Welcome to the last day of April! I have the pleasure of hosting over at
the 12 Kits of Occasions this month with the theme, "For the Graduate". Graduation day is a momentous occasion, whether it's from kindergarten, high school, college, or beyond. It's always an achievement worth celebrating! My hope was to help us stock up on a few graduation cards to have ready for the upcoming season, and I also made a few specific ones I know I'll need later.
For me, rainbows symbolize bright hope of the future:
Our high school colors are red and white, so this one was colored specifically for our daughter who will be graduating next year, *sniff*:
A couple of my cards could be used for promotions and other transitions rather than graduation:
This ecstatic lady is on a string to make it a spinner card. The image has both a front and back so she can twirl around in her office chair:
I made the tassel using some floss:
I water colored this next card with Distress Inks and turned it into a shaker card:
I hope you will join me over at
the 12 Kits of Occasions blog to see the amazing and creative ways each member of the team interpreted this kit!
All of the supplies included in the kit are listed over at
the 12 Kits of Occasions blog.
Extra supplies that I used on my card include:
Dies: MFT Single Stitched Rectangle Frame, MFT Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frame
Distress Inks: Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet, Mermaid Lagoon, Candied Apple, Ripe Persimmon, Picked Raspberry, Black Soot, Mustard Seed
Copic Markers
Thanks for coming over to visit! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Kara
First off I have to tell you that I just LOVED your kit! I was so tired of making orange and black grad cards and your kit truly was a breath of fresh air!! I just loved all the colors and all the wonderful images you included, and I'm actually excited to send out some grad cards this year, so thank you, thank you! My favorite paper in the kit was the thick rainbow stripes, and I just love how you used it with the silhouettes on your 1st and 2nd to last cards! Also loved your card for your daughter for next year...so sweet! (and doesn't the time just fly by?!!) LOVE your spinner card too...she was just too much fun to color up and make into a card! Your transition cards are wonderful too and you gave me a great ide for a card for Addy for pre-school graduation! Wonderful, wonderful cards and kit Kara...thank you so much my friend!! :0)
ReplyDeleteYou've made this a fun kit to check out this month, Kara! What great dies, papers and sentiments to inspire making my own grad cards.
ReplyDeleteKara these cards are spectacular! you graduate at the top of your class friend!! giggles
ReplyDeleteI am curious how you colored your daughter's graduation card... it looks like your image is directly on top of gold polka dots?? How is it the gold dots do not shine through? or is your image possibly paper pieced?
Too sweet! each and every one!!
This was such a wonderfully fun kit Kara! I just love the coloring on your Grace the Grad card and the design you created with the circle "congrats"s. Perfection in every way! The two cards with the wide rainbow paper are so fabulous and look like a celebration in themselves. I adore the little pup in the balloon! I'm so glad I still have mine so I can do a little CAS-ing. Your spinner card is just too delightful and fun! All your cards are a wonderful way to celebrate such a momentous occasion. Thanks so much for a fun-tastic kit!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing kit you put together for us Kara! I loved everything! Your coloring is amazing (as always!) and I love how you master the pattern paper so it doesn't take over. I love all the confetti and rainbow colors surrounding the graduate silhouettes.. the little guy in the balloon floating over the sentiment, A FUN SPINNER (I wasn't feeling so brave) and of course that amazing shaker ! Lots of wonderful ideas and fabulous cards! THANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great kit!! I LOVE all your fun cards. The colorful grad cards are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteWowza Kara, what a fabulous display of cards! I am in awe of the coloring on your pretty graduate in red. Your daughter will treasure that card for sure. What a fun way to use all of the silhouettes too. That's a super fun and festive card. Thanks so much for a wonderful kit. Hope to get my cards posted soon!
ReplyDeleteKara...so loved your fabulous kit! So many wonderful pieces of beautiful patterned paper and all those sweet grad silhouettes! So much fun to create with. Your cards are over the top amazing, but I knew they would be. And you made so many fabulous cards...love your first one with all the silhouettes and that adorable hot air balloon, simply adorable. I still have lots to play with can't wait to post more cards. Thank you again for the amazing kit!
ReplyDeleteWhat terrific cards!! You never cease to amaze me Kara...
ReplyDeleteOh Kara, this has been such an amazing month! I loved everything in your kit and now it's such fun to see what you created with it. Your coloring never seizes to wow me and Grace looks just stunning--perfect job with her robe! Even the little pup in the balloon comes alive with your shading. Love the layout on the smart cookie card. Your little cookie just pops! Coloring the die cut on your last card was another great idea, especially with all that fun confetti inside. Thanks again for a wonderful kit and sharing your fabulous inspiration!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful kit and such great ideas for all different kinds of cards. It's nice to have congratulation cards too. I love the card you made for your daughter and the spinner card is so much fun. Also the "smart cookie". They are all fantastic.
ReplyDeleteFirst , thank you for a wonderful and easy to create with kit, I loved it! So nice to take a break and make so many cards with ease!
ReplyDeleteI love all the cards you created Kara! I keep looking at your coloring on the red graduation gown and it's just amazing! Your coloring skills have always been amazing. Love your spinner card too and cant wait to make one! Thanks again friend !
What a wonderful array of graduation cards, Kara. The one for your daughter is absolutely darling.
ReplyDeleteI seriously need to charge you for my jaw dislocation, Samantha! If I had to "graduate" your amazing array of designs from most favorite to least favorite, they would all be piled up in a heap under the Most Favorite sign!! You've raised the bar high for this kit and I appreciate it so much because graduation cards are the one occasion where I am usually stuck on a boring graduation cap and diploma! You've increased my range a million fold! Thank you!! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteA wonderful collection of cards!! You did a fabulous job with the kit!!
ReplyDeleteOMG it has taken me an age to browse through all these amazing designs here Kara. So much variation and all brilliant in their own right. Love them to bits!!!
ReplyDeleteGosh, I've been scrolling up and down admiring each one of your delicious cards, Kara ... every one is fabulous! Choosing a favourite was tough as it changed so much as I scrolled ... though I kept going back to the second one. She's so much fun ... and the gold adds a wonderful touch of style ... I think the love you put into it for such a special recipient is shining through it! Big hugs and bisous, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteKara what a fabulous kit you sent to all of us! I had so much fun creating nothing but graduation cards! I love the card you made for your daughter who is graduating next year, my daughter grauates from University next year so I held back the 2020 numbers--lol! I love the depth and dimension you created colouring your red grad gown--amazing! So many fabulous cards I can't pick a favourite but I love the interest that you create with each and every one. Now that I've seen your spinner I can't wait to create my own! Thank you so much my fabulous friend!
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