Tuesday 19 June 2007

Shape shifting

Yay! I've joined the Cuttlebug Embossing crowd! The folders I ordered from the USA arrived this morning and I sat straight down to make a card for the Friday Night Challenge over at the Just Bex forum. The challenge is to make a shaped card - no squares or rectangles. I knew what I wanted to do but desparately wanted the embossing folder to do it!



I used the D'vine Swirls folder to emboss smooth white cardstock then cut three rectangles and rounded off the top corners with a punch. The 'ribbons' are cut from silvery Moondust paper (which doesn't photograph well but has a lovely sheen IRL). Sentiment is heat embossed and the hearts are punched shapes - one triple embossed and the other from the Moondust paper raised on little foam pads.

Right, I've more folders to play with so I'm off!

12 comments:

mum-on-the-run said...

Oooh what a gorgeous card!!

Thanks for the Dymo tip on my blog, will try it out soon!!

Hazel said...

That's a very clever use of that embossing folder - love it!

Unknown said...

Soooo pretty! Love that embossing - do I NEED an Cuttlebug too? errrmmmmmm.....

Jackie said...

Love the card Joanne. I have just started collecting Cuttlebugs and think they are brill. Doubt if the bank manager will though ;)

Dollydimps said...

What a fab card! Brilliant idea!
I'm soooooooo loving Cuttlebug stuff too!

Sam said...

Oh I lurrrve the effects I've seen achieved with a cuttlebug and this is fabulous! Well done!

Kathy said...

Ooooh lovely card, I really like the swirly pattern. Straight on my "to buy" list!

Alhambra Club said...

Love the card, welcome to the world of embossing, it is great fun isn't it. Love my embossing plates.

Made by Mandy said...

Lovely card, great idea with the embossing folders, works really well.

Sarah said...

This looks gorgeous!!

Pearl said...

those swirls are divine indeed ! how clever of you to use them in this wedding cake shape ! brill !

oh no ! now to get me some cuttlebug too !

lol, Pearl

Wendy - Anntaurus said...

Been away and catching up - this is a fab idea!