Designer Paper Fun Fold Card Diamond Front

 This card was made from a tutorial by Patty Bennett.  She did not have a name for it.  I called it a Diamond front for reference.  Super easy, one piece of DSP 5.5 x 12, score at 2,4,8,10 and fold mountain valley then fold over the corners on the front gate fold part. 

Fun Fold Card and a Masculine Birthday Card

 This card has no name from the tutorial I followed.  I made a sympathy card, the paper, stamp and die set is Lovely and Beautiful from Stampin Up.  The Card with the car is for my Father-in-Law who is turning 84.  The technique to make this card is so fun!  I made it a few years ago and have held onto it for some reason (hard to part with maybe?) so I dont remember what the technique is called. 

Birthday Box Card

 This is a relatively easy card to make but many years ago I bought the die set to make this.  Birthday card for my friend's daughter.  I downloaded the cat images from Creativ Fabrica, they are my new favorite way to use images.  I have been coloring stamped images for 20 plus years with every medium known and I just don't think I do a good enough job. They dont look professional. I still do color images just sometimes these are better. 

Triple Panel Bridge Card

Card instructions from Laura Stranks, Creative Gems. I saw another Stampin Up demo do it and call it a spanner (?) card.  This one is for a friend whose doggy went over the rainbow bridge and she is very heartbroken.  She is also a card maker so I got right on it and made this.  

A Few Easter Cards

 Rather than do a card a day this post, I am going to put several cards at once this timr.  The first one I downloaded and printed from Creativ Fabrica. My friend wanted bunnies and easter eggs so this is it!  I was trying to figure out how to display the paper and a gatefold card worked perfect for it.  The next two are ideas from Pinterest but I didnt have the same stamps and dies. I rather like them! The next one is an exact case of a card on Pinterest because I did have all of the exact supplies. The last one is also from Pinterest, I improvised on this one as well but you cant actually see the cross that is die cut and raised up in a picture unless it is pointed out.  I tried to take the picture from the side to show it better.  I needed a bigger cross die I believe but didnt have a  larger solid one.  I struggle with Easter cards so much!  I want to encourage the message of Easter but everyone else seems to go for the bunnies and eggs which are cute and pretty.  The inside message for these is the last picture.

Easter Card #3 Love this one!

This card is a case from Divinity Designs. The cross is theirs and they have a die to make this card shape, I have made this before and its easy, but the nice thing about their die is all the mats and and layers are in the dies which is super convenient.  I didnt make mats which would have elevated this up a notch. The DSP is Stampin Up which this paper pack has so many different gorgeous patterns in it - called Lovely and Beautiful.

 

Easter Card #2 for the season

This is a case form Pinterest, I had a different embossing folder, bunny and flowers oh and ribbon (which I colored with alcohol markers) but I am happy with the outcome.

 

Easter Card

Well not super happy with this card but I am posting anyway! I saw a card on Pinterest that when you open it the basket pops up with daffodils in it.  I thought I could do it because I had a basket die and daffodil stamp and die. My basket was way too big to put on a pop-up inside so I pivoted to putting it on the front. Not sure what I dont like, maybe the designer paper? Anyway on to more Easter cards, I need a bunch!  Basket by Stamps of Life, daffodils by Stampin Up as well as the DSP.

 

Tissue Box Cover

 Made a cover for the tissue box in my guest bathroom. Used Stampin Up paper and dies from MFT and SU.

St Patrick's Day Pinwheel card

 I made this card using full 4.25 x 5.5 inch papers, so folded flat it fits in a 6 x 9 manilla envelope.  I found this clip art (?) on Creativ Fabrica and my friend is a big fan of St. Paddy's Day and cute things so I made it for her and sent it on its way.

Inside Pop-Up Card

 This is a card I made at my local Stampin Up groups house.  She designed such a pretty card!  Makes for a cheery Spring Birthday card.

Accordian Window Flip Card

 This card is from Laura Stranks of Creative Gems on YouTube. I used Floral Charm paper from Stampin Up, the flower dies are from a set called Simply Beautiful.  

 

Triple Z Fold Card

 This card is from stampwithtami.com, Tami White.  Fun card and easy enough, easy for me but some of my friends say what I think is easy is not easy! I used the February paper from Stampin Up called Painted Illusion.