A Simple but Difficult Card

Here is one of the sketches this week at RAQs Challenge on the Cricut message board.

 Now it may not look like it is difficult, but trying to make that cut on the right hand side using your Cricut was a challenge, at least for me it was and a few others on the Cricut MB.  And because I am generally pretty annual about following sketches, it had to be right on for me.  So this is what I finally came up with.

The papers are from the DCWV Black Current stack.  This has to be one of my top 5 stacks, that I love.
The "difficult" cut, after struggling with it in DS and CCR trying to use shapes from George and Plantin Schoolbook I finally...............used an envelope cut from Sentimental cartridge and just cut the flaps off, it gave me the best dimensional shape that I was looking for.  Sometimes I guess we just have toi think outside the box!

 
I Cuttlebugged the edges using some of the border folders.  I added a black and silver button to match the sketch.  The happy birthday is stamped and heat embossed.  Well sure hop you like my card and thanks for stopping by.

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Circles of Blue

My Mom's friend's birthday is coming up and her favorite color is blue, so I made this card for my Mom to give her.  It was made following a sketch at Friday Sketchers Blog (which I think I may be too late for) and also the exact same sketch was one of the sketches for RAQs Challenge on the Cricut message board.  I will also post this card on the Paper Cutz Challenge as it is "Your Choice" week.

The papers I used all came from the DCWV Summer stack from last year.  The circles were cut from George, my go to cartridge for shapes and the flowers I sprayed with Glimmer Mist and crumbled  slightly and added a glitter brad to the centers.

Then I remembered that I had the Verve Stamp Birthday Wishes stamp that went perfectly with this card and paper.  If you are not familiar with there stamps be sure and click the above link and check them out, they are fabulous.  I stamped it and heat embossed it with a very dark blue.

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