Graduation Corgi

Not many people need a graduation card with a corgi on it.  But when your best customer needs such a card, you make it.

The corgi is a digital image from Some Odd Girl.  The graduation hat is from Avery Elle.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps.  X-Press It cardstock was used, along with Copic markers.

Later in the week, I'll be back for Fab Friday with Tiddly Inks.  Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Graduation Season

Year after year, it seems like I get a lot of requests for graduation cards.  I tend to reach for my A Jillian Vance Design Congrats Grad stamp set to meet the requests.

If you'd like to read all about this card and the card pictured below, all you have to do is surf on over to today's A Jillian Vance Design blog post.

I had fun using my Adirondack Meadow dye ink on these cards.  They never should have retired the Adirondack line.  Grrr!!!!

On Top of the World

It's a Tiddly Tuesday on this Independence Day!  The challenge is to make a creation with a Tiddly Inks image that celebrates independence, empowerment and positive feelings.  You can read all about the challenge and see some awesome Design Team cards over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.  We do hope you join us!

Rather than going patriotic with my card, I decided that this Tiddly Inks image called "On Top of the World" suggested empowerment.  This would make a great graduation card, don't you think.  And here I thought I would steer clear from graduation cards for a bit.  Already one in the stash for next year.

Anyway, I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image with Copic markers.  I did some shading with Prismacolor pencils.  The map background is actually a background stamp from Impression Obsession.  I simply stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black and sponged some color with Distress Inks Shabby Shutters and Tumbled Glass.  The sentiment seemed perfect.  It is from Simon Says Stamps and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black also.  A few little sequins are on the card as a finishing touch.

Nothing amazing planned for today's festivities.  That's okay.  I prefer it that way, really.  This holiday is keeping my Sloopy feeling safe from the booms.

More Graduation Cards

I am beginning to think I am the only person on this earth that isn't graduating from something.  I really don't anticipate any more graduations in my future.  But should a friend need a graduation card, the Hats Off stamp set from Avery Elle is becoming my go-to-set.  So easy to customize, and those dies...good investment.

I'm thinking you all can guess how I made this.  If you have any specific questions just email me.

Now, the second card is just like the first...except it uses puke colors.  No school in Ohio should have these colors as school colors.  It should be illegal.  Let  me tell you, it was painful to make.

Be the Change in the World

Shameless CASE of the Laura Bassen.  'Cause when I saw her card, I pretty much knew I needed the "Big World" stamp set.  And, I needed a fast graduation card and thought her design was perfect.  Learning curve though.  It's my first layering set.  And I was in a hurry.  And pigment inks, yes, old Color Box pigment inks, do much better than dye inks.  I'm slow like that.

I'll get better.  And more original.  I promise.

Mortorboards Off!

Here's another graduation card, made for a friend.  It features the Avery Elle set "Hat's Off", though oddly enough I preferred this sentiment from A Jillian Vance Design.  Copics, X-Press It cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black and some Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle.  That's all there is to this one. 

Want more graduation cards?  Keep coming back to this blog.  There's a couple more.

'Cause Everyone Is Graduating It Seems

I have made more graduation cards than I care to count, LOL.  And I'm not done yet. This one is for a local grad, ordered by a friend of mine. 

It features one of my go-to images for graduation.  It is the Tiddly Inks digital image of "Wryn-Graduate-Go Great Places." I love it because you can totally customize it with the school's colors and the graduate's hair and skin color. 

Copic markers, X-Press It paper.  You know the drill.  The letters and numbers are from Concord & 9th.

I made this card for the current challenge over at Tiddly Inks...make it rectangle.  Head on over to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog for all of the details so you can play too.

Dolphin Graduate

My co-worker needed an elementary graduation card for her daughter.  Here's what I was able to do for her.

Lots of companies coming together on this one.  The star of the card, the dolphin, is an old PSX stamp that I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored with Copic markers.  The graduation hot is from Avery Elle's  "Hat's Off".  It too was stamped with Memento Black ink onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  I fussy cut both images.

On a panel of white cardstock, I sponged Distress Ink Salty Ocean and Distress Oxide Broken China.  I did a quick spritz of water.  The sun is sponged SeaShells Conch Shell dye ink. I place a partial die cut cover up from My Favorite Things over the scene.  Then with Concord & 9th's "Perfectly Penned", I stamped the school and the year.

Thanks so much for looking.  I actually really like how this one turned out.

Grateful Graduate

It's Tiddly Tuesday!  Time for another challenge on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.  This time around, it's "One for the Boys". 

Tiddly Inks have many images to chose from for the guys in your life.  I had a friend in need of a graduation card, and one of Tiddly Inks newest images "Grateful Graduates" certainly fit the bill.  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock, colored it with Copics.  The sentiment is from A Jillian Vance Design and was stamped with Versafine.  A few white sequins complete the card. 

