Cricut Mickey Birthday Card

Cricut Mickey Birthday Card (measures 6″ x 6″)
Created by Sophia Vida

 
– Cricut Cartridge Used: Mickey and Friends
– Cardstock Colors by CoredinationsFoundations.com: Lipstick Pink, Grass Roots Green, Cloudless Blue, Pastel Yellow
– Cardstock by SandyLion Sticker Designs: Mickey Comic Strip
– Basic Cardstock Colors: Black, White, Beige, Maroon Red (you will only need small amounts so scrap paper works great!)
– Great Impressions Happy Birthday Confetti Stamp E528

– Color Box Pigment Ink – Pink #15033
– Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Milled Lavender, Peeled Paint
– Black Colored Pencil
– Clear Embossing Powder
– 3 Glitter Star Buttons
– Heat Gun
– Foam Squares
– Glue Stick

This card is perfect for the kid in all of us! The colors used in this design are more feminine. You can easily make this into a masculine card by substituting the pink for more Maroon Red or any other coordinating colors to match the comic strip.

1. Cut a 6″ x 12″ base card from the Lipstick pink cardstock. Then fold in half.
2. Cut a 5-3/4″ x 5-3/4″ square from the Mickey Comic Strip. Distress the edges with the Milled Lavender ink. Glue this to the top of your card base from step 1.
3. Cut two 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ squares from the Grass Roots green cardstock. Distress the edges with Peeled Paint ink.
4. Cut two 2-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ squares from the Cloudless blue cardstock. Glue the blue squares on top of the green squares from step 3.
5. Glue the green/blue squares together diagonally. The outside corners should reach the edge of the Comic Strip on the front of the card. Then glue the squares to the front of your card.
   
6. Cut a 2″ x 3-1/4″ rectangle from the Lipstick pink cardstock.
7. Cut a 1-3/4″ x 3″ rectangle from the Pastel Yellow cardstock.
8. Cut a 1-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ rectangle from white cardstock.
9. Stamp your Happy Birthday sentiment on the white cardstock using the pink pigment ink. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder. Remove excess powder and set with heat gun.
10. Layer your rectangles: Glue the yellow rectangle from step 8 on top of the pink rectangle from step 7. Next glue the Happy Birthday sentiment on top of the yellow rectangle.
    
11. Glue the layered rectangle to the front of the card centered on the diagonal green/blue layered squares.
12. Now you are ready to begin making your cuts with the Cricut. Cut a 3″ <Shift><Mickey3> on Black cardstock.
13. Cut a 3″ <Layers Face><Mickey3> on Beige cardstock.
14. Cut a 3″ <Layers Outfit><Mickey3> on Maroon Red cardstock.
15. Cut a 3″ <Layers Face><Shift><Mickey3> on White cardstock.
16. Cut a 3″ <Layers Shoes><Mickey3> on Pastel Yellow cardstock.
17. Cut a 3″ <Layers><Shift><Mickey3> on Pink cardstock.
18. Assemble your Mickey and glue together. Using a black colored pencil follow the cut line on Mickey’s face for his eye.
    
19. Using foam squares adhere Mickey to the bottom left of the front of the card. He will slightly overlap the diagonal squares and stamped sentiment.
20. Last glue your 3 glitter star buttons to the top left, top right and bottom right corners of your layered rectangle. Voila! You have a fun one of a kind Birthday card!!!

Have lots of fun making this Cricut Mickey Birthday Card!

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Hello Kitty Cricut Birthday Card

Hello Kitty Birthday Card with Cricut (measures 5.5″ x 5.5″)
Created by Sophia Vida

 

– Cartridges Used: Hello Kitty Font and Wildcard
– Cardstock Colors: Light Pink, White, Fuchsia, Black
– Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
– Stickles – Star Dust
– Marvy Marker – Baby Pink
– Great Impressions – Coordinating Flowers B165 Stamp
 
– 5.5″ x 5.5″ Premade White Card with Envelope
– 1/8″ Foam Squares
– 1/16″ Foam Squares

Note: All cuts in Steps 1-5 below, are made with the Cricut Hello Kitty Font Cartridge. Steps 6-7 are made with the Cricut Wildcard Cartridge.

