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Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Doiley Banner - Couture Creations

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Thanks for visiting the Couture Creations blog today!
Tracey R with you to share a name banner I made for my daughter.

As soon as I saw the new Perfectly Petite Doilies range,
I imagined them strung up with ribbons, and hanging on the wall.
I love tiny doilies on anything! And by using them for more than your cards or
scrapbook layouts, you are getting even better value for your crafting dollar.
This range is so versatile and petite, I can't wait to share them with you!

So let's get crafting!

This name banner was a surprise for my daughter in her favourite colour green, but of course you can choose any colour you like. They'd look gorgeous in the purple tones of our Hearts Ease Collection.

This project used the Dandie Floral die for the green letters in the middle and the

Lotus Daily die for the white doilies either side of the name.

Be sure to check out the entire range of Perfectly Petite Doilies here.

There are 12 in the set and they are just so pretty you'll want them all!

I cut the doilies from Core'dinations Cardstock and because I used the Quick Release Die Paper, they came out beautifully after one pass. No picking out the little bits!

You'll need enough Dandie Floral Die cuts to spell your chose name or word, plus two for the ends, and 4 of the Lotus Daily dies. I had two left over Dandie Floral dies from another project so I used them on the on either end. They were also inked with bronze so give a nice contrast.

I stamped the letters straight onto the Dandie Floral die cuts

And threaded all the doilies onto white and gold twine.

I've punched some little circles from a piece of Vintage Rose paper and will placed two circles secured with a Mini Glue Spot between each doily. This will keep them in place, but still allow for a little but of movement.

Using the LED Precision Tweezers & Mini Glue spots (I simply can't do without these!)

I've adhered the two circles together catching the twine in the middle.

Time for some flowers!

I've coloured my white flowers (these ones are the new Tied Dyed & Jewelled Florettes) with green spritz to match my cardstock. The Non-Stick Craft mat is the perfect place to do it!

Not only does it clean up easily when you're done but you can also use the extra spritz!

I've simply put some white card stock on top of the left over spray and TA-DA!

I just made my own coloured paper. Perfect for another project - be it a card or on a scrapbook layout. You could even use it to die cut out! And you'll never get the same pattern twice. So you'll always have a one-of-a-kind background and even more exciting - that you made yourself.

I've used Crystal Gemstones & Green Envy 2mm Gemstones to bling up my banner, before adding my flowers with Mini Glue Spots.

The final touch is to raid your ribbon stash for coordinating colours and tie lengths at either end.

I just used a single knot, and love the shaggy look it gives.

I've then added the final two doilies at each end to secure the twine.

You could make this for any occasion - Christmas, Birthday, Christening, Wedding, New Baby etc

The possibilities are endless!

Be sure to check the Couture Creations Blog to be inspired

by the amazing ladies on the Design Team.

You can also follow Couture Creations on

Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.

Couture Creations Products Used

CO724141 Perfectly Petite Doilies, Dandie Floral

CO724141 Perfectly Petite Doilies, Lotus Daily

CO723998 Vintage Rose 12"x12" Patterned Paper, Time

CO724293 Bulk White Flowers, Tie Dyed & Jewelled Florettes 3cm

CO724154 2mm Gemstones, Celadon
CO721996 Gemstones, Crystal

CO723815 Glue Spots, Mini Glue Spots

CO723828 Non Stick Craft Mat
CO723818 Quick Release Die Paper

CO721954 LED Precision Tweezers

CO721957 15"x15" Self Healing Mat

Have a crafty day!

Tracey R

Monday, 12 October 2015

So Succulent with Couture Creations

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Hi and welcome to Couture Creations today.

Thanks for joining us.

I just love weddings, especially love all the little details.
I was so excited to attend a gorgeous "pop up paddock" wedding earlier this year for
a wonderful couple. There was a strong sense of vintage throughout the day,
but the hero and show stoppers of the day was the succulents. Hundreds of them!
The bride had lovingly potted and nurtured these little plants to decorate the ceremony and reception.
But the ones that stood out the most for me, were the ones on top of the cake
(Can i just say - that she made! She's a true amazing woman. Big shout out to you Rach!!)

Looking through the photos again, the deep purples and greens reminded me
of our beautiful Hearts Ease collection and was the inspiration for my layout today.

So let's get crafting!

I started by selecting my papers from the Hearts Ease Collection.

It matched so perfectly it was hard to narrow it down!

I decided on the purple diamond pattern, a two tone stripe and a green for contrast and to bring out those gorgeous greens in the succulents.

I matted the main photo on several layers of the patterned Hearts Ease papers,

and also added some vellum to break up the colours.

To create my background, I've stencilled modelling paste on to a piece of Core'dinations White cardstock, and dried with dried with the Couture Creations Heat tool. Love this!

When it was all dry I've added gold spritz on top using some plastic packaging (waste not want not!).

To add some extra sparkle to the layout and to finish off the background, I've applied Aztec Gold Glitzin' Glamour over the modelling paste and gold spritz.

I've added added a strip of music paper behind both photos. and placed them on the layout

I wanted to add another pop of green near the photo, so I added a small strip under the main mat.

To embellish the bottom of my page, I've made banners in various sizes from the same papers used matting my photoes.

