Love Bug Weekend is here!!

It's finally here: The Cuttlebug Challenge Love Bug weekend! Make sure you check the blog for projects, tips, and our blog hop game!

I have created this little project for "Sweets for my Sweet." It's simple and quick to make! I think this is a cute and fun way to dress up those Sweethearts candies:




Materials:
scrap of red cardstock 2.5" x 7.5"
scraps of white cardstock 1" x 7.5" and 2" x 2"
black ink
heart stamp
Cuttlebug folders: Swiss Dots and Love Stamp (emboss and die combo)
Cuttlebug

First, stamp hearts randomly on the red cardstock. Wrap it around the Sweethearts box and make creases along the corners of the box. Using a bone folder or similar, fold the cardstock along the creases, creating a nice, crisp fold.
Wrap the paper around the box, cleverly hiding the seam, and adhere.
Take your white scrap 1" x 7.5" and run it through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder. You will have a little bit at the end that is not embossed. This part will be covered up, so there's no need to emboss it.
Using the black ink pad, gently apply ink to the embossing.
Wrap cardstock around the Sweethearts box, again creasing it along the corners of the box. The un-embossed bit will be on the front of the box. Carefully make the creases crisper. Adhere to the box, and remember to put the un-embossed part in the front!
Next, take the white square and cut the Stamp die cut. Emboss the Stamp using the Love Stamp embossing folder. Gently apply ink to the embossed image using your ink pad. Adhere to the front of the box using pop-dots, concealing the un-embossed white strip.
And now you have a personalized Sweet for your Sweet for Valentine's Day!
I hope you've enjoyed this quick and easy Cuttlebug project!

Your Blog Hop word is "HOLD"
Go to Mrs J's blog to get your next word!

TFL!

Cuttlebug Be Inspired #16

Welcome to this week's Cuttlebug Be Inspired challenge. This week, we're making a distressed card (I chose to do a LO instead). I used a sketch from Creative Scrappers. I'm thinking of adding some embellies.... but not quite sure what yet. I'm thinking some Prima Say It In Crystals and some Christmassy poinsettias. What do you think?

All paper is CTMH

ink: CTMH (chocolate)

I distressed the edges with an edge distressing tool, and on the light colored paper, I crumpled it up a little, then lightly ran the ink pad over it to bring out the lines more.

2" circle punch, Threading Water border punch

title cut on Cuttlebug with QuicKutz alphabet "Vixen"

embossing with Cuttlebug and "D'vine Swirl" folder

Don't forget to check Cuttlebug Challenge this weekend for our "Love Bug" weekend!

TFL!

I got a blog award! :)

Thanks Christina! I am honored to be chosen!







--This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.


Now to choose 8! This is hard... especially since so many of my friends have already been given this award.


The Pink Stamper she has awesome tutorials and I love the inspiration from her projects
Julia has some great layouts and projects
Jennifer does just awesome work!

wow, choosing 8 is harder than I thought.... with so many talented people out there, I am having a hard time deciding! I'll have to really think about the others and back to you :)

Cuttlebug Be Inspired #15

This week's Cuttlebug Challenge is to use this sketch:

Instead of a card, I made this layout:



My LO is a combination of the Cuttlebug Challenge sketch, and this week's sketch on Sketches! by tamara.

Materials:
patterned paper: DCWV
black cardstock: from stash
ink: StazOn (jet black)
flowers and felt swirls: Prima
vinyl letter stickers: Miss Elizabeth's
bling: Stickles (silver)
misc: buttons, brads, fabric ribbon
tools: 2" circle punch, Zots, foam squares, ATG, edge distresser,
Cuttlebug embossing with D'vine Swirls

*photos by Kathy Hardy Nov. 2008

TFL!

Cuttlebug Be Inspired #14

This week's challenge is to use your favorite embossing folder. I have chosen Argyle. I just got it and this is the only thing I've embossed with it so far because a friend of mine is borrowing it! I think this is going to be my new fave folder.... but I still like Swiss Dots and D'Vine Swirl too :)

cardstock: CTMH (chocolate), misc (cream)

patterned paper: Basic Grey Bittersweet (cherry cordial and praline)

Argyle embossing folder

Stamps: Heidi Grace

ink: ColorBox (cocoa), CTMH (chocolate)

misc: brads, flowers

TFL!

Cuttlebug Challenge #13

Well, I completely missed last week's challenge. Technically I did do it, but I didn't do it in time, so I didn't upload it. It turned out really neat though, so I will use it for another challenge :)



Here's my card for challenge #13 (emboss on white):

The card is much simpler than I intended, but my scrap desk is a mess right now. During the holidays I didn't scrap much, so I started piling stuff on my desk :)

materials:
white card base embossed with bloom dots
ribbon
scrap of black cardstock
scrap of red cardstock
stamp
black StazOn ink
corner rounder

TFL!