More playin' around with crayons! Who'd think that this was a turquoise, a reddish brown & a white crayon? With brown & turquoise ink...? ...
The Cuttlebug is one of my favorite tools in my craft room! You can make amazing cards and mats for your scrapbook pages. Get my favorite tips and ideas to maximize your investment. It both die cuts as well as embosses. There is a lot of use with this machine, Let us show you everything you can do.
I couldn't wait to CASE this fun fold card as soon as I saw it! I was inspired by cards by Libby Fens, but have seen several other versions...
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{The winner of Provo Craft's Cuttlebug is...Jill! She said, "I love to emboss my cards that I make. This will make it so much easier and prettier!
The Cuttlebug is one of my favorite tools in my craft room! You can make amazing cards and mats for your scrapbook pages. Get my favorite tips and ideas to maximize your investment. It both die cuts as well as embosses. There is a lot of use with this machine, Let us show you everything you can do.
Yesterday I experimented with eliminating border folder lines using my Big Shot. I thought that the same thing could be done using the Cuttlebug. Here's what worked for me and my machine. Keep in mind that machines can vary and some rollers are "tighter" than others, so if a "sandwich" is not rolling through easily, don't force it. You don't want to end up with a broken Cuttlebug. Just try a thinner sandwich. The usual combo for using embossing folders is: plate A, plate B, cardstock inside the embossing folder, plate B. Since I'm using craft sticks which are fairly thick, I eliminated one of the B plates. Here's how I set things up. I didn't use the bottom B plate. I put the folder and cardstock directly on top of plate A. I placed the craft stick on top of the border and topped that off with plate B. Here's a closer look at how I placed the craft sticks. They're covering the design, but are well inside the edges of the folders. That's the important part. No pressure on the edges means no folder lines. I also want to point out how the two standard sizes of craft sticks work quite nicely with the sizes of these new embossing borders. This shows how it turned out. Well, at least how it turned out after three passes. As I've said before, it's best to start thin, so since I didn't get a good impression the first time, I added a Cuttlebug packaging shim (It was handy. Go figure. LOL!). I ended up adding a second shim to get the result that is pictured above--a nice crisp emboss with no lines. By the way, I tried using plate A with plate C (Plate C is thicker than plate B and I thought it might eliminate having to use the shims.), but this combo was too thick to put through easily. So, I offer this up as an option for Cuttlebug users who are noticing those bothersome border folder lines and don't want to have to cover them, cut them off, or hide them with a score line. Just eliminate them from the start. :-) Addendum (since there seems to be renewed interest in this post): You might be interested in peeking at a post that I made more recently which recaps many of the items that I've used for both eliminating folder lines and for selective embossing: About all of this Cuttling. Just FYI. :-)
The Gadget Queen (me) already posted on the Cuttlebug and how great a tool it is to have on hand. It cuts and embosses....one little handy dandy machine does it all. I really hesitated to get one because I am such a Cricut lover and thought I could do about anything with it and I didn't want to get into static (those you can't change) dies! That hesitation lasted for about a second and I got a cute little Cuttlebug a few months back. I have lots of Cuttlebug embossing folders, a few Sizzix dies, a few Paper Trey Ink dies, Spellbinders Nestabilities, etc and needed to know how to put them through the Cuttlebug to cut or emboss. I did a search of sandwich recipes and found this a while back...not exactly sure where I got it from so if the author just happens to stop in here on the Avenue let me know and I'll give you credit! There are lots of different sandwich recipes out there...I've used many on this listing and have found them to be good guides for cutting. So...here you go: (NOTE: The entire menu will most likely not show on your computer screen. Double click on the image and it will pop up in another window but be too small to view. Click again and it will enlarge the image.) This is a great resource...I have mine printed out for easy reference! Happy Crafting!
