Personal Cards

These cards demonstrate a variety of moving and pop-up techniques.  The messages offer words of appreciation to people who help you to feel that you are valued and heard, and that you belong.  They acknowledge the impact others have on you and thank them for being caring, thoughtful, understanding, and wonderful role models.

This card is intended for individuals who take the time to listen and truly understood to let them know how much you appreciate them. By rotating the circle, different words magically appear.

There are people who go above and beyond.  This card is for them.  By pulling the tab, the flap flips opens to show what is underneath.  The YOU on the inside is like a mobile.

There are individuals who provide us with new insights by asking challenging questions and introducing us to new ideas. This card lets them know the impact they have on us.  The front of the card reads, “When I am with you, I gain insights.”  When you pull the tab, both “gain” and “insights” move across the front separately, “insights” in a wave motion.  “Impact” pops when you open the card.

This is a card for a person who has been there for you through good times and bad. The message lets them know how much you appreciate their support and what a gift they are to you.  The lines on the front are made of ribbon and woven through the card.  When the card is opened, the box pops up with a handmade bow on top.

There are people in our lives who offer us a wonderful role model. “You are someone I admire greatly” are the words on the front of the card.  This card lets those people know the difference they make to us and how much we appreciate their example. The spiral pops up when you open the card.

We all experience times when we feel down and face challenging circumstances. This card was designed to give to those who offer us hope and provide us with new ways of thinking during those tough times. By turning the tab on the front, the image magically changes. The inside reads, “Thank you for believing in me.”

This is a card for someone who takes the time to listen so that you feel heard and understood to let them know how much you appreciate them.  By pulling the tab, the image magically changes.

This is a card for a graduate.  The tassel represents the school colors and includes their mascot as well.  I made this card for my son.

This card was designed to give to individuals who are always there for you through both the difficult as well as the wonderful times to let them know how much you appreciate their being there for you. By pulling the tab the heart spins around across the front of the card.  Inside a heart pops up with another heart inside of it.

This card is for those individuals who touch our lives by being thoughtful, loving, and caring, to let them know how much we appreciate them. The heart inside the card pops up when you open the card.