Cherry Blossom Hello Card - Weekly SVG Project

I'm a little late getting this posted for this week, well not actually since I never said there was a specific day the SVG projects would post but I usually like to have them available by Monday so in my mind it's a little late.

For this weeks project we have a card, maybe that's a little obvious, but of course the cuts could be used for whatever project you want.

Supplies Used:

Cricut Maker

Make The Cut (for designing)

Cricut Design Space (for cutting)

Various Cardstock

Transparency Sheet

Mounting Foam

Teflon Sheet

Art Glitter Glue

Stampin Up Regal Rose Ink

McGill Paper Blossom Tools

At first I thought about stamping a clock or something in the background but then I decided the cherry blossoms would probably cover them up so I just left the "wallpaper" alone and kept the focus on the blossoms.

I cut two of the window frames and glued the transparency sheet in between the frames and one frame probably would have been fine. I added mounting foam on the back of the frame and transparency sheet so it would give a 3D effect to the window.

I used Stampin Up Regal Rose ink to color the vellum and did this after cutting the flowers. To help shape the flowers I used my McGill Paper Blossom Tools, if you like making flowers these are a life saver and really aid in bringing flowers to life. I also used them on making the vein on the leaves down the center. With the leaves I needed to lightly mist with water but for the vellum no misting was necessary and it often curls quite a bit if misted. I used one of the small balls to add the veins in the cherry blossom and it probably wasn't necessary to do but I do like how it looks. 

Hope you guys enjoy this one and someone uses it! And once again this file is only available though the Cricut Design Space Paper Crafting group and will be available for download until next week's file is posted. 

AND PLEASE...IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE FILE PLEASE AT LEAST LEAVE A THANK YOU!

Graphic 45 Time To Celebrate - Dancing Couple

While I was thinking anniversary for this card I think it could possibly pass for a wedding card and maybe even a birthday card. 

Supplies Used: 

Graphic 45 Time to Celebrate 

Various Cardstock  

Bazzill Swiss Dot Ribbon

EK Success Border Punch

Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Garland

McGill Flower Blossom Kit

Nuvo Crystal Drops 

Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Mounting Foam Squares

Queen & Company Pearls

Thermoweb Super Tape Double Sided

Westcott Titanium Non Stick Scissors 

The image was very large and took up a lot of the card so I did cut off part of the bottom so it fit better and then incorporated the ribbon and banner to camouflage how I had to cut the image off. I actually had to talk myself into cutting off the bottom because....well, OCD ya know! But I think it worked out in the end.

I picked up the Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Garland the last time I was in Houston and this is the first time I've been able to use it. My friend Carmen actually said "You know you don't need that" and while I wanted to smack her for saying such words I just told her "I may not need it but I want it" and so I got it! *okie thinks she sure showed Carmen*

I did use my McGill Flower Blossom Kit to help shape the flowers. If you like to make flowers and don't have tools to help shape them I highly recommend them! It really helps bring the flowers to life, as much life as there can be in paper flowers anyway. I generally use some Glimmer Spray to wet the flowers a little for shaping but this time I just spritzed with water. 

I think I have another birthday card for tomorrow but I really can't remember. But it is a card using the same paper collection. 

Graphic 45 Time To Celebrate - Woman With Rose

I have a hard time coming up with what to title posts at times and "Woman With Rose" was the best I could come up with for this card.

Supplies Used:

Graphic 45 Time to Celebrate

Various Cardstock

Bazzill Swiss Dot Ribbon
1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
Stampin Up Eyelet Border Punch - retired

Nuvo Crystal Drops - Bubblegum Blush

Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Mounting Foam Squares

Thermoweb Super Tape Double Sided
Westcott Titanium Non Stick Scissors 

The reason the Westcott Titanium Non-Stick Scissors are mentioned is because I use them to cut my mounting foam and Super Double Sided tape and let me tell ya folks...they are a game changer!! Neither of those products will stick to these scissors and if you cut a lot of that stuff you know how often you have to clean your scissors because they get gummed up! They have the OKIE 5 STAR APPROVAL for sure!

As most of you know I am totally addicted to inking and I wasn't going to ink with these cards but what I found was the images that I fussy cut seemed to stand out a little better when I did ink the edges so inking I did! The lady was cut from one image and then layered on a different image because and I did that with quite a few of the cards. I started to pop dot the lady but didn't want too much bulk...the envelope issues I have ya know, but I think she looks fine just glued on top of the paper.

I liked how this one just simply says "Time To Celebrate" as it can be used for birthday, congratulations or any celebration type occasion. It's always nice to have some multi-purpose cards in the old card stash box.

I did pop dot the rose bud but the stem is glued down. As you can see I added some random Nuvo Crystal Drops here and there. It always amazes me how such little things can add so much more to a project. I am willing to admit at this point I am addicted to the Nuvo Crystal Drops and you will likely see them on every card from this collection. I might need to start buying them by the quart *okie wonders if such thing is even possible*.