It's Graduation Time!Say Congrats withthe Bright & Beautiful Suite

May and June are the months when college and high school graduations occur. In May my beautiful niece graduate from the University of Texas-Austin with a degree in Fine Arts. End of May and beginning of June I saw 2 of my boys graduate from high school. One will be attending Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, and the other will be attending University of Wisconsin- Platteville in Platteville, WI.

Today’s card is a graduation card designed using the Bright & Beautiful Suite and the school colors of one of my kids. Hope this gives you inspiration for creating your own graduation card for that special human in your life.

Imperial

Gorgeous Grape
5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ score @ 4 1/4″
Scrap

Highland Heather
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Bright & Beautiful DSP
1 3/4″ x 4″

Basic White-Inside Mat
2 – 5 1/4″ x 4″
Scrap

Metric

Gorgeous Grape
29.2cm x 10.4cm score @14.9cm
Scrap

Highland Heather
Scrap

Bright & Beautiful DSP
4.4cm x 11.1cm

Basic White-Inside Mat
2 – 14.2cm x 10.1cm
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Colors for this card include Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, and Fresh Freesia, a 2021-2023 retiring In Colors that was included as a core color.

This card is built horizontally. (Score at the top.) Please refer to the photos if you have questions about stamping, die cut, and mat placement.

Begin by cutting all pieces according to the measurement section above.

Stamping

Stamp 1 large balloon in Gorgeous Grape, 2 medium balloons in Highland Heather, and 1 medium balloon in Fresh Freesia on Basic White scrap.
Stamp the sentiment using VersaMark ink on Highland Heather scrap. Sprinkle ink with white embossing powder and heat set it. Cut the edges of the sentiments label at an angle.
Stamp 3 medium balloons in Gorgeous Grape on the left edge of the interior Basic White mat. Stamp the strings.
Stamp the interior sentiment in Gorgeous Grape.
Ink up the confetti stamp in a different color then stamp it 3 times in the upper left corner around the balloons and once in the lower right corner. Re-inking and stamping off before each stamp.

Die Cut & Emboss

Position and secure the coordinating dies to the 4 balloon images stamped on Basic White scrap.
Secure the Alphabet A La Mode Dies to Gorgeous Grape Scrap.
Insert the Basic White Exterior mat into the Timeworn Type 3D EF.
Run all through the SCEM. Repeat as necessary.

Build the Card

Adhere the DSP to the coordinating Highland Heather mat.
Adhere the Highland Heather compiled mat to the left side of Basic White exterior mat so approximately 1/4″ of the Basic White mat is exposed on the left edge.
Arrange first then adhere the letters to the Basic White exterior mat.
Center the sentiment label along the bottom, beneath the words and adhere with dimensionals.
Layout the balloon with out securing. Then adhere the large balloon and 1 medium balloon with liquid glue. Adhere the other 2 balloons with dimensionals.
Adhere completed mat to card base.
Add embellishments to 3 balloons and the sentiment label. (6 embellishments total.)

Build the Inside

Adhere interior mat to card base.

Don't forget to decorate the envelope!

The envelope is the where the excitement of receiving
snail mail begins.

I simply decorated this envelope by adding 2 tiny balloon die cuts that I had to the envelope flap and stamped a large balloon in the front lower left corner.

Other ways to decorate an envelope include:

Add a piece of DSP to the the envelope flap.
Dry emboss the envelope flap.
Stamped the envelope flap, front lower left corner, and/or across the bottom.
Adhere DSP along the front left edge and/or across the bottom.
Die Cut a label out of DSP large enough to adhere a mailing label of the addressee on it and still see the design of the DSP peaking out around the edges of the mailing label.

JUNE'S FREE TUTORIAL

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JUNE PAPER PUMPKIN

Don’t miss out on the June 2023 Paper Pumpkin! Available May 11 – June 10.

This month’s kit is all about hospitality! Whether you’re hosting friends in your home or want to stand out as a gracious guest, each card and stamp sentiment can create inviting and welcoming cards that any loved one is sure to appreciate. You and your customers will have so much fun crafting with these cards!This kit includes:

All the supplies you’ll need to create 9 elegant and sophisticated cards—3 each of 3 designs—and 9 coordinating envelopes.
A coordinating photopolymer stamp set with floral designs and friendly, hospitality-themed sentiments.
A Night of Navy Stampin’ Spot and beautiful embellishments
Lovely floral details and precut vases

Finished card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ (10.8 x 14 cm)

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Old Olive

Don’t forget! This kit perfectly coordinates with the Countryside Inn Suite Collection (Item number: 161474).