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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Jolly Christmas Cards by Adriana Bolzon

Hello there everyone, It's Adriana here and

is it my turn again today 

at Couture Creations . 
 

Today I have created another very simple and easy christmas card, for
the background I embossed some white cardstock with the
the new Wrapped in Joy embossing folders 
this one is called

"Jolly Christmas" C0723595.
 

At the top of the card I used the Diecut 

 from Magical Christmas Diecut collection called

"Tinsel "  CO723567.

I cut a circle from the Couture creations

 Circle Nesting Dies for the bauble.

Adding some ribbon, flower and leaves.

also here is another Christmas card using the

Fantasia Premium Doily Die cut - Tatted lace Doily Die  C0723223

cut to create the square doily background in green pokadot paper.

 

Thanks for looking :)
Hope you have time to create some christmas cards too.

Merry Christmas to everyone. :)

 

Couture Creations Materials

Wrapped in Joy embossing folders CO723595 Jolly Christmas
"Tinsel" CO723567 Magical Christmas Die cut

Circle Nesting Dies 
Fantasia Premium Doily Die cut - Tatted lace Doily Die  C0723223

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Glittered Christmas Cards by Sue Smyth

 

Red Robin Glittered Christmas Card 

Today I am sharing a sweet little card made with Couture Creations Vintage Christmas paper pad 

CO723551 Couture Creations Vintage Christmas Paper Pad

Cut out a small A 5 card and trim off one edge with a punch

Emboss Kraft cardstock with Moonlit Berries Wrapped in Joy C0723596

Dry brush with gesso and allow to dry.

Ink with green ink and paint in the berries with a cotton bud and Inka Gold red metallic paint

Adhere to card front. 

Cut Scallop Circle from white cardstock with

 CO723041Couture Creations - Nesting Dies - Scallop Circle

and then the reverse of the robin paper from the pack with

CO723040Couture Creations - Nesting Dies - Circle

fussy cut robin and place over scallop and circle as pictured.

finally apply a red bow along with  

CO721998Couture Creations - Self Adhesive Pearls - Moonlight

and

CO721993Couture Creations - Self Adhesive Gemstones - Red Lust

as pictured 

Handy Hint if you love glitter like I do, lastly spray the entire card lightly with a paper 

varnish and sprinkle with white glitter. This is a really great way to hide any mistakes lol.

 

 

 

Glittered Christmas Greeting Card 

Today I have created a Christmas cards with Couture Creations 5 x 7 embossing folder  C0723597

Christmas Carols Wrapped in Joy collection

This matches some of the images in the Couture Creations Vintage Christmas paper pad C0723551

Vintage Christmas Paper Pad

So I have combined both to create a card with dimension 

Emboss Kraft cardstock with Christmas Carols embossing folder 

and gently rub over red ink

Dry brush edges with gesso.

Then rub with Inka Gold red metallic paste.

Adhere to a 5 x 7 red cardstock card

Trim out matching image from Vintage Christmas pack.

Use a crackle stamp to create crackle and swipe over with Dimensional magic, allow to dry 

Matt with red cardstock 

Adhere to card front with 3 D foam tape.

Decorate as desired with bakers twine and punched leaves and 

Couture creations gems 

Self Adhesive Gemstones - Red Lust 

Handy Hint use a white paint pen to fill in detail in images and faux stitching 

Lastly spray the entire card lightly with a paper varnish and sprinkle over white glitter. For

a glittery sparkle.

 

Couture Creations Products Used Red Robin Glittered Card

CO723551 Couture Creations Vintage Christmas Paper Pad

CO723596 Moonlit Berries Wrapped in Joy Embossing Folder 

CO723041Couture Creations Nesting Dies Scallop Circle

CO723040Couture Creations Nesting Dies Circle

CO721998Couture Creations Self Adhesive Pearls Moonlight

CO721993Couture Creations Self Adhesive Gemstones Red Lust

 

Couture Creations Products Used Christmas Greeting Glittered Card

C0723597 Christmas Carols Wrapped in Joy Embossing Folder 

CO723551 Couture Creations Vintage Christmas Paper Pad

CO721993Couture Creations Self Adhesive Gemstones Red Lust

 

 



 

 



 

Happy Crafting & Merry Christmas  

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.

 



 

 



 

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share.  Hope I have inspired you to have a go at your own December Daily.

 

Until next time

 

Couture Creations Products Used

12 x 12 Paper Pad Vintage Christmas CO723551
Moonlit Berries Wrapped In Joy Collection CO723596
Irish Dreams Doily Die Fantasia Collection CO723224
Rudolph Magical Christmas Collection CO723560
Santa's Sleigh Magical Christmas Collection CO723561
Moments in Time Die CO723434
Clements Die Sophia Collection CO723500
Mistletoe Magical Christmas Collection CO723563
Rectangle Nesting Dies CO723046
Scallop Rectangle Nesting Dies CO723047
Oval Nesting Dies CO723044
Scallop Oval Nesting Dies CO723045
Double sided 6mm tape
Gemstones



Christmas Tree Ornament by Dana Tatar

Hi Couture Creations fans! Dana here today sharing a Christmas ornament that I created with pieces of embossed chipboard. This project started out as a mini album kit. Instead of using the triangular tree portions as pages, I glued them all together to create a fun and colorful ornament for the tree!

I embossed each section of the tree with the Wild Holly Embossing Folder. I painted the front and back of each piece with a light coat of gesso and then a colorful Gelato. I highlighted the embossing with Silver Inka-Gold. I dipped the edges of each colorful tree segment in white acrylic paint for a frosty feel. Once the paint was dry, I glued the sections together to form the tree. No Christmas tree is complete without bling, so I embellished the tree with Moonlight Self-Adhesive Pearls and Silver Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue.

I created a photo frame for the back of the ornament with the Scalloped Oval and Oval Nesting Dies.

I finished embellishing the back of the ornament with a stamped sentiment and Moonlight Self-Adhesive Pearls.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723593 Wrapped In Joy Collection - Wild Holly Embossing Folder
CO723045 Scalloped Oval Nesting Dies
CO723044 Oval Nesting Dies
CO721998 Moonlight Self-Adhesive Pearls
CO721970 Silver Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue

Gilded Joy Christmas Card by Cathi O'Neill

Cathi here with another gilded quick and simple card using a product that I have only recently discovered, but that can make your cards look rich and luxurious: Gilding Flakes! These multi colored flakes of gilding metals give an amazing sheen to anything they are used on. You can use glue and stamps to make stamped images colored in the metals or you can do what I did and use an adhesive sheet to make an entire metallic background.

Here I am holding onto a 5" x 5" square adhesive sheet, piling the gorgeous gilding flakes onto the surface. 

Use your fingers to smooth in the flakes onto the entire sheet and then you can use a stamp scrubber foam to get rid of any excess and buff it to a gorgeous sheen.

Next I took the gorgeous Wrapped In Joy: Poinsettia Lullaby embossing folder and embossed the gorgeous pattern into my gilding flake sheet.

I added a simple sentiment using the center die from the Fleur-de-Frame Nesting Die. I used the die as a stencil as well and inked through it with Walnut Ink Distress Stain and my Sponge Dauber.

I've added some subtle gesso highlights to help the embossed patterns stand out, stamped a sentiment on my label added a golden bow.

Another quick and simple card with an amazing luxurious look!!

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and that you will share any work you do with these gorgeous dies and folders on our Facebook page!!

Couture Creations products used:

CO723592 Wrapped In Joy: Poinsettia Lullaby

CO723050 Nesting Dies: Fleur-de-Frame

CO723061 - Sponge Daubers