Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Marion Smith Designs and Petaloo Blog Hop :: Day 03 with Shanna Sands

Hello everyone. Shanna here with my very first post for Marion Smith. I am even more excited that we are doing a special blog hop this week joined with Petaloo. Make sure you come every day this week for some special inspiration and be sure to visit the Petaloo Blog


So with graduations happening everywhere, I thought I would create a card and a gift. 
I found this cute little Scrabble notebook at Michaels and thought it would be perfect to alter and fix up! 


For the card, I had some graduation chippie pieces which I first cover with gesso then with a black gelato. I layered some Posh papers and inked the edges black for a distressed look. I finished the card off with some gorgeous flowers from Petaloo. Don't they go so well?


For the notebook, I glued some paper down and trimmed the edges off as the corners were rounded. 


Again the chipboard pieces got a coat of gesso and I used the black gelato on the graduation cap. I wanted to add more pink to the project and decided to have fun with some of the powders from the color lab kit. I added the powder with some gloss gel and a paintbrush to the "unlock you future" piece. 



Aren't these petaloo flowers just gorgeous and a wonderful addition to the Marion Smith papers I picked to work with. They went so well with this creation and I love how it turned out. 



So don't forget to check things out over at the Petaloo Blog.

Items Used:
Marion Smith Posh Papers
Black Soot Distress Ink

15 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful, and what a great idea with the notebook for a graduant, I love that idea.

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  2. I am behind on getting graduation gifts out and this is a stunning inspiration for me!!! Love the pairing of the chipboard pieces! What a great quote too! Love it!

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  3. What a great card! Love the sentiment so inspiring! Well done! :)

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  4. My son just graduated Friday! :'-( and happy for him. I wish I could have come up with something like your awesome piece! There's no way I could've thought of this! Great job!! TYFS!

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  5. Your card and altered notebook are lovely. Any graduate
    will be happy to receive them! Yes, the Petaloo flowers
    are gorgeous and go delightfully with the Marion Smith
    papers.

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  6. I love the cool green that you used for the notebook and card. the graduation cap is nice.
    Great projects.
    thanks for sharing.

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  7. Wow, these flowers go with these papers perfectly! Love the chipboard embellishments! Great job!! :) Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  8. Such a beautiful card! The flowers are just perfect!

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  9. Beautiful cards! I wish I knew someone graduating so I could try to make it. 😊

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  10. Love the card! Never thought of using the gloss gel with embossing powders.

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  11. Fun card and great idea of the gloss gel with the embossing powders. the results are beautiful

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  12. Awesome job with that notebook. So creative.

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  13. Oh how cute these
    are and love the colors!
    Carla from Utah

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  14. Oh how cute these
    are and love the colors!
    Carla from Utah

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