September 9, 2009

Inspiration: A Card and A Layout,

For me inspiration comes in many forms. A magazine ad. A print on a shirt. A piece of patterned paper. But most of the time my inspiration comes right from my fellow paper crafters!

This week, Lindsay is sponsoring Card Sketch #33 over at Inspirational Card Sketches. The winner of this week's sketch will receive $10 in digital stamps from LSS! Now that's a prize worth playing for. And the sketch is great, and very easy to work with.

The Sketch:

My take on the sketch:
I used the coffee mug and sentiment from Lindsay's Coffee Talk Set. This is a great set and has 3 other images, plus more sentiments for many different occasions. This is a great deal at only $5 for the whole set! Click here to see the whole set.

Be sure to check out the other DT's blogs to see what else Lindsay's Shop has to offer! Links are to the right!

While I was under the weather last week, I did manage to get some inspiration while browsing through some of my favorite blogs. Since I purchased my new favorite tool, the Cuttlebug , one of my favorite places to go for some inspiration is the Cuttlebug Challenge. While I was there, I found this awesome tutorial on embossing metalics, like aluminum foil and wrapping paper. Check out the foil in my card above!!! To learn how check out the tutorial here.

So I really wanted to see what this little machine could handle so I brought out some Grunge Board and some chipboard letters and went to work. Worked great with just the 'A' plate, the embossing folder, and the 'C' plate. Here is the layout I created with this technique!
Thanks for stopping by, and til next time, Happy Scrapping!

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14 comments:

Janet said...

love your card and your page! awsome!
hugs

Unknown said...

These look great! I love how you put 3 coffee cups together to make the card more interesting! Looks cool!

Kaytee said...

Very nice card!!! I love the colors on the coffee mugs!

Lindsay Weirich said...

Love the 3 cups side by side and how tou altered the sentiment. Well done! Enjoy your new toy!
Lindsay

Melissa Craig said...

Very cute Kat - I love the colors. Such a whimsical card.

Rowena said...

What a fun card! I love the bright colors.

Leanne said...

Great card Kat! Love that you used three of the images side by side and the layout is awesome to! I need to drag my cuttlebug out more often and use it! It's such a neat little thing don't know why I neglect it!

Olena said...

Very nice cards and scrap.page. Love the bright colors! ~Olena~

Kim said...

Cute card! Great colors and I like how you did the cb background. Cute layout too on the sb page!

Diana said...

GREAT card! I love all that embossing!

Margie said...

Oooo pretty-love the card and layout!

Tink said...

Great card & layout! The cuttlebug is Fantastic!! I love mine!!

ljurecek said...

Oh you're going to love your little cuttlebug. The metallic embossing you did looks great. Such a fun touch!

Mrs. Fence said...

I just love my cuttlebug! Looks like you are enjoying yours! Love your take on the sketch - great card!

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