ideas for spring & summer: Impress Rubber Stamps

ideas for spring & summer

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Graduation Box

Make a keepsake box for your favorite graduate. For this box we glued four 3 1/4" white envelopes together to make a line of envelopes to tuck money, personal notes and photos into. Here's how to glue the envelopes together: lay down the first envelope and have the flap open. Wet that flap and then lay the body of the second envelope down right next to the first one over the moistened flap. That glues those two together. Then wet the second envelope's flap and keep adding envelopes until your line of envelopes is as long as you want it. This is a fun technique to use with any size envelope.

Items used:
Tassels	$2.50

Clutch Purse Invitation

This fun invitation is sure to draw attention. Notice the beaded center on the flower. It's a nice touch. Click here to download the shape of the purse when open. Cut the pattern out and then fold into thirds to make your own purse card. This could make a fun card for Mom too!

Items used:
Micro Beads	$9.25
Peel N Stick	$3.75

Vellum Butterfly

A total of six punched out butterflies were used to make this card. The three clear vellum shapes were layered over the butterflies punched out of the blue and polka dot paper.

Butterflies on Fence

I love the use of striped paper for the fence on this card. It's not the paper used here but the striped paper in the cosmopolitan paper packs would look great on a card like this. Simply cut one edge of a small rectangle with a pinking scissors and you have a picket fence! The butterflies are made with the butterfly square punch.

Pinwheel Card

The pink and yellow combination used here just looks like spring. To make the pinwheel, start with a 2 inch square piece of vellum. Mark the center of the square and then cut in from each of the four corners to within about 1/4" of the center dot. Fold in one point at each corner to the center until you have a pinwheel. Use a mini brad to attach to the card.

Items used:
Mini Brads	$3.00

Graduation Card

Items used:
4949B - hats off to you rubber stamp	$5.75
4937B - grad cap rubber stamp	$5.75

Initially Yours

Items used:
1/8 Inch Eyelets	$3.25
4814F - 2 line stripe rubber stamp	$9.75
EK Circle Punch	$14.00
Impress Alphabet	$75.00

Dandelion Card

Grass dried in the microfleur was used on this card. It's the perfect background for our dandelion stamp. I love the detail of the banner on this card. Double stick mounting tape is placed behind it to make it stand out from the card.

Items used:
EK Circle Punches	$9.00
Microfleur (small)	$28.75
4939B - dandelion rubber stamp	$5.75

Beach Bag Card

Notice how the front pocket is stamped for added interest. Download the pattern and print onto colored cardstock. Cut out the body and score on the dashed line using your ruler and burnisher. Fold the sides panels back, apply glue and attach to your card. Embellish the bag with punched out flip flops. Click here to download the pattern.

Items used:
Bone Folder	$5.99
Metal Ruler	$3.50

Graduation Money Card

Want to give your graduate a gift of money? Simply take an 8.5 x 11 inch piece of card stock and fold in thirds. Then punch out a rectangle shape on one end. Tape a vellum envelope under the cut out and insert with graduation confetti you've punched out. The eyelet and black ribbon adds a decorative touch.

Items used:
1/8 Inch Eyelets	$3.25
Metallic Cording	$28.95

Graduation Cap Card

Turn a square card into a graduation cap simply by adding a tassel. The tassel is attached with a colored brad.

Items used:
4949B - hats off to you rubber stamp	$5.75
Tassels	$2.50

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