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Monday, May 28, 2012

Graduation? No Mas!!


As I mentioned a few days ago, I had a gang of graduation cards to make recently for a friend of my mother. After trying to pull myself together a bit, I had a run and finished up all the cards. My brain kept believing that putting cards together in an assembly line fashion was supposed to be easier than creating one card at a time, but that did NOT turn out to be my experience! The coloring took forever - even with me coloring all of the same thing on each image at the same time. The six cards in the bottom of the picture below took me a full day - actually more than a full work day - to complete...  (Told you I was slow!)

Would you believe after all that looking for the camera cord, I forgot to use the darn camera?? I just remembered it, but the cards are all gone..
Okay, here are the cards...

This is the first one which I showed the other day. The image is Grad Anya by The Greeting Farm.



Then, I made a gatefold card with the same image. It has 2012 embossed on the inside panels. I made the little name circles in Word with one of my favorite fonts, Smiley Monster.

Challenges: Love to Create - Add a Sentiment, Anyone for Anya - Something Round

And with the same image once again, a card using the sketch at Jackson's Digital Expressions. I took my time to cut the squares like in the sketch, but my image is so big, you can't see that!

Challenges: Paper Pretties - Graduation Card

The rest of the cards use Sandra's Graduation from Sassy Studio Designs. I was looking for this image when I first started making these cards, but it was retired. I just happened to luck up when it was the Friday Freebie from Sassy in their PCP group! All six of the cards look like the two below...

Challenges: Hooked on Craft Challenges - All that Glitters, Totally Gorjuss - Something New, Sassy Studio Designs - Hats Off to You

Thank goodness for Linsey, the GDT this month! She glittered her cap and gown, and I thought that would be such an awesome way to cut down on my coloring time. I adding some shading before glittering. Who knew dabbing some Stickles on 6 tiny images would take so long?! I sure hope the graduates liked their cards...

I hope you all have been enjoying today - whether you're on holiday here in the States or if it was just another Monday. Thanks to all of you who visit my blog! I just noticed I have 300 followers!! Hmm, I wonder what good stuff I can find for someone...

25 comments:

  1. Fabulous job on all of them Trina. Beautiful coloring and design. Love them all!

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  2. Great job with the cards, Trina! Mass producing is not as easy as it looks. Kudos to you for getting them done and they all look great.

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  3. Hi, Trina! These are fabulous! Your coloring is always perfect and I just love your work. I am slow, too, so I feel your pain. Thanks so much for playing with us at Jackson's Digital Expressions. Great Job!
    Big Hugz,
    Chana

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  4. Hi Sweetie, wow that looks amazing! I can imagine it took you ages, but is was definitely worth it! Hugs, Frea

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  5. Trina these are fabulous! Beautifully colored, love the shine on the hair. I'm sure the graduates will love them. Wow, that's a lot graduation parties! We don't have a single one this year.

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  6. Trina they are all super great! Love the way you colored and used the glitter! Here's hoping you are feeling much better! Hugz!

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  7. OMG no kidding you were busy.... that's a huge amount of cards to make!!!!!! But they turned out amazing.

    Thanks for joining us as Jackson’s Digital Expressions this week. Hope to see you again next week. DT Vicky

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  8. WOW!!! You are amazing and so are these cards!!!

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  9. WAHOO! So glad you got them all done! I am sure she was very happy! They look great! HUGS

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  10. Wow that's a huge production!! They look fantastic and well worth all that hard work :)

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  11. You took on quite a project and really rocked all the cards. I'm sure all were we'll received. Thanks for playing with us at Jackson's Digital Expressions.

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  12. Trina,these cards are fabulous,I love them. Thanks so much for joining us at Jackson's Dgital Expressions.

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  13. Very Nice Trina.. Slow is Good.. I love the White Gown.


    Hugs

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  14. OH my goodness how SWEET!!! I love it! Very beautiful. Great job girly! YOU did it again.
    V

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  15. Hi, what a fun graduation card with Anya, she did study a lot her face has turned red!!
    Thanks for joining ANYONE FOR ANYA,
    Ciao AFA DT Blankina

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    1. Just one of those things that happen when you photo with a phone!

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  16. Wowzers, Trina! You've been busy! Such amazing cards! Love your coloring! They look gorgeous! I know what you mean about making multiples of the same card -- I'd be so bored and uninspired after the first couple. :)

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  17. Yay! We both make stuff! haha awesome :) These cards are so great! I bet they all love them.

    Thanks for playing with us at {ANYONE FOR ANYA}!

    Luvs,
    Annie Rose

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  18. This one is WAY too cute. Love it!Love it! Love it!

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  19. All the cards are gorgeous, Thanks for joining in with us at Hooked on Craft this month, Good Luck.
    Kevin xx

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  20. Yea you got them all done! They look wonderful and love the variation in them.

    Shelby

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  21. wow Trina, these are fantastic, love them. The glitter gowns look great, and yes it does take a long time to dab stickles, lol I pefer to run them through the Xyron and glitter, no paper warping, but then you have all the cutting and paper piecing to do :)

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  22. These are Just Beautiful!! Thank you so much for playing with us this week at Love to Create Challenge, Add a Sentiment! We Would Love to Have you Come Create with us again Really Soon!!

    Many Blessings,
    Tina

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  23. Wow, what a great job you did! They all look wonderful, fantastic! Thanks for joining the challenge at AFA and hope you come back some more!
    grtz.Colien

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  24. Beautfiul cards thanks for sharing with us this week over at Love to Create Challenge blog, Big hugs Jo xxx

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