Way to Go, Grad!

Hello, everyone! I am sharing a card that I made for the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog with you today. It is almost time to celebrate all those high school and college graduates in your circle! My circle of potential graduates contains only young men at the moment, so I created a masculine style card.

It is always a challenge for me to add ribbon to a masculine style card and not make it too frou-frou. I think I did fine this time! The card base is 5" x 6" made from black cardstock, lined on the inside with white cardstock. 

I attached two pieces of printed paper (Fancy Pants Swagger) together and then placed a length of 5/8" Gray Plaid Ribbon over the seam where the two prints meet. I then cut a few small lengths of Oyster Baker's Twine to create a "spider-y" knot around the left edge of the ribbon.

Caution: The printed paper I used is from 2012, so don't go trying buying it! {smile} Just look for a nice grayish stripe and a matching plaid in your stash!

I found some greeting cards with Saturday Evening Post/Norman Rockwell art on them in my stash. They were plain and an odd size, and not printed on particularly nice cardstock. So, I did what anyone would do, I cut them apart so I could use the images!

Tip: I often buy greeting cards with interesting art on them when they are being sold cheaply. Often times they are an odd size, or cheaply made, but I can always repurpose the art!

I matted the image onto black cardstock, then stamped the hashtag sentiments along the bottom. I wrapped more of the Gray Plaid ribbon around the top of the image, then I added a button tied with a bit of the Oyster twine. 

I stamped a greeting onto a scrap of white cardstock and tucked it under the left edge of the image. 

I stamped another greeting on the inside of the card, and then disguised that I stamped it off-center by adding a strip of the printed paper. (Oops!)

Note: I have purchased so many stamp sets over the last 5-10 years that I have NEVER used! i just never had time to use brands other than those I was "paid" to use. I am currently rediscovering a wealth of fun things in my stash! 

This card has some dimension, but not so much that it cannot be mailed in a standard 5" x 7" envelope, with room to add a bit of cardstock on top to protect the button. 

Thank you so much for joining me today! And congratulations to all the graduates for 2023!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

5/8" Gray Plaid Ribbon

Oyster Baker's Twine

1/2" and 1/4" Scor-tape

1/4" ATG tape

Other Supplies Used: 

Cardstock: CTI Black, Neenah White

Printed paper: Fancy Pants Swagger (from 2012)

Stamps: My Favorite Things Happy Graduation

Ink: Gina K Designs Amalgam Obsidian 

Button: my stash

Dies: Spellbinders Classic Rectangles Large (for the small sentiment)

Adhesive: Art Glitter Glue, foam squares, glue dots