Monday, February 7, 2011

BBTB2 Bloom Cartridge-Fence Challenge


This week's BBTB2 challenge was chosen by our Scrapper Extraordinaire, Theresa who chose the fence/gate cut from the Cricut Lite Bloom cartridge. Believe it or not, I don't own the Bloom cart (imagine that!) but there are loads of other fences/gates on other carts so I finally decided on one from Picturesque. Since I wasn't quite with the crafting program after our little getaway, I thought maybe a tag would be simpler, however I got pretty involved with making it really 3D so... I loved the look of the tag feature of the cut but there was no fence attached so I added some by using the coordinating corner feature and welded them in Design Studio. I also welded the shadow of the "Spring" cut from Stretch Your Imagination to the top and hid the contour of the hole at the top to make the fence. I cut the individual fence pieces many times and cut them apart, in some cases by hand. to make the fence 3D. The pieces were embossed with the Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder for texture and inked bit with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. I cut "spring" and the flowers in white card stock and colored them with my Copics because it was easier, then used some Stardust Stickles on them to match the glitter on the background DP which is from the DCWV Flower Shower Spring Stack.
I did a bit of resizing of the blank tags to fit how I imagined the fence would attach. My first attempt left the fence too far out and sort of flimsy, so I added the outer posts directly to a middle tag piece (welded in DS) behind the DP background layer so they would have something to attach to and I could then also attached the first fence slat to the tag front for more stability. (Okay, I just read what I wrote and I'm pretty sure I've lost 99% of you, but I'm leaving it in, just in case it makes sense to somebody. LOL) I orginally planned to use my Cricut for flowers, but this DP had cute glittery flowers and grass mounds at the bottom so I fussy cut them out and glued them to better match the background. The flower centers are Rain Dots and the butterfly is an MS punch attached to fine wire for flight. Finally, I attached a larger tag pieceto the back with strips of adhesive foam to frame it better and give the entire tag more stuctural strength. So much for a simplified project. LOL My DT sisters found fabulous fence cuts on all sorts of cartridges so pop over to BBTB2 and be inspired. with so many possibilites there's no reason not to play along.

28 comments:

  1. omg!...are you freaking kidding me?...you're amazing!...i adore this!...

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  2. Donna, this is wondrful and I just LOVE your work!
    One question for you...this is what YOU typed:

    This week's BBTB2 challenge was chosen by our Scrapper Extraordinaire, Theresa who chose the fence/gate.

    The word "Theresa" is a link to go to her blog, how do you do links?

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  3. Hi Donna,
    This is a fabulous three dimensional tag. Beautifully crafted. I love it.
    Hugs,
    Fiona x

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  4. Wow, this is amazing. You did an absolutely beautiful, fantastic job.

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  5. Oooh, I love that little gate! Super cute!

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  6. Donna....EVERYTHING about your card just screams spring.....I love how you have made that little butterfly spring out!

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  7. TOTALLY made sense to me :) But then again I have done some really "imaginative" things it make it work too :) Love that fence!
    Maria

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  8. Fabulous, Donna. It's a real work of art. I see the Spring bug has caught you too. I sure wish I could look out my window and see something besides white. Nice to hear your little getaway left you nice and relaxed, at least enough to be able to write such detailed instructions. Thanks for that.

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  9. Such a cute scene..Think Spring..Thats what I did too..LOL...Krista

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  10. i got lost for sure but maybe a few more pics would help. the fence is gorgeous and you are always so good at welding and creating. :)

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  11. you are so creative! I just love it...I don't have either of those carts but I need to figure how to scrap lift it!(if you don't mind)
    liz :o)

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  12. A little scene in a precious city somewhere. You always do it up "wonderful".
    Hugs
    Carole

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  13. Ok Donna I understood it all! lol! Absolutely fabulousIlove the dimension you've achived on this absolutely gorgeous tag.Love,love love it!
    Hugs
    Juliexxx

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  14. Holy Cow another little work of Art! I Love it! Great Dimension, I was so looking forward to what you were going to come up with and You didn't disapoint, lol! I think I understand what you were saying, I guess I just need to try it! You got my mind thinking again on how to add more dimension to some projects. I always learn something from you, Your very inspiring, Thanks!
    ((Hugs)) Theresa

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  15. Donna, this adorable little tag is just too stinkin cute! Love the 3-D effect, it kinda reminds me of a wishing well during Spring. Awesome take on the challenge, your creativity is just FABULOUS!!

    Hugz, xx

    ~L~

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  16. wow Donna this is just spectacular - don't think I have a cartridge with a fence on at all. You cost me a fortune!!!

    Ann xxx

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  17. Donna, this is gorgeous! When I first looked at it I thought that fence was real wood. You know the little ones that you can buy at Micheals and paint yourself. When you said you cut it off the cricut I was totally wowed. I had to click on the picture for a larger view. Fabulous:)

    Hugs,
    Stephanie

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  18. Ha Ha, you didn't lose me....I just leave all the welding, measuring and popping to you...makes my life simplified! Love the tag, so perfect!

    :D

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  19. So adorable Donna! I'm always oohing and aahing when I visit your blog! WONDERFUL girlie! HUGS!

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  20. Well you totally lost me with the instructions on this one! LOL!! But I adore how it turned out! You're amazing!
    hugs!!

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  21. Donna, this is so over the top!! I love it! One of my favorite things is a crispy white picket fence around a cozy cottage. Wow, this just draws me right in! You amaze me, girl!

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  22. This is wonderful!! I am so desperate for spring right now - and this lets me know that it's on it's way!! I really like the way you created the fence. So creative!!

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  23. Quick tag, huh? Geez, you totally lost me in the explanation, but taking a closer look at the pix, I get it! This tag will probably outshine the package it's attached to! LOL! So darn pretty, girl!

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  24. This brought a smile as soon as I saw it! I love all the dimension. I think I'd be super happy to receive the tag as a present - never mind what it's attached too.... lol

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  25. Oh my gosh - this is freaking gorgeous!!! Love the dimension that gate offers!! Beautiful - you amaze me everyday!
    hugs,
    M

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  26. This is so beautiful! I love everything about it!

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  27. Great tag Donna. I'm sure ready for spring!

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  28. oh my word...cute!...cute!...cute!...

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Thanks for making my day!