1. Using the Hello Kitty Font Cartridge, cut a 4″ <HK1> on light pink cardstock. This will be the base of your Hello Kitty.
2. Cut a 4″ <Shadow><HK1> on black cardstock.
3. Cut a 4″ <Silhouette><HK1> on black cardstock.
4. Cut a 4″ <Round><Shift><HK1-s> on fuchsia cardstock.
5. Change to the Wildcard Cartridge and cut a 4.5″ <Phrase><Cupcake> on light pink cardstock.
6. Cut a 4.5″on fuchsia cardstock.
7. Take the fuchsia flower outline you made in step 4 and run it through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.
8. Assemble the Hello Kitty centerpiece and glue together.
9. Glue the fuchsia “Happy Birthday” sentiment on top of the light pink “Happy Birthday” sentiment. Offset it slightly to the right.
10. Cut a 2.75″ x 1.75″ rectangle from black cardstock.
11. Glue the Happy Birthday sentiment from step 9 on top of the black rectangle from step 10. Trim the black rectangle around the letters so you are left with a wavy outline.
    
12. Using the Marvy Marker, ink the flower stamp. Breathe on the stamp to activate the ink and stamp the top left corner of the premade white card. Repeat this process for each corner.
13. Using the Star Dust Stickles, outline the center flower. Let dry.
14. Using the Star Dust Stickles, highlight the center of each of the flowers you stamped in the corners. Let dry.
    
15. Using the 1/16″ foam squares, adhere the Hello Kitty to the center of the card.
16. Place 1/8″ foam squares on the bottom half of the “Happy Birthday” sentiment. Place 1/16″ foam squares on the top half of the sentiment.
17. Place the sentiment so it overlaps the bottom of the Hello Kitty. Note: the 1/8″ thick foam squares should not be on the Hello Kitty. Only the thinner 1/16″ squares will be placed directly on the Hello Kitty where it overlaps. This will make the sentiment lay flat. However, if you prefer a slight angle, then use 1/8″ foam squares on the entire sentiment and slightly overlap the Hello Kitty the same way. Either way looks good. Voila! You have a beautiful birthday card.

Have lots of fun making this Hello Kitty Cricut Birthday Card!

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Cricut Flamingo Birthday Card

Cricut Flamingo Birthday Card (measures 5.5″ x 5.5″)
Created by Sophia Vida

– Cartridge Used: Life is a Beach
– Cardstock Colors: Light Blue 5.5″ x 5.5″ Texture Card (Joann’s Fabric), White, Black, Pink Multi Swirl (Morning in the Garden by Paper Adventures), Multi Blue-Pink (Miss Elizabeth’s Fairytale Princess), Dark Brown, Light Forest Green, Beige 
– Stickles – Star Dust
– Bubble Gum Pink, Salmon , Black, Green Colored Pencils
– Dark Brown, Navy Sharpie Markers (fine point)
– Yellow 1/2″ paper flower
– Fuchsia 1/2″ paper flower
– Pink 1/2″ paper flower (6 petals)
– 3/16″ Fuchsia Rhinestone
– Pink Plume Feather
– Sand
– Aleene’s Tacky Glue
– 1/8″ Foam Squares

