Blue Ribbon Birthday

For this card I used the fringe scissors to create a fringe around the Blue Ribbon.

I first stamped the image using Pacific Point ink and punched it out using the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch.  To avoid punching the ribbon off at the bottom, I cut those with the scissors first, plus the first scallop on either side.  Then, when I inserted the image into the punch, I pulled the ribbon over the top of the punch and punch.  Whalla, the ribbon did not get punched off.
Then I stamped the sentiment in Baked Brown Sugar, punch it with the 1 3/4" punch and adhered it to the center.  The ribbon sentiment was stamped in Baked Brown Sugar using the stamp-a-ma- jig.

For the fringe I folded a 2" piece of Modern Medley designer paper in half and cut the open end of the paper with the fringe scissors.  I added one layer at a time on the back of the award ribbon using a glue gun and then fluffed the fringe.

It was mounted on the card using dimensionals.

Stamp: Blue Ribbon
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Pacific Point
Papers: Whisper White, Afternoon Picnic DSP, Modern Medley DSP, Soft Suede taffeta ribbon, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, dimensionals, hot glue gun

Congrats Grad - Challenge 221 Celebration Projects

Graduation is around the corner for many students, so for challenge 221 I decided to make a graduation card.  I used the colours of our local college - yellow (Daffodil Delight), green (Gumball Green) and black (Basic Black)

As I mentioned, this graduation card uses the colours of our local college.  I started by stamping the focal image with Gumball Green, and using the stamp-a-ma-jig I stamped the "congratulations" stamp onto the ribbon.  Using the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, I punched the top part of the ribbon, leaving the ribbon free.  The ribbon was cut out free hand.

A 1 3/8" Daffodil Delight circle was punched using Daffodil Delight card stock, which was attached to the center of the scallop circle.  The sentiment was then stamped with Black Stazon, and punched with the 1 1/4" circle punch.  It was attached to the center of the Daffodil Delight circle using dimensionals.

The base cardstock is Basic Black, layered with a Lines embossed piece of Whisper White card stock.  To the left side of the card I placed a strip of Black, Gumball Green and Daffodil Delight cardstock.  The Daffodil Delight layer was embossed with the square lattice embossing folder.
A piece of 1/8" Black taffeta ribbon was wrapped around the top of this strip and a ribbon attached with a glue dot.

The focal image was attached to the card straddling the layered strip.  I used dimensionals on the scallop circle only.  Glue was attached to the ribbon and it was attached below the scallop circle slightly underneath it.

Here's a summary of the materials/stamps used:

Stamps: Blue Ribbon
Inks: Black Stazon, Gumball Green
Papers: Basic Black, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight
Accessories: 2 3/8" Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Lines folder, Square Lattice folder, 1/8" black taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, glue dot.

Congratulations Grad - Technostamper # 256

My blog post may look a little different today.  Blogger has been down for over 24 hours, so I changed my internet provider to Google chrome.  Amazingly it worked.  I am actually able  to post today!

Easter is this weekend, and after Easter, for those who are in school, comes final exams, and then graduation.

 For today's challenge with Technostamper  here I made a graduation card. To do this I turned the sketch onto its side.

The base card is Basic Black, layered with Bashful Blue, and then DSP from the Festival of Prints pack.  A strip of Basic Black with a strip of scalloped More Mustard card stock was adhered to the top of the card.

The image was stamped twice , once with Island Indigo ink and once with Black Stazon. Using a stamp-a-ma-jig and Island Indigo ink, the words congratulations were stamped onto the ribbon.  The large scalloped circle was then punched with the 2 3/8" circle punch, reattaching the ribbons later. The ribbon was cut out by hand.
With a 1 1/4 " circle punch, the sentiment was punched out of the second image.  A 1 3/8" basic black circle was punched to provide a mat for the sentiment.  The two were adhered together, and attached to the first image using dimensionals.  The ribbon was now reattached to the scalloped circle.
The entire image was attached, using dimensionals,  to a doilie that had been adhered to the DSP.

Stamps: Blue Ribbon
Inks: Black Stazon, Island Indigo
Papers: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, More Mustard, DSP from Festival of Prints pack, Doilie
Accessories: Doilie, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, stamp-a-ma-jig, Scallop border punch, dazzling details, dimensionals, rhinestones, large delicate doilies die