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		<title>It&#8217;s A Celebration!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Gullett</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>Last week my husband got me BIG SURPRISE, a new embossing machine, WRMK Evolution Advanced on their launch day and it arrived on Monday! I was super excited and tried it right away. What makes me super happy is that all Close To My Heart Embossing Folders fit perfectly on this machine. And today I [&#8230;]</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week my husband got me BIG SURPRISE, a new embossing machine, WRMK Evolution Advanced on their launch day and it arrived on Monday! I was super excited and tried it right away. What makes me super happy is that all <a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Search.aspx?SearchValue=Embossing+Folder" target="_blank"><strong>Close To My Heart Embossing Folders</strong></a> fit perfectly on this machine. And today I would love to share with you the second graduation card I made for a friend:</p>
<p><a href="http://helengullett.com/?p=4760"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="4761" data-permalink="https://www.helengullett.com/its-a-celebration-grad-card-2/hg-grads-card-2-small/#main" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2-small.jpg?fit=560%2C560&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="560,560" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="hg-grads-card-2-small" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2-small.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2-small.jpg?fit=560%2C560&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter wp-image-4761 size-full" src="https://i0.wp.com/helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2-small.jpg?resize=560%2C560" alt="It's A Celebrations! A graduation card by Helen Gullett | http://helengullett.com/?p=4760 #card #handmadecards #closetomyheart #watercolor #embossing" width="560" height="560" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2-small.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2-small.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2-small.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></a></p>
<p>I cut <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=251&amp;CatalogID=22" target="_blank">Black Cardstock</a></strong> (1386) to make 4.25″x5.5″ base card. Then I cut a piece of 4″x5.25″ of <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=382&amp;CatalogID=22" target="_blank">White Daisy Cardstock</a></strong> (1385) to emboss it using <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=7670&amp;CatalogID=169" target="_blank">Quatrefoil Embossing Folder</a></strong> (Z1926)</p>
<p>After embossing the White Cardstock, I colored the quatrefoils with CTMH Watercolor Pencils, Basic colors (retired), and then I wet it lightly &amp; quickly using CTMH brush (retired). Then I heated it to dry using CTMH craft heater (retired).</p>
<p>When the watercolor background dried completely, I stamped the banner from <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=7584&amp;CatalogID=1828" target="_blank">Banner Wishes</a></strong>(B1438) stamp set using <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6839&amp;CatalogID=36" target="_blank">Black Exclusive Inks Mini Pigment Pad</a></strong> and heat embossed it with glitter embossing powder. Then I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set with <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6837&amp;ci=682" target="_blank">Lagoon Exclusive Inks Mini Pigment Pad</a></strong>, heat embossed it with glitter embossing powder.</p>
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<p>After all dried up well with craft heater, I added the embossed &amp; stamped cardstock on the card based using a lot of <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=1819&amp;CatalogID=166" target="_blank">Tombow Adhesive</a></strong> so that the cardstock would lay flat on the card. I finished my card with a banner and arrow border I cut out of <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=7646&amp;CatalogID=2162" target="_blank">Skylark Paper Packet</a></strong> (Z7177B) that I glued them using <strong><a href="http://creatingjoyfully.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=1058&amp;CatalogID=166" target="_blank">Glue Dots</a></strong> and then I added couple staples on them.</p>
<p><a href="http://helengullett.com/?p=4760"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="4762" data-permalink="https://www.helengullett.com/its-a-celebration-grad-card-2/hg-grads-card-2a-small/#main" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2a-small.jpg?fit=560%2C560&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="560,560" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="hg-grads-card-2a-small" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2a-small.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2a-small.jpg?fit=560%2C560&amp;ssl=1" class="aligncenter wp-image-4762 size-full" src="https://i0.wp.com/helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2a-small.jpg?resize=560%2C560" alt="http://helengullett.com/?p=4760" width="560" height="560" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2a-small.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2a-small.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.helengullett.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hg-grads-card-2a-small.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></a></p>
<p>Card is done! Hope you like it and have a fun crafty day!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I link up at:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.weekendcraft.com/" target="_blank"><img data-recalc-dims="1" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter" src="https://i0.wp.com/66.147.242.161/~mypaper3/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1.png?resize=150%2C150" alt="Creative" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://weekendcraft.com/journal/creative-spark-link-party-3" target="_blank">Creative Spark Link Party #3</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.create-with-joy.com/2014/05/inspire-me-monday-week-124.html" target="_blank"> Inspire Me Monday Week #124</a></p>

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