Graduation Announcement

Have you ever tried printer embossing? Yes, it's possible! As you can see from the photo, this technique requires speed and accuracy! We had to put the powder on as the printer was ejecting the paper in order for the embossing powder to stick to the ink. It does not work on the "best photo" setting because printing takes longer and the ink is dry before the paper comes out of the printer.

Here is the finished announcement. The details are printer embossed on vellum. In Joy!

Cute Baby Boy

These baby cards were made using the Cute As A Bug Stamp Set on a folded piece of Whisper White cardstock which was cut with a paper trimmer and punched with the 1 3/8" circle punch for the neck and leg holes. It was then layered on another piece of cardstock which was then cut 1/8" larger with the paper trimmer and punched with a 1 1/4" punch creating a mat around the entire outfit. The last step was mounting the outfit on a piece of cardstock 5.5 x 4.25. I used different combinations of River Rock, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou Cardstock for each card. The outfit was trimmed with Western Sky Designer Series Paper. This trimming for the sleeves was cut with the paper trimmer and the neck/leg holes were done using the Scallop & 1 3/8" Punches. I finished off the outfit with three brads for the snaps between the legs. I think they are just adorable and would even make great shower invitations. In Joy!

Wedding Invitations

Kristin and I had a blast helping my sister Donna make her wedding invitations. Aren't they beautiful? The design came from splitcoast. We used Chocolate Chip, Brushed Copper, Very Vanilla & Vellum Cardstock. We layered Chocolate Satin Ribbon from the Stampin Up Holiday Mini with Retired Vanilla Wide Organdy Ribbon and tied it with Retired Copper cording. The leaf stamp is also retired and it was stamped off on the vanilla cardstock with chocolate chip ink and embossed on the vellum and inside of the card with retired copper embossing powder. In Joy!