Ph.inisheD.

Our neighbors' daughter recently earned her PhD, so tonight we're heading over there for a celebration dinner. I had been cruising around online looking for ideas for graduation gifts when I saw some shirts and mugs that had "Ph.inisheD." printed on them. I thought it was SO CLEVER! So much so that it inspired this card (which I will give to Dr. Katiekins this evening):

This was a tricky one to photograph, but I'm really pleased with how it turned out in real life :)

I used the Bold and Brushy Stamp Set AND the Bold and Brushy Uppercase Stamp Set from Concord and 9th to create the sentiment. I embossed the Ph.D. in gold to jazz it up a bit.

After I stamped out the sentiment, I die-cut the panel with Avery Elle's Wonky Stitches die. To finish it off, I popped the focal panel up onto a card base covered with striped patterned paper.

What do you think?

I hope you like my card for today! I'll be entering this into the most recent Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Use A Die And/Or Punch.

Have a fantastic weekend!!!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Bold and Brushy Uppercase Stamp Set (Concord and 9th), Bold and Brushy Stamp Set (Concord and 9th)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko), Aquatini (Catherine Pooler)
Embossing Powder: Queen's Gold (Ranger)
Cardstock: White (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Black and White Stripes 6x6 Paper Pack (MFT)
Dies: Wonky Stitches (Avery Elle), Nesting Card Templates (Lifestyle Crafts)
Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal), Foam Tape (3M)