Spring Roses by Tracey Cooley

Hi Creators Tracey here, my daughter set me a challenge recently to make a spring card so I immediately thought of the Couture Creations Joes Garden Embossing Folder.

 

I simply embossed a piece of Core Dinations White Wash cardstock with the Couture Creations Joes Garden embosse folder and sanded the roses with the Couture Creations Sanding Block

 

 

Then with some acrylic paint and a fine paint brush I coloured the leaves, I did this very roughly to create a shabby effect. Then simply embellished the card with some flowers as desired.

 

 

Keep on Creating!

 

Couture Creations Products used

CO723298 All Ocassion Emboss Folder Joes Garden

Sanding Block

12mm Double Sided Tape

 



 

 

Cardinal Kisses by Adriana Bolzon

Hello there everyone :) is it my turn again today 

at Couture Creations . 

Today, I have another Christmas Card to share with you all

Using the "Wrapped in Joy" CARDINAL KISSES C0723589 Embossing folder.

I placed some dark green cardstock in the folder

then slightly sanded the embossed image with

the Couture Creations SANDING BLOCK

I then adhered the green cardstock on to some White card

to create the card.

Using the Couture Creations SOPHIA DIECUT - CONNEXION for the leaves.

CO723506

adding some punched vines leaves, flower clusters and twine.

With some white card stock, I cut out words with the

 Merry Christmas C0723575

I just trimmed off the hanging bits.

I finished off the card with some gorgeous

Couture Creations Red Gemstones  

I also created a pocket inside the card 

with a strip of folded card, and another piece of a strip
of embossed and sanded edge for a little more detail.
Great idea for gift cards or money gifts.

Couture Creations

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Couture Creations Materials

Couture Creations embossing folder CARDINAL KISSES C0723589 

Couture Creations SOPHIA DIECUT - CONNEXION C0723506

Couture Creations Merry Christmas  C0723575

Couture Creations Red Gemstones  

Couture Creations Double sided foam tape

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Visiting the Colosseum by Kerrie Gurney

Hi It's Kerrie again with a quick and easy technique to show you

I created this layout using the tan embossing mat to emboss my die instead of using it as a die cut.

What you need to create this technique 

Couture Creations Tan Embossing Mat, Sophia Choo Decorative Die, Core'dinations Cardstock

This is how to use your Decorative Dies to create an embossed image

Use your embossing sandwich and layer with acrylic plate, decorative die blade side up, Core'dinations cardstock textured side up, tan embossing mat, acrylic plate (if you use a Cuttlebug use both B plates)

run through machine, I ran it through twice to give extra depth

Sand lightly to show core colour, distress all edges of patterned paper and carstock using your scissors.

Layer all the pieces onto page and finish off with a row of pearls

 here is a close up look at the embossed detail

Couture Creations Products Used

CO723481 Sophia Choo Decorative Die

CO723514 Tan Embossing Mat

CO723060 Sanding Block

CO721955 Non Stick Scissors

CO723039 Precision Trimmer

Double Sided Adhesive

CO721998 Moonlight Pearls

 

 

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Celebrate by Patti Hamil

I wanted to do a dimensional card with some of the folders, and I wanted a blinged up look! So I used several Couture Creations embossing folders and then highlighted the raised areas with Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue!!! Used lots of foam tape too!!!

Here's my card!

 

I used some Glitter cardstock and made a little medallion and placed a stamped title on it. I placed it on a folder (ribbon pleated) strip of  Pastel cardstock inked green. I used a circle underneath them that I had embossed with the Exotic folder and used Crystalina Glitzin' Glamour on it.

Here you see some close-up detail!

Here you can see the folded cardstock that the medallion is on top of.

The background of the card is also a piece of cardstock embossed with the Exotic folder and highlighted with more Glitzin' Glamour in Lilac! This was lots of fun to do and it looks really festive too!!!

