Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: MISTI May-nia
Good morning and happy Monday everyone! It’s Nina-Marie back again for a brand new Studio Monday and today I’ll be featuring some of our newest Simon stamps and dies in these cute, graduation gift card holders!
With graduations for college and high school students right around the corner, I thought this would be a perfect theme for this week; these gift card holders are super easy to make and do not require any special supplies or techniques. All you will need is a piece of 8″ by 4 1/4” cardstock, and a scoring board and bone folder (or other scoring tool); easy peasy right??
Also, did you know that this month is MISTI-Maynia???? Every single day during the month of May, My Sweet Petunia (the creators of MISTI), are giving away a free Mini MISTI and the Simon blog is today’s giveaway host! I mean like, how cool is that??? To be eligible to win a Mini MISTI, make sure you leave a comment on this blog post!
Okay, so back to our cards for today! I created both a masculine and a feminine version of these gift cards to inspire you with a couple of ideas at how you can decorate your gift cards for the graduates in your life. For the masculine version, I used the brand new Painted Grad die and Father’s Day Finds stamps and dies. Don’t those swanky-looking tags look so trendy???
For the feminine card, I used the Wild Beauty stamp set and the Painted Grad die; I love how the simplistic and doodled look of the Wild Beauty stamps matched so well with the Painted Grad die.
To see how I created these cards – with the help of my MISTI – be sure to check out the video below! If you enjoy, please give the video a big “thumbs up” and subscribe to our Youtube channel for more weekly inspiration and creativity!
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Congrats! Blog Candy WINNERS!
From: Weekender with Wanda – Tim Holtz Mini Clipboard: Nicole Douthit!
From: Celebratory Ink Blending and Masking: Helen Gullet!
From: New Art Journaling Inspiration from Vicky Papaioannou!: Francis Arhipoff!
From: Be an embossing BOSS!: Cynthia Johnson!
From: Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Mini Honeybee Tag Set: Dee Earnshaw!
From: Weekender with Wanda – Happy Mother’s Day!: Linda Duensing!
From: It’s National Scrapbook Day!: Taunya Butler!
From: Fun with 3D Embossing Folders!: Barbara Green!
From: Tim Holtz Linen: Painted Resist with Shari Carroll: Linnea Sundstrom!
From: Stencil It on Wednesday!: Larissa Heskett!
From: Wet on Wet Watercoloring Technique: Wahnita Hammond!
Please email [email protected] with your mailing address (if applicable), the name of the blog you won from, and the prize you won to claim your prize!
See below for a list of other Misti MAY-nia participants and winners so far:
May 01 – My Sweet Petunia Winner- Kathy Nalisnik
May 01 – Ilina Crouse Winner- Mary Morris
May 02 – Lydia Fiedler
May 02 – Virginia Lu Winner- Sue Nagata
May 03 – Jana Millen Winner- Jennifer Partridge
May 04 – Carissa Wiley
May 05 – Maureen Wong Winner- Karen Dunbrook
May 05 – Simon Hurley
May 06 – Laurel Beard
May 06 – Catherine Pooler
May 07 – Laura Sterckx
May 07- My Favorite Things
May 08- Laura Bassen
May 09 – Jeanne Streiff
May 10 – Lawn Lawn
May 11 – Darlene DeVries
May 12- Crafters’ Corner
May 13- Pat Huntoon
May 14 – Sally Lynn MacDonald
May 15 – Avery Elle
Great idea for graduation cards – super! I am really keeping fingers and toes and all extremities crossed in the hope of winning a Mini MISTI :)
this is the most awesome giveaway ever! thanks to SSS and My Sweet Petunia !
Love the grad die and of course the MISTI. What a great giveaway.
Misti, misti, misti, what a sweet word.
Thank you sweet petunia for the chance!
Awesome cards!!! A MISTI would be a wonderful treat!! I would actually be able to stamp agian if I had one! Thanks for the chance to win this amazing tool!!
I love the colors used on these cards with those stamps! Wonderful!!
Awesome cards, thank you for inspiration and a chance to win a mini MISTI!
I really love your cards!! The colors arena great for the summer time, thank you for the Misti give away!
Two very fun and vibrant cards!
Thank you for a great video and the opportunity to win a mini MISTI. I enjoy your web site that I found through Jennifer McGuire.
Love the cards and the colors too and a chance to WIN a MISTI!
SSS is my favorite go to supplier for all things for card making, so many awesome things! Thanks for a chance to win a Mini Misti.
Great cards, Nina-Marie!! Thanks so much for the chance to win! The MISTI is definitely an amazing stamping tool… I’d love to try the mini version.
Love your cards. Please, please pick me for the Misti giveaway!
Would love to have a Misiti
Great Grad gift card holders, Nina-Marie! Love them both. Thanks for a chance to win the mini misti. What a neat tool to have for stamping.
Love the flower card.
Awesome grad cards! And I keep hoping my name is drawn. Thanks so much for this opportunity!
Would love to win this MISTI. Just looked it up on Simpon Says yesterday. Love it..
The cards are fantastic. I just love the Misti.
What nifty cards! And a nifty tool for the craft room!
Love font on the Grad die cut!
Great cards! Would love the Misti!
Fabulous giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity to win. I’ve wanted one since it came out:)
You have displayed so many inspiring fabulous projects that I would love to win a Mini MISTI to be able to create the same awesomeness :)
Super cute cards, as always. :o) MISTI is such a great tool. Thank you for the opportunity to win one. :o)
Thank you for sharing :-)
Lovely. Card thanks for sharing
Such a cute card, perfect for the occasion.
Such a great giveaway. Thanks for the chance!
Great tool, great cards!
How delightful!! Both version super cool and trendy!!
Thanks to the Misti tool giveaway, (pick me, pick me) I discovered Simon Says products & I l♡ve your stuff! :)
OMG so cute cards…LOved all the cards..and would definitely love to win the giveaway…
What fabulous and great cards for Grads!!!!
What lovely color combinations and compositions! Your demonstration of the MISTI was also quite helpful.
The Misti looks like an awesome tool and I would love to win one.
What neat cards, love the ties and the beautiful colors. Thanks for the chance to win.
Graduation is upon us, just had two to graduate and so busy with planning party I haven’t made their cards yet, would love the Misti and then to buy the stamps!!! This would def. make me a winner!!!!
All of your creations are so inspiring!
I love the way the Misti works. I have very shaky hands and get shadows with stamping. I would love to win a Misti
Cool cards! Would love to win a MISTI!!
Awesome cards! LOVE the bright and happy colors!!!
What a happy card!
Beautiful cards and I sure could use a MISTI
Lovely cards. Always great ideals. Since I am new at card making it shows me easy ways to put cards together. Having fun learning new skills.
great cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love your colors and card design. Thanks for the inspiration. Also, this MISTI looks like a really good thing.
Thanks for the wonderful graduation card ideas. Always learning new hints and the Misti is one of the best.
Beautiful cards, PLUS the chance to win that Mini MISTI. What a great opportunity. Thanks a bunch.
Your cards are always so beautiful! Thanks for the great video and for the chance to win a mini MISTI!