A Cat and a Cake

...and candles, of course! I colored the flames with orange and yellow oil pencil, then sealed them with glitter glue. If you don't seal your chalks or pencils when they are used inside a card, you'll wind up with smudges you didn't count on. The sealant doesn't have to be glitter glue, I just wanted the sparkly effect.

International Wedding

This one was made for a friend of my daughter, and combines some cultural features of Spain, Austria and the US:

The background is of an etching by Josef Eidenberger, an Austrian artist, and is titled Linz Hofgasse. The Spanish bride has lace trim and Swarovski beads on her dress (a nod to spanish lace and Austrian crystal). Her bouquet features the national flowers of the US, Spain, and Austria (rose, pomegranate, and edelweiss). Each flower is made of paper by me.

Table Numbers

I've been MIA for a while, working on the invites to my daughter's wedding, but here is my latest project: the table numbers.

Long Neck

This pop-up giraffe prefers the ground vegetation over the trees.

Summertime!

Now I need to make an apple pie card to match!

Big Screen Buddies

Dad and his son are enjoying a favorite pastime. (Inside, the son has grown up.) The screen part was made to have a photo slid in from the top.

Happy Memorial Day!

Just a simple paper cutout design: there's a white lining to hide the message inside from peeking thru the cutouts.

Computer Guy

Integrates a purchased sticker into the design

Chalk guidelines

A quick tip for getting those slots in just the right spot: use a chalk pencil! It wipes clean when your done. Simply chalk the fold line, then close the card. Rub gently, and the chalk will be right where you need to cut the slot. No ruler needed!

Outfished!

Dad is outfished by his son for this Father's Day pop-up.

Happy Easter Everyone!

Just the latest in my self-guided cake decorating escapade. The lesson here was how to work with piping gel to get that stained glass look. This one - my first ever piping gel attempt - took me 5 hours just to do the flower design!

Garden Gate and Dandelions

My yard will be blooming soon!

Vote for my Little Guy!

I've entered him in the "Green is Universal" reuse contest because he's made from plastic security packaging and leftover Christmas wrapping paper. (In his previous life he was wrapped around the HP ink cartridges at Costco.)

So please vote for him, and at the very least click on him to find a semi-tutorial for how to make the plastic part :)

The link: http://www.greenisuniversal-reuse.com/sweepstakes , and you'll find him under 'toys, games, and gadgets'. An extra bonus - your vote will enter you to win a $500 shopping spree at Etsy!

For the Future Oscar Winner

Not showing well in this pic was the shine on the statue. I used metallic gold cardstock, and hand-inked the shadows, but the paper did not have enough shine to it. So the paper statue was coated in clear gloss acrylic finish.