Create-A-Critter Flash Cards

Happy Hump Day Everyone, I can't believe how fast this week is flying by. Last weekend I purchased a new Cricut cartridge, Create-A-Critter. This isn't what I would normally buy because I don't have any young children or grandchildren. I just thought the images are sooo darn cute. I thought I would try something new so I decided to make flash cards for my grandniece who is almost three years old. I cut the cards at 3X4 inches and the letters at 3 inches using the Base camp cartridge. After I cut the letters I left them on the mat and loaded it again, I exchanged the blade with a marker and then pressed cut. The markers draw exactly in the cut lines giving them an outline. Then I cut the different critters at different sizes to fit the cards. Design studio makes this very simple to do and takes out all the guess work. After gluing the letter to one side of the card and the critter to the other side I laminated them using "Your Story", by Provocraft. If you don't know what that is you can see it here:http://www.cricutexpress.com/store.php?cat_id=15303&prod_id=PC375000 &view=product&crumbTrail=,15303&wp=1&limit=18&offset= .(If your interested in buying one shop around. I found mine for less than $30.00) I cut each corner with my corner rounder punch because I didn't want any sharp edges. For more info on the create-a-critter cartridge check out youtube.com for some very good videos.
See you soon, Jana

Butterfly flowerpot adornment

Happy Hump day everyone, today is just a quick post of this cute 2 1/2 inch butterfly I made using my cricut. For mother's Day I gave my Mom a house plant. I made one of these and added it to the pot for a little something extra. I think these would also be nice if you're taking a get well plant to someone. This is not the plant I gave my Mom. I decided to make a few extra to have on hand. I used the Home Accents cart and cut the #2 butterfly at 2.5 inches real size. I also cut the blackout feature in white glimmer card stock. I cut the butterfly's antennas and tail off the blackout to make it easier to glue together. I attached the butterfly to the stick using tape and then covering the tape with card stock. The stick is actually a bamboo skewer(for kabobs) that I painted white.
Hope you enjoyed this post, Jana