Many of us got emails from one of the companies that sell Cricut carts and this offer had a free Your Story if you bought a cartridge. I have a Your Story and I love it, but I have a friend who pays big money for little digital scrapbooks so I thought how great it would be if she had a machine that could do a few for her.
I bought Cindy Loo and April Showers. Once everything arrived I could not wait to get those carts into play. I had some 12x12 sheets of printed cardstock that had the words "spring" across the center. I cut the pages down so that I could fold them in such a way that the panel of words would end up on the edge. I was able to make 4 cards....and since I used the printed papers for the cards, the inside is a lovely robin's egg blue.
Cindy Loo has darling images and so does April Showers....and on the AS cart I went right to that sweet little birdie in a cage. I thought about making a blue bird but the birdie just sort of disappeared into the paper. I did the first cut at 2 inches, using green paper. The second cut was yellow. The overlay for the bird was yellow and I did some distressing with yellow chalk inks for a little definition. I added a little punch daisy and leaf, and on one card I added a sentiment from April Showers. I had already cut some garden boots in blue with a pink overlay so I added those on two of the cards. Quick and easy cards and they will make a cute gift pack.
I LOVE the alphabet section of Cindy Loo.. I have most of the alpha carts and I really like each one ...I find that I mostly use Mickey Mouse Font or Don Juan for my letterings but now I have a new fave.... Cindy Loo. I had extra sets of photos from the County Fair and my blue ribbon quilt as well as a set of photos taken of the Porch Cat, Tabby... Just for giggles I got my Your Story up and running. I bound the two sets in the little 4x6 binders. The titles are the darling Cindy Loo cuts. Thanks for taking a peek at my fun little last minute projects.
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6 comments:
How kind of you to think of your friend..im sure she will enjoy it.. I have one i got very cheap and haven't opened it yet,lol..I really need to check out to see what i can do with it. Those cards are really nice..i do alot of paper crafting but not been making cards, will have to start doing some so i can get a stash,lol.
You are always such a Sweetie to your friends, Carole! Yeah, I'm another one of those who bought the Your Story Cheap and haven't opened it (like 3/4 of the stuff I have alying around here. Those little books look so professional. Maybe I'll go dig mine out. And the cards are as Springy as can be! Great projects! xxD
I don't have a Your Story. Just never wanted one. I love the little books you made with yours! The cards are just wonderful! So Springy! :)
These are so cute, Carole!
Love the cards and books Carole! So sweet of you to think of your friend, you are always doing something sweet like that. ~Diane
Carole, these are just the sweetest, enjoy the Your Story. Hugs
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