Cuttlebug Challenge Monday Rendezvous--Color Clean and Simple

Cuttlebug Challenge: Kraft/black/white, CAS Challenge Card:

This was fun and fairly simple! I used the CB ef Mosaic on main black panel---then sanded for white core to show thru; mounted this on white card; used CB ef formal squares on kraft paper for corners; I punched them out with the scalloped photo corner punch by Paper Shapers---then rubbed gently with a black ink pad on raised image; For the white panel---I used CB ef Swiss dots then used the Fiskars Oval punch Violets are Blue on right edge for deco border; mounted this on kraft paper that I paper pierced on top and bottom borders; added white and black ribbons to left of this panel. Stamped SU! Cute and Curly image with thank you sentiment on kraft paper and punched out with coordinating SU! punch---then popped dotted for dimension. Finally, added three silver square brads.

Sheetload and Cuttlebug Challenge Intersite Challenge: Be Inspired #25

My submission for the sketch this week on Cuttlebug Challenges and Sheetloads:

For this I used the Argyle Cuttlebug embossing folder on center aqua panel. The dp and rub-on (on the bottom right) are from Memory Boutique. The Happy Birthday sentiment (from See-D) was stamped with Teal Blue Stazon Ink. the diamond shapes and sentiment were hand cut out. It is hard to see in the picture, but I paper pierced a half diamond on the backround piece of aqua cs in between the two other diamond shapes (perhaps click on the up close version to see this). I also inked the edges of the cream card with Tea Dye Distress ink. All adhered to an acetate base card (difficult to make out in this pic).

Cuttlebug Spot Challenge 23: Celebrate Spring

Here is my card for the Cuttlebug Spot Challenge 23:

As much as we all look forward to temps cooling off at the end of summer, we long for temps to heat back up for Spring. That is what inpspired the sentiment, "Brrrr" ing it! :) Here is what I have done: I used the Cuttlebug Embossing folder D'Vine Swirls on the yellow cs, the lavender cs (and punched scalloped photo corners with the Paper Shapers punch) and on the white cs for the base layer of the sentiment; also, on the yellow flower. I used purple ink to accent the edges of the white card as well as the other white layer. I am new at this paper piercing thing and tried using a swirl stencil to paper pierce the right side of the card. The butterfly is a Hiedi Swapp (acetate) ghost. I used purple alcohol ink with a silver mixative on it to give it some color---see close up pic. Let me know what cha think...............

Cuttlebug Challenges: Cuttlebug meets Cupcake, Be Inspired #24

Here is my submission for the Cupcake Challenge on Cuttlebug Challenges this week. I just simply added glitter as the frosting on the cupcake----it really didn't need much more! I am loving these challenges! I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder on the white layer which was punched on top with the Fiskars Violets are Blue Oval border punch; used the music embossing folder on next pink layer (this card was supposed to contain an ITune gift card); used the cupcake postage stamp embossing folder on the top layer. And used the Fiskars Effervesence border punch on the black layer on the right side of card.

Cuttlebug and Punches, Be Inspired #23

Okay, so here is my submission for the Cuttlebug Challenges: Create using punches in unusual ways: Be Inspired #23

For this card I started by using the Fiskars Effervescence border punch on the right edge of the pink cs---making sure not to punch to the top and bottom of the paper. I then used the Fiskars Dandy Doodles border punch on a slightly longer black piece of cs. Then "threaded" the pink cs thru the slit made by the punch on the black paper. I left the black paper underneath to show thru some of the holes; adhered white paper under the other holes in the pink cs. Finally, I used the Fiskars Upper Crest border punch on a 1 1/4 inch piece of both pink and black cs---only once, then turning the paper around to punch a mirror image; this leaves you with a kind of hour glass looking piece of paper; I cut the "hour glass" frame off. I repeated this with a 1 1/2 wide piece of white cs; I layered all three pieces (offsetting the pink and black) for the base to the stamped sentiment. I adhered this piece with foam tape. Hope you like it!

Teacup Card

Hey, I did this teacup card from a sketch at Stamps and Smiles. They just started doing Thursday challenges!

My submissions for the Cuttlebug Spot and Papertake Weekly Challenge challenges

Used the thanks cuttlebug folder for the background; used the flower border folder for the bouquet then sanded it to show white core; used white pen to dot inside of scallops and paper pierced outside in between scallops; added pink beads to orange fiber. The Papertake Weekly Challenge was a pink, orange and brown theme. Cuttlebug Spot challenge was to use a bow.

Friday Sketchers Challenge

Here is my submission for the Friday Sketchers challenge this week. I made if for my friend Cindy's birthday. Let me know what you think!

2008 XMAS Card

Here is our 2008 Christmas Card. I was going for the simple, but elegant look. I inked the edges of the picture with alcohol inks (using the gold mixative with wild plum). I then matted the pic on burgandy cs and then onto gold cs; embellished with velvet burgandy ribbon on left side of card. Wrote the year with gold pen on bottom right of photo.