Easter Card

Easter is quickly approaching and my cards are finally finished. While I enjoy making the cute bunny themed cards I wanted to do something different. Cricut's Inspired Heart Lite cartridge contains religious images. The crucifix seemed like the perfect choice for my Easter card. I cut the crucifix out of bronze metallic card stock and then used the d-stress tool to distress the edges to make the image stand out.





Directions for Easter Card:

Parchment, white, light purple and bronze metallic card stock
DCWV Shimmer Stack-purple shimmer card stock
Cricut Inspired Heart Lite cartridge
Martha Stewart Doily edge punch and Dove paper punch
Imaginisce d-stress distressing tool
Gold mesh ribbon
Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink
Narrow purple ribbon
Small Calla Lily-These are available in a small bunch in the bridal aisle at Michaels
Foam Dots


1. Fold the parchment card stock in half lengthwise and crease.

2. Using the Inspired Heart cartridge cut Christ 2 at 3 inches out of the bronze metallic card stock. Press shift and the Christ 2 image and cut the background out of light purple card stock. Using the d-stress tool and the white tip, lightly distress the edges of the crucifix. Attach the crucifix to the purple background. Press the phrase key and the Dreidal key and cut rejoice at l inch out of purple shimmer card stock.

3. Cut a piece of purple shimmer card stock 1/4 inch larger, on all sides, than the light purple card stock and attach the image with foam dots.

4. Punch the long edge of a piece of parchment card stock with the Martha Stewart doily border punch. Cut the doily strip approximately 7/8 inches wide (measured from the scalloped edge of the border). Cut a strip of purple shimmer card stock approximately 3/4 inch wide and attach it under the doily strip so that the scalloped edge almost touches the edge of the purple strip. Glue the border to the right edge of the card so that the purple edge faces inward.

5. Center rejoice and glue it approximately 1/2 inch from the top of the card.

6. Use the Martha Stewart dove paper punch to punch a dove out of white card stock. Highlight the edges of the dove with Tim Holtz tea dye distress ink. Glue the dove to the left of rejoice.

7. Center the purple backed crucifix and glue it approximately 1 1/2 inches from the bottom edge of the card.

8. Tie a knot in a piece of gold mesh ribbon and glue it under rejoice.

9. Tie a small bow around three Calla Lilies. Glue the lilies at an angle on the lower right edge of the card. Trim the ends of the stems so they don't extend past the edge of the card.

Wisemen Card

It was a long night but I finished the last of the cards around 1:00 a.m. and they are finally in the mail. Here's one of the cards that I mailed today.

I love the Wise men image on the Cricut Lite Inspired Heart cartridge. I wanted my Wise men to have a golden metallic look. I chose a golden bronze metallic paper and coordinated it with a deep violet blue card stock. The Wise men image was then matted on ivory glittered card stock.





Directions for Wise men Card:

Cricut Lite Inspired Heart Cartridge
Deep violet blue, and white card stock
Greeting Card Program

Recollections Metallic card stock-golden bronze
DCWV 'Tis the Season Ivory Glittered card stock

Gold Ribbon

1. Use the greeting card program to create a Christmas verse. Print it on white card stock using the horizontal half fold option.

2. Set the size dial on the Cricut to 3 inches and cut the Wise men out of golden bronze metallic paper. Next cut the background out of the deep violet blue card stock. Glue the Wise men to the background.

3. Cut a piece of ivory glittered card stock approximately 5 3/4 inches wide by 3 3/4 inches high. Glue the Wise men on top of the ivory card stock.

4. Cut a piece of deep violet blue card stock approximately 6 1/4 inches wide by 4 1/8 inches high and glue the Wise men image on top of the card stock.

5. Cut enough gold ribbon to tie a small bow. Glue the bow to the top left hand corner of the card.

Nativity Card

It has been snowing here all day so I decided to work on some Christmas cards. These cards are going to our friends in Germany. The nativity scene is from the new Cricut Lite Inspired Heart cartridge. To make the second card I colored a stamped image with color pencils and then used solvent to give a softer, watercolor-like effect.

Directions for the Nativity Card:

Cricut Lite Inspired Heart Cartridge
Deja Views Fair Isle Christmas Paper- Light blue with stars
Slate blue and white card stock
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist-Pearl
Blue glittered ribbon
Greeting Card Program
Platinum Stickles

1. Cut the Nativity at 3 inches out of white card stock. Spray the cut out lightly with Pearl Glimmer Mist and set aside to dry.

2. Press the Shift key and cut the Nativity out of the light blue patterned paper. Assemble the Nativity.

3. Cut the slate blue card stock approximately 4 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches high. Glue the Nativity to the slate blue card stock.

4. Cut the light blue patterned paper 1/4 inch larger (on all sides) than the slate blue card stock. Glue the slate blue card stock on top of the light blue patterned paper. Outline the edges of the slate blue card stock with the Platinum Stickles. Cut another piece of slate blue card stock slightly larger than the blue patterned paper. Glue the layered Nativity on top of this piece of card stock.

5. Using a greeting card program and white card stock select the half fold card option and print a Christmas verse.

6. Cut a piece of light blue glittered ribbon the length of the card. Fold the ends of the ribbon under the top and bottom edges of the card and glue in place. Center the framed Nativity on the card and glue over the ribbon. Make a small bow out of the same ribbon and glue above the Nativity frame.

Directions for Deck the Halls Card:

Grey and white card stock
Greeting Card Program
DCWV Holiday Stack-red patterned paper
Stampendous Fluffles Stamp
Color Box Black Ink
Color Pencils
Sansodor-Low Odor Solvent
Blending Stump
Green Metallic Ribbon
Prima Flowers-Poinsettia
Small Gold Color Brads
Dark Green Marker

1. Stamp the design on white card stock and let it dry. Color the design with color pencils. Use a combination of tan and light brown to color the cat. Color the ornaments with the color pencils.

2. Dip the blending stump in the solvent. Using a circular motion blend the colors of the cat until the color is even. Repeat this process to blend the color of each ornament.

3. Color the needles of the tree branch with a dark green marker.

4. Trim the stamped image to the desired size and glue to a piece of red patterned paper slightly larger than the stamped image.

5. Using a greeting card program and grey card stock print a Christmas verse using the half fold card option.

6. Cut a piece of green metallic ribbon slightly larger than the length of the card. Fold the ends of the ribbon under the top and bottom edges of the card and glue in place. Glue the red paper with the stamped image over the green ribbon. Make a small bow out of the green ribbon and glue above the stamped image.

7. Assemble a poinsettia with three layers and attach to the card (lower right) using a small gold color brad. Glue the poinsettia's leaves under the edges of the flower.