Brandy's Cricut Journey

 I got an email today about a young LBGT+ youth who was in the hospital for suicidal tendencies.  I looked at some of the cards I had made in the past and nothing really struck me as right to send to this person.  So, I wrote up what I wanted to say and then tried to think of what a card would have on it that would match that sentiment. I don't think it is 100% right as it looks a bit sparse (so if you have ideas please please let me know), but this is what I came up with. To make this card,  I used the Locker Talk cartridge.  Technically, it is supposed to be a globe, but I wanted just the Earth. Maybe I am missing something, but the oceans and the continents are in the same cut and super close to each other, so I was worried about how I would get them in different colors.  Here is how I did it and I am still amazed it worked out so well. I lined my two papers right on the 6-inch mark. I probably could have used something else, but centered it, just to mak...

 I made another "one small step" card and I learned a few things so that it turned out a little better than last time, so I wanted to make this update post. Here is the original post which has the dimensions of each of the elements and other notes:  One small step 1- I have switched to using a glue stick. The glue pens seem like they would do a better job with their little tips, but I have not quite mastered them yet and when I push the paper down it leaks out even though I thought I had only used a tiny amount. Glue sticks do not have this problem.  2 - I used shiny paper so that the snow sort of sparkles, though you can't tell in the pictures. 3 - I remembered to fold the inner liner before writing on it and before adding it to the card. Otherwise, if I didn't fold, the words might have landed on the crease and more importantly, if I glued it on flat and then folded the card, it caused the inside to bubble up and then there were creases. 4 - Since I have not yet fig...

 I wanted something pretty fast and easy for today's card.  I had the disastrous burn notice on my instant pot and had to fool around with dinner quite a bit, so I didn't have much time and I didn't want to spend too much time thinking. For this card, I cut a kind of pocket that my note would go inside.  I used the CTMH Artfully sent cartridge and cut this butterfly pocket at 5 inches.  Bonus, there are lots of little butterflies left over to use on other cards or I can just add them into an envelope like confetti.  Before gluing the pocket together, I taped in a piece of patterned paper to make the butterflies all look different colors. I picked up this paper at the dollar tree. It is thin, so not good for the base of a card, but I thought it looked great here.  I scored where it is marked and I realized that I am not sure which direction you are supposed to put the paper in for the scoring or which way you are supposed to fold after scoring. I must have d...