No Stamping Card... GASP!!! (A Review)

So I've had my original Cricut (aka Baby Bug) for over five years and I use it almost daily. It has a permanent place in my Crafty Cove and it never moves from that spot so it is always ready when I want to use it. Provo Craft has come out with a few cartridges that do a bit more than the regular 'Shadow', 'Blackout' and 'Silhouette' functions and I picked up one of those cartridges a couple of weeks ago when my LSS was having a rare sale. Let me tell you.. I'm in lOvE!!!

So, granted, these cartridges are designed for the Cricut Expression to be able to do the envelopes and cards in full size, but I have found I don't NEED an envelope that bad to make a card! I just make the card the size I need and away I go! The cartridge that I picked up is the Wild Card....great for making shaped cards (in my case without coordinating envelopes)!

So on with what I did....First photo....Card front.....I used PTI Spring Rain as the base. Then I used a few pieces of DCWV Glitter Stack to cut out the cupcake and candle/fame element.



Then I cut out the 'frosting' with PTI White Shimmer and the Dew Drops just added the perfect 'sprinkles' to the card....



The final touch to it was the Glossy Accents to the flame to give it a bit of shine...because you know I'm all about the gloss, shine, bling where I can fit it in!!!



BUT WAIT....there is more......

You have to see what I did to the INSIDE....



I incorporated the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment with the same cartridge with the same size and cut it out to 'hide' under the outside card dimension....A perfect card without - I KNOW - no stamping!!! I'm not giving up on stamping Heck NO!!! Stamping will ALWAYS be in my life....TTFN!!

Edited to add...I was in NO way, shape or form compensated by Provo Craft by any means...this was just my way of offering a bit of what I have come up with in my own way!!!