Stampin' Up! has only offered a handful of graduation stamp sets over the years and none of them has ever been translated. When I came across this stamp set, I thought it had enough images to make up for the fact that the sentiments are in English, and I thought it would be a great addition to my image collection. I don't get asked for graduation cards all that often, but I think it would be wise to have one or two on hand. Inspired by the "Anything Goes" challenge theme from Simon Says Stamp, I made a graduation card, making sure to keep the colors as gender-neutral as possible on this card, since I don't know who it will be going to.
The set has been sitting on my desk, waiting to be used, for a little while, and today, when I came across some Doodlebug Designs paper with an office theme to them (Take Note collection), I thought the clipboard and paperclip designs could tie in nicely with the school/graduation theme. The "Congratulations" stamp was found in the Sky is the Limit stamp set (offered for a limited time as a SAB freebie - get yours before February 15th!).
The graduate was stamped in VersaMark on Basic Grey cardstock and embossed in Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder, then punched out with a 2" Circle Punch. I wanted confetti around him, so I reached for the Party With Cake stamp set (from the current Occasions catalogue) and used Smoky Slate ink for a softer look on the Basic Grey cardstock.
The design was inspired by the January Reverse Confetti Sketch.
Supplies
Stamps: You Did It (Impression Obsession Rubber Stamps), Dans les nuages (Sky is the Limit - Stampin' Up!),
Cardstock: Cool Cucumber, Basic Grey, Daffodil Delight
Patterned Papers: Take Note (Doodlebug Design)
Ink: Island Indigo, VersaMark, Smoky Slate
Accessories: Brads, Corner Rounder Punch, Paperclips, Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder,
2" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Yellow Baker's Twine, Handheld 1/8" Circle Punch,
Stamp Punch, White Envelope
Great choice of papers and elements, Cindy! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!
Posted by: Lin Brandyberry | February 01, 2016 at 19:57