Create A Critter - So Dear

A very dear person *okie giggles at typing that since the card is "so dear" and thinks of what a nerd she is* sent me the Create A Critter cartridge. She had made a card and sent it to me and it had a whale on it. I asked what cart that adorable whale was from and she told me Create A Critter and that she had an extra cartridge that she would send me. I told her to let me pay but she insisted the cart find a loving home.

I looked through the images on what to make and decided on the deer. I wanted to do something out of my comfort zone so I not only made the deer a color she/he shouldn't be, but I also made he/she *okie really wishes ProvoCraft wouldn't make the animals so androgynous* with polka dots.

Supplies Used:
Cricut Expression
Cricut carts - Create A Critter; George
Cardstock - Stampin Up, Bazzill
Patterned paper - Daisy D's, Bo Bunny
Stickles
Spareparts brads
Stampin up markers
Cat Eye Inks

I didn't have the three brads on there at first and was trying to figure out what the card needed. After I added the brads I thought "YEP! THAT WAS IT!" *okie is always so amazed how something as simple as 3 brads can make a card really look nice*.


I thought the deer looked a little better with some dots put in some of the areas and then I kept looking at it thinking it just didn't look "alive" *okie rolls eyes at self wondering why she wants a teal polka dot deer to look alive"*. I decided to add a few eyelashes and a hint of white to highlight the eyes. It really did make the world of difference!

Look what the Stickles did to my dots on the collar and butterfly! I am so silly and forgot that it makes them bleed because SU markers are waterbased. Oh well, it almost gives it that watercolor effect.


I left the inside of the card blank because I wasn't sure what kind of sentiment I want to use.

It looks likes it might work for a "baby shower" card but then I thought about "So dear...your old azz is having another birthday!" But most of ya'll know my weird sense of humor.

Huh, maybe I should send this to my friend Caroline, who lives in Oregan and is having the pleasure of celebrating her 50th birthday by serving jury duty! *okie cracks up laughin figuring Caroline will either kill okie for calling Caroline and 'old azz' or for telling her age*.

If you would like to make this card here is the .cut file to use with Design Studio
SO DEAR




Don't forget the deadline to enter for the ProMarker Giveaway is tonight at midnight! I planned on crafting all day but I think my daughter and I are going to the All Nations Powwow here in town for awhile, or at least until she has to go to work. But I will have another Create A Critter card to post tomorrow!