Saunjune's Craftopia

These are the valentines my kids and I are working on for their friends at school. I used the Cricut to cut the tags and envelopes (Tags, bags, boxes cartridge). Then we embossed the tags with Cuttlebug embossing folders, colored the image with pencils and Twinklette markers, and stamped them with hearts and cute sayings. Lastly I helped staple the candy and a sheer ribbon to the top.

Here are the directions for the Love note post it holder I made with my Cricut. I taught a small class at Scrappers Edge featuring this project! Ingredients : Cricut or Expression Machine Fabulous Finds cartridge Jasmine Cartridge Cricut Tools spatula Patterned cardstock (Cosmo Cricket "love notes" ) Bazzil cardstock Ink Jet Transparency sheet Ribbon Alcohol Inks (Wild plum, Stream, Copper mixative) Chalk Ink Cat Eyes (Wisteria, Chestnut Roan, Warm Red) PVA glue Glossy Accents glue Scissors Ruler Directions : The first cartridge you need is Fabulous Finds. You will need to set your machine to cut at 2 ¼ inch with the pressure at high, and the blade depth set at 5 or 6 depending on the thickness of the cardstock. Set your cutting speed at medium. The design is called , it is on the bottom row and you will need to use the shift key to select it. Load your printed cardstock on the mat and begin cutting! (Use the chalk ink to distress the edges). Next you ...