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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge #14


Hello fellow cardmakers!

The challenge from The Cuttlebug Spot this week is to create a Valentine's card without pink or red.

I decide to go with some paper that I have had stashed away for some time now. It is a bit 'folk/country' & quite cute so I thought I'd make a Valentine's card out of it. The colours are lovely earthy tones...rust orange, browns & a soft pale blue that really contrasts nicely.

The paper is Crate Paper - Cowgirl Collection. The paper underneath the corrugated heart is actually some handmade paper that my Mum made....she bought a paper-making kit and learned how to do it from scratch....I'm not sure what the flecks in the paper are though.





I used Cuttlebug Swiss Dots on the small folk heart (which is a Cuttlebug 2 step die "Heart #2" without the 2nd die of course). I then inked the small heart with Versa Color - Bronze to highlight the dots. I also inked around the sentiment with Versa Magic Chalk - Aspen Mist, then a finer border with Versa Color - Bronze.

TIP - I find corrugated card a little thick to cut with my Fiskars Shape Cutter so I put it through my Cuttlebug with a random folder just sitting on top of it (don't put the corrugated card in the folder) - run it through the 'bug, and it flattens it a little bit without taking away from the corrugated look.

Hope you like my card!! :)


Materials used:
Paper - Crate Paper - Cowgirl Collection (Sidesaddle, Red Boots, Buckle)
Paper - misc. handmade paper from my Mum; corrugated card
Flower - Prima
Hearts - Fiskars (large corrugated heart); Cuttlebug 2 step die "Hearts #2" for the small blue heart
Brads - MM hearts (Love Story??); MM Springtime Med Circle (blue brad)
Sentiment - MM Defined "Romance"
Inks - Versa Magic Chalk "Aspen Mist"; Versa Color "Bronze"

5 comments:

  1. Hi Alison, Love the colours you have chosen form this card, exellent work.
    Hugs Linda.

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  2. Lovely colour combination. It gives the card a really retro feel.
    Ali xx

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  3. Beautiful card! I love the pp, yum! And that heart with the ridge' pattern rocks!

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  4. I love your card. wonderful job and that heart isjust perfect. The colors are awesom. tell you mom she did great too.

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  5. Darling card! Love the colors and thanks for the tip about the corrigated paper.

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