My First Bridge Fold Card

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Browsing through card styles and tutorials on Pinterest, I noticed a cute card style that I have not made. Using the photo tutorial from Song of my Heart Stampers, I decided to give the Bridge Fold Card a try. There are many tutorials and photos available. I saw this card style also listed as a U Fold. While this is a new style for me, I think this was posted in 2017. I have not been looking at Pinterest often, have I! I challenged my friend Cathy to make a card using the tutorial. We are challenging each other to try different card styles and it has been fun!

You can cut two card bases from a 8.5" x 11" piece of cardstock if you are cutting with a hand cutter.

Using my Cricut Maker, I was able to make the template using shapes in Cricut Design Space.

Card is cut 8" x 4.25" from a Recollections pink shimmer cardstock. It is scored at 1.25", 2.5", 5.5" and 6.75". 

Four strips of pretty Anna Griffin floral paper were cut at 1" x 4" for the side mats on the card. 

Looking at the lower photo, the card is laid flat so you can see the position of the patterned papers. Green mat is cut 2.75" x 4" for the center section. 

The lower bridge strip is cut 5.5" x 1.25" from a solid coordinating paper. Patterned paper is cut 5.25" x 1".

 Card opened flat

Cricut Anna's Window Box Cards - White sentiment mat is cut 2.042" x 2.334". Best wishes is printed on the pink mat with Cricut Midnight pen.
Cricut Anna's Fantastic FlipCards - Roses cut 2.321" wide x 3.4" high.

Cuttlebug Folders:
Textile on the rose floral papers, Swiss Dots on the two inside rose strips.

Sentiment mat and roses are pop-dotted on the card. White pearls were added. I used pop-dots to join the bridge strip to the card. Card will lay flat for mailing.

It makes me happy to try different card styles. I really like the way this turned out! Hope you do too! Maybe you would like to try this card style...good way to use some of those pretty scrap papers.
Thanks for your visits and comments!

Challenges:
CARDZ TV  -  Ch. 104 Anything Goes
Crafty Friends -  Ch. 104 Gemstones and/or Pearls
DL.ART   -  March Linky
My Time To Craft    - Ch. 391 Pink and Girly

Thank You Card

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Looking through Cricut Design Space projects, I chose to try one of the pretty Anna Griffin projects. Good instructions are provided and the images load into Design Space at the correct size. Easy to do but the hard part is choosing papers! Recollections Pink shimmer paper is used for the card base. Yellow papers are Anna Griffin and white is Colorbok.

Cricut Cartridge is Anna's Window Frame Cards. Flowers and the thank you ribbon are print and cut images. 

I added pop-dots on the layers and some of the flowers for added dimension on the card. Love the way this turned out!

Hope you enjoy! If you own this Cricut cartridge, be sure to try this card. I used pink and yellow papers but my card has a different look than the card featured. 

Thanks for your visits and comments!

Challenges:
BBTB2    -   Thank you
CARDZ TV    -  Ch. 83 Anything Goes
DL.ART   -  February Linky

Smile

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I have been busy with lots of pretty pink and coordinating papers on my projects lately. What should I do with those smaller papers that are left over! Make another card, of course. Patterned papers are from Anna Griffin. I dislike tossing an inch of those pretty papers! This is the results! White card is 5" x 6 1/2".

To add more dimension, I pulled out my Cuttlebug and folders. 

Cuttlebug Folders: Madison - Pink background mat, Geometric Circles on the green strip, and Polka Dots on the narrow pink strip.

Cricut Cartridges:
Anna's Vintage Phrases - Smile is a Print and Cut image. Size is 2.50"
Anna's Window Box Cards - Scroll Embellishment is cut 2.301" wide x 3.11" high.
Anna's Fantastic Flip Cards - Roses--Print and Cut image. Size 2.5" wide x 3.35" high.

Inside card:
Cricut Anna's Bridal & Baby Soirees - White with pink mat is cut 4.50" wide x 6.00" high.
Cricut Anna's Fantastic Flip Cards - Congratulations to you is written with the Cricut Pink Crystal Pen.

Pop dots are used on the flower and sentiment.

 Inside of card!

I love how this card turned out. It is a surprise card on a great accomplishment for a dear friend!

Thank you for your visits and comments.

Challenges:
CARDZ TV   - Ch. 83 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas -  Ch. 408 Random Acts of Kindness
DL.ART   -  Ch. 240 Pink and/or Red
My Time to Craft  -  Ch.391  Pink and Girly

More Valentine Cards

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I am running a bit late in sharing these Valentine cards. These are simple cards, but they turn out really cute.

Cricut cartridge is Printable Valentine Cards. This cartridge is a recent addition to the Cricut library and is available free in Cricut Access. Since the front of the cards are printable images, the cards go together quickly. The card is cut 8.50" wide x 5.50" high. There are 9 card images available, but I am only sharing 8 of those cards.

I used white and blue Recollection cardstock for card base. I added a colored mat behind some of the printable images. I really like the way the red check mat looks behind the images. Of course, different color mats can change the looks of the card.

Hope you enjoy! Thanks for your visits and comments!

Challenges:

BBTB2    -   Valentine Hearts

CARDZ TV   - Ch.83  Anything Goes

DL.ART  -   February Linky

For My Valentine

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I am sharing another Valentine card. This card measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. Papers are from Recollections Be Mine Paper Pad. This 12" x 12" paper pad is double-sided and has pretty papers in it!

Cricut Cartridges:

Anna's Window Frame Cards  - Card base is cut 5.5" x 11" from the tiny heart patterned paper. The frame and center mat are cut from coordinating papers. 

Anna's Fantastic FlipCards - These are print and cut images. Large double rose is cut 2.474" wide x 3.54" high. Singles roses are cut 1.76" x 1.76" and 1.497" x 1.467" high. Heart Embellishment is cut 3" wide x 2.843" high. 

Anna's Lovely Layered Cards - Sentiment "For My Valentine" is written on the heart embellishment with the Cricut Pink Crystal pen.

Inside of card.

Using insert shapes in Cricut Design Space, the pattern paper rectangle is cut at 3.50" wide x 4.50" high. White mat is cut 3" wide x 3.75" high.

Greeting Card Sentiments - The sentiment "I Love You" is written with the Cricut Midnight pen on the white mat. Heart is leftover from a previous project.

Some inking and popdots under the roses and heart complete the look!

Hope you enjoy! Thanks for your visits and comments!

Challenges:
BBTB2     -   Valentine Hearts
CARDZ TV   - Ch. 82 Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas   - Ch. 407 Love
DL.ART   -  Ch. 240 Pink and/or Red
Double D Challenges - Hearts
Simply Create Too   - Ch. 146 Hearts