Crimson Cricut: Spring Cottage

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Happy Mothers Day 1

I want to wish all you Moms a Happy Mothers Day! I have two cards that I made, this is the first and I will post the other later. This card I made using Spring Cottage and Flower Shoppe. I used a piece of vellum for the window glass and the paper is My Minds Eye.

I have entered this in the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut

Cricut Creative Cutter Room

Celebrate the Occasion

More Than Favors

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Easter - Take Two!

I haven't been overly impressed with some of my creations lately. I some times jump in feet first without planning the out come. I was not happy with the Easter card I posted yesterday and would like a do over. Today during work I had an idea for a cute little treat for my co-workers, friends and family. I may still add a stamped tag, but I have to admit that I am happy how this turned out. This is the 3D strawberry cut from the Spring Cottage cartridge. I embossed the outer layer with Cuttlebug's dot folder and the leaves with swirls by Tim Holtz. I cut them at 4.75" which was the perfect size for a cream egg. I was originally going to make 12 of these but one cream egg didn't make it (yum!), leaving 11 to hand out.

Enjoy,

~C

Saturday, 31 March 2012

Carson's Creations Embossing Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Thanks for hopping by! You should have arrived from Anita if not you need to turn around and click HERE to start at the beginning!

This is my first blog hop and I would like to thank Georgiana for asking me to participate. This hop is all about embossing. I am new to dry embossing (as of Christmas) and still trying to build my collection. While looking for a good deals for embossing folders, I found a tutorial on making your own. I continued my search and found others doing the same. The original one I saw involves gluing the negative on the opposite side of your cut, much like the ones you buy. This seemed tedious and had disaster all over it. Another I found involved using a rubber pad. This seemed much easier and made me wonder if foam could be substituted? I didn't act on this right away, but then this opportunity arose. I went right to work and through a little trial and error I made my own embossing folders. The following are my steps and some pictures. I regret that I didn't take pictures of each step, so if you need any clarification please ask.

Step 1: Choose your Cut. The two folders I made, I used cuts from Paper Lace 2.

Step 2: Cut your design 3-4 times on thick card. I used card stock for my original one (music notes) and cereal box for my second. I like the cereal box much better and gave much better results.

Step 3: Glue all cuts together, trying hard to keep it all lined up. Then glue to one side of a folded piece of card.

Step 4: Adhere two appropriately cut pieces of craft foam opposite your design. I found my craft foam at the dollar store 2 sheets for a dollar.

Step 5: Run your folder through your embosser with out paper. This should be a tight fit, but it will be easier after you indent the foam.

Step 6: All systems GO!

I used my folders as backgrounds for these projects, but I think the dotted one would make a good texture on a smaller cut. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. I look forward to your improvements and designs.

I also have some blog candy that I will announce early next week. All you need to do is leave a comment and be a follower.