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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Cricut Saint Patrick's Day Card

Sis from Paper, Craft & Scissors with a Saint Patrick's Day Card (or any other Irish or coffee occasion) to share as I shared my Valentine's card previously on my blog. 


I will share a few Cricut Craft Room tips that I used to make this card.  If you are interested in learning more, there is a terrific resource available at the Cricut Craft Room Blog (by Narelle and Scrapalette).

I used the "Love You a Latte" card and selected frappucino 2 as the base of my Irish coffee.  As designed, there is some greenery peaking out from the whipped cream, but it isn't a shamrock.  Because the second base layer is the same as the first minus the greenery,  I copied the shift layer and simply welded two small shamrocks from Paper Doll Dress Up.  


As Irish coffee does not include sprinkles, I used the "Edit Contour" feature to hide the sprinkles cuts.  I needed some eyes to smile, so I used the "pinwheel face" from Create a Critter, edited the contours, and welded the eyes and smile on the "coffee layer."  To ensure the eyes and smile were visible, I also cut the "coffee layer" from black card stock (without the smile and eyes).  Assembling the Irish coffee mug was a breeze and I used foam squares to attach the coffee to the label.

I selected a blue background for the label in order to highlight the coffee.  The label is from Twinkle Toes (Dance Team).  I also cut a label from lightweight cardstock and adhered to the blue label to add some dimension.  To further highlight the featured cut, I added some copper-colored brads in the corner of the frame.  The banner behind the label is from B is for Boys (once again I used Cricut Craft Room to remove the "slits" in the cut).

I like to use a variety of prints and colors to add interest and depth.  I printed the sentiment and trimmed it by hand.  The sentiment is also attached to a small piece of lightweight chipboard.

And there you have it, a smiling cup of Irish coffee without a bow or glitter accent in sight.


13 comments:

  1. This is SO cute Sis!! And now for some reason I'm craving a bit of Bailey's. ;)

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  2. Love this card and all the colors.

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    1. Thanks, Leslie. The color palette is a change up for me but it is the Emerald year (per Pantone). I thought it might provide some inspiration for those in search of masculine cards.

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  3. You did a great job. this is adorable. Thanks for the craft room tips, love that hide contours feature.

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  4. Love the combination of paper patterns you used. That coffee looks yummy!

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  5. How cute is this! I love the changes you made to the cuts and the masculine feel-- even with the smiling coffee! You have indeed created a 'pub' feel with the patterns and colors and maybe even those brads creating a plaque background.

    Very clever and perfect for St. Patrick's Day!

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  6. It very much has a pub feel to it. I love this card!

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  7. So cute - love the card. That is such a great little card with a masculine feel. Nice job.

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  8. Love it Sis, as I do EVERY card you create!

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  9. Aye lassy, you captured the true Irish spirit in this card ! And someone named O'Neal should know :) LOL

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  10. This is so cute! You've really created a fun card this month, but then again, I always love seeing your work. I really like how you've altered the images using the CCR. I am trying to become more familiar with it. Thanks for the tutorial.

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