Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Easel Card for Graduation

Made this card for my niece's high school graduation:


I wanted it to be really shiny and sparkly to go with the sentiments.  Here's a close-up of the bottom one:


So all the sentiments and stars are embossed.  To get that extra bit of glitter, I mixed regular gold embossing powder with an equal amount of Gold Tinsel (Stamp N Stuff) embossing powder.  It really makes it sparkle!  The sentiment stamps are from Studio G (probably from the dollar bin at Michael's--LOL), and the other stamps and cardstock are from Close To My Heart.  I used Ponderosa Pine and Desert Sand cardstock.  (My niece's school colors are green and gold).  I love the way the Desert Sand matches the gold embossing!  It's one of my favorite CTMH colors--very versatile!  Stamp sets used were Shining Star and You Did It.  Here you can see that it is an easel card so it will stand up by itself:


I tried to angle the sentiment on the bottom part by stacking two thick pieces of foam tape under the top half and then just using one thinner piece on the bottom.  The ribbon on the diploma is also from the dollar bin.  It's really a piece of a wide ribbon.  I literally have 24 shoeboxes of ribbon and the only one that came close to matching this green paper was almost two inches wide!  So I had to trim it down a bit!  I'm entering this card into two easel card challenges.  One is Paper Sundaes and the other is Rosie D's.  I'm also entering a "new beginnings" challenge at Sentimental Sundays.  My card is NOTHING LIKE most of the cards entered into these challenges.  So let me know what you think!

12 comments:

  1. Thanks for taking part in the Rosie D challenge this week, your card is lovely.

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  2. What a great graduation card, love the embossing. Thanks for playing along with us at Paper Sundaes this week :)

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  3. Wow what a beautiful card...so classy! Thanks for joining us at Paper Sundaes!

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  4. The little scroll is so cool! Great card!! Glad you joined us this week at Paper Sundaes.

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  5. Beautiful card, so elegant!! Thanks for joining us at Rosie-D's Challenge with your lovely work! Good luck!

    Greetings, Saskia :)

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  6. Gorgeous! This is so rich looking. I love the scroll. Thank you for joining us for the Sentimental Sundays challenge. We hope you will join us again.

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  7. Wow, great graduation card, so elegant and stylish too!
    Thanks for sharing this with us at Rosie D's, good luck;-))
    DT Mervi

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  8. What an awesome graduation card! The embossing is just beautiful against the dark background. Thanks so much for joining us for Sentimental Sundays! :)

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  9. What a great interpretation of this week's theme! I love th eembossing, the card really sparkles and it will be a "proud" addition to the mantelpiece, right next to the graduation diploma! Thanks for joining us at the Sentimental Sundays, hope to see you playing with us again next week.

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  10. This is a stunning card! Love all the sparkly embossing. Thanks so much for playing in our Sentimental Sundays challenge. ~chris

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  11. What a shiny card. Really great to look at and to receive. Love the sentiment a lot too. Thanks for joining the Sentimental Sundays Challenge

    Renate

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  12. Gorgeous creation, thanks for joining Rosie-D’s challenge, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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