Yes I know, I’ve been horrifically slack in updating my blog and all I can give you as an excuse is ‘family’ and me taking time to do Christmas things rather than making cards.

So let’s get back to it! Here’s a card I just finished this minute:

Can you tell I just bought a Cuttlebug? I’m feeling annoyed with myself as I swore black & blue that I wouldn’t ever buy one but now I’ve been talked into it and I love it. Why am I annoyed? I should have caved in earlier and just bought it… I think I secretly knew I always would – has that ever happened to you? tried to tell yourself you weren’t going to buy something then you finally did?

Anyway, here’s how I made the card. I started with a base of Certainly Celery cardstock folded in half to make a card. Then I put some Whisper White cardstock through the Cuttlebug using the ‘Textile’ embossing folder and then went over the design with some Bashful Blue ink using a sponge dauber in small circles to colour the design. The edges of the cardstock were also inked with a sponge dauber and Bashful Blue ink. This card was then adhered to the base card with SNAIL adhesive. Next I got a piece of Pale Plum cardstock and made two rows of holes on the top and bottom of the cardstock using a paper piercer and template from the Stampin’ Up! Tool Kit. At first I thought this bit would take ages but using the template meant it literally took less than a minute. I then wrapped a length of wide Celery Grosgrain ribbon around the Pale Plum cardstock and tied it into a simple knot at the side and adhered the piece on top of the embossed card. The flower I stamped is from the Sassy Stems stamp set and was stamped onto watercolour paper using black Stazon ink and then coloured with Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum and Bashful Blue markers. The stem, leaf and stamen were outlined directly with the fine end of the marker, the flower was watercoloured with the markers and an aquapainter. This piece was then adhered onto a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock and then layered onto the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (double-sided foam tape) – unfortunately you can’t see from my photo that the centre piece sits forward. Lastly I attached two photo anchors to the top of the card, these are from the Stampin’ Up! Pewter Hodgepodge.

That’s it! If there’s anything that you’d like to ask me about this card then please feel free to email me on: angelasargeant@gmail.com. In the meantime, here’s a list to make it easy for you to see what I’ve used.

Card designed by Angela Sargeant.
All stamped images copyright to Stampin’ Up! 2990-2008
All products used (except for Cuttlebug products) available for purchase through me at angelasargeant@gmail.com

Sassy Stems stamp set
Cuttlebug
Textile Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)
Bashful Blue cardstock
Bashful Blue inkpad
Bashful Blue marker
Certainly Celery cardstock
Certainly Celery marker
Certainly Celery wide grosgrain ribbon
Pale Plum cardstock
Perfect Plum marker
Watercolour paper
Pewter Hodgepodge (photo anchors)
Sponge Dauber
SNAIL Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Aquapainter (water brush)