Couture Creations products used:
Fine Designs collection Exotic folder CO723256
Fresh and Fun collection Nuevo folder CO723276
Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue Lilac CO721975
Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue Cyrstalina CO721971
Foam Tape CO721965

Happy 15th Birthday Card By Adriana Bolzon

Hello there everyone, 

is it my turn again today here at Couture Creations.

Today I have a Card that I have created for a young teenager who is turning "15".

Using card stock from Core'dinations called Black Magic and
Couture Creations - Peacock Pleasure embossing folder from the Fresh & Fun collection
Sanding block, and Glitzing Glamour Gold Glitter

Embossed the cardstock with the Peacock Pleasure embossing folder
from the Fresh & Fun collection

I lightly sanded the cardstock with the Couture Creations Sanding Block 
this show up the blue cardstock underneath the black. 
A Very striking effect , then I applied some 
Glitzing Glamour Gold Glitter in the centres of each embossed circle,
 and leave to dry.

I embossed some blue cardstock and made it
into a fish tail banner and
then applied some chipboards numerals which I painted
gold paint and applied Glitzing Glamour Gold Glitter 

Once dry, I applied it to some cardstock to create the card.
Very simple and easy.

Couture creations materials

Fresh & Fun collection embossing folder

Couture Creations Sanding Block 

Glitzing Glamour Gold Glitter

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Cheers Adriana xx:)

Couture Creations | Core'Dinations Blog Hop Day 6 with Kerrie Gurney

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Day 6 our final day of the Couture Creations & Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock Blog Hop!  

We’re so excited to team up with Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock to share some inspiring projects with you this week, marrying our products together, what could be more perfect our Embossing Folders and Dies and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock.

Hi it's Kerrie here  and I am so happy to be sharing my blog hop project, I love love love Core'dinations cardstock so this blog hop is perfect for me as I have such a stash of Core'dinations cardstock as it works so well with our Couture Creations embossing folders. Anyway enough from me onto my project. I created an off the page layout  for my Mum as she recently celebrated not only her 70th birthday but the birth of her second Great Granddaughter. Mum got to meet her new little princess at her birthday celebration lunch. Willow is just 10days so new and so perfect.
I used an embroidery hoop as my Mum is a Quilter and sewer so it is perfect for her to hang on her wall.

 

start by marking around the embroidery hoop and cut out the circle

 

 

lay Core'dinations Colour Core cardstock on top of embossing folder and sand to bring the embossed patterned out with the core colour showing through. This technique gives you a soft look to your projects.

 

 

clean off dust with  Dust Buddy and pop into embroidery hoop, you may need to cut some small nicks into the side to help in go onto the hoop. I also painted my hoop white, but you can leave it plain.

 

 

Die cut Tattered Lace Doily Die with Yellow Whitewash cardstock cut in half

 

and sand, clean off with Dust Buddy

 

Die cut two Sophia Connexion dies using Green Whitewash cardstock 

 

Die cut 6 Rose shapes using the Rose Nesting Dies cutting 2 ea of the two bigger dies and 1 ea of the next two sizes.

 

Sand the edges of all pieces and layer together, poke a hole through the middle and pop in some stamens.

 

spray with water all layers srunching them into the center as you spray

 

giving you a scrunched ball slowing unscrunch giving you flower shape

 

 

 

cut a strip of patterned paper 1" x 12" and make into a banner pennant, apply double sided tape to the ends and foam mounting tape the to the centre of the banner.

 

 

 

 

layer everything onto your hoop, I used a hot glue gun for the flower to make sure it stayed on. Create a tag for hidden journalling

 

 

add some Crystal Glitzin' Glamour glitter glue to flower

 

Couture Creations Products Used

CO723223 Fantasia Tattered Lace Doily Die

CO723283 Elegance Celebrate Embossing Folder

CO723506 Sophia Connexion Decorative Die

CO723218 Rose Nesting Dies

CO721971 Crystalina Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue

Foam Tape

Doublesided Tape

Precision Scissors

Sanding Block

 

Core'dinations Colorcore Cardstock Used

12x12 Tim Holtz Distress Tattered Rose

12x12 Tim Holtz Distress Scrattered Straw

6x6 Whitewash Watering Can

6x6 Whitewash Grandma's Rocker

 



I hope you have enjoyed my project and our Blog Hop

 

We’ll be giving away a fabulous Couture Creations prize package on Monday 1st July AEST, so be sure to play along and check back on Monday to see if you’re the lucky winner!
 

