First up is a graduation card. I had the hat already cut from last year, so I cut the sentiment and layered them over dry embossed cardstock with a slim mat in the school colors. Quick and easy and could definitely be mass produced!
I had those thin strips of patterned paper left over from another project and decided to select my colors from there. I found the purple background paper in my stash and cut the panel. I then found a couple of pieces of coordinating cardstock that I cut into strips. I used the MISTI to stamp the flowers and heat embossed them. I cut the sentiment using my Cricut. Once that was all assembled, I decided we needed a slim frame around the panel, so I found the dark purple cardstock (which is actually two strips, but since most of it is covered, you don't notice the seam).
Next up is a wedding card. I found the cuts for this first and got them cut. I then created the background by stamping and heat embossing with clear glitter powder. I layered that over black cardstock, again leaving a slim border. I glued my cuts over the top. The cut of the bride and groom go too close to another cut I had done in that cardstock and there was a line across the bottom of the skirt. I covered it up by adding the border with silver Nuvo drops. I then added a few more details on the dress and hair.
For my last card, I did not use the Cricut, but some newer products. I started by used the leaf and berry masks from the Concord and 9th Merry Mix pack. While they are technically Christmas masks, I thought they would work well for the masculine card, paired with the leaf stamp and die from the Vicki Boutin Cut and Paste collection. I stuck with greens and blues for this card. I punched the tag from light green cardstock and stamped and heat embossed the sentiment. I finished off the card with a little floss bow on the card.