1. Cut a 5″ <Flamingo> on white cardstock. This will be the base of the flamingo.
2. Using the pink and salmon colored pencils draw horizontal lines and shadow accents on the legs of the 5″ white flamingo from step 1. Next color the tip of the flamingo beak, with the black colored pencil. Then just above the black on the beak color in a small section of pink. You can accent the beak outline a little with the pink and salmon colored pencils.
3. Trace the 5″ flamingo’s beak on black cardstock and cut out. Glue this piece to the backside of your flamingo’s beak.
4. Cut a 5″ <Layers><Flamingo> on Pink Multi Swirl cardstock. Glue this piece onto the white flamingo from step 1. Then dot the flamingo eye with the navy blue sharpie marker.
5. Cut about a 1″ piece of pink plume feather and glue it to the flamingo’s body with Aleene’s tacky glue. Let dry.
6. Layer your flower. Glue the fuchsia flower on top of the yellow flower. Then glue the pink flower on top of the fuchsia flower. Next glue the fuchsia rhinestone on top of the pink flower. Glue your flower to the top of the flamingo’s head. Let dry.  
7. Cut a 2-1/4″ <PlmTree> on Dark Brown cardstock. This will be the base of the palm tree. Draw horizontal lines on the trunk of the tree.
8. Cut a 2-1/4″ <Layers><PlmTree> on Light Forest Green cardstock. Then glue this piece onto the dark brown palm tree from step 7. Let dry.
9. Using the green colored pencil, draw in the palm leaves on each of the branches.
10. Cut a 5-1/2″ x 4″ rectangle on Beige cardstock. Trim the top edge of the 5-1/2″ side slightly wavy. This will be the top of your sand. Glue this piece to the bottom part of your light blue base card.
11. Glue the palm tree near the top right of the sandy beige cardstock on the front of your card.
12. Cut a 3″ <Title Words><Flamingo> on Blue-Pink Multi cardstock.
13. Trim the “Happy Birthday” off of the flamingo. Then glue this to the bottom right of your card at an angle. Be sure to test your placement with the flamingo before gluing.
14. Using the foam squares adhere the 5″ flamingo to the left side of the card.
15. Draw in a few flying birds behind the flamingo with the navy blue sharpie.
16. Using the Star Dust Stickles outline the “Happy Birthday” lettering and let dry.
17. Using Aleene’s Tacky Glue make a few wavy lines and shadow spots on the beige cardstock (Use thin layers of glue. If you put it on too thick it will have more of a snow-like appearance.) Sprinkle the glue with sand and gently press in. Tap off any excess. Let dry. Voila! You have a fun one of a kind Birthday Card!  

Have lots of fun making this Cricut Flamingo Birthday Card!

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Cricut Birthday Card

Birthday Card with Cricut (measures 3.75″ x 6″)
Created by Sophia Vida

– Cartridges Used: Wild Card and Stamping
– Cardstock Colors: Light Pink, White, Fuchsia, Yellow, Pink Multi Swirl (Morning in the Garden by Paper Adventures)
– Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug A2 D’vine Swirls
– Stickles – Star Dust
– Orange Colored Pencil
– Colored Chalks – Medium Yellow, Fuchsia

Note: All cuts in Steps 1-5 below, are made with the Cricut Wild Card Cartridge except the 1.5″ Happy Birthday in Step 6 which is made using the Cricut Stamping Cartridge

1. Cut a 6″ <Cupcake> on light pink cardstock. This will be the base of your card. Fold on the left where indicated by the fold marks.
2. Cut a 6″ <Icon> Cupcake Bottom on pink multi swirl cardstock.
3. Cut a 6″ <Icon><Shift> Cupcake Top on white cardstock.
4. Cut a 6″ <Liner> Candle on fuchsia cardstock.
5. Cut a 6″ <Liner> Candle on yellow cardstock.
6. This is the only cut using the Stamping Cartridge: Cut a 1.5″ <Happy Birthday> on fuchsia cardstock.
7. Glue the pink multi swirl cupcake bottom to the base card.
8. With an orange colored pencil, color in the center of the flame on the yellow candle.
9. Cut off the flame on the fuchsia candle. Then cut off the flame on the yellow candle. Place the bottom of the fuchsia candle and the top of the yellow flame on the base card to make sure they fit correctly. Once they do, glue both into place on the base card.
10. Run the white cupcake top through the Cuttlebug using the A2 D’vine Swirls Embossing Folder.
11. Glue the white embossed cupcake top to the base card.
12. Use Star Dust Stickles to highlight the swirls on the white cupcake top.
13. After your Stickles glitter has dried, use medium yellow and fuchsia chalk to make a swirled border edge around the back of the base card.
14. Last, glue your fuchsia Happy Birthday to the cupcake bottom and Voila! You have a beautiful birthday card.

Have lots of fun making this card!

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