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This book is my submission for Cuttlebug Challenges #32: Hearts and Butterflies. I obviously went with the hearts here. Made this cute little mini book for my son's teacher who is getting married this summer. The acrylic heart is difficult to see unless you click on photo for close-up.I used the Cuttlebug embossing folders on both the chipboard and the acrylic heart (need to click on photo to see it in the close up). Made the tag out of black cs and edged with the Martha Stewart edge punch; mounted on cream tag and inked edges with sponge on Fired Brick Distress inkpad; cut strip out of dictionary and layer on black piece; cut tag out of the Basic Grey scripted transparency/acetate and layered on top of all; attached w/eyelet and added ribbon and charm; added sentiment brad to tiny tag that threads around button to close album; added flourishes for final touch. Hope you like it!
Here it mycard for the Basic Grey Challenge #35---Ice Cream! The challenge was to be inspired by your fav ice cream. I took another twist on this and looked at my Basic Grey papers to see if they reminded me of any ice cream combos. These papers reminded me immediately of Pistachio with Carmel Sauce. Sounds weird but it has that whole nuts w/caramel thing goin' on! :)
Here it is----my card for the Sweetest Thing: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #18:Made card from cream cs; cut triangles out of dp and adhered to card; cut square from cream cs and inked edges as well as edges of card with Broken China distress ink; matted square on teal cs and adhered on top of dp; added ribbons; cut rectangle from cream cs and stamped sentiment with teal Stazon ink; inked edges with Peeled Paint distress ink and matted on teal cs; pop-dotted for dimension; ran chipboard flower thru Cuttlebug using Swiss Dots ef; inked with Broken China distress ink and edged with Peeled Paint distress ink; added silk flowers and rhinestone brads then adhered to card; finally, added rhinestone flower to "dot" the "i" in birthday.
Here it is---my submission for Cuttlebug Challenges Be Inspired #31: Board Book and Cuttlebug:
I know I have been MIA lately but I am back now. Here to share my submission for the Cuttlebug Challenges Be Inspired--Custom Gift Bags.Here I simply ran long panel of black cs thru Cuttlebug with D'Vine swirl ef twice to emboss entire length; cut along all edges of this panel with Fiskars cutter using deckle edge blade; tore long strips of red cs; adhered all three to bag; stamped Stampers Anonomous Bird image on red cs and tore out and inked edges with black ink before adhering to black panel; added criss-crossed red and black ribbon toward bottom of bag; used Design Runner to print sentiment on white cs then tore out and edged with red distress ink using sponge; added the 3 black brads and adhered to bottom of bag. Finished off by adding various red, white and black ribbons to handle of bag.
I received another blog award today. This award has special meaning to me because it came from one of my dear Design Diva friends, June. Since meeting June I have been inspired to start blogging and entering blog challenges. She has been influential in many ways both in the craft arena of my life as well as a friend. I truly will cherish this award!
Cuttlebug Challenges had the most awesome spa weekend event this past weekend. There were lots of tutorials and challenges. This is the only one I got to, unfortunately. Anyway, it is the Inspiration with Jennifer Mcguire: Using sanding with embossing folders.
