Joy Fold

No pun intended, but this card was a joy to make. Basically the card is two different sized cards put together. Very easy to make. The hardest part I found was combining colors together to make it flow. I wish my camera took better pictures to show the true colors, but you get the idea. The instructions are as follows:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/joy_fold_card/

Waterfall Cards

I am hoping when you look at these cards that you will catch the waterfall fever like I did. This form of card is so wonderful and fun and the combinations are endless. Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending one of Jeannette Swain's classes at Crops Plus that was held at the Holiday Inn in Chantilly. All I have to say is this woman's creations wowed me. The colors and designs are so colorful and fun. The class was a lot of fun and I was so surprised how easy making these cards really is! Here is a link for her upcoming classes, which I highly recommend.

http://www.stampsnwhatnot.com/my_weblog/april-may-2010-events.html

Butterfly Card

I made this card the other day for my coworker's bday. Over the weekend my friends and I got together with our punches and stamps and traded them off to use. I was obssessed by the butterfly punches in all different sizes, so I ended up with a whole bag of butterflies. I was inspired to make this card from the new 6x6 collection at Memory Box called Enchanted. The paper is so perfect to embellish with butterflies or birds. Two of my favorite things. I think overall it pulled together very nicely.

I haven't had much time for blogging or cardmaking or cooking either! I love my new job but work seems to take all of my energy and requires a lot of my time. And you know the story, if you aren't working then you are always trying to catch up on laundry and so on and so on. I am going to put aside some time this weekend to make cards and cook, so hopefully I'll have some more posts soon. On Sunday I am taking a class on "fun folds." I looked at the month of April and I only had 1 post so far. How embarassing!

Meredith's 13th Birthday Card

Love the paper for this card. Cute owls in different colors and cupcakes galore. Add some stickles and a bow and it's ready to go. Happy Birthday Mer!!