Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing a celebration card.  It happens every year 

and if you have a loved one who’s graduating congrats!  This card would be perfect 

for them.  For today's project I've used products from

Kate Hadfield Designs

 Graduation Digital Stamp Set

 Also Edgy Digital Paper

Let me show you how I created my card.

 

 

I composed my elements in the computer.  I made the background

using the Also Edgy digital paper set.  I was able to

change the color and change the texture – I use Word for a

program…an older version.  I also used one of the hat stamps

for the background and changed the outline color to a light grey.

I die cut my image using a fancy label die.

 

For the coloring I wanted to use blue as my main color and along with

gold it looks really nice.

 

 

Once I had chosen all the markers I set to work coloring.

 

 

This really colored up quickly.  I did color the hats in the background

with the palest shade of blue.  After the coloring was finished I used a

gold glitter gel pan and colored the knots on the tassels of the

background hats, the bow pieces of the glasses, the collar on the gown, the 

whole tassel on the blue hat and I filled in the lettering.  I also used it some on

a few of the book bindings.  I used a black fine liner pen to make some texture in the eyes and then applied shimmer to them 

filled in the glasses with Glossy Accents.  I adhered blue gems.  I used a piece of

pearl blue card stock for the background and notched off the corners with

a circle punch.  I outlined the lettering with a blue fineliner as the outline

didn’t stand out as much as I would have liked.  I edged the main panel

and the background panel with with a bronze ink pad (Lisa Horton).  I

added star sequins to the corners of my cream colored card base and popped

up the main panel with foam tape.  And that finished my card!

 

I hope you give this card a try.  I’m sure any grad would love 

it!  If you do make one tag us on social media…we would love

to see what you make!  You can find many more fun digital

stamp sets at

Kate Hadfield Designs

 

Supplies used:

 

Graduation digital stamp set

Also Edgy digital paper

Cream card base

Blue pearlized background paper

Round punch

Star Sequins

Blue gems

Gold glitter pen

Shimmer pen

Glossy Accents

Fine liner pens blue and black

Foam tape

Metallic ink for edging

Label die

Copic colors used:

B60, B63, B66, B69, YR15, YR16,

W0, W1, W2, W3, W5

 

Til next time…

 

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Kate Hadfield Designs, I do receive the products I use from them. 

All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.