Scrapbooking, Card Making, Cricut Projects, and Crafts
Who doesn’t love a beautiful Handmade Butterfly Card? The design for this card is simple, but the outcome is stunning.
The Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge seems to sneak it’s way into lots of my cards lately. It cuts great shapes, perfect for stamped or digi images.
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This Cricut Lion is not so cowardly, and he is just the perfect creature for telling a little boy “Happy Birthday”!
I thought I’d bring you a bright and cheery Create A Critter Card on this nasty, rainy day. This silly Cricut lion from the Create A Critter 2 Cricut Cartridge is the perfect way to send Birthday wishes.
I cut the lion at 3″ using black as the base. The papers are retired from Stampin’ Up, and were great for a child’s birthday card. The label punch and “Happy Birthday Wishes” stamp are also from Stampin’ Up. I added an orange dotted ribbon tied in a knot to finish it off.
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The Create A Critter 2 Cricut Cartridge is one of my favorites! If you follow my blog, you will find lots of cards and projects using both Create A Critter Cartridges. This little birdie decked out with a fancy hat is perfect to pair with the “It’s Your Bird-Day” sentiment from My Pink Stamper.
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St. Patrick’s Day isn’t one of the most popular days of the year, unless you are Irish! It is nice to send a fun greeting though, so I made this Cricut St Patricks Day Card using the Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge.
I’m not Irish, and other than remembering to wear green, I don’t really celebrate this day of leprechauns and pots of gold.
The Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut Cartridge has so many great characters, and one of the most fun is this cute leprechaun perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day Card. I could have cut him smaller, but I don’t like fiddling with tiny pieces and he’s so funny…why not make him big! …
The hydrangea on the Walk In My Garden Cricut Cartridge is one of my favorite Cricut cuts. I am a sucker for flowers. I love flower stamps, flower paper, and of course flower die cuts. Here’s how I made this hydrangea card.
I used the Butterfly Garden Paper Stack from Die Cuts With A View. The colors in the stack are beautiful with some added foil on a few of the prints. There are also prints with butterflies and flowers. I used one a green print and a pink print to cut two bases for the hydrangea using the Walk In My Garden Cricut Cartridge.
I cut the flower part off of the pink one and attached it so that the only green part that shows is the leaves. Then I used the layer feature to cut the flower part that shows more detail. Finally, I used the layer feature to cut out the individual flowers. The flower has 3 layers, and I used pop dots between each layer to give the flower extra dimension.
I used 4 different patterns of paper for the background of the card and added an organza ribbon and knot. I fussy cut the butterfly out of the cover of the paper pack. I hated to waste a whole piece of 12×12 paper for just one butterfly. I attached it with a mini glue dot in the center so that I could fold the wings up.
To finish the card, I used cream colored Liquid Pearls to add centers to the individual flowers and pink stick on pearls to the corner.
The Walk In My Garden Cricut Cartridge has flowers, leaves, caterpillars, snails, butterflies, dragonflies, turtles, and lots of garden accessories. The special features include a tag that makes a great bookmark, borders, and cards.
While I had these coordinating papers out for a Hippo Birthday Card, I thought I’d make a few more cute cards. This elephant and the snail Cricut Cards work well with this color scheme.
The Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge is Tons of Fun and so is this elephant card!
To save time, I cut lots of shapes using the same Cricut Cartridge, then assemble them. I have them all ready when I’m ready to make cards.
I will choose papers that coordinate and make several cards at one time using those papers. It is more productive than making one card start to finish all at the same time.
Here is a Snail Cricut card that I made using the same colors as the elephant card. I changed the layout, but used all the same supplies. Everyone is happy to get a little Snail Mail.
The Snail Mail and Tons of Fun sentiments are from My Pink Stamper. I added lavender Stickles glitter glue to the elephant and lavender and patina Stickles to the snail.
Both Cricut Cards start with these same supplies:
The Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge has the cutest animals. Most of them can be used for any occasion, but there are lots of critters that can be used for special holidays. They are perfect for cards, scrapbook pages, party favors, and other paper crafts.
If you’re not ready for Valentine’s Day, how about making a ladybug card using this heart using the Create A Critter 2 Cricut Cartridge. This sweet ladybug is great for Valentine’s Day, but it could be for other occasions too.
I stuck with a simple card layout using three coordinating patterned papers. The papers are mainly pink with splashes of lime green, dark brown, and tan. The ribbon is bias tape from Stampin’ Up. I love how easy it is to work with. I was even able to tie a pretty decent looking knot with it.
For the cutie patootie ladybug, I cut the base in black. You will notice that there are two layers to the head. The one piece with the antennae is lime green, and the overlay piece is cut in pink. The hearts on the ladybug’s back and antennae are the perfect accents.
I added fruit punch Stickles to the hearts on the antennae and wiggly eyes. This love bug is perfect for Valentine’s Day, but she would also be perfect for a baby shower or kid’s birthday card.
The Create A Critter 2 Cricut Cartridge is so much fun! All of the shapes are perfect for kids projects. All of the holidays and seasons are highlighted with lots of accessories for these great animals.
Here’s another Ladybug Cricut Card that I made. This one uses the Create A Critter 1 Cricut Cartridge.