Category: Graduation

Art Impressions Lift the Flaps Slimline Graduation Shaker Card!

Hello and Welcome!

Watch video tutorial here!!!

In todays video we will be creating a fun graduation shaker card with some cute interactive flaps that will reveal our sweet giraffe, owl and elephant images! This set is the Ai Graduation Set (5277) and also includes several coordinating sentiments such as Hey smarty pants, Nothing is beyond your reach, Welcome to the real world, Hats off to you, and many more!

So lets get started by stamping the front panel of the card using ALL of these wonderful sentiments. This is a great way to create a simple and easy background for any card. Now we can blend some ink around the edges of this card panel using the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in Salty Ocean.

Next we can stamp our graduation critters! We will be using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens in the following colors: Blender, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens – Sugared Almond Pink, Yellow, Haze Blue, Cornflour Blue, Beige, Mid Brown, Lt Brown, Brown, Lt Gray, Gray. We will then use our detail scissors to cut out these images…leaving a little white border all the way around.

Next we can cut the Lift the Flaps openings from our card. Next I will show you how we can easily turn this into a fun shaker card using some clear acetate and some tiny gold stars!

Let’s add our images into each of the windows and then let’s also add some shiny gold metallic stars to the center of each flap!

Finally, we can stamp, cut and color some little grad caps for the center of each of the stars!

Keep in mind that you could easily use the school colors to personalize it for your special graduate!

If you are interested in viewing and Art Impressions Edge-to-Edge Graduation Shaker Card that I had previously created, using this same stamp set, you may click here to view!

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All of the supplies used in today’s video are listed below. Click the products below to make a purchase. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which are at no additional costs to you.

Art Impressions Graduation Set (5277)

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Lawn Fawn Sm Slimline w/ Lift the Flaps Dies

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Lawn Fawn Lg Slimline w/ Sliders Dies

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Lawn Fawn Cloudy Stencil

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Lawn Fawn Clear Acetate Sheets

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Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Celebrate Words: Script

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Tim Holtz ideology Kraft-Stock Metallics Classics

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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad – Salty Ocean

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Tim Holtz Titanium Shears 9.5″

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Hero Art Blending Brush

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Star Sequins – Gold Stars or 28 Lilac Lane – Premium Sequins – Glittering Moments

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Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad

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Dress My Craft – Funnel Tray – Mini

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We R Memory Keepers Silicone Mat

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We R Memory Keepers Trim/Score Board

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Marvy Jewel Picker

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Nuvo Surface Sweep Brush

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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

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Wendy Vecchi Make-art Stay-tion

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MISTI Original

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Scotch Foam Mounting Tape

Scor-tape 1/8″ or Scrapbook.com – Clear Double Sided Adhesive Roll – 1/8 Inch x 81 Feet – Permanent – 1 Roll

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Scor-tape 1/4″ or Scrapbook.com – Clear Double Sided Adhesive Roll – 1/4 Inch x 81 Feet – Permanent – 1 Roll

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Strathmore Bristol Smooth 100lb Cardstock

Sizzix Sidekick Die Cutting Machine

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Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine

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Tombow Mono Permanent Tape Runner

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Tsukineko – Staz On – All Purpose Stamp Cleaner with Dauber Top

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iCraft Purple Tape

Tech Tools T-square 12″

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens – Blender

https://shrsl.com/3i5i9 (Scrapbook.com)

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens – Sugared Almond Pink, Yellow, Haze Blue, Cornflour Blue, Beige, Mid Brown, Lt Brown, Brown, Lt Gray, Gray


Art Impressions Edge-to-Edge Graduation Shaker Card

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Hello Ai Fans!!!

If you are looking for a fun twist on a traditional shaker card you are going to love this edge-to-edge shaker card design! In today’s video and card we will be using the adorable images from the Graduation Set (5277) to create this fun card.

I’ll show you step by step on how to create this design….and it is so easy! But beware….you will become addicted to these fun shakers!

We will also be creating a watercolor resist background with our Reactive Ink Pads and we will color in the images with our Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens.

