Becky Givans here with a tutorial for you to try. I'm so excited because this is my first tutorial for the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog.
Hope you like it and find it informative and inspiring.
We're making backgrounds using our border embossing folders.
For mine I used the flowers from Frills from Just My Type and the cuttlebug Swiss
dots embossing folder .
Now, let's get started.
I started off by finding and marking the center of my card stock on the back so I knew where to place my folder. I used white for demo purposes but you could use colored or even designer papers. It's your choice.
Next, I placed my Frills EF on my background paper making sure to center it and added the Just My Type EF just below it, then I ran it through the cuttlebug using the standard A plate, B plate, EF & Card stock, B plate sandwich.
I continued this process , alternating patterns until the whole piece was embossed. The trick here is to only run your piece partway through your cuttlebug on the remaining passes. You don't want to run it all the way through or you will flatten out the parts you've already embossed.
Now you are ready to add color to your piece. I sponged on Pixie Pink and Certainly Celery. See how it makes the embossing *POP*.
Now all that's left to do is add the extras touches and you have a fun and textured card. I made mine a baby card but you could do just about anything with yours.
Supplies for this card.
Stamps: Hippo from Mindy's Zoo. Paper: White GP, Colorbok Punch Out Pack. Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Certainly Celery, Pixie Pink. Extras: Cuttlebug, Frills Border EF, Just My Type EF, Playful Squares EF, Welcome Baby Die Cut, Copics(RV00,RV02,RV04), dimentionals.
Why don't you give it a try!
If you don't have a blog, you can link to your online galleries (like Splitcoaststampers)
Keyword for uploading your cards in online galleries is: CBRM1
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Have a great week!
TTFN~Becky aka tggrfriend!
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23 COMMENTS:
That is a nice effect and the finished card looks pretty. Is it ink or chalks you used to colour the embossing?
Cazzy
It is ink but you could use chalks! they would work too!
That looks great, thank you for this w wonderful idea which I will try too! :-)))
Great tutorial and great cards. I have most of the borders but haven't used them very often.
Eveline.
Thanks for this tutorial I shall be trying this as the effect is beautiful.
Linda
This looks great!! Love that you created your own background that is embossed...very economical too!!
i LOVE how that background turned out. Thanks for an awesome tutorial
What a pretty background, and great tutorial! Thanks for the great information!!!
BettyBee
Lovely card....I didn't realise you could get border embossing folders. I have learnt something new.
Thank you for posting this tutorial! I love your blog!!!
Deborah
wow this is great!! love it.
Hmmm... I have not even considered alternating those single borders. Great tip.
Looks like a fun way to use the borders. Thanks for showing this great idea.
Awesome idea, I love your card, it is so adorable.
Wow! Very educational. Thanks so much for this neat technique that I will definitely try soon.
what a fun idea!! love the way it turned out becky!!
Great project. I have never seen the border folders. Now I need to find some :-)
So sorry so very late but hope you will get chance to have a look. Love Cynthia x
http://rainbowladyscraftyblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/singing-in-rain.html
oops guess I was too late to enter - sorry guys will try to do better this week.
Love Cynthia x
...what a cool effect and your result is absolutely darling.
Hi Becky loved your tutorial and card on this and I have posted a card on my blog took me almost all week to get it finished I used chalks instead of inks you can find it here
http://beth714.blogspot.com/2009/02/cuttlebug-border-backgrounds.html
SUPER
BRAVO MD
Becky this is SOOOOOOOOooooooh awesome! Love it! The soft colours are so gorgeous & all those textures. Oulala! You ROCK!!!!
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