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Sketch Saturday #620 Entry: Purple Border Cut Card

One of my favorite releases from Anna Griffin are her Border Cut and Emboss Folders. These folders, which don't necessarily work with your average Cuttlebug, but will with your Empress or Gemini, are some of the best tools in my card crafting arsenal. In one simple press, you can create a gorgeous border that's embossed. 

This week, Sketch Saturday Blog released the perfect sketch for these dies. Sketch Saturday's challenge this week was as follows:

The strips that Anna Griffin's folder makes are quite large. Perfect for vertical 5 x 7 cards. Horizontal meant a lot more trimming on my part.

Anyway, here's the result:

What I ended up doing was cutting five different pieces. Four of the five pieces were the same purpler, and the fifth was a lighter purpler. I also used a different emboss folder for that fifth lighter color piece.


Check back later this week for more card contest and a review of Anna Griffin's Fantastic Flip die.

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