2012 Graduation

With graduation upon us, I realized that I never posted this 2012 graduation card.  This was the only one that I had to make last year and it turned into festive Red White and Blue one.   Well, the high school's colors are red and blue so, where can you go from there?   The mat paper on this one is from Basic Grey's PB&J collection.  Then I corner punched the corners with the EK Success corner punch, followed by the matching border punch on the right and left edges only since the card wasn't the right measurements to do it all around the mat.

The cut is from Hello Kitty Greetings & Salutations cartridge, cut at 3 1/2" and I stamped the '12 on the ribbon with some Martha Stewart number stamps.   The blue strip of red starts was using the same EK Success border punch and some of the punched stars used to decorate the paper as well.

The stamped sentiment on the from is from Hampton Arts and really was how this become so patriotic.  

I used another strip of punched paper as a border inside as well as a sentiment stamp from TPC Studio and the cap/tassel stamp from Stamps Happen

Dad Moustache

This is an off shoot version of another Father's Day card that I made using the same paper and tag sentiment. I started with the very distinguished top hat paper from the Recollections 'Regent Street' stack.   If you don't already know, these papers are made by DCWV but, marketed with the Michael's Craft Store 'Recollections' brand.  

The striped paper is from My Mind's Eye, Lost and Found, Breeze collection and the rest are solids.   The 'Ticket' was simple to make.   I used parchment paper about  1 3/4" x 3" and then used a 1/2" circle punch in the center of both ends to cut a half circle out, making it look like a ticket.   The mustache stamp is from an Inkadinkado set, stamped in brown, and the sentiment is from Studio G.   It was all one sentiment so I masked off the word dad and then stamped it in brown and then masked off the words happy and day and then stamped DAD in blue.  I used a punch to punch a ribbon strip into both chocolate brown tickets at the ends.   Then, I ran small strips of brown velvet ribbon through and attached them to the back.

The inside sentiment is a Studio G, along with a smaller mustache from the Inkadinkado set.  

Happy Dad Day

I LOVE the way that this card turned out!  I started with the very distinguished top hat paper from the Recollections 'Regent Street' stack.   If you don't already know, these papers are made by DCWV but, marketed with the Michael's Craft Store 'Recollections' brand.  

The striped paper is from My Mind's Eye, Lost and Found, Breeze collection.   The 'Ticket' was simple to make.   I used parchment paper about  1 3/4" x 3" and then used a 1/2" circle punch in the center of both ends to cut a half circle out, making it look like a ticket.   The mustache stamp is from an Inkadinkado set, stamped in brown, and the sentiment is from Studio G.   It was all one sentiment so I masked off the word dad and then stamped it in brown and then masked off the words happy and day and then stamped DAD in blue.  I sewed on three brown buttons and a wooden tag that I stamped with a Fiskar's sentiment.

On the inside, I used a strip of the top hat paper and another Studio G sentiment.  

Kidlet Friends Birthday

This is a simple card using some sheets from the 6x6 DCWV Kidlet stack.   I used some of the borders and matched them up with some strips of the solids.   The sentiment is Hero Arts and I added the blue star buttons!  

Father's Day Toolbox

 This card is a horizontal business size card, made using the Father's Day cartridge.

I cut the toolbox at 3 3/4" and then added some silver mirror paper on the box latches and the hammer head.   I also added white to the tape.   

The mat paper is from October Afternoon 5 and Dime and then I masked a ruler stamp from Bo Bunny and stamped it vertically and then stamped the 'Man of the House' sentiment in the ruler.  All of the sentiment stamps and the wrenches inside are from Studio G.  

Golf Birthday

Today I have a simple card from Wrap It Up, a birthday card for a friend.   Paper was from DCWV Stripes and Dots.   I cut the golf club base at 5" in a metallic gray and then again in black.   I trimmed off the clubs on the black cut and then layered them together.   I added two solid pieces of paper over the plaid.

On the inside, I added a black strip and a strip of the plaid and then a stamped sentiment.