My friends and I gather in my card cave to stamp, share ideas, talk, and eat!
Enjoy some of my card cave creations!

Saturday, October 29, 2022

Halloween Cards

This year I made pop-up Halloween cards for my grandchildren.  








 

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

A Modified Bookshelf Card


My grandson's birthday is the day after Christmas, so I wanted to make him a rather unique card.  I found a bookshelf card by Rachel Tessman https://stampyourartout.com/2020/10/im-calling-it-a-bookshelf-card.html.  However, this card did not have a front, so I modified it by adding a piece of cardstock as the front of the card.  On the far right is a pocket where I put a birthday gift of money.




Thursday, December 10, 2020

2020 Christmas Card

     For my 2020 Christmas card, I used SU's Snowflake Splender DSP.  I made a double Z-fold card and used a large die cut star as my focal point.  Since there is not a lot of room to write a message on the front of the card, I attached a piece of white cardstock to the back of the card.  This card is extremely easy to make--assembly line style!



Friday, October 30, 2020

Halloween Happenings

 I made several Halloween cards for my grandchildren.  Here are just a few of them.








Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Easter Parade

I made seven Easter cards for my grandchildren.  All of them were some type of fun fold card.  I also included a small envelope with each card, filled with money and some Easter confetti!

 This is the inside of the yellow card on the top left.


This is the inside of the card on the top right.





This is the inside of the card on the top left.


This is the inside of the card on the second from left.

Friday, March 6, 2020

Sunflowers and Balloons Birthday Card

My daughter loves sunflowers, and for her birthday, I created a sunflower card with pop-up balloons on the inside.  I used SU's retired Balloon Thinlits die for the inside of the card.


Saturday, December 28, 2019

Halloween Explosion Boxes







For three of my grandchildren, I made explosion boxes.  When the top cover comes off, the boxes "explode" open.  I put a treat inside of each box.  There are many templates online for an exploding box; I used a very basic one.

Friday, July 5, 2019

Z-Fold Anniversary Card


I made a Z-fold anniversary card for my sister and her husband.  I attached another z-fold inside for the message.  I used some paper from my stash--matching stripes and polka dots!


Saturday, June 29, 2019

Diamond Top Fold Birthday Card


My grandson is celebrating his 16th birthday.  Since most 16th birthday cards refer to "Sweet Sixteen," I thought just a big "16" would be appropriate.  I found the directions for the card on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4fli156AA) and used some polka dot paper to add a bit of pizazz.  We had a great celebration, and he appreciated the card!

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Happy Birthday/Fancy Fold Card

My daughter's birthday is March 1.  I usually make her a card that has a lot of yellow on it, but I did not have any yellow DSP available, so I chose blue.

I CASE'D this card fromone I saw on a blog, but there were no directions  (size of papers, etc.). By trial and error I managed to finish the card and make the fold work!