A graduation card

My sister graduated last week and I wanted to make a card for her. She has worked very hard and like many mature students really enjoyed her studies. Sandi Toksvig is the Chancellor of her University and she gave a brilliant and rousing speech about what is important in life. It was a happy day!

 

I started with a white panel and added colour with Distress Inks. I know I am rather boring in choosing this colour scheme, but it is like putting on a comfy pair of shoes! I used a Memory Box stencil to make the sunrise. It is only one sided, so I had to flip it round. The image and sentiment are both Inkylicious stamps, stamped using Memento Luxe ink. I did something I haven't tried before which worked well with this ink. The girl's dress didn't stamp too well as I hadn't really let the background dry enough. I have in the past used a Memento dye ink pen to colour in the gaps, but it is visible. This time as I had used the pigment ink, so I got a new sponge eye make up applicator (20 in a pack from Poundland bought for inking not beautifying!) and I gently added some extra ink and it worked very nicely. I added the hills using some torn paper as a mask and more shading sponged around the edge.

I was going to make a wallet in the shape of a mortar board, but I remembered I had some 8 x 8 white card boxes, so I decorated one of those. Apologies for the dreadfully washed out pic. I think I should be writing a permanent apology on this blog to that effect lately!

We seem to have had quite a few duller, cold days recently. I have missed sitting in the garden for my lunch break with my radio programmes on I player and my crochet. I am working my way back through the archives of Ramblings and The Pallisers, which keeps me out of mischief. I hope you are continuing to enjoy the summer whatever you are up to.

Elaine