Halloween Gift Idea

GIVE THIS GIFT 

to friends and family

during these trying COVID times!!!!

Small and Large Oval Punches

for the pumpkin and wine glasses/wine:

Stampin' Up

Pumpkin Vine:

Pumpkin Spice by Cuttlebug

Sentiment:

Made in Google Docs

Adhesive Pearls:

Michael's

Foam Dimensionals under the Wine Ovals:

Stampin' Up

Circle Punch for the Top of the Tag = 1 1/4"

Cards Made for Jennie

KW June Mail Call & More

The following cards were shown on Kristina Werner's June mail call video HERE:

...and cards from Instagram's #kevinbray10:

Lastly, a card from Mindy Eggen's blog:

The perfect fall card - simple yet stunning!

Masculine Birthday Cards

Fluffles the Cat never fails to delight. Here are Ken's and Jim's birthday cards:

...and a version with SU's Party Pandas:

Purse and Wallet Combo

For Rina's Birthday

Large Handbag Gift Bag video by Linda Parker HERE.

More Purses and Cards

The video to make this purse by Linda Parker is HERE.

 It looks like a real purse!

(The directions are in my docs under Large Handbag.)

This is the card inside the purse. It folds flat and pops up

inside when it's opened:

To make this card:

OUTSIDE

5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" along the 8 1/2" side

INSIDE

5 1/2" x 4 3/4" scored along 4 3/4" at 1/2" and 4 1/2"

Glue inside piece on the left and right sides of the card.

The cards below are from a walk down Memory Lane:

Zippy Zebras

My friend let me borrow her Zippy Zebras stamp and die set from MFT. It really makes me smile!

Gift of Cards

Cards made for a new friend:

"Pasture" Birthday Card

Here's a card made for a friend in rehab --- a birthday

that we just found out about from his wife!

Love these ewes so I had to make more versions:

The lambs are clip art and colored with copics:

0, W1, RV2

New Z Fold

Here's a new 3 Panel Scenery Z-Fold demonstrated by Rachel Tessman from Stamp Your Heart Out:

Her video and measurements can be found HERE.

I had so much fun using up some DSP making this version:

This card is going out to Anne.

Thank You Candy Box

I made this explosion candy box for my neighbors after they dropped off a wonderful surprise food delivery for us yesterday! So thankful for neighbors like these! The measurements are as follows:

Lid: 7" square scored at 1.5" on all four sides

Box: 12" square scored every 4", turn paper 90 degrees and score every 4" again

Garden Collage Cards

I learned how to make a triple step card this week. This one is for Jennie's birthday. The directions were off on a couple of the measurements, so I modified them and put the directions in My Drive. Frenchie Stamps original how-to instructions can be found HERE.

...and this was another quicker version using the bird

stamp from the SU Garden Collage retired set:

This one is for Anne's Mother's Day card. I'm including a set

of Words of Wisdom from Moms quotes:

• Your future does not lay in front of you, it lies deep inside of you.

• Life is not about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself.

• When life becomes a roller coaster, climb into the front seat, throw your arms in the air and enjoy the ride.

• Life is all about how you handle Plan B.

• Practice the art of listening.

• Rise by lifting others.

• Play with wild abandon.

• Everything that comes up in your mind doesn’t need to come out of your mouth.

• Worrying is like a rocking horse - it keeps you going, but you go nowhere.

• Be quick to praise and slow to criticize.

• Find the joy in all choices you make.

• The nicest thing you can give someone is a smile.

• To have a friend you have to be a friend.

• Never take a good friend for granted.

Easter Cards from Friends

The egg cartons can be bought from Etsy.

My version of the bunny card: