Blogger Challenge: Week 101

The theme for this week's blogger challenge is graduation. I can definitely relate to this theme, as I already mentioned that last week marked my official graduation from my masters degree program. I'm still waiting for my diploma to arrive . . .

I used the diploma image from the Kitchen Sink Stamps 3 Step Graduation set for this card. This is the first time I've used this image from the set, so I played around with it a bit to figure out how to layer the colors before coming up with this combination (1: Colorbox Dune pigment ink; 2: SU! Creamy Caramel ink, stamped off once; 3: SU! Creamy Caramel ink, full strength). I stamped the ribbon around the diploma in shades of blue ink, then stamped the "You did it!" sentiment beneath it in coordinating blue ink.

I used a monochromatic blue scheme on the rest of the card to match the image panel. To keep the focus on the image, I kept the embellishments simple, just a pretty satin ribbon and a trio of gold Dew Drops framing the image.

For more graduation ideas, you can visit the rest of the blogger challenge players. Links to their blogs are in the sidebar on the right.

Materials Used:
3 Step Graduation stamp set, Dew Drops (Kitchen Sink Stamps); Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, and Creamy Caramel Classic inks, Brocade Blue and Night of Navy cardstock, corner rounder, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); patterned paper (SEI-Charlemagne line); circle die (Nestabilities); satin ribbon (Michaels)