Can you tell I’m in love with the Celebrations designer paper in the new Stampin’ Up! Catalogue? In the last month I think I’ve posted three different cards using that DP.  The thing I love the most about it is how the DP itself can act as a focal point for the card – it kind of speaks for itself.  It allows you to create eye-catching cards with minimal time invested in the creative process.

Today’s card is a graduation card using one of my favorite new stamp sets in the catalogue: Word Play.  The arrow in the greeting matched perfectly with the DP.  I used a fun technique with this card – that of coloring brads to coordinate with your project.  We had no Pacific Point colored brads, and the Bashful Blue ones I had just didn’t seem to go.  So I used my craft ink and clear embossing powder to color my own!

Here’s how I made the card:

1. Cut a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Bashful Blue CS.  Fold it in half with a bone folder to create a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card. Set the card aside for a moment.
2. Center and stick a 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ piece of the arrow pattern from the Celebration DP onto a 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″ piece of Real Red CS.
3. Center and stick the matted DP onto the Bashful Blue CS.
4. Cut a 3 3/8″ circle out of Whisper White CS using the Circle Scissors Plus and the glass mat.
5. Stamp your greeting onto the circle with Basic Black Classic ink. 
6. Clean the stamp and then ink up just the arrow with Pacific Point Classic ink and stamp it onto a scrap of Whisper White CS.  Cut out the arrow with a fine tip pair of scissors and stick it over the black arrow on the original stamped greeting.
7. Center and stick the Whisper White CS circle onto a 3 1/2″ diameter Pacific Point CS circle that was cut with the Circle Scissors plus and glass mat.
8. Use a pencil to make 6 light pencil marks about 1/4″ in from the edge of the Whisper White CS circle (see brad placement on main picture for postioning).
9. Lay the circle onto a foam mat and pierce holes through the pencil marks with a paper-piercing tool.
10. Select two Old Olive brads and two Real Red brads.  You will then need to color two brads in a Pacific Point color.  To do so, hold the prongs of the brad with a pair of tweezers.  Dab them onto a Pacific Point Craft stampin’ spot until they are completely covered.  Dab them into clear embossing powder. Heat with a heat tool until the powder melts.  Let them cool.
11. Insert the brads into the holes in the pattern shown in the picture.
12. Position the matted CS circle in the bottom right corner of the card and stick it down.  Use SNAIL at the bottom of the circle and Stampin’ Dimensionals under the top edge of the circle so that it only pops out near the top.
13. Trim off the overhanging portions of the CS circle.  You’re done!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card.

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Stamps: Word Play
Ink: Basic Black, Pacific Point Classic inks, Pacific Point Craft ink
Paper: Whisper White CS, Real Red CS, Pacific Point CS, Bashful Blue CS, Celebrations DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Brights brads, silver brads, paper-piercing tool, mat pack, paper snips, heat tool, clear embossing powder, tweezers (non-Stampin’ Up!)

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