A New Card!!!

Here is the latest card that I made for my grandmother's 89th Birthday!!!  

Of course, I used my awesome 

Cricut Expression Machine!!

Here is how I made the card:

I started out the same way that I have started out on all of my cards.  I set the size dial to 6" and using the Cricut Plantin SchoolBook Cartridge, I pressed the card button.  
I would use a larger number, but that is the biggest size that it will cut on my machine.  I like to work with the bigger cards because I have more room to put cute details on them.

Next, I used the same Latte Stack that I have been using for all of my cards so far.  I cut out a 6" rectangle using the beautiful pattern you see on the front of the card. 

There are so many great options in this stack. 

I like the look of the Tall Ball function with the letters, 

so I used that at 1" for "happy birthday"

Behind the "happy birthday" greeting, I cut out a couple of tags (sorry I don't remember the size) and used a decorative pair of scissors to cut around them. 

I used the Cricut Serenade Solutions Cartridge to cut out the butterfly and the scroll.  I played with the layer function and I think that it worked out well!

This is my favorite card that I have made so far! 

Noelle's Baby Shower!

My cousin, Noelle, is having a baby girl!!!!

Her baby shower was at the amazing
 Roycroft Inn in East Aurora, NY.

The Roycroft Inn is very rustic, cozy and elegant.
I thought it was the perfect setting for a baby shower.
 I just love it there!

Here is a picture of the card!  

Since our family is French, my mom thought it would be cute to write bébé on the card.

It's hard trying to think of something to put on the front of a baby shower card!
I think it turned out cute!
I made this card using my Cricut Expression Machine!

 Here is how I made the card:

I used the Cricut Plantin SchoolBook Cartridge for the whole project.

The card was cut using Tall Ball function and cut at 6" using two different pieces of cardstock:  A light purple so that I would be able to write a message on the inside, and I wanted the darker purple for the front and back of the card once it's folded. 

I cut the polka dotted rectangle using the Shadow Rectangle Feature at 5 3/4".

  

The pink strip with white scallop on the bottom of the card is from DCWB's Sweet Stack.

I had to painstakingly trim around all of the little bumps to get it but I think it was worth it! 

I cut out the letters for "bébé" using the Tall Ball function key for both colors 

(The top color and the shadow darker color) at 1".  

I cut out exclamation points and cut them down to size for the accent marks over the "é's".  

I added the cute pink ribbon on top of the card, stringing it through the folding guide hole that the Cricut automatically cuts out when cutting the card.

I had written up a whole explanation about how I did the envelope, but I definitely FORGOT to take a picture of it!!! So I'll just leave it out...

After we signed the card, I tied the same pink ribbon that was on top of the card itself through the holes in the envelope.  

Happy 94th Birthday Maga!!!

Here is a card that I made for 
Maga's 94th Birthday! 

I used the Cricut Expression Machine to cut the card and envelope.  I also incorporated some beads along the left side of the card, and the dangling beads on the right side.

I used the Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge for the card and envelope, and I used the Serenade Solutions Cartridge to cut out the butterfly and the scroll images on the envelope.

The Card and Envelope were cut out at 6" using the Tall Ball function, and the floral rectangle on top of the card was cut out using the rectangle feature using the shadow function on the Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge at 6".  The Butterfly was cut out at 2" and the scroll was cut out at 1".

I cut the scallop edge of the floral paper with scallop scissors, and used the opposite side of the scrap to glue to the bottom of the card.  I didn't feel that it was necessary to write a message on the front of the card, because I thought it would make it too busy.  I wrote the message on the inside.

The card, envelope and floral paper are from the Latte Stack from DCWV.

The beading was simple to do.  I used the Beaders Paradise Bit for the beads on the left side of the card: I simply took wire and loaded it up with the tiny beads, and put the wire through the hole in the card that the Cricut Expression cuts out (to show you where to fold the card) and bent and glued them down.  I used the Blackberry Jam Beads for the jewels on the right which were also put through the holes that the Cricut already cut out for the card.

I used these beads again: 

 

      Jesse James Dress                Beaders Paradise Bit 

       It Up Blackberry                 Lavendar Mix Beads

          Jam Beads