Hello crafty friends! I'm here to share a fun Graduation card using Honey Bee stamps. Since it's graduation season, I'm sure there are many of us in need of graduation cards for those special grads in our lives! I had to think outside the box for this one, and I am very happy with how it turned out!

Using the Brush Grunge Alpha stamp set, I spelled out "Way to Go!" in the center of the white panel. The vertical sides are die cut using a Top Dog Dies border die. Then, using the brush stroke, open star and solid star from Brush Grunge Alpha, I randomly stamped all around the sentiment. I also used the teeny tiny solid star from the Country Wreath stamp set and stamped it using black ink to fill in some of the gaps. Finally, some black and white striped paper was added underneath the top and bottom of the white panel. I think it gives it a perfect added touch!

I hope you've enjoyed my project today! Have a great weekend!

Nicki
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Cardabilities Design Team Reveal #33

It's time for another Design Team Reveal over at the Cardabilities blog! This reveal is sponsored by Whimsie Doodles. I had a chance to choose from several of their latest released images, which you can find here. The congrathootlations owl is pretty cute, huh? 

I colored him in with PrismaColor pencils. The background papers are from Cosmo Cricket. I think it's a fun Graduation card! I plan to give it to one of my cousins :)
Thanks for taking a look today! Hope your week is going great!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Whimsie Doodles - Congrathootlations Digital Stamp

Cardstock: Stampin' Up - Very Vanilla
Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket - Social Club
Color Medium: PrismaColor pencils
Ink: TH Distress Ink - Pumice Stone

Other: Nesties Labels Eighteen, SU Corner Rounder Punch, DeNami Buttons, BasicGrey Ribbon, Dimensionals

Paper Therapy Challenge #21 - Technique

Good morning and Happy President's Day! It's time for the next challenge over at Paper Therapy! This week it's a technique challenge. Use the Negative part of a die-cut on your project. There are many possibilities for this. I would love to see you get creative and join us!

My brother recently graduated from college, so I needed a Congrats card. I chose my color palette, decided to use an embossing folder, and then cut out the die-cut from that. So, first I cut the vertical strips of cardstock, arranged them, flipped it over, and taped them together using Scotch tape. Then I ran it thru the Spellbinder's Wizard to cut out the die shape in the center. After that, I ran it thru again using the Tiny Mosaic Embossing Folder! It was so fun to watch the background come together! A couple buttons and some Baker's Twine are the finishing touches to this masculine card. I would love to hear your feedback. Thanks for visiting me today!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! - Cap: Year After Year; congratulations: Hugs & Wishes

Cardstock: SU - Very Vanilla, Kraft, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue

Ink: Tsukineko VersaMagic - Jumbo Java

Other: Nesties Large Labels, Tiny Mosaic CB Emb. Folder, Buttons-SU, Twinery Twine, Dimensionals