This has been one of those weeks!  

We lost a dear friend.  He was one of my classmates and will be greatly missed!  

We watched our youngest granddaughter in her final volleyball game after attending nearly all of the games this year.  There will be no more school activities for the grandchildren since she is the youngest.

We continuing to have access to our TV programming.  (I realize that is not a life or death problem.)

Other stresses will not be mentioned here.  :)  My friends know what they are.

The bright spot of the week was having my friends, Carol and Joanne, come to make cards.  The three of us had not been together for about year so this was a good thing to brighten my day.  I had several card kits cut and ready to go.  Since I haven't posted anything since last Monday, I'll post all of the cards we did.

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How to make the card.

It's after 11:00 PM but I hadn't gotten something posted for today earlier.

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I like to make fancy fold cards for the grandchildren.  In September I made made a "Squeezebox card" after watching a video from Rita Holmes.  That one will go our grandson.  Then I saw that Susan Campfield also had a video with virtually the same directions.  (VIDEO)  

The directions on both use a 3" x 5 1/2" piece of dsp on the front.  I didn't want the back side of that piece to show, so I cut a 6" x 5 1/2" piece, scored it at 3" and fold it.

Now I can officially say that the Halloween cards for the grandchildren and mailing list are completed.  Thank you for coming by today!  

A few days ago I made two cards like this for two of our grandchildren.  I actually saw two videos making this card but I could only find one of them to link here.  

While watching and making the card along with the video, I "thought I knew" what I was doing and had it all finiished except for the "wiper".  WRONG MOVE!  If you make one of these, do not attach the left side to the front until after the wiper piece has been attached. 

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I made two of this "accordion fold".  This dsp was a fun when to use for this type of card.  Two of our grandchildren will be getting these.

The paper I used measured 12" x 3".  It is scored at 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8 and 9.  The 3" sections on each end get glued down.  For full directions, you can do a search on YouTube for "accordion card".

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I have pretty much used up the Wonderful World dsp.  There are a few odds and ends left but not sure if I will deal with them.  This had been "free" paper in a Sale-A-Bration so if the rest gets tossed it will be no loss.  For now I am putting this collection aside.

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There were two sheets with these tiny flowers.  Susan Stampfield had a video making cards like this so I made these six cards with her idea.

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Two cards using fussy cut flowers from the Wonderful World dsp.

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 It's that time of the year when the trees start showing off their colors in some parts of the country.  It's the perfect time to bring out left over pieces of the Beauty of the Earth papers.

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BEAUTY OF THE EARTH DSP

 A simple card with great paper and an added die cut leaf.

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RUSTIC HARVEST DSP - 2 cards

The papers from Stampin' UP! Rustic Harvest make such beautiful Fall cards.

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The die cut piece on "fall" paper makes this Thanksgiving card quick and easy!

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This is one of the Thanksgiving cards I have made.  

I saw a card on Pinterest that inspired this one. 

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This is the card I made for two of the care centers.  Having the MISTI tools made this design really quick and easy to do. 

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Another sheet of the Wonderful World dsp.

Inside

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I used one of the "Split Coast Texture" dies from Stampin' UP! to cut the white layer. When I added it to the card, I had accidentally added it upside down from where I wanted to place it.  I think it still works this way too.  The fussy cut flower and paper behind the white layer are from the Wonderful World dsp.

Inside - a fussy cut smaller version of the same flower.

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 More Storybook Moments dsp.

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My second card using the Storybook Moments dsp.

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I had purchased the Storybook Moments months ago but had never taken the time to get into it.  I'd seen so many cute cards made with it.  There is a large sheet of pieces to punch out and use as decorations on the paper.  This is the first one I made.  I actually cased one I saw that was similar but horizontal.

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I am on a group of ladies on Facebook that make "quilt" cards.  Since I do not enjoy working with fabric and thread, this is a fun way to make quilt patterns.  Recently there was a card using the "God's Eye" pattern.    It looked relatively easy so I gave it a try.  It definitely took some time because all of the pieces were so small.  If I counted correctly it was 56 small triangles.  Using a tweezers made it a little easier.  This was my first try. 

After making it I realized that I could make it much quicker with mostly larger pieces.  It meant adjusting the measurements just a little but it was well worth the effort.  Instead of 40 tiny pieces, I was able to do it with 20 larger triangles and I think 12 small ones. 

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It's October and soon this is what many will see.  I love the colors.

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I cased these two cards from ones I saw on Pinterest.  I'm trying to use up what is left of the Stampin' Up! Wonderful World dsp which was free in a previous Sale-A-Bration.  I still have some and hope to get a few more cards done very quickly.

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