Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The Cuttlebug Spot Sketch Challenge and Caardvarks Embossing Challenge


This week at The Cuttlebug Spot we have a lovely sketch to work with from our very talented DT member Aymee. I was lucky enough to have a gorgeous new stamp set from Sweet Pea Stamps that I was dying to play with. I thought it would go perfectly with my FAVE K&Co paper so I heat embossed it in black on cream cardstock. (I almost NEVER heat emboss but I'm SOOO PLEASED at how it came out!) Conveniently, the Caarvaarks June challenge is wet or dry embossing so WooHoo for that!
The long vertical strip is embossed with the Textile Texture embossing folder and I used a Martha Stewart border punch along the edge. I didn't think that was enough embossing, so I embossed the card front itself with the Limited edition Butterflies folder from Crafts Too I got at Custom Crops. Because it was smaller than the card front, I then used a border from the Organic Flourish border set to fill in the gap at the other edge.
I used my Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Florals die to make the flowers. This Bigz Die works just fine in the Cuttlebug by removing your A plate and replacing it with a B plate. Then use the die, cardstock and another B plate. I spritzed the flowers with water and crumpled them, let them dry, uncrumpled and VOILA! Please be sure to visit The Cuttlebug Spot to see the lovely creations by my DT sisters, and we'd love it if you'd play along. I was sooo happy to see last week's particpation.

20 comments:

  1. Oh my word Donna, this is absolutely STUNNING! I love the dramatic black and cream combo, and all that embossing...YUM!

    (-: Heidi

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  2. Thanks for leaving such nice words on my blog, Donna. I was actually looking at your card for my inspiration for the sketch challenge! No joke! I was trying to figure out how you used the colors and backgrounds to really make the card pop. Then I tried it a little differently and wished I would have done it your way! Experience! :) Thanks again!

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  3. Donna - YOU are a BUSY Lady!!! This card is gorgeous!!! So much amazing detail!!!

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  4. Beautiful! Love black and white, and you always impress!

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  5. Donna, that card IS stunning!!! I love black and white, it's always so elegant looking, and you really have perfected combining the two colors on this card.

    Of course, I'm not surprised!!! LOL!

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  6. Donna, this is beautiful!! I've been wanting this stamp set for awhile, now I have to get it!!

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  7. This card has such a dramatic look to it. I love all the embossing you've done. Gorgeous, gorgeous work!

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  8. What a FABULOUS card Donna! Love the balck and white...great job on the heat embossing! Love it.

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  9. Donna,
    I love black and white. I haven't used my heat gun yet, so I guess I need to get it out. A wonderful card, I love the flower. JoAnn

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  10. Donna, wow, this is a show stopper. Hugs

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  11. Ok finally, I am here after the last 4 other posts..I couldn't miss a thing and HAD to tell you how much I loved each one!
    You are something else my dear! I think everything has been so freakin' brilliant...really! I LOVE all the embossing on this and even though, I guess the color scheme is simple but my goodness its just stunning...

    I really hope someday this summer I can get some time to come by and see these bad boys in person!!!

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  12. This is so pretty, I love the black on white color scheme. tfs

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  13. Gorgeous card!! Actually quite a stunner... I loved the black and white... all the embossing... the gorgeous butterfly... in short, everything!!

    Hugs,
    Smita

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  14. Absolutely stunning! I love the butterflies and all the embossing. It's just absolutely beautiful!

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  15. Love this! Thank you for the comment, I hope you can play along in my challenges sometime :)

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  16. love all the embossing. i really like this technique but too lazy to get it done i guess, lol.

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  17. Oh girl....this is soooooooo beautiful!!! Love the black and white and all the embossing! Stunning creation!!!

    I'm going to try and get you to change your comments to a pop up window. :) Love ya!

    hugs!
    Sharon

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  18. Oh what a BEAUTY!!! Its gorgeous !!
    xoxo Joy

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  19. Gosh your card is stunning, love all the embossing and your choice of Black & White. Thanks for your lovely comments on one of my cards - much appreciated.
    Diane x

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  20. this turned out beautifully....the black and white color combo is simply stunning together...another great card girlie!!!

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Thanks for making my day!