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Josh’s Graduation Card

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My friend Adriana’s son recently graduated from high school. He will be starting at A&M in a few weeks and I am sending him off with something every college student needs. To go with the gift, I wanted to make a card that truly reflected his chosen college. That includes this vintage image of A&M from ClipArt Etc. I also included the state of Texas seal. I used Jen del Muro’s July Sketch for You to Try, but I turned the sketch on its side. On the inside I stamped “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” I’m really happy with how this card turned out.

July Sketch for You to Try

Josh's Graduation Card

Stamps: ClipArt Etc 57965_tx_seal_lg and txagri_30446_lg; Stampin’ Up sentiments (both inside and outside)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Basic Gray, Bravo Burgundy
Ink: Dell printer;
Embellishments: silver cord; silver brad
Tools: Stampin’ Up small oval, star, corner rounder and 1.5″ circle punches; Stampin’ Up embossing folder

Special thanks to Lori for letting me mooch cardstock, a brad and some silver cording while stamping at her place last week.

Have a fabulous day!

Texas Independence Day on Texas Tuesday

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Howdy Ya’ll! Welcome to another round of Texas Tuesday. Today, we’re celebrating tomorrow. And tomorrow is… Yep, you guessed it. Texas Independence Day. 175 years ago, our forefathers (well, not mine, since they didn’t arrive in Texas until the 1850s) declared independence from Mexico. And the defeat of the Alamo occurred just four days later. Initially my plan for this card was to include a photo of the Alamo, but my photo archives only include a photo of me, my Mom and my parent’s foreign exchange student in front of the Alamo in 2002. I didn’t really want people in the photo, or at least not prominent people. So I browsed the web for the Alamo. I came across a number of great options, most from Clipart Etc. I narrowed it down to two choices and you’ll probably see the second choice in a later card. I had wanted to use my little cowboy with the Texas flag, but alas I loaned it to a friend and so don’t have it in my possession right now. Instead, I created a sentiment using a font called bleeding cowboys.

Happy Texas Independence Day!

Stamps: Clipart Etc Alamo-54983; Deadbeat Designs small Texas
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Real Red, Pacific Point
Ink: Dell printer; Stampin’ Up Real Red
Tools: Stampin’ Up ticket punch

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Texas Tuesday posse (links in my sidebar —->). You might see some more Texas Independence Day cards.

Thanks for stopping by.