Stamping Bella - Grace the Graduate

Happy Saturday!

It is graduation party season and that is what I'm doing today.  This is the card I made for the graduate, using Stamping Bella - Grace the Graduate.  

It's a stamp set I had in my stash and I used it 7 years ago for one of nieces who was graduating from college.  This is the first card I made with a colored gown rather than black...Love the royal blue!  Erica had a golden yellow sash and cords.  I thought about using cross stitch floss to create the cord, but in the end I just used some ribbon to represent them both.

The image is colored with Copic markers.

Copic Colors: B12, B14, B16, B18; G12, G14, G09; Y32, Y35, Y38

E00, E11, E21, E30, E31, E33, BG000; YR21, YR23, YR24

Since my sewing machine is functional again I matted the image on golden yellow Bazzill cardstock and stitch around the border, switching from a straight single stitch to a zig-zag on 3 of the sides.

This is actually the second card I made.  The first was in purple, which I don't know where that came from.  I had a picture of Erica from graduation in blue and gold and pulled out the purple Copic markers.

Copic Markers: V09, V12, V15, V17; YG63, YG67

Patterned papers are TAC Maggie

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Blessings to you

Deb

 

PaperTrey Ink - Graduation 2025

Happy Saturday!

Today I have a graduation card using a retired stamp set from PaperTrey Ink - "For the Graduate".  It's a simple card with randomly stamped graduation caps and sentiment in black ink on a white panel.  I added some sparkle with a strip of glitter cardstock adhered to the stamped panel.  The stamped panel was adhered with pop dots to the black and white grid background, which is patterned paper from PaperTrey Ink.

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Blessings,

Deb 

Die Cut Graduation Card

Happy Saturday,

Today, I have a graduation card I made for a friend at work.  She needed a card for a friend receiving her white coat.  A challenging request, but I found this die which I could make into a white coat shaker card.   

A pretty simple card, die cut the black cardstock and mounted it on acetate.  Then outlined the coat with raised foam tape added some sequins to the middle and capped with white cardstock to created the shaker card.  

Made a second card with more layers and less sequins.

My co-worker need 4 wedding cards too, so those cards will be featured in the next couple posts.

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Blessings to you,

Deb

The Greetery - 2022 Graduation Card

Happy Saturday!

Today, I gave a graduation card to share.  This card started a whole obsession.  It all started when a craft company called The Greetery had this 2022 Graduation Bundle 50% off in April.  It was quite the bundle - sentiment stamps, die, hot foil plate and 3 stencils. The "Congrats, Grad" is from the sentiment stamp set, red is the die cut, the silver 2022 is done with a hot foil plate and the silver stars uses one of the stencils and silver embossing paste.

So, I received the bundle within a couple days and played the die cuts and stenciling...but the hot foil plate - I wasn't sure what to do with that plate.  I have the Spellbinders Platinum die cutting machine.  Spellbinders makes the Glimmer Hot Foil machine, so I ended up researching and purchasing it.  

I spent about a week watching how to videos on YouTube and taking notes on tips, techniques, the best cardstock to use and how to get great results. 

Hot foiling uses a combination of heat and pressure to transfer the foil to the cardstock.  The Glimmer machine has a base plate that you heat which replaces you normal die cut base.  You heat the metal plate on the glimmer base, add spellbinder foil, then your cardstock and 2 glimmer plates to the sandwich. Then run the heated sandwich through the Spellbinders Platinum die cut machine.  Here is a short video showing the Hot Foil process. 

My machine works great without extra cardstock shims or anything other than the plates provided.  Every machine is different, so I was excited I didn't have any experimentation...it just worked.  And...the obsession began.  

The cardstock recommended online is white Hammermill 110 lb cardstock.  It is not very expensive and works great for hot foil.  You need a very smooth cardstock for a good transfer.  I had already made the red die cut using PTI Pure Poppy cardstock.  It is a heavy and smooth cardstock, so just used it and it worked really well.  I have lots of PTI cardstock so I look forward to trying more colored cardstock in the future.  

I made quite a few cards using hot foil, which I will post in the coming months.  Next week, I will post the Mother's day card I made with a hot foil border and sentiment.

Until next week, thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb

PaperTrey Ink - For the Graduate

Happy Saturday!

Last Saturday, we had the great honor to be at Purdue University 

for our niece's graduation.  This was the card I made for her.  

We had several graduations over the last 5 years.  So I guess I was thinking ahead a couple years ago when I saw this set on clearance.  

I thought it would be perfect for the upcoming college graduations.  

It is a discontinued set from PaperTrey Ink - "For the Graduate". 

I really liked the border with the "class of" and comes with individual

numbers for any date.  A great all around set, usable for any year.

I added some sparkle with glitter cardstock, 

sequins, gems and dew drops.

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Blessings,

Deb 

Stamping Belle - The Graduate

Happy Saturday!

Today is graduation day for my niece.  Last year she graduated with her Bachelors, this year her Masters from Notre Dame.  She is so amazing.

I bought this new stamp from Stamping Belle - Uptown Girl Grace the Graduate.  I thought it was perfect and is was really fun to color. 

Close Up: 

I colored her with Copics:

Skin: E01, E11, E21, R02

Hair: YR21, YR23, YR24

Gown: N3, N5, N7

Grass: YG21, YG23, YG25

Roses: Y32, Y35, Y38, B000, B04, B14

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Blessings,

Deb

Taylored Expressions Graduation

 Happy Saturday!

It is graduation weekend for 2 of our nieces, one from high school and the other from Notre Dame.  I created 2 cards in their school colors, black and gold and navy and gold.  Both girls are graduating this weekend in different states so sadly we could not be at both ceremonies.

This card came together pretty quickly with these great die cuts.  I was really excited to find them.  The celebrating graduates border is from Taylored Expressions "Eventful - Graduation".  I combined it with a My Favorite Things die - Congratulations circle frame.  

The black stripe is a MFT paper pad.  The navy is PTI Dark Indigo patterned paper.  If you haven't seen PTI's coordinating patterned paper to their cardstock it is something to check out.  I'm loving the exact color match and simple patterns.  The sheets are double sided too, one side is large pattern, the other small pattern.  The congratulations circle frame is cut from gold sparkle cardstock from MFT. 

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Blessings...

Deb

Graduation Zone

Happy Saturday!

I have another graduation card today.  I have a couple friends 

with kids graduating this year.  This is a new set I got from 

PaperTrey Ink Road Signed Stamp Set.

I thought this was a fun layout.

Inks: PTI Black

Cardstock: PTI Smokey Shadow, Green Leaf, Harvest Gold

Die: Grass

Chalk Pen and ruler

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Blessings,

Deb

Damask Graduation Card

Happy Saturday!

Today is my niece's high school graduation party and this is the

card I made for her.  Her high school colors are black and gold

as well as the colors for her college.

The Damask is from Just Rite and the detailed die cut is 

Spellbinders 'A2 Tranquil Moments'

Inside I stamped a train - which is one of the logo/mascots 

for Purdue University.  The train stamp is from On the Railroad.

Inks: Memento Black, Gold
Cardstock: PTI White, PTI Black and Metallic Gold

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Blessings,

Deb