Valentines for my 3 guys and 1 girl

I spent a bit of time pondering how to make a Valentine Card for my 5 year old granddaughter who can't read most words yet. Connie Stewart from Simply Simple Stamping showcased this card fold on her site  (Click here) and I was sure Avery would like the layers to this card. I am currently in a sampler club from Scrapbook and Cards Today and that is where the birds and hearts print paper is from. The stamped birds on the front are from Lawn Fawn, the red and pink papers are from Stampin' Up.

Her brother is almost 11. He received this card with stamped images from the stamp set Hop, Flip, and Jump by My Favorite Things. The background was made with Gina K inks and cloud and grass stencils.

Their dad is my oldest son. Both he and his brother got cards made with die cuts from Sizzix/Tim Holtz. The first card used the man from The Park, the second card used The Gent. 

Other than the stamped sentiment on the MFT card, the cards for my guys only had a stamped Happy Valentine's Day greeting inside and then a personal note. 

Cards, Cards, Cards....

Another family birthday means another card and another way of presenting money besides just sticking it in an envelope. There is nothing wrong with doing that but I started something years ago and need to carry it through until the great-nephews and great-niece hit the cutoff point for getting cash on their birthdays. 

I used Hinged Alphabet dies from Ellen Hutson to cut out the letters for Josh's name. The numerals are cut from Little Letter dies by Stampin Up. 

I did an online search for origami money folds. Without duplicated a fold I've already used, this sword pattern was the easiest one I could find. En Garde! Happy Birthday!  Search my blog for Money as Gifts to find other examples of origami cash. 

This stamp set is Spring Tulips by Gina K. Designs. It is currently the incentive gift, free with an order of $75. There are three other sentiments included in the set so this is going to be a very useful set. It will eventually be available to purchase when the incentive gift changes.  This card is a sympathy card but the sentiment alone could apply to other situations. 

My hairstylist had been ill at the end of 2020 and yesterday was my first haircut since November. Yikes! That is a long stretch for short hairstyles! I normally give her a Christmas card at my December appointment. We share many interests, including card making and humor. I suggested inside this card that this could be our mantra for 2021. The Snarky Cat stamp is from Tim Holtz. 

And lastly, this isn't a card, just something that expresses how I feel about winter and coffee. The image is Jill from Picket Fence Studios. I added the glasses to look like mine and made the hair gray for the same reason. If only my hair looked like that...but alas, hair that was once full is now thin and my body has done the opposite. Dang it!