Sunday, March 21, 2010

I did it!


This is a card that I made for myself to celebrate finishing something that I had been trying to do for a long time!  (Why not make a card for yourself now and then?).


I cut the sentiment from the Don Juan cartridge at 3 1/2 inches.  I used green shimmer cardstock.  Don Juan is the cartridge that normally comes with the Cricut Create.  I do not have a Create but I was able to get a copy of the cartridge through the Cricut Rewards program.  Through this program you can collect points on cartridges that you buy and redeem them for a variety if items.  The rewards program started with the cartridges issued in 2008 and points are not given with the cartridges that come packed with a machine.


The font on Don Juan is a unicase font which allows the shift function to include lots of accents and images making this a more versatile cartridge.  The "you did it" word art has a few stars included.  I cut the layers in a metallic blue cardstock.


I wasn't sure if my piece of cardstock for the stars would be big enough to cut them exactly as they appear on the cartridge so I put three sets of stars on the mat and hid two stars in each set.  Then I moved them closer together so I could cut them from the small piece of metallic cardstock.  This is yet another handy way to use "hide selected contour."


For the background layer I used a piece of glitter cardstock from the DCWV Linen Closet stack.  I just got this recently at Jo-Ann's and I like it so much that I will probably go back and get another one!  I wanted to add a gem to the center of each star and this set from Creative Charms had just the right shade of green and three graduated sizes which was perfect for my card.  I inked the edges of the layer with VersaMagic chalk ink in "Ocean Depth."


Here is a close view of one of the stars.  The colors worked out nicely but I did spend a bit of time looking around for a good background.  This is one of the ways I justify keeping a lot of paper on hand - it is hard to know ahead of time exactly what colors and patterns will work together and so you need lots of options!


I saw this little bear when I was out walking this weekend - he made me smile so I thought I'd share him with you.  I have lots to do this week so I will have to keep him in mind if I start to get stressed!

13 comments:

  1. first to ever leave a first comment.. perhaps a good day is ahead of me.. Love the bear! yes, we all deserve a card for ourselves and a cute one at that!

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  2. Simple but beautiful card. Congrats on whatever you did to deserve that.

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  3. this is a great card for teachers, supervisors, parents and anyone else you like to hear from that you did a grat job to make. I will have to remember this card. thanks for sharing. JSharer

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  4. Cute card, and yes we all need to give ourselves a card! Love the bear, what a nice greeting
    mommanj

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  5. Love the card and thanks for the hint on the stars. Love the bear too, I have a 5' bear with a welcome sign at my front drive way, he is so cute.

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  6. Thanks cute card and we all do need a pat on the back sometimes.

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  7. I like the card and I happen to own Don Juan. I also got it with Cricut Rewards. The bear is kinda cute.

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  8. Wow a card with the cartridges that I already have. Love the card.
    Thank you
    Linda in Stanwood

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  9. Great idea! I think we all should take the time to congratulate ourselves when we achieve a goal!

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  10. Love your card! I never thought about making a card for myself. Great idea! The bear is really cute too. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. I also have the Linen Closet paper pack and thought about getting another one last weekend. I love the mild colors and have used it for spring cards and a sympathy card. Very versatile.

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  12. Thanks for all your help, I have learned alot

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