Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Cuttlebug Spot Spring Challenge









Spring is definitely in the air and this week at The Cuttlebug Spot it is no exception. My Spring themed card starts with my Cuttlebug Leafy Branches folder. I cut an oval in the center with my Nesties to allow the pretty Spring paper to show through and rimmed it with a scalloped frame also cut with my Nesties. The birdhouse, branch, leaves, and bird were all cut using my new Cottage Cutz die from The Scrapping Cottage. These fabulous dies are designed by and made exclusively for The Scrapping Cottage by Go Kreate. I used Tim Holtz distress embossing power on the branch and cut many leaves in both white and green and cuttled them individually with the Leafy Branches folder for texture. Some of the leaves were popped directly over the base embossing and some were just thrown in for interest. I also used a leaf shape for the bird's wing and cuttled it with one of the textures from the Cuttlebug Snow Fun emboss/die combo set. the butterfllies are a Martha Stewart punch, the corners are a punch from EK Success and the flowers are by Prima. Be sure to stop by The Cuttlebug Spot to see all of the fabulous creations the other Design Team members have done and we invite you to play along.

24 comments:

  1. This definitely says spring. Great springy colors and fabulous design.

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  2. I just went OHHHH when I saw it... great detail. Is there anything you CAN'T do? LOL I am so sad to here the SWARM was cancelled... if you hear of anymore, please think of me. I was so excited to meet you and everyone... That was a bad week end with Easter and all.. but I am still very sad.

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  3. I love spring, and I am sure it is just the glorious color, which you have captured perfectly, beautiful card. Sandi

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  4. Beautiful card!! You are so creative. I love all the little detail you used!! :-)

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  5. This is such a pretty spring scene that you created. I like how you embossed the frame area and cut out some leaves and added them.

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  6. Perfect spring card!! Love all the detail you put into this. :-)

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  7. your blog rocks! you make such gorgeous and creative cards! you inspire me a lot! thanks for sharing!
    hugs from the Philippines,
    sheene

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  8. Oh Wow this is just so sweet what a Fantastic card you are so talented, it's Stunning darling
    Hugs Susie xx

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  9. Donna, Donna, Donna...you are one amazing gal! That card makes me want to play outside and it's only 40 degrees here. Great job!

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  10. Oh, how sweet! What a happy, spring card! Once again, love all the detail and the paper choices are just so pretty and perfect!

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  11. It's beautiful and a work of art! Layer upon layer, you never cease to amaze me with your talents. TFS!

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  12. Wow Donna! This is just beautiful! I can believe all the fabulous little details there are...the more I look, the more I see!

    (-: Heidi

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  13. This screams Spring Donna! Love everything about it!

    Hey I also stopped by to say "I tagged ya", check out my blog for the details.

    Hugs,

    Jen

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  14. oh my word, this is gorgeous...oh my

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  15. is just so amazing Donna - you've excelled yourself on this one. I just love it.

    hugs,
    Caryn xxx

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  16. This is super Donna.......
    Hugs
    Lana x

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  17. WOW!!!! This is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!

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  18. Donna, I just realized that you used your new Scrapping Cottage die on here! They are adorable! Love how you cuttled them! Mine should be here any day now... can't wait!

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  19. Wow! This is totally gorgeous and definitely says SPRING! Beautiful work!

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  20. This is just gorgeous..I gazed at it for quite some time..you do beautiful work.

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  21. LOVE this! So whimsical and pretty. Well designed :)

    Thank you for leaving comments on my blog!

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  22. Wow! I love the way you've combined so many different types of die cuts. This is stunning work.
    Jen x

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  23. wow, so beautiful, I love your style!

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