Thursday, May 19, 2011

Happy Graduation!

 
 Our Goddaughter, Shelby, is graduating high school!  We love her as if she were our own and we our so proud of her.  Shelby is also my cousin's daughter.  My grandmother (Shelby's great-grandmother) gave me her sewing machine.  My grandma rarely sews anymore, and she knew I wanted to get a machine to sew on my hand-made cards.  I thought it most appropriate to make my first sewing machine card for Shelby.

I made this card for the current challenge at Fantabulous Cricut:

#60 Try This Angle
Make a card or project using a rectangle and a triangle on it

  I immediately thought of a criss-cross card when I saw this challenge.

Supplies:
Cricut cartridges:  Bloom (flowers on the belly band) & Summer in Paris (hot air balloon)
Paper:  October Afternoon "The Thrift Shop" and SU very vanilla
stamp:  Lawn Fawn

Happy Wednesday!

21 comments:

Shelly said...

Hi June, Your card is beautiful. I used the same cut for my entry. I guess it's true what they say... Great minds think alike :) Have a great Day!
Shelly

Linda Breedlove said...

Wonderful... so very pretty, June!

My Lil' Bits said...

That is a very pretty card and I'm sure she is going to love it. Great job on the stitching. Thanks so much for sharing with us at FCCB!
Lisa C

My Lil' Bits said...

Thanks for leaving me that link June :)

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Such a lovely card, those OA afternoon papers are great choice!

Lisa said...

Wow June, another stunning card! I absolutely love it!

Kard Queen said...

What a beautiful card--so elegant and charming. Your Goddaughter is a very special girl to receive a treasured card. You are the best!

Windy Hills said...

OMG--beautiful, fabulous! Great card for any occasion. How thoughtful of you to make this for your Goddaughter.

Sherrie K. said...

Very nice card! Thanks for stopping by my blog and visiting me. I am now a follower of yours too:) I snooped around your blog and you have some nice projects. I look forward to seeing more:) Great work!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

my crafting creations said...

Very creative card. TFS

Kim

papertrails leaver said...

Cute! Your card is so darling!

Anonymous said...

What a BEAUTIFUL card! You did a fantabulous job with the challenge... Your Goddaughter is going to love it. I really love your criss cross card. I have never heard of this type of card. How cool!!! I love the cuts you chose, the paper and the overall design. You are absolutely amazing, June!

Maria Sabina R said...

lovely! i like the ballon so much!!!!! the envelop card is so cute and different than a regular card

Claudine said...

Wonderful as always June!!

Tanya~Studio 5380 said...

This is a lovely, elegant card! Love the papers and design. Thanks for joining our challenge at FCCB this week!

Anonymous said...

Jeepers, some more jeepers, with a side of jeepers, this is absolutely beautiful!! I've been staring at it for nearly a minute, and you know how long a minute is when you're paying attention!!! You did just the most gorgeous job on this!!

You and hubby are doing SO great on your cleanse, holy moly!! I'll bet it feels amazing. I am quite honestly just too scared to go back to eating the partially hydrogenated and the high fructose corn syrup, so even though I'm unemployed, we just can't go back to the old way. It didn't *feeeel* good either, ya know??!!

Marlene said...

Lovely Card! I'm sure your Goddaughter will LOVE it! Thanks for playing with us at FCCB!

Jennie Garcia said...

Your cuts and papers on this card are fabulous!! Great job!!
Thanks for playing with us @ FCCB!! TFS!! Take Care!!
Jennie @ http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

Trish and Treasure said...

Lovely and elegant!

lauren bergold said...

ooooooooooh! that is SO COOL: i love that trifold design, and the way the inside shows on the outside, but not entirely! what a gorgeous card... and a brilliant tribute to shelby AND nana's lovely sewing machine!!! <3 <3 <3

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

Hi June! I really love this card!!! The papers are gorgeous, and I love the hint of what is on the inside, before you open it. I have never sewn on a card. I should try it! Beautiful work,as always!