Pet Sympathy Card

 My in-laws just lost their dog after losing the other one in the Fall and they miss her (them) so very much.  It is so hard losing a pet, they are family! I made this card for them using the Diagonal Front Flap Fun Fold which I have shown before on here, it is a cool card that I like to make again.  I believe I used the Stampin Up Sweet Bugs stamps, dies and papers on that one.  This is old Stampin Up paper that is no longer available and I am so glad I bought two packs because I use it every time I need to send one of these cards, which seems to be too often.

Hidden Panel Fun Fold Pop Up Card

 I used the "new" Lily of the valley paper by Stampin Up called Valley in Bloom and the coordinating stamps and dies.  Tutorial by Creative Gems on YouTube. I am using this paper a lot!  The dies are super easy to make a pretty flower.  I always think of my grandma's house and her when I see Lily Of the Valley flowers, right outside her wood shed (her house was 200 years old!) was a little area that had these.  I used to sit on the ground when I was little and look at them.  They were so small. They also were in a shady spot, I wonder if that is a requirement of them? Anyway fond childhood memories.

The paper for the second one is Floral Charm by Stampin Up.  The stamp and die set is Hand Penned Petals which I use a lot.  It always colors up nicely.  This shows how different a card can look with different papers!

Staggered Cascade Panel Card

This is a looker! It actually folds up to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  Just another really fun card to make with great results.  Tutorial by Creative Gems on YouTube. I used Stampin Up paper called Toadstool Garden and Cute Bugs stamp and die set.

 

Diamond Folded Gatefold Card

 This card is 5 x 7 from Iced Images on YouTube. I made it for a swap I joined. I used Stampin Up Lily of the Valley paper and stamps and dies. The sentiments and butterflies are also Stampin Up. I feel like it might be too busy but I wanted to make it as lovely as I could! Also wanted to be able to mail it in a normal envelope so tried to keep it thin so no dimensionals or gems. 

Wrap over Panel Card

This is using the new Boutique Blossoms Suite. I love the new In-Color Hydrangea Hue (2026-2028). This card design of course is from Creative Gems, She comes out with 1-2 cards every week! I make most of them because its fun to do different styles.

 

Cradle Easel Card

Here is an interesting card from Creative Gems! I wanted to make it because it was interesting and different.  As you can see from the side it sits like a cradle! 

 

Fathers Day Card BBQ

 I have had this BBQ set by The Stamps of Life for many years and just finally used it!  It makes a great Fathers Day card.  I was inspired by a card on Pinterest that used a different BBQ grill. 

Pop Out Cards, Two Ideas

I made a similar card a while back from either Iced Images or Sam Calcott. It was a 6 x 6 card with the Cute Bugs Suite.  This was reimagined by Laura Stranks, it is  4.25 x 5.5 inch card now.  I used the new Stampin Up In Color Hydrangea Hue, love this color!  I am including a second card below this one that I made myself, as you can see I designed it so the side piece is inside the card rather on the front.  I think I might make another one but with the inside piece being much larger.  

 

Double Panel Pop Up Gate fold Birthday Card

I made this from Laura Stranks, Creative Gems tutorial.  This is an older paper pack that immediately came to mind when I saw the side panels.  The die in the middle is from a stamp and die set from a couple years ago as well, called Framed Florets.  I did the ink smushing technique for the poppy flowers in the middle. 

 

Diamond Fun Fold Card

 This card was demonstrated by LisasStampingStudio - I made mine slightly different because I didnt watch the video until after I made it.  Ooops.  Floral Charm Paper again by Stampin Up.  This one is kind of  'meh' to me.  Not my colors I guess..

Fun Fold Friendship Card

 This is the name of the card she used so I used it for the title for you to find to make.  SimplySimpleStamping is the site. Its a Z-fold card with a flap to open for the message.  I think this card in particular looks better in person.  Sometimes the colors arent quite right on the computer.  I used Floral Charm paper by Stampin Up. The scallop circle is from the brand new catalog called Scallop Bloom Dies. I love the perforated edges!

Pivot and Flip Panel Card for Mother's Day

I decided to make this style card again for my mother-in-law for Mother's Day.  I used Iced Images paper from Amazon. The blue and yellow are so stunning together.  The sunflowers are gorgeous. I didnt put a lot on the card, I felt the paper is the star of the show!  The design is from LisasStampStudio.  Hubby will write a message on the back. 

 

Pop-Up Butterfly Card for Birthday

I think it is called butterfly because of the shape of the pop-up parts.  I somehow expected a butterfly somewhere.  Too literal I guess! This card is for a fan of Dungeons and Dragons, Harry Potter and dragons in general.  I think I touched on all these themes!  I used AI to create the front of the card and then printed it out on that amazing photo paper, it is matte and not shiny but boy it makes an awesome card.  The inside are dragons I got from Creativ Fabrica.  That membership has paid for itself already this year. Anyway when you open it the images pop-up.  The first time I made this I wasnt extremely particular about the angles I cut and it catches a little, this time I made extra strides to make sure it worked super smoothly.  I see some designers make a prototype first with cheaper paper and I see the wisdom in that now!  I might employ that idea on more complicated cards.