Happy Graduation Kevin!

Kevin's Grad Card, front

Kevin's Grad Card, inside 

My friend Shelagh's son graduated from college and I made him a simply laid out card like the majority of the cards I made for my friend Patty.  See below for the last of the cards I made for her.

Congrats Sean!

My friend made a "corner pop up card" for me years ago.  She was in my club and wanted to give me a card that I hadn't shown her how to make.  She looked up the directions on SCS.  I had seen one in a Stampin' Sucess magazine, but had never made one until this year.  I don't know the official name (I couldn't find it on SCS so I dubbed it a "Corner Pop Up" card.  I thought it fitting to make one for her son's HS graduation.

Sean's DLSHS Graduation "Corner Pop Up Card", front

Sean's DLSHS Graduation "Corner Pop Up Card", open

"Corner Pop Up Card", before adhering side to back (inside)

"Corner Pop Up Card", before adhering side to back (outside)

"Corner Pop Up Card", folds flat to fit in envelope

"Corner Pop Up Card", back with area to write message

KG's Corner Pop Up Card for me, front

KG's Corner Pop Up Card for me, open 

Congrats Megan and Emily!

Megan's Grad Card, front

Megan's Grad Card, back

Megan's Grad Card, open

left top inside

right top inside

folds to mail flat in envelope

out side before adhering side to back

inside before adhering side to back

My friend Patty Beck has a daughter who's graduating from UCLA this weekend.  I would hold stamp parties for her in elementary school!  Her other daughter. Emily, graduated from Carondolete two weeks ago and will attend UCLA in the fall.   I had to make something different for her!

Megan's card is a corner pop up card and Emily's is a free standing pop up card.  They both use Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Whisper white.

Emily's Card, front

Emily's Card, back

Emily's Card, open

Below is the card Bianca made for Emily for her HS graduation.  I've made this type of card before.  Click HERE to view.  She did a great job.  I love her little diploma.  Oh darn, I forgot to take a photo with the sides open.  I think she had stamped 2015.

I have a few more grad cards to share with you next week!

Happy Stamping!  Mary

Congrats to my Graduate!

Chris's HS Grad Card, closed front

Chris's HS Grad Card, closed back

Chris's HS Grad Card, open front

Chris's HS Grad Card, open back

My oldest son, Chris, officially graduated last night!  Well, he's still sick with mono so he didn't actually go through the ceremony.  I love these free-standing pop up cards.  They fold flat to fit in a regular envelope, but then stand up for a "Wow" effect.  I used Concord Crush (a retired In Color from a few years back) because it's the perfect shade of purple for his school colors.

Happy Stamping!  Mary

April Club Cards

Wow, I thought I had already posted this!

April Club Cards

April Club Cards, open

Spiral Pop Up Card

I learned to make this type card at my first SU Convention.  I made one in my club back in 2008, but don't have a photo.

The inside is simple. You just punch a circle, then hand cut a spiral starting at the outer edge, keeping the width about 1/8", and ending when you have about a 1/4" center.

Decorate your front and inside before adding the spiral.  Add one glue dot under the center of the spiral and place it in the card.  Add one glue dot on top of the outer edge and close the card.  The dot will adhere and the circle will spiral when open.  Add the butterflies to the spiral with rolled up glue dots.

I also added a panel to the back of the card for a spot to write a message.

Spiral Pop Up Card. open

SUPPLIES:
sets - and many more
cs - soft sky, blackberry bliss, wild wasabi, tangelo twist, ww, painted blooms dsp
ink - blackberry bliss pad (I used elegant eggplant)
access - 7” soft sky painted blooms cotton twine

Mini glue dots, dimensionals, Rhinestones

Punches: elegant butterfly and itty bitty butterfly, word window, modern label, 2 ½” circle

Texture boutique and spring flowers TIEF

Spiral Pop Up Card Mechanics

Corner Pop Up Card, front

Corner Pop Up Card, open

Corner Pop Up Card, opening

SUPPLIES:
sets - painted petals
cs - 8-1/4" sq pacific point, garden green, rose red, whisper white, painted blooms dsp
ink - pacific point, garden green, rose red and soft sky pads
access - fringe scissors, dimensionals. mini glue dots, sponge

Corner Pop Up Card, flat, outside

Corner Pop Up Card, flat, inside

Corner Pop Up Card, how it goes together

I saw this type of card years ago in a Stampin' Success magazine, but I can't remember what it is called!  So I call it a "Corner Pop Up" card.

Happy Stamping!     Mary

May 2, 2015 Ray's Confirmation

Confirmation Card Front

Confirmation Card folds and fits in a standard envelope

Confirmation Card stands up when open

Confirmation Boy Ray, as pointed out by brother/sponsor Chris

My two handsome sons, Chris and Ray

Papa, Ray, Noni

Papa, Chris, Ray, Noni

Woo hoo, no mono.  Now I'm trying to catch up with things.  Chris is getting over the mono slowly.  This was well before he got sick.

Ray's day was very nice.  The confirmation was at Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland.  We went to dinner at Melo's after, yumm!

The card came together very quickly and I really liked the way it turned out, so did he!

Mary

UCLA Grad Card

UCLA Grad Card with envekope

Hi All.  Here's another grad card I made for my friend to give her daughter.  I'm in the process of making one for me to give her.  I made a number of others, but I think they're still in my camera.

Sorry I've been absent, but I was sick and am still, kind of.  My son was diagnosed with Mono last week.  I'm going in to be tested today.  I don't think I have it, but I want to be sure.

I'll blog again soon!

Mary

Grad Cards

LMU Grad card #1, front

#1 SUPPLIES:
sets- sassy salutations, a retired numbers set and a "contraband" sentiment
cs- basic gray, whisper white, cherry cobbler, basic black
ink- cherry cobbler pad
access- gold bakers twine, dimensionals, mini glue dots
punches- 1" & 1-1/4" square, 3/4" & 1" &1-1/4" circle, decorative label

LMU Grad card #1, inside and envelope

LMU Grad card #2, front and envelope

#2 SUPPLIES:
sets- sassy salutations, a retired numbers set and a "contraband" sentiment
cs- basic gray, whisper white, cherry cobbler
ink- cherry cobbler pad
access- gold bakers twine, dimensionals, mini glue dots
punches- 1" & 1-1/4" square, 3/4" & 1" &1-1/4" circle

LMU Grad card #3, front, inside and envelope

#3 SUPPLIES:
sets- sassy salutations, a retired numbers set and a "contraband" sentiment
cs- basic gray, whisper white, cherry cobbler, basic black
ink- cherry cobbler pad
access- gold bakers twine, dimensionals, mini glue dots
punches- 1" & 1-1/4" square, 3/4" & 1" &1-1/4" circle

Cindy Johnson's card

My friend "commissioned" me to make some grad cards. She wanted one for her son's girlfriend who's graduating from LMU with her masters.  I found a simple layout by Cindy Johnson  on Stampin' Connection (an exclusive site for SU demonstrators) which could be adapted for various schools.  This is the first card she needs because LMU ends first.  It's my alma mater so I had fun doing it.  I gave her three choices.  I think she'll like the first one best because it has plenty of room for writing.  I'll share the others in a future post.

Happy Stamping!  Mary