Michi Photostory: Handmade Card

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July 21, 2025

PCC: July Craft Project

Marie Forleo said, "You were born to create and contribute". And I'm glad to be part of the Printable Cuttable Creatables Design Team for Summer-Fall 2025.

So from July to December, I will share some tutorials or project inspiration on Printable Cuttable Creatables website. For July, I already shared my craft projects. I made Sea Animals Cupcake Toppers and Beach Scene Layered Card.

Sea Animals Cupcake Toppers

For this project, I used the Cute Sea Animals SVG Collection. I cut most of the designs, including the sea corals.

Beach Scene Layered Card

For my next project, I made this Beach Scene Layered Card using the following SVG files.

Beach Scene SVG

Tropical Christmas Holly Flip Flops SVG

Sea Shells SVG

I only needed to share two craft projects, but I was in the mood to craft, so I still made a few projects.

Sea You Card

I used the Cute Clownfish and Sea Coral SVG Files. This is a print then cut project; I printed the clownfish and sea corals. Then I made my own background using Distress Oxide. I cut the letters using a die-cutting machine and used Distress Spray to add some designs.

Tropical Sunglasses Card

I cut the Tropical Sunglasses using Cricut Maker, and for the letters, I used a die-cutting machine and Lawn Fawn Alphabet Stitch Dies. I used Distress Spray for the background.

Beach Day Paper Craft

This is a Beach Day Scrapbook File, but you can also use this as a photo prop. I made this for our future beach trip.

If you like to recreate any project, download the SVG files from the Printable Cuttable Creatables website. Use MICHIPS15 for a 15% discount. Happy crafting!

July 14, 2025

Cards for Different Occasions

It's been a busy Monday, but I want to share the different cards I've made over the past few months. Last March, I subscribed to Cricut Access, and one of my goals is to make at least 30 projects to maximize my subscription. And I’m happy to say that I exceeded my goals because I was able to finish more than 30 craft projects.

Comic Birthday Card

This Comic Birthday Card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 12: Comic. This is a simple “print then cut"project.

Printable Thank You Cards

These Thank You Cards are “print then cut” project” too.

70th Candle Card

This was the card that I made for my Father-in-law’s 70th birthday. It took me a day to cut and assemble this card. Check my IG Reels here.

Succulent Birthday Cards

I already cut this design before, but this time I prefer coloring the card, so I changed the design to draw. This Succulent Birthday Card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 8: Something Funny

Candy Greeting Card

I love the Candy Greeting Card Design of Dreaming Tree, so I immediately cut it just in time for IWD. Perfect sa quote na "Confident Women, Empower Women". This was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 10: Celebrating Women

Happy Birthday Card - Flowers

This card was my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 11: Pastel. I used my die-cutting machine to make this card.

Hello Floral Card

Almost three years ago, I purchased my Sizzix Big Shot, and the package included Sizzix Floral Lattice dies. I only tested the dies and forgot about them. Thanks to Bee Happy Weeklies Week 21, I finally used them to make this "Hello Floral Card".

Basket Weave Cake Card

There are 2 versions of this, but I only cut one design. It is a unique card, but easy to cut and assemble. I made this card for our wedding anniversary. This card is from the Gilded Stork website.

Flower Pot Card

I made this card using the Flower Pot design of Craft with Sarah.

Bear Birthday Card

I like the Teddy Bear Design of Craft with Sarah, so this is the second time that I used the Bear Birthday Teddies. These were the cards that we gave to my husband. Hehehe! Pambata yung card.

Female Birthday Teddy

Male Birthday Teddy

Teddy Bear Card

I also like this Teddy Bear Card so I also cut this design.

Happy Birthday Tulips Greetings Card

A ready-to-make card by Craft with Sarah. I used glitter and foil cardstock to make this Happy Birthday Tulips Greeting Card.

My youngest sister purchased a new home, and these are the cards that I made. My mom used the “New Home Door Card”

New Home Door Card

New Home Birdhouse Card

Timeless Classic Card

My mom attended a Confirmation, and this is the card that I made last week before her flight. Confirmation in Norway is an important event for teenagers (15 years old). It is a transition from childhood to adulthood. It is like a debut in the Philippines.

I like this Timeless Classic Card; you can use this for Father's Day, Graduation, and Birthdays.

September 06, 2024

Happy Grandparent’s Day Card

Growing up, I was not aware that there was Grandparents’ Day or National Grandparents’ Day because we never celebrate this occasion. It was sad to think because my late grandmother raised me but I never greeted her on this special day.

I discovered that Grandparents’ Day started in 1965 and Poland was the first country to celebrate it. The date varies per country and here in the Philippines, it is celebrated every second Sunday of September since 1987. Grabe ang tagal na noh pero kelan lang ako naging aware.

I no longer have grandparents so I decided to make a card for my mom. Using the Peg Doll Family Creator, I mixed and matched the elements so I could personalize this card. A picture of my mom with six grandchildren. The font is Happy Heart. Another option is printing the card and putting it on a photo frame.

This is a simple printable card. I printed, die cut, and attached the design to my card base. This is my entry for Bee Happy Weeklies Week 36: Grandparents.

