Graduation Cards

 Here are my 2014 Graduation cards:

Inks used are Garden Green and Smoky Slate. The base of the card is Smoky Slate cardstock.  

I used the Basic Gray from retired Neutrals DSP and the Garden Green from the retiring Regals DSP.  The sentiment is from the retired Word Play stamp set.  I love to use this sentiment for grad cards.

Stars were punched from the previous silver glimmer paper.

 I used the Operation Write Home Sketch 225 as inspiration.

Not being excited by the rounded corners on the card, for my next card I didn't round the corners.

I like this one much better.

On this card I used Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, and Gold cardstock.  Patterned paper is from the retired Brights DSP pack.  The stars are punched from Champagne glimmer paper.

First Blog Hop of VC Rocks 2013

Hello and welcome to our first Blog Hop for VC Rocks 2013!  Yes, it's time to play.  

Check back at this blog for more links. 

Ok, folks, I am not a photographer and would rather stamp than learn how to shoot photos.

Some of my pictures have an added green splotch in the middle. 

 Don't know why, but I hope you can still see the cards well enough.

I used Print Poetry Designer Series Paper, Garden Green & Vanilla cardstock, along with the new in color Pistachio Pudding cardstock.  I love this Sizzlet's Pinwheel from the Spring Mini Catalog.   The sentiment is from a new stamp set Really Good Greetings.

    

This card is really beautiful, without that green splotch in the middle. 

So pretty with the contrasting colors Raspberry Ripple and Crumb Cake/Very Vanilla.  

Once again I used Print Poetry DSP, Sizzlets Pinwheel and Really Good Greetings.

These first two cards were CASEd from Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty. 

Using this sketch from Operation Write Home,

I tried to showcase the new 2013-2015 In Colors.

OWH has an abundance of sketches, great tutorials & much inspiration!!

The actual colors are a shade or two lighter, more pastel-like in real life. 

The cardstock I used is Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding,

 Strawberry Slush & Crisp Cantaloupe.

I also used mini-brads, ribbon and a sentiment from A Round Array.

My last card is my favorite! 

 I CASEd this from some talented person, but there is no name on the photo.

I used the returning colors in our Color Refresh to make the pencils. 

(I missed you Soft Sky and Bermuda Bay!)

I think the sentiment from Really Good Greetings makes this a great end of the school year or graduate card.

It was so much fun to make, I had to hold myself back from adding other colors!

Since my Mojo is back, I have some extra 

Magic Mojo Sparkling Dust 

that I am spreading everywhere!!

So, Go! Create!!

Do it now!

Elizabeth Kratzer

(P.S. VC Rocks stands for Virtual Convention, which is where we who love Stampin' Up! meet together every summer to make friends, have some laughs and get lots of inspiration.  If you are interested in joining us, go to our yahoo group page http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vc_rocks/ )

Cards for our Military Men & Women

I've been busy making cards for our military men & women.  I love doing it!  Here are a few samples I sent to Operation Write Home and From Our Hearts.

   

 It is so much fun and I use up so many left over pieces of Designer Series Papers, Simply Scrappin' Kits and retired embellishments.

But the best thing is thinking about a loved one receiving a card from some remote place and treasuring it.  I pray for those in our military and send prayers/blessings with each card I make.