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Graduation Cards Galore!

Linking my Globe Card to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge – anything goes!

I finally got the TE Little Bits Grad Cap to make this card. I copied it from their website (edited to add the card designer is Kavya).  One difference is I used the Penny Black wood floor. (linked below)

Linking my congradulations card to the Paper Funday May Challenge – anything goes!

This card I used Spellbinders Bold numbers sets, TE grad cap and MFT sentiment.

Linking this colorful card to the A Cut Above May Challenge – anything goes with a die cut. 

This one is a TE die and the mini sentiments are from MFT. Oh, the star stamp is from TE also.

I used Black Glossy cardstock to die cut it.  Linked below.

I had fun with this!  I used the NEW poppystamps Joyride Car, an old Quickutz die for the grad caps,  Memory Box Puffy Clouds and the FLY HIGH sentiment is a dollar stamp, probably over 20 years old from JoAnns!  I’d never used it before!

I’m linking my FLY High card to the NBUS challenge #86 – never before used stuff!

and to the Four Seasons Spring Challenge – because Spring is graduations!

and to the Neglected Stuff Challenge – because this Fly High sentiment has to be over 20 years old!  

I just inked the background with Distress inks.

This one it’s hard to see but the black behind the cut out letters is embossed with Spellbinders Music folder, I’ll link it below and you can definitely see it better in the last photo.

The grad cap and scroll I used here are from the Classic Mouse Graduation die set…linked below.

I used Altenew’s Bold alphabet to die cut the word GRAD,  I’ll link it below.

I did different color hats…

I’m linking my GRAD card to the Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge – anything goes with an embossing folder.

and to the Die Cut Divas Challenge blog – all about celebrations!

and to the Word POWER Challenge – focus on the sentiment!

So fun!  I have one more post coming with grad cards…hopefully you’ll be inspired like I was by all the cards out in the interwebs!

I got out all my graduation supplies and now I have a real mess. haha  It’s kind of tempting to keep them all together instead of putting them back away by company.

Thank you so much for stopping by and scrolling through!  Holler if you have any questions!

Here’s shopping links to what’s available that I used…

Penny Black – Creative Dies – Wood…
[ SBC ]
Poppystamps – 2697 Joyride Car craft die
[ STR ]
Favorite Song 3D Embossing Folder -…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Altenew – Dies – Caps Bold Alphabet
[ SBC | SSS | ALTN ]
Bold Numbers Etched Dies from the…
[ SPL | SBC | SBC | SPL ]
Spellbinders Bold Color Mix Numbers…
[ SSS ]
Sweeping Celebration Sentiments Press…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Classic Mouse Graduation Etched Dies…
[ SPL ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy…
[ STR | SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials…
[ SBC ]
Spellbinders Splatter White Opaque…
[ SSS ]
Splatter White Opaque Watercolor |…
[ SPL ]
Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect…
[ SSS ]
Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny
[ STR ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;…
[ STR | SSS ]
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision…
[ STR | SSS ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch…
[ STR | SSS ]
Lawn Fawn – Lawn Cuts – Dies – Simple…
[ SBC ]

cards · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Foiling · Graduation · Hot Foiling · Spellbinders dies · Spring

Spellbinders Graduation Card…

Hello everyone!  I’ve been making so many cards!  Time to get them posted!  I love how this turned out!

This is the Spellbinders Classic Mouse Graduation Sentiments set.  FULL of fabulous images!  I’ll be showing some of the other sentiments on cards still to post!

I love being able to personalize cards to the graduate!

This card is going to go in an A7 envelope.

Linking to some card challenges…

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge –  use dies

Die Cut Divas – it’s all about celebrations!  Mine is graduation

A Cut Above – anything goes with a die cut

Can You Handle the Pressure – anything goes with an embossing folder

NBUS #86never before used stuff

Links to what I used to make this card below…


SPL = Spellbinders,  SBC = scrapbook. com, SSS = simon says stamp, STR = Starlitstudio. net

Classic Mouse Graduation Sentiments…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Favorite Song 3D Embossing Folder -…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Silver -…
[ SPL | SBC ]
Cosmic Sky ColorWheel Cardstock 12″ x…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Raven ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″…
[ SPL | SSS | SBC ]
Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – matte and shiny
[ STR ]
Simon Says Stamp Metallic Silver Cord…
[ SSS ]
New & Improved Platinum SIX Machine…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Glimmer Hot Foil System Platinum |…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Self-Adhesive…
[ STR ]

 

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Spring

Memory Box Rainy Day Mouse and Daisy Umbrellas Card…

Hello everyone!  Just what you wanted…to be greeted by a mouse! At least it’s a cute one wanting to have a party!

Pretty straight forward…die cut and glue.  Spattered some white for the background through an oval I die cut in a piece of printer paper.

I put the extra Daisy inside with the sentiment! Birthday Wishes is from an older 2021 Memory Box Joyful Moments stamp set.  I cut off the ‘sending’ word at the top because most of the birthday cards I use I don’t send!

It stamped up nicely in the MISTI and with versafine Oynx ink this time.

Sorry….I’m not finding it at my usual stores.

I made this mouse up four different ways trying to see which way I liked it best.  The first time making it brown, die cut in white and inked with Distress ink, second time die cut in white and inked with Distress Hickory Smoke ink to make it gray, third time was the reverse grays of cardstock of this one I’m posting.  It was cute with pink inked in the ears!  All that to say it can look really different depending on what you use.

The daisy Umbrellas are super cute!

The sentiment banner is from the poppystamps Spring Banners stamp set.  Some of these sets come with dies.  I’ll look this one up and I’ll be sure to link the dies also.  I did shorten this for this card though.

