Nativity Card

Hi!  With Christmas right around the corner, I have been feeling a little overwhelmed with the daily schedule my family has and have been dreading making my cards this year.  I found myself trying to find alternatives to my usual elaborate cards as I just don't have the time with an active infant trying to crawl everywhere!

Here is a very simple Christmas Card I made using scraps found in my paper drawer with an SVG image I found here.  I love all of his designs and they are so versatile with every project I have been making lately.  I than used my cutting machine to cut out the base, the star and the nativity scene.  

I adhered the star to my base and ran it through my Big Shot with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes folder and than used a file to make the white stand out a little more.  I used clear mounting tape to place my image for a 3D effect.  I thought about lining up the image with the green star, but I found I liked the layered look better.  I think it makes it pop a little more.  For the final touch, I added Liquid Pearls for the star.

thanks for looking!

Image:  Nativity Star Element

Embellishments: Snowflakes, Liquid Pearls

Other: ATG, Big Shot, File Set, Kool TAC

Stash: Paper

Bride & Groom Card by Sandi S.

My card this month is for the Bride and Groom. I designed the dress using ‘Make The Cut’ and exported it as an svg cut. I edged the dress with flower soft. It is in two pieces with the top layer being just the skirt so it could be fan folded. The Satin Ribbon and flower hide the seam and add a delicate look to the skirt.

I used the Martha Stewart Lace punch on the background papers which are from the Cricut ‘Reds and Pinks’ paper collection. The words ‘Happily Ever After’ are from the Cricut ‘Storybook’ cartridge. I used Ranger Diamond Stickles to outline the words and Ranger Magenta Stickles to outline the word ‘EVER’.

The dress pattern is attached in .svg format so you can use it with MTC or SCAL, feel free to use it and share it.

Cutters Creek Products Used:
Cricut
MTC or SCAL
Stickles
Punch
Flower Soft
Cardstock

Blog Candy for SCAL and Make-The-Cut Users

Cutter's Creek has everything you could want for the Cricut, but also carries software to borrow, or create your own images to cut on your Cricut. I bought SCAL2 and MTC and now I am expanding my library of images. Combine Cricut Cartridge images, and add special touches with SVG images and SCAL or MTC.


In honor of my excitment with the new software I bought at Cutter's Creek, here is a free SVG file for you. It is a tag book! This book folds and has pockets so you can slip a photo or sentiment. Cut more than one and glue together to create a meandering book.



Here is a preview:






















This is what the inside looks like. Wanted to show you what it looks like with the pockets. I used Bazzill paper. The tag has score lines so it is easy to fold.


Cutter's Creek Carries SCAL2 - get it here:


Below is the link to the svg file. Enjoy and have fun creating.

http://www.mediafire.com/?yzzmmzdwmnl



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