February 2009

I have moved my posts from an old blog to this one and I have moved one month at a time.....I have been blogging far too long to post each one on a separate day. Enjoy the below post for the month mentioned in the tag line.

Birthday's are good for you...

I wanted to try a different version of embossing with the NESTIES

I started with a circle cut with the NESTIES using the CUTTLEBUG.  Then I put my sunflower die under the paper circle, the rubber mat, my shim (if you have the DREAMWEAVERS mat you don't need the shim) and my B plate.  This is all put on the B plate to start with.

Roll through and you have your embossed image!

For the tag in the slot, I rounder the corners of the tag with my corner rounder, and then punched out the flower from the CUTTLEBUG "Flower #1" set.  I put that in place on the top of the tag and then punched my hole through the two pieces.  Slide the ribbon through, stamp your sentiment and you are set.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Ribbon butterfly

I was working with some pastel colors this time and created this little card.

I cut the butterfly from the sheer ribbon and adhered it to the circle in the center. The pearl comes with the butterfly on the ribbon.  You could stamp a nice sentiment on the outside for Easter, Spring, a sympathy card or a birthday.

HAPPY CRAFTING!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Cross card

Another card with just some CUTTLEBUGin' and some cardstock.

I cut out the decorative squares from the Vintage dies set and lined them up on the card face in the shape of a cross.  After mounting to the card face, I embossed the edges for additional dimension.  The cream on cream gives it an almost embossed look.  

Happy crafting!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Happy Easter

A little early for an Easter post, but those holiday's sneak  up on you pretty fast.

The "Happy Easter" words were hand written with a black Micron .05  marker.

Of course, this design will work for any patterned papers and any season....or a "just a note" card.  I just love using up scraps.....and if that doesn't work...I always have DOGGIE Bags to fill!

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Birthdays are good for you...

Scraps, scraps, scraps.....I love using up scraps in my card projects.  These little leftovers are from a card set I did a while ago, so everything that was coordinated for it made it a snap to make this card...quick and easy.  All I added was a stamp sentiment and some felt flowers to make it different from the original cards.

Gotta love the edge you get from the Doublemates when you tear the paper....almost as awesome as the COREDINATIONS papers.

Have a crafty day!

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Wedding wonderful

It was hard to take a photo of this so that it would show the difference between the metallic and the flat white cardstock.  I think I accomplished it.....if not, stop by the store to see it in person.

I have seen this stacked cake done on several birthday cards and decided that a wedding cake would be awesome if it was CUTTLEBUGged ....and what card isn't more awesome when run through the bug??

Ok, so you need details.....The card itself is regular cardstock, along with the cake layers.  The face of the card is the metallic as well as the fancy corners.  To get the couple embossed on the top of the front of the card I slit a hole in the middle of the metallic piece and slid the folder onto it.  The slit is covered by the cake layers and then the whole thing is mounted on the card base...so nobody knows how you did it!!!  The frosting layers are just mounted on the tops of the cake layers but look like they are raised up...this is because of the Swiss Dot embossing on the cake parts.  The flowers were added to the cake layers...of course, any color or other object will look awesome there.  A pearl was added to the centers to round out the whole look.

With the "Bells" from the "WEDDING" set you could easily make this a wedding shower invitation.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Metallic Make a WISH

I love putting the metallic papers through the CUTTLEBUG.  Metallic cardstock or text weight paper works equally well, depending on where you are putting the paper.

The cute star cluster from a TAPESTRY set make a nice addition to the edge of the card.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Double cuttle.....

I have been seeing a lot of double CUTTLEing on the blogs lately so I gave it a try.  It is an interesting technique and pretty darn easy too.
Since I have a HUGE collection of CUTTLEBUG embossers, the hard part was choosing which ones to double up!

Hopefully you can see that I chose the Swiss Dot and the Bloom Dots folders for the double "cuttle".  I put the top piece through with the swiss dots and then repeated the process with the bloom dots folder.  I can see doubling up the swiss dots with several other sets I have.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Gift bag

NESTABILITIES are so versatile for many applications.  They are not just for layering and cards!!

I was playing with my NESTIES and created this little gift bag which measures 3X7.  Just big enough for a gift card, seed packets for a gardener or some candy.

If you want more info on the bag creation I will be having a class featuring this bag and a card to match at an upcoming date.  Stay tuned to the regular blog and store website for more details on that, or stop by the store.

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Happy VALENTINES Day!

Bet you thought I forgot all about the holiday.....nope, just a little late in posting my card. 

This one is for hubby....so I couldn't do too much flowery stuff....but I got a few in there.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Bling with a salty rim

Merging my favorite things together...bling and margaritas.....what a combo.

Since I happen to LOVE this saying....and the occasional margarita.....I quick whipped up this card.

I finally used the inside of the NESTABILTIES to so a little stenciling and I like the result.  If you leave the cut piece of paper in the die and use a sponge to apply some ink to the edge of the die you get a subtle coloring to the inside of the shape leaving the edges where the die covered clean. I did use a marker to color the edge of the lime too.

Happy crafting!

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Birthday Card

A simple quick card with a fun pattern and a little Cuttlebug....surprised??  I can't do anything without my Cuttlebug.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Stepping out of my comfort zone....

I don't usually work with the TAPESTRY stamps, but with so many of them available at the store, I had to give some a try.  What is a card without some CUTTLEBUGin' ?

This looks a little brighter in person...but you'd just have to stop by the store to see that.... 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Monochromatic mania

I love the look of a monochromatic scheme.
I was playing with my NESTIES collection.....really!......and just started cutting everything I could out of white cardstock to see what I could come up with for a finished project.

Like the result?  I do.  If you want to learn a bit more about the NESTABILTIES and the CUTTLEBUG we will be doing a Workshop in a few weeks featuring this card and another one.  Details to come.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Sending LOVE

I love these little metal mailbox tins from  Provo Craft.  What a cute way to make a treat box for the kids for Valentines Day (or whomever you might want to tuck a treat away for).

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Can't STOP my heart

Ok, it's a little CORNY (to say the least) for a BLOG title, but I have to come  up with something different every now and then!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Playing with my new stuff

Gotta love the new dies that NESTABILITES  came out with for their product release at CHA.....and we have them in the store already!!!!

I fell in love with this OCTAGON when I first saw the BLOG Reveal at Spellbinders.  It's not just for stop signs!

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Based on a sketch

I was hanging out at my friend Amber's blog yesterday and found a sketch I wanted to try out...and this card is the result.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009

GREEN cards

In an attempt to be "green" and reuse some things around the house, I crafted this card.  Don't you love being able to use up "garbage" in a positive and creative way?  

Get out that stash of stamps, CUTTLEBUG folders and embossers and other tools you invested in and get creating. A handmade card is beautiful and from the heart....and you can do a little recycling while you're at it!!