This Storybook Cricut card was made for my friend Heather.
I just love all the scrolls and intricate designs on the
Storybook cartridge, so I had to try this one out. The
embellishment in the middle was made using a stamp I had that said
"Happy Birthday". I enhanced the stamped paper clipping by
covering it with ultra thick embossing powder and giving it a glossy
appearance with my heat gun. To see how I made this card,
read on.
Things
Needed to Make this Storybook Cricut card:
- Storybook
Cartridge
- 11"
x 5.25" pink card stock for card base
- Dark purple card stock
- light purple card stock
- Scrap of pink card stock
- 4 glitter gem embellishments
- "Happy Birthday" stamp (or print it with
your computer)
- Ultra Thick Embossing Powder, embossing
stamp pad, and heat gun
- Paper
trimmer and or scissors
- Glue stick or pen (for
intricate
designs I use a fine-tipped Zig pen)
Quick
Summary for this Storybook Cricut card:
Storybook:
- Scroll and its background is cut
at 4.5"
- Happy Birthday tag measures 2.5"
Detailed
Instructions for this Storybook Cricut card:
1. Fold a
11" x 5.25" piece of pink card stock
in half to create a 5.5" x 5.25" square card.
2.
Using the Storybook cartridge, load the dark purple paper on
a mat. Select
the scroll background by pressing "shift", then select the number "2" (button 2).
Next press the "accent/blackout" special feature button. Cut
at size 4.5".
3.
Load the light purple paper on to a mat.
Select the scroll by pressing "shift", then select the number "2" (button 2).
Next press the "accent/frame" special feature button. Cut
at size 4.5". Assemble the card by
gluing all the components on the front
of the card.
4. Glue four glitter gem embellishments to the inside scrolls
on the card.
5. Stamp or print "Happy Birthday"on a piece of pink
card stock. Cut the tag with fancy edge scissors, or use a
simple design on your Cricut. My tag measured 2" across.
6. Stamp the entire front of the tag on the embossing pad.
Hold the tag in the corner with some tweezers, then coat
completely with ultra thick embossing powder. Apply heat with
the heat gun until the powder melts into a glossy coating.
Allow to dry, then glue the "Happy Birthday" tag to the
center of the Cricut birthday card.
Did You Make This Cricut project? We would LOVE to see it!
If you made this project, we would love to see your finished project. There is a place to upload your photo for us all to comment on. This is also where you can ask any questions you may have about this craft, and I will post the answer for all to see. Feel free to post any comments too.
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