Good Friday morning my stamping friends. How was everyone’s short week? We’re upon a weekend again and things are starting to open up slowly here. The Jersey shores opened last weekend and I believe hair salons are opening up next week. Time will tell. I have to work both days this weekend, Sunday is the last of the month. Where did May go??? What is everyone else doing this weekend?
For those of you who know me you know that I was a Girl Scout leader for 13 years. Last week a couple of my girls that I was very close with graduated from college. One with a nursing degree and one with a teaching degree. I watched them grow from Kindergarten on up. Also my daughter’s best friend graduated with honors with a Bachelors degree in behavioral science and a minor in history. She is like a 2nd daughter to me. I am so proud of all these girls, so of course I had to make them all graduation cards. Unfortunately, some of the items I used have been sold out since before I could get my cards posted. Most of you know I don’t do any 2 cards alike, but since they are all for graduation they are all similar. I also looked up each of the girls school colors and coordinated the cards accordingly, one was navy & white, one was blue & green and one was blue & red. Here are my cards for today.
I started by adhering panels of Regals and Neutrals Designer Series Paper to the card bases, which are 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″, using Snail. The card bases are Garden Green, Night of Navy and Real Red. I adhered the small cards to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The small cards are Garden Green, Night of Navy and Real Red.
On Whisper White panels I stamped the dancing woman image from the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful You Cling Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I colored the images in using my Dark Night of Navy (for the top one), Light Night of Navy, Dark Granny Apple Green, Dark Real Red and Ivory Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the top artwork to a Night of Navy mat using Snail and the bottom 2 artwork to Blueberry Bushel mats using Snail. I adhered the matted artwork to the front of the small cards using Stampin’ Dimensionals. To make the caps, I cut 1 Night of Navy and 2 Blueberry Bushel pieces of card stock to 1/2″ X 1/2″ and adhered them to the womens heads using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. To make the tassels I took a piece of Whisper White Bakers Twine and folded it in half and tied a knot. I then frayed the ends to look like a tassel and adhered them to the caps using Glue Dots. I trimmed them so they weren’t too long. For the top one, I cut the sentiment from Well Written Dies out of a panel of Night of Navy cardstock and adhered it under the artwork using my Fine Tip Glue Pen. I added a few Night of Navy Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to the artwork. For the bottom 2, I stamped the sentiments from Stampin’ Up! Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set and Beautiful You stamp set in Blueberry Bushel Ink on a panel of Whisper White cardstock. I cut one of the sentiments out using the Timeless Label Punch and the other out using my Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I adhered the sentiments to the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added some Granny Apple Green Glitter Enamel Dots to the Garden Green card and Red Rhinestones to the Real Red card.
On the inside of all the cards I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Strong & Beautiful Cling Stamp Set in Night of Navy or Blueberry Bushel Inks. On the Night of Navy and Garden Green cards I stamped the sentiment from Peaceful Moments stamp set below the 1st sentiment in either Night of Navy or Blueberry Bushel Ink. I adhered the Whisper White panels to Night of Navy (for the top card) and Blueberry Bushel (for the bottom 2 cards) mats using Snail and then to the inside of the small cards using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
To finish my cards I decorated 3 Medium Whisper White Envelopes. I stamped the dancing woman image from the Beautiful You stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on all 3 envelopes. I colored the images in using my Dark Granny Apple Green, Ivory, Night of Navy and Dark Real Red Stampin’ Blends Markers. I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set on the envelope fronts in Garden Green, Night of Navy and Real Red Inks.
I adhered panel of Neutrals of Regals 6 X 6 DSP to the envelope flaps.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my cards and will give it a try. The measurements for the cards are below, they are all identical I just placed the small card fronts in a different spot on each one. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Happy Stamping!!
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2020-2021 Annual Catalog Designer Series Paper Share.
Deadline to sign up for my share is Tuesday, June 2 at 1:00 PM ET
Do you want all the great new Designer Series Paper from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, but can’t afford everything? I’m offering a Designer Series Paper share from the Stampin’ Up! 2020-2021 Annual Catalog and I’d love to have you join!! I’m placing my share order early on June 3 and I’m going to use the expedited shipping option so I should be able to have the shares cut, bundled and back out to you during the week of June 8. Click here for more information.
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JUNE 2020 PAPER PUMPKIN BOX OF SUNSHINE
Subscribe May 11 – June 10
This exclusive Sara-inspired Paper Pumpkin kit is here to help you #sharesunshine. It includes supplies for eight handmade cards and is specially designed to help you create a box full of cheer. Once you’ve made all the cards, use any leftover pieces to decorate the box. Fill it with yellow goodies, add the included adhesive label, address it to someone special, and brighten their life with a little sunshine!
It’s a one-of-a-kind kit, inspired by Sara and her #sharesunshine passion. It provides a unique crafting experience with the added Box of Sunshine element.
- Kit contains supplies for 8 cards and envelopes (2 cards of 4 designs)
- Card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)
- Envelope size: 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ (11.4 x 14.6 cm)
Coordinating Colors: Basic Black, Bumblebee, Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, White, and Gold
This kit includes extra pieces and stickers (including a sticker label) to help you create cards AND a Box of Sunshine filled with treats and goodies to send to a friend. (Treats not included.)
- Subscribe for the June kit from 11 May–10 June at paperpumpkin.com.
- Supplies may be limited toward the end of each subscription period.
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2019-2020 Annual Catalog and Mini Catalog Retiring List
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Have fun shopping! Don’t forget, everything except for the stamp sets are only available while supplies last!!
One quick FYI, the Stampin’ Blends are NOT retiring, they’re being repackaged and sold as Combo Packs starting with the new catalog. So don’t panic! They’re still going to be available.
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: COVID-19 PRODUCT GIVEBACK
You can purchase the Share Sunshine PDF Download and we will donate 100% of the proceeds to COVID-19 efforts.
The Share Sunshine PDF Download is a digital stamp set that’s packed with both lighthearted and heartfelt sentiments and imagery relevant to the unique COVID-19 and social distancing situation we’re currently experiencing–including many ideas that came from you! You can use the download in your cardmaking and papercrafting projects. Simply print the imagery on cardstock and cut it out using our Paper Trimmer, punches, or dies. Since we are physically distanced from each other, now is a perfect time to share sunshine with our friends and family by sending cards!
- Product: Share Sunshine PDF Download. Buy it here!
- Price: $12.00 USD
- Dates: April 28 – June 2, 2020 or later; if the offer period extends beyond June 2, we’ll let you know
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Card stock cuts for this project:
- Garden Green Cardstock, Night of Navy Cardstock and Real Red Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (card bases), 3″ X 8 1/2″ (small cards scored and folded at 4 1/4″), 2- 2 7/8″ X 4 1/8″ (night of navy mats for artwork and inner liner), 3″ X 1″ (night of navy sentiment)
- Blueberry Bushel Cardstock 4 – 2 7/8″ X 4 1/8″ (mats for artwork and inner liners for garden green and real red cards)
- Whisper White Cardstock 6 – 2 3/4″ X 4″ (artwork and inner liners), 3″ X 3 1/2″ (sentiments)
- Neutrals or Regals 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (panels on card bases), 2 1/4″ X 6″ (pieces for envelope flaps)
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