I made this first card using the Sizzix XL scallop card die. I embossed the top layer with one of my new Cuttlebug Just My Type embossing borders and cut out the windows using a Sizzix movers and shapers die. The stamped images and sentiment are all by Inkadinkado and stamped using Memento dye ink. I colored the images with Prismacolor pencils blended with the Goo Gone Mess-free pen. The embellishments are Prima leaves. The "berries" are faux dew drops from Michael's.
I like having fun with transparencies. I used a heavy weight transparency as my card base. The green layer was embossed with another one of the new Cuttlebug Just My Type embossing borders. The corner punch was Tonic. The toad and sentiment die cuts are both by Cuttlebug. The toad is attached by a pop dot to lend more dimension. The corner embellishments are Robin's Nest dew drops.
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.
Ahhh, I'm back from vacation where we spent time visiting relatives and playing tourist. It was great fun, but now it's time to get some craft time in! I wanted to post a transparent card that I made using double-sided K & Company cardstock. Double-sided paper is great for these transparent cards and albums. It opens up a lot of possibilities. This is a simple design using Sassafras Lass stamps, Versafine inks, and scalloped circle punches.
This particular design doesn't leave a lot of room for writing on the inside without it showing on the outside, but short and sweet can be good. This was just a regular transparency that I cut down to A2 size and folded well using my bone folder. The double-sided paper let me put a scalloped border around the image on the front of the card and another one around the inner page. The sheet that I adhered to the back of the card gave some added sturdiness to it, too. I left room to add an Offray ribbon to embellish, and that was it. It's a fun challenge to work with the added dimensions that using transparencies gives.