This card was inspired by the current Blog Challenge which is called “Shaken, not stirred!”. The challenge is to include a drink in your card…any kind of drink will do…lemonade, coffee, hot cocoa, or a glass of wine like I did!

If you love this little Graduation Set then you may want to check out another video I did using the cute little giraffe! Art Impressions Mini Slimline Grad Card w/ Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers

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All of the supplies used in today’s video are listed below.


Art Impressions Mini Slimline Grad Card w/ Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers

Happy Wednesday Ai Fans!!!

In today’s video and card we will be creating a fun mini slimline graduation card! To set the scene we will be creating a beautiful watercolor wash for our sky and grassy border using the Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers. We will add a little sparkle to the sky with a shimmery spray!

We will be using the Graduation Set (5277) for our little critters and sentiments and then we will use the His & Hers Flying High Set (SC0649) for these whimsical clouds!

This card is inspired by the current Art Impressions Blog Challenge – “Cloudy with a chance of….”. I thought it would be fun to have the little giraffe poking his up up through the clouds for a fun and whimsical effect! We would love it if you would join us for this super fun challenge!

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All of the supplies used in today’s video are listed below.

  • Art Impressions Graduation Set (5277)
  • Art Impressions His & Hers Flying High (SC0649)
  • Art Impressions Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies (5063)
  • Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers – Beach, Pirate’s Gold, Starfish, Siren, Seaweed, Byron Bay, Bluebottle, Deep Sea, Reef
  • Tim Holtz Water Brushes – Detailer Tip, Wide Brush Tip
  • Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer
  • Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
  • Sheer Shimmer Spritz Frost
  • Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad
  • Tombow Mono Sand Eraser
  • We R Memory Keepers Trim/Score Board
  • We R Memory Keepers Silicone Mat
  • Hero Arts/My Sweet Petunia Mini Misti Stamp Positioner
  • ATG 700 Permanent Tape Dispenser
  • Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
  • Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine
  • Marvy Jewel Picker
  • Martha Stewart Crafts Iridescent Hearts and Stars Glitter

Lawn Fawn Graduation Shadow Box Card!

Hello and Welcome!

In todays video and card we will be creating a super fun graduation shadow box card! Our little shadow box will have a stage and an audience and lots of stars to celebrate the graduate!

To create this card we will be using the Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Dies and the Shadow Box Theater Add-on Dies. I also wanted to add an audience in my little theater so I used the brand new Lawn Fawn Tiny Friends Dies. These dies are so much fun to use. I recently used the Tiny Friends on my “Lawn Fawn Car Critters Race – Slimline Card“!

For the coloring today, I will be using my Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers. I will list all of the colors that I used down below.

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All of the supplies used in todays video are listed below.

  • Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Card Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Card Theater Add-on Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Simple Wavy Banners Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Foursquare Backdrop: Landscape Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Foursquare Backdrop: Portrait Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Mini Pop-up Box Dies
  • Lawn Fawn So Owlsome Stamps and Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Smart Cookie Stamps and Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Tiny Friends Stamps and Dies
  • Lawn Fawn Simply Sentiments Stamps
  • Lawn Fawn Fawndamentals Bone Folder
  • Lawn Fawn Fawndamentals Cardstock 100lb Schoolyard
  • Lawn Fawn Petite Paper Pack 6×6 – Perfectly Plaid Chill, Knock on Wood
  • Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers – Ice Grey, Gold Brown, Earth Brown Blends and Shades and Pale Pink, Burnt Orange Blends
  • Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock 100lb
  • Spectrum Noir Finesse Alcohol Proof Dye Ink Pad
  • uni-ball Signs Gel Pen White
  • Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad
  • Staz-on All Purpose Stamp Cleaner
  • Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
  • Hero Arts/My Sweet Petunia Mini Misti Stamp Positioner
  • Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine
  • Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pads – Fossilized Amber, Chipped Sapphire
  • Tim Holtz Foam Applicator Tools
  • Tim Holtz 8.5″ Paper Trimmer
  • Tim Holtz Pick Tool
  • Tim Holtz Sizzix Sidekick Die Cutting Machine
  • Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
  • Tombow Permanent Tape Runner
  • iCraft Purple Tape