It's a little nontraditional for a grad card, but still appropriate for a girl...or a guy who likes butterflies :) I used these Hero Arts paper flowers and they are so cute—just $3.99 a pack for 24 flowers in each pack—and they come in greens, earth tones, yellows and pool colors as well. Fab!
You can hop over to the store here if you think you want these flowers for your projects...I'm already planning more and I'm thinking if you check back Friday, you'll see what I'm working on.
Remember, if you order at a2z 1. you can use CHARK15 to get 15% off your $25+ order 2. you support charities for kids and adults with Behcet's Disease and Gluten Allergies. 3. And you can request any Hero Arts product that isn't in the store and they will order it for you speedily.
So...you can get great Hero Arts goodies, help people. and save money—this calls for a celebration!
I purchased some neon ink cubes from a2z Scrapbooking Supplies and have enjoyed trying them out. I wouldn't call the purple neon so much as saturated. It's rich and deep and distinctly purple, but it doesn't have that glow-in-the-dark feel that the neon yellow has. I used it straight to paper on this flower and then fussy cut it out. What do you think? Neon or just really good Purple? I think it's perfect with this flower from the Antique Gratitude Bouquet set from Hero Arts.
Here's the full card. I used the My Mind's Eye Chalk Studio card kit that I got on clearance (my favorite thing to do—save money on crafty stuff) at Jo Ann's. The background paper and sentiment came from the kit. The leaves are done in Faber-Castell's Stamper's Big Brush Chrome Green.
Public Service Announcement: Tomorrow is Peanut Butter Fudge Day, so you probs want to eat some fudge tomorrow...just to join in the celebration...and support Peanut Butter Fudge...or whatever. You're welcome.
It's my birthday too, yeah! Ok, it's not my birthday, but I do have a birthday card to show you.
This is definitely meant for a guy, because I got my inspiration from a tag from my son's jeans. It had glossy black patterns on black with the name in gold. I added black pearls, cuz I figured black was manly even though they were pearls. I used a Hero Arts Arrow stencil and Versamark ink, then heat embossed in clear. Then I trimmed that panel and added a gold embossed sentiment from Papertrey Ink. I added the gold paper (DCWV foil cardstock) and the pearls from Doodlebug Design. Ta-Daaa! Dude birthday card. Here's a little Beatles' song to get you singing, can you guess what it is?!
I'm not sure why, but I'm especially happy to see Friday this week...not like it was especially busy or anything but inside I'm all Kermit arms flailing and saying "YAAAAYYYYYYY!!!"
Hope you're having a good Friday too! Here's a little hello card I made with the beautiful Hero Arts stamp called Antique Gratitude that I got from the a2z Scrapbooking Supplies store. I love this blossom.
I stamped it in Pumice Stone (distress ink) around the edge and then stamped it in Staz-on black ink on acetate. Then I dripped Ranger alcohol inks on the back of the acetate and trimmed with my new Lawn Fawn stitched rectangles. Love! I used regular dot tape runner to affix the acetate in strategic (can't see) places. Then I added ribbon, a wooden hello and some pearls.
In this pic, you can see that it's a piece of acetate (stamp packaging in this case).
And here's a little close-up view of the corner. I think it turned out artsy and vibrant and it works for me!
If you're interested in this stamp or other scrapbook/card goodies, you can stop by the a2z shop and use my extra-secret code to get 15% of your order of $25 or more—type in CHARK15—for the dt discount. YAAAAYYYY!!! Happy Friday, Chark
