Posted by superjoy on March 2nd, 2010 in Big Shot, Cricut, Cricut Cartridges, Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings, Cricut Walk in My Garden, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots, Stickles, crafting


What did one strawberry say to the other? “Look at the jam you’ve gotten us into!”
Hee…hee…hee…I’m still laughing over that joke. You know what I think is great? There’s a business a few miles from my house and every time I drive by there they have a new joke on their sign. I hope I never have an accident while I drive by reading their jokes.
They’re always really cute ones too. I try to remember them so I can tell my joke loving sons.
Well, you were all so sweet to wish me a Happy Birthday! So, thank you all again! These strawberry cards were thank you’s that I made for some of my extended family. My niece made me the NICEST thing EVER!! She painted a picture for me!! I’ll take a picture of it soon and post it for you to see. It was really sweet. I got other nice things too, but that was a real treasure.

What I Used:
Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge – Strawberry pg. 32
(card, berry bottom & top)
Walk in My Garden Cricut Cartridge – Envelope pg. 129
Paper – Green paper for top is New Leaf by PaperTreyInk.com; Red Strawberry paper is (Oh, no…I don’t know. It came from my scrap stash, sorry!); black cardstock from Stampin’ Up; All Envelope Paper is from K & Co. Urban Designer Paper.
Stickles – Lime Green (on the strawberry stem). (Click here to learn about Stickles.)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders – Swiss Dots (strawberry base), D’vine Swirl (stem)
Souffle Opaque Puffy Ink Pens
– for the writing inside the cards
Basics – ATG gun, Zig 2 Way Glue Pen, Scorer (I used one by Provo Craft), Sizzix Big Shot
& my red Cricut Expression (whom I fondly named Dean after the older brother in the show Supernatural. My white Expression’s name is Sam…the younger brother, LOL.) Here you can read about when “Dean” was “born”.

I say use double sided paper to make some cutie pie envelopes! Also, it’s a great way to use up paper that you’re tired of or don’t have a use for.
This paper was 12×12 and I used the “Fit to Page” button on my Cricut Expression. The envelope printed at 4.9″ x 4.9″. So, I made the little strawberry card a bit smaller.
It’s true, I used Souffle 3D opaque pens to write inside the card. It turned out pretty well, but I’d really suggest a gel pen instead. I had a few problems writing a note with them. Maybe it’s because I hold my pen funny? For real. If you ever see me sign anything…you’ll know what I mean. It could be that these pens aren’t meant for note writing and are instead for smaller, more concentrated things…like little drawings and coloring in.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this post. I wanted to use some older cartridges because although they are older (like me on my b’day) they’re still kickin’!!