cards...cards....cards!

been playing with my cuttlebug folders since they arrived this afternoon. I was able to finish 2 cards today...

this is a birthday card and obviously, I used the A2 Happy Birthday folder =) Pink cardstock went well with the design.

this one is a late Mother's Day card for a dear friend... here I used the Perfectly Paisley folder and made an accent by embossing a big paisley and coloured it with a watercolour pencil for emphasis.

cards...cards....cards!

MY FOLDERS ARE HERE!

just want to share my excitement with you! in addition to what I already have, my new Cuttlebug folders have already arrived! I got 2 yesterday and 3 today (another 3 coming!)

my new A2 folders are as follows:

- SWISS DOTS
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY
- FLORAL FANTASY
- BLOOM DOTS
- ALLEGRO

can't wait to play with these folders and make cards! so excited!!

MY FOLDERS ARE HERE!

baby boy birthday card

this isn't actually the first card I made using my Cuttlebug...but this is the first birthday card that I ran through my Cuttlebug using Fiskars texture plates. this is just a very simple card for the 1st birthday of my friend's son (that baby boy is my godson). simple as it is, I just used versa color to ink the embossed parts and punched some bears to add accent. will post other cards that are currently "in the making"...

baby boy birthday card

TWO SANDWICHES COMPARED

Card A

Card B

Hello everyone! This afternoon, I tried 2 sandwich combinations for the purpose of comparing the impression these two sandwiches give. Sample card A was embossed using my sandwich combination (it was on my previous post - the one with the silicone bake pie pan, extra sheets of paper and sheets of cardstock shim). Sample card B was embossed using a different layer of sandwich (silicone, with 2 fun foams). As you can see, card A has a deeper impression than card B (sorry for the small photo, just look at it closer) which proves that fun foams don't give that much "extra" push needed for the cardstock to be embossed deeper. You can try this for yourself and pls feel free to share with us your observations and experience between the 2 sandwich combos. THANKS!

'Til then, happy CUTTLEBUGGING!

TWO SANDWICHES COMPARED