January 15, 2024

October Craft Projects

It is time to clean my phone gallery again so I am sharing the craft projects that I did last October.

O-fish-ally Sixty Card

I made this O-fish-ally Sixty Card for someone who loves fishing. I used the Layered Fish Paper Craft SVG of The Bearded Housewife. I reduced the design so it would fit my 5x7-inch card. I used Distress Oxide for the background. Lastly for the title, a combination of white cardstock and premium shimmer vinyl.

“Birthday COD message is I would like to take this oppor-TUNA-ty to greet you Happy Birthday. You are o-FISH-ally sixty and may all your birthday FISHES come true”

Gnome Teacher Easel Cards

I made these Gnome Teacher Easel Cards for my son’s teachers using Craft with Sarah Teacher Gnomes design. I also submitted this as my entry for Teacher’s Day in one of the groups that I joined and I was fortunate to win the prize.

Frankenstein Monster and 3D Ghost

The Frankenstein Monster and 3D Ghost are part of my Halloween Craft Projects that I shared before. Both files are designed by Digital Gems.

3D Pumpkin Patch and 3D Warrior

I cut 3D Pumpkin Patch and 3D Warrior SVG files, both files are designed by My 3D SVG. I was not happy with the result, but I still assembled the design. I plan to repeat these two projects especially the 3D Warrior and hopefully, I can get a clean cut.

Sugar Skull

This Sugar Skull was my entry for Dia de Muertos, I found the sugar skull design on Cricut Design Space. This is the last Halloween Craft Project that I did.

Australia Layered Craft

This is my last-minute project before we went to Sydney Australia. I was supposed to use this Australia Kangaroo SVG for our t-shirts but because we didn’t have an internet connection for almost a week, I was not able to do the project. So I just made a layered paper craft and I brought this to Sydney. I also submitted this craft and luckily I won a PHP300 voucher (random entry).

April 17, 2023

Washi Tape Project

I planned to continue my Norway series but Bee Happy Craft is celebrating its 11th anniversary and I would like to join their giveaways so I guess, I will spend more of my time on crafting.

The first theme is “Washi Tape”. This is quite challenging for me because I don’t collect washi tapes so I have very limited resources. The safe project for me is an “anniversary card”, I used washi tape for the background and letters. And I used my Cricut Maker to print and cut the clipart and Sizzix for die cutting.

I initially planned to make a shaker card but for some reason, the washi tape is not moving maybe because I am using photo paper so medyo sticky yung paper.

Clipart:

Love Cynthia Digital Stamp

Cute Crafters Digital Clipart Set - Cricut

Colorful House

I thought I will only submit one entry for the washi tape category but after doing the card and saw my colorful washi tape. An idea pop into my head so I decided to create a colorful house just like the houses in Quezon province during Pahiyas Festival.

It took me two days to finish this project because on my first day and first try, I did not like the result so I was thinking, should I start again or should I just give up. But I decided to do it again from the start so I cut, die-cut, embossed and assembled the house.

And I am so happy with the outcome, it is much better compared to yesterday. Like they say "In crafting there are no mistakes, it is your own unique creation"

I mentioned before that I don’t collect washi tape but after doing these two projects, parang gusto ko na rin mag-add sa collection. Ang dami pala magagawa sa washi tapes.

Update: May 2023

Prior to joining Weeklies 16, I only use washi tape to tape my dies or paper so it won't move when die cutting or cutting. But after doing my card and colorful house, I never look washi tape the same way again so I started adding washi tape to my crafting supplies. I got my washi tapes within 3 days so I still have time to join Weeklies 16. hehehe!

This project was inspired by "Cath Kidston" pattern so I made a Purse Gift Card Holder and Woman Gift Tag using We R Memory Keepers washi tape, Sizzix Pearlescent Medium and Ohuhu Markers.

March 10, 2023

Bear Birthday Card

March is my mom’s birthday month. How time flies, parang kailan lang I was busy preparing for our Norway trip para umabot sa 60th birthday celebration niya and now, mag-iisang taon na pala ang nakalipas. I was thankful for that opportunity because I don’t know when it will happen again. It just so happened na online classes pa sa school ng anak ko so we were able to go to Norway.

My mom lives across the miles, so nabibilang ko lang sa daliri yung times na magkakasama kaming magcelebrate. According to my blog posts, we were able to celebrate in year 2013, 2019 and 2022. Anyway, since we can’t be there for her birthday celebration, I just made a birthday card so at least yung card ko makaattend. Hehehe!

The past few months, I slow down on crafting but I still buy crafting materials and tools. Well, “I am not a craft hoarder, I’m the curator of an extensive private craft supply collection”. hehehe! And because, I bought a lot of Distress Oxide, dies, and embossing folders, I am pressuring myself to use them.

So just like our anniversary card, I designed the card using clipart, then print and die-cut. I also used my Distress Oxide to color the embossed paper. I am still practicing my blending skills using Distress Oxide.

Actually, I only need one card but I want to maximize the watercolor paper so, I ended up with 4 designs. The envelope can fit two so I sent two cards to my mom but I am not sure if it will make it on time.