Sunday, February 26, 2012

Published Cards & My First Cover Card! - Premier Issue of Cricut Idea Book - Birthdays!

I have 4 Cards in this publication including the Cover Card!!!  Whoo hoo... my first Cover!

You can see they actually did the mock cover with my card but decided to redo the card to make it into a 5 in order to Celebrate Cicuts 5th Birthday! 


Here is my version of the Cover Card!

On the Cover

 Here are the other 3 cards that were published in this magazine! 

Page 11

Page 12

Page 92

MAKE A WISH:  Cardstock:  Bazzill, Patterned Paper:  Echo Park Co, Ribbon:  Michaels, Button, Stamp, ink:  Papertrey Ink, Cricut Expression

Details:  Sweet Treats "candle5" (Shdow/Blackout)(Shift) at 5" - cut 3 2 of the same colour and one of patterned paper "candle5"(shift) at 3 1/4", "candle5"(Layers) at 1 1/2" "candle5" (Layers(Shift) at 1"
Cut the listed shapes from your desired cardstock and/or patterned paper.  Score one of the "candle5"(Shadow/Backout)(Shift) cuts at about 1/2" from the very top of the cut.  Adhere the folded part to the matching color to create the card base.  Adhere the "candle5"(Shadow/Backout)(Shift) cut o top.  Layer the "candle5" (Layers)(Shift) cut on the "candle5" (Layers) cut with foam adhesive and adhere them to the top of the card front.  Stamp a sentiment on a strip of white cardstock and round the right edges of the strip.  Adhere it to the card front just below the "candle5"(Layers) cut.   Tie a bow with ribbon and adhere a button to the centre of the bow.  dd the bow to the end of the stamped cardstock.


CELEBRATE TODAY:  Cardstock:  Bazzil, Patterned Paper:  Die Cuts with a View, Twine and sentiment stamp:  Papertrey Ink, Gilitter:  Ranger Stickles, Markers:  Copic, Tag punch: McGill; Cricut Expession.

Details:  Create a Critter (Layer1 and (Layer3) at 4" (Layer2) at 4" cut 3. Cut the shapes listed above from desired cardstock and/or patterned paper.  Score the top of the (Layer2) cut at 1/4" from the top and adhere the folded part to the top of another (Layer2) cut to create a card base.  Adhere the (Layer1) cut to the front of the card.  Layer the thrid (Layer2) cut and the (Layer3) cuts to the card front. Fill in the dinosaur's eyes and mouth with a black marker and fill the spots on the dinosaur's back with glitter.  Stamp a sentiment on a punched tag to the dinosaur's neck with twine.

6 comments:

Regan said...

ya Avril!!!!

Georgiana said...

Congratulations to you!

Georgiana
Carson's Creations

Darcy said...

you are the queen of the shaped card!

Carolyn Wolff said...

Amazing! What an accomplishment.....a cover. You are brilliant.

Sharon said...

Congratulations!! So deserved!!! These are all so amazing.

Deanna said...

You are the cricut queen to me!