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Friday, May 18, 2012

Capturing Graduation: Simple Stories

My layout today celebrates my brother Michael’s college graduation. His education was interrupted a few years ago by a tour of duty in Iraq. He was deployed right before exams and was not able to finish the semester. I was so proud of him that he went back to college, repeated that semester, and graduated.

 
My brother’s degree is in construction management, thus the white hard hat in lieu of a mortarboard. But you can’t have a graduation layout without a graduation hat.....so I made one. I used black and white baker’s twine from The Twinery for the tassel. It was really fun and easy to make.


I love these Simple Stories journaling cards. They are a must-have in every collection. These school-themed ones are from Elementary, one of the earlier lines. I thought they fit perfectly here. The background paper is from Simple Stories’ Awesome line, which is, well, awesome. I love SS's new basics. This particular pattern has faint stars. Love that.

Simple Stories is running a challenge to post a project using its element cards. You can find the challenge here.

Supplies:
CS: Bazzill Basics
PP: Simple Stories
Alphas: Basic Grey, October Afternoon
Stickers:  October Afternoon, Crate Paper
Button: October Afternoon
Twine: The Twinery
Sewing Machine: Bernina

21 comments:

  1. love this!!! love the design and alwasy your "spin" ~ beautiful work!!!

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  2. This is AWESOME and good for him!! That's quite an accomplishment!! I loveeeeee the little twine tassel!!!

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  3. this is so great!!! AND, a huge congrats to your brother!!! That is wonderful!

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  4. You made the mortarboard? How cool! You should make and sell these. :) I just love the tassel and the corner treatments on this page.

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  5. How perfect!
    I love the embellishments and now clean this layout is. :)

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  6. I really like that line!!
    Such a great layout in honor of him :)

    My husband's degree is in Construction Management :)

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  7. Great page - love it. And congrats to your brother for finishing- and tell him thanks for his service.

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  8. Love how clean and simple this is, really focuses on the fabulous achievement! Love all the subtle embellishments and well done to your brother.

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  9. Izzy, first of all, please congratulate your brother and than him for his service in the military from our family.
    Second, what a wonderful LO! I love the use of the twine tassel!

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  10. Great page and congrats to your brother for going back and finishing his degree! Because we didn't have the money for my daughter to attend college right after high school, she worked full time, raised two kids and received her degree after several years of night school! Both your brother and her deserve respect for such feats! Love Penny

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  11. I love Simple Stories! Great lines and products! What a great layout! And a big congrats to your brother! That is fantastic that we went back to school and retook his term and finished!

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  12. what a wonderful layout and wow congrats for your brother!

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  13. Oh my gosh, I LOVE this! It's a perfect clean and simple, beautiful layout. The mortarboard is awesome.

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  14. Love the idea for a tassel! Great layout!

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  15. That tassel is the coolest addition! Great page and a big congrats to him!

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  16. Congrats to your brother!!! LOVE this lo!

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  17. Fabulous layout, Izzy! You are oh so talented! Congrats to your brother!

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  18. So cute! And I love how you made the graduation cap!

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  19. Congrats to your brother and your family....what an amazing accomplishment to graduate after serving his country !! These papers are perfect to tell his "Story"...simply wonderful!

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