Easter Cross Card Tutorial with Courtney

Hello everyone! Courtney Lee from Court’s Crafts here with an A2 Pop Dot Easter Card tutorial!

This card is very special as my friend is being confirmed into the Catholic Church this Easter. She loves to travel and this season of her life has been such a journey. So there is so much symbolism here. I chose wood for the crosses. I put an airplane in with the flowers. I chose to emboss the whole thing with the world as Jesus came to save the world and there is a world map behind the crosses.

Without further adieu here is my tutorial! This is how it looks when you import it. I copied and pasted the layer with the three crosses as I wanted to cut it out of two different colors to make the crosses really stand out.

Here it is after I colored the layers how I was going to cut them out. I do this as I have three little “helpers” and it’s easy to forget which papers I picked out. 

This is what it looked like after I cut it out.

I used my X-acto knife to cut out the crosses.

I put all three layers together and embossed them at the same time with the world embossing folder from the Go See Explore collection for Echo Park Paper by Lori Whitlock.

Isn’t this world embossing folder fabulous? I just love it.

Here is what it looked like after it came out. I kind of had to pull it apart so I could put foam dots in between the layers.

I was careful how I aligned the embossing folder so that once the card was assembled you could tell that it was a world map.

I glued the crosses to the green layer.

I glued the world map to the back of the green layer. In hindsight I wish I would have popped that layer as well to give the crosses some depth.

Time to break out those pop dots!

These enamel shapes are awesome. I grabbed one for my sentiment.

Now it is time to decorate. Enamel shapes and dots galore.

I love these clouds and stars.

I tucked an airplane in the flowers.

Here it is all finished. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today and that you make a special card for someone for Easter or to bring to Easter dinner as a thank you. This one is beautiful in all white or in many colors!

 

A2 Pop Dot Card Easter Cross in Lori’s shop

A2 Pop Dot Card Easter Cross in Silhouette shop

April Creative Team Blog Hop and New in Shop

Welcome to our April 2017 Creative Team Blog Hop! The creative team has been working hard on some new projects to share with you that will get you in the crafting mood. We also have some FUN new SVG files for you and a GIVEAWAY! Be sure to check them out below.  There is also a free file for you!

This week we have a 30% OFF SALE going on at Lori’s SVG SHOP. ALL files (and commercial licenses) from Lori Whitlock, Kolette Hall, Doodlebug Design, Dresden Carri, Rivka’s Renditions and SAS Creative are on SALE now through Monday, April 17th. Be sure to use coupon code: APR2017 (case sensitive) at checkout in the SVG SHOP. (Only one coupon code per order allowed)

To thank you for joining using the hop today and sharing the hop with your friends, we have a gift for you! TODAY ONLY, You can download this Pink Bunny file absolutely FREE! Be sure to go grab it while you can.

 

We have some super fun new files in the SVG Shop this week. Be sure to grab them while all files are 30% off this week when you use code APR2017 in my SVG Shop! I have some great files for Easter, and Kolette Hall and SAS Creative have some beautiful new files as well!  All our files are compatible with Cricut Explore, Silhouette Studio (Designer Edition), Brother Scan ‘n Cut, Sizzix Eclips, and any other cutting machine that will open and cut SVG files. Take a peek…

 

 

 

 

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And, last but not least… would you like to see what our amazing team has created? Click the links below for some wonderful inspiration. If you get lost come back here to get on track. Lori Whitlock , Traci Penrod , Kathy Skou , Courtney Lee, Anita Mulcahey , Lezlye Lauterbach, Ashley Cook and Tya Smith! Thanks again for dropping by! Have a GREAT day!

Don’t Miss Out on this Deal from Silhouette!

Just a reminder about the awesome deal that Silhouette is offering to my readers through April 15. You can get a Silhouette CAMEO® 3 + Mint for $269.99! In order to cash in on this awesome deal, SHOP HERE and use code LORI at checkout.

Here’s what you’ll get:

Silhouette CAMEO® 3

Includes the following accessories:

  • 12 in. x 12 in. Cutting Mat
  • AutoBlade
  • Crosscutter
  • 100 Exclusive Digital Designs
  • Power Cord and USB Cord

Silhouette Mint™

Includes the following accessories:

  • 15 mm x 60 mm Stamp Kit
  • 30 mm x 30 mm Stamp Kit
  • 4 Mint Inks (blue, yellow, red, and black)
  • 50 Exclusive Digital Designs
  • Power Cord and USB Cord

All Mint Stamp Kits come with 1 Stamp Sheet, 1 Stamp Mount, 1 Stamp Base, and 2 labels.

Silhouette Software

Includes the following:

  • Silhouette Studio® Designer Edition
  • Mint Studio™

1-Month Design Store Subscription

$25 Credit to Silhouette Design Store

Thank you Silhouette for making this awesome deal available to Lori Whitlock readers! Go check it HERE and be sure to use code LORI to get the discount.  Don’t wait, deal ends on April 15th!

Flower Pot Spring Cards

Anita here today with some lovely spring cards that Lori designed recently.  They are called A2 Center Step Card Flower Pot and you can find the cut files here in her store and here in the Silhouette Store.  This set comes with four different sentiments.  I made two and they are so easy to put together.  I used Lori Whitlock’s Celebrate Easter collection from Echo Park for this set.

 

Here are some close ups of the cards.  That’s it for me today.  Hope you have a chance to make something pretty today.

Hugs,

Anita