Down Sunflower Lane: wedding

Monday, 9 November 2015

Congratulations Card - Couture Creations

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And hello again to you crafty friends!

Tracey R here with another project share.

I am loving using white in my projects at the moment.

It's clean & minimalist look gives a classic feel to any project.

So without further ado, here's my classic white 'Congratulations' card

using some gorgeous Couture Creations products.

Let's get creating!

I've started by cutting a rectangle of Hearts Ease Patterned paper that just fit the for my card.

I've then cut 2 Nostalgic Narelle dies form the Amaryllis Ornamental Lace Die Collection in Ultimate Crafts White Cardstock.

Such a pretty and versatile die, I used this one several times and can see it

being used many times more. And to get even more out of your dies don't forget that you can deconstruct them and cut them up...cut the flourishes out and use them

separately on your project.... that sounds like a future project!

And when using any of our dies don't forget the Quick Release Die Paper!

Next I've inked around the edges of the Hearts Ease Paper and adhered to the front of my card with 6mm double sided tape. I love the contrast of this paper within the Hearts Ease collection which is predominately rich purples, so to have some muted tones makes it even more versatile.

Next step is to place the two Nostalgic Narelle dies on top of the patterned paper. On my card they slightly overlap in the middle (which won't be seen anyways) and have trimmed off the excess from the edges. Given the intricate cut of this die, the Turbo Precision Glue Pen is perfect as it comes out very fine and sticks fabulously.

To make some leaves for my flower I've cut one Large Winter Tree (Secret Garden Intricate Dies) also in Ulimtate Crafts White Cardstock. It has such pretty foliage I'm going to just snip off the branches from the trunk and voila! Instant 'leaves' for my flowers.\

I've added 6mm doubled sided tape to the back of a Beaded Satin Bloom and placed the branches top and bottom of the flower. To give the flower more dimension and contrast I've added a piece of gauze onto the back of the flower.

I've added my flower embellishment to middle of my card using a 3D glue spot.

(These dots are fantastic for adding dimension, and boy do they have stick)

and finally added a small greeting to the top right of the card.

And we're done!

Here's a few close ups

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Couture Creations Products Used

CO724174 Hearts Ease Collection 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper, Pansy Watercolour

CO724308 Amaryllis Ornamental Lace Dies, Nostalgic Narelle

CO724283 Secret Garden Intricutz Dies, Large Winter Tree

CO724299 Bulk White Flowers, Beaded Satin Blooms 6cms

CO721985 Doubled Sided Tape, 6mm
CO723817 Glue Spots, 3D Craft Glue Spots

CO724037 Turbo Precision Glue Pen

CO721957 15"x15" Self Healing Cutting Mat

CO723818 Quick Release Die Paper

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.