Monday, July 9, 2012

He Will Direct Your Paths!

Hi everyone!  Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  We're still praying for rain here in Indiana, and praying for the rest of our nation as well!   Until it cools down, I have plenty to do inside.....like play in my stamp room!!!

Our Daily Bread designs As You Graduate, For the Graduate, Bird Borders and Corners, Designer Angie Crockett

This is a graduation card I made for my 2nd cousin, Taryn, who just graduated....her fave colors are purple and black, so I instantly thought of the mirror paper which I picked up from the ODBD show booth last year.  To create the frame, I cut the eggplant piece at 5-1/4 x 5-1/4, then centered a Spellbinders Square Nestabilities die, holding it in place with some scotch tape while running it through my Spellbinders Grand Calibur.  The Grand Calibur is not only big enough to cut several things out at a time, but there is rarely a need to use the embossing mat since the pressure during the cutting embosses it too!  Yay!  The black inside mat to the frame was cut out in black mirror paper with the next smallest square die.  The white cardstock mat was stamped with the Our Daily Bread designs "Bird Border and Corners" set, the scripture is from "For the Graduate", and the congrats sentiment is from the "As You Graduate" set.  The "Italian Flourish" doily and "Exotic Butterfly Small" are from Cheery Lynn Designs......Our Daily Bread designs carries quite a few of their detailed cutting dies....you'll have to check them out!

Our Daily Bread designs As You Graduate, For the Graduate, Bird Borders and Corners, Designer Angie Crockett
I have used the following challenges in the making of this card:
Splitcoast's Inspiration Challenge: I chose this lavender body butter from the Indulgence by SV Soaps Etsy store.....their soaps look like desserts.....check them out!!!;
Splitcoast's newly dubbed Queen For The Day, Angela aka Arizona Maine....wow, what an amazing gallery......I chose this gorgeous card because of the layout and cut out frame;
ABC Challenge: S = Surprise = Anything Goes
Moxie Fab "Congratulations Challenge": create a congrats card.
 
Our Daily Bread designs As You Graduate, For the Graduate, Bird Borders and Corners, Designer Angie Crockett
Card 'Ingredients':
Stamps: Our Daily Bread designs 'As You Graduate', 'For The Graduate', 'Bird Border and Corners', 'Scripture Collection 2' (inside card);
Cardstock: Stampin Up Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black, Whisper White;
Designer Paper: Purple and Black Mirror Paper (from the ODBD Stamp Show Booth);
Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Elegant Eggplant;
Accessories: Spellbinders Square Nestabilities, Cheery Lynn Designs' 'Italian Flourish' and 'Exotic Butterfly - Small' dies, Cropodile (to punch 'faux' brads from the mirror paper), foam tape;
Size: 5-1/2 x 5-1/2.

Our Daily Bread designs Scripture Collection 2, Bird Borders and Corners Designer Angie Crockett
Thanks so much for stopping by today!  If you haven't seen it yet, there is a brand new color of Flower Soft which Our Daily Bread designs has added to their store.....there is a Flower Soft sale this week as well....all Flower Soft products are 10% off!!!    Have a very blessed week!
Our Daily Bread designs Designer and Blog Writer Angie Crockett

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I LOVE that verse!
Makes you realize how powerful the Lord is!
This really made me smile...a wonderful card
AND a great design!
Just awesome!
Thanks so so much for sharing this w/ us at ABC!

~Leah

Pati said...

Wow, very pretty! I love the purple & white, your combo of stamps & dies and that mirror paper!! This is one of my favorite verses, the one that comes to mind often. I've tried to memorize other scripture over the years, but this is one that has stuck! :)

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

I saw this on SC Angie!! I cased the same card from Angie but it is a bit different than yours. Yours is stunning!! Love that lavender and silver combo!! GORGEOUS!!
hugs,
Chris

Robyn said...

Love your use of the purple and black. Such a beautiful card!

Grace said...

Oh Angie... what a beautiful graduation card!!! LOVE the color combo and the way you decorated the inside... just as beautiful as the front and perfect Scripture for the occasion too!!! Wow!!! Stunning!
hugs,
Grace

Distressed Miss said...

Wow this is absolutely stunning, beautiful design and lovely sentiment.
Thanks so much for joining us at ABC.
Hugs
Clare
xx

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Angie! Thanks for linking this up to the Congratulations Card Challenge in Stamp It! Cards Week for the Moxie Fab World. I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)