Sunday, May 5, 2013

A FEW OF MY APRIL CARDS

MARCH WAS A BUSY MONTH....    ST. PATRICK'S DAY, EASTER CARDS AND BIRTHDAYS!

  
Here are a few of my Easter Cards

The Bunny is made using punches....

The Ducks  and the Chocolate Bunny are cut using the Cricut...








 



 
Here are 3 very simple cards using punches a Cricut Gypsy using shapes from different cartridges to make different designs....   I got the ideas after using different punches to make different characters....   The gypsy allows you to take a portion of a design and block out the rest of the design ....   so the possibilities are limitless.....



Click the read more on lower left below this card for more of my April cards!!!!!
 

 























 
GRADUATION CARD FOR SPOUSE OF COWORKER THAT RETURNED TO COLLEGE AND EARNED HER DEGREE AFTER 55,,,,,,    BRAVO!
 
 
 

 


CRICUT ART PHILOSOPHY CARTRIDGE AND CTMH STAMP!   I USED MAKING MEMORIES CUTTER AND FISKARS CORRAGATED CRIMPER FOR THIS CARD!

NOTE:  I LIKE TO DECORATE ENVELOPES TO MATCH CARDS IF I HAVE ANY LEFTOVER PIECES!

 
 
I LOVE YELLOW, BLACK AND WHITE!   IT HAS SUCH A CLEAN LOOK...
I MADE SEVERAL CARDS USING THIS COLOR COMBINATION TO MAKE BIRTHDAY, GET WELL AND SYMPATHY CARDS.....   THE DESIGN WORKS FOR ALL OCCASIONS.  SEE HOW MAKING MODEST CHANGES CAN CHANGE THE LOOK.  I THINK WILL US THIS TYPE OF DESIGN TO MAKE GREETING CARD GIFT SETS.


 
 
 
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY CARD USING THE CRICUT FOR FLOWERS,
THE FLOWERS WERE TOO PLAIN FOR ME SO I OUTLINED THEM WITH FINE POINT SCRIPT PEN.   I PUNCHED A 1/2 AND 1/4 CIRCLE FOR THE CENTER...   I ALSO USED PUNCH FOR DOTS ALONG BLACK BORDER ON INSIDE OF THE CARD.....   AS YOU C AN SEE I LOVE DIMENSION AND LOTS OF TEXTURE ON MY CARDS!   EVEN THE SIMPLE CARD I DESIGN USUALLY INCLUDE ONE OR BOTH.....

 
 
 
 
SAME AS ABOVE ,  JUST CHANGED IT UP A BIT WITH BACKGROUND AND EMBOSSING!

 
 
 
 
AGAIN THE SAME BASIC CARD...  CHANGED UP AGAIN...   TRYING TO USE UP CARDSTOCK FROM THE SAME COLOR WAVE...   CARDS LOOK ALIKE BUT COMPARE THEM THERE ARE DIFFERENCES....









 
 
 
 
HERE IS A GET WELL CARD I MADE FOR OWNER OF OUR COMPAMY....   I ONLY HAVE MET HIM A COUPLE OF TIMES SO DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HIS PERSONAL INTERESTS SO DECIDED THE ABQ THEME FOR SENDING GREETING FOR RECOVERY FROM SURGERY...
 

 
 
THIS CARD LITERALLY TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO MAKE....   I COULD PROBABLY CUT THE TIME TO UNDER 10 IF I DID MULTIPLE CUTS ON THE CRICUT AND JUST ASSEMBLED THEM.....    
 
 
 
VERY SIMPLE HELLO CARD!  ALL CRICUT CUTS..........






 
 
BIRTHDAY CARD I MADE FOR MY HUSBAND!   HE IS MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADER!
 
 



BELOW A FEW MORE CARDS MADE AS NEEDED FOR BIRTHDAYS OR SPECIAL OCCASIONS...   NEEDED 3 SYMPATHY CARDS IN APRIL....   MOST EVER FOR ME IN ONE MONTH...   REMINDER THAT WHILE WE CELEBRATE LIFE AND SEND WISHES FOR HEALING...  MANY ARE SAYING GOODBYES....





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I HOPE YOU ENJOY THESE POSTINGS.   CARDMAKING IS SO RELAXING FOR ME AFTER A HECTIC DAY....   IT IS THE BEST STRESS RELEASE....    ALTHOUGH I STILL LOVE STAMPING AND MY PUNCHES THE CRICUT SAVES ME TIME....   I LOVE THE CLOSE TO MY HEART CRICUTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOOOOOOO MANY OPTIONS AND OFFER MANY STAMPS THAT YOU CAN USE IN CORDINATION WITH THE CUTS.   THERE ARE MANY STAMP COMPANIES THAT MAKE THEME OR VERSE STAMPS THAT CAN BE USED WITH THE CRICUT.   I AM FINDING PAPERS USING THE POPULAR LINES IE ECHO PARK, DCWV THAT ALSO ARE DESIGNING PAPER TO GO WITH THE CRICUT CARTRIDGES...  
 
MY LATEST FINDS ARE THE CRICUT THEMED EMBOSSING FOLDERS.
SINCE WE CAN EMBOSSS WITH INK USING THE FOLDERS, IT ALLOWS FOR MORE CREATIVITY IN THE DESIGNS.  
 
WHERE DOES IT END???????

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