What the second challenge turned into

Here's the final result of my second double embossing. Like the previous one I darkened it up with the ColorBox chalk inks then put in on a A2 card. I used my cuttlebug with Spellbinders dyes, ribbon and a bit of bling like the other card. I'm happy with the results.

Until my next post,

Diane

Responding to the challenge

I follow a LOT of blogs, sometimes I think too many. Sometimes I think I need to follow the Nike motto and "just do it" instead of just read about it or just watch what other people do. BUT then I read a blog and get some inspiration and realize that there is wheat amongst the chaff. I bought my Cuttlebug a while back and don't regret it a bit. It was a good bang for the buck. I emboss more than cut and I cut more Spellbinders dyes than Cuttlebug dyes. I saw this double embossing challenge on the Cuttlebug Challenges blog last weekend and decided to give it a try on some extra cardstock. The blue one was my first attempt. The embossing went OK but I'm not thrilled with the coloring. I think I may darken it a bit and see what happens. I used Colorbox cats eyes sized chalk inks on that one. The green one was my second attempt and I like it much more. I used Versa Magic chalk tear drop sized ink on that one. The ink pad is stronger and stiffer and I think that helped a bit.

Until my next post,

Diane

Happy Valentine's Day

Here's the card I made for hubby. The embossed images are from my Cuttlebug and the stamps are from Scrappy Cat. I find I have the best success when I use chalk inks with clear stamps. These stamps are clear so I used Color Box chalk inks. Hope everyone has a Happy Valentine's Day.

Until my next post,

Diane