It's graduation time again!

Hello and welcome back! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy and getting lots of time to craft! I'm on a hiatus from work for a couple of weeks, which gave me some time to make a whole bunch of graduation cards. My church suggested that we try to do something special for all those kids who are missing out on ceremonies and celebrations, and I thought, "I can do that!" Here are some of the cards I made:

Cards 1 & 2 - CASEd from Bonnie O'Neill

Card 3 - CASEd from Stesha Bloodhart

Card 4 - CASEd from Pat Tecza

Cards 5 & 6 - CASEd from StampinINK

Card 7 - CASEd from Debbie Mageed

Card 8

I CASEd all of my ideas from Pinterest, except for this last one, which I'm entering in the challenge this week at As You See It.

My favorite part of this project was matching the school colors! Luckily, I have a large stash of retired cardstock colors and DSP so I was able to find just what I needed. I also raided my retired stamp sets for most of these cards. Those old sets come in handy!

Now to get these cards addressed and in the mail!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

All cards -
Stamp sets - Here's A Card, Big News (retired)

Cards 1 & 2 -
Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White cardstocks; Vellum Cardstock; Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (retired)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker
Tools: Big Shot, Triple Banner Punch, Tufted 3D Embossing Folder, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder (retired), Large Letters Framelits (retired), Large Numbers Framelits (retired), Balloon Framelits (retired), Sunshine Wishes Framelits (retired), Adhesive Sheets, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL

Card 3 -
Stamp set: Touches of Texture
Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Brilliant Blue (retired) cardstock
Ink: Crushed Curry, Brilliant Blue (retired)
Accessories: Crushed Curry Mini Chevron Ribbon (retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Large Numbers Framelits (retired), Triple Banner Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card 4 -
Stamp set: Work of Art (retired)
Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Crushed Curry and Brilliant Blue (retired) cardstock
Ink: Crushed Curry, Brilliant Blue (retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Framelits, Large Letters Framelits (retired), Balloon Framelits (retired), Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Cards 5 & 6 -
Stamp set: So Many Stars Builder Wheel (retired)
Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Night of Navy and Real Red cardstock
Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red
Accessories: Metallic Sequin Assortment (retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Large Numbers Framelits (retired), Celebrate You Thinlits (retired), Stitched Rectangles Framelits, Stamparatus, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card 7 -
Stamp set: Feel Goods (retired), Daydream Medallions (retired)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, and Yoyo Yellow (retired) cardstock
Ink: Pineapple Punch, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Basic Black 5/8" Satin Ribbon (retired), Daffodil Delight 1/4" Cotton Ribbon (retired), Gold Sequin Trim (retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Confetti Embossing Folder (retired), Floral Frames Framelits (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, SNAIL

Card 8 -
Stamp set: Morning Post Numbers (retired)
Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White and Basic Black cardstocks; Brights Patterns DSP (retired), Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (retired)
Tools: Big Shot, Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Balloon Framelits (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Silent Auction donation

Hello and welcome back! I'm taking a couple of weeks off from the design team at Can You Case It? since it's kind of a busy time at work, but I wanted to show you some cards I made a few weeks ago.

Those of you who know me, know that I love to sing, and look for every opportunity to do so! For the past couple of years, I have been singing with the West Suburban Symphony Singers in the western suburbs of Chicago. Last night was their annual fundraiser and one of my friends on the committee asked if I would be interested in donating some of my work for the silent auction. Of course, I jumped at the chance! But then time got away from me and I ended up making all of the cards in a weekend frenzy! Here's what my crafting table looked like in the middle of it all:

As you can see, it was a bit crazy while I was creating, but I think the final result was worth it.

In the photo above, the center card is my design, the birthday card on the left was inspired by one that I saw on Pinterest and the baby card was CASEd from Heather Heroldt.

In this photo, the two cards on the left are my designs and the masculine birthday card on the right was CASEd from Diane Barnes. I just wish I could have gotten my starburst to fit perfectly.

These two cards make me smile! The card on the right is my design, and the card on the left was CASEd from Linda Creech, but I've seen many versions of this one. Funny story, when I showed it to my husband, he asked, "Does it work?" Yes, honey, it works...NOT!!!

These two cards are both CASEd; the one on the left from Martha Inchley, and the one on the right from Chat Wszelaki.

And for those of you who are wondering, the cards were in a package with a $50 gift card for the Paper Source store, and the winning bid was............$120!!! I was very excited to see that!

Well, that's it for tonight. I'll be back to work in the morning, and I have two rehearsals and a concert this week, so probably won't have time to post until next Sunday. I've got a couple of birthdays this week as well, so you may see one of those cards here.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week!

--Cindi