Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Cuttlebug Challenge Blog - Be Inspired Challenge #16

We were supposed to take Marissa to Disneyland today, but she got sick, so we are home, so... I decided to take a few minutes and do this (made a card)!
This week's challenge was to use distressing. I chose to sand and use Tim Holtz Walnut Stain ink.


First, I sanded my cardstock. (This would allow the ink I am going to use to absorb into different areas, giving it an old feel.) Then I applied the walnut stain ink to the Cuttlebug embossing folder, on the non-raised side, and sent it through, dry-embossing it. The edges are then torn and re-inked to add the "old-paper" feel and look to it. *I was trying to find a more versatile way of using a Halloween-type folder. I *think* I succeeded, don't you?
Then I added the sentiments and embellishments. The purple words "Dust Off the Cobweb" and "is here!" are embossed with Ranger's Puffy in purple, and "Spring!!!" is embossed in hot pink glaze. I left a flower floating on the web for effect.


Hope you like it. You can see more takes on the challenge and check out a challenge of your own on the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog. Good luck! Toodles for now! lisa

9 comments:

  1. Great card. Thanks for joining in the Cuttlebug Challenge.

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  2. Clever use of that embossing template...love the sentiment behind it! Great job with the distressing challenge!

    ~Lea

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  3. i love the card. interesting take on the cobwebs. oh I can't wait for spring to be here. below zero stuff is driving me nutty

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  4. Wow...I never thought to do that with my embossing folder!!! Does it clean right off???

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  5. Now that is what I call distressing!
    Thank you for playing with us at Cuttlebug Challenge Blog

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  6. Very intresting use of that folder...great idea

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  7. i luv how you use this embossing folder
    Thanks for participating. You are featured on the http://cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
    Today!
    Maggie

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  8. what a neat way to use the Halloween folder! :)

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  9. This is a very creative and clever card

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