Congratulations, Graduate for FMS and TCC & Project Life Video – part 2

I’ve really been digging my Project Life supplies lately – in yesterday’s post, I shared my very own video introduction to Project Life.  Today’s post features a brand new card AND a brand new video AND a picture of the scrapbook page from yesterday’s video – please don’t leave before you’ve seen them all!

THE CARD

It hard to believe that my friends (who are my age) have children who are old enough to graduate from high school.  Is that really possible?!  Either way, I’ve made the fifth or sixth graduation card of the season, and I think this one is my last.  Woo hoo!  This card was inspired by the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and the color combination over at The Card Concept.  Here’s my card:

Here’s Jennifer Timko’s sketch that inspired this card:And here’s the color challenge from The Card Concept that inspired my color choices:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Everyday Adventure Project Life Kit.  This card started with this die-cut piece of card stock from the Everyday Adventure Project Life Kit.  I love the chevrons as they are but nervously snipped away one band of them to create an opening to add the “congratulations.”  While these pieces are designed to coordinate with Project Life projects, they work well in card making, too. 
  
• That Brain Stamp Set.  I would like to remind you that tomorrow is the last day for many items in the Occasions Catalog that didn’t make the cut into the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog.  This Pomp & Circumstance stamp set (AKA the brain stamp set) is one of them.  I ordered this set because it is flexible to be used on so many different occasions – graduation, congratulations, Halloween.  The list goes on.  🙂
• Clean and Layered.  There are several layers of card stock on this project, but the overall look is still very clean.  While there are several elements on this card front – ribbon, die-cut chevrons, heat embossing, snipping, layering, corner-rounding –  there’s really not a lot going on here.  Score!

Stamp Sets:  Pomp & Circumstance  Papers:  Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White, Everyday Adventure Project Life Kit  Inks:  Tuxedo Black Memento Pad  Accessories:  1-1/4″ Circle punch, 1-3/8″ Circle punch, Project Life Corner punch, 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon (Basic Black), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin Dimensionals

THE VIDEO

If the card isn’t enough, I’m also sharing Part 2 of my Project Life video.  Since there are two videos, I guess you could say this is “the second in a series of videos”.  That sounds SOOO professional, doesn’t it?  Anyway, if you missed yesterday’s video, please check it out here.

PLEASE BE FOREWARNED:    I filmed this video the same day as yesterday’s video – there are still no pillows on the chairs, and the shelves look as empty as they were in yesterday’s video.  🙂  Here’s my video:

To see more of the Project Life products, please click here.

THE SCRAPBOOK PAGE

I shared my Project Life scrapbook page in yesterday’s video, so I figured I’d share a picture of the page today.  Wow!  There’s a lot going on today, huh?

I hope you have enjoyed these Project Life items as much as I have enjoyed sharing them with you.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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