Apr 27 2008

Happy Graduation

Published by trudee at 11:49 pm under Card Designs, Copic, Rubber Soul/Wordsworth, Spellbinders

I hope you are all having a great weekend!

I needed to make a card for my nephew’s graduation, but realized I didn’t have any graduation stamps! Sheesh. I was digging through my stash of Rubber Soul and Wordsworth sets, when I spied the word “graduation” in this Happy Everything set. YAY!

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I chose some great masculine paper from Basic Grey’s Archaic line, also using the solid distressed green, and distressed cream color from the pad. I cut and embossed a narrow scalloped rectangle with my Spellbinders Nestability die, then airbrushed it with the die in place using my YG06 Copic marker. When I removed the die, it left the cream edge, which makes it look like another layer. Cool! :)

I stamped the sentiment, then colored it in using Copic YG17, and B95. I added some shadows with W3. This Martha Stewart ribbon is masculine enough, so I didn’t feel badly adding it to the card. Some aged copper brads, and dimensionals under the scalloped panel complete the design.

I think this works for a young man graduate~~do you?

17 Responses to “Happy Graduation”

  1. # Pam Clayon 28 Apr 2008 at 12:45 am

    Wow! I think it’s wonderful! Love that paper and love that ribbon! I think it’s perfect.

  2. # Marciaon 28 Apr 2008 at 5:54 am

    Very nice T…….. He will like it. Love, M……..

  3. # cwilliamson 28 Apr 2008 at 8:00 am

    Perfect :)

  4. # Conniecrafteron 28 Apr 2008 at 8:25 am

    Terrific, it is so hard to do a guy card and I think you have pulled it off, this looks great!

  5. # Diane Lapointeon 28 Apr 2008 at 8:29 am

    What a beauty Trudee!! Lovely colors!

  6. # flossieon 28 Apr 2008 at 9:21 am

    What a great card

  7. # Danielleon 28 Apr 2008 at 9:40 am

    Very nice masculine card! Nice colors!

  8. # jacksonbelleon 28 Apr 2008 at 10:46 am

    This is darling! I love the colors, that stamp is really cute!!

  9. # Elizabethon 28 Apr 2008 at 1:58 pm

    WOW! Awesome graduation card! Great airbrushing!!

  10. # Michelleon 28 Apr 2008 at 6:32 pm

    Great card! Love the colors. How did you tie the ribbon? cut a separate piece and know around it??

  11. # Michelleon 28 Apr 2008 at 6:32 pm

    That is Knot around it :) long day at work

  12. # Julia Staintonon 28 Apr 2008 at 7:34 pm

    Perfect! he’ll love it! Great colors and love your coloring!

  13. # Shel9999on 28 Apr 2008 at 8:31 pm

    VERY cute and perfect for a guy!

  14. # Sharon Harniston 29 Apr 2008 at 9:29 am

    The “happy” sentiment just pops, T — lovin’ the way you used the long rectangle die!

  15. # stampmonkeyon 29 Apr 2008 at 1:57 pm

    This is great! I think any young man would appreciate this card (and my oldest is graduating from college next month…hmmm….). tfs

  16. # leslierichon 01 May 2008 at 1:44 am

    What a lucky find in your stash of stamps! You made a perfect graduation card!

  17. # Claraon 03 May 2008 at 8:44 am

    What a great card for a guy at graduation! Love it.

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