Cuttlebug Tips

I found this on the Cuttlebug website. They have a discussion about using the small 2 x 2 embossing folders. If you have used them, you know that you get the shape of a square around the image after embossing with the Cuttlebug. On the blog site, they show how to use chipboard to help get rid of the square impression.. Click HERE to see!

I also found this on their blog: Cuttlebug stacks ... One was posted April 25, 2007, and the other April 13, 2007. It lists all the different dies and how to use them with the Cuttlebug...

They also have an awesome project gallery. Check it out!

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Have a great week!!



Oh and if you are a nurse, Happy Nurses Day!! I believe it was this past weekend!!!

Bella Fun

Wow! I'm surprised that I even had a chance to sit down and make this one. I'm sooo tight on time these days. I just got my Bella order and have been totally drooling over these stamps. I had to make a card!

Here's what I used:

*SU Positively Pink, Gable Green, Whisper White CS

*SU eyelets

*May Arts ribbon, unknown cording

*Stickles

*Grey Glaze pen

*SU markers

*SU Pixie Pink and Basic Black inks

*Corner rounder

*Prima flowers

*Cuttlebug embossing folders and die cuts

*SU Loads of Love set and Cruisabella from www.stampingbella.com

Using stickles on this one was really a challenge!

MOOchas gracias!

I absolutely love this little cow! I needed to make a fun card for a Thank You. I hope you like it as much as I do!!

Here's what I used:

*SU Brilliant Blue, Ballet Blue, Basic Black, Whisper White CS

*SU Ballet Blue and Basic Black inks

*Prismacolor pencils and gamsol

*Stickles lavender stickles
*Word window punch

*SU black brads

*SU paisley background stamp, Penny Black cow

*Doodlebug ribbon

The saying on this one was printed out from my computer.. I think it was a Creating Keepsakes font..

Happy Birthday--special fold

I found this special fold pattern over at Nicole Heady's blog... I just had to try it out! I made mine a little bit different from hers, but its still the same card fold. The picture here doesn't do the card justice. Its so much prettier in person!

Here's what I used:

*SU Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Sage Shadow, Choc Chip, Vanilla CS
*3 bugs in a rug patterned paper
*LI Buttons
*SU ribbons
*SU Perfect plum ink
*Scalloped scissors
*Coluzzle circle
*Cuttlebug Baby Face, and Red Tag Sale alphas and shapes
*MM Brads
*Paper Trey's Faux Ribbon set (saying)

Big Blooms

While playing with the 3 bugs paper I came up with this one using Big Blooms Spring mini set...

I wish I could have done more with ribbon on this one..

Here's the list:

*SU Choc Chip, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, WWhite CS

*Big Blooms, Riveting set (SU)

*stickles

*LI buttons

*3 bugs in a rug patterned paper

*Cuttlebug embossing folders

*Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Certainly Celery inks

*SU and unknown ribbon

Bella Invitation

I had a chance to make a card today! YAY! I have been playing with my new Cuttlebug Embossing Folders. I absolutely love my cuttlebug! The folders and dies are so much fun to play with!

Here are the supplies:

*Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Choc Chip, Whisper White Stampin Up CS

*3 bugs in a rug bkgd paper

*Cosmobella from Stampin Bella, and Stampin Up Tiny talk set

*Prima Flowers

*MM brads

*Cuttlebug embossing folders and dies

*SU ribbon

*stickles

*SU Bashful Blue inks and SU markers

TAGGED!!

I was tagged by these great ladies... Dawn Griffith and Kimberly. So the scoop is that I have to tag five people.

Here they are:

Tag! You're it!

*Rochelle--Impressions by Rochelle
*Cyndi--My Little Stamp Heaven
*Susanna Boyd--Barefoot Stamper
*Leigh O'Brien--Sunflower Studio
*Lisa Johnson--Poppy Paperie

Paris Bella Birthday

Here is the card I made last night. My stamp time is sooo limited this quarter!

I had this one made up in my mind for the last couple of days and finally got it out on paper!

There's not a whole lot of SU stamping on this one:

*Bella and Paper Trey stamps

*SU Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, and Cameo Coral cardstock

*Cameo Coral, Basic Black inks and SU markers

*Unknown background paper (just sitting in my stash!)

*SU ribbon and unknown cord

*Cuttlebug embossing folder

*Cuttlebug square die

*Fruit punch stickles

The picture just doesn't do this card justice! Its so much prettier in when its in your hands!

Is it over yet???

I sooo wish I could just go to sleep and wake up when this nursing program is all over!! This quarter is just unbelievably hectic ( I think I already said that!). They have us running constantly!! This week is definitely one of those weeks... But its my last quarter and I have to keep going. It will be so nice to wake up and not have to open a book to read 100 pages a day and take tests every 10 days--and hard ones at that! Burn out is hitting hard!! I have been going for 7 quarters straight--no summer off! Yikes!

