Terry Lynn Bright, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Masculine cards are sometimes difficult for me ~ I want to get it right on so many levels. Well, I think this card does that – gets it right. It’s a graduation card for a young man with learning disabilities: his graduating from high school is a big deal and he is so excited. Let’s take a peek.

I began with the In Good Taste DSP and worked around that. And… I’ll be honest, I found a card on Pinterest that I CASEd (Etsy to be exact – from several years ago). The ‘cap’ is made with the Tailored Tag Punch and Basic Black card stock. I found that idea on Pinterest as well 🙂 Punch the tag, then trim to the longest points – perfect cap!. Next I punched a small hole in the center for the homemade tassel. I wrapped White Baker’s twine from the Baker’s Twine Essential Pack, around a credit card several times – and well, this is how it turned out. I pushed the twine through the hole in the cap and secured it with Seal+ then taped over that. A single Black Matte Dot was perfect to cover the opening and give the cap the finishing touch. I put dimensionals on the back and secured it to the card front. I added a glue dot under the tassel knot to keep it in place.

Next I created the banner to show the year of graduation. With Smoky Slate card stock I trimmed the ends of each banner with the Banners Pick a Punch. The numbers were created using the Playful Alphabet Dies and Basic Black card stock and adhered with dabs of liquid glue. Each banner got dimensionals on the back and adhered as you see them. I used Black card stock once again to create the center area and simply glued that in place with liquid glue. I then wrapped a bit of Shimmer Ribbon in Gray Granite on top of the black strip and adhered it in back with Seal+ The ‘Graduation’ banner is stamped in Smoky Slate on Basic White using the A Wish for Everything stamp set. This was adhered over the ribbon with dimensionals. I adhered the completed DSP panel to a larger piece of Smoky Slate card stock with liquid glue, added dimensionals to the back and attached it to the Basic Black card base.

The inside is super simple… the sentiment is stamped in Memento Black ink using A Grand Kid stamp set onto Basic White card stock. That was adhered to Smoky Slate (yep, liquid glue) then to the inside of the card – and voila! Card is complete.

For the envelope I covered the flap with the same In Good Taste DSP. Done, done.

This card could be made feminine by simply changing out the DSP – and using the same layout. I really like it. Card cuts will be listed at the end of the post.

Products for todays project are from the 2021-22 Annual Catalog. They may be found in the list below. I’ve made it easy for you to simply ‘add all to cart’. If I can help you in any way to order these items, or others, please give me a holler. As a thank you to my customers, when the order is between $50-$150 I offer a SU! item of your choice valued at $10. Remember to use MY NEW HOST CODE – 4A6RJ2TA . When the order is over $150, you still receive that free gift from me, but SU! has Stampin’ Rewards that may be used for additional products, so don’t use the host code at that time. If you have questions just let me know. If you would like to be able to order products early from catalogs AND enjoy that 20% discount, join my team now… you may do that here. We have lots of fun and are a creative bunch that encourages & supports one another.

Stampin’ Up! has two promotions going on right now: a HOST promotion AND a KIT promotion,

which are shown next.

HOST PROMOTION 4 MAY- 14 JUN, 2021

From 4 May–14 June 2021, qualifying orders will receive our generous Stampin’ Rewards PLUS additional rewards! Hosts can earn Stampin’ Rewards based on order totals for an entire party. Outside of the party setting, Stampin’ Rewards are available to those who place individual orders that meet the order totals shown here.

• Workshop orders, customer orders, and online orders all qualify for the extra $25 in Stampin’ Rewards if they reach the $250 level.
• The order must reach the qualifying amount of $250 in merchandise prior to shipping and tax.The extra $25 rewards are only valid once per order no matter how high the order total.
• Starter Kit orders do not qualify for this promotion.
• Stampin’ Rewards can not be used on a 50% off item.
• Deadline to submit an order and receive the extra $25 in free Stampin’ Rewards:  June 14, 2021 at 11:50 PM (MT).

KITS PROMOTION BEGINS 1 JUNE

I’m excited to share with you a new line of creative products called the Kits Collection by Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Up! has taken the guess work out of creativity and done the hard parts, and you get to do the fun stuff: craft! Each kit is all-inclusive and includes the predesigned projects, preprinted pieces, and even the adhesives you need to complete the projects.

There’s a wide variety of kits for all different occasions, and new kits are being added regularly. You can shop the current selection at www.stampinup.com/kits. But hurry! Kits are available only while supplies last! 

Pick the kit that’s right for you.

LOTS of information shared… if you have questions, please ask.

I want to help you in your creativity, to share in your progress, to witness your growth.

Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day.

Card cuts for today’s project:

Basic Black – 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2; 7/8 x 3 3/4 + 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 + scrap for numbers

Smoky Slate – 4 x 5 1/4 (2)

DSP – 3 3/4 x 5

Basic White 3 3/4 x 5, 9/16 x 3