Happy Easter!

I was looking for Easter cuts to use on a card in Cricut Design Space, and I came across this one from the A Child's Year cartridge.  It reminded me of my son when he was little, so I just had to use it on a card for my parents!  I cut it at at 3 1/4" for my 4 1/4" square card.  The Echo Park Sunny Days Ahead patterned paper pack was perfect for my background layers, made with My Creative Time's Stitched Square Dies Inside & Out and More Stitched Circle Dies.  The sentiment is from To a Cute Little Chickie, and I stamped it onto a die cut made with one of the Sentiment Label Dies.  I hope you all have a very happy Easter!

Products used on this card:

Cricut Explore Machine Cricut A Child's Year PTI Kraft Cardstock PTI True Black Cardstock PTI Rustic Cream Cardstock PTI Melon Berry Cardstock Echo Park Sunny Days Ahead MCT Stitched Square Dies Inside & Out MCT More Stitched Circle Dies MCT Sentiment Label Dies MCT To A Cute Little Chickie Hero Hues Black Ink

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Rewind: 4th of July Banner

I just got back from a very fun trip to Boston and Cape Cod, so I have no new projects to share with you.  While I get myself organized and back to crafting, I thought it would be fun to share some 4th of July projects I've done in the past.  I made this banner for my little niece's playhouse 2 years ago. It's still one of my favorite projects!

The pennants are cut at 6" from the Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge. To make the 4" rosettes, I followed this great video by Tammy Skinner. On top of each rosette, I adhered a 6" circle from Cricut's Mini Monograms. This "freedom" cut is from Cricut's Graphically Speaking.

For this pennant, I cut a 3 1/4" firecracker from Cricut's Sweet Treats.

To see the technique I used to stamp this 4 1/2" star from Cricut's A Child's Year, visit this post.

I love this cut from A Child's Year. It is cut at 4".

Finally, here is another cut, at 3 1/2", from Graphically Speaking. I dressed it up with some white stitching and a stamp from My Creative Time's My Little Firecracker stamp set.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy, Kraft, & Enchanted Evening Cardstock

K & Company Americana Patterned Paper

Core'dinations Textured Cardstock

Papertrey Ink "Botanical Silhouettes" Stamp Set

My Creative Time's "My Little Firecracker" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream, Enchanted Evening, & Pure Poppy Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

Offray Grosgrain Ribbon

Pop-Up Baby Card with Video

I'm so thrilled to be guest designing for My Creative Time today!  I was able to hang out with Emma and her boys last week, and I can tell you first hand that Baby Aaron is doing great!  Emma is focusing her full attention on bringing him back to full health, so the guest designers are trying to keep you entertained in the meantime!  I have a fun project for you today, but first I want to remind you that Emma is having a customer appreciation sale this weekend!  Everything is 20% off, including sale items!  Be sure to head over to the store to check it out.

Today I have a fun baby card for you that has a pop-up surprise inside!  I started with an A2 size aqua card base and added a brown layer and then a rustic white layer that was run through my Cuttlebug with the Papertrey Ink Woodgrain Impression Plate.

I used my Gypsy to alter some wooden blocks from the Cricut Wrap It Up cartridge, using letters from the A Child's Year cartridge.  Check out the video further down in this post for the how-to details.

This sweet sentiment is from My Creative Time's All Star Baby stamp set.  I just love this set; it's full of precious sentiments.

Now, for the fun part!  On the inside of the card I added a pop-up baby carriage that I made using the Everyday Pop-Up Cards cartridge.  I know a lot of people have difficulty with the lack of directions on this cartridge, so I made a video showing how to assemble it:

I added another little sentiment from All Star Baby on the inside.  Don't forget to head on over to the store for the sale!

Products used on this card:

Cricut Everyday Pop-Up Cards Cricut Wrap it Up Cricut A Child's Year PTI Aqua Mist Cardstock PTI Dark Chocolate Cardstock PTI Rustic White Cardstock PTI Blueberry Sky Cardstock PTI Lemon Tart Cardstock PTI Aqua Mist Pattern Pack PTI Woodgrain Impression Plate MCT All Star Baby Stamp Set PTI Dark Chocolate Ink

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MCT Favorite Stamps of the Month

It's time for My Creative Time's "Favorite Stamps of the Month," and Emma's got three great sets on sale this month, until June 30th!  They are My Little Firecracker, You're My Best Buddy, and Have Fun in the Sun.  These three are PERFECT for summer!  We're also having a Linky Party at My Creative Time, where you can share new or older projects that you've made with these sets.  You have two weeks to enter!

For my project today, I made a little 4th of July tag, showcasing a sentiment from My Little Firecracker.  The tag is cut at 5" from the Cricut Sweet Treats cartridge.  The stars are cut at 2.5" and 3.5" from A Child's Year, and the border at the bottom is cut at 0.93" from Ribbons & Rosettes.  Product details are at the bottom of this post.  I've got lots of past projects using all three stamp sets, so keep scrolling down!

More with My Little Firecracker:

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A card using You're My Best Buddy:

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Some fun projects with Have Fun in the Sun:

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Products used on the 4th of July Tag:

Cricut Sweet Treats Cricut A Child's Year Cricut Ribbons and Rosettes *My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 HAPPY DAYS Paper Pad Kraft Funday KFD146 PTI Enchanted Evening Cardstock PTI Rustic White Cardstock MCT My Little Firecracker Stamp Set PTI Enchanted Evening Ink Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink PTI Enchanted Evening Twill Tape Ribbon

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