Welcome Baby! (Times Two!)

          Two of my nieces recently had baby girls.   For one card, I made a patchwork pinwheel, and for the other card, I made a flower using the petals from SU's Blossom Petals Builder punch. 

Thinking of You

A friend and I went to Archiver's recently, and while we were there, we made a card using McGill punches.  I already had SU's Build a Blossom punch that I knew I could use for the petals.  I did buy the McGill Starburst and Giant Pine punches for the center of the flower and for some fern-like leaves.  I used SU Garden Wall DSP (retired) for the card.  The sentiment, which was stamped in a pale lilac and which is hard to see in the photo, is "Thinking of You."

Lattice Anniversary Card

My sister and her husband recently celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary.  I decided to use SU's Botanical Gazette DSP to make a lattice card.  I added Crystal Effects to the berries so that they would stand out on the card.

Celebration Card

My son-in-law finished his cardiology fellowship and is now on the faculty at a local medical center.  We invited his family over for a celebration dinner, and I made a card for him and included a gift card for iTunes!  I thought that A Perfect Gentleman papers from Graphic 45 were ideal for this card, especially since it was time to celebrate his eight years of training!

Almost Fourth of July Birthday

My grandson will be celebrating his eighth birthday on July 3, so I used some SU DSP that I thought was perfect for birthdays and the Fourth of July! I cut out the number eight on my Cricut. I combine two SU stamps on my acrylic block and stamped the message inside.

I love to make gatefold cards because the outside and inside coordinate beautifully.



I entered this card in Wee Memories Challenge #60 "Party Time."

Birthday Cards

I recently made birthday cards for my son-in-law, my granddaughter, and a friend.

I used some retired SU DSP for this gatefold card.  I have made a lot of gatefold cards recently as I like the fact that when they are open, the outside and inside of the card coordinate beautifully.

I find it is difficult to make masculine cards, so I bought some coordinating masculine papers.  I like this paper in particular because of the watches--passing time equals birthdays!

My granddaughter is a gymnast, and for her birthday card, I made a step card and used a photo of her that I took at one of her gymnastics meets.  Her favorite color is purple, so I added

a purple butterfly and a purple flower.

Sympathy Cards

I recently made two sympathy cards for friends who had suffered the loss of a parent.  I made two different cards; one was a step card and the other was a type of gatefold card. 

My sympathy step card was done in purples and greens with a yellow flower and brad for an accent.

My sympathy gatefold card used some designer papers with creams and greens.  I created a flower and accented it with an antique brad.

I decorated the inside of the card, leaving room to write a personal note.

Easter Cards, Part III

I am making a quilt for my youngest grandchild, and I thought that I would use the border fabric for the background of her Easter card. The quilt is pink and green, so I decided to use those colors for the card.



Paper:  SU Regal Rose, Old Olive, Very Vanilla; Stamp:  SU Easter Blossoms; Punches/Dies:  EK Success oval punch; Spellbinders Labels 8 Dies, SU Beautiful Wings Embosslits; Ink:  SU Old Olive, Regal Rose

Easter Cards, Part II

I must be the only person in blogland who has posted a dinosaur Easter card.  One of my grandsons loves dinosaurs with triceratops being his favorite.  I found a triceratops in a package of K&Company stickers, and thought I would add a border of Easter eggs on the bottom of the card to try and add a touch of Easter!

Paper:  SU Green Galore, Whisper White, Bashful Blue; Stamps:  ACMoore; Ink:  SU Brilliant Blue; Punches:  Martha Stewart grass punch and sunburst punch; Embellishments:  Dinosaur from K&Company

2011 Easter Cards, Part I

I always make Easter cards for my grandchildren, and since I only bought one new Easter stamp set, I had to get creative for my grandsons' card.  I found a placecard holder online, and I thought it would make a great card for them.  A lot of Q-tips and sticky fingers later, I finished the lamb and had to use my glue gun in order to make it stay on the card!  I used my Martha Stewart grass punch and some flowers I punched out to add a bit of dimension since the lamb really "pops" out from the card.

I entered this card in The Shabby Tea Room's Challenge #58.  I used a lot of pastel colors, and my grass is in a striped pattern!

Paper:  SU Bashful Blue, Green Galore, YoYo Yellow, pink paper from my stash; Stamp:  AC Moore;  Ink:  SU Green Galore; Punches:  Martha Stewart grass punch, SU Boho Blossoms; Accessories:  SU clear embossing powder, glitter, ribbon and white "lollypop" sticks from my stash.

My granddaughter's favorite color is purple, so I used SU  Orchid Opulence and Whisper White to create a card for her. I embossed the background and then sponged it with Orchid Opulence.   The only Easter stamp set I bought this year was SU Easter Blossoms, and I was able to combine the branches and

silhouette of the girl for my focal point. 

Stamp:  SU Easter Blossoms; Paper:  SU Orchid Opulence, Whisper White; Ink:  SU Orchid Opulence, Kiwi Kiss; Accessories:  Spellbinders Oval Scallop die, Marvy Uchida Oval Scallop punch, Prima flower, SU Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, ribbon from my stash.