Christmas in June

I know it is only June, but I wanted to try out the flag option for "Merry Christmas" on the Jubilee cartridge so I made a Christmas card yesterday. I used "country colors" - darker shades of red and green and a gingham patterned paper for this 5 x 7 card.



Here you can see the various "Merry Christmas" options. I cut the banner using "fit to length" on the Expression, using 6 inches for my length so the banner would fit on a 5 x 7 card. The Cricut calculated the height at 2 1/2 inches (I had completely forgotten about this feature since I usually cut from the Design Studio program - it is very handy to have this ability when you aren't using the computer).

I also cut the holly sprigs from the shift function - I used the "flip" button for one of them. They were cut at 1 1/2 inches. The gingham patterned paper was too busy for the "Merry Christmas" to show through clearly, so I needed to face the banner. There is not a blackout option for this banner. There is a foundation for the other flag (on a stick) in the creative features. Once this cartridge is added to Design Studio we will be able to create a blackout by hiding the interior contours.




I was able to cut a piece of paper in the appropriate size to highlight the cut out letters by hand - you can see my "patch" of paper above.



I added quite a bit of white pen stitching and some Stickles glitter glue in red on the holly berries. Now think thoughts of snow - winter will be here before we know it!