I've been crafting for many years. I started with cross-stitching, then moved on to wearable art, projects with painted wood, fabric crafts, and paper crafts -- which has transformed primarily into card making. I also do some rubber stamping and scrapbooking, but mostly I enjoy creating handmade, one-of-a-kind cards.
Flower your mother with love by making this colorful MOM card for Mother's Day! This card was inspired by this great package of flowers: Color Me Crazy by Petaloo. There are 80 flowers in the package, in 2 sizes: 1/2" and 1". The flowers all have white petals and a variety of colored jewel centers. When I bought them, I thought they had adhesive on them -- like stickers -- but they don't. So you will need to use your own adhesive, like I did. … [Read more...]
This fun spotted Easter egg has a cute little surprise inside! Here's how you can make your own peekaboo Easter card... DIY Easter Card = A Bunny + A Peek-a-boo Egg I started with the little 3-inch bunny which I cut on my Cricut Expressions using the Doodlecharms cartridge. … [Read more...]
You would think a card-making girl such as myself would be on top of birthdays and never be late with a card. But you would be wrong! Here is a cute Belated Birthday card that I now keep on hand for missed birthdays. Making The Outside Of This Card The base for the card is purple cardstock (8.5"x9"), folded for a vertical card. The 3 sky pieces are from a 12x12 piece of cloud paper, 2.5"x3.5" each. I like that the clouds make it look like the turtle is actually … [Read more...]
I'm not sure how every holiday seems to sneak up on me, but here I am again, right before Valentine's day scrambling to get this year's Valentine cards put together! So after scrounging around in my sticker box, I came up with 2 different versions of an easy but super cute Valentine card. Here's how to make your own Valentine's Day cards in a hurry... How To Make The Yellow Valentine Card … [Read more...]
These quick and easy Christmas cards are made from glittery gift tags that I bought after Christmas last year. Along with some scraps of glitter cardstock, I'm ready to bling out the holiday! Here's how I made my own Christmas gift cards (which could also be used as custom gift tags) this year... … [Read more...]
This is a fun wedding card to make! The idea started with some Jolee's Boutique stickers that I had on hand: Jolee's bride stickers Jolee's tuxedo stickers My plan was for this to be a simple card for a purple-themed wedding with just some stickers on paper and maybe a ribbon. That alone would be a cute card! But... I decided to add a little flair. Handmade Wedding Card Details You can see here that the stickers alone are classy and make a nice … [Read more...]
Now that you have your Cricut, you'll want to know about all of the great accessories that are available to use with it. While the bare minimums that you need are a cartridge, spatula, cutting mat, and paper, you will see that some of the optional accessories will definitely assist your creativity. So let the fun begin... Here's a rundown of all the great 'stuff' that will make your Cricut machine even better! Cricut Machines We've already posted reviews for 2 of the Cricut … [Read more...]
These 3 colorful sparkle cards are super easy to make. I used images cut from my Cricut Expression and Stickles glitter glue in primary colors. I used them as Birthday cards, but you could use any sentiment on the inside (Happy Summer, Get Well Soon, Thinking of You), or even leave the inside blank. See how I made each of these fun sparkle cards... First, The Paper All of the paper is 12"x12" or 8.5"x11" Recollections cardstock. … [Read more...]
Want to make a fun card for Dad's special day? This unique card for Dad is sure to let him know how much you care. It could be used as a Father's Day card or a Birthday card for Dad. I made it using my Cricut Expression and Design Studio, but you could make a similar Dad card without using those tools. Here's how... … [Read more...]
For this Mother's Day card (which could also be used as a Birthday card), I used up some star-shaped letter embellishments that I have been wanting to use. Mine are made of a thin silver metal with a hole punched in it for an eyelet. They came in a kit complete with 100 silver stars and 100 silver eyelets. You can achieve the same effect with a star punch and letter stickers -- which might actually be better, because you can make paper stars especially to match your … [Read more...]
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