Follow Your Heart
Designer: Meera D’Souza

SUPPLIES:  Cardstock: (pink)  Patterned paper: (Uptown, Whisper, Vogue, Fandango from Sultry collection) BasicGrey  Accents: (white scalloped chipboard circle) Creative Imaginations; (pink chipboard heart) Making Memories; (decorative paper borders) Doodlebug Design  Rub-ons: (Simply Sweet Mini alphabet) Doodlebug Design  Fibers: (green polka dot ribbon) American Crafts  Other: (compass)  Finished size: 5 3/4" square

1 Make card from cardstock; cover front with patterned paper. 2 Cut pattered paper square. 3 Cut strip of patterned paper. Adhere borders to strip; adhere. Tie ribbon around piece and knot; adhere to card. 4 Trim patterned paper to fit behind chipboard heart. Adhere chipboard pieces together and adhere to card. Adhere compass. 5 Spell sentiment with rub-ons.

Bonus Idea
Use the compass, but change the papers and the sentiment for a graduation card to say “Follow Your Dreams” or create a “Thank You for Your Guidance” card for a teacher, coach, mentor, or advisor.

Relax
Designer: Teri Anderson

SUPPLIES:  Cardstock: (gray, white adhesive from Manhattan collection) QuicKutz; (green, yellow, blue from Spring collection) Die Cuts With a View; (tan) Provo Craft 
Stickers: (Shoebox alphabet) American Crafts  Dies: (mountains from Germany collection; clouds, sun) QuicKutz  Tools: (die cut machine) QuicKutz; (corner rounder punch) Marvy Uchida  Finished size: 4 1/4" square

1 Make card from cardstock. 2 Die-cut mountains, sun, and cloud from cardstock; adhere to cardstock rectangle. Trim cardstock rectangle and round corners; adhere below mountains. 3 Affix stickers to spell “Relax”. 4 Mat piece with cardstock; round corners and adhere.

Bonus Idea
Play with the same “Relax” theme by keeping the sentiment but using a sunny beach or sunset scene.