Happy Retirement Flower Girl

Happy Retirement Flower Girl

Making this card for my daughter's Morale teacher who is retiring next week.

I am making a mini card, size of a gift card as I plan to put this card inside a gift bag with a small present. Thus, I keep this card clean and simple due to its limited size.

Close-up: The girl holding the bunch of flowers

First, a girl holding a bunch of flowers image is stamped on a white card stock and colored using Copic markers. Then, it is attached onto a red-pink plaid pattern paper.

Close-up: Sentiment on vellum

The sentiment is customized using alphabet stamp and stamped onto a vellum. It is attached onto the girl image at the bottom. Then, the whole panel is attached onto a green card base.

Close-up: Shimmer of the flowers and pink flower shaped gem

As final touch, some shimmer is added to the flowers and a pink flower shaped gem is attached onto the girl head.

Dimension : Gift card or 3.25" x 2.25"

Type : Vertical fold

Inlay : None

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Addicted to Stamps and More! - Challenge #211 - Anything Goes! (ends by 20 September 2016)

2) Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Challenge 295 - Anything Goes (ends by 20 September 2016)

3) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Clean And Simple (ends by 21 September 2016)

Supplies used:

Copic marker used: C5, C6, BG01, BG05, BG45, BV11, BV13, E11, E51, R02, RV14, YR16 and V15

Faux Watercolor Happy Retirement

Faux Watercolor Happy Retirement

Made this card for my daughter's school's afternoon session senior principal assistant retirement. She is also happens to be my daughter's Art teacher. By the way, she looks young and I did not think she is at the age of retirement!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - Sketch #71

I adopt the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - Sketch #71 as shown above as I want to try out the faux watercolor background technique introduced by Jennifer Mcguire. Since I am trying out, I opt for smaller space which the sketch is perfect for my experiment. Another reason I want to try out this technique on this card is because the senior principal assistant is an Art teacher in which I want to relate something artistry in the card.

Close-up : Faux watercolor flower 'painting'

I stamp the flower image on a watercolor paper and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Then, I smudge some distress inks onto the watercolor paper and spray water onto it as in Jennifer's video. I let it dry and the result is amazing. I really like this faux watercolor or 'painting' look!

Close-up : Sentiment and quicklet eyelets

On a yellow card base, a variety of colors stripes pattern papers is trimmed and attached onto it as in sketch follow by the faux watercolor image. The sentiment is customized using alphabets and stamped on a pink strip. Two (2) red quicklet eyelets are secured to the right edge of the sentiment to add some texture. It is attached onto the card using pop dots for some dimension.

Close-up : Pink gems

For final touch-up, three (3) pink gems are attached to the right upper corner as in sketch.

Dimension : 10.16cm x 15.24cm or 4" x 6"

Type : Vertical fold

Inlay : None

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please fill up the custom order form here. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - Sketch #71 (ending 08 September 2014)

2) Loves Rubberstamps Challenge 119 - Anything Goes (ending 08 September 2014)

3) Papertake Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes (ending 09 September 2014) 

Stamps and tools used :

Happy Retirement Official Retiree's Decision Maker

Happy Retirement Official Retiree's Decision Maker

Made this funny card for one of my manager who is retiring next week. Everyone is scare of him not because he is fierce but for his non-stop talkativeness! I was once felt that way too but after a few "session" with him, what he talks about is actually very informative and useful. He once even guide me how to climb up the organization career path. I just feel blessed that I know him.

Mojo Monday 336

This card layout is inspirational from Mojo Monday 336 sketch/challenge as shown above.

A scallop circle is die cut from a yellow card stock to make the base of the spin wheel. It is then stamped with the activities using custom alphabets. The spin wheel title, 'Official Retiree's Decision Maker' is printed on a yellow card stock as the title has too much characters to be custom stamped. It is later die cut into circle. A custom arrow is made from green card stock and 'Spin Me' is stamped near to the tip of the arrow. Finally, the spin wheel is assemble and secured using a silver brad.

Close-up : Official Retiree's Decision Maker spin wheel

The spin wheel is attached onto the same green card stock that made the arrow. It is attached onto another orange card stock after that. Finally, it is attached onto the light yellow card base. The sentiment, 'Happy Retirement' is stamped in two (2) part at the top and bottom of the spin wheel.

Dimension : 12.7cm x 19.05cm or 5" x 7.5"

Type : Vertical fold

Inlay : None

If you would like to have a similar design of these items or individual item, please fill up the custom order form here. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the item(s) (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and message (if any).

This card is entering the challenge(s) organized by :

1) Mojo Monday 336 (ends on 16 March 2014)

2) Addicted to Stamps and More! - Challenge #86 - Anything Goes (ends on 19 March 2014)

3) Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Challenge 168 - Anything Goes (ends on 19 March 2014)

Stamps and tools used :

Lawn Fawn Harold�s ABCs	Lawn Fawn Smitty�s ABCs	Papertrey Ink (PTI) Movers & Shakers Sentiments Stamp Set	Lawn Fawn Basic Blocks	Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Inkpad
Cuttlebug Machine V2	Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Large S4-124	Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles Small S4-116	*03559 Fiskars SURECUT CARD MAKING Paper Trimmer Cut Line 9 Inches	PLUS Norino 8mm Glue Roller

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Retirement Message/Scrapbook #1 (Sample)

A retirement message/scrapbook made for some retirement messages writing.

The front and back covers are using 8"x8" cardboard. The background of the front cover are  wrapped with a balloon themed wrapper. The message of "Happy Retirement to [the person's name]" is made with individual lettering made from different shapes, fronts and designs. Each of the lettering is pop-up to give the front cover some texture.

Inside the front cover, it is centered by a gold card with two (2) stripes of purple-pink mesh. It is then layered with the message of "Best Wishes from All of Us" with "Us" layered with a pink heart-shaped.

There are nine pages in total for the message writing page whereby each pages have both combination of different colors, shapes and sizes of circle, star, triangle, heart, pentagon, square and etc from Farewell Message/Scrapbook #1 and rectangular or square 'pockets' of different sizes from Farewell Message/Scrapbook #2. These shapes and 'pockets' are decorated with different style of placement to accommodate each of the shapes and sizes in that particular page. These 'pockets' are made from various design wrappers that themed "Best Wishes" and "Thank You" and "Thanks".

P/S : For more information on the writing page design(s), please refer to Farewell Message/Scrapbook #1 and Farewell Message/Scrapbook #2.

The back cover is wrapped with "Thank You" and "Thanks" wrapper. The inside of back cover, it is centered by a gold card with scattered decorated messages of "Thank You" and "Thanks" cut from the wrapper. Some of the messages are pop-up to give some texture. The back cover end with scrapper signature.

The covers and pages is secured  using 1" Gold Zutter Bind It All Owire Bindings.

Theme/Category : Happy Retirement to [the person's name]

Size : 20.32cm x 20.32cm or 8" x 8"

If you would like to have a similar design of this message/scrapbook, please e-mail us at msgkeeper@gmail.com for order. Please do include the color or theme you prefer, purpose of the message/scrapbook (farewell, retirement, birthday and etc) and front page message.