Francis - a transparent card

When I made my diagonally Cuttled cards the other day, I liked the look of the patterned papers, but I would have liked the cards to have a bit more weight to them. I decided to try layering on a transparent card to add that weight and still preserve the fun look of the embossing on double-sided papers.


I used K & Company double-sided paper and did some diagonal Cuttling--I didn't want to just emboss the entire cardfront and cut an opening because the edges would have been bumpy from the embossing and I wanted a nice smooth look. I used the Textile Texture Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder, cut out my opening well inside of my embossing, then accented the embossing and the edges with chalk ink. I stamped Francis by Rosebud Stamps on my transparency and then colored her from behind with markers. I took a matching piece of patterned paper and folded it into a slightly smaller card and embossed the front using the Swiss Dots folder. This smaller card went inside the transparent card to provide a nice place to write and to give an interesting background for Francis. I also used pop dots outside each corner of the diamond opening to give a little more dimension. I finished by turning up that corner on the outer layer and adding the Robin's Nest Dew Drop, colored a star-shaped clip and a ribbon to match the card, and that was it! I had my sturdier card and kept the fun look of the patterned papers.

diagonally Cuttled cards, part two

Diagonal Cuttling can look good on cardfronts with color and texture, too. I also played around a bit more. There are a number of ways to use diagonal designs.


I used the Script embossing folder on the above card and distressed the embossing with a sanding block. The score lines were made using my Scor-It. The stamped image and sentiment are by Hero Arts and stamped in white craft ink.

This next background was made using the Birds & Swirls embossing folder. The stamps are by Inkadinkado. Again, the score lines were made using my Scor-It.

I used the Distressed Stripes embossing folder for this card and distressed it with a sanding block. The hedgehog is a die made by Bosskut. The sentiment is by Hero Arts.


This last card was made using the Textile Texture Cuttlebug embossing folder. The stamped image is by Rosebud Stamps. The sentiment is by Inkadinkado.

I had a lot of fun with these cards. I particularly like the very different looks that you can get, and the fact that having some unembossed areas leaves room for images and sentiments to be stamped or otherwise added directly to the cardfront.