Jun 11 2009
celebrations
It’s that time of year again for lots of celebrations….graduations, weddings, etc.
Recently I needed two different grad cards and an anniversary card. And later this summer I’ll need a wedding card or two.
Here’s the anniversary card I made. It was for a couple who celebrated their 25th.
I used Shimmery White cardstock to make it special, along with Silver and a bit of Soft Sky for contrast.
stamps- SU! Both Way Blossoms, AmyR Love Sentiments; paper- Shimmery White, Silver, Soft Sky; ink- Palette Black, Soft Sky; accessories- SU! Manhattan Flower, Martha Stewart mini-hearts border punch, ribbon, Labels 4 Nestabilities, Silver Sharpie, Cuttlebug Harmony.
And here’s some pics of a little basket I made to hold some wrapped Hershey nuggets. You can click on the thumbnails to see a larger photo.
The directions for the basket can be found here. I used the Avery 8160 labels to print their names on and then stamped over the names with some light pink hearts.
For the grad cards, I made the first one for a college grad and used the university colors:
The grad cap was stamped a second time and popped up on dimensionals. The background and sentiment were heat embossed. I also made a simple pocket on the inside for a gift card.
stamps- Linograph, Wonderful Words, Stampendous grad cap and diploma scroll; paper- Bravo Burgundy, Summer Sun, Vanilla; ink- Versamark, Palette Black; accessories- EK Success Fleur de Lis punch, clear embossing powder, Copic markers, brads, pop dots, black cording.
My last card today is another graduation card.
This grad cap card holds a gift card as well. The pattern for this can be found here. I didn’t use the white piece in the instructions though. Instead, I lined the inside with some white paper and stamped another rose. My card was also folded the opposite way and opens from the other side.
I found some gold thread on some old purchased tags and removed a few strands to braid a tassel.
Here’s a pic of the inside.
stamps- Both Way Blossoms; paper- Black, white, Summer Sun; ink- Memento Black; accessories- Cuttlebug Harmony alpha, gold thread, brad, Copic markers.
I hope you have a good day tomorrow and enjoy the weekend! We have been having showers and thunderstorms off and on. I can’t seem to find a nice day to hang the laundry out. :0/












Diane! Thank you so much for the link to that grad cap! I need a grad card, and had NO CLUE where I was gonna find one of the school colors I needed, so this will be great instead! And I have to say, those school colors on your university grad card look awfully familiar! LOL Beautiful cards, BTW!
Love these cards. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Wonderful cards, Diane. Thanks for the link to that oh-so-fabulous graduation cap gift card holder! The nugget basket is darling, too.