Winner - Shaped Card

We thought this would be a hard challenge, but you've all come up trumps with your amazing shaped cards. 

They are all beautiful and different and it was a real struggle to narrow them down to 3.

But our winner this week is ...... Kathy Jo
with her stunning Christmas card. Absolutely gorgeous.

 

Please contact Kerry for your prize.

Also, don't forget to contact us for your winner and runners-up Blinkies too.

Our runners-up this week are....

Kate
with her Christmas Bell

 
Rina M 
with her elegant card.

Well done to you all x
 

Clean and Simple

It's very easy to get carried away when making a card or project. We add a little extra something here and a little extra something there, but sometimes less is definitely more. We'd like you to make something where there is lots of white space or even coloured space as in Jannies design.

Max 3 entries per person

You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,
dies or embossing folders to enter our challenges.

Our sponsor this week is  

who are offering a $10 voucher for the winner.

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items I have personally used for my own projects and I feel are awesome products that
you would like as well.
Its my pleasure to sponsor this week’s challenge at Cuttlebug Mania and as a bonus use
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Here are the design teams projects.

Kim

 

 I've used Stampin Up Oval Designer Frame and a Pink Petticoat image.

Jannie

I used a folder for the background with bones and paws!!!

And I used a sweet little doggie by Digiscrapkits !!

Kerry

 

 I've used Docrafts Lovers Lane (hearts) embossing folder and Memory Box Parker Upper alphabet die.

Deneen

  I used Spellbinders Adorning Squares.
 

Welcome Kim

We are really excited to welcome our new Design team Member - Kim Dear.

We have loved her creations right from the start of Cuttlebug Mania and we look forward to more from 30th July as a member of the DT.

Shortly after my 50^th birthday I was lucky enough to be able to retire to the country in a pretty little village on the edge of the New Forest. It was such a change having lived in a large town and working in London for 26 years. I live with my husband who is also retired and our cat Buddy. I’ve always done little bits of craft but once I started card making it completely took over and I’m lucky enough to have my own craft room and my Cuttlebug always sits beside me while I craft.

Milestone Winners

Thank you all for taking part and leaving your comments about how much you love your Cuttlebug, Big-Shot etc. I think we are all agreed that they add so much to a card or project. Whether you use embossing folders or die-cuts or both, there are so many styles and techniques you can try.

I have used Random.Org to generate our winners and they are -

28 - Dorothy S

21 - PharmacyMichele

 19 -Cathy

Well done to our winners.

Please contact Kerry with your names and addresses and will send a surprise embossing folder to you.

Winner - Fun in the Sun

Sorry everyone, we are a day late with our winner this week.
Thank you for bringing in the sunshine with your Fun in the Sun entries this week.

And don't forget, this is the last day for you to enter the Milestone giveaway.

Our winner this week is Nicole N with her beautiful sunshine yellow card.

Please contact Kerry for your prize.

Also, don't forget to contact us for your winner and runners-up Blinkies too.

Our runners-up are 

Stephanie W with her chilled cat

D~DesignsbyDragonfly
We loved all the embossed details

Milestone!!

Deneen, Kerry and Jannie are so happy and proud to have hit the (over) 100 Followers mark!!!

We are really excited and so happy that you have joined us in our adventure!

Only in March we decided to start this blog and before we knew it, good things happened to us,

a lot of sponsors and a lot of participants!

We still love every bit of it and we would like to say

Because we are so pleased to have reached this milestone, we have decided that 3 lucky winners will each receive a surprise embossing folder!!

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is -

Please leave a comment on this post telling us why you love your

 manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine, dies or embossing folders.

We will pick our 3 lucky winners with Random.org on July 25th.

We will leave this post as a sticky until that date.

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Shaped Card

I'm sure many of us reach for the same card base time after time, so this week it's time to try something different. We'd like you to make a shaped card, not a square or a rectangle but maybe a circle, scalloped or heart shaped. The choice is yours.

Max 3 entries per person

You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,
dies or embossing folders to enter our challenges.

Our sponsor this week is Bestcardmaking Downloads who are offering 3 downloads of their choice for the winner.

Here are the design teams shapely projects.

Jannie

I used The Nestabilities shape for the card base

Cuttlebugged with the Swirls folder

Made the flower with the Cuttlebug by Cottage Cutz Potted Flower

Kerry 

I used 3 different embossing folders for my triangle card - Candy Cane, Polka Dots and Holly with Berries. 

Deneen

 I've used Spellbinders Standard Circles Lg., Cuttlebug EF-Herringbone, Tiny Mosaic & Swiss Dots embossing folders.

