TRI-FOLD CARD CHALLENGE AT THE CUTTLEBUG SPOT

i am alive, lol. i was cleaning my scraproom and re-organizing again and lost track of days plus the weather is making me lazy..it always does. but...i am here with another challenge for  

The Cuttlebug Spot. 

this week are tri-fold cards and here is mine.

Hey Babe

5.5 x 11.50

score to make three panels of equal size.

the base for the card was cut diagonally and then used a paper punch for the hearts border.

 the sweethearts cricut cartridge was used for the image and cut at 3 inch high.

you can see where i embossed with two different cuttlebug embossing folders: the swiss dots on the birds and the distressed stripes for the hat. i also used a sizzix one called collage for the hat.

 the sentiment is from my pink stamper's, love-a-licious, is a  new stamp set, and the cute banner is from the cricut cartridge twinkle toes. i love this banner and i know is in another cart --or a very similar one--but can't remember right now.

below is the set i used from my pink stamper and if you want to see what other stamps she has, you can click HERE, and it will take you to her site.

LOVE-A-LICIOUS

now, please...go and have fun at the cuttlebug spot challenge and enter your tri-fold card. you always have a chance to win some goodies.

i will try this week to be more virtual, hehe

the fourth is Gisella's blog hop and i will have that ready for you too. i know i will have a package of action wobbles as a giveaway. 

see you soon if the power is not down.

we are expecting ice in two days,...grr! ;p

love you all!

and stay safe 

*_*

BBTB2 Love Struck Hearts Challenge and Blog Hop!

I can't believe we're almost through with January, but happy to finally be back to our end of the month Blog Hops at BBTB2. You should have arrived here from the wonderfully talented Shelly's blog, but if not, you may wish to start HERE, at the beginning, so you don't miss a thing. My super sweet and oh so talented friend and DT sister Maria chose two of the hearts from the Love Struck Cartridge and really wished for a layout, but was kind enough to allow us non scrappers (who me?) the option of making a card. I knew immediately what hearts I wanted to use. Scroll down 2 posts and you'll see why. I can't believe I hadn't cut them before.

The card has a shaped front which as usual, doesn't really show in the first pic. All is welded in Design Studio to the welded rectangle from George which I pull and skew until it's the right size. The front sentiment comes from Wild Card. Since "Wild about you" comes all together as a cut, I had to hide the contours of the rest of the phrase to have the "Wild" and "about" be different sizes and placed how I wanted them on the card. Let's just say it took me awhile to design this one, but I'm quite fond of it. I'm hoping a certain someone is too. HeeHee!

This one turned out to be FAT, even for me. the "U" actually ended up having a full 6 popped layers! I make my own adhesive foam using Fun Foam and double stick tape in loads of colors and cut it myself so the dimensionals aren't so distracting when viewed from the side.

And lo and behold, I even finished the inside! the dotty paper is Bo Bunny. I used small clear epoxy letters from J's and backed them with little punched circles (so they'd show up) for the "so let's" and also for the "I'm" on the front (which you can barely see because of the glare.) "Go wild" is from Straight From the Nest. Sometimes it's difficult to do an inside sentiment on a shaped front card without it showing from the front, but I placed the large heart and hugs and kisses (from Wild Card) exactly behind those on the front and the rest of the front elements hid the the slight run over of the sentiment. Of course it wouldn't be complete without some little metal adhesive hearts and the ever present adhesive beads. Now hop along, but not before leaving a comment for a chance to win a $30 gift certificate to Custom Crops. Next up is the gorgeous and super talented Julia so enjoy!

Haunted Design House Macabre Monday Angels and Demons

Our challenge this week for Macabre Monday is Angels and Demons: use angelic images or products and creep them out as only HDHer's can. Our sponsor this week is The Angel Company, offered by none other than the Macabre Mistress herself. I must say, I was blown away by the quality of the card stock and DP from this company; gorgeous colors and superior weight and texture of the card stock and the coordinating ribbons and die cut tags, etc are really fab. All of the paper products I used in my design are from The Angel Company Winchester collection and although you can barely see it, I also used the Edge Design Stamp Set on the vertical blue strip on card stock. Really cool set, though.

The digi image is Angelika, one of the Devil Dolls from Stamp Insanity. She's colored with Copics and the semtiment is computer generated on one of the die cut tags from the Winchester Collection. I used the sketch by Lynn from Cute Card Thursday and will be entering this in the challenge there as well. All of the Minions designs use the fabulous products from our sponsor so be sure to check out Haunted Design House for inspiration and see what what you could WIN if you play along! (You know you want to!)

