Cuttlebug Mania Midsummer Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for another Cuttlebug Mania challenge and this time it's Midsummer.  What is midsummer you say?  June 21st is the longest day of the year...or I should say the day with the longest daylight.  In Scandinavia they celebrate this as midsummer.  Flowers, often wreaths, sunbathing, BBQ, campfire, playing together and dancing during the whole night are part of this traditional midsummer celebration.

Challenge - Midsummer 

For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Challenge runs for 2 weeks. 

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

I'm having lots of fun watercolouring the flower from Altenew Peony Bouquet.  I love this colour combo of pink, grey and black, it just seems to make the pink pop off the page. I used Distress Inks to colour the flower and background.

Inside:

Recipe:  PP-GDC Studios Rose Coloured Glasses-Light Stripe & grey piece was unlabelled, Bazzill CS-Thunder & Black, Strathmore 140lb Cold Press Watercolor Paper, SS-Altenew Peony Bouquet, CTMH SS-Say It In Style, Versafine Ink-Onyx Black, Distress Inks-Weathered Wood, Antique Linen & Picked Raspberry, Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday Die, My Favorite Things-Four Corners Die, Viva Decor Pearl Pen-Cream, Foam Squares, SS-Papertrey Ink Inside & Out Birthday, CTMH Ink-Slate, Baby Pink & Garden Green.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday Die

My Favorite Things Four Corners Die

Hope you can join us for the challenge!

Deneen

Inspired Stamps Character Card

Hello and welcome here!  It's been a while since I've posted an Inspired Stamps inspiration post but we're back to share with you today.  And today the DT are sharing cards made with some of the characters Inspired Stamps carries. 

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

I wanted to ink up a set I haven't used before and this cutie I can't believe hadn't seen ink, it's called Hymn Girls:  Sitting to the Left.  And how amazing is that sentiment!!  I felt that the need to showcase it with a rainbow which I added using Distress Ink and water.  Her dress is stamped on a piece of patterned paper that had a soft, watercolour look to it, and I fussy cut it out.

Inside:

I used 2 other stamp sets for the inside:  Perfect Sentiments and Background Stamps.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-Hymn Girls:  Sitting to the Left, Background Stamps & Perfect Sentiments, PP-Frances Meyer Blue Damask, Strathmore Watercolor 140lb Cold Press Paper, Distress Inks-Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean, Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple, Shabby Shutters & Dried Marigold, EK Success Wrought Iron Corner Punch, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Sequins, Foam Squares.

Inspired Stamps Used:

Hymn Girls:  Sitting to the Left

Perfect Sentiments

Background Stamps

Inspired Stamps Blog

Inspired Stamps Store

 

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT creations!

Belinda

 Chere 

Jamie

Kary  

Patty

Shanta

Deneen

Cuttlebug Mania Wedding Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  June is well on its way and school will be out before you know it.  June is also wedding time...well, anytime is wedding time, but June feels like the start of the wedding season.  June is also when I married my hubby, it's been 22 years for us.  So the challenge this time around at Cuttlebug Mania is Wedding.

Challenge - Wedding

For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Challenge runs for 2 weeks. 

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

I am loving my new Altenew stamps.  This time instead of watercolouring I used the different layers that come with the set which is called Peony Bouquet.  The inspiration for this card came from one of the Altenew DT members and you can see hers HERE.

I used silver cardstock for the sentiment to match the silver in the paper.

I stamped and die cut the big peony.  I love that the stamp set has matching dies.

Recipe:  PP-Echo Park Dots & Stripes Silverfoil Lt. Pink, CS-Bazzill Silver Foil, White CS-Staples, Altenew Inks-Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Grapevine, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Evergreen & Jet Black, Martha Stewart Scroll Lace Border Punch, SS-Altenew Peony Bouquet, Dies-Altenew Peony Bouquet & Elizabeth Craft Designs Best Wishes, Foam Squares.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Altenew Peony Bouquet Die

Elizabeth Craft Designs Best Wishes Die

Hope you can join us for the Wedding Challenge,

Deneen