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Suzie Orr

I don't buy greeting cards or holiday cards anymore -- I make my own! I also do some rubber stamping and scrapbooking. But mostly I enjoy creating handmade, one-of-a-kind cards. I’ve been an avid crafter for most of my adult life. My crafting addiction started with cross-stitching, then moved on to wearable art, projects with painted wood, fabric crafts, and then paper crafts — which has transformed primarily into card making. I also make the occasional wreath, snowglobe, and other holiday crafts.

My review of Cricut Expression compared to the Original Cricut machine. If you're a teacher, a mom, or a crafter, the Cricut machine is a tool you will use a lot. I use mine for papercrafting.

Want to know how to make an envelope for a card? My step-by-step instructions for making paper envelopes to match your handmade cards.

Need a quick card for Valentine's Day? These 2 cards with matching envelopes can easily be made using 2 decorative sheets of paper, heart stickers, and 1 sheet each of red and white paper.

Here's some Valentines Day card ideas and how to make your own Valentine's Day cards in a hurry... plus matching envelopes!

For this ice cream cone Birthday card, at first glance it just looks like a single scoop ice cream cone. Then you pull up on the cherry and - surprise - you see a second scoop!

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 why I love it.

What says spring more than a wheelbarrow full of flowers?! I decided to use this card as my Mother's Day card. It would also make a great Thinking Of You card for the gardener in your life or to bring springtime cheer to a friend.

I used this tri fold card that I received as a baby announcement as a model for my own version of a tri fold birthday card. You can use these same ideas to make your own tri fold cards

With graduation season upon up, I thought I'd share how to make a DIY grad card yourself. See how to make DIY personalized graduation cards like this one -- with the grad's name, school colors, and graduation year. Plus a matching DIY envelope!