Wedding Gift Card Holder

Last week we were blessed as a family to attend the wedding of a dear friend (and our girls were bridal attendants).  I made this gift card holder because it was much easier to travel with a gift of this size.

This is a really fun fold!  I loved using the white and gold DSP from the Lovely & Beautiful DSP.

I used the Forever Florals bundle and heat embossed the sentiment in gold.

Here are a few pictures from the wedding:

The Four of Us

The gorgeous bride & groom (& venue)

Happy Father's Day!

Yes, I realize that Sunday was Father's Day, but we celebrated our dad last night. 

I actually made this card before I made the Scenic Coast card (featured HERE) to try out the dropped tile card.  I cut a piece of Waterside Retreat DSP 4" x 3" and then cut that into twelve 1" tiles matted onto twelve 1" Peaceful Pine cardstock squares. 

I used a blending blush and Pool Party ink to tint the vellum prior to adhering the tiles. 

I love the effect of dry embossing the panel with the 3D Waves embossing folder! 

Give this technique a try and let me see what you create!

Diagonal Accordion Birthday Card

Having our daughter home from the University of Illinois to celebrate her birthday was very special for our family!  I had a lot of fun creating this diagonal accordion birthday card for her on my recent Facebook Live (each Thursday at 7:30 PM).  You can also find YouTube instructions HERE if you're interested.  (Did you know that my customers get a tutorial for each of these projects?  Just place an order with me HERE!)

I love the soft color palette of the Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP paired with the Balloon Festoon bundle (stamp set & dies).  I used Petal Pink Two-Tone cardstock also.  

I love all of the pieces of this bundle!  We will have a "birthday party" at my July 12 Crafternoon to create all kinds of birthday projects.  (You're invited!)

Happy birthday to our firstborn!

Piglet Note Card

If you've been here for awhile, then you know that we are a Silly Old Bear family with our own Pooh Bear and Piglet (and maybe a Kanga and Eyeore, too)!  I made this quick note card to send to our Piglet girl to just say hi because I miss them both.  (They are off adulting, chasing their dreams, and living their best lives in graduate/law school!)

I used the Silly Old Bear suite plus some Mossy Meadow cardstock, Pecan Pie ink, and a little Very Vanilla cardstock.

Hopefully this sweet card will remind our girl of how much she is loved!  If you haven't created with our note cards yet, what are you waiting for?
 

Nephew Birthday Card

My youngest nephew just turned 18 (NOT sure how that happened so quickly!), and his mom hosted a lovely dinner in his honor.  Since he loves to fish (both lake and ocean), I grabbed the recent Lakeside Retreat Paper Pumpkin kit to make him a card quickly.

I did add Pecan Pie ink in addition to the Peaceful Pie Ink Spot that was included in the kit.  I tucked some cash inside so that he can purchase something for himself.

Happy birthday, Will!
 

Virtual Album Retreat 2026 Layout #6: The Highlands (Day 1)

What's not to love about this layout of our visit to Kilburn Castle, Inverary, and Loch Lomond.

The heart was super easy to make because all of the pieces were precut, but you could make your own by using quarters of 3 1/4" circles.

Flip flaps allow me to add multiple photos to one photo mat to help extend my story.

I also used flip flaps on the second page to add more photos and journaling.

The Virtual Album Retreat 2026 kit is still available, while supplies last, along with all of the training videos.  It is a gift you will not regret for your favorite scrapbooker or family memory keeper!
 

Happy Graduation!

Our niece graduated with weekend with her Master of Science in Speech Pathology.  We are so proud of her!  I made this interactive Peekaboo Flap card with the new Artisan Garden DSP.

I began with a side-fold A2 card and layered the striped 4" x 5 1/4" DSP.  I then used a square die cut to cut out the "mortarboard" from the front of the card and to cut an identical square of black cardstock.

The polka dot swing pennant is also from the same DSP, and the sentiments (inside & out) came from a former Paper Pumpkin kit.

I used a white gel pen to create the white "thread" and used Basic White cardstock to create the tassel.

BTW, I have instructions for a similar card along with two other projects from the Mauvelous Lollies collaborative free to anyone who places a minimum $50 order with me HERE this month.  Here's a peek:

 

Happy Mother's Day

Wishing all the moms a very happy Mother's Day!  We celebrated my mom last weekend when all of us could get together, and I used the March Paper Pumpkin kit to create this alternative.  (It was part of my May Pop Up Sip & Stamp Class, which used the three Paper Pumpkin cards plus this alternative.)

We used one of the envelopes as the DSP for this diagonal fun fold. 

The center square card measures 3 1/4" x 6 1/2"

Wink of Stella made the hummingbird sparkle!

