My oldest nephew recently graduated from Officer Candidates School for the U.S. Marine Corps. I wanted to make him an extra special card for the occasion. Here's what I came up with:
I started with a 5.25" x 4" panel of kraft cardstock. I die-cut the map shape using the What The Doodle: Map Die from Papertrey Ink, stamped the sentiment below it and adhered the panel onto a white A2 card base (completely covering the base with Scor-Tape). This left me with a negative space map outline to "fill in." I die-cut the map three more times (from red, white and blue cardstocks). I layered the three maps on top of each other and held them together with some washi tape. Then, I cut them (all at the same time) to create the blue section on the left and the stripes on the right. I used a tiny star from the Stitched Labels Dies by Pretty Pink Posh and die-cut the stars into the blue section. Then, I die-cut seven stars from white cardstock to fit into those spots. I then placed the colored cardstock pieces of my map into place within the negative space to fill it all in.
To finish, I added a touch of clear sparkle to the stars with a glitter pen.
I hope you like my creation for today! I was pretty excited about how this turned out. I hope Jake likes it!
Thanks for visiting!
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Supplies:
Stamps: Simply Said (Paper Smooches)
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko)
Cardstock: White, Kraft, Pure Poppy, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink)
Dies: What the Doodle - Map Die (Papertrey Ink), star from Stitched Labels Dies (Pretty Pink Posh)
Glitter Pen: Clear Wink Of Stella (Zig)
Adhesive: Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
So clever and seems perfect for the occasion!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect card for your nephew!
ReplyDeleteThis is so clever and turned out great. I'm sending best wishes for your nephew. My hubby was a Marine and said it was the best thing to happen to him when he was young and just out of school.
ReplyDeleteI love how you made this card and pieced it together. It came out great. Congratulations to your nephew. My hubby was a Marine and always said it was the best thing that happened to him right out of high school. He was a proud Marine.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely perfect for someone heading into the military!
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