Here are a few cards that I made with a template I purchased from "Hot Off the Press". One is called a Giant Spiral Card and one a Giant Flower Card. I got lazy with these and actually bought the templates instead of trying to make one. I am always looking for a different card to make and give.
Head on over to http://www.scor-pal.com/projects.htm and check out their projects section. All of these projects DO NOT require a cutting machine, like the Cricut, to complete. Most of them are fairly easy to make. This is just a sample of one of their boxes. It was made from one sheet of 12x12 paper. I really liked the way it opened. Sometimes, I still enjoy doing projects the old fashioned way - without my fabulous Cricut!