Here is a bookmark, Esther (my favorite student), made for me as a thank you gift. Esther was such an amazing lady. She came to all my Cricut and papercraft demos and was eager to learn new techniques. After a few sessions of instruction, she used her Cricut Expression to make bookmarks to raise funds for her church and also donated thousands of bookmarks to local schools. How great is that?!
This option is basically using the End Cap, tagright/tagleft , and shadow feature from this cartridge. The cartridge does come with instructions on how to use this feature, but it is sort of confusing. Cricut really shorten their instructions to the minimum. Hopefully, you will be able to find a Cricut expert at your local craft store to see it in action.
Embellishments really help to add flare to scrapbooking or papercrafting. Here, Esther added flower and butterfly layered accents. I usually tell my students to pay attention to the texture of the cardstock they use. I prefer using matte with shiny or glossy texture and never shiny on shiny. Esther took that into consideration and used a glossy cardstock on a darker matted cardstock, which emphasized contour and enhanced the letters in the center. She also chose an embellishment that picked up on the color of the background, creating a unified balance.
Thank you again, Esther! I miss you!
*Just a reminder: I am not sponsored by ProvoCraft Cricut Brand
*My Photoshop is having problems, so I apologize for the horrible photos.
