Pop Up Step Fold Cards for June!

 I saw this pop up step fold card on Pinterest and had to make a couple for June's celebration.  I love that I could use scraps for the card and then decorated with dies from stampin up.  I also made a birthday card using this same fold. There is plenty of room on the back for the sentiment and it folds for a 5 x 7 envelope. Here is the link to the tutorial https://www.pinterest.com/pin/34832597116586582/

Here is the second card I made with this style card. Love how they both came out!

Book Folding for Christmas

 I have started making items for our craft fair in the fall. The books I use for the book folding technique are books that have been used and used.  Loving how this Christmas tree and Christmas gnome came out. The Christmas tree I have made before but this time I put fairy lights on it. The picture below does not do it justice but it does look pretty cool.  Of course, the Santa hat makes the Christmas gnome. Hoping that these 2 items are hits at the craft fair. Enjoy!

Closer look

Lighted tree

Closer look

May Days

Kentucky Derby Time!

 

Just a short post to show our favors for this weekend's Kentucky Derby dinner. I got the little horses from Amazon and decorated the little boxes with Graphic 45 paper, roses and the horseshoe is from my Cricut. Love how they came out. Below are more closeup photos of the favors. Can't wait for Derby Day!

Close up

The back of the favor

More April Birthdays!

 Flowers, flowers and more flowers! This is the time of year for the flowers. In the Northeast it has been an interesting spring but my daffodils are surviving the cold, snow showers and, of course, loving the rain! It is great seeing all the perennials coming up! Love making this variation of a trifold card.  

I call this style card a One-Pillar pop out card. Love how it folds down to be mail and plenty of room for a sentiment on the back.  It has to be a beachy theme card because this guy lives near the ocean. Lots of fun using my dies for this card. Happy Birthday!

Lastly, here in Maine we usually don't get snow in April but time to time we do get it. Here on April 6th we got about an inch of snow to cover the grass but not the roads or driveway which is a blessing. It won't be long before we are complaining about the humidity and hot temperatures, can't wait!

Pillar and Bridge Birthday Cards

 I have made a couple of these pillar cards which is easy to make and I like that it can have a photo that you can put in it.  It easily folds down and fits in an envelope. Happy Birthday Lenny!

My second birthday card is a bridge card with a coffee theme for my sister who loves her coffee in the morning and I think noon and night! LOL! This was a fun card to make with a stamp set from Stampin up. Happy Birthday Phillis!

Spring has sprung here in the Northeast! It was a beautiful day with 68 degrees today! But it is still April so showers are on the way for the rest of the week. I was happy to see my daffodils coming up and some have bloomed in our neighbors yard! It won't be long before we will be able to mow the lawns. I took this photo in our backyard last week when the sun was setting. It was too gorgeous not to share! Thanks for stopping by!

April First!

 Just a quick and easy card to make for any occasion but this was is a sympathy card for a friend who lost her husband last month.  Flowers are always a nice embellishment.

I am also getting ready for the Kentucky Derby next month. I made these cookies for the Derby! I think I might add a little rose at the bottom of the cookie. Run for the Roses is the theme for the Kentucky Derby so a rose is definitely in order.  I know I need more practice so watch for more cookie decorating in the future.