Making Handmade Easter Cards Using Rubber Stamps ~ Copic Sketch Markers & Cricut Expression Machine
Ever since I went to my local rubber stamp convention, I have so many new ideas for handmade cards. And the best part is that it is not costing any more money, since I have all the supplies. I am using all of the stamps that I have already owned but am using them in a totally different way. I went from just stamping on cardstock to making 3D images. So here is a bunch of supplies that I have used to make this Easter Card. Rubber stamps from Stamps Happen Inc, and Stampabilities. Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Cutter Bee Scissors, ...
Cricut Card Idea For A Birthday Card That Will Make You Smile
My Godson's birthday is this week and I need to make a handmade birthday card for him. I wanted to use my Cricut Expression machine for this card. After looking though all of my Cricut Cartridges, I decided to use my Gypsy and the download cartridge called Smiley Cards. There is an image of a present that has the cutest smiley face, and I know that it will make Tyler smile when he opens up this card. What I did to put some "bling" on this card was used some Stickles (cotton candy color) on the cheeks and mouth to give this ...
A Perfect Cricut Idea Using Your Cricut Expression and a Wooden Picture Frame
Have you ever wanted to make the perfect birthday gift for that special person? Well I did and I think that I have succeeded. When my Sister-in-law came to visit this summer, we had such a fantastic time. We laughed, cried, drank and ate. That's right we ate. We love food and her saying was "Food is Love". So the perfect gift to make was that saying in a wooden picture frame. One afternoon I sat down with my Gypsy and found the perfect font to use and designed this gift. I used the Jasmine Cricut cartridge and the Italic function key ...
Handmade Birthday Cards Are Fun To Make with a Cuttlebug, Copic Markers and a Rubber Stamp
Making handmade Birthday cards are so much fun. My nephew is turning 14 tomorrow. I can't believe how fast that went and I am only the Aunt, I can't imagine how my sister feels. Well, I really didn't know what kind of card to make. I'm wasn't sure if I want to use my Cricut Expression or to rubber stamp this card. After a couple of days contemplating, it turned out that rubber stamping won. I found a stamp by Stamps Happen, Inc of a cat holding alot of balloons. I stamped the image using Tuxedo Black Ink from Memento Ink ...
Two Cricut Cartridges Makes For One Perfect Pear Cricut Card Idea
I just love these machines, that is my Cricut Expression and Gypsy. If you have the smallest Cricut Card Idea, you can make it into the best card idea ever. If you are in the "crafty world" you have seen this pear before. But when you actually make it yourself it is sooo perfect, cute and also quick. All I did was cut out two pears using the From My Kitchen Cricut Cartridge using the Cricut Expression machine. Then using my Gypsy and the Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge I typed the words and also welded them together so that they would cut ...
Another Great Cricut Card Idea using the Paisley Cricut Cartridge for a Really Fun Birthday Card
I just got a new cell phone, a cute little Jest from Verizon. My previous phone was really old and it was just a phone, no keyboard or any of the cool things that a cell phone has now a days. So this new phone has a keyboard for text messaging and a pretty large screen so that I can see what I’m typing and most importantly what is being sent to me. Now that I am all up to date with my new phone, my niece and nephews are "texting" me, and it’s really great to be in touch ...
A Rubber Stamp And Some Copic Sketch Markers Make the Perfect Father’s Day Card
I wanted this years handmade Father's Day card to have a special meaning. My husbands parents have alot of bird feeders on there lake front property and they love to see all the beautiful birds that come to the feeders. They also have bears that frequently help themselves to the bird food. So for this years card I used the House Mouse rubber stamp and colored in the image with Copic Sketch markers. I then layered the image onto a solid piece of cardstock and layered again onto a very soft piece of cardstock that brought all the colors together. Now how ...
Coffee Cup Cricut Card Idea
Hello My Friends,
Today I want to share with you a handmade coffee cup birthday card that I made for my brother-in-law. I have seen lots of cards in the shape of a coffee cups like the ones you would see at your local coffee shop, and I thought that would be a fun idea for a birthday card. Well after looking at all of my Cricut Cartridges, would you believe that I did not have that cartridge? So here is where a little imagination and some creativity comes in.
Using the From My Kitchen Cricut Cartridge, Gypsy and Cricut Expression machine, I made a coffee cup card.
I cut the shape in blackout mode of the refrigerator, yup, you read that correctly the refrigerator. All I did was cut the two small legs off the bottom and I had the shape of a coffee cup. I was enclosing a gift card into this card so i just made sure when sizing this card that the card would fit inside without sticking out. Using the Gypsy I welding the sides together which made a card. All I needed to do is fold in the center.
