Cuttlebug Embossing and Coloring Image

[monizcel]

Can you emboss with the Cuttlebug/Die Cut Machine and then colour in the image that you have embossed on the card?

I am going to purchase a Cuttlebug (most interested in embossing right now, rather than die cuts) but I want to know how versatile the embossing is.

If the embossed images can be coloured, what techniques (pastels, pencil crayons, inks) can be utlized?

Thanks

[okimom2girlz]

There are lots of ways to do this. To get some inspiration, go to gallery and put cuttlebug in the search window and lots of creation come up.
I made a card where I inked the negative side of the embossing folder and it makes it look kind of distressed. You can also rub the ink pad directly over the already embossed CS.

Here is the link to my card

Kurtis' technique using the Cuttlebug by okimom2girlz at Splitcoaststampers

Chalks and daubbers work great too.

HTH

[labullard]

Very pretty example, Sabrina! Here's Kurtis's tutorial for that technique:

http://www.stampinkub.com/tutorials/...cuttlebug.html

The card that popped into my head when I read Monizcel's question was this one by Trudee:

Poppin Pastel Cuttlebug on Follow Your Bliss Blog at Splitcoaststampers

There are lots of gorgeous examples of Cuttlebug images colored with chalks/pastels in the SCS gallery. Here are a couple of searches:

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

And here's one colored with Prisma pencils:

It Was So Nice of You by Susie B at Splitcoaststampers

Hope that helps!

Linda

[CazJN]

Thanks labullard for those links - it's just given me some inspiration to get my embossing folders out again - only trouble is, it's 22:57 here in the UK now which is a bit late to start............... never mind, it's all book marked to have a go tomorrow.

Caz

[franstamper]

Quote:

Originally Posted by monizcel

Can you emboss with the Cuttlebug/Die Cut Machine and then colour in the image that you have embossed on the card?

I am going to purchase a Cuttlebug (most interested in embossing right now, rather than die cuts) but I want to know how versatile the embossing is.

If the embossed images can be coloured, what techniques (pastels, pencil crayons, inks) can be utlized?

Thanks

I have used chalk ver successfully as well as colored pencils(with a light touch). They look beautiful. Especially if you can find the iridescent chalks. I used them on the snowflake embossing folder and one of the florals and it was beautiful.

[Jami]

Here's one I did just last week
Pearly Chick by Jami at Splitcoaststampers

I went over the embossed cs with white craft ink with a sponge dauber and then used shimmer chalks with little pom-poms over that.

[sueboo25]

I used acrylic paint and crystal effects to do mine -

here's the link:

fabulous flower by sueboo25 at Splitcoaststampers

[DebKNeer]

Subscribin' ... thanks for the inspiration!

[Badger53186]

subscribing...these are so pretty! TFS!

[AddictedtoStamps]

A friend said she runs CS through w/ Swiss Dots, colors the dots, the runs that piece through another folder; can't remember which one though.

[BillieDee]

Wow! How clever these are.

Subscribing.

[StampinStarter]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jami

Here's one I did just last week


I went over the embossed cs with white craft ink with a sponge dauber and then used shimmer chalks with little pom-poms over that.

Jami, this is one of the most beautiful cards I have seen. It's also very cute! Thank you so much for the inspiration!

(It won't let me post the URL, so scroll up to see Jami's beautiful creation.)

[CoCoM]

What inks or coloring technicques can I use directly on the cuttlebug or spellbinder die cuts that will wipe right off?

[meluvstampin]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoCoM

What inks or coloring technicques can I use directly on the cuttlebug or spellbinder die cuts that will wipe right off?

I use SU/CTMH inkpads , chalk inks, Brilliance inks things like this and they wipe right off.
I would stay away from perm inks like STAZON

Its a very fun and neat technique

Here is one my cards

He Is Risen by meluvstampin at Splitcoaststampers

Elegant Birthday by meluvstampin at Splitcoaststampers