Monday, March 19, 2012

Bright Birthday Card

Here's the second of two cards that I made 14 of for an online Cricut Circle Canadian Members all occasion card swap (which was open to US residents as well):


I started with an A2 card base and scored and folded the front of the card in half.  I added and additional piece that started at about  five inches wide but scored and folded it to fit into the flap that was created by scoring the card base.   This second piece became the front of the card. 

 When you open the front, there is the second layer:


Finally, you open that and there is the inside of the card:


Supplies Used: 
Cricut Expression & Cricut CraftRoom Application
Cricut Beyond Birthdays  (“Happy Birthday”)
Cricut Celebrations Cartridge (balloons)
Cricut Walk in My Garden Cartridge (flower)
Martha Stewart Scoring Pad
Cuttlebug Moroccan Screen Embossing Folder 
Embroidery Floss (balloon strings)
Zig Opaque Writer (doodling on balloon and letters)
White Inkssentials Enamel Accents (flowers centres)
Studio G “Celebrate” Stamp
Craftsmart Embossing Pad 
Stampendous Embossing Powder (opaque white)
Zing Embossing Powder (neon pink)
Hampton Art “Fabulous” Stamp
Patterned Paper: Costco 
Solid Cardstock Recollections
Studio G chalk ink (shading on balloons)
Glue stick
Decorative accents (skittles)

I hope the card will be well received by the swap participants. I know neon pink and green are not everyone’s cup of tea, but what can I say - I’m grew up in the eighties.  Thanks for looking.

10 comments:

Craftin' Blind said...

This card is so fun! Great job! I love the bright colors, and the color combo is spectacular! You do amazing work!
-Lori
Craftin' Blind

Tracey said...

Love the design of the card and the colors remind me of summer.

Tracey said...

I love the bright colours and the design. I'm sure your swap friends will love it. TFS

GypsyLaday said...

Love your card! I hope it was the all occasion swap then I will get one! Just followed your blog under my blog name, Cricutcreations! Thanks for the peek!
GypsyLady

MelodyR aka Ry&MysMom said...

Beautiful card! I love the embossing folder.

Susie Craft Happy said...

How cute is this!!! Love the colors!!!

image queen said...

Just lovely. I really like the design of 3 layers. The hot pink printing is really sizzling.

Cindy@ Scrap-obsessed.blogspot.com said...

Very pretty card. Love pink and green together. All of the layers and details make your card really nice.

A Creative Muse said...

I really like the fresh color scheme & layered look on the card. Excellent!

Cheri said...

Wonderful card - love your creations! tfs