As some of you recall, my husband is becoming Dr. Hubs in May. With this new salutation, I am hoping to not be the "sugar momma" anymore. So we begin with a graduation card.
Simple and to the point. A little color, a little cut out hat and some stars. I colored over the stars with my clear glaze pen -- much quicker to dry than glossy accents and a fun, simple touch.
A little sewing, a little swearing at my very poorly calibrated sewing machine. One day... I will definitely get a new machine. Or find someone to service my gazillion year old machine. Or convince my hubs to buy me a super nice one - and a hemming foot so I can better fix his pants.
I know you guys have seen this image used already but I wanted to show it in a different light. I love this for guy cards but you can also make Halloween cards. Doesn't it look so spooky and mischievous?
So its a little early for Halloween perhaps but there's more than one way to use that awesome circle graphic image. I wasn't going to share this yet but I decided that its never too early for Halloween, just like its never too early for Christmas! *Smile*
Waltz over to Jennifer for some more crafty goodness!
I love those circles on the 2nd card, soooo cool! And great congrat cards. Congrats early to your hubs!
ReplyDeleteLook at you early bird! These are fantastic creations...and I especially love how you combined the circle image with the Halloween set! Fantastic imagination!
ReplyDeleteLove your clean cut Grad card for the hubs (and congrats to him - and you!)
ReplyDeleteand your creative use of the circles for Halloween is just terific! love all that billowey goo coming out of the witches pot!!! way to go girl!!
I love BOTH cards! You are right, the circle one is great -- and I love Halloween! Congrats to YOU on DH's graduation! I know, my DH supported me through law school! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the clean and simple design! Beautiful samples.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!Great idea for Halloween!!
ReplyDeleteBoth of your cards are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWOW....love the halloween card,brilliant use of the new stamp,just goes to show our imagination is the only limit!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely Easter weekend,
San x
The cauldron is a wondeful idea! Great work!!
ReplyDeleteLovely card for his graduation! He'll be a Dr of what? Soo many long hours will soon be behind him. Somewhat, at least ;)
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love how you've done that graphic circle card! It is perfect with that cauldren!
BRILLIANT cards!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on hubby's doctorate.
Hugs
Angela xxx.
Both cards are great! The first is perfect for a guy grad! And the second is so clever!
ReplyDeleteDarling bubbles! And congrats to Dr. Hubby!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just fantastic, great use of a couple of lovely sets which work really well together!
ReplyDeleteLove, love , love the second card Belinda! FABULOUS design!
ReplyDeleteI love that background stamp. Claire is a genius, and so are you for making it into a Halloween card!! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat cards...love the look of the circles with the Halloween stamps...great idea!
ReplyDeleteOK... love the grad card inspiration. Thank you. BUT the Halloween card?! What a wonderful surprise. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour Grad card is perfect but the halloween one is just a an absolute star!!! I am soo going to do that!!! Wonderful idea!! thank you!!
ReplyDeleteOne word...FABULOUS!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant use of the circles! Funny, I was just looking at Claire's halloween set this morning and put it in my card! Woo hoo!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your grad card -- perfect -- and the stitiching looks fine!!! And that Halloween card is too fun -- great creative genius there!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh I love the Halloween card! I already have the caldron so I am going to have to get the new circles!
ReplyDeleteOh my!! You are SUPER creative! I NEVER would have thought of that Halloween card! I LOVE IT!! Great job on all of your sneak peek cards!
ReplyDeleteI adore your Halloween card! How fabulous! Nice work
ReplyDeletelove the idea for haloween!
ReplyDeleteSee, I told you to share the Halloween one. I really like your graduation one too...perfect timing for giving it to your DH!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, girl...genius! I love it!
ReplyDeleteBelinda, those cards rock my world, they are wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteLove your hub's graduation card - clean and v striking!Th e Halloween card is soooo clever-well done!Dei x
ReplyDeleteGreat card! Congradulations to your sweetie too!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards and that Halloween card is really great!
ReplyDeleteOH, LOVE that graduation card ... bright colors, clean lines ,.. the Halloween card too !
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! And congrats to your hubby ... job well done!
ReplyDeleteI love the clean and simple and definitely concur with everyone else... love the bubbling cauldron.
ReplyDeleteVery nice I really like the cauldron
ReplyDeleteI saw the set and thought "I need this set for graduation invitations" and then you went and made a graduation card! :) Yay! Congrats to almost Dr. Hubs and yay for early holiday cards! You truly are a creative genius!
ReplyDeletePerfect Grad card, love the fresh and fun feel!
ReplyDeleteI love the creativity of using the circles above the cauldron for Halloween! This is a great stamp!
ReplyDeleteCute grad card, Ms, i wanna be a kept woman now that Dr hubs is Dr Hubs!
ReplyDeleteclever Halloween card. You do come up with the best new use of old use stamp, KWIM?
Wonderful cards. You are so creative! I'm so glad you shared the Halloween card with us. Congrats to Dr. Hubs and you too for a grand accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteOkay, that Halloween card is TOO CLEVER! I love both cards. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteLove it! The Grad card is Great! Love the design you used, and the colors. The Halloween card is oh so clever! I absolutely love it too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful creativity!
Great cards, Belinda! I really love your Halloween card; what a clever idea! Too good!
ReplyDeleteBetween your pot of gold last month and this bubbling cauldron of green stuff, I want that little kettle! Love both of these cards!
ReplyDeleteBoth of those cards are just great. I love how you used the circles/bubbles. Very creative.
ReplyDeleteBoth great cards Belinda! Congrats to Dr Hubs too!
ReplyDeleteThat circle stamp is definately a winner - what a cool idea - love how you used it!
ReplyDeleteEven more versatility! Both are great cards.
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous. Great use of the sets.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great halloween twist! Congrats to the grad too! Wondeful cards.
ReplyDeleteGreat card.
ReplyDeleteThe Halloween card is spooky nice.
Holly.
Both cards are awesome! Love that Halloween card!
ReplyDeleteYou are sooooo creative! LOVE THE CARDS! I will be back to your blog again very soon.
ReplyDeleteVery creative uses of these stamps!
ReplyDeleteLove the graduation card - congrats to the soon-to-be-Dr. Hubbs. Great idea to use the circles as halloween smoke, too.
ReplyDeleteThe circles can be used in so many ways, but hadn't thought of using them as you did...great job. Loved the grad card as well... especially your choice of colors...so easily could have used the school's colors too...
ReplyDeleteYour first card is already great, but the second one swept me of my feet - yeeeeees, it's time to think about Haloween! 8-)
ReplyDeleteNice. I really like the grad card.
ReplyDeletevery clever! I certainly am needing to brush up on graduation cards!
ReplyDeleteAwesome examples of the stampset!. Who would of thought Halloween in Spring? Great Idea!!!
ReplyDeleteClever use of the circles stamp. I really like the graduation card, too!
ReplyDeleteWow, both cards are stunning. Love the sewing on the first one and the splash of color on the side. I love the second card too, too cute!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Christine
Wonderful cards - and the cauldron is too fun!
ReplyDeleteLoved both cards, but especially the Halloween one. Despite that Easter is today, it really isn't too early to think of the fall holidays!Thanks for the gentle nudge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative us of this set! I love them both!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards! LOVE the Halloween idea! TFS.
ReplyDeleteNice cards! Happy Easter to you!
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WOW great use of the circles on the Halloween card - another reason to get this set!! :D
ReplyDeleteWow! Very cool grad card and I looooooove the Hallowe'en card!!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats in advance to your dh. That's a great card.
ReplyDeleteI totally love the Halloween card. Great image and that font is FABULOUS!