Halloween - 2020

 My DDs, bless their little hearts, spend precious time finding birthday cards for me that will make me say, "Oooh!  I can do that!" The cards are a double pleasure and I love each one and add it to my 'Inspiration" folder.    So, when a friend sent me a delightful, delightful little mini accordion book, I was inspired to try one of my own using my Cricut.  How cute is this?

The 'book' is 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches and here is the front and the back:

And another look at the inside.

It was such fun to make in Design Space and I have a Christmas 'book' all ready to cut. (Of course!)

Here's the inspiration from Pam:

Cutest thing ever!   Have you ever seen one of these before?    Love it!   

Here are some other cards I made:

CASE from Sunny Studio and:

I got inky with my Hero Arts kit!      Have a spooky fun time on Saturday but stay safe.   : )  Christine

Trying Out the Cricut Foil Transfer Tool

 Being obsessed with foiling, how could I NOT push the buy button for the new Cricut Foil Transfer Kit?  And, so far, it has not disappointed me.  : )   It is easier to use than the Foil Quill since there's no waiting for the tip to heat up and the mat partially ejects before cutting so that you can remove the foil.  You can even use different colors of foil on the same project - think green holly leaves and red berries!  Here are the first two cards I made:

The ginkgo leaf image comes from Design Space and I used the Beadwork writing font which is free with Access.  

Love the gold foil!  However, I attached the sentiment to the image and the Cricut told me to take off the foil and add a new piece to write the sentiment.  I was confused since I knew I had left enough space to foil both parts of the card.  But, I did what I was told and moved the foil over and re-taped.  Well, no.  I did not move it far enough as you can see, the 'T' and the 'h' did not foil properly and there is a scratch under the 'n'.

With my second card, I ignored the request to remove the foil and just sent it back through.  Yes!

Matting the pearlescent paper with foil card stock seemed to make the foiled images 'pop.'   I also noticed that the Maker did not know which size tip was in the clamp, nor did it warn me when I forgot to replace the foiling tool with the cutting tool.  It just debossed the card stock instead of cutting it.  (Filing away that fact for use later!)  

Both cards were simple to make but very pretty.  Now, of course, I need more Cricut foil!!!!   But in the meantime, back to Halloween projects ; )    Stay safe!  Christine