Along with graduation, June brings the start of summer weddings. So I am getting prepared! If you have any of the scalloped hearts left from the Amore Specialty Designer Paper, this is a fun way to use them. Although I used them in a wedding card, they could just as easily be used for birthday, thinking of you cards or even Father's Day.
If you don't have any of those hearts, don't despair. You can make your own hearts using the Hearts Collection Framelits from Stampin' Up! In order to add some visual interest to the heart, I used the Polka Dot Embossing folder for texture.
The flower for both cards was made using the 1-1/4" and the 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punches. Just scrunch the scallop circles up and then carefully peel them apart to get several layers. These layers were stacked together and held together with a mini silver brad. I like the shabby chic look of flowers created using this technique.
Other framelits and designer series paper work well too. The Labels Collection Framelit was used to cut a piece of Twitterpated Designer Paper for this next card. Any piece of ribbon or strip of designer paper could be used behind the label.
Are you curious what stamp set I used for the sentiment? It is a sneak peek of Label Love which is from the new catalog. Although I used the same sentiment on these cards, the stamp set does actually have a nice variety of sentiments to choose from. And, the best part is that a matching punch is available so no snipping by hand!
Do you recognize the stamp set that I used yesterday? Because this is a graduation card for a guy, I used the Chevron Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and Silver Glimmer paper in order to make it more masculine. This envelope is lined with the same dsp that I used yesterday. It is actually from a discontinued Halloween pack that was available in the Holiday Mini. I normally don't use discontinued product but this paper was too ideal to pass up.
Did you notice how the pattern in the dsp is similar to the pattern in the embossed image?
Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
stamps – Pure Gumption 126315 wood, 126317 clear
ink – Black Staz On
paper – Black C.S., White C.S., Silver Glimmer paper,
accessories – Rhinestone Basic Jewels 119246, 1/8" MiniSilver Brads 122941, Chevron Embossing Folder 127749, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch 119854, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch 118874, 1-1/4" Circle Punch 119861
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May and June are usually so busy with Graduations. This year, I need 3 graduation cards — 2 masculine and 1 feminine. Today I am sharing the feminine card. Whenever I have multiple cards to make for the same type of occassion, I try to use the same stamp set. In order to make it more feminine, I used the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder by Stampin' Up! The Pure Gumption stamp set has a variety of sentiments so you have some options.
Inside of the card –
When my card is simple, I usually make my envelope fancier. The fllap of the envelope is decked out in dome dsp from some Halloween paper from the Holiday Mini.
STAMPIN' UP SUPPLIES USED:
stamps – Pure Gumption 126315 wood, 126317 clear
ink – Black Staz On
paper - Whisper White C.S., Red Glimmer Paper, Black C.S.,
Accessories – 1/2" Basic Black Scalloped Dots Ribbon 124145, Circle Punches, Scalloped Circle Punch, Fancy fan Embossing Folder 127751, Adorning Accents Folders 125601
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