Embossing + Bling = Fun!

UPDATE: This card was chosen as one of the top submissions at Practical Scrappers for the bling challenge! You can click here to see the other wonderful designs.

Today's card has no stamping and uses just designer paper, cardstock, Spellbinders dies and some colored rhinestones. I was looking around Splitcoaststampers today and found a tutorial for making an embossed medallion with Spellbinders Nestabilities. So I thought I'd try it out to make a challenge card.

This project works for the squares challenge at The Shabby Tea Room, the die cut challenge at Creative Belli Blog, and the bling challenges that are part of the bloghop at Practical Scrappers and The Cuttlebug Spot. The color scheme comes from The Play Date Cafe: black and white with a pop of color. Here's the color inspiration.


Here's a closer look at the embossing. It's done by nesting Spellbinders together using low-tack tape and embossing them all in one pass.

I have several sets of Spellbinders, so I know I will experiment some more with this. Using different dies together can create a completely different look. Circles will work as well as shapes. Maybe I'll put a butterfly in the middle and bling it up for next time!
Supplies:
Cardstock: The Paper Company
Paper: K & Company
Dies: Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Squares Small, Labels One, Fleur de lis pendant set, Fancy Tags
Accessories: colored rhinestones

Paper Piercing for Baby

There's no PIERCING here. It's another paper PIECING card for that Moxie Fab challenge. And it works for the current Caardvarks baby card and The Shabby Tearoom "Hip to be Square" challenges too.

I used a 3/4 inch punch to make the paper squares. I grabbed a bunch of paper from my stash that coordinated, but paper piecing is a great way to use up scraps. I based the card on Kazan's Sketch 50 at 2 Sketches 4 You. Here's the sketch:

And here's a closer look at the detail of the card. The sentiment is actually cut from designer paper.

Caardvarks is hosting a huge blog hop now with over 20 designers and their challenge is to create a baby card. You've got until April 17th if you want to play along.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Halcraft ivory

Paper: Paper Pizazz, ProvoCraft, Making Memories

Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder from It's a Boy set, EK Success 3/4 inch square punch