Inspiruje Dina: romantycznie i warstwowo - Inspirations from Dina: romantic and layers
Sometimes the technique in creating a project is what really catches my eye. This is the case today. Bottle caps are a great recycled element to craft with and the way that Sara figured out ho…
Hi WOYWWer's, As you know my desk space is quite limited and I reached a point yesterday where something had to move! Sad to say, I didn't move that something quick enough and as a result my 2 bits and pieces boxes fell on my bit of space and then onto the floor! All the scraps and labels, cut and never used, all my stamping experiments just thrown in the box lay scatter about me!! Since I hadn't moved that something, something had to be done pronto!!! I had to start by clearing up, then picking up, next after picking them up.... was looking through them, it was like finding old photographs....you have to stop, gaze and wonder all over again. When did I do that? Why didn't I use it? Can I use it now? I ended up with dies, and odds and ends all over the place, and was still at a loss as what to do with them. But, since I had been asked to make a few "Just to say" cards I followed this direction. The cards needed to be useable for any occasion, including sympathy..... This is one I made. On looking at it again - I think I could have made two cards with one image on each. How wonderful is hindsight! Hope to catch up with you soon on the WOYWW blog hop!
Hello there and happy weekend! Tonight I want to share another project with the "Gypsy Moments" collection by 7Gypsies. Or actually it...
Witajcie :) Czas na środową inspirację dla Heartfelt Creations, wciąż zachwycam się nową Hollyhock Garden Collection. Dziś pokażę Wam sielską kartkę z mnóstwem kwiatów Po więcej inspiracji i instrukcje do mojej kartki zapraszam do galerii HC :) Cut a piece of white cardstock to 8 1/4 x 11", score at 5,5" and fold to get a base. Cut a piece of paper from the Hollyhock Garden Paper Collection to 5 3/16 x 7 14/16", another one to 4 3/4 x 5 14/16" and a little bigger piece of the white cardstock. Cut out a white and a silver frame with the die No. 4 from the Fancy Classic Rectangle Frame Die Set, adhere them together, cut out in half. Stamp the sentiment from the Celebrate Love Sentiments Stamp Set in Vibrant Fuchsia ink, cut it out with the tag from the Album Tags and Accents Die set. Adhere all elements to the base as pictured. Stamp two hollyhocks from the Hollyhock Stem & Blooms Cling Stamp Set in Tuxedo black ink, stamp 3 small hollyhock stems from the Hollyhock Fence Cling Stamp Set in Tuxedo black ink and the fence from the same set in Toffee crunch ink. Color them with colored pencils and cut out with coordinating dies. Adhere all elements together and to the base. Stamp blossoms from the Hollyhock Petals & Leaves Cling Stamp Set in Vibrant Fuchsia and Sunflower inks, color their centers with the same ink, diecut with coordinating dies and shape with mold. Add Pastel Pollen Stamens Medium and some Minnie Pearls prills to all big flowers and just prills to small flowers. Stamp 9 hollyhock leaves from the Hollyhock Petals & Leaves Cling Stamp Set in Fern Green ink, color them with the Leaf Green ink, cut out with coordinating die and shape with mold. Stamp 3 bees in Tuxedo Black ink from the Summer Wreath Accents Cling Stamp Set, color them and cut out with coordinating die. Use dimensional adhesive and hot glue to attach all elements onto card as pictured. To add the extra sparkle, use the Dries Clear glue along with Crystal Clear glitter over flowers and bees. Użyte produkty: Hollyhock Garden Paper Collection, HCDP1-2143 Hollyhock Petals & Leaves Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3999 Hollyhock Petals & Leaves Die, HCD1-7417 3D Hollyhock Shaping Mold, HCFB1-5012 Hollyhock Stem & Blooms Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-31000 Hollyhock Stem & Blooms Die, HCD1-7418 Hollyhock Fence Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-31001 Hollyhock Fence Die, HCD1-7419 Fancy Classic Rectangle Frame Die, HCD2-7384 Album Tags and Accents Die, HCD1-7202 Summer Wreath Accents Die, HCD1-7372 Summer Wreath Accents Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3965 Celebrate Love Sentiments Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3847 Luxe Silver Cardstock, HCGP1-493 Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper Pack of 25 - White, HCPP1-468 Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401 Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 6, HCDA1-449 Pastel Pollen Stamens - Medium, HCS1-485 Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear, PGM15015 Minnie Pearls Prills, ANC803 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Vibrant Fuchsia, RACP524 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Sunflower, RACP005 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Fern Green, RACP962 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Leaf Green, RACP436 Memento Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black, TSMP900 Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723 Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles, 352854 Adhesive Foam Strips - 72 Pieces, GBWF18375 Bardzo Wam dziękuję za odwiedziny i każde pozostawione słowo :* Trzymajcie się zdrowo!