NOTE: I don't recommend putting a large image that hangs off the top of the fold because it made the card hard to open (but at least it looked pretty)!  Mom loved it.

We forgot to get pictures last weekend, but here we are (the ladies who were in town this weekend) enjoying a delicious brunch in a neighboring town.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy 25th Birthday Card

How our baby can be 25 is a bit of a mystery to me, but we certainly enjoyed celebrating with her this weekend!

 I made this diamond tower pop-up card on my Facebook Live this past Thursday for her special birthday with the Garden Poetry DSP, With You in Mind stamp set, a retired Paper Pumpkin stamp set, and the April product of the month, Eyelet Blooms dies.

I used both Blueberry Bush and Night of Navy inks (plus a little Daffodil Delight for the candle “flames”).

I used a few Garden Party epoxy dots as embellishments along with fussy cut balloons with linen thread strings.

Since the card doesn't actually open, I used the back panel for the sentiment and our message.

If you'd like directions, I'll be happy to point you to my YouTube channel once I get this Live uploaded there.

To a Great Guy Card

My great guy deserves a Valentine, so I made this card for him today using the #GDP534 sketch as my inspiration.

I started with my stack of Thoughtful Journey 6"x6" DSP and selected this wintry scene.  (Hurry!  Low inventory of this DSP so it's definitely only available while supplies last!) I grabbed my Nature's Walk bundle (stamp set and dies), Misty Moonlight and Basic White cardstock, plus Misty Moonlight and Blackberry Bliss ink.  Those beautiful watercolor leaves are just the gorgeous DSP!  I used Misty Moonlight & Silver ribbon behind my leaves cluster but you really couldn't see it so I added a quick little knot on top.

I crossed out the "like" in the sentiment and wrote in LOVE to fit today- and honestly every day!  My guy isn't a hearts and flowers kind of guy so hopefully he will love this card as much as I loved making it for him.

The Everyday Arches dies made this card sketch come together quickly.  
 

Weekend Adventures Scrapbooking Workshop Layout #2

During this holiday break, it has been so nice to have both our daughters home and to have TIME together (and of course in my studio)!  I had a lot of fun creating the three layouts in the Weekend Adventures scrapbooking workshop kit, and here are the cut pieces for layout #2.

I followed the directions pretty closely but had to had some stamped branches from the Branching Out stamp set with Old Olive and Crumb Cake ink.

In addition, I stamped my title in Cajun Craze with the alphabet set from the 2025 Virtual Album Retreat.  I love mixing and matching old/new product to stretch my supplies!

PRO TIP: As you use your alphabet stamps, but the used, inky letters onto a larger block.  That way, when you're done stamping, you can clean all of the letters at once.  That saves time because I invariably clean a letter, put it back on the carrier sheet, and then realize that I need it again.  With this method, I can grabby the inky stamp and reuse it as many times as needed before cleaning them all at once and then putting them back properly.

Also, I love to use flip flaps to include more photos without needing more space!

PRO TIP:  I use a free app on my phone, called LiveCollage, to add two photos to one 4x6 space to get two 3x4 photos when I get them printed.  I try to keep 3x4 flip flaps in stock!

Happy Halloween (October Card Class #4) & a Bonus

This card was so fun to make (and was sent to one of my daughters already)!  It's another tri-panel interlocking card (like the one I made for my nephew HERE). 

I used Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, and Shy Shamrock glimmer paper, plus black, white, and Petunia Pop cardstock.

I die cut the sentiments from the Words of the Season dies.  The cat is a Cricut cut.

Here is the bonus side-stair card that I made for our other daughter.  I added a little Cricut spider and wrote her message on the back.

Hope you have a SPOOK-tacular Halloween!

Autumn Toile Interlocking Panel Birthday Card

My firstborn nephew turned 19 last weekend, and I made this fun interlocking panel birthday card for him with the Autumn Toile DSP. 

It was also the model for a Halloween card we made at my October card class, so my customers will receive printed instructions to make this card.

I think it turned out beautifully!

Happy birthday, Alex!

New Apartment Layout

We moved our girls to two different new apartments two weekends in a row, and I am so please to have their new places immortalized in scrapbook layouts!

I used the Make a Memory scrapbook kit and have instructions to make elevated layouts.  This guide is free to anyone who purchases this kit as part of a minimum $75 order with me!

A Year of Flowers July Birthday Card

Today is my sweet sister-in-law's birthday!  I made this card for her with the Year of Flowers stamp set/dies bundle paired with the Seasons of Elegance DSP and Nested Essentials dies. 

I used White Willow, Mossy Meadow, and Old Olive cardstock, black ink, and colored pencils.  I hope that she was a wonderful day and knows how special she is!