Cuttlebug Be Inspired #40 - Herringbone Folder

I am thrilled to introduce the new Herringbone Folder from Provo Craft.

This is part of the Countdoun for CHA we are hosting at Cuttlebug Challenge Blog.
You can win some of these folders and more by participating in all 4 Be Inspired challenges of July.

This week we have a sketch from Mlamarredesigns to work with.


You can see more cards with this sketch and participate in the challenge here

I must admit that when I got the package with the new folders they are releasing at CHA this autumn, the Herringbone was not the first I fell in love with.

However, I think I changed my mind after starting to think of ideas and the beach theme was among the first that came in my mind.

Here is my card:



Now you all know I love to design wedding invitations. Can you imagine the possibilities with this embossing folder and the starfish from Anita's Stamps?

By the way, the starfish stamp is a gift from my friend Angela whose b-day was yesterday, so you probably could hop to her blog and say happy birthday. Happy birthday, Angie!

Woodsy Creatures - Be Inspired #39 (Vietuitoarele padurii)

I am thrilled to showcase another Provo Craft embossing folder being released for CHA - the Owl Flourish Folder!

I gotta tell you the new folders are wonderful! The improvements they have made, the embossing is deeper and the lip on the top is narrower.

Wanna win some of the folders going to CHA?

It's easy! participate in all 4 challenges for the month of July to be entered in the drawing if any given week we get over 200 participants each week, we will up the ante and give more new folders out! go on tell your friends and enter to win that easy!

So what is the challenge for this week?


This week challenge is to create a woodsy outdoor project, using woodsy animals (except for snakes) using twigs, pebbles anything from nature..

We have a fun colour combo for you as a component for this week. At least it was fun for me because I am not a fan of brights and bolds so you can only imagine....

Post your project on your blog or any online gallery (keyword is: CBI39), then Go to Cuttlebug Challenge Blog and leave a link to it.




The card is for a dear friend in Canada. It was her birthday yesterday so I made the card with her in mind. She also likes these colors more than I do, so Val, I hope you like it.



The box is for me. Finally something for me! I never have time to make pretty things for myself. This is the box where I keep my hair accessories. I got it long ago from my mother-in-law and it needed a make-up. At first I wanted to paint it all on the outside, but then I liked it with just the owl design on top so I decided to leave it like that.

I really love how it came out and I think this could be easily reproduced to make gift boxes for friends.

Be Inspired #38 - Countdown to CHA, Star folder

Hello everyone. I had to wait until today to post my project for Be Inspired #38 be cause my project was eatable and had to be fresh on Saturday. Here it is:

Salutare tuturor. A trebuit sa astept pana azi pentru a publica proiectul meu pentru Be Inspired #38 pentru ca e ceva de mancat care trebuia sa fie proaspat sambata.



The minute I embossed my new Star Folder which Provo Craft has generously offered the Cuttlebug Challenge design team I felt the impulse of cutting them out.

De indata ce am incercat noul sablon pentru Cuttlebug am stiut ca trebuie sa decupex stelutele.


I made a list of all the possible things I could do with them and finally decided upon cocktail sticks for my birthday cake. All you need to make them are some scraps of paper, the new Star Folder which will be released this year at CHA, some toothpicks and some glue.

Mi-am facut o lista de idei si in final am ramas la: bete de cocktail pentru prajiturile de ziua mea. MAteriale folosite: noul sablon Cuttlebug "Star", resturi de hartie, scobitori, adeziv. Sablonul va fi lansat anul acesta la targul Craft and Hooby Association, fiind oferit cu generozitate de catre Provo Craft designerilor de la Cuttlebug Challenge Blog.


Be Inspired #38

Since this week's challenge required the use of buttons along with the star folder and colors red, blue, white, I made another project to incorporate buttons. It's a card for my brother-in-law, whose b-day is July 14. This is the first time I made I masculine card that is truly masculine so I am very proud of it.

Deoarece tema de saptamana aceasta implica folosirea nasturilor pe langa sablonul "Star" si culorile alb, albastru, rosu, am mai facut si o felicitare pentru cumnatul meu a c arui zi de nastere este 14 iulie. E prima data cand reusesc sa fac o felicitare cu adevarat masculina, deci sunt foarte mandra de ea.




Wanna win some of the new folders to be releaased at CHA?
Vrei sa castigi cateva din sabloanele care vor fi lansate anul acesta la CHA?

Participate in all 4 Be Inspired challenges in July, starting with this one.
Participa la toate 4 concursurile Be Inspired din Iulie, incepand cu acesta.

B-day cards! (Felicitari de ziua mea)

Do you know what day is tomorrow?


Yep, it's my birthday! I usually don't give much attention to it but this time it really got into the middle of attention.

The girls from the Cuttlebug Challenge design team have dedicated a whole post to me and it also happens to be the debut of our countdown for CHA, revealing the new Provo Craft folders.

So let me tell you how I was drawn attention to my b-day.

I was working on the Be Inspired #37 post from the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog when I saw my name on a card. Of course, my mouth was already to my ears smiling, so I began to look closer at the other cards and realized half of them were for me and there is also a huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY right at the beginning on the Be Inspired post.

THANK YOU LADIES! You really made my week!


Here are some of the cards but you will have to go to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog to see the rest.

from Beth

from Angie

from Cassie

from Danni

from Rosemary

from Jenn

from Terrie

from Karen

Great Cuttlebug News. Prepare for CHA (Super noutati de la cuttlebug)

Hello everyone, did you miss me?
I missed you too!
I am sorry for not being able to post anything new lately but I have been super busy with moving to our new apartment, loosing my job, making hundreds of wedding invitations.

I will be showing all the stuff I made later when I have more time, but in the meanwhile, Cuttlebug Challenge Blog is having a PARTY that you don't want to miss.

Here are the details:

Remember when we gave you a sneak peek of the new Cuttlebug embossing folders? Wouldn't you like to see them in FULL DETAIL in PERSON?

At the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog, we're having a Countdown to the Summer CHA '09 CELEBRATION!!!! Beginning June 29th - July 31st, we will be having a FULL month of new folder previews as well as really fun ideas from the design team!! Plus, there will be challenges and prizes where you could win some of the NEW folders not yet released to the public!! How COOL is that???

Help us spread the word! In doing so, our lucky readers will be entered to win one of our wonderful kits. . . FULL of embellishments and papers from the Anna Griffin Collection . . . including an Acrylic album.


How can you win?
You can find all the details here.

Dont forget to post this add on your blog to spread the word:

Monogram Baby Album - CBI33 (Album bebe cu monograma)

Just a short post to show you my sample for Cuttlebug Be inspired #33.

I will come in tomorrow to give you more details.