April 3, 2008

• More Cuttlebug Fun

  I finally finished sending out "thank you" cards to all of my wedding guests... all except for my bridesmaids. Five months have passed since wedding and I haven't officially thanked them! That's awful, isn't it? I had my heart set on making each them personalized cards and I just didn't have the chance to get around to it until recently.

  I made another "thank you" card for one of my bridesmaids last night. Since a few of you liked my little entry on the Cuttlebug, I have more Cuttlebug fun for you today.

  One of the first things that I do when I make a card is choose a color combination. For this thank you card, I pulled out sheets of colored paper and mixed and matched until I found a combination that I was satisfied with.

    
  I love choosing neutral colors with one bright color in the mix.

   
  This Cuttlebug embossing folder is called Divine Swirl.

   
  I cut a piece of paper to the size that I wanted it and then placed it between the embossing folder.

   
  Next, I did the whole cuttlebug sandwich process that I talked about in my last entry and I cranked it through it through the machine. Out popped a sheet of swirly embossed paper!

   
  This is a slit punch. It punches a half circle through a sheet of paper. By punching a bunch of half circles in a row, I can create scalloped borders for my cards.

   
  Here is the finished product of the scalloped circle punch.

   
  I used it as a border for my swirly paper.

   
  Finally, I stamped a few images on white and guava-colored paper, cut them out, and stuck the pieces onto a piece of brown cardstock for the final product.

   
  Here's one last close up view. I wanted to give the card depth so I used pop up foam squares to adhere the pieces to the cardstock. I love the effect!

  There are so many neat folders and dies available for the Cuttlebug. You can use them for cards, invitations, altered items... The possibilities are truly endless! 

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