Winner - Make your own Flowers

Wow, thank you all for the amazing homemade flowers you made this week. It was great to see so many entries showing loads of different ideas and techniques. We'd also like to say a big thanks for the comments you've left on our Milestone post. We really appreciate them. There's still a week left, so still time to win 1 of 3 embossing folders.

Kimbo has done it again. We were totally blown away by her fantastic acrylic flowers. It's something I'm (Kerry) definitely going to try. I'm sure you'll agree, her flowers look amazing.

 

Please contact Kerry for your prize.

Also, don't forget to contact  us for your winner and runners-up Blinkies too.

 

Our runners-up are -

Cec

Beautiful vintage fabric flowers.

 Te4eto

We loved how she used a border, to make the little flowers, which were then made into this gorgeous Hydrangea. 

 

Fun in the Sun

Summer is well and truly here in England. The weather has been amazing and in the mid to high 20's. At last we can get outdoors and enjoy the weather, perhaps go to the beach, enjoy lovely walks and bike rides, munch on strawberries and cream or just relax in the garden. What does Fun in the Sun mean to you?

Max 3 entries per person

You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,
dies or embossing folders to enter our challenges.

Our sponsor this week is Paper Nest Dolls who are offering a $25 gift certificate for our winner, which can be spent on rubber stamps and digital stamps only.

 Here are the design teams summery projects.

Jannie

 

I cuttlebugged the banner and the letters and have used this fun image by Digiscrapkits, one of our sponsors!

Kerry

 I love my bike rides in the summer. I used Crafts-Too Daisy and Swirl embossing folder and Cart-Us Square Frame Wave.

Deneen

Cuttlebug Items Used:  Spellbinders Petite Ovals Lg. (hills) & Papertrey Ink Clouds

Winner - What's in a Name

Thank you to everyone who entered this week and it was great to see how everyone interpreted the challenge and what you used for the 1st letter of your name. 

There were a few entries where we couldn't make out what products you've used, so please don't forget to list them in your post.

Our winner this week is Rina M with this gorgeous photo album.
I'm sure you will agree, I lot of work has gone into this project.

Please contact Kerry for your prize.

Also, don't forget to contact  us for your winner and runners-up Blinkies too.

Our runners up are .....

Tine 

DebiB

Make your own Flowers

There is nothing more gorgeous than a bright vase of colourful flowers. They brighten any room and bring a smile when given as a gift or to celebrate a special day.

We would like you to make homemade flowers for your project this week and make them for any occasion. You could make them using your die-cutting machine or by hand. They could be made using lots of different materials such as card, ribbon, felt or fabric. Let's see what you come up with.

Max 3 entries per person

You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,
dies or embossing folders to enter our challenges.

Our sponsor this week is 

who are offering these 2 fantastic prizes for our lucky winner - a beautiful Butterfly die and the Musical Notes self-mount stamp.

 Here are design teams homemade flower projects.

Kerry

 I made an origami flower using the tutorial here plus the Cuttlebug Nat embossing folder and a label die from Sizzix.

Deneen

Cuttlebug Items Used:  Cheery Lynn Designs-Mini Fanciful Flourish & Spellbinders Medallion #4

Jannie

I have used a folder by Crafts Too with flowers.

I made the flower with 10 punches, very easy and then make a few cuts.

I saw a tip on the internet, use a stapler to put them together!

It only works with thin paper.

Winner Mosaic

Yes we have a winner!!

Thank you so much for joining this great challenge!

The lucky winner # 4 Cathy

We love your card and the way you have used the Mosaics!!!

Congratulations!

Please contact Kerry for your prize!

The runners up are:

#5 Maudiroff                                                  #8 Designs by Dragonfly

      

What's in a name?

Our challenge this week is to use something that starts with the first letter of your name.

so for instance if your name is Cuttlebug Mania (LOL)?

Use the C from Cuttlebug folder....and there you have it!

Tell us your name :)

Max 3 entries per person

You can use any manual (not electric) die-cutting/embossing machine,
dies or embossing folders to enter our challenges.

Our sponsor this week is

The prize is up to 10 files for the winner! How awesome is that!

Here is what our amazing DT made

          

Kerry used the K for

I came up with using Kraft cardstock on my card. The products used were Cuttlebug Honeycomb embossing folder set and Memory Box Parker lower case alphabet dies.

Deneen used the D for

.... Dress, Dots & Designer Paper. Cuttlebug Items Used:  Spellbinders Opulent Ovals, A2 Filigree Delight, Decorative Dress Forms & A2 Scalloped Border, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.

Jannie used the J for

 

A cute little Japanese doll!!!

I have used circles by Nestabilties to create her face and hair.

I have used 2 dies from My Creative Time to create her kimono

And the wooden sticks are from a flower die from My Creative Time as well

The flowers are punches with Pearls on them.

Her hands are punches as well

And black shiny ribbon on her dress.