Stitch-y Birthday Fun Fold Card

I’m sharing Jeanie Stark’s weekly Mystery Fun Fold card called a Double Panel Flap Fun Fold (quite a mouthful!). I’m sure I mentioned it before, but I absolutely love to cross-stitch. I’ve been cross-stitching since 1980, even before I was married. I totally relax when I’m stitching. That’s not to say that paper crafting doesn’t provide relaxation but it’s just so easy to sit down and pick up my needle and stitch while sitting in…

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Flurry of Fun – PP769

As we’re getting ready for a BIG (?) snowstorm this weekend, I was having a good time creating this fun winter card. Today’s card features a cute stamp set from My Favorite Things stamp company called Snow Buddies. Although, MFT is no longer in business, their stamps remain favorites of mine. I used one of my favorite techniques, paper piecing on the coat, hat and scarf as well as the dog’s scarf. These were all…

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Cute As Can Bee Valentine Card

We had a very snowy weekend, which meant lots of time to craft. I spent the majority of my time organizing my patterned paper. And in doing this, I discovered so much wonderful paper that’s been long forgotten. One of those collections was SU’s Cute as Can Bee Designer Series Paper. So I just had to sit down and create this cute Valentine card… Those sweet little bees are fussy cut from the DSP. My…

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Mystery Monday – Valentine Corner Flip Card

Now that the Holidays are over and put away, it’s time to move onto Valentine’s Day. This is a favorite holiday to create cards for. It just conjures up memories of sharing cards as a child in elementary school, then when my children shared them with their classmates and now as I watch my grandsons do the same. I’ve always sent Valentine’s cards to relatives and surprisingly receive quite a few. Today’s card is my…

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