Hello, dear Maja Fans, welcome to the blog today! Perhaps some of you know already that I don’t really like purples. I mean, they are so difficult to use and photograph! I’m also afraid…
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Don't be afraid of unfamiliar crafting tools. This series tackles "scary" craft tools with a post on how to use a Cricut Cuttlebug to create leather flowers
(For English click here.) Kleuren: Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Lovely Lipstick, Rich Razzleberry, BlackBerry Bliss; Stempels: Touches of Textures, Recht uit het Hart; Blok H Een nieuwe techniek met mijn Stampin’ Write Markers Sinds een paar weken ben ik de trotse bezitter van de “Many Marvelous Markers” van Stampin’ Up! Ik ben er super blij […]
Hi Everyone I am Guest Designing for Pink Paislee this month and will be sharing my projects this week. Please note that the Giveaway previously detailed here has now CLOSED. Winners can be seen here. Envelope Mini Album I created this album from scratch and it’s a really fun project to put together. First create
Learn how to Emboss Toilet paper!! You will not believe how incredibly gorgeous this technique is! Perfect for Cards, Junk Journals and other Paper Crafting projects. By Rebecca Parsons
Good evening everyone. I would like to apologize for posting this weeks challenge so late. I do have a good excuse..... I was at this years winter CHA. It was my first time attending thanks to a wonderful friend on the Cricut Message Board; Glenda. It was a very fun day. I also had a chance to speak to someone at the Provo Craft booth demonstration area and made it clear to them that we would like upgrades made to the cuttlebug, such as larger embossing folders. I was told that "something is in the works", so lets keep our fingers crossed. In the mean time, lets keep enjoying our little machine and all that it helps us do with our craft. Ok... this weeks challenge is to create a card for your spouse, significant other, friend, boyfriend...etc you get the picture. As always, please leave a comment and give us a link to your creations... thank you so much for making this blog so much fun. Here is our take for this week's challenge Kathrin Marcy Lillie Nilda Rheannon Our Guest Desinger Donna Your Creations deanera Deloris Aymee Smullis Leah(paperblossoms) Shelly baileycvet Deb BellaBug Caro Leah(card Designs) Teresa Maria Sonia
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This week’s technique is a fun card that moves when you open it! The front of the card flips back and gives a great WOW factor. I had seen several of these types of FLIP CARDS, but never tri…
Question from Yesterday: DonnaK asked where I buy Twinkling H2Os. I bought mine at Marco's Paper, a brick and mortar store in the Dayton area. But you can find them at the big craft stores (Michael's, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's) and buy with a coupon! Now on to today's post, which hopefully Blogger will post in a timely fashion.... Today's Tip is one of those that, on the one hand, seems like a no-brainer, but, on the other hand, makes life so much easier! After getting sick of doing the same math over and over, I made a simple, handwritten index card, which I posted on my bulletin board right over my workspace, with a list of dimensions for cutting stamped panels to matte evenly on a standard 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card. It lists the sizes for cutting panels in quarter-inch increments. (Those of you who live in countries where "standard" is different can easily adapt this idea for yourselves.) I typed it up for those of you using American measures. Hopefully, you can save it and print it for your own use. If I cut a 4 1/4" x 3" stamped, panel, for instance, all I have to do is move up a quarter inch to get the measurements for a 1/8" matte all the way around the stamped panel. For a thinner 1/16" matte (as on yesterday's card), it's easy enough to just add 1/8" to the dimensions of the stamped panel. I hope this makes sense. And here is a happy CAS card that utilized this little chart. Design Discussion: Please note how I rooted the flowers in the open space provided by the sentiment. I just love the way that looks!!!! Supplies stamps: Shady Tree Studio ink: Memento paper: PTI white, SU brilliant blue accessories: dimensionals. Personal News: My son Jack, who has high-functioning autism, was released from private occupational therapy Wednesday! After four years, he's finally functionally appropriate for fine motor and hand-eye coordination! YIPPYYYYY! He continues to receive OT through our school district, but this is a wonderful milestone for him to meet...and one less regular therapy session to cart him to! His developmental pediatrician saw Jack yesterday and is blown away by his progress. Jack truly has blossomed in the past six months. He's even one of the best readers in his regular 2nd grade class! Needless to say, we're on Cloud 9 around here right now, and I just had to share!!!
