Victorian Style Birthday Card

Below is a birthday card that was designed using Anna Griffin's images in Cricut Design Space. I used the cricut to cut the boarder and write the sentiment inside.  Then I used the cuttlebug to create the sentiment on the front and embossed it on a frame I downloaded from the Cricut library. I inked the saying to make it stand out.

Lastly I embellished the card with some Anna Griffin die-cuts, as well as some authentic victorian die-cuts and some pearl accents. Needless to say the recipient loved the card!

Paper Crafting with Victorian Die-Cuts

I recently was given a Cricut Air, which I have used to take my crafting to the next level.  For a while I was into making embossed paper using the pernambuco technique -- basically embossing by hand.  However, this was very labor intensive and it took forever to get a finished product. Now that I have a Cricut and Cuttlebug creating great looking products takes a fraction of the effort.  It took a while to get a hang of the Cricut Design Space, but after a few test projects I finally got the hang of it.

My mom had some old Victorian Die-Cuts of Cats, and I purchased some of flowers to elaborate my projects. Living in an historic house from the 1800s, I really like the Victorian aesthetic, especially after the long cold winter we have had this year.

For both projects I used the Cuttlebug to emboss paper, and then highlighted the image by inking it with a brayer.  The image at the top also includes boarders and frames cut using the Cricut Air.  Lastly I added some ribbon, pearl, and rhinestones accents to give it some bling.