Hi All

Today I thought I would share how much I love my Cuttlebug. This little green bug is very reasonable in price and the embossing folders and dies are affordable. The most expensive being a set of alphabet dies. My green bug is fairly new to me and so I am still developing a die and embossing folder collection, but I love it already.? This little green machine is easy

to use and very easy to take around with you. It has a carry handle and I store all my plates and folders in a little plastic box.

It is great for card making but is also very handy for scrapbookers.? I love to make embellishments on it and embossing paper instead of using? pattern paper on a page.

Here is a page I have recently completed using the Cuttlebug on some of the cutouts

These are some embellies I have made. The butterfly has been made using a 2 step die and embossing plate. Firstly you cut the shape by using the die plate and then emboss the shape with 1 of the 4 embossing folders. I did this once with card stock and then with vellum for the behind wings. I then finished it off by adding some Pearl Ex powder and Kindyglitz.

The flowers are bought paper flowers that I have embossed with script folder.

The leaf and little butterflies are 2 step dies. Just lovely to add to a page or card!!? I have also embossed some Heidi Grace plastic tags. I think it gives them a little something extra.

You can use other brand die in your Cuttlebug but you will need to use the C plate and even add a chipboard shim to get the right thickness for embossing.

These little tags for? a book have been made using the Cuttlebug with various ink techniques. The first tag(top left corner) has been made using Colour Core cardstock. Firstly emboss the cardstock and then sand over the pattern to reveal the colour core!

The next tag has been double embossed and inked. I ran the tag through first with the dot embossing folder and then ran a pink ink over the top. Next, I ran the dandy lion clock folder through. The dots have now been de-embossed. Lastly I inked the dandylion clocks with blue ink.

To make the multicoloured? tag, I embossed and then I ran a brayer (rubber roller) over a rainbow ink pad. The ink was then rolled over the tag.

The black tag (bottom row)? was embossed and a gold ink rubbed over the top.

The red tag was embossed and then I sprinkled clear embossing powder generously over the top. Heat the powder to leave a beautiful shiny finish!

Lastly, the next tag was rubbed with different colours of PearlEx powder and then embossed. The shrinky dink was also made using the cuttlebug.(these instructions will follow at a later date!)

Have fun? embossing and cutting!!!! Don’t be afraid to try things out. I would love to see any cards or L.O’s that have some cuttling on them! So share with us in the gallery!!

To finish off….. have a look at some great other techniques here and here and here. I especially love the circle technique and will be giving it ago myself!!!

Lizxx(scrapdizzy)