Hopefully when I get home tomorrow I can get this new card I made today up here on my blog. Now, just gotta find the camera! :) DD had her final show-down at the elementary school last week--a talent show. I'm so sad!! Her elementary career is all over! No more babies I guess. Ugh!! On to the teen stuff. My oldest is already there--the phone rings off the hook constantly! If there is one thing I'm thankful for it's that I am finishing this nursing program before they are both full-blown teenagers.

Anyway, I'll try to be back soon to upload some stuff! Have a great day everyone!!

Friendship Flowers

This card was inspired by Debbie Olson. I love using this Paper Trey set. It is so versatile!

Here's what I used:

*Gable Green, Positively Pink, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White CS

*Positively Pink, Pretty in Pink, Craft White inks

*Paper Trey's Butterfly Kisses and Green Thumb sets

*Making Memories ribbons, trim

*LI Brads

*stickles

Simply Said-SCS challenge revised

I revised the SCS challenge of the day a little... I was really working hard at getting rid of some scraps with the Spring Flowers designer paper... Thyme is such a hard color for me to work with so this was a stretch for me!


Items used:
*SU True Thyme CS, Spring Flowers designer paper, K & Company scraps, Vanilla CS
*Artichoke ribbon (Sweet n' Sassy ebay store)
*MM brads
*Distressor
*Blush Blossom Marker
*Basic Brown ink
*Cuttlebug embossing folder
*SU Simply Said, and Paper Trey's Paper Tray set
*Prima Flower

Simply Said

I haven't had much time to create anything. This quarter is proving to be unbelievably hectic!! I checked out the SCS sketch for today and came up with these!

Items used:

*SU True Thyme CS, Spring Flowers designer paper, K & Company scraps, Vanilla CS

*True Thyme ribbon

*LI and MM brads

*Distressor

*Blush Blossom Marker

*Basic Brown ink

*Cuttlebug embossing folder

*SU Simply Said, and Paper Trey's Paper Tray set

Butterfly Kisses

I broke down and bought the new set from Paper Trey Ink. I love these butterflies!

With this one I used:

*Stampin Up Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery, and Whisper White CS

*Stampin Up Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery, Always Arichoke inks

*Dazzling Diamonds

*polka dot ribbon

*scalloped Giga punch

*corner rounder

*LI brads

Another flower card!

This one is alot like the other one with a few differences...

This one uses:

*Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral, Vanilla, Creamy Caramel, Choc Chip, So Saffron CS

*Close to Cocoa ink

*misc and SU ribbon

*Scalloped Giga and Mega punches, corner punches

*Liquid Pearls

*Linen bkgd, Delight in life, Simple Sketches

*Sponge

Redrawing for Blue Basket Candy

The first winner for the Blue Basket didn't claim the prize. So, my daughter chose another comment. We kept all the printed comments in case we needed to redraw :).

The lucky person for this drawing is...............


Rochelle W...

Email me privately at slbevard89@msn.com with your address and I'll get it sent off to ya!
Have a great day everyone! And Happy Easter!!

Delight in Life Thanks

I was able to sit down and stamp a little today. I'll probably be online here and there during the next 10 weeks. Its my last quarter (YAY!) in college and we have our work cut out for us. There is lots to do and no time to do it. On top of that everyone is getting spring fever and wants to play!! Anyway, here is the card I made. It will be going with a gift basket I made with Harry & David Moose Munch goodies. They are sooo good!

On the card:

*Close to cocoa, Creamy caramel, Vanilla, Always artichoke, So saffron, Cameo coral CS

*Close to cocoa, and Creamy caramel inks

*Delight in Life, Linen background, Simple Sketches SU stamp sets

*Giga and Mega Oval scallop punches, ticket punch

*antique brads

*SU and offray ribbon

*White Gel pen

Blog Candy Winner..

Please check to see if you are the winner!! I will be redrawing on Saturday morning if I don't hear from you! Results are posted below....

Au Chocolat

I'm loving this Au Chocolat paper by Stampin Up!!

Items used:
*SU Au Chocolat patterned paper
*SU Cameo Coral, Chocolate Chip, Vanilla CS
*Ribbon from SU and Wally World
*Giga & Mega oval scallop punches, corner rounder
*SU Polka Dots & Paisley, and Doodle This sets
*Antique Brads

Blessed

Here's a card I made for my great nephew's baby blessing. They collect zoo animals so the giraffe worked well!

*Baby Invite stamps from Stampendous

*SU Brocade Blue, Mint Melody, Whisper White CS

*LI Buttons

*ribbon

*Cuttlebug embossing folder

*SU markers

*stickles