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. 

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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.

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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:

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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.   

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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.   

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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/

3 Responses to “celebrations”

  1. Marie B.on 12 Jun 2009 at 2:50 pm

    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! :)

  2. Peggy S. From Ohioon 13 Jun 2009 at 8:26 am

    Love these cards. Thanks for sharing them with us.

  3. Susan (rainy)on 14 Jun 2009 at 1:20 am

    Wonderful cards, Diane. Thanks for the link to that oh-so-fabulous graduation cap gift card holder! The nugget basket is darling, too.

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