Monday 25 October 2010

Cuttlebug DT - Anything Fall...

Hi Blogland. I hope you all had a great weekend?
Here we go again with another DT entry for the Cuttlebug Blogspot. This weeks theme was "Anything Fall". Pop on over and see what the other DT Members have made. Here's what I came up with.It's a traditional easel card popped onto it's side.
Here's a step by step if you fancy giving it or something similar a go.
I started off by cutting out some decoupage from the Joanna Sheen set of House Mouse called Fruit & Nut.Matted it onto some Burgundy Mirror card,followed by some White card stock and then again another layer of the Burgundy.I then took a piece of White card stock and coloured it using Crushed Olive Distress Ink.
Embossed the card stock through the Cuttlebug Machine using the Fruit & Vine Embossing Folder from Sizzix.Once embossed, I went over the image again with the Crushed Olive Ink to highlight the raised impression.
Adding a little bit of Brushed Corduroy Distressing Ink to the leaves,and the vineand some Victorian Velvet Ink to the Berries.Finishing the berries off with some Crystal Stickles, putting it to one side to dry.Once dry, I matt and layered the imageusing the same card stock combination as I did for the decoupage image.I then set about making the easel card. I used an 8" x 8" card, folding one side in on it's self to form the easel.I then matt and layered the card with some Gold Mirror and some Plum card stock,turning the easel on it's side for something a bit different than the norm. And then mounted my decoupage and embossed images to the card.
I was very happy with the layout, as the decoupage with the berries matched the embossing folder almost perfectly. But it needed something.
Trawling through my stash I came across my "On the vine" 12" border from Spellbinders.. Now, these go through the Cuttlebug perfectly. Here's how to use them if you are unsure.To cut it out, take your A and B platesand lay your card stock and die on top, finishing off with your C plate and cut.To emboss it, turn your die over so that the cutting edge is facing upwards still with your cut image inside it.Add your tan matand a shim (extra piece of card stock).This time you will use a second B plate instead of your C plate. Pass through the machineand pop out your now embossed vine.I added some blobs of Pinflair Glue to add a bit of dimensionand applied it to the project.It really adds a touch of opulence to the card I think.Although it now made the other side of the card a bit bare.So I cut out a sentiment from my Cricut Machine which I had prepared on my Gypsy Machine so that I could weld some letters together. I used the Storybook cartridge for the capitals letters and Plantin Schoolbook for the lowercase letters.And there you have it.... I hope you like it and it gives you some ideas. Don't forget to leave a comment. Apart from I enjoy reading them it will enter you into this Months BLOG CANDY where you have a chance to win the Pink Journey Cricut Cartridge...
Have a great day everyone, see you soon.
Andy.

23 comments:

  1. Stunning Andy - the colours are beautiful.

    Toni :o)

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  2. what a great card love the different way you have used the easel card

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  3. What a gorgeous card!! Love it!!

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  4. Stunning card, love House Mouse anyway but with the decoupage it really comes to life. Great idea to turn the easel round.
    Kim xXx

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  5. Oh my word this is fantastic! Beth

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  6. Having seen this card in the flesh, I can honestly say what a beautiful card it is, so much to look at and take in, the colours, different textures, and the great design. A big well done, yet again Andy ..... French Lin ..xx..

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  7. Wow, this is beautiful, love the Mice! it's almost like a Beatrix Potter card! love it

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  8. Beautiful card, Andy! Great minds; I made an easel card too this week. The mice are so cute and I love how you explain how you made it! Hope you have a wonderful week!

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  9. This is absolutely fabulous Andy! I love the idea of turning the easel on it's side. The embossing is a perfect match for the little house mouse scene as is the beautiful spellbinders cut out and the plum and burgundy cardstock is gorgeous! Love this card
    Juliexx

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  10. Fabulous card and those mice are so cute. I really like the border too, must look out for those.

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  11. Gorgeous card - love the HM image...and the colours are fab!
    Helen x

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  12. awesome card Andy! thanks for the tutorial!

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  13. wow wow wow....love everything about it and fell in love with the mice even i do not like them in real life ....well, i do not like them in my house, lol.

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  14. OMG!! Andy, I love this card! I always use the easel design, and never thought about turning it to the side. You did an amazing job with this masterpiece, and I love that you give directions on how it was created. So glad to have you as my D/T brother, you are awesome!

    hugz, xx

    ~L~

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  15. What a great card! I love House Mouse, didn't know they were available in decoupage images. Your whole card is just perfect!

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  16. I love everything about this card! I love how u made an easel card on it's side, I love the cute image, I love the gold leaves and I love the embossing, hold on, I love it all!!! Thanks so much xx

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  17. this is absolutely PRECiOUS, Andy! I adore everything about it, and what a great idea to turn the easel on it's side. Will be trying that soon for SURE! xxD

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  18. You know I love this one Andy. Thanks so much for posting step by step instructions. I know it's a lot of work, but readers appreciate it immensely.

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  19. Andy, you are amazingly talented...I love love love your work.

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  20. What a great card!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  21. That was a great tutorial as usual, looking forward to seeing more, thanks

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  22. Wow - this card is just so beautiful...! Could you please tell me where you got the burgundy mirror card - it's just perfect for something I need to make!!! Thanks!

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