Fiesta Graduation!

Yes it's time to celebrate one more graduation--that of my nephew from University of California at Santa Cruz!  Heading down there this weekend for a family gathering and celebration, so of course, I needed a special card.

Ben has majored in Spanish, and will be going on to advance his career in Speech Pathology.  He just returned from a semester abroad in Chile, where, living with a family, he got to really immerse himself in the language.  Next up, Spain!  Then on to grad school.

So with his love of Hispanic culture/Spanish language, I couldn't help but use the new Birthday Fiesta suite in the new Stampin' UP! catalog.  Take a peek:

This set just cracks me up!  The llama and cactus are so cute!  There are banners, flowers and two great phrases--my favorite is "Fiesta like there's no manana"!

This card is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2", because I needed plenty of room to add all my elements.  Let's start with the base--a 5-1/2" x 11" piece of new In Color Emerald Envy.  To which I added a strip of the coordinating designer series paper, Festive Birthday (I love the bright colors and designs!  You'll see lots of this paper!).

I cut the Crushed Curry "sun" using a retired Starburst Framelit and ran it through one of my favorite embossing folders, Large Polka Dot.  Then I stamped and cut the numbers from Number of Years, using Tempting Turquoise ink and the matching Large Numbers framelits.

Now for the fun:

My llama was stamped with Crushed Curry ink, and his little serape blanket is Tempting Turquoise.  He is cut with the matching Fiesta Time Framelits (it doesn't get easier than this, folks!).

And see that pink star on the sentiment?  That's one of the new Brights Enamel Shapes--what a fabby collection of colors and shapes, all easy to stick onto your project in a sec!

What else is new?  The great Gold Binder Clips, holding my sign to the cactus--these are going to be so much fun!

Inside I added a pocket for a monetary congratulations gift.

And of course I had to have a matching envelope:

Certainly not a traditional graduation card, but I know Ben will get a huge kick out of it!

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More Rewards? Yes please!

Time for a party!  And look what Stampin' UP! is offering this month only:

 

Yes, just for hosting a qualifying party, you get  extra host rewards during the month of June.  A minimum order of $350 earns you an EXTRA $35 of your choice of Stampin' UP! products!  Imagine the shopping spree you get to go on!!!

Contact me now to book your party--invite your friends for an in person party, or host on line.  I'd love to help you earn more!

It's Here--Paper Pumpkin for only $5.00!

It's a one-day flash sale--Paper Pumpkin for only $5.00! 

Yes, today only (until 10:50 Pacific Time tonight), new Paper Pumpkin subscribers will get the June kit for just $5.00. 

Check out these details and then click the link on the right to start your subscription to your very own little orange box of creative joy each month:

1. This offer is for new Paper Pumpkin subscribers only.  The discount is applied to the June kit.
2.  After the first month, the regular price of $19.95 will return.
3.  The sale starts Thursday, June 9, (today!) at 5:00 p.m. and ends on Friday, June 10 at 10:50 p.m. (Pacific Time).
4.  This is only for month-to-month subscriptions, not pre-paid orders.

Don't delay!  You only have one day!

Be sure to use the promo code:  ONEDAYDEAL

Paper Pumpkin One Day Sale

It's Thursday and we're havin' a sale!  For one day only - starting TODAY at 5:00 p.m. - new Paper Pumpkin subscribers can get their first month for only $5.00!



Here's the skinny:

1. This offer is for new Paper Pumpkin subscribers only.  The discount is applied to the June kit.
2.  After the first month, the regular price of $19.95 will return.
3.  The sale starts Thursday, June 9, (today!) at 5:00 p.m. and ends on Friday, June 10 at 10:50 p.m. (Pacific Time).
4.  This is only for month-to-month subscriptions, not pre-paid orders.

Be sure to sign up, using the link to the right, and use the code:  ONEDAYDEAL

Don't miss out!

One More Guy Greetings

Are you sick of Guy Greetings yet?  I don't know why this set has suddenly become a favorite of mine, but as I am awaiting a delivery of all my new goodies from the new catalog I had to play with something.   So here is another Father's Day card:

I love the bold background stripes from the Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper.  (yes I know you can't see the "pink" but trust me--there is plenty of Melon Mambo on the reverse side of this oh-so-fun paper!).  And the stripes were the perfect size to stamp my words from the Guy Greetings set--all the descriptives you can use to describe my hubs--brother, husband, uncle and grandpa, along with dad!  I just laid the words out in a straight line, placed my clear block on top (the photopolymer stamps stick really nicely!) and stamped away using Memento Black ink.

I cut the oval using the now-retired Oval Framelits (don't despair--new, fabulous Layering Ovals Framelits are in the new catalog!) using Bermuda Bay card stock.  The banner was stamped and fussy cut, and popped up on Dimensionals.  "Guy" was cut from an old alphabet die that I had--sorry this is not available.

To finish off my card, I used some retired Candy Dots in black and white.  I can't wait to get my new Enamel Shapes (they are in a box, due to arrive Monday!)--they would have been perfect for this card, but alas, haven't yet arrived.  So sad!

Look how fun these will be to add to your creations!  They come in Brights, Regals, Subtles, In Colors and Metallics.  Can't wait to get mine!

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Congrats to the Graduate!

My nephew just graduated from high school (congrats Mac!) and here is the card I made him:

The base is Elegant Eggplant, with a layer of Smoky Slate striped paper from the Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack and then I used the Large Numbers Framelits dies to cut numbers in a piece of Silver Foil (Mac's high school colors are Purple and Silver).

I backed the foil sheet with Elegant Eggplant, popping it up using the new Foam Adhesive Strips (be sure to keep the "insides" of your numbers - inside the 0 and the 6 - or you just have empty centers).

Then I stamped a series of hats from Guy Greetings using Smoky Slate ink:

The sentiment was stamped on Whisper White, using Memento Black ink, and the end was trimmed into a banner shape.  A "vintage" Elegant Eggplant Candy Dot was added to anchor the sentiment on the foil sheet.

And the inside:  a money holder:

I stamped the Marquee Messages words using Memento Black ink, Elegant Eggplant and Smoky Slate.  The strip of DSP on the top was punched with a circle punch to make it easy to grab the check that will be included.

Since this card measures 4" x 8" I needed to make my own envelope.  Thank goodness for the Envelope Punch Board!

A piece of Neutrals Envelope Paper does the trick.  (I added a small piece of matching DSP to the flap, and punched circles for a closure--this card will be delivered in person). 


I've got one more graduation card to make--and I have the left over silver numbers to use...c'mon back later this week to see what I've done!

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Father's Day Card

Father's Day is on it's way, and I have been playing with a few ideas for cards.  I pulled out one of my favorite, yet little used, sets - Guy Greetings, and decided it would be perfect for this "manly" day.

I also thought I'd show off some of the new colors and how they match up to our standard inks.

The card base for this card is Dapper Denim.  I added a mat of Whisper White, on which I stamped the sentiment (also in Dapper Denim).  Then I went to town stamping shoes!

The top row is stamped with Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Dapper Denim.  The middle row uses Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz and Emerald Envy (another new In color).  And the bottom shoes are stamped using Soft Suede, Tip Top Taupe and Chocolate Chip.

Fun and simple, thanks to the photopolymer stamps that you can see right through!

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