bright and beautiful creations: December Daily

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Christmas Daily by Sue Smyth

With the Christmas season upon us, it is a really nice thing to record our

daily preparations, memories of the past and traditions that we have each and ever year.

If you are like me and time poor, make the cover of this mixed media book up

in advance and just slip the pages in as needed when you do them.

I have made this sturdy mixed media book from an old Readers Digest book.

Add lots of glimmer mists and glitter along with a few bits n pieces

in my stash.

How to make the cover

Simply use Couture Creations Craft Knife to remove the inside from the cover of book

Layer over hand towel and adhere down with gel medium, allow to dry.

Emboss cream cardstock with Moonlight berries folder and adhere to cover.

Cut Ivy set doilies from kraft cardstock and adhere to cover as pictured.

Paint with Gesso and allow to dry

Spray with glimmer mists, and use an alcohol pen to colour the berries on the Moonlit berries folder.

Rub gold paint over the raised areas. To add a sparkle to your cover using your finger smooch with Crystal Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue

Emboss white cardstock with A magical time embossing folder, trim out the greeting

you desire and adhere to cover with 3 D foam tape.

Rub over red ink and gold paint.

Create a flower
Step 1

Cut 2 of 3 sizes with the Roses die from red cardstock,

pierce a hole in the centre of each.

Snip around the edges to create petals.

Step 2

Gather together several stamens and glue together.

thread through the holes of the flower starting from the smallest

to the largest.

Step 3

Spray with water and scrunch up to create a flower.

Dry off to hold in shape.

Spray with adhesive and sprinkle with glitter.

Step 4

Adhere to cover along with assorted bits and pieces. Rub

extra elements with gold paint.

Cut Connexion die from green cardstock, spray

with adhesive and sprinkle with glitter.

attach around the rose flower.

For the Inside

Trim assorted cardstock to make a folded page that fits the inside of your book.

Create as many pages as you think you will need.

Dry brush gesso over the edges.

Tie bakers twine around the fold of each page. Align the knots

to the bottom of the fold.

Punch a hole into the spine of the book with a Crop-a-dile and

thread organza ribbon through the hole and

through each strand of bakers twine and back through the hole so both ends

come through the hole.

Handy Hint set and eyelet over the hole to make it sturdy

Tie the ribbon into a bow on the outside of the spine.

This way you can add more pages as needed.

Use Couture Creations Vintage Christmas Paper Pad to

Decorate as desired with the ordinary and traditional things you do

each Christmas

Happy Crafting & Merry Christmas

Couture Creations Products Used

Fantasia Doily Dies Ivy Set C0723222

Vintage Christmas Paper Pad C0723551

Craft Knife C0721987

Embossing folder A Magical Time Wrapped in Joy C0723588

Embossing Folders - Moonlit Berries Wrapped in Joy C0723596

Sophia Collection - Connexion C0723506

Nesting Dies Roses C0723218

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Saturday, November 30, 2013

December Daily Mini Album by Jo Piccirilli

Hey everyone! Well Christmas time is well and truly upon us. Didn't that sneak up on me! We were set a little challenge this month on the DT to come up with something along the lines of December Daily. For those that aren't sure what this is, it is like a journal that you record all the things you do in the lead up to Christmas. Here is my take on it.

I have made like a file folder to put my pics on of what my little family gets up to in the weeks leading up to Christmas. I used a heap of Couture goodies in this album. On the front is the Irish Dreams Doily Die from the Fantasia Collection. I have also used the Rudolph die and some glitter paper for a bit of sparkle. The flourish is Moments in Time again using some glitter paper. The "Merry Christmas" is just one of many pieces that an be cut from the paper pad.

I have used the 12 x 12 Vintage Christmas paper pad to cover my folder. This has heaps of pieces that can be fussy cut and used as embellishments. Her is a look at the inside.

In the top corner I have used the Mistletoe die and added a few red gemstones to the centre for a bit of extra interest. The two corner pieces are were cut again from glitter paper using the Clements die.

I have embossed some pearlised red cardstock with the Moonlit Berries embossing folder and created a pocket for some tags.

In the paper pad there is a sheet of paper with these Christmas sentiments on. Perfect for to make simple and quick Christmas cards using my rectangle and scallop rectangle nesting dies. Again I added the holly at the bottom. Once you have given your cards away you could then use this pocket for the Christmas cards you receive!

This next part of the album has lots of space for photos and journaling

I used another of the sheets in the paper pad that was like a Christmas countdown and cut them out as embellishments.

This last page opens up to give a little more room for more photos. Again I have used the Moonlit Berries embossing folder and at the bottom is the Santa's Sleigh die.