Card for Week of July 20 2009 - Hello

This is a 4 inch square card. I used Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder on the background, and notched the corners with a punch. I used a Fiskars border punch on the patterned paper. The flowers were a great find from a clearance rack at Michael's. I put brads in the centers. I used a Cuttlebug die for the "hello." I made the envelope from a template I found on the internet, and lined it with the pattern paper used on the card front. Check out the notches on the envelope and its lining.

Cricut Rookie Challenges

Paper Pups is one of my favorite cartridges. I like to make cards with animal images, and I especially love puppies. The puppy on this card resembles my neighbor’s little brown Chessie, and I cut her at 3 ¼ inches instead of 3 inches. I used orange flower patterned paper (not dark orange) for my background. I did not use the ribbon and brad, but substituted the done bone cut at ½ inch from the cartridge. I also used google eyes. My card base is ivory.