Here are the different ways you can play along with us –

1.      Like Couture Creations on Facebook 
2.      Share this blog post on your Facebook wall and tell us you did on our Facebook
3.       Follow our Couture Creations Blog
4.      Comment here on our blog or on Facebook
5.      Follow Couture Creations on Pinterest

Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is also posting projects and giving away prizes, so be sure to check out their Blog and Facebook page, too!

Hop over to the Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock Blog and see what their Design Team has created using their ColorCore Cardstock and our Couture Creations products! They also have a  giveaway, so what are you waiting for – hop over!  oh and don't forget to follow our Design Team Blogs

Adriana Bolzon 

Bridget Louw 

Cathi O'Neill 

Dana Tatar 

Gloria Stengel 

 

Jo Piccirilli 

Lesa Bird 

Pam Bray 

 

Patti Hamil 

Sue Smyth 

Tracey Cooley 

Kerrie Gurney

Check back in with us Monday (AEST) to see if you’re the lucky winner of the Couture Creations prize pack!

Remember Core'dinations still has another day due to the time difference between our countries so make sure you keep visiting their blog

 

Couture Creations | Core'Dinations Blog Hop Day 4 with Cathi O'Neill

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Day 4 of the Couture Creations & Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock Blog Hop!  

We’re so excited to team up with Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock to share some inspiring projects with you this week, marrying our products together, what could be more perfect our Embossing Folders and Dies and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock.

For our Core'dinations Blog Hop I used Core'dinations Glittersilk Cardstock I decided to see where it led me. I tried a few projects but this shiny glimmery, glittery canvas project seemed the one that spoke to me the most. It features Core'dination Glitter Silk Cardstock, Fantasia Ivy Set and Irish Dreams Doily Dies and the gorgeous Endless Dreams Aladdin's Key Decorative Die.

I built up the canvas underneath by using a doily die cut as mask here and there, then layered teal, pink and brown mists and finished it off with a white wash under the central doily. I glued down the doilies and keys randomly and die cut the center of the Fantasia Irish Dreams Doily Die with plain white cardstock, stamping the sentiment.

I continued to add texture to the canvas with some more random misting and stamping. This canvas really shimmers and shines. I hope you enjoy it!

Couture Creations products used

CO723417 - Endless Dreams Decorative Die: Aladdin's Key

CO723222 - Fantasia Doily Die: Ivy Set

CO723224 - Fantasia Irish Dreams Doily Die

 

We’ll be giving away a fabulous Couture Creations prize package at the end of the week, so be sure to play along and check back on Monday to see if you’re the lucky winner!

Here are the different ways you can play along with us –

1.      Like Couture Creations on Facebook 
2.      Share this blog post on your Facebook wall and tell us you did on our Facebook
3.       Follow our Couture Creations Blog
4.      Comment here on our blog or on Facebook
5.      Follow Couture Creations on Pinterest

 

Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is also posting projects and giving away prizes, so be sure to check out their Blog and Facebook page, too!

 

Hop over to the Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock Blog and see what their Design Team has created using their ColorCore Cardstock and our Couture Creations products! They also have  giveaways, so what are you waiting for – hop over!  oh and don't forget to follow our Design Team Blogs

Adriana Bolzon 

Bridget Louw 

Cathi O'Neill 

Dana Tatar 

Gloria Stengel 

 

Jo Piccirilli 

Lesa Bird 

Pam Bray 

Patti Hamil 

Sue Smyth 

 

Tracey Cooley 

 

Kerrie Gurney

 Check in again with us tomorrow for more inspiring projects from Couture Creations & Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock