Another 2012 Graduation Card

Hi Guys! I have one more graduation card to share. We have our last graduation to go to tomorrow night and I am told it is going to be very warm on Saturday. I'm hoping it will be cooler by the time we go as it is outside. This particular card was for last week's graduation party and I modeled it after the recipient, my niece. Paper Dolls are so fun to try and match to the person that you are giving the project to. I know that I haven't used all the different accessories on this cartridge. I am always finding new items for many projects. I normally use my Peachy Keen stamps for the face. That is what I get for being in a hurry as I forgot to hide the cut out. I actually think her face is really sweet even though I prefer the PK Stamps:)

I added a piece of blue paper behind the eyes. I also added eyelashes and brows. Using a black micro pen I outlined her clothing, cap and diploma.

Recipe:

A2 card base

Scrap papers

Graduate - Everyday Paper Dolls 4.16" 

2012 - Birthday Bash 4" Black micro pen

Entering:
Fantabulous Cricut - Graduation Project
Celebrate the Occasion  - Graduation
Cricut Creative Cutter Room - Graduation
My Craft Spot - Congratulations


Thanks for stopping by and have a great Memorial weekend!

 Annette

Exploring Cricut Daily Project

Hi Everyone! It's that time again to share with you a project for Exploring Cricut. The school year is finishing this week. Time has just flown way too fast. I'm sure many of you have last minute thank you cards that need to be made. My older daughter needed to write thank yous for presents from her birthday last week. I was able to whip this out fairly quickly using Everyday Pop Up Cards. I made a set of 8 for her to use and they took less than an hour. The longest part was drying of Stickles and Glossy Accents. I used Glossy accents on the teapot knob and the flowers. The Stickles was used for the center of the flowers.

I was able to get 8 teapots on a 12 x 12 sheet of paper at this size; using only 2 sheets. Using my Gypsy I manipulated the cut to fit adequately. I think, for me, making multiple cards of the same theme needs to be utilized more often. It would really save me time when I need a card in a hurry.

Recipe:

A2 card base

Papers - DCWV and American Craft

Teapot - Everyday Pop Up Cards 3"

Sentiment - TradeFish Designs

Diamond Stickles and Glossy Accents

Just a reminder Exploring Cricut has the "Cricut Choice" challenge that ends Saturday. Hope you can play along:)


Thanks for stopping by!

 Annette

Exploring Cricut Challenge - "Cricut Choice"

Good Morning! Thanks for stopping by today. We have a new challenge at Exploring Cricut and let me tell you it is a fun one. This challenge is your choice. Now remember, you have to use your Cricut. The cartridge is up to you. Grab a cartridge that you have not used or used very little and create a card, layout, or papercraft. There are lots of possibilities out there. Have fun with this one and really be creative!

For my projects, I decided to create a graduation card with matching envelope. I really like the Wild Card Cartridge but haven't really done much of the shape cards with the envelope. I will say that the Gypsy really helped me get the sizing down for this project. The graduation cap was added using Paper Dolls for Everyday.

I used the blackout feature for the owl in white so that I could attach the black dot for the eye and then I glued the red paper to the white. I also added a strip of black to the nose before gluing, the red and white cutout of owl, so that the nose wouldn't be white. This worked great so that none of that would show on the inside of the card. 

The liner is a separate piece that is a nice polished touch to your envelope. When cutting your pieces out for the envelope you will make them the same size as your envelope. I did leave the markers so that I could line up the tree trunk and the grass. I did, however, hide the markers on the envelope because I don't like how they sometimes tear the paper. 

Recipe:
Owl Card - Wild Card 4.72"
Graduation Cap - Paper Dolls for Everyday 6.05" (width)
Sentiment - Wild Card 3.88" (width)
Envelope -Wild Card 5.70"
Liner - Wild Card 5.70"
Black, Diamond Stickles, black ink

Remember, use any Cricut cartridge for your project that you haven't used much of. It is amazing the items on our carts that we aren't even aware of. You have until Saturday, May 26th to enter. I can't wait to see what you guys create:)

Thanks for stopping by!

 Annette