Showing posts with label cuttlebug challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cuttlebug challenge. Show all posts

Friday, June 26, 2009

Another Guest Designer Spot

Just a quick post to say that I'm doing another guest visit over at the Cuttlebug Challenge blog. I'm giving the low-down on flower pounding using the Cuttlebug. I've already talked here about this technique using the Big Shot and the original Sizzix.

And while you're over there, be sure to check out their previews for the 5x7 inch size winter-themed embossing folders that ProvoCraft is due to release. It's the post right after mine, or you can click on that "previews" link I've provided.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Using new QuicKutz 12" border folders for card-making

Yesterday I posted a peek at a card that I made using a tutorial that I wrote up for a guest spot on the Cuttlebug Challenge blog. Here's a look at the full card now that the tutorial has been posted over there....


I made this card using Spellbinders butterfly die set and patterned card stock by K & Company. The sentiment is by Penny Black and stamped using Memento ink. The embossed designs were made by first embossing with the QuicKutz 12" scalloped border folder, then embossing over that using one of the folders from the Cuttlebug Frills border set. More details about using these border folders can be found in my Guest Designer post on the Cuttlebug Challenge blog.

I've always liked combining the folder designs--just check out double Cuttling, creative double Cuttling, double 'bossing, or double 'bossing revisited in my tutorials list over in the sidebar if you don't believe me. ;-) It's a quick and easy way to give a clean and simple card design some added pop. These new border folders by QuicKutz are a fun addition to the embossing arsenal. I didn't think I'd need them, but I'm glad that I bought some anyway. :-)

Sunday, June 14, 2009

just a little peek

I occasionally do guest designer visits on the Cuttlebug Challenge blog. It's fun and it keeps me thinking about new ideas and coming up with new ways of using Cuttlebug products and/or other manufacturers' items in the Cuttlebug. I'm doing a guest spot over there tomorrow. Here's a peek at the sort of thing you'll see....


I'll add a full view of the card and a link to the post once it's been published over there so that it'll be easy to find from here. In the meantime you can always browse the Cuttlebug Challenge blog and check out some of the fun ideas and nifty challenges that they come up with.

Hope to see you over there! :-)

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Double 'Bossing on the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog

I just wanted to quickly mention here that I was invited to do another Guest Designer spot on the Cuttlebug Challenge blog. I revisited double 'bossing, which I described here recently, but I worked up some new examples and new cards using this technique. My post over there is called Guest Design: Double 'Bossing. Be sure to take a look at the other posts on the blog as well if you visit. Lots of neat ideas for using the Cuttlebug and its accessories.

Hope you're all enjoying your weekends so far. Ahhh, it looks and feels like spring here today. I love it! :-)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Penny Black week 36 challenge card

Lately I've been finding my card-making inspiration on challenge blogs. This is a card that I made using the Penny Black Saturday Challenge for this week, the week 36 sketch by Nat.


This card was made using designer card stock by Me and My Big Ideas. The Penny Black images were colored using Memento markers. I love making cards from sketches because they help get me out of my comfort zone.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

bringing on the bling - C'bug Spot challenge

Bling on cards is a lot of fun! So, when I saw the Cuttlebug Spot challenge for this week was to Bring on the Bling, I had to make a card along those lines.

Here it is....


I used a few different types of "bling". The green is a very pretty shimmery card stock by Prima. Unfortunately, the shimmer didn't show up well up above, so you'll have to take my word for it. The hot fix rhinestones were actually clear and they picked up the green of the card stock in a way that makes them almost look metallic in the photo. The silver border was made using HVAC foil tape (for Heating, Vents, Air Conditioners) that was embossed and cut with a Spellbinders Borderabilities die. I like using HVAC tape because it has a little more heft to it than aluminum foil, so it holds the embossing better, plus it's nicely sticky on the back once you remove the paper backing. The embossed card border was made using one of the Cuttlebug border embossing folders. The stamped images are all by Cloud 9 and stamped using Memento inks. Love using Memento inks on shimmery papers and card stocks because they're translucent and let the shimmer come through.

Saturday, February 07, 2009

challenge triple play

I've combined two challenges in one card before, so this time I wanted to see if I could incorporate three challenges in one. Here are the ones that I chose:

From daring cardmakers: I dare you to make an Oriental themed card which doesn’t use Red or Black.

From the Cuttlebug Challenge blog: ....this week's Cuttlebug Be inspired #17 is "LOVE".

And finally, I chose to use a card layout from Mojo Monday.

Here's the card....


I used patterned card stock from the DCWV Far East collection. Wouldn't you know it--the flowers look almost reddish there, but they're more brownish-orange in real life. The borders were punched with the Martha Stewart Lattice Arch punch. The stamped images are by InkaStamps and stamped using Memento Potters Clay dye ink. The hearts are Spellbinders Nestabilities die cuts. The subtle texture of two of the panels was made using the Floral Screen A2 Cuttlebug embossing folder. Finally I added some Mizuhiki cord embellishment.

Seems that I've been making much simpler cards lately. It was fun to make one that used more layers and more elements.

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