handmade graduation cards – Carol Payne Stamps

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Stampin’ Up! I Say Hello!

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Carol Payne

Hey there! With virtual graduations being posted on Facebook every day, I thought it would be a good idea to stamp up a few basic graduation cards to have on hand to mail out to some of my friend's kids! I don't always know the school colors, but you can't go wrong with Basic Black, Basic Gray, and Whisper White!

For my card today I used the retiring I Say Hello stamp set and Mosaic 3D embossing folder. The Mosaic gives it a modern feel that would be perfect for masculine or feminine, but you could use a swirly or floral embossing folder to make it more feminine.

I hand-cut the graduation hat with Paper Snips and added Clear Wink of Stella for some shimmer to coordinate with the Black 3/8" Glitter Organdy Ribbon.

Inside I stamped the streamers with stamped-off Basic Gray ink as well as the stitch-like corner images.

I think it looks festive! It can be used for any graduate at any school with the Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White color combo!

This card was super-quick and super easy to create! Download my free directions and give it a try!

Here’s the FREE pdf directions for you!

Download I Say Hello Graduate

Supplies to order:

I Say Hello Photopolymer Stamp Set	Mosaic 3D Embossing Folder	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Shop with the Host Code: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

Order any amount online in May, receive the Card-of-the-Month!

Order at least $50, receive Clear Faceted Gems plus the Card-of-the-Month!

Call me: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2020

Stampin’ Up! Royal Peacock is Retiring!

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Carol Payne

Hey there! The Stampin' Up! Retiring List posted yesterday afternoon! Some of the products are even discounted!

I'll post a link to the Retiring Lists at the bottom of this post, but I want to show you a card I made with the Royal Peacock Bundle that IS retiring. All of the stamps on the Retiring List will be guaranteed to be available through May 22, 2020, but everything else is WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

I used the Retiring Noble Peacock Bundle, which includes the Noble Peacock stamp set and Detailed Peacock Dies, and Retiring Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper to create this card that would make a perfect graduation card for a girl or a boy!

After stamping the peacock on Pretty Peacock card stock with Pretty Peacock ink, I cut it out with a Detailed Peacock die. Before I adhered to a layer of Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper I added shimmer with a Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush.

I stamped the greeting from Royal Peacock with Pretty Peacock ink on Whisper White, punched with the 2-inch Circle Punch, then layered onto Pretty Peacock punched with the now-retiring Starburst Punch. I added a few Noble Peacock Rhinestones, which are also retiring.

I added a bunch of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to the feathers.

The sentiments in Royal Peacock are perfect for a graduation card. Mailing cards is even more important this year with all the cancelled grad ceremonies, don't you think?

Here are the links to the Retiring Lists!

Anuual Catalog Retiring List

Spring Catalog Retiring List

Supplies to order:

Royal Peacock Bundle	Royal Peacock Photopolymer Stamp Set	Detailed Peacock Dies
Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Noble Peacock Rhinestones	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
Whisper White Medium Envelopes	2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch	Starburst Punch
Snail Adhesive	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Shop with the Host Code: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

April Online Ordering Gift! Order any amount in my online store, receive this Triple Time Ornate Style card:

Order at least $50, receive Glitter Enamel Dots in addition to my ordering gift!

Call me: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2020

Stampin’ Up! Royal Peacock is Retiring!

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Carol Payne

Hey there! The Stampin' Up! Retiring List posted yesterday afternoon! Some of the products are even discounted!

I added a bunch of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to the feathers.

The sentiments in Royal Peacock are perfect for a graduation card. Mailing cards is even more important this year with all the cancelled grad ceremonies, don't you think?

Here are the links to the Retiring Lists!

Anuual Catalog Retiring List

Spring Catalog Retiring List

Supplies to order:

Royal Peacock Bundle	Royal Peacock Photopolymer Stamp Set	Detailed Peacock Dies
Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Noble Peacock Rhinestones	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
Whisper White Medium Envelopes	2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch	Starburst Punch
Snail Adhesive	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Shop with the Host Code: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

April Online Ordering Gift! Order any amount in my online store, receive this Triple Time Ornate Style card:

Order at least $50, receive Glitter Enamel Dots in addition to my ordering gift!

Call me: 618-237-6281
Email me: carol@carolpaynestamps.com

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2020

Stampin’ Up! That’s the Tag Congrats!

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Carol Payne

Hey there stampers! This week I'm in full-getting-ready-for-Stampin' Up! OnStage mode! I'm leaving Friday with 6 of my team, the Yes Mam! Stampers for Shreveport, LA! We will get to see and have a copy of the new Annual Catalog! yay!

