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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.

I laid the 5 doilies in a circular pattern and when I was happy with the arrangement,

have used Craft Glue spots to attach them to each other.

I've then secure the flower to the doilies with glue spots as well.

If you want to add a sentiment, don't attach the flowers and doilies just yet.

If you prefer to leave the card front sentiment free, go ahead and

adhere the doilies to the card with glue spots.

I wanted to heat emboss a stamped sentiment to tie in with the gold theme of the card.

I've added my sentiment in the lower left hand side, and then added

my flower and doilies just above.

I've added some purple and gold & white twine around the bottom of the card and

tied a knot on the right hand side.

I've added Wisteria 2mm gemstones to all the yellow flowers around the border.

And just like that, we're done!

I am finding that Kraft/Brown and Gold are my go to colours at the moment,

and they complement the Hearts Ease collection beautifully.

Thanks for letting me share some hope with you :)

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

CO7219801 Hearts Ease Collection, 6x6 Paper pad

CO724295 Bulk White Flowers, Cottage Pollen Flowers

CO724150 2mm Gemstones, Wisteria

CO721985 Doubled Sided Tape, 6mm

CO723816 Glue Spots, Craft Glue Spots

CO721964 Double Sided Tape, 12mm

CO723828 Non Stick Craft Mat
CO723818 Quick Release Die Paper

Have a crafty day!

Tracey R

Sunday, 23 August 2015

Treasure the Time - Couture Creations

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It's another day of crafting here at Couture Creations.

Thanks for joining us!

I have a quick card to share with you today.

Just perfect for those times you need a card in a hurry.

Let's get crafting!

Today's creation is an Engagement Card that I needed on short notice.

To start I've chosen patterned paper from the Hearts Ease Collection,

and matched it with a purple Core'dinations Cardstock. There are such pretty and varied

purples tones in this range.

I've cut the patterned paper & yardstick into 3 strips - the cardstock is cut slightly bigger so the patterned paper can be mounted on top of it.

I've inked around the edges of all 6 strips, and adhered the cardstock strips to a square card.

I've then backed my pattered paper with small pieces of 12mm foam mounting tape

and positioned on the cardstock.

I've cut a another strip of purple cardstock, inked around the edges and adhered with 12mm doubled sided tape towards the bottom of the card. To the left hand side of the strip I've added one of the new Couture Creations white flowers with 3D glue spots.

I've cut a piece of the Hearts Ease Collection 6"x6" paper pad, mounted a small sentiment on the purple cardstock, and using 12mm foam mounting tape added this next to the flower.

To finish off the card, I've added 2mm Crystal gemstomes along the top and bottom of the patterned and next to my sentiment.

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

CO724188 Hearts Ease Collection 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper, Pansy Journalling

CO7219801 Hearts Ease Collection, 6x6 Paper pad

CO724295 Bulk White Flowers, Camden Pollen Flowers

CO724156 2mm Gemstones, Crystal

CO721965 Doubled Sided Tape, 18mm

CO723816 Glue Spots, Craft Glue Spots

CO721964 Foam Mounting Tape, 12mm

CO721957 15"x15" Self Healing Cutting Mat

Have a crafty day!

Tracey R

Thursday, 6 August 2015

Key To My Heart - Couture Creations

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Hi there crafters!

Thanks for joining us again today at Couture Creations.

Today I'm excited to share a layout about my son & I. This is my current favourite photo of us.

In just a few days, this handsome young man turns 14. Hang on...14?

I'm astounded how quickly the years have gone. It seems like yesterday

I became a mum and held this tiny newborn in my arms for the first time.

He stole my heart then, and well & truly still has the key to my heart.

So Happy Birthday my wonderful, crazy, amazing son.

You inspire me everyday and remind me to focus on the good.

I love you. And I love being your Mum.

So let's get to the making, and get crafting!

To start my layout, I've spritzed a piece of while Core'dinations cardstock with gold.

I've heat embossed my chipboard title using my Couture Creations Heat Tool, and adhered to the bottom left corner of my layout.

To tie with the gold of my spritz and embossing, I've chosen papers from the Hearts Ease Collection that had fairly neutral patterns. One of my favourite papers from this range is Pansy Tune . I love the sheet music in the background. And it's so versatile!

I've mounted my edited photo of two Hearts Ease papers and some more white Core'dinations cardstock. I've inked around the edges of the largest mat with gold ink and adhered to the background cardstock with 12mm Foam Mounting Tape.

Couture has some gorgeous borders dies, and I particularly love these 2 from the Amaryllis Ornamental Lace Die Collection - Simone's Style. They remind me of old time Art Deco

buildings and 1920s decorative features.

I've cut 2 of the border dies (the bottom of the two pictured) and used them as a border to frame my photo top and bottom. I've adhered them using 3mm doubled sided tape - it's extra thin so perfect for adhering intricate and tiny cuts.

I've also added Sparkling Champagne Gemstones along the border.

I love flourishes - and if you die cut your own, you can make them suit what ever colours your project needs! I've cut 6 of the Tall Flourish from the Secret Garden Intricutz Die range and layered them down the left hand side of my layout. They are so detailed and intricate & when cut with the

Quick Release Die Paper, come out perfectly.

Seeing as I'm adding flowers on the top, you don't have to be too worried about where the die cuts are placed. Just play around until you are happy with the flow of the flourishes.

Couture Creations has brought out so many pretty new flowers this year, I couldn't decide which one to use - so 3 different ones it was! And to give some sparkle to the flowers I've rubbed Aztec Gold Glitzin' Glamour over the top.