Graduation Card

My niece is graduating from high school in a couple of weeks.  Her school colors are black and red, so that is the color scheme I used on this card.  I was inspired by this card by Kim, which reminded me I had made this card for a nephew on the other side of the family last year.  That was even before I had a blog--I can hardly believe that I have been blogging less than a year.

I had a hard time getting all four numbers onto the width of the card, especially when trying to cut them out in a way to use the red negative portion.  I ended up cheating just a little bit.  I cut the first three numbers out of the red, and adhered the red to the smokey shadow gingham with foam dots.  Then, I cut the last '2' out of the smokey shadow gingham, and adhered that on top of the red with foam dots.  The two levels allow for a bit of overlap, which is just what I needed to get everything to fit.

Supplies Used (PTI):

Stamps:  Tag-it's, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Paper:  White, Pure Poppy, Smokey Shadow Pattern Pack

Other:  By the Numbers Die 

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Look Who's Turning 14

I really liked this week's Make it Monday #34 technique that showed us how to make homemade thick chipboard accents.  It is so easy.  Basically, you just die cut your cardboard (I used coasters) 6 or so times, then glue all the layers together. I used it again to make another birthday card for my daughter, who's birthday is next weekend.


She loves cupcakes, and is turning 14.  I think you can see where this is going.....

I went back to Kim's blog to case the same card I cased here.  I was inspired to make the numbers out of chipboard by this card by Euna.

You can see how thick those numbers are.


























A little peek at the inside of the card, where Rachel will find another cupcake.  I just love this sentiment from SU Create a Cupcake--it pretty much sums up Rachel's philosophy on life.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  PTI Big Birthday Wishes, SU Create a Cupcake

Paper:  SU Real Red, PTI White, MME Life of the Party 
Other:  PTI:  Numbers Die, Edgers #4 Die, SU Create a Cupcake Punch, Nestie circle 

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Look Who's Turning 7

My sweet friend Kim from Cupcakes, Cards and Kim  sent me some super cute paper, and then posted a card for me to case that was perfect for the paper.  It doesn't get any easier than that, and this card for my little niece came together in a snap.

I used sentiments from Big Birthday Wishes, By the Numbers and Edgers dies, and a Nestie for the circle.  I still might add a bit of bling before I send the card out next month. 

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