Cuttlebug Challenges Be Inspired #34 - Basic Grey

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you are all well? I must say that I've missed posting my Be Inspired challenges the last few weeks, and apologies if you stopped by expecting to see them, but as I mentioned previously life has been a little upside down recently! Anyway, normal service has just about been resumed and so without further ado here is this weeks Cuttlebug Challenges Be Inspired card - Cuttlebug and Basic Grey.

I made this card for the lovely Mr J who's birthday was on Monday. I used some Core'dinations Whitewash card for the 6x6 card base then layered on some silver mirri board and Basic Grey Offbeat papers. The frame was cut using an old Sizzix die, first using some more Whitewash card then some of the Offbeat paper. I embossed the outer frame with the Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder and gently sanded it to show the gorgeous orange core. The cool silver letters where from a local bargain store and the little alpha stickers are My Little Shoebox, and the glitter heart is Melissa Frances. The little 'studs' on the middle band are actually the leftover bits of the silver B's - a perfect finishing touch don't you think! Oh, and not forgetting a bit of faux stitching with a black pen!

I hope you'll be inspired to join in this weeks challenge as I'm sure all of you out there have some scraps of Basic Grey squirreled away somewhere in your stash! We'd love to see your creations so make sure you link them up to the Cuttlebug Challenge blog where you can also check out the gorgeous creations from the other DT girls