Stampin’ Up! Simple Congrats Card for the Creative Crafters #89

Hi, Stampers!

Are you ready for a new Creative Crafters Challenge? It starts today with the usual “Anything Goes” theme and I have a Congrats card that I made for my daughter’s residency program to share. They have five third year residents that have just finished the program and she asked me to create a card that fit the occasion for each of them. There needed to be enough room for lots of signatures and personal messages. So, I made this 5″ square card using the Simple Congrats stamp set and created a little extra space for the personal messages with more fun messages appropriate for the recipients.

Once you finish here, I hope you visit our Design Team gallery for some great inspiration and play along!

My Secrets!

Let’s start with the card base…

• Firstly, the card base used white cardstock, cut at 5 x 12 and scored at 5 and 10.
• After that, I cut Shaded Spruce cardstock (the school’s color), cut to 4-3/4 square and dry embossed with the Brick & Mortar embossing folder.

And now, the fun part!

• I stamped the Congrats image in Shaded Spruce ink onto white cardstock that had been cut to 2-1/2 x 4-3/4. Once that was done, I layered it onto Gold Foil paper that had been cut to 2-5/8 x 4-3/4.
• I wanted to keep the front simple but still wanted something to jazz it up. So, I cut out the banner in the Mixed Labels die collection in gold foil paper. Both the sentiment panel and banner were popped up with dimensionals.
• Finally, to add a little elegant bling, I used the 2023-2025 In Color Dots.

Then, on the inside…

• After completing the inside, I made a panel with Shaded Spruce, cut to 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 and layered white cardstock, cut to 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 on top.
• I stamped the From All of Us sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink and framed it with the leafy image in Shaded Spruce ink.
• I love a pun… even if I need help getting it. I downloaded and fussy cut the instrument that all dermatologists use—the dermatoscope. I didn’t get the humor in the “The future is bright” sentiment… until my daughter pointed out it was about the dermatoscope’s light! Cue the facepalm moment. But now? I can’t unsee it and it makes me smile every time.
• I stamped the sentiment and cropped it out with the Stylish Shapes square die, then layered it onto Shaded Spruce cut to 2-1/4 and gold foil, cut to 2-3/8. I lined up the top and bottom diagonal corners of the gold square and glued down the left side. Then, I centered the sentiment over it and glued the dermatoscope to the panel.

I hope to share my card with these challenges:

1. 613 Avenue Create
2. Allsorts
3. A Place To Start
4. NBUS – new stamp set
5. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges
6. The Paper Funday
7. A Perfect Time to Craft
8. We Love Stamping

So, what do you think of my card today? I love hearing from you!

Please leave a comment if you have any questions or comments about my project today.

If you enjoyed my project today, please be sure to…

• Firstly, visit my Gallery and Fun Fold Gallery for lots of ideas, and…
• Enter the Creative Creases Challenge HERE with any fun fold card!
• Also, follow me on Pinterest
• You can see My Secret Sale HERE
• Finally, you find out what’s new with SU HERE

My project supply list.

Want to place an order through me? Use the Demonstrator Locator to find me under “Debbie Mageed, Illinois” to place an order if you don’t already have a demonstrator. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Simple Congrats Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165344] $18.00	Bright Borders Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [164753] $20.00	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $14.00	Basic White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Thick Cardstock [166782] $26.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $9.00
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $10.00	Mixed Labels Dies [164652] $21.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $30.00	2023–2025 In Color™ Dots [161620] $8.00

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“Mr. Smiley” is loving his new sun hat from his Auntie Sarah! Of course, a dermatologist would give a sun protecting hat! It’s always good to start them wearing one early, right?