Hi Everyone, I admit I'm pretty bad about cleaning up after I stamp; I usually push my scraps and extras into a pile and deal with it at some later time. It was from those scraps that this card was born. I came across the negative part from some die cut flowers. They were made for embellishment on another project, but before tossing them, I decided to use them as a stencil and create a floral thank you card. I chose some pastel ink colors and simply sponged the flowers in a random pattern. I used the Deco Thank You Greeting in the corner and embellished a few of the centers with some gems. It was so easy and fun! I think I may keep these and any other scraps in a little baggie for future stencil projects. Here's another graduation card I made using the A New Beginning Greeting. Choosing to play off the word time in the sentiment, I dry embossed the background using a clock themed folder, and added 3 of the Brush Mortarboards that were st