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...]
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...]
These cards were both made using the Walk in My Garden cartridge on my Cricut Expression. Here is an excellent video describing how to use the card feature on this cartridge (thank you My Pink Stamper!): The Paper Sets The Tone For starters, let's talk about the paper used with both of these cards. I love this pink flower paper and thought it was perfect for this card style. I paired it with pink and green … [Read more...]
This card was inspired by one I saw on the Cricut Community Message Board, where I get lots of good ideas. Using my Cricut Expression, I cut this figure from the Accent Essentials cartridge at 1.25 inches in each color of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. I played around with different ways to arrange the pieces -- interlocking them, overlapping them end-to-end, or just laying them on top of one another. I also tried out different background … [Read more...]
I've had an idea for a trick double scoop ice cream cone card, and here it is. At first glance, it just looks like a regular ice cream cone. Then you pull up on the cherry and -- surprise -- you see a second scoop! How To Make The Scoops Of Ice Cream … [Read more...]
2... 4... 6... 8... Who do you appreciate? Let her know with this adorable cheerleader card! I made this card entirely from my Cricut Expression machine, using Plantin Schoolbook for the words, and my new favorite cartridge -- Everyday Paper Dolls -- for everything else. That cartridge cuts out so many things! See a sample of the items included. (You can even request to see more!) … [Read more...]
For a special set of twins, I wanted to make unique cards for their 18th birthdays. I used my Cricut Expression and Design Studio software. Below I'll describe exactly how I did each step. Plus, how you can make this card without either of those tools! (My review of Design Studio is coming soon!) … [Read more...]
I've had a sheet of 8.5" x 11" under-the-sea paper for awhile, and it was just screaming out for seahorse accents. The Doodlecharms cartridge for the Cricut Expression machine has this cute seahorse. So I finally used the paper to make this seahorse card for my friend's Birthday. … [Read more...]
This birthday card is for a lucky friend spending the summer with her family at the beach in North Carolina. I've had this sand castle dimensional form for awhile, waiting for the perfect card! It's by Jolee's By You, which is available at most places selling scrapbook supplies and stickers. (I got mine at Michael's.) Here's how I put this sand castle to good use to make a beach-themed card with a castle... … [Read more...]
Whenever I receive a fun or unique card I keep it in an "idea file." For example, I realized that this tri-fold card used as a baby announcement would also make a great birthday card. The baby card had a blue bow on the pointed front. My tri-fold birthday card has 2 pretty butterfly stickers (from a 4-pack set of Jolee's By You). … [Read more...]
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