Cuttlebug Luv Bug Weekend!

OK, I'm hoping you've been to visit my tutorial at Cuttlebug Challenges Blog. If you've not, go there first....my Treat Tin Tutorial posted at 7PM.
Now to show you 1 more trick with the Cuttlebug. I used medium Glassine Bags from Papretrey Ink. They are the perfect size to fit into a cuttlebug folder. I used Swiss Dots to emboss my bag.


Then I cut a rectangle out of cardstock the same width of my bag. I then stamped it and folded it in half.


Next fill your bag with your choice of treats, I chose doggie bones. Staple your bag topper in place.

Then tie a pretty ribbon around your bag to hide the staple. That's all there is to it.


Now for my blog candy. Here's what's up for grabs.

Leave a message here and tell me your favorite thing about the Luv Bug Weekend and I'll pick a winner Monday. If you entered for the blog candy the other nite, then go ahead and leave a comment to double your chances to win, I'll put your name in the hat twice. I just want to thank everyone for participating in our Blog Hop, I've had so much fun! Good Luck!

Cuttlebug Sweet For My Sweet

Hi and welcome to the Cuttlebug challenge blogspot Luv Bug weekend! I'm so happy you've joined us for our Valetine fun! If you just happened to be visiting my blog, go to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog now to start our blog hop. If you've endured and made it to my blog - #21 in the blog hop -then you've almost made it! But before I give you any "magic" word I have a little giveaway of my own, here's my blog candy:

All you have to do is leave me a comment telling me why you love Valentine's Day. I'll pick a winner on Monday!
And I want to quickly share a little "sweet for my sweet". I made him a Valentine, I'm sure he will luv all the pink! (NOT). I used my Spellbinders Nestabilities and my Cuttlebug to make this card.

Now on to business. Rumor has it that a man named ROBERT wrote these beautiful words:) Now go to the next blog, which is Maggie's. And don't forget to sign up as a follower of the Cuttlebug Challenge blog and grab the blinkie for your own page. Good luck and happy blogging.

2 Sketches 4 You - Laura's Sketch 18

Quick post just to show you my 2 Sketches 4 You card this week. Here is Laura's sketch this week:

And here is my take on it:

I used Colorbok and SEI paper, ribbon from my August Paper Playground kit. I cut my cloud from Cricut's Hello Kitty Sentiments. And stamped my saying using a Papertrey Ink stamp. I like this card because it's sunny and happy:)
Enjoy.

CPS Challenge

Hi all. Just finished my tutorial for this weekends LUV BUG WEEKEND at Cuttlebug Challenge. Click HERE to see the line-up for the weekend and all of the giveaways.
This week CPS is also having a ton of giveaways, so I just had to do a card. Here is the layout:

And here is my creation:

I used Lori's weaved card tutorial to weave a square. I used all Colorbok and K & Co. paper for this card. Then I cut a heart out with my Cricut George Cartridge and used the negative (removed the heart and used the template of it) to create my weaved heart window. I then traced the heart with stickles. My bling is Prima in the background.
Hope you like my card. My fingers are tired from all the typing, must rest now!
Enjoy.

Cuttlebug Be Inspired # 16

Hello everyone, it's Wednesday and you know what that means. Us Cuttlebuggers (not sure that's a word!) have been hard at work preparing you some amazing cards. Please go to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog to see all of their beautiful cards.
This week's challenge is to distress a card...sand it, tear it, paint it....just distress it! And don't forget, you also have to use your Cuttlebug! I loved this challenge and had a lot of fun making my card. Here it is:

I started with a beautiful piece of turquoise Colorbok card stock. I then cut a slightly smaller piece of Cosmo Cricket paper and ran it thru my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder. I then sanded the little embossed dots and ran Tim Holtz distressing ink over the top of them. It blends in so well it looks like part of the paper! I then glued this layer to my card stock getting the glue close to the edges of my paper....when the glue dried I picked around the edges of it to give it a natural torn look because I really had to work at tearing it. I then used a Hambley overlay and spelled the word "Adore" with American Craft Thickers. I added a Colorbok Chipboard corner and sewed it in place. Then I took my distressing ink and ran it over all of the edges of my card. And of course I had to add some hemp string. I made this card to be a masculine Valentine...I thought the colors and the distressed look would be appropriate for my Hubby...no pink to be seen, so he should like it!
Now it's your turn...go to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog and look at all of the DT's awesome ideas and then get to work. And don't forget all of the fun starting Friday - the Luv Bug Weekend will be in full force at CB Challenge. Tons of giveaways and I may have a little giveaway of my very own:)

A Little Raspberry Fizz!

I recently bought some stamps and paper from Papertrey Ink and I just love my new goodies. They have the prettiest paper pack called Raspberry Fizz and it's beautiful. So both cards tonite were experiments with the polka dot raspberry fizz paper and the new Love Songs stamps.


Isn't that paper just beautiful? I'm a very messy stamper, so I try to stamp something else and add it to my card - I don't do good directly stamping. Forgive the pictures, the wind was blowing, snow was on the ground, and I wasn't gonna stay out there one minute longer than I had to!
The forecast for my area of Kentucky is, possibly snow, or ice, or rain?! No one's sure yet, I'm hoping it's just sunny! I'll post more projects tomorrow.

Paper Playground Fun

I just wanted to post a few cards that I had created with my new Paper Playground kits. I just love using all of the pretty papers and embellishments that come with the kits!
This is the recent January Kit. It is loaded with Melissa Frances products, which I adore.

Look at that beautiful ribbon, it is even prettier in person!
My next card I made with the May 2008 kit. I also stamped this card using Inkadinkadoo stamps and hemp to make the little bow.

This Friday (1/30) is the blog hop at Cuttlebug Challenge blog and I have a Valentine tin tutorial coming up on Saturday, so cancel or don't make any plans for next weekend so you can participate;)
Enjoy!