JOY - Xmas card

Week 12 - we were provided with a tutorial at Christmas with the Cricut using the layout below and the JOY label.

So I thought i would give it a try.

The Joy sentiment is cut from A Child's Year Circut cartridge at 1 1/4"

The scene was cut at 2 1/4 both raised on foam squares
The sentiment inside is from a challenge at Memories Always Forever for a XMAS recipe challenge

Here is a copy of the wording we had to use at MAF:

Christmas is not a time nor a season,

but a state of mind.

To cherish peace and goodwill,

to be plenteous in mercy,

is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

Sparkle

I made this for three challenges:
Die Cuts R Us - make your own embellishment,
Crafty Catz - use color scheme Black, White and one more color (I chose Red), a ribbon and embellishment (mini brads and glitter) and
I followed the card designed today at Christmas with the Cricut. Week 12: Fancy Card Friday with A Child's Year and Snow Friends
Snowflakes cut at 3 1/5" and 3 1/4"
Tag cut at 1 3/4" and 2"
Sizzix snowflake embossing folder used on black card stock.

Birthday card

I created this while working on a couple challenges tonight.
At Creative Twist - we had to choose a letter and only create with that. my letter is B.
B= blue cs, holiday B = Birthday, stamping was a B = bird. Ink was blue, accent - B=bow

At Christmas with The Cricut Week 7: Simple Card Monday - we were shown how to make this Pop up (fold up) card! So simple.

At The Cuttlebug spot blog - we had to use a bird and I did! I used a stamp and also two Cuttlebug embossing folders. Victoria and Script.

The card in a pop up view
The card flattened for mailing
close up