For the "Glad Grad"!!

Hi friends...I can't believe it's Thursday already. And it's JUNE! Yikes!! This year is flying by! Now...as you well know, Thursday means another fun challenge at Mo's...and June means fireflies and GRADUATIONS!! So, since I had no reason to make a card with fireflies, I decided to make a card for my husband's nephew, Chris, who just graduated from college with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. PLUS...he already has a job in his chosen field! Whoohooo!! Chris is just the sweetest guy...and actually looks a bit like Mo's "Glad Grad"! ...except for the funky sneakers!! LOL!! You can find "Glad Grad" HERE at Mo's DP2 Online Store.

Now....our hostess for this week's challenge at Mo's is our very own sweet and immensely talented design teamie, Dawn...and she's chosen this clever little sketch for us to play with....

Fun, huh?!

Sooooo...off to my local craft store I trotted (well, actually I drove!) to find some graduation DPs. No luck...but I did find this fun paper from K & Company called "Americana"...and I decided that it would be kinda perfect for a boy card!!

I tell ya, I'm still going through withdrawal...no bling...no flowers...no lace...arrggh!!!  LOL!! Well...at least I got to play with my Copic Sketch markers and Prismacolor pencils!! And then I decided to use "Wonky Rectangle" Nestabilies to "funky" things up at least a little bit!! I quite like the results! I tossed in a few red brads...and  made a little "Celebrate" medal with Just Rite stamps and my Stampin' Up circle and scallop circle punches...added a little jute...and secured a little corner thingie and...voila! Clean and simple (although some would say it's a bit "naked") graduation card! I fancied up the inside just a bit too...

I used a fun stamp from Stampin' Up (the collection is called "Word Play")...and added a couple of fun graduation brads.

Then, on the top half of the card, I embossed some Night of Navy cardstock (Stampin' Up)...using a Cuttlebug embossing folder called "Goochie Script"...and added a little pocket for a gift card or check. Here's a close up of the embossing...

And finally, get ready for it...the "artsy view"...

I know...lots of pics...but my sweet hubby got me a new camera so I could take better quality photos of my cards! He's such a sweetheart!! And I've been practicing my photography! hehehe!! I know...I need more practice, right?! LOL!

Now my lovelies, you will definitely want to pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and take a look at the amazing creations by my uber-talented DT sisters!! Then pull out your own crafting supplies and make your own special somethin' somethin' to enter into this week's fun "sketch" challenge!

Remember...to be eligible to win the free Mo digi image of your choice, you MUST use at least one Mo Manning image!

OK, darlins...

On your mark...get set...GO!! And have a fabulous week crafting!!

Thanks so much for stopping by to see what insanity I've been up to! hehehe! And thanks, in advance, for all your sweet comments. Sending hugs your way...until next time....