Happy Cards

It seems like I’ve had far too many occasions to make sympathy and get well cards this year. Today I have two cards to share that celebrate happy events. The first is for a friend who retired this year from a career as a school counselor. When we saw her over Labor Day, she was just beaming at the thought of a carefree fall.

When we returned from our trip there was a Papertrey order waiting for me. One of the items was the stamp and die set called “Fabulous Frames” which I quickly put to use on this card. There was a thread recently about how often you combine different stamp sets. Frequently, in my case. I also used “Button Boutique,” “It’s Official,” and “Daydreamer” on this card. The card itself is a Memory Box card—my favorite as they have a white interior.

While we were in Denver, Matt took the practical exam for a national landscape certification. The written part of the test was taken in early August. This is quite the exam, and costs $450! The practical exam started at 7:00 am and lasted about five hours. Each section is administered by a different instructor and covers all aspects of landscape work and design. It’s a challenging exam, but this week he found out he had passed. I thought it warranted a card.

Another Memory Box card that I cut down to be square. The sun rays are from “Super Star” (WPlus9), the sentiment and die cut from “Wonderful Words” (PTI). I added three little star gems from A Muse and die cut the corners of the sentiment panel with a very old corner punch.