I finished my last day of work on Friday, August 16, 2024. My official date will be Saturday, September 14, 2024 as I tacked on my vacation pay on the end. 🙂
My co-workers gave me an amazing retirement party and parting gifts and we all had a wonderful time. I shall cherish the memories for a long time to come.

Today I’m sharing a retirement card that I made for my co-workers who were on my immediate Systems Administrator’s team and also the Networking team whom I had worked closely with over the last 13.5 years. Each of the card fronts were created using various stamps from Art Impressions – Pack Your Bags Set.

With My Creative Time dies listed below, a Cuttlebug and papers from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, I die cut the rectangles and ovals. Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. paper was used to die cut the circles. Recollections – Midnight Navy Cardstock was then cut into rectangles 3-7/8″ x 2-5″8″. Using my Cricut and Cricut Design Space, I measured the circle die cut and oval die cut and then created my own solid cuts. To do this I used some white plain printer paper until I was satisified with the cut, then I set the device to cut out 19 of each out of the Recollections – Midnight Navy Cardstock.

The images were stamped onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card with Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and a MISTI. The MISTI was so perfect to use because I made 19 cards in total, so I just positioned the stamps once and then kept substituting the die cut papers until I was done. This made the stamping so easy. I used the same process for the sentiment, except I chose to use Versa Fine – Majestic Blue this time.

The images were coloured in with the Copics listed below. Once all of the images were coloured and the sentiments were stamped, I assembled the 2 pieces for each shape together with liquid glue and set them aside.

The bases of the cards were created using a 5.5″ x 4.25″ base made from Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.cardstock. Papers from Creative Memories and PhotoPlay listed below were then cut to the size of 5.25″ x 4″ each. The edges were then inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire.

To assemble the card, I used liquid glue to attach the background papers and each of the shapes. These were all adhered to each card. To create the notes on the inside, I used Microsoft Office Word and created 4 sentiments per 11″ x 8.5″ sheet of landscaped paper by creating text boxes at the size of 5.25″ x 4″. Once they were all printed out, I just cut them to size and adhered them with double-sided tape.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiments:  Art Impressions – Pack Your Bags Set – 4392

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Versa Fine – Majestic Blue, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Creative Memories – Deep Blue Sea (12″x12″) Designer Pack, PhotoPlay – SetSail – Sail Away (12″x12″), PhotoPlay – Anchors Away – Sun Deck (12″x12″), Recollections – Midnight Navy Cardstock

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Dies, My Creative Time – Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies, My Creative Time – More Stitched Circles MCT-D136, Cricut, Cricut Design Space Shapes

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000, R46, R20, R14, R08, YR02

Hair: E35, E34, E31

Clothing and Accessories: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01, R46, R14, R08, G14, YG23, C2, C1

Glasses: N2, R39

Ship: C3, C2, C1, C0, C00, B29, B63, B28, B26, R46, R14, R08

Water: BG32, BG13, BG07, BG01, B02

Hope you like it and have a great week!