How to Make Cricut Circle Calling Cards

These are 3×3 Calling Cards Used for Cricut Circle Crop Swapping.

Things to take to a Crop

I went to MY FIRST CROP EVER!!  It was a Cricut Circle crop held in Atlanta.  I was a total crop newbie.  I didn’t know what to take, what went on…nothing.  I figured it out though. 😉  Some of the things I took were:  paper, adhesives, some Joy’s Life stamps, ink, scissors, a trimmer with a scoring blade, an extension cord and my Cricut Expression.  I didn’t have a special scrap bag to take so DH helped me pack a rolling carry on bag and strapped my Cricut to the top.  It worked great!

I also took some vinyl and transfer tape along, which turned out to be a good thing because I was asked to do a vinyl/Cricut Vinylology demo.  It was soooo cool because the other demos were done by none other than Shannon from Provo Craft and the awesome and talented Teresa Collins.  Wow.  I got to meet Teresa Collins!!!  She is so nice and so pretty…just like she is on TV.  There will be some Teresa Collins Cricut Imagine cartridges out soon!  We got to do a make and take with some of her papers from those cartridges.  AWESOME!

How to Make Cricut Calling Cards

I’d heard a lot about Calling Cards being used for crops, but I wasn’t sure what was expected.  I decided to make it fast and yummy, so I used my Cricut Imagine and the Yummy Imagine cartridge to print and cut my cupcakes and their backgrounds.  I used pop dots to pop the cupcakes up off of their backgrounds.

I used the Cricut Imagine Yummy cartridge along with my YUMMY PUNS stamps!!

So, the basic rule about the calling cards for the Cricut Circle crops is that the calling cards must be 3″x 3″.

You use them for entering prize drawings AND for exchanging with other people.  It’s amazing the different cards that people make.  Uh…don’t be like this newbie, make enough.  I didn’t realize that everyone exchanged them, but they do and they expect you to have one to share.  Find out how many people will be at your crop and make enough.  Take an extra extension cord too.  Mine came in handy for Shannon when she did a Yudu demo.

What Goes on a Cricut Calling Card

Lastly, you create the back of your card.  The back is where all of your info goes.  Most have some or all of the information mine has:  Name, Circle #, Circle Board Name, Email and blog address.  You can write other things on there too, but most people stick to the basics.  I hope this helps you!  Even if you’re not part of the Cricut Circle, I think the calling card idea is great for many get togethers, don’t you?  I guess the old days had a pretty good idea, huh?  Next, we should all get butlers so they can receive our cards for us when people come to visit.  Oh YEAH!

Now for the fun!! My friends at Cricut for Beginners.com have graciously donated one of their awesome Cricut cartridges!! Just leave a comment on this post for a chance to win the Give a Hoot Cricut cartridge. I’ll choose a winner on (EXTENDED TO MONDAY, March 21).

AND THE WINNER IS:

scraptasticgrammy Says:
March 14th, 2011 at 9:27 AM

These calling cards are awesome. And I would love to see one of your vinyl demos in person because I love your DVD.
Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Marijo aka Scraptastic Grammy

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222 Comments

  1. These are so cute! You are so lucky to have been at the crop & to meet Teresa Collins! Awesome for you! Thanks for the chance to win! Keep up the awesome work!

  2. CraftinTeresa says:

    You are so talented! I love stopping by and browsing, so many ideas for fun crafting!!!!

  3. bunnyfreak says:

    Love the cards!!! Give a Hoot seems like a great cartridge.

  4. Love your calling cards! I hope there will be a circle crop in my area someday! Thanks for the chance to win!

  5. I have never been to a crop either.. wish I could make it to one of the Circle ones. I think your calling cards look great… I especially LOVE your stamp! Thanks for another SuperFriends giveaway!
    Lori
    http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com/

  6. leahscarddesigns says:

    Love your cards. I see it finally let me post. I would get to this point it would tell me to log in again. I would then come back and it’d repeat log in to reply. I don’t know why. Thank you for the chance to win.

    I love the colors and how you put the information on the back … gave me an idea for something that I have coming up. I may do things this way. I know it would save me cardstock in the and would be great! Thank you.

    Leah
    http://www.leahscarddesigns.com

  7. clairbear3 says:

    Super cute Calling Cards…My son told me they look yummy (he is 3)!!! Thanks for the chance to win 🙂

  8. cardshines says:

    Love the cupcake calling cards – so delicious!! Definitely memorable! Hope to make it to a Circle Crop someday soon so thanks for the tutorial on how to make these 🙂

  9. Your cards are awesome! I am drooling over your stamps too. I have them on my birthday and Christmas wish list 😉

  10. Some year I will go to a crop. Not enough peeps in my area I guess. Love the things you say when I scroll my mouse over the pics! So excited to get my Joy’s Life stamps soon (hopefully!).