IT”S ON SALE!  $4.99 for the stamps and the dies at Starlitstudio.net!

I love the variety of fun sentiments in this set!

oh, I die cut the raincoat in a green checker paper too and it was super cute. lol  The detail showed up more.  The first two that I die cut in white I inked in Distress Mustard Seed ink.  That was cute too!   Now it just needs boots! haha

This little mouse would be cute nestled in a bunch of flowers for ‘garden whimsy’!  That’s one of the sentiments in the stamp.

Linking to some card challenges…

A Cut Above April 2026 – anything goes with a die cut

The Four Seasons April 2026 – anything goes Spring

Die Cut Divas – Birthday or Anniversary Card

Triple B April 2026 –  I’m using blooms!

ok – I’ll stop yakking and go work outside for a bit.  Happy cardmaking to you!  Thank you for stopping by!

P.S.  I just realized I forgot to add white dots to it’s eyes.  I’m not going to retake pictures though! oops!

 

Here’s shopping links to what I used to make this card…

Memory Box – 94897 Rainy Day Mouse…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – 94895 Daisy Umbrellas…
[ STR | SSS ]
Poppystamps – CB515 Spring Banners…
[ STR ]
Waffle Flower Additional Oval Dies…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles…
[ SSS ]
MISTI PRECISION STAMPER VERSION 2.0…
[ SSS | SBC | SBC | SBC ]
Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials…
[ SBC | SSS | SPL ]
Zig Glue
[ STR | SBC | SSS ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;…
[ STR | SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch…
[ STR | SBC | SSS ]
adhesive pick-up square
[ STR ]
Sizzix Circular Cutting Pads – set of…
[ STR ]
Woodware EasyPick Tool by Creative…
[ STR ]
Sizzix – New and Improved – Big Shot…
[ SBC ]

BetterPress · cards · Congratulations · Die Piecing · Family · Graduation · Spellbinders dies · Spring

Spellbinders Graduation Cards!

Hi everyone! This year is flying by and here it is time for grad cards!   I love the sets Spellbinders is offering this year. I used the new Classic Mouse Graduation die set and the new Classic Mouse Graduation Sentiments BetterPress glimmer set.

We need a girl grad card so I used the school colors for here.  Spellbinders has an assembly page on their website to follow…makes it so easy to put together!

I had the idea to add a flower to her extended hand…so cute! The white daisy is from the Mini Blooms and Sprigs die set.

I wish I could show you in person because they’re so much cuter in real life!

Close up photos…

I used a circle punch to make a stencil to ink on the blush on her cheek.  She just needed a little color! lol

Now, here’s Mickey!

I love that they have different shoes…I added more detail to the tassel this time.  I couldn’t think of anything else to put in his hand. lol

I just cut strips of cardstock to frame the ‘class of’ words.

Here he is close up.  I didn’t add the blush/cheek circle.

I love the little hat charm in the sentiment set.  I clipped off the circle top though.  I want to make some more cards with these sets.  I love the letterpress look.  You can foil with these too so I want to do that on some.

Both cards are A7 size but will still mail for one forever stamp.

Linking to some card challenges…

A Cut Above April – anything goes with a die cut

NBUS #85 – never before used stuff

Word Art Wednesday #748-749 – anything goes

Holler if you have any questions!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Here’s the products I used to make these cards…SPL = Spellbinders,  SBC = scrapbook. com, SSS = Simon Says Stamp, STR = Starlitstudio.net

WAREHOUSE SALE going on at Spellbinders… HERE!

Classic Mouse Graduation Etched Dies…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Classic Mouse Graduation Sentiments…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Classic Mouse Graduation I Want It…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Mini Blooms and Sprigs Etched Dies -…
[ SPL | SBC | SSS ]
Spellbinders – BetterPress Collection…
[ SBC | SPL | SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;…
[ STR | SSS ]
CrafTreat – Teflon Bone Folder – Lifter
[ SBC | SSS ]
Scor-Pal 12×12 INCH MEASURING AND…
[ SSS ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch…
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
Sizzix Circular Cutting Pads – set of…
[ STR | SBC | SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · copics · Simon Says Stamp · Slimline · Spring

Simon Says Stamp ‘In My Heart’ March Release…

Hi everyone!  I have a slim line card to share with you today using the NEW Simon Says Stamp ‘Thanks A Latte’  clear stamp set from the ‘In My Heart’ release.

Look at these critters!  There’s a panda also that I didn’t use but would’ve been super cute too!

I used some very old K & company paper.  A 12 x 12 paper pad called Wild Saffron.  Trying to use some of this stuff  I’ve collected over the years!

Linking to the Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge…anything goes

The Neglected Stuff Challenge…anything goes must use at least one old neglected product

I used Photoplay’s Circle Windows Etched Die for the background panel.  I stamped on Hammermill and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.

Linking to A Cut Above Challenge – anything goes with a die cut

Added a little lace down the side.  I thought I should get out the machine and stitch this but I didn’t do it. lol

There’s a really fun sentiments in this set covering a lot of occasions.

This fits in the slimline envelope also and will post for one stamp.

My first thought for this set was to make a set of clean and simple cards for a gift but I got started and forgot the plan! lol   I still think that would be so cute!

Linking to the Stamping Sensations Challenge….Spring or anything goes.

Thank you so much for stopping by today….check out the NEW release HERE.  Links to what I used below.

Shopping links to the products I used for this card…

Simon Says Stamps and Dies Thanks A…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps Thanks a…
[ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Thanks a Latte Wafer…
[ SSS ]
PHOTOPLAY DIES – CIRCLE WINDOWS FOR…
[ BRB ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK…
[ SSS ]
Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL…
[ SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says…
[ SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives THIN 3D 217 WHITE…
[ SSS ]