A Little Bit of This and That

My card share today has just what the title says...a little bit of this and a little bit of that. My layout was inspired by this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I'm using one of the new 2011-2012 In-Colors "Pool Party" for the card base and also the new Postage Stamp punch from the new Summer Mini Catlaog. The DSP is from last year's SAB DSP, unfortunately I can't remember the name of the DSP, but it was a 6x6" stack of paper with little houses printed on some of the sheets...too cute!

Well, since the DSP matched the Pool Party, I thought I'd use the DSP to turn my retired clear buttons into cute matching buttons. One thing that's always fun when the new In-Colors are introduced is that you get to play around and try them out with other colors. I love how Real Red coordinates with the Pool Party...it creates a very cheery and summery feel. Thanks for stopping by...See you next time!
Supplies Used

Cardstock: Pool Party, Real Red, Whisper White

DSP: 2010 SAB paper (can't remember the name)

Punches: Scallop Edge, Word Window, Postage Stamp, Heart to Heart
Stamp Set: Silhouette Sentiments (hostess set)

Big Shot: Top Note Bigz Die, Perfect Polka Dot Texture Impression folder

Accessories: Clear Buttons (Retired - but you can use the Beveled Windowpanes), Crystal Effects, Jewels-Rhinestone, Linen thread

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Graduation Money Holders

I am thrilled to share these money holders with you, because they're Adriel's creations. WooHoo!! How fun to share someone else's work and these are just too cute! We're at the end of celebrating graduations, I think this is the last week. It's been fun to come up with graduation themed cards and gift card holders...it makes the creative brain stretch a little bit.

Even though these money holders share the basic folds, the DSP, stamping and embellishments give them both completely different looks. If you hadn't noticed, one is for a male and the other is for a female. Adriel used retired DSP for both of these.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope that you're having a great weekend!

Another Graduation Card How-To

Hope you've had a great week, so far. I thought I'd share some of the other Graduation Cards I made using the Spring Card. If you'd like to make the Spring Card, I posted a TUTORIAL on Monday's post and I've included a little "How-To" below for the detailing of the cards shown here.

These make great graduation caps and you can personalize them by using the graduate's school colors.I used the stampset Take a Spin...I love all the special occasion choices and the little spinner hands! Have fun trying these out for yourself.

 

Supplies:

Cardstock - (5-1/4x10-1/2") Bravo Burgundy; (3-3/8x3-3/8" - front panel) (2x2-1/2"-stamp/punch piece) More Mustard; (3x4" punch piece) Basic Black; (3x3") Whisper White

Big Shot - Square Lattice texture impression folder

Punches: Star; 3/4" circle; 2-1/2" circle Hand punch

Stamp Set -Take a Spin

Ink - Cherry Cobbler; Basic Black Stampin' Write marker

Accessories - Game spinner hands, Cutter/Scorer, Ruler, 56" black embroidery floss, dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Sticky Strip

1. Create the Spring Card as shown HERE. Ink up Take a Spin stamp with Cherry Cobbler. Use Basic Black marker and color in all the outer circle "Happy's". Give stamp a few "huff's" with your breath and stamp image on 3x3 Whisper White CS. Punch out stamped image using the 2-1/2" circle punch.

2. Punch out 4 black stars. Run 3-3/8" square More Mustard through Big Shot using the Square Lattice textured impression folder. Snail textured More Mustard square to the front of Bravo Burgundy card. Snail 3 of the Basic Black stars at the top and 2 side corners.

3. Punch a 3/4" More Mustard circle and snail to center of stamped Whisper White image. Snail the 4th Basic Black star to center of stamped image.

4. Make a tassle as shown  HERE, in Step 13. Punch a hole in the center of stamped circle image and attach the brad through the game spinner hand, thread brad through the top loop of black tassle, then add the washer, fastening brad ends to the back of stamped circle. Dimensional stamped Whisper White circle to center of card front.

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Graduation Card Tutorial

A couple of years ago Adriel came up with the idea to use the Spring Card as a graduation cap. You can see her card HERE. This year we have several friends who are graduating, so we are in need of some graduation cards. I thought it would be fun to revisit our Graduation Card and make up some for this year's grads. I've posted the tutorial for the Graduation Card below...Have fun!

