Cricut Club Card Swap 2014

Are you ready for this? Got twelve fabulous cards, created by the amazingly talented ladies in our Cricut Club for our annual swap to share today.

First up, two cards featuring everyone's favorite Create A Critter panda...

The sweet black 'n white building blocks card with panda on a bridge (Pagoda cartridge) was created by Kelli. Love how she added the bright red shadowed sentiment (Hello Kitty Font cartridge)..."You Make Miso Happy"! Adorable center step card with panda wearing his cute rice paddy hat on a bamboo embossed backdrop was created by Michele C.

More cuteness from the Create A Critter cartridge used by Bonnie and Aileen to create these two cards! Bonnie used the sandcastle and little crab from Create A Critter to make her delightful shaped card, together with a sand bucket from Lifes A Beach. Don't you just love those googly eyes! Dalmation, bone and smiling sun cuts on Aileen's also from Create A Critter.

She used a Stampin Up Thinlits Circle Card die for her card base, changing the orientation of the card to turn it into a top fold card...very cool!

Three more fun cards....from left to right, sweet Tinkerbell card from Laura, pop out cake card from Kris and a blocks card from Sharon. Laura used the Art Philosophy cartridge to create her unique shaped card base and did a fabulous job of embellishing with Tinkerbell, a strip of rhinestones and coordinating ribbons.

Once again, Kris wowed us all with another amazing interactive card. Pulling up on the tab reveals a Happy Birthday sentiment as the candles pop out to peek out from the card...neat-o!

Here's a top and backside view of Sharon's fancy blocks card. Lookit all those little cupcakes! Large cupcake on the front is from Sweet Treats cartridge and she used punches to create her mini strawberries and cupcakes...wow, so much detail!

Next up...an elegant trio of fancy cards from Pat, Jean and Cheryl! Pat created her beautiful ivory tone on tone sympathy card using the very intricate Memory Box Peony Outline die. "With Sympathy" was cut in Silhouette Design studio and she added strips of shimmery paper to frame her card front. Jean used the Sizzix Princess Dress die for her lovely shaped card. Dress was embossed using Stampin Up's Manhattan Rose folder and she added a sweet vellum rosette and bow from Flower Shoppe and Life's A Party cartridges. Love that pink lining on the inside of the card...simple and understated elegance perfect for a wedding or bridal shower. Cheryl used the Anna Griffin Winter Wonderland cartridge for her intricate poinsettia flower...so beautiful! Love the colors she chose and the fancy pearls and rhinestones added for the flower center and holly. Cheryl used Mpress Retro Swirls embossing folder as a backdrop for her poinsettia and she stamped and heat embossed her "Merry Christmas" sentiment in gold.

The final two cards are these unique and very original gift card holders made by Ev and Michele F.
Ev's pretty flowery gift card holder features a framed cherry blossom from the Picturesque cartridge with a creative string tie closure made from flower shaped brads and bakers twine. Michele's adorable Pooh card holder images comes from the Winnie the Pooh and Friends cartridge.

On the inside, Ev's gift card holder opens to "pop" the gift card up at the fold, while the gift card "slides up" from its pocket together with the sentiment on Michele's super fun card. Either would surely put a smile onto any recipient's face.
So there you have it...twelve absolutely fabulous and wonderfully creative cards, each designed and put together with a lot of love by our Cricut Club ladies for our card swap. I never cease to be amazed by how talented everyone is, and am constantly being inspired by all the creative ideas everyone always has to share.