I’m back with another simple birthday card. My nephew had a birthday a while back. He loves baseball, so I thought a baseball card would be great for him.
This card was quite simple. I used my Cricutand the Creative Memories This and That cartridge. I cut out the baseball and the stars from the This and That Cartridge. It has been discontinued, so I bet you could use this sports maniacartridge instead.
and the Creative Memories This and That cartridge. I cut out the baseball and the stars from the This and That Cartridge. It has been discontinued, so I bet you could use this sports mania
cartridge instead. 
For the inside of the card, I did the same thing I did for the Cat Birthday Card. I cut out the wishes, but used the negative image rather than gluing each letter. I then backed the word with a blue star paper. Again this is from the This and That cartridge. I really wish they hadn’t discontinued it. It has a lot of cute handy things on it.
As you can see above, I used foam squares to raise the baseball off the paper and make it stand out a bit.
to raise the baseball off the paper and make it stand out a bit. 
It was an simple, fast card to make. Happy Birthday to my Nephew!
I only wish I understood why my Cricut seems to have a hard time with the more delicate cuts. I know I am not doing something right or that I need a new blade, but I am not sure which. I had wanted to add something else to the card, but I couldn’t get it to cut without ripping at least part of the paper. Any ideas? I would love some help.
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Oh, this is so cute! We are huge baseball fans. I love this. Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I just joined your awesome blog. Can’t wait to see more. 🙂
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love this we are a baseball loving family as well and this card looks so special
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That card is so cute!
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what a great boy birthday card!!!
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Great birthday card. As far as your cricut, I would try a new blade if you have been using your current for a lot of projects. Another solution is to slow down the cut speed for very small/delicate cuts – this will help with the tearing of the paper issues. Good luck!
Deanne
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Thank you! Yes, I think I need to try a new blade. I just wanted to be sure before I spent the money on it. I will also try the slowing the blade down. I have noticed that the setting for the lightweight paper on mine is a slower blade, so I bet that would help. Thanks so much for the tips. I really appreciate them!
Love this baseball card!!! Saw this at pinkbydesign!!!
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