May 2014 Card for Kids

This card is a copy (as close as I could get it) to one I saw on Pinterest some months ago.  I had intended to make this a 'woggle' head card but I just couldn't bring it to fruition.  This one has an inside message:  "Hugs and kisses for an out of this world kid".  The stars are from a sticker pack I bought at Dollar Tree.

Card for Pediatric Patients

This is the card I made this month:  I had run across the grass paper and the sky paper in my stash.  The stamps are from Operation Write Home's fundraiser some months ago.  I put the bunny on a 'woggle' so it would have 'action'.

Latest Shipment to OWH

After slaving away (lol!) despite being sick (hacking cough & slight fever) for about two weeks, I finally filled the large Priority Mail box with 346 cards that I've been working on since after Christmas.  (If you click on the photo, you can see the individual cards better).  This shipment was mostly blank cards and 'miss you'.

This card is a set I ordered from the Stampin' Up SaleABration catalog which I then mounted on a "background" to make it be an A2 card size.  Just wanted a different kinda card choice.

It's really hard to see the detail from the outside...It has the two 'button' closure with baker's twine.

Christmas Cards 2013

Since I've finished making Christmas and winter cards for Operation Write Home and reorganizing my workroom, I've forgotten to take photos of the Christmas cards I've made for my use until I starting making some with the 'leftovers'.

This one is using package tape I happened to see at $$$ Tree and pieces of black and white cardstock I had in my stash.  The "photo" is actually a free sticker set sent with some freebie cards by an organization looking for a donation.

OWH Winter and Valentine Cards

Miscellaneous cards for the December 31 deadline...

These are some of the cards I've been working on since I sent my Christmas box to OWH.  The deadline for Valentines/Winter cards is fast approaching and I need to buckle down and get the box filled!

Antique Multi-folded Card

Someone posted a photo of this card on Pinterest:  "A watercolour-on-paper puzzle-purse Valentine, dated 1816, probably American, adorned with hearts and roses, symbols of love, and forget-me-nots; a magical folding technique enables this to be folded into a secure packet; once opened, it is difficult to reassemble; the folds are numbered, and as opened, gradually reveal separate images and poems. The prize at the centre is often a romantic image or poem, and perhaps a special memento, such as a ring or a lock of hair. (victoriana.com)"

I got busy and tried to replicate at least one...My first attempt was to discover, you have to use very light weight paper and 12"x12" is the easiest size to start with the folding.  If you look really closely at the photo you can see the diagonal fold lines.

Step-by-step:

After creasing at 4 inches and 8 inches across and top to bottom, start folding the corners in toward the middle.

Keep folding toward center, all four sides

Keep folding toward center

At this point, the "card" will fit into a small envelope

 Then I decided to see if I could actually use all the folds and make another one that would end up 4 inches square:

Click on the photo to see the directional arrows to begin folding

Start folding the corners

Begin folding with one corner toward the left, moving to the right

Keep going!

Nearly there!

Finally!  A four-inch square card.

November 2013 Cards for Kids

This is my version of a card uploaded to Pinterest by Lori Gunderson to her "Despicable Me Minion Party" board.  I guessed at the measurements for the different pieces and added a small heart sticker.  Not having seen the movie(s), I don't know this character's name or if he even spoke.  

Our local big box store does have a craft section but has a very limited selection of items, therefore, I had to paint the brads.  I tried a black permanent marker but it looked too shiny and was uneven. I then tried black nail polish which worked but was too thick at first until I thinned it a little with a couple drops of polish remover.