Create-A-Critter Cricut Cartridge

This is the first card I made from the Create-A-Critter Cricut cartridge(CAC).  I actually do not own the cartridge, so when I borrow it, I maybe go a little crazy.  This was a card for a child with the gift being a gift card. Someone told me about a great video on YouTube with a gift card slot built into the card by yoliebean.  I wanted to try it and I had borrowed the CAC, so this is what I came up with.

My last post was about Operation Write Home.  They provide home made cards to deployed soldiers to send home to their family and friends.  My husband suggested that I make cards for soldiers to send home to their children, so of course, I thought of CAC.  I made fifteen cards, but I kept some for myself.

This is one of my two favorites.  I can't even tell you why.  Just love that owl, I guess.

This is my other favorite.  I know it is just the hedgehog on this one for me.

And here are some more that are just darn cute.

Mother's Day

I planned on my next blog being about Create-A-Critter, but Mother's Day is upon us.  I made a bunch of cards over the last couple of days.  I was using sketches from the Operation Write Home website.  It was helpful since I had quite a few cards to do in a short period of time. 

I used sketch #6 for several cards, two are shown.

  

 I like that this card looks a lot like a view out of a window.

I have concerns about mailing this card.  It is fairly thick and I just never know if the flowers will still look nice by the time it arrives.  However, I really like the soft colors.  I know it does not look like a Mother's Day card, but there is a Mother's Day sentiment printed inside. 

Then I used sketch #12 for two others.  I really liked the bow with the wide organdy ribbon, but I am never sure how it will arrive when mailed.  I always chicken out and do a simple ribbon with a knot like the second one.  I also wanted to experiment with the much smaller sentiment.

The last two were sketch #42 and #48.  I changed both of those sketches a bit, but stayed with the spirit, I think. 

I think this card is my favorite of all my Mother's Day cards.  It is clean, but feminine.

Operation Write Home

Well, it has been along time since I wrote a blog post, but I have been having a great time making cards. 

Thanks to Mary of Cardz TV, I now know about Operation Write Home.  This non-profit organization has sent hundreds of thousands of cards to deployed soldiers, so that they will have cards to send to their loved ones. 

 

They can be found at operationwritehome.org.  The website includes lots of great tips.  They have challenges on at least a weekly basis.  They also have sketches that have been used in previous blogs and challenges.

The four cards shown are just a little sample of the cards I have sent.  I expect that my next blog will showcase some of my other favorites that I sent that used the Create-A-Critter Cricut cartridge.