Cricut 360° Blog Challenge #13 ... Welcome Baby

Happy Friday everyone, it's time for another challenge at the Cricut 360° Blog. This week we're making something for babies.

My card this week is sweet and simple. The image was cut from the Wrap it Up cartridge and embossed with the Love Language embossing folder. I coated the wheels and trim with Glossy Accents and added ribbon, twine and buttons.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge ... I'd love to see what you create!

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Baby Giraffe Baby Card

Baby cards are so much fun to make! I bought this designer paper sometime last year and was just waiting for the perfect project for it. The onesie is from the Wrap it Up Cricut cartridge and the little giraffe is from New Arrival ... I'm really pleased with how well the die cut giraffe matches the giraffe on the paper. Wrap it Up doesn't have a shadow feature and I really thought this image needed a border of some sort. Without it, the onesie gets lost on the background paper. Anyway, my daughter cut a shadow for me. She has a knack for free-hand cutting (a skill I don't have ... so glad she does). I added some brads for the onesie snaps and a few more for embellishment, and finished it with a little rick-rack trim. Hope you like this one.

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Baby Shower Invitations - With Gypsy File

I can't take credit for this design ... it was originally done by Nancy Damiano, one of the designers from the Circut Circle blog ... but I did 'change it up' a little.

These were made using the cute Onesie on the Wrap it Up Cricut cartridge. Using my Gypsy, I eliminated the single hole; then I welded two circles from the George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge to the top of the shape to accommodate my ribbon.

Three layers make up each invitation: the top layer cut from designer paper using the Tag Feature, the bottom layer cut from card stock using the Tag Blackout Feature, and the center layer cut from a light-weight card stock (from the office supply section at WalMart) also using the Tag Blackout Feature. I cut the center layer just a bit smaller than the other two layers.

The layers are held together with the ribbon (no adhesive), and I added a little charm. These were actually very easy to make. I made 60 and they went together quickly. Also, they fit perfectly in an A2 size envelope . 

                                                                                        

                                                                                                      Gypsy File Download

If you're interested , you can download the Gypsy file and a Word file for the middle layer. The Gypsy file is designed so you can five images from a 12"x12" sheet of paper or card stock (for the top and bottom layers).

Word File Download

For the middle layer, the Gypsy file will cut two images from an 8.5" x 11" sheet of light-weight card stock. Lay your printed sheet on your mat as shown here.