Down Sunflower Lane: elegant card cuts

Friday, 20 November 2015

Hello Card - Couture Creations

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Welcome to another day of Couture Creations inspirations!
Tracey R with you today - nice to see you.

When you haven't used product in your stash for a while it's like rediscovering them all over again!
That was me with today's project - a card using the beautiful Vintage Rose Collection.
I 've been using Hearts Ease so much that my lovely Vintage Rose and been delegated to the bottom of my paper stack...but not today!

So let's get crafting with an old favourite!

I especially loved the greens in the Vintage Rose Collection, and this paper (Blooms in Green) was one of my favourites. Obviously because I had been hoarding it for that "special project!"

Time to use this beauty and make a card for a special friend.

I've cut a piece of the Vintage Rose paper and run it through my Big Shot with this lovely embossing folder from the Hearts Ease Collection.

To really bring out the embossed pattern I've lightly dabbed a small ink pad over the paper,

so it just picks up the raised contours.

Cutting the embossed patted down to the size of my card front, I've added some gauze on either end as a trim (using double sided tape) and have then mounted the paper on foam tape for dimension and adhered to the card. It add some detail to the card I've cut two of the single flourish from the Coteaux Curls (2pc) set from the Elegant Card Cuts Collection, placing them in opposite corners.

Given the intricacy of this die the Turbo Precision pen was perfect to use when adhering them.

Once dried, I've added 2mm gemstones in Celadon and placed on the ends of the curls.
To add my title I've used a chipboard word, with some gauze underneath. I used the Turbo Precision pen again to stick both word and the gauze to the paper.

And we're done!

Nice and quick for when you need a card in a hurry, but certainly not scrimped on colour or details.

Thanks for dropping by.

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Couture Creations Products Used

CO723980 Vintage Rose Collection, 12x12 Double Sided Paper, Blooms in Green
CO724386 Hearts Ease Collection, Embossing Folder Garden Frame
CO724100 Elegant Card Cuts Intricutz Dies, Coteaux Curls (2pc)

CO724154 2mm Gemstones, Celadon

CO721985 Doubled Sided Tape, 6mm
CO721964 Foam Mounting Tape, 12mm

CO724037 Turbo Precision Glue Pen

CO721957 15"x15" Self Healing Cutting Mat

CO723818 Quick Release Die Paper

Have a crafty day!

Tracey R

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.

I've cut 4 of the Strawberry leaf (Everyday Essentials Intricutz Dies), popped a mini glue spot

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.