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Mrs. Eggplant Mrs. Eggplant, San Francisco Age and Occupation: 28, Human Resources Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Associate Marketing Manager Engagement Date: January 19, 2007 Wedding Date: October 20, 2007 Blogging Since: May 31, 2007 Venue: Ceremony at a cement and stained glass cathedral and reception at a boutique hotel ballroom About Me: I'm a shopping junkie who lives to discover great deals and a craft addict that loves to scrapbook and knit. My profile picture was taken on the day I got engaged which is why my smile is so huge!
 
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Mrs. Eggplant, San Francisco Age and Occupation: 28, Human Resources Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Associate Marketing Manager Engagement Date: January 19, 2007 Wedding Date: October 20, 2007 Blogging Since: May 31, 2007 Venue: Ceremony at a cement and stained glass cathedral and reception at a boutique hotel ballroom About Me: I'm a shopping junkie who lives to discover great deals and a craft addict that loves to scrapbook and knit. My profile picture was taken on the day I got engaged which is why my smile is so huge!
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More Cuttlebug Fun

April 3rd, 2008 @ 4:44 pm by Mrs. Eggplant

I finally finished sending out “thank you” cards to all of our wedding guests… all except for my bridesmaids. Five months have passed since the wedding and I haven’t officially thanked them! That’s awful, isn’t it? I had my heart set on making each of them personalized cards, and I just didn’t have the chance to get around to it until recently.

I made another “thank you” card for one of my bridesmaids last night. Since a few of you liked my little entry on the Cuttlebug, I have more Cuttlebug fun for you today. smiley1013

One of the first things that I do when I make a card is choose a color combination. For this thank you card, I pulled out sheets of colored paper and mixed and matched until I found a combination that I was satisfied with.

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I love choosing neutral colors with one bright color in the mix.

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This Cuttlebug embossing folder is called Divine Swirl.

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I cut a piece of paper to the size that I wanted it and then placed it between the embossing folder.

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Next, I did the whole cuttlebug sandwich process that I talked about in my last entry and I cranked it through the machine. Out popped a sheet of swirly embossed paper!

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This is a slit punch. It punches a half circle through a sheet of paper. By punching a bunch of half circles in a row, I can create scalloped borders for my cards.

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Here is the finished product of the scalloped circle punch.

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I used it as a border for my swirly paper.

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Finally, I stamped a few images on white and guava-colored paper, cut them out, and stuck the pieces onto a piece of brown cardstock for the final product.

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Here’s one last close up view. I wanted to give the card depth so I used pop up foam squares to adhere the pieces to the cardstock. I love the effect!

There are so many neat folders and dies available for the Cuttlebug. You can use them for cards, invitations, altered items… The possibilities are truly endless! smiley1013

33 Responses to “More Cuttlebug Fun”

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Miss Jasmine says:

That is incredible– I can’t believe you made that card yourself! I bow down to your craftiness :)

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Miss Lovebird says:

That is amazing!~ I too bow to your craftiness!

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beanchar says:

You should be selling your stuff on Etsy, Eggie. You have mad skillz.

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Mrs. Emerald says:

I bow down to you… omg, SERIOUSLY!! wow wow wow!!!

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Nathalie says:

You are SO creative! Please keep your posts coming!!

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Red says:

Ditto to the above ladies - That card is beyond awesome!!! The colors and composition is perfect!! Time to start a side-business :-)

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Christine says:

you’re so talented….. it’s boooootiful!
i love it!

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Cara says:

OMG EGGIE !!!!!!!! How did you know that I’m using swirls all over my wedding ? I now NEED a cuttlebug so that I can make swirly Thank you cards !!!!!!!!!! AWES job soo gorgeous !

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heavnzbrat says:

uhhh, r u serious? wow. i was wondering how the embossed sheet would turn into a card. it’s not a card ITS A MASTERPIECE> hahah awesomness

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Miss Lovebug says:

Your cards are better than anything I’ve ever seen in Papyrus or the like. You need to sell those bad boys. $7 each. Seriously.

Wow.

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haliwood says:

I have to second lovebug on that one…you have amazing talent! such detail! such thought! people pay crazy money for masterpieces like yours…

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MJ says:

Umm… Wow!

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tea says:

wow, i’m jealous. and am kinda glad you’re not my friend. my crafting ego would have taken a huge beating! LOL.

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Miss Penguin says:

Ummmmmm….holy crap. These are AMAZING!!!

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L says:

Jeez you are creative. I have to learn from you.

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Miss Cherry Blossom says:

Will you marry me eggie?

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Ali says:

Wow those are really nice! Where do you get all your folders and punches?

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Miss S says:

You are so crafty! I love them!

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deluscious says:

hehe…those are approximately the same as Version1.0 of my wedding’s color palette!

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Amy says:

WOW!

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chibride says:

Wow. I love the colors. The cards turned out great! I’m very impressed with your cards.

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Kris says:

Hey, these are almost exactly my colors. I’m using cocoa brown, medium blue, white and bright orange for my invites. :)

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Miss Tulip says:

Wow, I should say you do some papercrafts!!! Those are spectacular — well done!

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pinky says:

mrs. EP, you should buy a quickutz machine!

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MelVB says:

I think I just bought that exact stamp this past weekend for my invites! That card is B-E-A-UTIFUL Mrs. Eggplant!

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jilian says:

I. Have. To. Have. A. Cuttlebug! That looks so much easier/fun than hand embossing! With better results too! I’ve seen them in the stores - but had no clue of their potential! Thanks for sharing!

On the selling thing - yes they would totally sell! Too bad I think Stampin’ Up has rules about selling stuff when you use their stamp sets :( Not sure the details though.

I have all the other ‘western’ inspired sets that use that font - but not that I’ve seen this one in action - I want ‘priceless’ too!!!

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Aiisuru says:

wow. i love reading ur posts because ur crafts projects are soooo gorgeous! good job! =) can u tell me where u purchased the swirly detail stamp? i love it!

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jenn says:

mrs. e! you are so talented! you should seriously consider starting a custom card business :) i would so buy them!

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Mrs. Eggplant says:

Wow, I’m so touched you all liked the card! You guys are awesome, thanks for the kind thoughts! :)

Aiisuru, the stamp is from Stampin’ Up. unfortunately, they only sell through Stampin Up demonstrators (kind of like Avon or Mary Kay). :(

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meleven says:

That is really cool. I want to touch it! I think I would emboss _everything_ if I had that machine! (I think it will be a purchase in the near future!)

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Cindy says:

i got my michael’s ad a little early this week, and the cuttlebug will be 50% off on sunday!

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Guilty Secret says:

I think you’re bridesmaids are going to think it was worth the wait for these cuties!

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