Vintage Quill Pop 'n Cut Card

Good morning friends!

Occasionally I go through my 'odds and sods' pile, and try to use the embellishments and things that are in there. Today's card features one of those embellishments - a Cricut cut vintage quill pen.  This card is a 4.5 x 6" card.

I inked the edges of of almost everything ... I like how the patterned paper has a vintage feel too.

The base card was cut with a Sizzix scalloped card die, and I used Karen Burniston's Pop 'n Cut with the Circle Label insert for the inside and the same patterned paper as on the front of the card.

The hand/quill was cut from the Sentimentals Cricut cartridge, and I added a pretty brad as a 'cuff link'.

I added a slot punched shape to the die cut butterfly to give it a little 'somethin' somethin', and the card was finished.  A message can be penned on the lightly patterned paper at the bottom of the card.

Into 'the stash' with this one ... it will work for a 'thinking of you', 'get well soon', or 'birthday' card.

(Remember that you can always see my Sizzix Flip-it, Pop N Cut and Accordion Flip cards by looking on the right side of my blog under LABELS then scrolling down to the 'S' section.)  

Supplies used:
Karen Burniston (Sizzix) Pop 'n Cut Circle Label insert,  and Butterflies and Labels die,
Sizzix Scalloped Card die
Cricut and Sentimentals cartridge,
Patterned paper - K&Co
Flower Punch, slot punch and brads - Stampin' Up
Words - unknown
Embossing Folder

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Father's Day Flip It Card

Today's share for Masculine Card Monday is the 4th Father's Day card I've made for this year (my Mom needs three and I need three).  I used a Sizzix Flip-It die for this one, as well as copper and dark grey metallic card stock.

The old fashioned truck was Cricut cut, but it was in my 'Odds & Sods' pile so I'm not sure of which cartridge. I'm going to guess 'Sentimentals'.

I added some embossing for texture, and printed some of the words on the computer. "Enjoy the ride" is a PTI stamp. The printed words were then cut out with a Sizzix thin die

This Sizzix Rectangle Flip-It die gave me some grief - when I used it ALL the lines cut - not just the cut lines, but the score lines too. So I ended up with a bunch of pieces that weren't much good for anything. I did some research and discovered that it depends on your machine - either a Big Shot or Cuttlebug or whatever you use- as to whether or not it will cut through the score lines or not on your specific die.

The solution is to use a crease mat - which luckily I had.  I tried the crease mat instead of the top plate, but instead of cutting everything it just scored everything. So then I had to use an Xacto knife to cut out the pieces that needed to be cut.  Next I tried a card stock shim on top of the crease mat and that seems to have done the trick.

I wrote right on the die itself with a silver Sharpie marker, so I remember to use the crease mat and shim every time I use this one.

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