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.  

My First Card Using The Cricut Expression!!!

 

Here it is!  I used my Cricut Expression Machine to make everything!!

I made this Thank You card for my AWESOME mother-in-law and father-in-law since they were the ones who purchased this for me for Christmas!  THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH YOU GUYS ARE THE GREATEST!!!

So...I finally was able to get the Cricut Expression up (Ok ok, the hubby set it up for me! Thanks Brien!)  I first tried to use a regular piece of printer paper to do a trial and error run...NOT a great idea...it didn't want to come off of the sticky cutting mat and was hard to scrape off....Also, after installing the blade, we didn't think about turning the size nob down so that it would actually be low enough to cut something...so at least we figured that part out before cutting on good cardstock.

After a few bumps in the road I was able to figure out the sizes that were appropriate for my card...

The base of the actual card itself measures 5 3/4", and I made the envelope at 6".  I cut the floral background using a rectangle feature at 5 1/2".  I made the whole card using the Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge and found it was easy to use and has some cute features to work with.

I used a plain light lavender color for the card base,  a dark purple color cardstock for the flowers and the letters for "thanks", and a plain white cardstock for the scallop edge on top...I added a cute piece of green ribbon on the bottom and I used sheets from the Latte Stack (which has a ton of great designs I love it!) for the top of the card and for the envelope itself from DCWV .

 I purchased my cardstack, cardstocks, and ribbon at JoAnn Fabrics  

Sale at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Store

I was so excited to see that there is a SALE at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Store today!!  

Up to 40% off Papercrafting Supplies which includes Paper, Tools, Diecutting Machines and Stamps!  

Can't wait to start collecting paper for my Cricut Expression Machine!