Hello! Hostess Tami here with a graduation card for your "star" graduate. It features stars stamped and embossed in black and white on cream and black cardstocks. A black and white color scheme for graduation is traditional, but I liked what the addition of cream and tan did for this card...
Mix'd Media Inx and Embossing Powders were used on this card. They are a great choice when using high contrast colors because they are so creamy and opaque; you'll get wonderful coverage.
To bring in some white to the stars stamped and embossed in black on the cream cardstock, I outlined and filled in some of the designs using a white gel pen. You can also see the Smooch Spritz on the dictionary paper better in this closeup...
A stamp set with versatile elements is a good value; like this Stars4You set from The {Stamps} Of Life. I used it on a baby invitation in April: A Star Is Born and I have plans to use it again for a Father's Day card and a 4th of July Card too. Take a look at stamp sets you have and see if there are elements that can be used for purposes other than the theme of that set.
Mix'd Media Inx and Embossing Powders were used on this card. They are a great choice when using high contrast colors because they are so creamy and opaque; you'll get wonderful coverage.
To bring in some white to the stars stamped and embossed in black on the cream cardstock, I outlined and filled in some of the designs using a white gel pen. You can also see the Smooch Spritz on the dictionary paper better in this closeup...
A stamp set with versatile elements is a good value; like this Stars4You set from The {Stamps} Of Life. I used it on a baby invitation in April: A Star Is Born and I have plans to use it again for a Father's Day card and a 4th of July Card too. Take a look at stamp sets you have and see if there are elements that can be used for purposes other than the theme of that set.
SUPPLIES:
Clearsnap Products:
- Mix'd Media Inx: Jasmine and Black
- Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder: Jasmine and Black
- Smooch Spritz: Gingerale and Gold Glow
- Color Catcher
Other Products:
- The {Stamps} Of Life: Stars4You
- My Sentiments Exactly: Multi Classic
- Bazzill: Prismatics: Black, Almond Cream and Kraft Cardstocks and Antique Book Papers: Antique Dictionary Page
- Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry
- White Gel Pen
- Trimmer, Scissors, Heat Gun and 2" circle punch
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut a 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 piece of kraft cardstock and fold in half to make card.
- Cut a 2 5/8 X 5 1/2 piece of dictionary paper and place in Color Catcher. Spritz with Gingerale and Gold Glow Smooch Spritz and set aside to dry. When dry, mat on a 2 7/8 X 5 1/2 piece of black cardstock and adhere to card front about 1/2 from left side.
- Stamp and emboss star circle on black cardstock using Jasmine Inx and Embossing Powder. Punch out and adhere at lower right of card.
- Stamp and emboss "reach", "for the" and "STARS" on cream cardstock using Black Inx and Embossing Powder. Trim in strips close to words. Adhere "reach" at upper left of card with "for the" about 1/8 beneath it. Then adhere "STARS" across center of star circle.
- Use large and medium stars to stamp and emboss using Jasmine Inx and Embossing Powder on black cardstock and Black Inx and Embossing Powder on cream cardstock.
- Cut out stars, add details to cream pieces using white gel pen, then arrange and adhere stars as shown.
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What a GREAT card, Tami! I love all the layers and the stars. Thanks for the inspiration!
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