IN NO WAY IS THIS CARD CELEBRATING THE GRADUATION OF SOMEONE FROM scUM.  They have no graduates!  LOL!  This card is going to a graduate from a nearby high school.  They really need to rethink their colors.

Rainbow Graduation

Another week, another graduation card, LOL.  This one I just had some fun with sine different colored pigment inks from Mama Elephant.

If you want to read more about this card, it is featured on the A Jillian Vance Design blog today.

Make it a great week!

Hooray for Today

Another purple graduation card.  You can't say I didn't warn you.  Eerily similar to my post last week for A Jillian Vance Design.  In some ways it's different though. 

You can read all about this card on the A Jillian Vance Design blog today.  Go there.

Go Great Places

I am as pleased as punch with how this card turned out.  Am I allowed to say that?

This is my contribution for Fab Friday on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.  It features the digital image of "Wryn-Graduate-Go Great Places".  I printed it onto X-Press It, and printed a mask on masking film.  I colored the background with Copics and sponged some Distress Inks around the edges.  I also stamped the star background with a stamp from Rubber Stampede with Vivid Ultramarine dye ink.  I then removed the masked and colored sweet little Wryn with Copic markers.  Loving the pop of that white gown.  The sentiment is from A Jillian Vance and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

My friend needs this card.  I hate giving it up.  I think this represents some of my best work to date.

Speaking of best work, head on over to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and see some incredible works of art from the Design Team.

Have a great weekend!

Tassel is Worth the Hassle

I'm in need of some purple graduation cards, so here I go.  A pretty quick CAS design here.

This card features a tassel die and sentiment from A Jillian Vance Design.  And this card is featured today on the AJVD blog. 

Stay tuned for more purple graduation cards!

Hats Off to the Grad

I'm not going to tell you how many years ago it has been since I graduated from anything.  No sense dwelling on how old I'm getting, LOL!

This graduation card is featured on the A Jillian Vance Design blog today.  It is a card that uses the wonderful stamp set "Congrats Grad".   Just some Distress Ink sponging going on with this one.  Quick and easy, unlike any diploma!

Have a great day.  Check back tomorrow for Tiddly Tuesday!

Congrats Grad

My husband needed yet another graduation card, and will need one more before the season is over.  Good thing I have adorable graduation images from Sassy Cheryl's! And speaking of Sassy Cheryl's, don't forget about the current challenge going on (a shade of purple with two dies).  You could win free digital images.  All the details are right here.

To make this particular card, I printed the adorable Sassy Cheryl's image from the Cap & Gown Kids digital stamp set onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers and cut the panel with a Nestabilities die.  I paper pierced around this panel.

The larger card panel is from Little Yellow Bicycle patterned paper.  It too was paper pierced, and faux-stitched with a colored pencil.  Light blue cardstock and a die from The Cat's Pajama's were used to create the stars.  Light blue cardstock frames the entire card.  A light blue rhinestore was adhered to one of the stars.

The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onxy Black, and is from a Studio G $1 stamp.

Stay tuned.  There still is one more graduation card to come!

Purple Grad

Don't you love it when a challenge aligns with a card you actually need?  Today marks the first day of a two week challenge over at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog.  The ever-so-talented Sassy Dawn challenged us to use at least two dies and at least one shade of purple on our creation.  My husband needed graduation card for a graduate who will be wearing a purple gown...so woot!

To make this card, I printed the Sassy Cheryl's digital image of "Con-grats!" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers (I usually don't work with my Violet purples...but, I'm liking the results on this).  I framed the image with black cardstock, and then using Cuttlebug dies, I cut the numbers 2-0-1-4 from black cardstock.

The card panel is patterned paper from Lasting Impressions.   I arranged the 2-0-1-4 along the side, tied some Baker's Twine, and adhered the image.

The sentiment was inked with Versafine Onyx Black and is from a Michael's $1 stamp.

So grab something purple and a couple of dies and get creating.  You could win digital images from Sassy Cheryl's.  Sure hope you can join us in all of the fun!

Frantic Graduate

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Sassy Cheryl is probably thinking I didn't do a card for her this week, but I needed to wait until *after* someone's graduation.  My friend needed a graduation card for her son, and this is what I designed for her.

I printed the Sassy Cheryl's image of "Frantic Graduate" from the Cap & Gown digital stamp set onto X-Press It paper.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  All of the sentiments and words are computer generated, with some being cut onto speech bubble dies from A Jillian Vance Design.  I framed the scene with black cardstock.  Patterned paper from Little Yellow Bicycle was used for the card panel.  Beige cardstock was cut with a banner die from Memory Box.  A button and some hemp cord complete the details on this card.

Congrats to Big Josh!  I actually made his high school graduation card, seen here:

http://stampingdeets.blogspot.com/2010/05/graduation-blimp.html

Where has the time gone?