Today's creation features the third card for my April Online Rewards program. This month we are using the That's the Tag Bundle. It's getting closer to the end of school, so I decided to make this card a graduation card:

I used the universal graduation colors of Basic Black, Basic Gray, and Whisper White. No matter what the school colors may be, this color combo speaks of honor!

I put a layer of Silver Foil between the Whisper White front tag and the back tag of Basic Black. A bit of Basic Black Thick Baker's Twine finishes it all off!

Inside I used a Suite Sentiments phrase and cut out more stars with the Timeless Tags Thinlets.

The "stepped-up" version:

Silver Glimmer Paper is substituted for the Silver Foil.

I did the same on the inside, adding just a square behind the star cut outs in each corner.

Go to my online store to place your order: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

Product List

That’S The Tag Photopolymer Bundle [144725] $37.75	Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [135817] $7.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine [141682] $3.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $4.00
Suite Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142971] $20.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199] $5.00
Precision Base Plate [139684] $25.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $5.00

Remember while shopping:

All online orders receive a Thank You card.

Every $25 online order (before tax & shipping) using the April Host Code: XVSTEFNS will receive pre-cut card kits, one each of the That’s the Tag cards:

Click the "Rewards Program" on the right for more info!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up!™ 1990-2017

Stampin’ Up! That’s the Tag Congrats!

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Carol Payne

I used the universal graduation colors of Basic Black, Basic Gray, and Whisper White. No matter what the school colors may be, this color combo speaks of honor!

I put a layer of Silver Foil between the Whisper White front tag and the back tag of Basic Black. A bit of Basic Black Thick Baker's Twine finishes it all off!

Inside I used a Suite Sentiments phrase and cut out more stars with the Timeless Tags Thinlets.

The "stepped-up" version:

Silver Glimmer Paper is substituted for the Silver Foil.

I did the same on the inside, adding just a square behind the star cut outs in each corner.

Go to my online store to place your order: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

Product List

That’S The Tag Photopolymer Bundle [144725] $37.75	Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [135817] $7.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00
Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121044] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine [141682] $3.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $4.00
Suite Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142971] $20.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199] $5.00
Precision Base Plate [139684] $25.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $5.00

Remember while shopping:

All online orders receive a Thank You card.

Every $25 online order (before tax & shipping) using the April Host Code: XVSTEFNS will receive pre-cut card kits, one each of the That’s the Tag cards:

Click the "Rewards Program" on the right for more info!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Number of Years for the Graduate!

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today I have a card for you that was inspired by one of my down-line, Becky Anderson. Every month at our team meeting we swap cards with each other to have for ideas for our workshops and classes and for display. I took the card that Becky swapped and with very little extra embellishment turned it into this:

This card uses It's My Party Designer Paper, retiring bu still available from the Occasions Catalog, and the Large Numbers Framelits, which are carrying over to the NEW Annual Catalog.

The black background for the numbers is embossed with the Lucky Stars folder. The "Congrats" is from the continuing Happy Happenings set, but has been punched with the already-sold-out Washi Label Punch. The star punch used on this card is also retiring as part of the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.

Inside I stamped "it's your day", a phrase from the retiring Fabulous Four set. The "let the celebration. . . " phrase is also from Happy Happenings, which will continue to be avaialble when the new catalog starts on June 1.

Go to my online store to order your crafting supplies: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Happy Happenings Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138734] $28.00	Happy Happenings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139381] $20.00	Fabulous Four Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134174] $15.00	Fabulous Four Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134171] $19.00
Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622] $31.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $7.00
It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack [140552] $26.00	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $5.00	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] $17.00	Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [135817] $7.50
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50	Envelope Liners Framelits Die [132172] $27.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders of any amount (except Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack and the Retiring Lists for savings of up to 60%!

When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the April Hostess Code: TNCQA3QC you will receive the April Online Class; six cards, two each of three designs, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

When your order (before tax & shipping) reaches $150, DON’T USE THE HOSTESS CODE, because you can choose free Stampin' Rewards starting at 10% of the total. You will still receive the monthly online class cards.

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

Stampin’ Up! Number of Years for the Graduate!

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Carol Payne

This card uses It's My Party Designer Paper, retiring bu still available from the Occasions Catalog, and the Large Numbers Framelits, which are carrying over to the NEW Annual Catalog.

Go to my online store to order your crafting supplies: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Happy Happenings Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138734] $28.00	Happy Happenings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139381] $20.00	Fabulous Four Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134174] $15.00	Fabulous Four Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134171] $19.00
Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622] $31.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337] $7.00
It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack [140552] $26.00	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $5.00	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787] $17.00	Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [135817] $7.50
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50	Envelope Liners Framelits Die [132172] $27.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders of any amount (except Online Class Orders) will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack and the Retiring Lists for savings of up to 60%!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!