Birthday cards for oldest and youngest grandsons...

 Two of our grandsons had birthdays recently. These are the cards I made for them:

Our oldest grandson turned 22 and this was his card. It's more of a "grown-up" card, since he's now an adult.

I miss making the kind of cards I used to make when our grandkids were young. I still make a few to donate but it's not quite the same when you don't know who they're going to.

I added some sparkle and shine to this card, just for fun. the sentiment is die-cut from silver metallic cardstock and the party hats are cut from silver glitter cardstock.

What looks like DSP on this card is actually a self-stick fibrous vinyl that the thrift store gave to me for making cards. It works great, especially for masculine cards.

On the inside I stamped a favorite sentiment. I also die-cut his age from the same silver metallic cardstock that I used for the sentiment on the front.

The slimline format for this card provided lots of room on the inside for the long, narrow sentiment, the big numbers, and a strip of the vinyl that's also on the front.

This is the card I made for our youngest grandson. I can't believe he is already 16! The years have flown by so fast.

I added the white mesh and glittery star die-cuts for interest. The smaller red stars were leftover from the inside design.

"16" was cut from silver metallic cardstock, adhered to the die-cut starburst and popped up on the card front.

The inside of the card was the star of the show. I cut the three-dimensional pop-out with my Silhouette Cameo. See where those small red stars came from?

Getting this pop-out to fold properly takes patience and perseverance, but I love the result, once I get it all to fold in the right direction.

We had a rather lazy Labor Day (although I did do the laundry!). I remembered, though, how nice it was to have Federal holidays off of work. Back then, I appreciated even a single extra day to rest and recuperate.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl