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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Snarky Cats!

Well, I did it again!  I bought a Tim Holtz stamp set despite telling myself I already had cat stamps, the sentiments were just tooooo snarky, and who among my sweet, lovely friends would appreciate a card featuring a snarky cat?   At the same time, I also bought the new Distress Oxide ink color - Speckled Egg - which is the exact color I need for sunny day backgrounds. Right?

So here is the card I sent last week to a few, specially selected, members of my church congregation.  Waiting for feedback...





 Oxide inked background - Speckled egg
                                            Faded jeans
                                            Gina K  black spatters and scratches

Zig markers - Orange
                       Bright yellow
                       Oatmeal

Cats are very easy to mask using sticky notes.







Cat is grounded using a stencil cut with Sunny Studio Frilly Frames Lattice.

Sentiment - Cricut / font is Cake Basics.

Love, love, love Speckled Egg.   Love, love, love Snarky Cats - not so much some of the sentiments!   : )  Christine

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Fold and Tuck Cards

I was super excited to find that Lori Whitlock had developed a collection of incire cards for the Cricut Joy.  I have been intrigued by this technique for years but had very little success either using a craft knife or the Martha Stewart punch.  Now, thanks to Lori, I can master incire cards!   




Double sided designer paper - pattern should not detract from folds and second side must be a bold contrast with premium side.  
Insert - American Craft foil - not flimsy, needs to be sturdy enough to stay in place through insert slits.








 I like the simplicity of this design - could be a sympathy card made in dark blue or purple.




 See the hearts?  However, the raised center cuts make it unsuitable for mailing but they could be removed in DS using the Hide Contour button. 




Boldly patterned paper detracts from the fold pattern.



Just for fun!  




A double fold adds dimension.   Lori's samples are white with a contrasting foil insert.





I hid the outside contour and then attached the fold cut lines to a circle.  The cross comes from the Inspired Heart cart and is backed with blue glitter paper.




AC foil, punched butterfly.



I had to glue the tips of these little folds.   Note to self - try this with a green backing plus red 'berries' for a wreath on a Christmas door?

You can tell that I had fun with these svgs!   Stay safe!   : )  Christine