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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Believe For Always With Hollyock




With her children grown, a friend overcame her fear of math to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse.  Last night she graduated at the top of her class.  Way to go, Kim!  In my continuing quest to pair For Always with as many colors as I can, I have selected Hollyhock for her graduation card.  I don't know why I keep forgetting about Hollyhock.  It is a beautiful, deep, lipstick pink.  I sponged the flower petals with Tulip to give them depth and defined the edges with a bit of Black.  I love the sparkle flourishes, but you know that one large flourish that would go great on a scrapbook page but doesn't quite fit on a card?  That is why God made scissors.  Problem solved!  here is the inside:

 
 
 
I hand wrote "Believe and work your you know what off!"  Graduations and flowers are a part of spring, so I am entering this in the Heart 2 Heart challenge to Spring Forward.  Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time, Hansi
 
Materials used, all Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Paper:  For Always, Hollyhock and White Daisy cardstock
Ink:  Tulip, Black
Stamp:  Dreams Come True (retired)
Embellishments:  Black Mini Medley (retired), Black Sparkle Flourish
Other:  Cricut Artiste cartridge



2 comments:

  1. Oh so pretty! Congrats and all the best to your friend! I'm sure she's as lovely as the card you created for her!

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  2. This is such a pretty, pretty card! I love the Hollyhock with the For Always paper and I love your design! I'm forever cutting the flourishes, too. It's a great way to get the most out of them. :) So glad you palyed along with us last month at Heart 2 Heart!

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