Nestabilities

I just couldn’t stay away from all the new Cuttlebug embossing folders and combos! They are so much fun to work with. You know how it goes…one thing leads to another and pretty soon it’s 1 am and you can hardly keep your eyes open but it doesn’t matter because you’ve been in your own little world for the fast few hours and it’s all good.

Here are a few of my late night creations and there’s more on the way. They aren’t quite finished yet so they will have to wait for another post.

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I really liked how easy it was to make this card. The hardest part was keeping the ink on the embossed areas and I found that using a small foam tip applicator worked best for that. I used VersaMagic chalk inks in Pixie Dust and Sage because of the soft, matte finish that they give. Just remember, use a light touch and very litle ink when you are adding color to the embossed areas. You can alway add more if you need to. The saying and embossing folder come together in the Cuttlebug Friends Forever combo. There are six different combos and you can definitely mix and match between them. I found that the Bazzill cherry vanilla and aloe vera cardstocks worked great with these inks. A little pink rhinestone, some ribbon and it was done. Quick and easy.

One of the other A2 embossing folders that I couldn’t wait to try was the Floral Screen. The picture on the package doesn’t do it justice. The embossed image is great and worked really well on the next card.

For this card I chose French Vanilla cardstock and matted the embossed image with honeycomb and brown cardstock. The corner accents were cut from brown cardstock using one of the dies from the Cuttlebug Vintage set. And of course a little more inking, this time with VersaMagic wheat and pumpkin spice. I used the smallest dies in the Nestabilities Long Classic Rectangles and Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles to create the layers for the stamped saying which is from the Melissa Frances clear stamp set Simply Said. Instead of brads I opted for latte pearls. I think they went better with the overall look of the card.

Something I’d like to mention for anyone that is a beginner cardmaker is that one of th easiest ways to create a more interesting card is to pop up some of the layers with foam squares. It adds dimension and makes your cards look more polished. You don’t need to add them between every layer, just one and then pop up your embellishments with them too. You’ll be surprised at what a difference it will make.

And now, my last little card. And it is a little card. I had some scraps left from my assorted pack of Nostaligia Coredinations Color Core cardstock and I thought it would be fun to make a little note card that could be added to a bouquet of flowers or a gift bag.

This little card was so quick and easy that I’m defninitely going to make a few to have on hand. A set of these in an altered clear top tin would make a really nice gift. So, how easy are they? Well, all you have to do is cut the notecard with second largest Nestabilitie in the Long Classic Scalloped Rectangle set and score and fold it in half. Then cut a white mat about 2 1/8″ x 2 1/8″ and adhere to the card. Now take a 2″ x 2″ piece of  a lighter color of the Coredinations cardstock and emboss it with the folder in the Cuttlebug With Gratitude combo. TNow comes the fun part. Sand off the embossed area to expose the colored core. Add a little Stickles Diamond glitter glue to the centers of the flowers. Mount it onto the card from with foam squares, tie and little ribbon and you’re done! It’s a great way to use up some of your bits and pieces that are left over from other projects and we all have a few of those.

Hope these cards give you some ideas and inspiration.