Graduation Part Two

This card is for my nephew Ian, who -- along with his twin Ali -- is graduating from high school this week. Congratulations!! Supplies Used: Memory Box card (Vanilla Bean); Stampin Up Brushed Gold cardstock; star stamp is from a clear set on my table. I think it is from Memory Box's clear Modern Elements set (things are still a bit messy. . .); graduation word block from Art Gone Wild; graduation cap Santa Rosa; SU Chocolate Chip marker to color in cap and to stamp the stars; Sakura glitter gold pen for the tassle and the middle of the stars. The white cardstock is the other side of a scrap from the Vanilla Bean card (yes, my first attempt resulted in scrap paper!). The Vanilla Bean card is identical in color to SU's Chocolate Chip -- I'm annoyed that my camera casts a reddish tone to it, which I've been unable to remove from the picture; however, the texture of Memory Box is quite different. It is smoother than typical cardstock and the fact that the inside of the card is white is so slick!! This also has a matching envelope -- I'll use a mailing label for the address. Due to the new postal rates, I'm avoiding using bulky embellishments on cards that I am going to mail. What a major drag!! I think the crafting industry needs to lobby Congress on this one.