Cuttlebug Wizardry

It worked! I'm SO excited!!! I had this idea that if I could find the Wizard Charm Embossing kit by Spellbinders I could perform magic on brass stencils with my little Cuttlebug. At my LSS, Make an Impression, I measured the plate in the folder and it was the magical 6" width - you should have seen the grin that resulted. So I hurried home with my little kit and pulled out one of my brass stencils and...

I used a tiny piece of removable tape to hold the stencil in place. I'm going to have to use a different type of removable adhesive though, because even the tape left a slight impression in the paper - LOL.

These are the wizard pads - two come in the package. ETA: New wizard kits come with two tan pads, rather the tan and black pad. Please replace the black pad with the tan pad wherever I have it listed as a suggestion.

Position your sandwich (a) spacer, brass stencil, paper, tan Wizard pad, black Wizard pad, chipboard shim, (b) cutting pad. Crank Ü

Now I just need to figure out how I want to embellish and use this.

Then I started thinking - pretty scary right?!? LOL! What else do I have that I could sandwich for texture? Hmmm, this is a "charm" embossing kit. Oh WOW, what about letters?!? So that is precisely what I sandwiched next.

I sandwiched them with duct tape

and paper - I can hardly wait to try some other materials such as vellum, thin metal... Can you imagine the possibilities? I'm also thinking I want to find some Paper Glide - this is supposed to enhance your dry embossed image detail. I love crisp details!

OH WOW - what about those Fiskars texture plates I have sitting in the drawer that I purchased years ago and did "NOTHING" with!

OK, so now I'm thinking about all the stuff hanging around here that I'm going to be able to squish in my cute little Cuttlebug to create texture and interest on my projects. Paper clips, chipboard, textured ribbon like ric rac, coins - man what else did we do paper rubbings with when we were kids? Oh yeah baby - this is one cool little tool. RUN, don't walk to your nearest store on Black Friday Ü

If you have been squishing everything in sight to see what type of impression it will leave please chim in below and share with the blogging world your miraculous finds and fantasmagorical ideas Ü

So I took a couple of the things I sandwiched and made a card to express my feelings at this time of year.

Once again I am thankful for so much! There is so much I am grateful for: family, friends, hope, faith, the many of you who have been here sending your thoughts and prayers my family's way. Please know that I am thankful for you! Your support and encouragement - they mean the world to me - I appreciate you! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving day!!!

Comments

[annemariez]

things for texture:
onion bags (you know - the red things that hold onions)
sequins

adhesive: have you tried DuckBrand Adhesive? you can find it at Walmart... it is really good! really thin and will rub off...

[Bethie]

Yeah -- thanks A LOT!!! MAN - this is amazing!

[Gail Binette - Stamper Gail]

It turned out lovely Ellen. I love my die cutter, but rarely use it. I'll have to pull it out now that you and Jules have been sharing your projects, because it is so addicting. I usually have to bring everything out into the kitchen for this kind of crafting since my stamp room is so chuck full of STUFF!!! A crafting gal always needs more space HA!

[Jessica Canham (jessrose21)]

Thanks so much, Ellen, for sharing your discoveries! This Wizard thingie is going on my wishlist for sure! Your thankful card is just gorgeous. I love the piercing.

[asela]

Ellen you're pure genius! My local Michaels doesn't carry the Cuttlebug. I'll keep looking. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

[mnhyrkas]

Thanks so much for bloggin about your CB discoveries! I'll be looking at my supplies in a whole new light! by the way, what are those Wizard pads made of?

[Lynn]

Ellen,
Thank you much for sharing your discoveries - I must have those little Fiskars embossers as well - somewhere. I have to sneak into bed but will go backwards to find out what else I need to acquire to join in on the fun.

Wishing and praying for good health to you and yours...

Grateful..for the sharing of all your days!