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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 ]

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 ]

Birthday · cards · Cottage Cutz · Die Piecing · Poppystamps · Winter

Cottage Cutz Puppy Carolers for a January Birthday Card…So Cute!

Hi everyone!  It’s a Caroling Puppy Trio gone birthday!  Perfect for a January birthday I thought!  I had so much fun making this!

A delightful Winter scene.  A 5 x 7 size card. A couple blue oxide inks for the sky.  Snow spattering for the grand finale!

I used a lot of Cottage Cutz dies.

The background houses, kids sledding and trees is ‘Winter Wonderland Border’.

The snowman is from the ‘Snowy Village Accessories’ die.

The trees in the front are ‘Pine Tree, Full and Pine Tree, Slim’.

‘Puppy Carolers’ is the main die.

The wreath on the lantern is from the ‘Woodland Mailbox’ die.

I used two Poppystamps dies.

‘Old Fashioned Lamp Post’ and ‘Happy Birthday Melody”.

I die cut the happy birthday three times and glued the cuts together so they wouldn’t be completely flat.

I used the really thin mounting tape for the rest of the images.  I added double to the lamp post.

I just love how it turned out and I hope you do too!  I wish you could see this in real life!

And I took a picture of the inside!

This was for our granddaughter Lilli that turned 21 the 8th of January.  She’s a singer, a cello player and loves her dogs!  She also has her own business!  So proud of her!

Holler if you have any questions.

I’m linking to some card challenge blogs….

NBUS #82 – Never before used stuff  (Puppy Carolers, Pine trees, Woodland Mailbox and Snowy Village Accessories)

The Four Seasons January 2026 – mood board (so honored to be a winner!)

The Word Power January 2026 – showcase sentiment

Neglected Stuff January 2026 –  Most of what I used! lol  I didn’t know how old except on the two poppystamps dies that have a date on the storage envelopes!  2016!

Die Cut Diva’s – Use a New Crafty Item ( I used four new to me dies)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

All Occasion · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · LOVE · Memory Box · Poppystamps · Valentine

poppystamps and Memory Box Friend Nordic Card…

Hi friends and fellow cardmakers!  It’s time to hit the hearts! lol  Looking through the never been used stash are some Nordic themed dies from poppystamps and some older Memory Box dies.

Basic die cutting…no extra inking even! Cut, layer and glue!

This is an A2 size card…

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS Challenge #70 – never before used stuff

Triple B January 2025 Challenge – birds, blooms and butterflies (blooms for me)

Die Cut Diva’s Challenge – Use something NEW

Thank you for stopping by my blog today!  Yikes!  Just two days of January left and I still have a three birthday cards to post!  January is a big birthday month for this gang of mine.

Holler if you have any questions… linking below to dies that are still available.

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppystamps – 2637 Nordic Flower…
[ STR | SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2628 Nordic Fancy…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – 94659 Friend Daily…
[ STR | SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2294 Stitched Envelope…
[ STR ]
Memory Box – Open Studio Die Set -…
[ FRN ]
Memory Box – Cardstock Paper – 8/1/2…
[ STR ]
Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH…
[ SSS ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]
Sizzix – White and Gray – Big Shot…
[ SBC ]

cards · Christmas Challenges (with sketches) · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Ornament · Poppystamps

poppystamps Nordic Layered Ornament Metallic Card…

Hi everyone! My card fits in with the shiny brights category but it’s not old! lol

It seems like I make a metallic and black glossy card every Christmas season.  I should make time to go back and link them!

This is just basic die cutting and gluing.

I love this new Little Bow and String die used with the new Nordic Layered Ornament.

Framed with the poppystamps Double Stitch Rectangle Frames largest die.

Merry and Bright is from the new set of Greeting Tabs  ST017.

I finished the inside but you know what I’m going to say! ugh.  Hurrying and forgot to take a picture!  It’s a white cardbase and all I did was stamp the sentiment ‘may the season bring you Peace, Love, Joy from the Memory Box Be Merry clear stamp set.

I stamped it in the misti and I figured out that these stamps stamp the first time if I have a lightweight cardstock shim in the misti and then stamp!  YAY!  So much of stamping is like trying a new sewing machine!  Every stamp set is different!

I ended with three of the gold fairy jewels from the Christmas set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I’m feeling the countdown crunch here!  Nothing is in the mail yet…eek!  I hope everyone else is ahead so mine will go quickly when I do get stuff mailed!  A gal can dream!  lol

Happy making and I’ll talk to you again soon!

Here’s what I used to make this card…

Poppy Stamps Nordic Layered Ornament…
[ SSS | STR ]
Poppystamps – 2662 Little Bow and…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – ST017 Merry and Bright…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – CL5287D Be Merry clear…
[ STR | SSS ]
Memory Box – SH44004 Black Glossy…
[ STR | SSS ]
Bazzill FOIL Cardstock – shiny gold
[ STR ]
Memory Box Fairy Drops • Jewels •…
[ STR | SSS ]
Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine…
[ SBC ]
Sizzix White Tool Caddy Big Shot…
[ SBC ]
Craft Tweezers – EK Tools – 5 inch…
[ STR ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape…
[ STR ]
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
[ STR | SSS | SBC ]