Graduation Medallion

 Today's card was made for my Aunt.  She graduated from CNM with her Associates with honors and we are very proud of her achievment and dedication!  It's a pretty simple card, but I really like the way it came out.  This stamp is so pretty, so I'm sad that it is on the retired list.  I'm trying to use all my retiring products before June 1st -- now I only have 1 more month.  It's amazing how fast time is flying.

So, here's what I did:  I took a piece of Whisper White card stock cut at 4" by 5 1/4".  I stamped the Medallion in Versa Mark on the card stock.  I used white embossing powder and my heat tool to emboss the medallion.  Next, I used my daubers to sponge the card stock with Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder (purple) and Pool Party (light blue).  The 2011-2013 In Colors are probably my favorite set of colors to work with right now...I love everything about them especially for Spring and, like all the other Stampin'Up! color families, the colors compliment each other so well. 

After I sponged the color onto the card stock, I wiped off the medallion with a tissue.  The ink will not stay on the embossed image.  I added some white satin ribbon and the Congrats stamp and it was done!  Very quick, simple, and most importantly, pretty!

Items used in this card:

Stamp Sets -- Medallion (115223), Tagtastic hostess set (122745 Wood, 122747 Clear)

Card Stock -- Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Ink -- Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, VersaMark

Ribbon -- Whisper White Satin Ribbon

Accessories -- Large oval punch, scalloped oval punch, sponge daubers, white embossing powder, heat tool

Thanks for looking....come back tomorrow!