the cuttlebug spot: January 2009

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Last Week's Challenge Winner

Thank you all for participating in the challenge... BellaBug we loved your card. The colors, texture and over all design of the card are simply fabulous. Please send me an email so we can give you instruction to claim your prize.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Challenge #15: Be Mine

Good evening everyone. I would like to apologize for posting this weeks challenge so late. I do have a good excuse..... I was at this years winter CHA. It was my first time attending thanks to a wonderful friend on the Cricut Message Board; Glenda. It was a very fun day. I also had a chance to speak to someone at the Provo Craft booth demonstration area and made it clear to them that we would like upgrades made to the cuttlebug, such as larger embossing folders. I was told that "something is in the works", so lets keep our fingers crossed. In the mean time, lets keep enjoying our little machine and all that it helps us do with our craft.

Ok... this weeks challenge is to create a card for your spouse, significant other, friend, boyfriend...etc you get the picture. As always, please leave a comment and give us a link to your creations... thank you so much for making this blog so much fun.

Here is our take for this week's challenge

Kathrin

Marcy

Lillie

Nilda

Rheannon

Our Guest Desinger Donna

Your Creations

Leah(card Designs)

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Double embossing with Cuttlebug and nestabilities

Hello everyone. I am so excited to show you this new technique I discovered. It took me a few hours to get it right but I am so proud to show you what I have come up with cuttlebug and nestabilities. . This video tutorial will show you how to leave a blank space for stamping on an embossed paper or card. I will also show you how to then emboss that empty space to make it pop. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.. send me emails if you have any questions.. Here are 2 different cards I have done with different shapes.

Q and A
I just wanted to take a moment and answer a few questions that have been posted about this tutorial
1. Danelle asked "Why did the oval cut the chipboard but not the card stock?
A: The Tan embossing mat by Spellbinders prevents the nestabilities from cutting through.
2. Nessey asked"What section of OfficeMax is the chipboard located ?"
A: I purchased the chipboard in OfficeMax's copy center, they use it to make custom notepads. I have been told that the back of cereal boxes is the same thickness. I have not tried this. ...but it might work also.
3. Kay Miracle wanted to know where to purchase Nestabilities, Tan Mat and chipboard.
You can purchase the Nestabilities and Tan Mat from various online retailers such as Glenda's Creative Place
4. Allison wanted to know if there is a way to create a narrow frame border abou the the width of the nestie itself
A: I have not tried that yet, that's a great idea.

Friday, January 23, 2009

WINNER: Heart Challege

Thank you all for participating... we loved all your cards. The choice was hard ...so it took a while. Here is the winning card by Shelly. We loved the colors and dimension on this one. Every time I see this card I think of chocolate ice cream swirled with strawberry. Wonderful job Shelly.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Embossing on 5-1/2 x 12 paper

the rubber isfound in the plumbing department of Lowes or Home Depot.. ask for plumber packing sheets. they come in 1/16 or 1/18...I used the 1/16 with the B plate (the idea of the rubber came from Susie's Heartprints website.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Challenge #14 : Valentine Color Challenge

Happy day to everyone. Thank you to all those that visit this blog and those that participated in last weeks challenge, we loved your cards. The winner for the best card will be announced soon. This week we have a color challenge. Valentines Day is fast approaching and the colors of pink and red are everywhere, so we would like to see your creations without pink or red in them.

This week's challenge is sponsored by Kathrin, one of your wonderful and talented DT members. The winner of best card will be able to chose a personalized stamp from www.stempel-phantasien.de from the catergory "Stempelmanufaktur" This is a sample of one of the many stamps there.

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This week we also have a guest designer Donna Mundinger ......here is some info about Donna

I'm a SAHM to 2 kitties, Goliath and Jezebel and have been married 33 years to a wonderful guy who encourages and indulges my interests. I began making cards in May 2008 with the purchase of a Cricut Expression. Visiting the Cricut message board I soon realized that the Cuttlebug was a must have. I love the rich texture it gives to my projects and I use it alone as well as with my Cricut machine.

If you would like to see more of Donna's wonderful work, please visit her blog Popsicle Toes :

This is her take on this week's challenge .

Donna

Our creations for this week

Nilda

Marcy

Rheannon

Kathrin

Jean

Lillie

Your Creations

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Video Tutorials...

I will be posting some videos here using the Cuttlebug. Please be patient as I am learning different video techniques. Feel free to send me email with suggestions of what you would like to see . This blog is for you so lets make it the best that it can be.

Thank you for your support.

Cuttlebug Embossing with 2 folders

Cuttlebug Spot Tutorial :using nestabilities

Monday, January 12, 2009

challenge 13: Have a Heart

Good morning all. Today kicks off our series of Valentines Day inspired cards. For the next few weeks you will see a variation of cards that have something to do with love and friendship for Valentines Day or other ocassion. Please join us and show off your creations.

This week our challenge is to create a project that has hearts. I love hearts, and Im sure you have a punch or die with a heart so this should be very easy. Post a comment to enter your card for a chance to win the i love you set of 4 small embossing folders. The DT and I will chose the best card for the prize.

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Nilda

Rheannon

Jean

Lillie

Marcy

Kathrin

Your Creations for this week

Monday, January 5, 2009

Challenge 12: Male Cards

Welcome to everyone. I hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season. I have missed everyone. To kick of the new year we will start with one of the most difficult cards to make. The male card. Our challenge this week is to make a card for a male...( any occasion will do) using your cuttlebug. Remember to post a comment and give us a link to your project.

If you are new to our challenge blog... I would like to welcome you to our home for the Cuttlebug. We hope you find some inspiration here and lear

n to love this little green machine as much as we do.

Design Team Cards.......

Nilda