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Mona Pendleton | Saturday, June 2, 2012 @ 12:13 AM | Spellbinders , Waltzingmouse

Hi there! Hope you are all having a great weekend! I'm here today celebrating the 100th Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge! LOTS of exciting things happening so be sure to visit the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge blog for COMPLETE details!

I made a Graduation card for Emily, Connor's girlfriend who recently graduated from High School. I combined images from three various stamp sets. The fun polka dot background was stamped using a stamp from Off Beat Backgrounds,

the sentiment is from Free Spirit - Sentiments and the graduation cap image is from Free Spirit - Boy. I finished off the card with a double bow and a rolled rose made using a die from Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms.

Shown below is a photo featuring sweet Emily and dear Connor that was taken on graduation night :)

For color inspiration, I played along with The Play Date Cafe:

Many thanks for visiting! Please be sure to visit the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge blog for some awesome inspiration and COMPLETE details regarding the 100th sketch celebration!
Be Sweet :)

46 Sweet Comments So Far:

Katrina Turner 1 said...: What a fab card! Love the little rolled rose. They make such a cute couple too!

Katrina :); Reply June 2, 2012 at 12:53 AM
Erum Tasneem 2 said...: super fabulous creation Mona! I love the zig zag stitching and the flower on the bow looks great.; Reply June 2, 2012 at 12:54 AM
Fiona 3 said...: Beautiful card for your grad! Love the pretty pearl in the center of your lovely bloom! Great photo too! Have a great weekend!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 1:12 AM
Trisha 4 said...: So fabulous, Mona! I'm sure Emily will love it!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 1:19 AM
KathyO 5 said...: Sweet card for Emily! I love pretty DP and the zigzag stitching! Your bow, flower and pearl combination is gorgeous! TFS!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 1:28 AM
~amy~ 6 said...: awesome card...great way to add the gift card!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 4:09 AM
Diane 7 said...: Wonderful gift card....one that will be treasured forever!!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 4:43 AM
Jackie Rockwell 8 said...: Such a pretty gift card—great idea!!!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 5:04 AM
Lisa Elton 9 said...: Love the polka dots and sweet rolled rose Mona! Looks like a happy moment for Emily, cute picture!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 6:42 AM
sandi 10 said...: What a fabulous card! Looks great and that pic of Connor with his girfiend is fab...the firecracker background looks great...need to see this scrapped my friend!!!!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 7:03 AM
Heather Rogers 11 said...: So sweet! I am sure she will appreciate you thinking of her. Love that little envelope. :)

Hugs~; Reply June 2, 2012 at 7:26 AM
Ros 12 said...: What a beautiful card ... I love the envelope with the little gift card inside ... and I love the photo too ... what a lovely couple; Reply June 2, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Davi 13 said...: Very fun grad card with the great texture and the little gift envelope:); Reply June 2, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Vickie Z 14 said...: Wonderful! Love how you used the colors and love all those WMS!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 10:35 AM
GabrielleH 15 said...: Beautiful card, Mona! Love these colors and the sweet little envelope! Great photo of Connor and Emily!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 12:21 PM
HeatherCz 16 said...: Lovely card!!! Love the photo with the fireworks in the background! Awesome; she will love it!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Carole 17 said...: Very beautiful card, Mona! Also love that photo; very sweet couple!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Penny 18 said...: What a fun card, Mona! SO beautiful! Love the pretty polka dots and gorgeous rolled rose! Emily will love it!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 1:33 PM
Jan Hirsch 19 said...: Gorgeous card, Mona! What beautiful DP and I really love polka dots! Love the sweet little envelope which looks perfect for gift cards! I know Emily will love it! Hope you have a fun weekend!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Lynn Mercurio 20 said...: A fabulous grad card...she'll especially LIKE the gift card...lol While I'm always enamored with your awesome creativity, I'm totally in love with your old-timey typewriter. I'd love to have one of those sitting around!

Have an awesome weekend.; Reply June 2, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Renee 21 said...: A gorgeous card...
as always!
And I'm sure she loves it more than she'll ever be able to say!
What a sweet pic too...
beautiful! :); Reply June 2, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Alison 22 said...: So sweet Mona! What a wonderful gift! Beautiful choice of papers! Love the photo of the kids with the fireworks!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 7:07 PM
Chris 23 said...: Awesome, Mona! Beautiful gift card for Emily!; Reply June 2, 2012 at 11:09 PM
Unknown 24 said...: Such a cute card. I bet she is just going to love it.. And that photo is so cute..

