accentuate the name
• PSX mortar board board image (D2550) stamped on to another snippet of white card and coloured using Faber Castell polychromos pencils before fussy cutting out, to attach using dimensional foam pads
• Kaisercraft "Edges" image stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Before assembling the card I gave the Distress Ink panel a quick spray of Craftters Companion Spray and Shine, to protect it from moisture

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Stamp, Ink, Paper - challenge No. 167 - LARGE SENTIMENT
2. Addicted To Stamps - challenge No. 309 - CAS - (Clean And Simple)
3. WaterCooler Wednesday - challenge No. 187 - ALL ABOUT THE OCCASIONS - 2nd entry
4. Through The Craft Room Door - September 11th challenge - ANYTHING GOES
5. Through The Purple Haze - September challenge - BRIGHT COLOURS

  

And now, since it's Saturday, I've another card to share with you ...

My One Layer card with its stylised flower

And a closer view

  

The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope

Materials used:

• White 5" x 7", 300gsm, scallop edged card and matching sized envelope
• One piece of 300gsm white card, cut to fit and used as my insert
• Hero Arts cling mounted circle (from AC026 "Brush Strokes") stamped using Memento dandelion ink
• Hero Arts wood mounted bloom stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink and the leaf using Memento bamboo leaves - both images from set LL855 "swirl fancy notes"
• Faber Castell polychromos pencils used to add colour
• Avery Elle sentiment (from ST-18-07 "Loads of wishes") stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Stardust stickles used to add bling!

I'll be entering the above for the following challenges:-

1. Simply Less Is More - challenge No. 380 - ONE LAYER FLORALS 
2. CASonFriday - challenge No. 141 - FLOWERS
3. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 313 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Crafting With Friends - challenge No. 73 - ANYTHING GOES
5. Creative Fingers - challenge No. 152 - ANYTHING GOES