Make This Beautiful Card with your Cricut Machine

WISHING YOU A BEAUTIFUL DAY by Laurel Seabrook    want2scrap.blogspot.com Card is 3 1/2 x 5 1/2" Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned paper, sentiment sticker: Jillibean Soup; Twine: May Arts; Buttons: Papertrey Ink; Electronic cutting machine: Cricut Expression® by Provo Craft; Sewing machine: Janome; Thread: Gütermann; Adhesive: Glue Dots, Scotch (ATG) TABLESCAPES - SPRING & SUMMER <BtrfySld> at 2 1/4" and 3" Cut the larger <BtrfySld> shape from a panel of patterned paper and cut the smaller <BtrfySld> shape from your desired cardstock and/or patterned paper. Layer the panel with the negative <BtrfySld> cut onto teal houndstooth paper and stitch around the edges of the negative cut. Zigzag stitch a strip of pink butterfly paper across the bottom of the panels then zigzag stitch the panels onto a block of white cardstock; adhere the block on the front of a white cardstock card base, trim the excess from the right edge, and round the bottom corners. Straight stitch around the edges of the smaller <BtrfySld> cut and adhere it over the larger negative <BtrfySld> cut. Layer a white twine bow, a large teal button, and a blue sentiment sticker on the smaller <BtrfySld> cut. Add a row of teal buttons across the pink butterfly paper strip. Spring is here! I am sure many of you have been waiting for this season to come so you can leave the shorter days and colder weather of winter behind you. Right now as I am writing this, the sun is shining and I can hear the birds chirping outside my window. I just love it! This month's issue is filled with beautiful projects befitting the spring season. A perfect example is this lovely butterfly card by Laurel Seabrook. With happy colors, a beautiful butterfly cut with her Cricut® machine, and the sweetest of sentiments, it can't help but make your day even brighter. Find many other inspiring projects in the April issue of Cricut Magazine®.  Happy creating! Roree Rumph Editor, Cricut Magazine®