Aim For The Clouds

 

It's Wednesday, which means it is time for a "What If? Wednesday Sketch".  You have two weeks to enter your card using the sketch posted on the Repeat Impressions blog...The House That Stamps Built.  All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate.  I hope you'll play along with us. 

The sketch this week looks like this:

For my card, I stamped the Repeat Impressions image "Bi-plane Silhouette" (9111-I) from last month's  "Big Boys Toys" release with Versafine Onyx Black pigment ink onto X-Press It cardstock.  I cut around the image with my Cutter-bee scissors.  I stamped the Repeat Impressions sentiment "Aim for the Clouds" (9101-G), also from the "Big Boys Toys" release with Onyx Black pigment ink onto X-Press It cardstock.  I attached these two elements with some Charcoal Baker's Twine from The Twinery. 

Then, using a Nestabilities die, I cut the white triangular scalloped shapes from X-Press It cardstock.  I lightly sponged the edges with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass dye ink.  I used a whole punch to punch holes at the two of the corners of each triangle and hung these triangular scalloped shapes like pennants with some more Charcoal Baker's Twine onto a piece of patterned paper from Pebbles Inc.  I framed this panel with black cardstock.  Blue metallic star brads were added to the pennants for the finishing touches.

Can't believe I made a card with no coloring!  (gulp!)  But, I'm thinking this could be a masculine-like graduation card?  Perhaps?

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today.  Make sure you visit the other Rock Stars for some more sketch interpretations.

• Cheri Weston
• Dawn Bennett
• Joy Hadden
• Karen Hasheck
• Lynette Neus
• Makiko Jones
• Patti Gilliam

Sunset Soaring

Wendy at Repeat Impressions designed a new stamp set called "Big Boys Toys".  Check it out, there are images of cars, motorcycles, planes and hot air balloons.  And there are some awesome sentiments to go with these images too.  I believe it to be the perfect set to reach for during graduation and Father's Day season.

Each member of the Design Team has created a project from the new set to inspire you.   I'll show you my creation, then you'll want to hop around to the other Repeat Impressions Rock Stars.  And, while you are hopping and getting inspired, you will want to collect one word from each designer. After you collect all the words and form a sentence, email Wendy at wendy@repeatimpressions.com She will pick a random winner to get the entire set of "Big Boys Toys".  Visit The House That Stamps Built for all of the details.

 My word?  Repeat's

I know I will repeatedly reach for the hot air balloon images.  They are so versatile.  For my card, I sponged the following dye inks onto a piece of X-Press It cardstock:  Seashells Conch Shell, Adirondack Sunshine Yellow, Adirondack Sunset Orange, Adirondack Rust, and Vivid Taupe.  I then used a Copic marker to draw in the streaks in the sky.  The mountains were created by simply tearing a post-it note and sponging Vivid Taupe dye ink.  Then, I stamped the image "Hot Air Balloon" (9113-K) with Marvy black dye ink.  I made it appear as a silhouette by coloring the image completely in with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker.  I stamped the sentiment "Dreams Take Flight" (9117-F) with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

I framed the scene with black cardstock and patterned paper from Basic Grey.  A sheer black bow puts the finishing touches on this card. 

Make sure you soar on over to each of the Rock Stars and email Wendy your sentence!

• Cheri Weston
• Dawn Bennett
• Joy Hadden
• Karen Hasheck
• Kecia Waters (Repeat's)
• Kendra DeCota
• Lynette Neus
• Makiko Jones
• Patti Gilliam

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!

Rockin'

I'm a Rock Star!

No really...I am a Rock Star!  A Repeat Impressions Rock Star!  I am so honored to be joining this talented design team and to have this opportunity to work with some wonderful images from Repeat Impressions.

I am joining the team just in time for a "What If? Wednesday Sketch".  You have two weeks to enter your card using the sketch posted on the Repeat Impressions blog...The House That Stamps Built.  All participants will have a chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate.  I hope you'll play along with us. 

The sketch this week looks like this:

For my card, I used the some brand-spankin'-hot-off-the-press images from Repeat Impressions. I stamped the images "Hot Air Balloon" (9113-K) and "Air Balloon Cluster" (9116-N) onto X-Press It cardstock with Marvy black dye ink.  I colored all of these balloons with Copic markers and cut around each balloon.  I actually stamped "Air Balloon Cluster" (9116-N) a second time so I could have another smaller balloon.

Then using patterned paper from Bella Blvd, black cardstock, and white cardstock, I formed the layers of this card.  I positioned the balloons into a little scene, pop-dotting one of the balloons for dimension.

I stamped the sentiment ""Dreams Take Flight" (9117-F) onto the patterned paper using Versafine Onyx Black pigment ink.  I then finished the card by doing some paper piercing around the large patterned paper panel, and faux stitched using a white color pencil.  A small bright orange/yellow striped ribbon complete the card.

I think these images are perfect for a graduation card, don't you?

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.