Hugs~; Reply June 3, 2012 at 12:05 AM
Mary Chen 25 said...: Very sweet card! Love the sweet yellow flower and small envelope! Emily will be so excited! Love that photo too!; Reply June 3, 2012 at 12:48 AM
Millicent Forester 26 said...: So pretty! Emily will love the pocket surprise too!; Reply June 3, 2012 at 2:04 AM
Julie 27 said...: Lovely card, Mona!!! Your stitching is always amazing!; Reply June 3, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Mirna 28 said...: What a beautiful card, Mona! Love the polka dots and the beautiful flower and pearl! Great photo of the two of them! Perfect timing with the fireworks in the background! TFS!; Reply June 3, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Erica 29 said...: Another awesome card, Mona! She'll certainly love it!; Reply June 3, 2012 at 6:13 PM
Christine M 30 said...: So sweet and beautiful! Beautiful gift card!; Reply June 3, 2012 at 10:22 PM
Denise 31 said...: Mona, this is just the BEST graduation card!! How much do I love your bows?? ;) Thanks so much for joining us in the Cafe this week... I hope to play along with WMSC soon! HUGS.; Reply June 4, 2012 at 7:58 AM
1CardCreator 32 said...: cute card and pic!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Colleen Dietrich 33 said...: Such a sweet couple, Mona! I love that picture. It exudes happiness. :) ANd I'm sure the grad will LOVE this card and the gift that goes with it. I'm digging that herringbone texture...just want to reach out and touch it!

Thanks for playing with us at The Play Date Cafe this week!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Julia Aston 34 said...: What a great grad card Mona - the flower adds a nice feminine touch for Emily! love the little envelope for the gift card. and WOW - fireworks at a graduation - that really marks the occasion with a bang! A lovely pic of the young couple! what a great time in life - really beginning adulthood!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 9:45 AM
GinaB 35 said...: Darling card! Love the little envelope and the pretty BG paper! Great photo of Connor and his girl!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 9:59 AM
Unknown 36 said...: Beautiful card! Love the little envie holding the gift card! Sweet photo of Emily and Connor, too!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Erica 37 said...: Awesome gift card! I bet Emily loved it! What a treasure! Thanks for sharing that sweet photo with us too!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 3:23 PM
Mandy Gwelton 38 said...: Very sweet and beautiful! Great idea with that envelope on the front! Love the lovely photo too!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Jinny Newlin 39 said...: So pretty, Mona! LOVE that you've tied that little gift card right into the card front! I just did that for a DT project yesterday ;), and it worked so well! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at The Play Date Cafe! Congrats to Emily, too! Hugs!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 6:20 PM
Kary 40 said...: Mona, your card is SO pretty!! I love the idea of the mini envelope and the gift card. A wonderful card & gift for Emily! Congrats to her! And, I love your antique typewriter too in the background ;); Reply June 4, 2012 at 6:35 PM
BethieJ 41 said...: Mona I LOVE it!!! Such a FUN way to give a gift card! Such a GREAT photo too.. LOVE the firework in the background!!
Have a GREAT day!; Reply June 4, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Unknown 42 said...: I'm a polka dot girl so I love the stamped background and fun little gift envelope. The rolled rose, seam binding and other embellies are icing on the cake Mona.
Congrats to Emily and what a cute couple! :-); Reply June 4, 2012 at 8:08 PM
Pauline 43 said...: A wonderful card for graduation, these colours are so pretty! Love the little gift envelope on the front, and the fabulous papers and stitching.; Reply June 5, 2012 at 12:05 AM
Yesnir 44 said...: Very pretty gift card! Emily will be so happy with it! Thanks for sharing that wonderful photo of them with the well timed fireworks! Have a great week!; Reply June 5, 2012 at 12:51 PM
Anne-Elise 45 said...: Love this card, Mona! What a great idea! The little envelope is so cute! Lovely picture too!; Reply June 6, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Cyndie 46 said...: Wow, what a GREAT graduation card! Or indeed any occasion--this is one that could be used for many different purposes and I really like that about it! Love the little envelope (perfect for the gift card) and the stitching of different patterns.; Reply June 7, 2012 at 1:04 PM