The Death of Me (aka Valentines Card #1)

This Circut is going to be the death of me.

I’m up entirely too late each and EVERY night, checking out forums and other users’ blogs, searching for project inspiration, and trying to learn as much as I can as fast as I can about this wonderful new addition to my scrap space.

And every morning I pay for it.  Thank God and Juan Valdez for coffee.

I’m no spring chicken anymore.  I am (gasp!) middle aged.  I was in deep denial about this fact until my BFF, in her no-nonsense way, forced me to acknowledge the ugly truth.  Recently we were talking about a person I’d recently met, and when she asked how old this person was, I replied, “About our age, I guess.  Maybe a couple years older.”  My BFF then replied, “So she’s middle aged.”  In shock I replied, “Middle aged!?!?  We’re not middle aged!!!”  My BFF then looked me in the eye and asked, ever so calmly, “Just how old do you think we’re going to live to be?” 

Crap.  Crap squared.  Crap cubed.  Crap to the nth degree.

I hate it when she’s right and forces me to accept nasty little truths that I just don’t want to accept.  But that’s also one of the many reasons she’s my BFF.

Anyway, as I was saying, I’m no spring chicken anymore, and these late nights are taking their toll. But I’m addicted, and sleep deprivation is a very small price to pay for the awesome satisfaction I’m getting out my new toy.

I’ve made a Valentines Card for my DD, and though I wish I could take credit for the design, I can’t.  I stole the idea from here.  In the scrap world we call that “scrap lifting”.  Is there a term for card lifting?

Here’s the front of the card.  As always, it’s not perfect, and I’m forcing myself to accept the imperfections and not redo it and redo it until I’m 100% satisfied.  If I did that I’d be working on her card until Christmas.  Of 2020.

Love Bug - Front

Love Bug - Interior

The directions for making the card are included on the link I included above, so I won’t repeat them.  You can download the *.scut files for the lettering on the front of the card here and the heart border here. 

One note about the lettering on the front of the card.  I figured out I can cut both the letters and the shadow at the same time (duh!).  So I put both my red and my white card stock on my cutting mat before loading it.  But it was almost 1 a.m. and the first time I did it I got the red & the white reversed.  So for those of you who also operate your Cricut while impaired, here’s the right way to do it. 

Mat Layout for Lettering

Tonight I’m going to do one for my DS.  And tomorrow, one for DH.

Coffee anyone?