Graduation card 2026 with Balloon Festoon

For my card today I needed a couple of graduation cards but I didn't have any current graduation sets by Stampin' Up!  So, I improvised a bit and used the Balloon Festoon bundle along with Seasonal Celebrations which retired in April.  (Sadly, it's sold out but I encourage you to look through your stash for a graduation cap.  It's time to dust off those retired stamps and give them a little love.  You will also find a sneak peek of an embossing folder coming in the July Online Exclusives.  Of course, you can always use something you have on hand.  To watch the video tutorial on how I put my card together, be sure to click this link to head on over to YouTube.  

Supplies and measurements:

Balloon Festoon bundle* 167606 (includes stamps and dies)

Seasonal Celebrations (for grad cap-sorry, retired.  Please use what you have or leave it off.)

Scalloped Wishes stamps (for happy graduation sentiment only) 167447 (can be purchased in a bundle* 167453 with coordinating dies.)

Sneak Peek alert! Swirls of Magic Embossing folder 168179 (July 2026 Online Exclusives coming 7/1)

Wonderful Stars Puffy Stickers 167526 (I used retired Shimmer Star Foam Stickers if you have them)

Gold Foil, #132622, 4" x 5 1/4"  & 3/4" x 3 5/8" strip for inside (again I used retired Brushed Silver & Gold foil I had on hand)

Two-tone and/or regular cardstock scraps for balloons in Real Read, Basic White and Basic Black

Basic Black cardstock scraps for embossing sentiments

Basic White cardstock 3 5/8" x 4 7/8" for inside layer

Basics WoW! Embossing powder (white) 165679

Ink Pads: Real Read, Basic Beige, VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon 165599, approx 16"

I hope you liked my card today and will give this a try using whatever supplies you currently have on hand to make a graduation card OR you could very easily make this one a birthday card or congratulations card. 

You will find all the supplies I've used today in my online store (unless it's retired OR coming in the July OE release.)  Click on the shopping cart to the right, it will take you directly to my online store where you can shop 24/7.

Until next time; be happy, good health to you and happy stamping!

Teresa

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A masculine graduation card 2026

 Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog.  I'm continuing on with my featured product this week Seasonal Celebrations.  I've added in some additional products to give this card a truly masculine feel.  I hope you like it and that it will inspire you with your upcoming graduation card needs.  Of course, it could be for any occasion simply by changing the focal image to something other than a graduation cap and changing the sentiment.  I can see this card made with a race car as the focal image and a birthday sentiment as well.  To see how I put it together be sure to watch the video tutorial on my YouTube channel.  You can access it by clicking this link.

Supplies and measurements: 

Seasonal Celebrations stamp set 167225

Gears & Textures bundle* 166854 (includes stamps & coordinating dies)

Scalloped Wishes stamp set 167447 (available in a bundle* 167453 with coordinating dies)

Wonderful Thoughts stamp set for inside sentiments 161899

Mini Alphabet dies 162934

Party Banner dies 165264 5th & 6th from the smallest

Real Red cardstock for card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored in center at 4 1/4"

Basic Black cardstock for larger banner

Basic White cardstock for smaller banner, inside layer 3 5/8" x 4 7/8" & additional for tassel & die cutting mini alphabet

Lunar Lustre 12 x 12" specialty paper 167199 scrap for die cutting

Adhesive sheets 152334

Ink Pads: Real Red, Pebbled Path (retired) OR Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Stampin' Blends markers: Real Red dark & Basic Black

Metallic Wow! Embossing powders (silver) 165678

Embossing Additions Tool Kit (optional, but helpful) 159971

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  You can purchase any of your Stampin' Up! supplies by clicking on the shopping cart to the right.  I would truly be appreciative of your business.

Until next time; be happy, good health to you and happy stamping!

Teresa

*Purchasing bundles saves 10% over the individual piece prices when combined.  You must use the bundle item code for the 10% bundle discount.  When purchasing Last Chance items; be sure to check if the individual piece prices are discounted.  Individual piece prices may be less expensive if the discounts are deep enough.

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Beautiful Friendship promotion card

The card I have for you today was made for my granddaughter’s 8th grade promotion.  She will be a high schooler in the fall, it’s so hard to believe she’s grown so fast.  I used two new stamp sets from the 2019-2020 annual catalog which was released on June 4.  They are Beautiful Friendship (149252) and New Wonders host set (149426).  In order to get the host set, you will need to place an order of $150 in the U.S. or get a group of friends together to place orders totaling $150.  To make this card, I first cut a label using the Stitched Nested Label dies (149638) out of whisper white cardstock.  I then used some removable adhesive to place it on the a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of whisper white cardstock.  I then stamped the images from Beautiful Friendship using blackberry bliss, calypso coral, granny apple green and melon mambo inks.  The sentiment is stamped in memento black and comes from the New Wonders stamp set.  I then removed the stitched nested label piece and adhered the focal panel to a standard A2 card base in blackberry bliss.  I then popped up the label with stampin’ dimensionals being careful to match up the stamped images.

 For the inside of my card, I stamped one of the fairies in memento black ink in the lower right corner of a piece of whisper white cardstock.  I then colored it using my stampin’ blends markers in light and dark blackberry bliss, light and dark calypso coral, light lovely lipstick, light pool party, light and dark granny apple green, light and dark crumb cake, light petal pink and the color lifter.

I hope you’ve found inspiration in my card today.  Please leave me a comment, I’d love to hear from you.  If you would like to purchase any of the products I’ve used today, please click on the shopping cart in the upper right.  It will take you directly to my online store.  

Thank you for taking time from your busy day to spend a little time with me.  I very much appreciate it.  Until next time, make it a great day and happy stamping.  

Congratulations with a Beautiful Bouquet jar of love

This card combines a couple stamp sets to make a beautiful bouquet of flowers.  The background for this card is stamped with the Burlap background stamp (143982).  It's stamped on very vanilla cardstock with crumb cake ink.  The flowers are from the Beautiful Bouquet (143666) photopolymer stamp set and cut with the coordinating framelits Bouquet Bunch (143659) which can be purchased in a bundle (145297) to save you 10%.  The flowers are stamped in Sweet Sugarplum, Fresh Fig, Daffodil Delight and Peekaboo Peach.  They are sitting in a jar which was stamped on cardstock vellum (101856) from the Jar of Love (141587) stamp set and cut with the coordinating Everyday Jars framelits (141490).  These sets combined are amazing and extremely versatile.  They can be used for any occasion year around.  The water in the jar is stamped in pool party ink and the stamp is also from the Jar of Love stamp set.  My sentiment is stamped on whisper white and cut with stitched  shapes framelits (145372) and set on a scalloped square which was cut using the Layering Squares framelits (141708).  I also used some daffodil delight ribbon (retired) and burlap ribbon (141487) to finish off the card.  

Thanks for taking time from your busy day and stopping by my blog.  Please leave me a comment, I'd love to hear from you.  If you would like to order any of the products used on this project, please click on the shopping cart and it will take you to my online store where you can purchase those items and many more.  Have a creative day and I'll talk with you soon.