Saturday, April 7, 2012

Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style--CAS Graduation

Time once again for Ribbon Inspiration/Stamp Simply Style! This week we're focusing on CAS ("Clean and Simple") graduation cards!




My CAS card is truly simple...I've chosen a pretty sheet of designer paper (Bo Bunny Gabrielle) and simply stamped my graduation sentiment (Our Daily Bread Design's As You Graduate) directly to it with Versafine Black Onyx ink.

Although difficult to see in the photo, there is a scalloped border peeking out from the bottom of the designer paper panel. Each scallop is embellished with a Kaisercraft's jet black Rhinestone adding a bit of gleam.

All supplies are available at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.




As always, this is a Mystery Blog Candy  (pictured above), meaning the winner will be drawn from comments on one of today’s participating blogs, so leaving a comment on each blog will greatly increase your chances of winning, but only one comment per blog, please. The winner will be selected at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, April 10th and will be posted on Sharon's blog Wednesday, or shortly thereafter.


You must check back to see if you are the winner! 


CAS Graduation inspiration can be found at the following blogs:


Sharon Johnson -- The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Deb Saaranen (you're here--thanks for stopping by!)
Barb Schram
Linda Duke


Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

55 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card! Love the colors!

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  2. Butterflies are a symbol of new life and that is what graduation is. Great idea to use one on the card.
    Candy Meyers

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  3. Thank you for introducing a new way to make a graduation card ... how perfect!
    kosec@sbcglobal.net

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  4. Gorgeous card, Deb! I love the paper and the butterfly!

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  5. Great simple card--I like the paper and the rhinestones.

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  6. Love the addition of the black rhinestones. This card is just so great! Thank you for sharing the techniques you used

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  7. I love the effective simplicity of this card. The added bling is the perfect touch. Beautiful !!

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  8. Love the black background, it makes the decorative paper and primary image, butterfly, just pop!

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  9. Beautiful! Thought the butterfly was a stamped image! LoL CAS can be stunning.

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  10. Very pretty card. Grad cards are never easy for me. Thanks for the wonderful idea.

    Jan D.
    Jax, FL

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  11. Very pretty with the butterfly on the DP.

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  12. That butterfly card is stunning! I was going to ask you how you got that butterfly image on there like that until I read on and see you used designer paper.....Awesome!!! : )

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  13. Great idea for a CAS card...I struggle with using designer paper so this was great inspiration for me!

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  14. Lovely card, love the butterfly, thank you so much for sharing it.

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  15. Wow! Beautiful card. Just goes to show you that simple can be wonderful!
    Pam

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  16. Beautiful Graduation card would never have thought to use this style of designer paper.
    Marilyn

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  17. Such a simply card but it turned out exquisite!

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  18. Beautiful and simple card- Love the paper you choose.

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  19. I really like the elegant simplicity of your card.

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  20. I really like your card! Thanks for some much needed inspiration.

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  21. I love clean and simple. I too thought that the butterfly was stamped. Gorgeous card!
    VeronicaA

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  22. With designer paper like yours, nothing else is needed but the sentiment. I thought (too) you had stamped a white butterfly on the patterned paper.

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  23. You may think your card is simple - but, it's positively beautiful! The paper you've chosen is gorgeous! And, the black makes it "pop" even more. Thanks for the great inspiration!

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  24. Yummy card - love the butterfly
    Charlene

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  25. Simple but elegant card. Really like your design and the touch of black bling. Cool.
    Shirley L.
    Roseville, CA

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  26. I never thought of using a butterfly for a graduation card! Simply stunning! An in inspiration to us all!

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  27. Very, very pretty card! I love the soft look you achieved.

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  28. So simple, yet so effective! Way to capitalize on the beautiful paper!

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  29. I LOVE your butterfly paper for this joyous occasion! All grads are so full of hope for their future and a butterfly perfectly represents hope, renewal, a joyous coming of great things yet to be!

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  30. Love these colors. It is simply beautiful!

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  31. Beautiful card and wonderful colors.

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  32. Love the simplicity of your design. The designer paper gives it wonderful texture & the bling at the bottom makes it complete! So new and different for a grad card.

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  33. Pretty card and I do love simple.

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  34. Lovely butterfly graduation card! I do like simple and elegant. This card would also work for lots of other occasions.

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  35. Deb-Love your CAS graduation card. Love the butterfly makes you think of flying off into the future.

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  36. The card/ butterfly design is gorgeous!

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  37. Beautiful card! I love the rhinestone embellishment... glad you mentioned it. It adds an elegant touch.
    DeniseB

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  38. I love the black background and the soft colors you used on the card. Simple, but beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  39. Love your graduaton card with the lacey butterfly.

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  40. simplicity at its beautiful best!!

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  41. Supper beautiful Card the colors and the sentiments are Awesome.
    Love the butterflies thanks for sharing.
    abbraddock@msn.com

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  42. So pretty.

    Tina
    aurathentic@gmail.com

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  43. Wow...I love what you did for your card...so simple but yet elegant! Thank you for sharing with us all!

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  44. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!!

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  45. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!!

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  46. Love the dp! Great color too!

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  47. i love letting the paper do some of the work for me! love your card.

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  48. Beautiful CAS card! Love the butterfly and the lovely dp!

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  49. What a beautiful card. Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy

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