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Easter is nearly here so I thought I'd share this egg shaped aperture card while there is still time to make and send a card.
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I used a card from the Wild Card cartridge but I adapted it to make a standard A2 card with an aperture.
The screen shot above shows the card I used - it is a very pretty shaped card, but I wanted an Easter Egg look for my card instead of the long flat oval shape of the original card,
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This is the cut straight from the mat after scoring and folding.
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The card needs a liner if you want to add a message inside since the opening is so large. I chose this paper from a Debbie Mumm stack I bought last fall at Joann's. I couldn't see a name on the stack but here is a LINK to the website page showing the stack (and it is even on sale right now!).
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I used my Creative Memories Precision Point adhesive on the back of the swirls and around the oval to adhere the card to the liner.
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Once the adhesive has dried to clear (a few minutes), you can place the folded insert (cut at 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 and folded in half) inside the card and gently fold the top over the liner. I don't adhere the back of the liner to the card back - this gives a little extra room for writing a message if you are a talkative person!
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Here you can see the liner adhered to the card with a light shining through to highlight the cut. I think this paper looks like a mosaic and adds to the Fabergé egg effect.
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To get the full "jeweled" look I needed to add some bling - in the form of Stickles glitter glue. There are several types of white/clear/sparkle colors and they each have a slightly different look and color. The "Crystal" has a green/blue look and the "Diamond" is more of a gold tone. I chose "Star Dust" for the pinky purple color which coordinates with the card stock I used for the test cut.
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Above is the card front after "stickling" but I thought it needed just a bit more decoration. I looked around my studio and found some "peel-offs" which were sent to me as a gift from a blog reader from Scotland (thanks again Agnes!).
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Here is a close view of the peel-off corner - it has swirls that are very similar to the swirls in the card.
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The card works either as a vertical or horizontal card - whichever you prefer.
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I may add two more corners to this card - or I may save them for another card since I got a bit carried away and made this card using my test cut on plain cardstock and I think I'd like it better cut from a nice textured cardstock. You could stamp a small sentiment in a corner or add other embellishments to suit your taste.
You need only Wild Card to cut this card and it is set up to cut on the 6 x 12 mat so all three machines can cut it.
Swirly Egg Card
I'M KIND OF NEW TO YOUR SITE IS WILD CARD A CRICUT CARTRIDGE? Also what size is actual card do you use the same size on all your cards?
ReplyDeleteOnce again, thanks for sharing such a great card. I admire your creativity in changing things up from the original cartridge.
ReplyDeleteCute cute cute - and so quick and simple to make - a couple people might actually get Easter cards from me this year!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Tiffaney
Hi Georgia,
ReplyDeleteWild Card is a Cricut Cartridge - it is one of the newer ones that came out last year.
This particular card is A2 size or 5.5 x 4.25 inches. I tend to do cards in this size or 5 x 7 but sometimes do other sizes as well.
I do mention the size of the card when I post a design.
I hope that helps - thanks for visiting my blog.
Diane
Gorgeous card! TFS
ReplyDeleteDiane,
ReplyDeleteThanks once again for sharing your awesome talent with a cartridge and the DS. I always enjoy seeing just what you have created.
Angie Person
What a great card! Thanks for the idea. I'll have to use it next year as Easter is tomorrow. Thanks again for the beautiful card idea.
ReplyDeleteYou always inspire me!
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