Part 3: Enlarging Cuttlebug Folders

Today I will try to illustrate how to enlarge folders by two other ways.
The first is the most simple and obvious, by only embossing part of the card, and thus as only a part needs to be embossed it can be made into a large card for those more formal occasions, like a wedding card (oops! I almost wrote weeding card, I think I have it on the brain - neglected garden!).

These two cards were ordered by the same lady. This first card is her grandson's wedding card and it was a first in many ways but was really fun as a learning curve. Used beads and flowers for the first time, and also the Swirls embossing folder came out a treat. it is a similar card design from one of Ikki's wedding cards, as I recall. (see her blog here).

The flowers were wrong colour (yellow!) so I coloured them using the Ranger Perfect Pearls, clear embossing pad to adhere, and sprayed a little water to set. Worked a treat! You can see the colour change a little on the green part of the flower.

I have made this card again a bit improved but forgot to take a photo - sigh!


The second card was for their engagement and the enlarging part of the folder was done by overlapping the pattern where it repeats itself half way through the pattern.


I tested the success of pattern repeating on scrap paper as I did with the other one below. Then I did it on the actual card. You will see one tiny spot where the join was little imperfect (see above left of the "S"), as this was the area where the pattern repeats itself.
You carefully roll the folder through till you feel the edge of the folder (like a bump) the first time then you reverse it out so you dont get the edge line.

Then you match up the pattern of the folder, (this one is called "Textile" by Cuttlebug)  and watch carefully as you bring it back from the other side of the card to the point where they join, taking great care you dont go to far.

I used some self adhesive silver braid from a local scrapbook shop, I have seen this in Sydney too last week, so it available elsewhere and suspect it may be from overseas like a lot of our things here.
The corners are Cuttlebug Vintage corners (Ikki's idea put double side tape on them, and alphabet, before cutting - easy to attach!).
Greeting is in mirri card and computer print of greeting before cutting and embossing spellbinders labels Four, initials in Olivia Cuttlebug, a small ribbon flower, and scored top and bottom to finish off the card on Eziscore.
Really enjoyed the learning curve on both these cards and hope you will also!
Any questions in case have not explained it properly please ask, I know what I mean but you may not at all!