  11. Suni Brandt says:

    What a SWEET idea !!!! I would love to go too a crop!! Souns like sdo much fun, and a chance to meet all these obsessed crafters, loke me !!! LOL Thanks for the chance to win this cart, I dont have this one…lolHAG8D

  12. micraftygal says:

    I always get a kick out of seeing your great stuff, but I am surprised at you being a “crop novice” hope you had a blast and thanks for the giveaways—–

  13. So cool — crafty business cards! Thanks for another awesome giveaway. Very generous of Custom Crops.

  14. You gave such great info about the crops. I have never been to one but they sound like so much fun. The closest I get to a crop is when my daughter and I get together to swap ideas. Guess it is a mini, mini crop. Still a lot of fun. Love the cupcakes and all the great ideas. Thank you.

  15. Those cards are super cute! Thanks for the chance to win!

  16. Thanks for the fun idea for calling cards. My church friends and I have our own crops and I think we would love doing little cards to trade and use for door prizes. I really enjoy reading your blog, you always have fun, new ideas!

  18. mom2molly says:

    Love the “calling cards” you made! Thanks for the chance to win … I don’t have that cartridge yet!! 🙂

  20. Would love to win this cart and add to my collection…

  21. scrapbooknut67114 says:

    Love the idea of the calling cards. Thanks for sharing your inspiration and talents with us. Thanks for the opportunity to win a cartridge. I would really like to win this one to add to my collection.

    scrapbooknut67114 at gmail dot com

  22. Dawnmarie says:

    Love those cards! And I agree with so many, I too, would love to go to a crop sometime!

  23. mcbridem2 says:

    Love your calling cards! Those would make cute mini cards too for a gift. I can’t believe you hadn’t gone to a crop before.. that’s cool. I haven’t gone to one either but this gives me inspiration to try and go one and not assume everyone that’s at them has gone tons of times so knows what they’re doing! 🙂
    Thanks Joy!
    :)Khrista – [email protected]

  24. the cards are wonderful!! and I have to have that cartridge very soon. Thanks for sharing and the opportunity to win! 🙂

    Zeni

  25. Thanks so much for all the great info! I just love your cupcake card – great job!

  26. These are too cute. Thanks for the tutorial. Thanks for the chance to win. This is one of the cartridges on my wishlist.

    Debbi

  27. Hi, I am new to your site today, and love the way your calling cards turned out. I can’t wait to see Joy’s Life stamps and read that you got to go to a crop recently. I haven’t been to a crop in so long. When my friends are busy the crops go by the wayside. I really miss creating with my friends. Thanks for sharing your creations with us and as well a thanks to Custom Crops for the Cricut cartridge donation!

    Kristine

  28. patriciao73 says:

    Very cute calling card Joy. I haven’t heard about calling cards at crops before; but then again it has been 9 months since I last went to a crop. You always have the cutest ideas! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win! I have this cart on my wish list too! Woohoo!

  29. yay! I was able to log in! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win this cartridge! You truly are Super Joy!

  30. what a ‘Yummy’ calling card, and a cute idea for a crop, I have been to 2 crops, they are alot of fun…( not a circle crop but still fun)
    thank soo much for the chance to win!!!!
    brodiec88 at hotmail dot com

  31. These are just way too cute!!! I would love to get my hands on this cartrige!! Thank you for the chance to win!!!

  32. Your idea for your calling card was pretty cute. Thank you for your blog, I have learned so much.
    mjruff@ cox.net

  33. Your calling cards are adorable! Sounds like you had fun at the crop.

    2goofy at cox dot net

  34. Amy Morose says:

    The crop sounds like it was a lot of fun! The calling cards are super cute and are such a great idea to share information 🙂

  35. My Inspiration says:

    I wish I could be your guest at the crop:) Your cards are so cute!!! Super Giveaway Super Joy I’ve wanted this cart for awhile… Hope its me!

  36. Thanks for the chance to win the super cute cartridge. I hope if I win you will do a card series on it. What fun.

    Thanks
    Kellie

  37. patches_523h says:

    Calling card’s are sweet! Yum-Yum.
    Those old calling card’s are pretty. Have a few old one’s from an Antique shop. Good luck all.

  39. I love your yummy cupcake calling cards! What a great way to share information. Thank you Joy and Custom Crops for the chance to win this cute cart.

  40. So cute! Thanks for the chance to win!

  41. Those are so pretty! I have never heard of calling cards before. What a great idea! I love your projects and visit your blog often! 🙂 Kelly

  42. sy3_smith says:

    so glad you had so much fun at your crop!
    those are cute cards!
    Thanks for the chance to win! <3

  43. Wow Joy, these turned out too cute and yummy. Love them.
    lesleyfromWI

  44. Love your cards, they do look yummy:-)

  46. Love your cards they look great

    Thanks.
    Teri

    teri dot barefoot at gmail dot com

  47. Great idea-love the cards!!

    connie dot kirchner at yahoo dot com

  49. I too just went to my first ever Cricut Circle event in Baltimore, MD (over a 6 hour drive one way for me) and I had a blast, I got to meet the absolutely fabulous Janna B, she ROCKS!! I had never made the calling cards either and I wish I had seen yours before I made mine, I love them! Maybe I will soon get caught up from my CC weekend! LOL Thanks Joy
    Tammy

  50. Love the calling cards, very yummy 🙂

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