Card Creating Tuesday - A Rose Card May 8th

Hello!  I am back from  the "computer" dungeon.... I am so happy to report my laptop WAS repairable and although I had to miss my post for Scrapbook Friday and The May Blog Hop...at least the recent back up saved most of my information!  I will get those projects up very soon since I am eager to share!

On top of all the computer issues and the blog problems, I just returned home from an out of town wedding of my niece.

(Please click on any photo to get a better view!)

 Between wedding festivities, computer issues and traveling - it was a crazy busy weekend!  I am sorry I was unable to get my Scrapbook Friday post and the May Blog Hop to post....but I will get those projects up very soon since I am eager to share!

I am so very happy all is well and I am able to post today's card!

What fun it was to make this card!  I was a bit rushed with all I had to do to prepare to leave for the wedding - and just all of a sudden I got a "vision" and it came together very quickly!  I was happy with the results!

I used the "Shall We Dance" cartridge, which was a Cricut Circle Exclusive Cartridge.  I cut the Rose from page 69 and used all layers for it.  I sized it at 3.5 inches.

I decided to give a bit of a Lattice look on the two front panels of the Gate fold card.  From the cartridge "Paper Lace" I cut the image on page 29 and sized it at size 4" x 1.65.

I then created a background for that cut using the "Elegant Edges" cartridge, page 41 with the shadow image.  The size of that cut is 4.45 x 1.75, created using my Gypsy.

Before I added the images I made from the Cricut, I covered the end flaps with a pale yellow paper and

then rounded the corners.

I embossed the rose and the stem using the Cuttlebug and embossing folders.  I am especially pleased with how the stem came out!

I hope you will visit the My Cricut Craftroom blog to see what other wonderful projects are posted for Card Creating Tuesday!

And by the way.....

This month Erica is doing 31 days of $31 giveaways

So here are the rules for the .....

Each day make ONE comment with your name, facebook name and blog address....

Add the blinkie below to your blog.  Erica will pick a name from the comments, then go and look at your blog, if you were picked for that day and have the blinkie YOU WIN! 

** Don't have a blog.... that's ok you can comment with your facebook..... Don't have facebook???? Just comment and say you do not have facebook or a blog. You can still win if you do not have facebook or a blog.  It is picked at random so if someone is picked more than once, they will get more than one grab bag. 

The winner will pay the $3.25 shipping.

Be sure to visit Erica's Blog to enter!!

Also Linking up to Pink Cricut Link Up Tuesday!
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