Welding with Cricut Design Space - VIDEO!

It's been almost a year, but I FINALLY made another video!  Last week I made a card in which I'd welded some borders from Cricut's Elegant Edges to a rectangle to create my card base in Cricut Design Space, and I had some questions on how I did that.  I made a video showing how with this card.

I used one of My Creative Time's Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies for my cream layer (I also show in the video how to make the rectangle not as tall, so as to fit my card), and a sentiment from MCT's All You Need is Coffee.  The cute teacup is from Cricut's Love You a Latte cartridge.  Oh, and the patterned paper I used is from a really old My Mind's Eye pack, Life of the Party (one of my favorites).

Here's the video:

Products used on this card:

Cricut Explore Machine Cricut Elegant Edges Cricut Love You a Latte PTI Kraft Cardstock PTI Rustic Cream Cardstock PTI Pure Poppy Cardstock PTI Dark Chocolate Cardstock MCT Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More MCT All You Need is Coffee PTI Tiny Tags Stamp Set Memories Ink Pad - Black PTI Rustic Jute Button Twine

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Tea Bag Thank You

One of my sisters had my mom, my other sister, and me over for tea last weekend.  It was high tea, and it was delicious!  This is the thank you note I made for her.  My card base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  The kraft layer (from The Paper Company) is 5 1/4" x 4".  To make my patchwork layer, I cut a shape from the Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge twice at real dial size 5" x 3 3/4".  I then used the shape of the cuts to guide me in cutting them into 6 pieces.  After that, I just alternated the pieces, inked them up, and adhered them to the  kraft base.  AND, I still have another set to use for a different card!

This adorable tea bag is cut at 4" from the Love You a Latte cartridge.  Strangely, the cartridge box showed the little kraft triangle on the side of the bag that gives it a 3-dimensional look, but that layer is not on the cartridge.  I layered them all up on my Gypsy to be sure, but it wasn't there.  So, I just cut my own with scissors.

Some of the products used on this card:

Cricut Elegant Edges

Cricut Love You a Latte

PTI Rustic Cream Cardstock

PTI True Black Cardstock

My Mind's Eye Blush 6x6 Paper Pad

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

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Espresso My Thanks!

Here's a fun little shaped thank you card that I made with the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge.  I welded together two 5.45" shapes for the card base, using my Gypsy to hide a scroll cut out at the bottom.  I cut the shape again and adhered it to the card base to hide the folded side.  Next I shrunk that same shape down to 5.06", and cut it in patterned paper.

My espresso cut is from the Love You a Latte Cricut cartridge, and it's cut at 4.18".  I ran the top layer through my Cuttlebug.  Since all four layers are cut from thick Papertrey Ink cardstock, the cup has some nice dimension.

The adorable sentiment is from My Creative Time's Classy & Fabulous stamp set.  I was happy to see it fit in the My Creative Time Stitched Oval Die!

Recipe:

The Paper Company Kraft Cardstock

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream, & Fine Linen Cardstock

Echo Park "A Walk in the Park" Patterned Paper

Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder

My Creative Time "Stitched Oval Die"

My Creative Time "Classy & Fabulous" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Teacup Birthday Card

I have another birthday card for you today.  I made this one for my master teacher, who remains one of my best friends after 20 years!  We always had tea at morning recess when I was student teaching with her, so I thought this would be appropriate.

I began with a cream colored card base sized at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  Using my Gypsy, I welded together a scalloped border and a rectangle for the brown layer.  The border is a 1" x 6" one from the Cricut Ribbons & Rosettes cartridge, but I adjusted the width to 5 1/2" real size.  The rectangle was also sized at a width of 5 1/2".  I didn't worry so much about the height (just making it big enough), because I found it easier to cut it with the Cricut and then use my paper trimmer to adjust the height to 4". The blue layer is 5 1/2" x 3 5/8", and I stamped "Happy Birthday" from My Creative Time's Gift Card Sentiments stamp set.

The cute teacup is cut from Love You a Latte at 2 1/2".  I stamped "Enjoy" from My Creative Time's This & That stamp set.  So sweet!

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream & Dark Chocolate Cardstock

Fancy Pants Designs Beach Bum Patterned Paper

My Creative Time's "Gift Card Sentiments" & "This & That" Stamp Sets

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Birthday Hugs

This cute card was so EASY to make with the Cricut Love You a Latte cartridge!  The frames and cupcake are all part of the same cut.  To turn this into a card, I took the background piece and copied it on my Gypsy.  I welded two of them together to make my card base.  The third is the brown polka-dotted layer.  Everything was cut at 4 1/4".

To add a sentiment, I cut part of a banner using the Papertrey Ink Double-Ended Banner Die.  The sentiment, from My Creative Time's Wow!  So Many Candles stamp set, actually says, "Birthday hugs are coming your way!"  Since that wouldn't fit here, I covered up "are coming your way" with scotch tape when I inked up the stamp.  I then removed the tape and stamped "Birthday Hugs."  I attached the brad through all of the layers, before adhering them to the card base.

Recipe:

Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream Cardstock

My Mind's Eye "Lime Twist:  Life of the Party" Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink Double-Ended Banner Die

My Creative Time "Wow!  So Many Candles" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate Ink

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

My Mind's Eye "Mischievous" Brad

Holiday Coffee Gift Card Holder

Emma (My Creative Time) asked me to make a project to teach at her class on Saturday.  This is what I came up with.  I began by die cutting the gift card holder out of double-sided paper, using her Embossed Gift Card Holder.

This adorable coffee cup was cut at 4 1/4" from the Cricut Love You a Latte cartridge (it cuts with a puff of steam above it, which I didn't use).  I stamped the sentiment from Emma's Mixed Holiday Sentiments stamp set.

Since the inside pattern was too dark to write on, I cut a label with Emma's Fancy Frame die and stamped it with the coordinating stamp.

Recipe:

sei "Christmas Mint" Patterned Paper

Papertrey Ink Kraft, Vintage Cream, & Dark Chocolate Cardstock

My Creative Time "Embossed Gift Card Holder" Die

My Creative Time "Fancy Frame" Die & Stamp

My Creative Time "Mixed Holiday Sentiments" Stamp Set

Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy Ink

ColorBox Cat's Eye Chalk Ink

Papertrey Ink Rustic Jute Button Twine & Vintage Button