Con-grad-ulations to Me!

Although I finished the final class in my masters degree program at Johns Hopkins University almost 10 months ago, my official graduation ceremony isn’t scheduled until tonight. So, as of this evening, I will officially be a graduate (again!). I’m not attending the ceremony—it’s in Baltimore in the evening, about an hour away with no traffic, and required an additional charge to participate. I think I’ve already spent enough on this degree—LOL! I am looking forward to finally seeing my diploma. I plan to have it framed, along with my undergrad diploma and the diploma from my first masters degree so that they will all match. I know, that’s crazy—2 masters degrees. Believe it or not, from time to time I toy with the idea of adding another, after a break of course. I’m thinking library/media specialist might be next in line.

Anyway, after all that, I do have a card to share in honor of the occasion. I used the 3 Step Graduation set from Kitchen Sink Stamps to make it. I love the detailed look of the cap image that these multi-step stamps creates! I stamped the tassel in two shades of red, then matted the image on a coordinating scalloped oval mat.

I used a piece of textured, shimmery patterned paper along the card base as an accent. The “You did it!” sentiment is stamped in London Fog ink and embellished with a coordinating red textured Prima flower with a pearly Dew Drop at the center.

Materials Used:
3 Step Graduation stamp set, Memento Tuxedo Black and London Fog ink, Dew Drop (Kitchen Sink Stamps); Basic Gray, Real Red, and Ruby Red Classic inks, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, and Whisper White cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); flower (Prima); oval and scalloped oval die (Nestabilities); patterned paper (GCD Studios); silver paper (Target)