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.

Floral March Birthday

My daughter's birthday was March 1, and since her favorite color is yellow, I cased a card that we made in our neighborhood card club.  I changed the embossing folder, ribbon, and colors.

Stamp:  SU Build A Blossom; Punches:  SU Build A Blossom, Martha Steward Sunburst; Paper:  SU Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Concord Crush, Certainly Celery; Ribbon:  SU Crushed Curry; Embellishments:  Green brad from my stash.

Never Too Late to Celebrate!

I do not have any excuses as to why I did not get these Valentine's Day cards that I made for my grandchildren posted.  This card was for one of my granddaughters who displays all of the cards that I have made for her in her room!

One of my grandsons loves Thomas the Train, so I thought this Thomas chipboard would make a great card for him.  (Note:  He is now on a dinosaur kick!)

I made this card for my other granddaughter.  I used my Cricut to cut out the scalloped shape for the card.  I also found that my Cricut does not like to cut metallic paper!

I made this card for one of my other grandsons.  I printed the message on my computer and then trimmed it to fit.  I used some Christmas paper for the card; after all, red is just not for Christmas!

Happy Birthday with Music

My sister-in-law is an accomplished pianist, and music is a big part of her family's life.  For her birthday, I knew the music from SU Newsprint DSP would be the perfect background for her card.  Since I love the combination of black and red, I used SU Riding Hood Red for the flower and the lattice accents.  I sponged the edges of the flower that I made with some gold paint from my stash.

Stamp:  SU Curly Cute; Paper:  SU Newsprint, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla; Ink:  SU Riding Hood Red; Accessories:  Martha Stewart Lattice punch, Spellbinders Peony die, gold paint and brad from my stash.

Super Bowl Thank You

Although we now live in North Carolina, my husband and I grew up in Wisconsin.  We watched the Super Bowl with some friends who are also from Wisconsin, and we were all ecstatic that the Green Bay Packers won!
I made our friends a thank you card using the Packers colors and some of my favorite Cosmo Cricket designer paper.  Let's hope we can celebrate again next year!