Mother's Day card

Here is a quick post about the Mother's Day card that I made for my dear mother-in-law. I cut the card base and flower with my Cricut Explore. The sentiment was also written with my Explore using a gold marker. Hope you all had a great Mother's Day!!

Baseball birthday card

Happy Friday! I often struggle with making cards for the men in my life. Finding a theme for a manly card can be tough. For today's card, I went with a good old sports theme. The recipient of this card is a HUGE baseball fan. The baseball player is cut from the Create a Friend cartridge and I used my Cricut Explore to write the sentiment on the inside. Enjoy!

How I use my electronic diecutting machine with pocket page scrapbook layouts

I LOVE using my Cricut Explore and Silhouette Cameo to create die cuts for my pocket page layouts. One of the problems I was having is that it was taking me a long time to size my die cuts and determine how they would work on my layouts. So, I created a template to use and it has really made the process of setting up my cuts go so much faster. You can watch a video on how I use the templates:

You can download the free template and SVG frames HERE.

Birthday card using Cricut Explore

I wanted to make a birthday card that is trendy, girlie, and colorful. I used the Cricut Explore to cut all of the pieces. In Design Space, I created the background by manipulating a chevron design from the Boho Graphics Iron On cartridge and used the feather from the Southwest cartridge. The Happy Birthday label was written by the Explore. I am very pleased with the results and continue to be thrilled by the cuts made by the Explore. I feel as though the Explore and Design Space help me to complete projects more quickly. They are so easy to use that my time is spent more on planning, than on execution. The machine is no longer what slows me down. I LOVE this!

The Design Space file I used to create this card is HERE. It has been my experience that you need to save shared files before you can cut them. Simply go the file, save it your library, load your paper, and  cut! :)

St. Patrick's Day Bear Card

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! This was the card I made using my Cricut Explore. I made several of these to send out. I love this little bear's outfit. He is looking pretty handsome for the festivities! The bear is cut from the Teddy Bear Parade cartridge and the shamrock in the background is from Designer's Calendar. The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts.

Enjoy your day!