A pretty Birthday card....

for a beautiful friend!

The doily card has to be my favorite. I have never been disappointed in any card I have made with this cut. Love putting ribbon throught the holes!

Thanks for looking. Hope my friend likes her card.

I used 'The basics' paper pack from Hobby Lobby. Cut at 4 1/2 inches--because I used an 8 1/2 x 11 pc of paper to make envelope at fit to page.

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Hugs--Storylady--Linda

A sympathy card and Valentines card

A genealogy friend and cousin lost his wife last week. They had a rare, close and loving relationship and he is going to need lots of prayers to deal with his loss. I made this card for him.

My inspiration was a card by Tammy E. with a few tweeks of my own. She is such a wonderful Christian example of how cards can be used to pass on the love of Jesus Christ. Thanks again Tammy for your beautiful work and your loving soul!





I used paper from a pack that my friend Shelly had given me a while back
the card base was cut from A Childs Year (card function 3rd row-7th button over-3.7)--cut at 5 1/4 in.
I printed the words off the computer and used the center cut on the expression (sorry--I forgot what I cut it at) with the scalloped oval from Forever Young

I got a new butterfly punch from Martha Stewart (at Michaels) and used a 40% off coupon so it was under $6! It has one small butterfly and two smaller ones--I love it.

I used my Irock and was having trouble--then realized the batteries where going dead-dah!
I used the Mother's Day Bouquet to make the little flowers.



I couldn't sleep last night so I designed this card on my Gypsy (love that little tool and just got the 6 foot cord that connects to the Cricut--nice!


Here is the card I designed about 3am! Love the pop-up



Here is the card I designed about 3am! Love the pop-up

The front I used the two backgrounds from Storybook and the Hugs & Kisses from Wild Card. I used the lips and the "Smack" from Indie Art.

Thanks for stopping by and leave a comment if you have the time.

{Hugs}--Storylady--Linda

I saw one similar on Youtube...

but as always, I had to bling it up a little....
Next time I'll edge around the butterflies with ink.....

and I'll use a little bit darker paper for the "fly"....

but I just love the doily card on the Wild Card cartridge!

I even love the way the inside came out--these were actually an afterthough. I was going to use another word on the front 'Merci', and found the fly and it just 'took off' so I didn't need the little swirly thingie (I normal discard them right away) and change the sizes of the butterfly colors (I'm so anal!!!) and thought they would look good on the inside. I might add a mini one on the 'writing' side next time! It might look good with the print on the front instead of embossed--love the embossing on the butterflies.

I leave the recipe later.

This is going to be short....

These are from the Wild Card Cartridge. I like the colors--they're manly!

My dh got me an easel to put my cards on when I take the pictures--bless his heart!

I used a white pen to 'dash' the letters--I think it stands out a little more--I did it on the one above too, but it didn't show up in the picture very well.

I matted the inside and put a peice of paper for Terry to write a note to his dad.

The evelope is to the side--fits perfect.

Graduation card

This is the card I made for my daughter's boyfriend. He is getting a full scholarship to Univ. of Alabama (smart boy) and will be playing in the Million $ band (tuba).

The Graduation Cap is from the Wild Card Cartridge. It is actually a card that I glued together. The diploma came from the Hello Kitty cartridge.



The inside "Congrats" is from the Beyond Birthdays cartridge. That's the most cartridges I'v used on one card! I hate people that do that--because there is always at least one I don't have!

I'm going to add a gift card to Monaco's (theatre) on the other side. Hope he likes it.

A Birthday Card...

for my dear friend. I made it into a 'gift card holder' (Michaels) with just a few slits! She scrapbooks, so I know she will appreciate the time it took!



Love you Shelly!

HINTEver search for the right words for a card. Click Here to go to a free website with Verses 4 Cards.

Another 8 cards for OWH.....

Operation Write Home....do something for our soldiers, they appreciate it. You can't see it, but I bought borders for the Cuttlebug. I love it--it says 'with love'.

Here is an update to the Major's post.

HINT:Ever have to play with the cutting blade pressure or depth to get the right cut for your cardstock or paper? Ever wasted any of your favorite paper? Well, if you go to Above Rubies Studio website and go to the upper righthand corner and download her Cricut Cutting Guide for free! While you're there, check out her website! Morgan is great--one of my favorite sites.

I LUV making cards with my cricut.....

Yesterday I spent all day making 4 cards for OWH (operation write home!) I used the Wild Card cartridge and the Doily card.

I don't think I will put the fancy flowers and big bow and ribbon on all of them.

The one in the center has two smaller ribbons together with a small bow--I like it!

I'm going to write a personal note across from the 'God Bless America'.

This will probably be a grandma Mother's day card or for my mom. You can't tell, but I used the Cuttlebug and embossed both the inside and outside round mats. Looks really pretty--copied this from my dear friend Mary at Cardz TV. She's been ill and I continue to pray for her health.

I started making Christmas tags so I won't be stressed at the last minute. I just got Joy of the Season cartridge and made these really quick! I'll use a "To and From" stamp or just a white pen to write on the back. I can't remember what size I used for these, but think I'll make them just a little bigger.

Baby shower..........

The blanket got done!!!


And then it was time to make the cards.



I used the peachy keen stamp for the face.


I forgot to take pictures of the tie die onsies Laura made--they were so cute.

I learned something new...

But first I'm going to keep my promise and give the imformation on this card.

This is the Doily Card on the Wild Card Cartridge page 52.
I used K&Company paper-Designer Paper
cut card @ 4"
cut env @ 4" (shift)
cut frame @ 4" (frame)
cut liner @ 4" (liner-shift)
cut liner @ 4" (liner)

I had seen that on a Cricut Expression, you can center something and draw a design around it....it scared me, but I thought..self--what the heck--I waste one sheet of paper....so--it worked--well, not exactly--I always forget that the cricut cuts landscape...so once I turned the paper (it does have a button I could have used to do it portrait) it worked PERFECT!!! I'm going to be using this alot--

I used it on the front with the Happy Birthday



and then for the verse on the inside.


I used CK Calligraphy, size 16 in black. I did shadow the print-outs with a teal and a black.


The envelope had a liner also, that looked great....

and the double sided paper with differenct colors added some zing!

If any of you have the Cricut Expression and have not tried this...I recommend it HIGHLY!!! I have trouble cutting words out--they always tear and I don't get the right size....and I don't have alot of stamps--I new at this and just starting out--so this is GREAT news for me!