Glittery Graduation Card

Posted in Cards, Other by lisababitz

(Inside: May you celebrate your graduation remembering special memories from your past and exciting dreams for your future. Happy Graduation.)

My kids had quite a few graduation parties to attend this past spring/summer so I came up with a few designs that were easy to duplicate. Most of the graduates were from their high school where the colors are red and white so I went with those colors for most of the cards I created.

This first design (of several) was made with glitter card stock along with fabric graduation cap stickers.

In addition to graduates from their school, there were a few graduates from different schools, with different colors, so I used different glitter card stock for theirs. (It’s hard to see the shine on the black and white sample.) This design was very easy to customize!

The red and black glitter card stock was by Recollections, and the blue was by DCWV. The stickers were called “Black Graduation Caps” (#SPJBLG229) from Jolee’s Boutique. I used a score board to emboss diagonal lines to frame my greeting which was by Rubber Stamped. The stars were cut with 2 different star punches (#03-026386 and #03-026382) that were designed to cut thick materials by Fiskars. The frame was created with my We R Memory Keepers Frame Punch Board. The inside sentiment was a stamp by Northwoods Rubber Stamps.

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28Sep2017

Zebadiah Zebra Thank You Note

Zebadiah Zebra Thank You Note

How cute is this zebra image?!

I was recently searching for a stamp (made by Paper Pretties) that was used on a card I had seen online and sadly discovered that the online store had closed. I contacted the owner who actually still had the stamp set, and I was able to purchase it from her. Yay!! While I had been looking for the stamp set, I had come across another card with this zebra image (same company) and asked about that as well. She told me it was a digital image, and she very kindly sent it to me as a gift. This is the thank you note, made with the gifted image, that I made for her. Thanks again, Heather!

The image is called “Zebadiah Zebra” from Paper Pretties. I colored him with a black copic marker. The greeting is from the “What I Love” set from Stampin’ Up and was stamped with versafine onyx black ink. The black and white striped paper is by Love Nicole from AC Moore. Black and white card stock was also used.

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26Sep2017

Sympathy Shutter Card

Posted in Cards, Creative Folds, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

Sympathy Shutter Card

I have seen quite a few variations of shutter cards online, but one style I really liked was done by Sandy Allnock where there is room for an “inside sentiment” or a handwritten message. (HERE is her video tutorial.)

For this card, I used 2 sheets from the Recollections “Habitat” signature paper stack for my decorative panels and mats. The card base is Recollections kraft card stock. (The base is 12 inches wide, so a 12″ x 12″ sheet is needed.)

Here is the template for the card base:

The circle panels were cut with dies from the Spellbinders Large and Small Standard Circle Dies sets.

The stamp for the greeting on the front is from the Stampin’ Up “Thoughts and Prayers” set and the inside message is from the “A Beautiful Life” set from Gina K Designs. Both were stamped with versafine vintage sepia ink.

The finished card, when folded, is 41/4 x 5 1/2 and fits in an A2 sized envelope.

I had a scrap of the patterned paper left over so I made another quick card with it.

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18Sep2017

Peek-a-Boo Graduation Card

Posted in Cards, Interactive, Other by lisababitz

Peek-a-Boo Graduation Card

I had seen a tutorial for a Peek-a Boo Card where the image on the front of the card appears to transform into a second image as the card is opened. I thought these would make great graduation cards for my triplets who just graduated from high school.

When the cards are closed, you can see their senior portraits , and as the cards are opened, their senior portraits “transform” into pictures from their first day of kindergarten.

I used black and heavy weight white card stock. The congratulations stamp is from the “Curly Cute” set by Stampin’ Up and was stamped with versafine onyx black ink. The class of 2017 was a digital image I found online (although I am no longer seeing it there). I found the same image on etsy (for 2018) HERE by createsvg4you. The sentiment inside was computer generated.

To create the frames and openings, I used a die from the Spellbinders “Artist Trading Cards” set (S3-208) and a We R Memory Keepers Frame Punch Board.

I added a panel of acetate over the back image (the one you see when the card is closed) which helped my second image slide more easily as the card was opened. (Unfortunately, it’s adding to the glare in the photo.)

I made three of these cards. Same exact design; different photos.

They grow up so fast!!

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16Sep2017

Welcome Little One Shaker Card

Posted in Baby, Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Welcome Little One Shaker Card

(Inside: Congratulations on your bundle of joy!)

Cheery Lynn Designs has a number of shaker card kits, and the one I used on this card is the Baby Rattle. The kit comes with the rattle dies, foam, acetate, and the metal fillers for inside the shaker element. The components of the kit are also sold separately, but it was nice having everything included! And it’s nice to know there are refills available if needed/desired. There are instructional videos right on their site if you’ve never made a shaker card before.

The adorable papers used on this project are “Linen Door Boy Plaid” by The Paper Studio, “Betty-Ann” by Melissa Frances (the polka dotted paper), and American Crafts #320333 (elephants). Stampin’ Up Mint Macaron card stock was also used along with the Mint Macaron ink for the inside sentiment and to color the white ribbon.

In addition to the metal “It’s a Boy” shaker elements that came with the kit, I also added some “Baby Shower Confetti” by Unique (#61842).

I used the Stampin’ Up Banner Triple Punch and a Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Folder.

The greeting inside the rattle is from the “Basket Blessings” set (retired?) by Gina K Designs stamped with versamark and heat embossed in white. The inside greeting is from the “Rectangle Greetings” set (retired?) from Gina K Designs.

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