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/