This summer I got to witness both my siblings graduate from grad & high school. I can't believe they're getting big.. now sis is working full time & little bro is heading off to his first year in college. We sure are getting old..
To celebrate this joyous occasion, I got inspired to create this card. The card is actually very simple to make despite how elaborate it might appear. The main feature of the card is the sheet of pattern paper from DCWV's 'High School' stack. Both the words & black flowy design are included on the sheet.
My main concern was to embellish the paper even more to make it stand out. I used a white gel pen & highlighted a few words like 'GRADUATE' or 'I DID IT!' Then I carefully added silver glitter to the black circles & swirly designs. I used liquid glitter (from a tube) so I had full control on how much pressure I could apply to the design.
I had to let the white gel pen & glitter dry but once it did, I punched all four corners of the paper & adhered it to a black standard size card. A black & white damasked ribbon is used as a border & faux stitching is added around the paper.
To finish the front of the card, an embossed 'Congratulations!' banner is added with a bit of gray & silver pearls on one end of the banner.
I realize that since the card was made of black cardstock, the only way to write inside would be if someone had a gel pen. So I used the same pattern paper from the front of the card & added it inside.
