Wednesday 20 May 2015

Everyday Beautiful - Couture Creations


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Hello again crafters! 

Tracey R with you today. 
I'm so glad to be once again here on the blog and sharing more 
awesome Couture Creations products.

Enough talking - Let's get making! 


I really love the detail and fine lines of the Malvoisie Corners die from the Elegant Card Cuts range.  I've been wanting to use it for something other than a card 
and thought it would be perfect to use as a frame on a scrapbook layout.  
I chose a bright pink core'dinations card stock background to match the photo and distresses this with my non-stick scissors.  I've then layered a torn piece of kraft core'dinations on top,
 flicked white paint and sprayed pink pearled mist over the page.


I've cut 8 of the separate corner pieces from Malvoisie Corners using the Quick Release die paper, placed them in a square shape, and placed my mounted photo in the middle. 



The perfect adhesive to use with such delicate die cuts is the Turbo Precision Pen. 
The glue comes out in such a controlled and precise way, it makes it so easy to draw fine lines and not have glue go everywhere (and how many times have we have THAT happen!)



When mounting my photo, I wanted to give it some dimension on the page, so I've used
Couture Creations 3D Foam Strips.  No more cutting little bits of foam tape! 
This product is fantastic!
Next I've used the Hearts Ease Words embossing folder to add some detail for a corner embellishment, and tucked it under the bottom left hand side of my mounted photo. 
 Don't forget that you can use your embossing folders for shapes not just as a whole.




Next I've cut three little flower lace borders from the Elissa Set (Frames N Frills Ornamental Lace Die Set) and layered them on top of one another, in the lower left hand side of my page. 



I've used my very favourite embellishment at the moment - 2mm Gemstones
(I can't get enough of these!!!) to decorate the bottom white layer of the borders, 
on the bottom left corner of my photo mat, and on the points around the diecut frame. 



on the back and adhered on tp the flower lace borders.  
TIP - I find it so much easier to add my die cuts to the spot while it's on the roll, peel off the diecut and place where required. 
To match my Couture Creations bulk white flowers perfectly to my layout, i spritzed them with the same pink pearl mist that's on the background and once dry opened them out. 
I purposely left the flowers closed when misting so that when they were opened (after the mist was dry), there would still be some contrasting white.


In the middle of the flowers I've placed some of the larger Gemstones to compliment 
the other bling on the page. 



Some close ups of the details...


A few other hints of pink, some sequins and the layout is done. 




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I hope that you find your 'Everyday Beautiful today! 
And that you create something to celebrate it. 

Thanks for stopping by

Tracey xxx







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Monday 11 May 2015

Enjoy Yourself Everyday - Couture Creations


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Hello and welcome to another Couture Creations project!

Tracey R here today to share some craftiness and awesome products with you. 

Isn't spending time with your friends the best?  It's a definite way to 
destress and relax.  I am very lucky to have a group of ladies who 
share my love of craft (and Couture Creations!) and even more lucky that 
I go away on a craft retreat with them for 3 nights twice a year. 
I know right!  How lucky am I? 

This layout was inspired by a twenties themed night at our retreat last year with my fellow Design Teamer the lovely Lesa Bird. Printing out the photo in sepia, I knew it would suit the tones of the Vintage Rose Collection, with some gold thrown in for good measure!

So let's get making! 

First I matted my photo on a Kraft core'dinations cardstock and then chose a coordinating patterned paper from the Vintage Rose Collection. 


To add some dimension to the mats I have distressed the edges using my non stick scissors and then brushed a brown ink pad around each side. 


I'm a visual person. So when i choose my papers I like to lay them out and see how they coordinate together. I had chose another two Vintage Rose papers, cut them down and distressed and inked these as well.  As a base for the layout I have again used the Kraft Core'dinations cardstock.


I've taped the bottom two pieces of Vintage Rose paper with 6mm double sided tape and layered on the background cardstock.  The perfect thing to adhere my cotton gauze to the layout is the Couture Creations 18mm doubled sided tape.  Excellent for wide coverage and great stick.  I've added a piece along the width of the layout at the bottom of the smaller piece of vintage rose paper. 


To mount my matted photo to the layout I've used the Couture Creations 3D Foam dots. I love that the dimension they add.  And the easiest way io find to use them is to remove them from the sheet with the Piercing tool from Handheld Essentionals Tool Kit. 


To embellish this layout I've cut 2 of the Beach Fern die from the Everyday Essentials range.
 I have layered the ferns cut from kraft core'dintations AND die release paper
 to the bottom left of my photo. 


I seriously never die cut anymore without using the Quick Release die paper. 
Not only does it make cutting and removing the images a breeze, you are also creating extra "FREE" embellishments for yourself!
If you haven't seen it in action take a look at this video...It's a game changer!


Couture Creations have recently released their very own flower range!
There are 15 styles & sizes to choose from.
  
I have been itching to have a play with them - so many to choose from! 
I chose one of the larger flowers - a Cottage Pollen Flower - sprayed it with mist and rubbed 
Aztec Gold Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue all over it to make it pop. 


After the flower has dried, I've placed the flower on top of the leaves. 


Gold is definitely on trend at the moment. Which I am LOVING! 
It add some sparkle to this layout I run a line of Aztec Gold Glitzin' Glamour around the edge of the layout and spread it out,  creating a lovely gold shimmer effect.


To bling up my layout even more (there is NEVER enough bling!!!) I've added some Sparkling Champagne Gemstones as an accent both to the side and on the photo.  While the Golden Touch 2mm Gemstones add little flecks of gold in the corners of the Vintage Rose Paper 
and either side of the title.



And we're done!




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by the amazing ladies on the Design Team. 
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Have a crafty day! 
Tracey R
xx




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