As I am writing this post and looking at the From My Kitchen Cricut Cartridge booklet and I am laughing because I could have just used the shift function and I would have got the same image and wouldn’t have had to cut off the legs. 
Anyway I increased the size and cut it out again but his time with a brown cardstock. Then using a paper cutter (or you could use a scissor) just snipped off the top pf the refrigerator shape to make it look like a lid. It looked good but seeing pictures of coffee cup lids they had some curve to it, so I took a small oval paper punch and with one punch on each side did the trick of looking like a lid. Then added a piece of raffia for a little extra dimension.
For the bottom half of the coffee cup took the brown cardstock, cut a strip that would wrap around the entire card (just like the cup wrap you would get in a coffee shop so you don’t burn your hands on the hot cup) ran that strip through the Cuttlebug with embossing folder. Final touch was the circle birthday sentiment, circle punch then applied with a pop dot.
~ Happy Birthday Harry ~
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A Birthday Cricut Card Ideas Using Flower Shoppe
Hello My Friends,
I have to start this post by saying Wow!!!!!
I know that this cricut cartridge has been out for awhile now but I just got my hands on it and I will never let it go
Anyone who loves flowers, paper, and of course the Cricut Expression or any Cricut cutting machine, will absolutely love this Art Cartridge Flower Shoppe from Cricut.
My Mom just had a very special birthday and I wanted to make her the most perfect handmade card ever…..and since I was enclosing the card into a box along with her present I didn’t care if it would be a little bulky.
Using the Cricut Expression machine I cut out several different sizes of the Daisy1 flower onto different colors and patterns of cardstock. To think that a piece of paper cut into a circle spiral and when rolled up can make such great looking flowers is pretty cool All it takes is some adhesive to keep it together and WA-la a flower. I also use the Cricut spatula to remove the flowers from the Cricut cutting mat, it made it so much easier using the spatula and not worrying about the paper tearing.
I also added some white ribbon, blue raffia and twine to make the bow. Of course that wasn’t enough I had to cut out some heats and attach to the bottom of the ribbon.
~ Happy Birthday Mom ~
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Oreo Cookie Cricut Card Idea
Hello My Friends,
My Godson’s birthday is this month and I wanted to make him a special card. He loves cookies and we sent him a big box of Oreo cookies as part of his present. As I was looking the box it gave me a great idea. Make a Oreo cookie card.
The Picture didn’t come out that good but the card looked great!
I made the cookie using the Cricut Expression along with the Mini Monograms Cricut Cartridge. The circle scallop shape was great for the cookie top and bottom and just a circle for the cream. Also using the Cuttlebug I embossed the top with the polka dot embossing folder.
Then to make it a personal cookie instead of cutting out the letters for Oreo I used the Plantin SchoolBook Cricut Cartridge and cut out Tyler’s name for the top of the cookie. Attached the top and bottom with a mini brad.
Looking at this picture as I am writing this post is making me want a big glass of milk and some cookies
Wishing Tyler A Very Happy Birthday!
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Handstamped Birthday Card Idea along with Cricut Card Idea
Hello My Friends,
Have you ever made a card and when it was complete said to yourself or out loud “Wow that looks Fantastic”? Well, I just did
Having a Handstamped Birthday Card Idea along with Cricut Card Idea can only turn out to be Wonderful!
Using just two stamps from Stampin’ Up, a few paper punches from Stampin’ Up and Marvy Uchida , Cuttlebug with polka dot embossing folder, Cricut Expression machine, Lovely Floral Cricut cartridge, cardstock from The Paper Cut, and some pearl embellishments from Jolee.
When I was done with the stamping and layering of this card it looked great but it needed just one more thing. I had to add an image from the Lovely Floral Cricut lite cartridge. The butterfly was perfect. It added the final touch to this handmade birthday card. And you know me, I love my Cricut
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A Colorful Handmade Birthday Card
Hello My Friends,
I have been looking thru all of my pictures of greeting cards that I have made and I came across this colorful handmade birthday card that I never shared with you. It was so super easy to make that I had to make this quick post to show you.
As I was getting all the information about how to make this card, I went through my rubber stamps and I noticed that I have quite a few clear stamp sets and acrylic blocks. You can have soooo many more clear stamps and not need alot of space to store them and the clean up is even so much better then using the wood mounted stamps (well that’s my opinion) and just to let you know I have a “ton” of wood mounted stamp.
I made the layers of the card using Spellbinder Nestabilities, and running them through the Cuttlebug machine. The stamp used is from Stampin’ Up! and the markers used for coloring the letters are from Tombow, Stampin’ Up and also EK Success.
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