A Little Sneaky Peeky

Sorry, no new project today. I've been a busy gal trying to get all my DT stuff done but I do have a little sneak peek of the inspiration for my BBTB2 card for tomorrow. We're resuming our end of the month Blog Hops so you won't want to miss it. Here are a few pix of the zebra stuff all over our house. Starting with the mosaic zebra in the entryway.

Zebra canape plates

Zebra towels

Zeke, the 6ft tuxedo clad zebra that started it all. (Yes, he dresses up for all major holidays) And BTW, he's on roller skates.

And finally, the zebra rug. Does any of this pique your curiosity?

ISSUE 003 - YES, IT IS AVAILABLE!

 It's been worth the wait. Issue 333 is now here! 

As usual in a5 format, Champfest is printed on recycled paper in the United Kingdom. Keeping it in the fam. Each issue comes with a limited Rosette Logo sticker. 

Available in most of our Stockists NOW. 

Drop into Goodhood in London, or Third Drawer Down in Melbourne, to snag your copy before they all run out. With the remarkable response to Issue 002, you don't want to miss out on this one.

Recently released..

 

 There's not much more to say, than PURCHASE. AcnePaper speak from the heart. Their content is genuine and quirky and beautiful and thought-provoking.

There is a great write-up on (the magical and mysterious) Rochelle School just off Arnold Circus, E1. I wish more articles were as great as this - just telling alot of special stories. In addition to all this, the Editors Note is brill. We always struggle with this part, and proves - when you speak honestly, it proves for a great read.

 

 

 Obscura out of Hong Kong is somewhat a special import. Although alot of the content is quite contemporary and easily viewed on the internet, the guys behind Silly Thing have been able to translate this into a magazine, where you want to keep. Each issue comes with a special gift, and although good in theory, I always think a magazines content should speak enough. Anyhow, they've done it, and it's good. Issue 003 is available now also. All issues are available at London's Dover St Market.

 

The Gagosian has popped up in London W1K. You can't miss it. Books, prints, posters all on sale and display. Want to purchase a Damien Hirst print for 8K, you'll find it here. Be quick though, the place is only open until the 29th January.

Champ Magazine Recommendations

One of the best things about BRIGHT Tradeshow is the great collection of magazines you are able to collect. Here are some of our favourites:

 

We stumbled across Aspekt Ratio at their nearby stand at Bright Tradeshow. The quality of content is outstanding and the newspaper format is quite an interesting choice. The content is so good, I almost wish the format was different so it is easier to store in our book stand. Already relating to the content (interview with Tommy Guerrero, plus an article on 'artist couples' !!), we love their 'About' writeup, which makes us relate to the p.b.l.c.t.n even more. ''Somewhere between the format of the LA Times and Die Ziet. That's the Aspekt Ratio of this publication''. Makes us wish we were based in Berlin...

 

Sneaker Freaker have launched Issue 001 of their German releases...We're always amazed at how far the guys at Snkr Frkr have come..Well done! ....Now to learn German..

Whilst in Berlin, a visit to the Civilist store in Mitte is a must. They stock back issues of Lodown and Monster Children. We spoke to Andreas who runs the store, and whom is also Editor of Aspekt Ratio. Also linked with Lodown, you can see why this store has an amazing book selection. One of our favourite stores worldwide, we are proud to add them to our Stockist List. More on that later.

 

FixedGearLondon find themselves in a full feature in Streetwear Today. The whole article is superb, with quality interviews and images to match. A must read!

Plus, the newest issue below is out..

  

 Lastest issue of Lodown is looking great (above), along with Issue 002 of Lodown special issues. 

In their words, ''DTP (Desktop Publishing -their first issue-featured below with brown cover) was about the method of making the magazine, which had the direct reflection in the finished product, Value (the title of this issue) is an abstract theme and postulate put on the cover...''

There are no interviews, just images - and the large size of the publication allows all the images enough room to shout. It's brilliant, but we do sometimes need a few interviews to feel like the publication properly feeds us..

 

 

 RVCA's ANP Quarterly is once again out. We love that here lies a mix of Aspekt Ratio and Lodown's image-based special issues. Although in saying that, the content in Aspekt Ratio is much better so I might change the comparison to say perhaps The Sunday Times supplement.

 

 Even though we're not mad on the cover, we are mad for Eric Elms..

 032c have some great content. This issue Rei Kawakubo is featured. 

On another note, the latest issue of Self Service magazine is available to download for FREE on an Apple Ipad. We've read half so far and love it. Even the moving-image adverts at the beginning are alot of fun!