Nerd-tastic Graduation Card

Hey readers! My department head finished her PhD this week!!! To celebrate, I made a card for her for our department to sign. I used a retired CTMH paper pack and embellishments. Here's the result:

The sentiment is from a CTMH stamp set that features tags. On the actual stamp, the words are all stacked together, but I used masking tape to cover the parts up to split it. I used a circle punch to create the embellishment spot. I cut the circle using white cardstock and then used a finger dauber to bring some color in. The glasses are leftovers from the embellishments that coordinated with this paper pack.

For the inside, I simply stamped "Congrats!" from the retired CTMH Typed Note stamp set. I wanted to just keep the inside plain, so there was plenty of signing room.

Happy crafting, my artsy friends!

There Is a Boy Layout

Hello readers! It's been too long! A lot has changed in my world, since my last post. I left CTMH as a consultant, my husband retired from AD, we moved to VA, and I started a new job as a Children's Librarian. All of that has made crafting very hard! However, I am back at it now with a brand new layout!

I created this layout for a picture of my oldest son being a total goofball, which he often is. The photo is a 4x6, and will go on the blue mat. For this layout, I used the Little Man paper pack by Lori Whitlock.

The cardstock, inks, stamps, diecuts, and chipboard are all from several CTMH sets that mixed well with the Little Man paper and theme of the page.

For the cluster embellishment, one of my signature page elements, I used the Words of Truth stamp from Stampin' Up, some retired Outdoor Denim CTMH ink, retired CTMH embellishments, and an embellishment I created myself. The hexagon was made with a scrap piece of an old paper pack that I made using my Epiphany Crafts Hexagon punch and Bubble Caps. I did a quick Google search for Epiphany Crafts, and it turns out they are available in several big box stores now. They began as a small business, and I found them at the Scrapbook Expo in Akron last year. I highly recommend their punches!

Happy Scrapping, My Artsy Friends!