For my Pretty Peacock Simply Succulent bundle Side Step Card I've designed a metric template to get 2 cards from 1 sheet of A4 card stock.
I had some Amazon gift cards saved up, and I knew just what to get with them: a Cuttlebug . A Cuttlebug is an embossing and die cutting...
WOODLAND 3D FRAME TAG (PDF & JPEG Files. YOU Print.) *Note: The tag in the photos was cut using a Cricut machine. You can cut with scissors, but be aware some parts are small and intricate. Print & craft a pretty layered tag featuring a woodland scene in a circle frame. Beautiful images for your junk journal, crafting, card-making & scrapbook projects. Download & print. Includes one 8.5x11" sheet. See a tutorial for this project on My Porch Prints YouTube: https://youtu.be/clnYhVupYXs New to junk journaling? See a Beginner's Journal Tutorial here: https://youtu.be/28vDsHvWNdw ------------------------------------------ IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ! ------------------------------------------ We do not email files. If you are logged into your Etsy account when you make your purchase, the files will be found in your "Purchases" section. (Do not use Etsy App.) If you checkout as a "Guest" (not recommended) Etsy will email you a link to your files. 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Did you know that the Cricut Cuttlebug can emboss paper napkins? In fact its super quick and easy to do and the end result is amazing!
Robiąc porządki zaczęłam papiery segregować kolorami i dzisiejsze kartki powstały dosłownie z resztek papierów Riddersholm Design Jest tu kilka kolekcji, ale wszystkie jak widać pasują do siebie :) W każdej z kartek użyłam tekturki ze Scrapińca Pozdrawiam serdecznie :) Dorota
The new Spotlight on Nature Stamp Set is one of my favorites in the new catalog - it's delicate and very pretty. The font on the sentiments is gorgeous!! For this card, I stamped the flowers in Melon Mambo ink and colored the flowers and leaves with Stampin' Blends. The inspiration for today's card was this week's Global Design Project Challenge. It's fun to case a wonderful designer! Here's the card we are casing: Under the pretty floral circle is a piece of Pretty in Pink cardstock embossed with a new 3D Embossing Folder called Dotted Circles. Isn't it amazing?
The cards this week, are all ones I have been meaning to make for ages. You know, where you see an idea, or have a great thought, and think,...
This is one of the cards I've made for the new Simon Says Stamps Challenge but I'm not telling you what it is! I did realise that I keep using the same Sarah Kay's which is why I made another card for the Challenge. The papers are Echo Park but just one sheet and I used the Martha Stewart Cherish punches for the image mat and a border. Otherwise the rest are die, I adore the Exclusive Simon Says Stamps Meadow Rue even though paper piecing the buds are fiddly. The flowers are the small centres of the Bella Bloom including the tiny centres and the leaves are Memory box. Nearly forgot the Star border again once again is a Simon Says Stamps exclusive die. So I will be back at 2pm with the new challenge.
Need a guide for card sizes? Me too. Most of the cards I make are A2. But, I have a stash of envelopes that are for various card sizes. So, here's a chart that I created with the measurements for the most commonly used card sizes. A1 3 ½ × 4 ⅞ 3.5” × 4.875” A2 4 ¼ × 5 ½ 4.25” × 5.5” A6 4 ½ × 6 ¼ 4.5” × 6.25” A7 5” × 7” Biz 3 ½ × 2 3.5” × 2 Square 5 ½ × 5 ½ 5.5” × 5.5” ETA: I figured it would be nice to have measurements for the corresponding layers. Here you go: Card Size Card Measurements Layers Measurements A1 3 ½ × 4 ⅞ 3.5” × 4.875” 3 ¼ × 4 ⅝ 3.25” × 4.625” A2 4 ¼ × 5 ½ 4.25” × 5.5” 4 × 5 ¼ 4” × 5.25” A6 4 ½ × 6 ¼ 4.5” × 6.25” 4 ¼ × 6 4.25” × 6” A7 5” × 7” 4 ¾ × 6 ¾ 4.75” × 6.75” Biz 3 ½ × 2 3.5” × 2 3 ¼ × 1 ¾ 3.25” × 1.75” Square 5 ½ × 5 ½ 5.5” × 5.5” 5 ¼ × 5 ¼ 5.25” × 5.25”