Supplies:

Cardstock - (5-1/4x10-1/2") (3x4" punch piece) Rich Razzleberry; (3-3/8x3-3/8" - front panel) (2x2-1/2"-stamp/punch piece) Whisper White

Big Shot - Finial Press texture impression folder

Punches: Scallop Trim Corner, Boho Blossom, Itty Bitty, Large Oval, Hand punch

Stamp Set -Silhouette Sentiments

Ink - Old Olive, Soft Suede

Accessories - Jewels (Pearls), Rhinestone brad, Cutter/Scorer, Ruler, 56" black embroidery floss, dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Sticky Strip

1. Fold Rich Razzleberry CS in half lengthwise.

2. Fold right side of CS to the center fold. Fold will be 2-5/8" from right side of CS.

3. Turn CS over, face down. Bring the lower left hand corner up and over the CS until the lower edge is even with the 2-5/8" foldline.

4. Open up CS, Bring the top left hand corner down and over s o that the upper edge is even with the 2-5/8" foldline.

When CS is opened up the Spring Card foldlines appear.

5. Mark center of left side of CS (2-5/8")

6. Cut from center point down to the foldline on each side to create a point at the top of the card.

Backside of card

6. Fold CS at foldlines and add a 1" piece of Sticky Strip to underside point of Spring Card.

7. Press point with Sticky Strip down upon card base.

8. Finished Spring Card...time to decorate!

9. Punch all 4 corners of 3-3/8" Whisper White CS square. Place Whisper White CS in Finial Press texture impression folder and run through Big Shot.

10. Stamp Whisper White stamp/punch piece with Congrats (Soft Suede) and floral stem (Old Olive). Punch stamped Whisper White CS with large oval. Punches: Boho Blossom - (1 Rich Razzleberry small flower); Itty Bitty - (1 Rich Razzleberry scallop)

11. Punch Boho Blossom- (1 large Rich Razzleberry flower)

12. Form a note pocket: Use one of the triangles cut from the side of the card in Step 6 and SNAIL the side edges to the backside of Spring Card to form the pocket. Cut a piece of Whisper White CS to create the note insert.

13. Create Tassle - Fold 42" length of black embroidery floss into 3" sections. You should end up with 7 folds at the top. With 12" piece of black embroidery floss, create and tie a slipknot through the 7 folds, this will be the top of the tassle. Starting from the top of the tassle, begin winding one of the 12" ends around the top section of the tassle, working your way down about 1/2". Wrap around one more time, this time forming a loop so that you can thread the end of the floss through the loop to tie a knot. Trim ends of tassle to desired length.

14. Snail Rich Razzleberry small Boho Blossom and Itty Bitty scallops together. Snail to stamped/punch Whisper White oval, at end of Old Olive stamped stem. Snail Rich Razzleberry large Boho Blossom to center of Whisper White textured front panel. Dimensional stamped oval to upper section of Whisper White front panel, just under the top punched corner. Punch a hole through center of large Razzleberry flower. Add a rhinestone brad through the top loop of black tassle and center of Razzleberry flower. Dimensional Whisper White front panel to Rich Razzleberry card front. Add a small pearl to center of Boho and Itty Bitty flowers on stamped oval.

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Graduation Card

From Heidi...I love all the fun blogs Adriel has been posting. The Color Challenge treasury has some cute stuff on it. It's amazing how many creative people there are out there.

I'm going to be needing some graduation cards this coming month...so one of our stamping friends, Janann, got me going on this card. She wanted to make a graduation card for her granddaughter and wondered if we could come up with something fun. So this is what I came up with...and I'm planning on using this layout and the stamp set "Starring You" for the rest of my graduation cards. I will change the DSP'ers and CS colors. I got the idea for the tassle from a custom graduation card we made last year, which needed a tassle. Thanks for looking!CS: Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White
DSP: Sweet Pea

Stampset: Starring You
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: Embroidery floss(for tassle), buttons

Graduation Card

From Adriel:

We had a custom order for a graduation card from a local buyer whose husband is graduating from ASU (hence the gold and maroon). After sending her some ideas, she liked the spring-fold card. The shape of the square looks just like a graduation hat and my mom made a cute little tassle and this spring-fold card is so unique and fun! We also made a special blank insert card for the back the the giver can write a note on. Our customer loved her card and we ended up getting another order for two more last week. Anyway, just another fun idea to make with this spring-fold and just in time for those graduations coming up!!