religious – Happy Paper Crafting

Have you ever wanted to make something but you couldn’t find the project or file to use? The one thing I love about Cricut design space is the ability to change or alter an image to create a new project. Recently I was wanting to create a bookmark as a Confirmation gift but couldn’t find the image or project for an existing bookmark so I modified an image I found and thought I would share the process with you all.

If you want to create the same project then you can find the file on Design Bundles here. I really liked these Mandalay crosses and thought they would work great modified to a bookmark.

I uploaded the SVG file I wanted into design space. I then resized the file to suit the final size I was after (2.89in wide). I then added a semicircle to my canvas. The semicircle I rotated 90 degrees and then overlapped the bottom of it with the top of the cross and welded them together. To do this you select/highlight both items and select “combine” and then “weld” from the bottom right hand side of your screen.

I then added a circle to the canvas and resized it to a size that is appropriate to fit for a ribbon through. Once you have it sized correctly the circle just needs to be centred to the design and far enough from the edge so that if you were using a softer medium then it would not tear. Once you have it placed where you want you select both shapes (bookmark and Circle) and select slice. You can then remove the two circle slice results in the layers panel which will leave you with just the book mark.

Now you are ready to cut the file from your chosen medium. I chose to cut this from Cricut Faux leather as I felt this would be sturdier than card stock and would not be bulky, so would be great to be used in the Bible.

The final product came up amazing and was so easy to cut. I did make a card for the same occasion and will share that with you in another post.

Have you made a bookmark by modifying an image? Let me know in the comments.

Sunday was a day for celebration. Not only was it Father’s Day here in Australia but it was also the day my friend had her baby girl Baptised. I wanted to make a card for her but as with life time got away from me. So the morning of I spent 30 minutes trying to decide what to do. I didn’t have any religious stamps so I decided to use the stars from the new Charming Cascades stamp set. This stamp set is my favourite from the new Annual Inspirations Idea Book.

I used the Versamark to stamp the stars. I then heat embossed with silver embossing powder. If you are wanting to heat emboss and do not have one of those plastic embossing trays, here is a tip that I do. Fold a piece of A4 paper in half, after stamping in Versamark put the image over the folded paper. Pour an even amount of powder over the stamped image. Tip the card on its side so the excess falls off and onto the folded paper. When you have removed all excess powder you can then pour all the powder back into the container. This will make your powder last longer. The fold in the paper acts as a funnel to make pouring back into the container easier.

Here is a tip for all you crafters who never have the right wording/phrase stamp when you are looking for it. Use an alphabet stamp. This way you can spell out the words you need. This is cost effective as you don’t need to buy a stamp for that occasion you may only need once or twice. As I have no religious stamps I used an alphabet stamp set to stamp GOD BLESS.

You can use this design for all different events. Just change the sentiment on the card for a thank you or a congratulations card.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post. Please leave a comment with any feedback you have. Would love to hear what other’s think or have used similar designs.