Live In The Moment

Yesterday, while shopping with Shirley, I picked up these circle dies at Tuesday Morning. The smallest shape is layered on top of a 1" scalloped punched circle.   I figured I better use them on a card before they got put away and forgotten.  There are so many tools and supplies in my craft room that even after walking the aisles in both Hobby Lobby and Michael's yesterday I could not find a single thing I wanted or needed to buy.

Using Make The Cut, I laid out the card front and modified the right triangles to fit.  It took me at least 30 minutes to decide on the papers to use.  I wanted to pick up the colors in the banner behind the triangles and tried multiple combinations of colors and prints before deciding that the turquoise color looked best with an orange layer.  Picking colors is difficult for me!

The longer I looked at the photo, the more I thought it needed something on the orange triangles.  The added punched flowers were what it needed.

 

Thankful For You Card

Using my Cameo and Make The Cut software, I cut the digital image of Stampin' Up's little leaves die and the large scalloped circle.  The sentiment is stamped with Bamboo Leaves ink.  I tore the edge of the brown paper strip and then curled it slightly.  The scalloped circle is pop dotted for dimension.

Artiste Scalloped Circle Card

Ever since I got Make The Cut to use with my Cricut Expression, it's been my go-to software program to do die cuts.

Today, Joy Tracy posted a video on her blog Obsessed With Scrapbooking featuring the scalloped circle card on the Close To My Heart Artiste cartridge.  I had never used any of the shaped cards from that cartridge and was inspired by hers to give it a try.  Joy did use her Cricut and their software for her card.

I traced the image in MTC and cut it on my Cameo using Joy's dimensions.  A 2 1/4" circle fits perfectly inside the scalloped circle.


The butterfly was stamped using Ladybug Red Memento Ink and a stamp from Stampin' Up that coordinates with their Elegant Butterfly punch.

The sentiment is from a stamp set I've had for some time.  I'm not certain which company it's made by.

Joy cut her card at 5 1/4" so it's slightly smaller than an A2.

The scalloped edges link together to form a closure.

The cream colored insertion will give plenty of space to jot a note.  I cut a narrow strip of cardstock to trim the lower edge.