Under the smaller photo of the cake I've placed three of the new Couture Creations white flowers with Aztec Gold Glitzin' Glamour on top of some gauze. I used one full English Rose (3.5cm) on the left hand side, but as i wanted smaller flowers I've used the middle of the Camden Cottage Roses for this project (they rip apart easily) and will used the outer petals on another project.

To add some dimension to the flowers, I used 3D Glue Spots to adhere them to the page.

I've cut three of the new Tall Flourish die from the new Secret Garden Collection,
and placed one above the photo and 2 tucked under the flowers.
A die like this is when your Quick Release Paper really comes into its own!!
Cutting these fine lines is so easy and the cuts are so intricate and delicate.
I have to say it's becoming one of my favourites.

After adding the flowers and gauze to the lower left of the layout, I wanted more gauze and tucked in some around the main photo to add some interest and soften the lines.
Final touch was to add the title with letter stickers.

And we're done!

Thanks for dropping by.

Be sure to check the Couture Creations Blog to be inspired

by the amazing ladies on the Design Team.

You can also follow Couture Creations on

Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.

Couture Creations Products Used

CO724172 Hearts Ease Collection 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper, Pansy Border
CO724183 Hearts Ease Collection 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper, Small Pansies
CO724186 Hearts Ease Collection 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper, Pansy Journalling
CO724280, Secret Garden Intricutz Dies, Tall Flourish

CO724297 Bulk White Flowers, Camden Cottage Roses 3cm
CO724296 Bulk White Flowers, Camden Cottage Roses 6cm

CO7242898 Bulk White Flowers, English Roses 2.5cms
CO721981 Glitzin Glamour Glitter Glue, Aztec Gold

CO721984 Doubled Sided Tape, 12mm

CO72381 Glue Spots, 3D Glue Spots

CO723978 Heat Tool
CO724087 Paper Trimmer
CO723818 Quick Release Die Paper

Have a crafty day!

Tracey R

Thursday, 24 September 2015

Trio of Cards for Couture Creations

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And hello to you again crafty friends!

Tracey R here on this September day.

Spring is here and the days are getting longer, which means more time to craft!

I'm sure a lot of you are like me, and can spend hours looking for inspiration and ideas on Pinterest. But have you ever thought about copying your own projects?

Today I am going to show you 3 different cards, using a previous post (a Christmas Card) as inspiration.

So let's get crafting!

This is my original post "Seasons Greetings Card" and it also includes the instructions to make the card.

What I want to show you is that you can take the same design, and adapt to other occasions by changing your papers and/or greetings. I really loved the design of the Christmas card, so using this are my inspiration I've created a 2 very different birthday cards, and a Congratulations card. You can see the similarities, but they are

The basic design and elements are the same.

I've used the Nesting Diamonds die to cut the diamonds, embellished with pearls or bling on the corners, and mounted a greeting on foam tape.

Congratulations card featuring the gorgeous Hearts Ease papers and Pearls.

Floral Birthday Card using the beautiful Vintage Rose Papers and Cafe Creme Pearls.

Bright & Bold Happy Birthday card using Core'dinations cardstock & Onyx 2mm gemstones.

By using different papers you can certainly get a different look, and it's also a great way to use up scraps and get a patchwork kind of feel to the cards.

I'd love to see if you use any of your previous projects to inspire new ones!

Thanks for stopping by.

Be sure to check the Couture Creations Blog to be inspired

by the amazing ladies on the Design Team.

You can also follow Couture Creations on

Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter.

Couture Creations Products Used

CO724201 Hearts Ease 6x6 Paper Pad

CO724201 Vintage Rose 6x6 Paper Pad

CO724157 2mm Gemstones, Onyx

CO72199, Pearls 50 Pieces, Cafe Creme

CO721965 Doubled Sided Tape, 18mm

CO721964 Foam Mounting Tape, 12mm

CO723828 Non-Stick Craft Mat

CO721957 15"x15" Self Healing Cutting Mat

CO721955 Pointed Non-Stick Scissors

Have a crafty day!

Tracey R

Thursday, 10 September 2015

Hope - with Couture Creations

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Welcome welcome crafty friends!

Grab yourself a cuppa (or two) and come join me, Tracey R here at Couture Creations today.

I'm excited to share this card with you - I made it for a special lady to let her know I've been thinking of her. And to remind her hope is with us, along with love and the support of good friends.

So let's get crafting!

I started with 1 Cottage Pollen Flower, 5 die cut Dandie Floral doilies (Perfectly Petite Doilies Range) and a 6x6 piece of the Hearts Ease Paper pad.

I had the doilies left over from another project (waste not want not!) but they were green.

So I've spritzed the doilies quite heavily with a bronze gold & the flower with a very light mist of a brighter gold. This gorgeous Cottage Pollen flower already had a gold centre so it matched perfectly.

I chose this piece of 6x6 paper because the middle pattern matched the golds, and I liked the way the floral pattern bordered the paper. I inked around the patterned paper with brown ink, mounted it onto a piece of purple Core'dinations cardstock with 6mm Doubled sided tape and then attached that to a kraft background. I've also inked around the edges of the kraft card.