Reverse Confetti's April Stock Your Stash is all about Moms, Dads & Grads.
I went with a Grads theme starting with the Reverse Confetti Triangle Cover Panel Cut in some local school colors.
Next I followed this video to create my own mortar board hat. I didn't have cord in the colors, so I went with silver metallic cord & a silver brad.
I finished with two flag sentiments from Reverse Confetti Congratulations.
So if yesterday morning I hung out with Kim Hughes Mraz, today I was hanging out with Rina and Gina K. I was thrilled to see I was one of the winners at the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge (can you say shopping), so I decided to see what I could make for the June Monthly Mix Challenge where the theme is Graduation.
I decided it had been much too long since I had created with my Wreath Builder Templates, so that is exactly what I did. The fun thing about creating with the templates is that you can combine images from so many Gina and Rina sets.
I decided to start with several images from the Rink K. Manadala Maker Set using colors from one of our local high schools - Cherry Red & Blue Denim.
Next I added the Mortarboard Hat and sentiment from the Gina K. Designs Reasons to Celebrate Set. The Dotted Circle was from Gina K. Designs Wreath Builder Stamp Set. I used a 2" circle punch for my sentiment and mounted it on foam tape. I finished with some red gems on the tips of one of my Mandala elements.
Today's Makeover Monday celebrates the graduates. I chose this Reverse Confetti Graduation card from April 2019 to makeover.
I was asked if I could give the design a feminine twist and create it in different school colors. I chose to use the same three sentiment stamps from Reverse Confetti My Tribe and Congratulations. I added some Daisies and used some Sari Ribbon for my Mortar Board Hat using this Video.
I'm sharing a trio of Graduation Cards featuring the new Graduation Greetings Set at the Technique Junkies blog today ... click on over to see them all. Today is the last set to get the new May Stamp Sets for 15% off (and another 10% on top of that when you stack my discount code of TJ10Stephanie).
So much to love in the May Release from Technique Junkies ... and remember all new stamps are 15% off through the 8th of May and you can stack another 10% off with my discount code of TJ10Stephanie.
I really love the new Graduation Greetings Set of 11 images ... so perfect for this time of year. A friend's son is graduating this year (where does the time go), so I made him a card in his school colors of Purple & Gold. There is a male and female solid image, a separate mortar board hat, and lots of awesome sentiments. I love customizing cards in school colors.
The new Hay Girl! Stamp also made me smile. I combined it with some fun colors and Basic Grey Soleil Papers.
I added a doily and fun flower embellishment, as well as using a Spectrum Noir marker to color bits of my cute cow. I'm linking that cute little Cow up at The Library Challenge where this week's book selection is All Creatures Great and Small.
I love the vintage design of the Golf Club Patent background. I stamped it in Brown and then added lots of Distress Ink Shading.
I paired it with the Technique Junkies Retirement Sentiment. I'm linking-up at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog where the theme is to Make Your Own Background.
And how gorgeous is this Bride with Bouquet Stamp. I added bling to the pearl necklace and also accented the bouquet with more bling.
She is stamped in dark blue on a light blue shimmer cardstock. She is perfect to pair with the March release Wedding Wishes Sentiments Set like I did here.
I stamped the lovely new Find Yourself stamp on a piece of cloud designer paper from the Basic Grey Soleil Collection inspired by the current Just Us Girls Photo Week Challenge.
Then I sponged on Blue & Purple Distress inks to add some depth.
The strip of paper behind this beautiful lady is some left-over paper (from these cards) that was sprayed with two colors of Shimmering Bliss Spray and I added some purple bling to her flower crown. This sentiment is oh-so-true.
This new Stamp called Define Success is another sentiment that speaks volumes. I stamped it in purple on lavender cardstock & die cut with a cross-stitched circle before mounting with foam tape on a watercolor card base (I purchased an entire set of these gorgeous card bases). I finished with some paper strips and a few strategically placed sequins.
Make sure you check out all of the other great stamps & designs for the May Release from the rest of the Design Team.
The theme of the Stock Your Stash Challenge at Reverse Confetti for April is Moms, Dads or Grads.
Of course, no Moms, Dads or Grads stamps in my Reverse Confetti Stash, so I had to get creative. What I do have are Congratulations Stamps & Encouragement Stamps, so I combined sentiments from Reverse Confetti My Tribe and Congratulations for this Graduation Card.
I watched this video to figure out how to make my own Mortar Board Hat and added a bit of twine for the tassel.
When I was in Ankeny visiting Taylored Expressions, I was inspired by one of the cards in the store to add the Eventful - Graduation Border & Picture Perfect Celebrate Frames to my collection, just so I could make this card.
I die cut the larger frame first and then die cut the smaller frame from the inside scrap, so I could trim *dream big* and position it inside the larger frame. I love how I can customize it easily for any school color combination.
There is a Spring Color Challenge at Unity Stamp Company.
Another Spring event is graduation, so I used these colors with Unity Stamp Company's Diploma Cap & Gown {Wit & Wisdom} in Kelly Green Ink.
I used black to highlight one of the words using this week's Sketch from The Paper Players.
My niece recently graduated from her Physician Assistant Program, so I wanted to send her a card. I used some fun stickers and this week's My Favorite Things Weekly Sketch Challenge. Stickers are from Michael's Recollection Collection.
My background is from Die-Namics Blueprints 27 and sentiment is MFT Happy Graduation.
Each year, I like to come-up with a Graduation card design, and then change the colors based on the school. When I saw this week's CAS(E) this Sketch, my idea came together.
I knew I wanted to use my Graduation Accents from My Favorite Things, so I paired them with sentiment stamps from MFT Happy Graduation.
I love the 3-D hat assembly with the colored tassel ... and the hashtag is a fun finishing touch. The card came together well with the Green & Gold of the school together with black and white.
It was a bit more challenging for the next school whose colors are white & red. I had to omit the tassel color, so it wouldn't blend into the background.
