Noel Christmas Banner

 

Hi everyone, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you. 

 

 

 

I've created a banner today using the Vintage Rose Garden papers, which worked beautifully for a vintage Christmas colour scheme. 

 

Here's my tutorial. 

 

 

Cut one each of Holly & Berry Flourish, Christmas Lace, Holly Branch Flourish, and Christmas Fir Trees from Pearl Coredinations Gemstones cardstock.

 

 

Cut four bunting shapes from Vintage Rose Garden paper.

 

 

Accent areas of your diecuts using markers.  The Gemstones cardstock tends to soften the colours nicely.

 

 

Attach bunting pieces to seam binding using a strong glue.  Adhere diecut shapes using the new Two-Way Glue Pen, and heat embossed chipboard lettering.  Embellish with Couture Creations Pearls.

 

 

 

 

 

Couture Creations Products:

CO721999 Pearls - Café Crème

CO724022 Two-way Glue Pen

CO723912 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz Die - Holly & Berry Flourish

CO723916 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz Die - Holly Branch Flourish

CO723907 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz Die - Christmas Fir Trees

CO723891 Christmas Lace Ornamental Lace Die - Christmas Lace

 

 

Christmas Wreath Tutorial

Hi everyone,

I've created a special wreath to decorate my home for Christmas this year, and wanted to share this tutorial with you.

Wrap a styrofoam wreath with fabric of your choice. (I cut strips of organza approximately 7cm wide)

 

 

Cut Holly & Berry Flourish in red and green Coredinations Glittersilk cardstock and trim green die-cut and layer as shown.

 

 

Cut two of Christmas Star from white and silver Coredinations Glittersilk, and layer with the silver stars in the center.

 

 

 Adhere Holly & Berry Flourish on top.  Attach to top of wreath.

 

 

Cut Christmas Fir Trees from white and green Glittersilk cardstock  and add a little "snow" using white paint or medium.  Cut Reindeer's Sleigh from red Glittersilk.  Cut a piece of acetate and attach to back of wreath.  Adhere trees and sleigh.  Spray acetate from behind with white mist to create a snowing effect.  Allow to dry then spray with a clear coat varnish, or fixative so it won't wipe off.

 

Cut two Holly Branch Flourish and attach to bottom of wreath.  Embellish with red Gemstones. 

 

 

Cut Merry Christmas and attach to acetate.

 

Cut four Christmas Branch from green Glittersilk cardstock and bend fronds up a little to create dimension and attach.

 

 

And you are done! 

 

Here's a few more close-ups....

 

 

Couture Creations products:

CO723911 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz dies - Merry Christmas

CO723912 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz dies -Holly & Berry Flourish

CO723913 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz dies - Christmas Branch

CO723916 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz dies - Holly Branch Flourish

CO723918 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz dies - Reindeers Sleigh

CO723907 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz dies - Christmas Fir Trees

CO723892 Christmas Lace Ornamental Lace die - Christmas Star

CO721993 Gemstones - Red Lust

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Fir Tree card

Hi everyone!

It's Tina here, with a fun Christmas card for you to make! 

I used the Christmas Fir Trees die, and cut three each of both the dies.   I cut one of the larger die in white and discarded the center piece.  I trimmed the lower layer off one of the green pieces to create a different size tree.

 

 

The white piece was layered over the large green tree and some Glitzn' Glamour added.

 

 

The smaller size trees were all cut in green, folded in half and layered to create a 3D Christmas tree effect.  I also added smears of white paint and Silver Glitzn' Glamour to create my "snow".  I also sprayed the Vintage Rose Garden paper with some white shimmer mist for a wintery effect. 

 

 

And here's the finished card!

 

 

 

Couture Creations products:

CO723907 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz die – CHRISTMAS FIR TREES

CO723911 Merry Little Christmas Intricutz die – MERRY CHRISTMAS

CO724016 Vintage Rose Garden paper

Glitzin' Glamour- Silver

CO723779   3D Foam Squares

Dies and Jac paper!

Hi there everyone, it's Tina here with a little trick for using dies with Jac paper. 
 

If you are anything like me, you have a stash of products hidden away that you bought but haven't really used.  For me one of those things was Jac paper, which is basically sticky on one or both sides. 

Diecut the three largest Nesting Vintage Signs (Largest two from paper, the other from Jac paper)
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 Layer these together.  To adhere the Jac paper, peel protective backing to expose the adhesive. 

 

Expose the top layer of adhesive and using the Love Abounds die as a mask, sprinkle glitter over the top, rubbing lightly to ensure it sticks securely. 

 

 Tap off excess glitter, remove die and cover with a contrasting coloured glitter, and repeat the process.

Attach all layers to a card base and embellish with a chipboard sentiment.

 

And here's another card I made using the same technique with microbeads.

 

 

 

Couture Creations products:

Vintage Rose Garden papers

CO723956  Sweet accents Nesting Dies - Nesting Vintage Signs

CO724003 Floral Lace Ornamental Lace Die - Love Abounds

CO723290 Elegance Embossing Folder - Damask Flourish Embossing Folder

 

 

Sydney Papercraft Festival

Hi there, a quick post to let you know I'm off to teach in Sydney on Friday, 31st October and Saturday 1st November, at the Sydney Papercrafts Festival . 

The class is packed with heaps of tips and techniques, using Couture Creations dies, embossing folders, and the new release Vintage Rose Garden papers.  The kits are excellent value, and include a die and embossing folder for you to keep.  Book with Scrap With Friends.

Here is a sneak peak of the class....

 

I'll also be demoing on the Scrap With Friends stand so drop by and say hello.

Grungy Journal Cover

Hi everyone,

It's Tina here with an Art Journal cover I created recently. 

 

I used the new Couture Creations Vintage Rose Garden papers, along with lots of dies and some embossing folders.

 

 

I embossed using Loren and Velvet Tea Lights Embossing Folders to create extra texture. The diecuts were given a variety of treatments including heat embossing, spraying with shimmer mists, and applying various mediums. 

 

 

 

I wanted a textural, grungy look so  used embossing powders in random areas.

 

 

 

Here's the back cover.....

 

 

 

I once again used lots of diecuts and layered them over strips of Vintage Rose Garden papers.

 

 

The Artdeco Lace Frame die was used as a stencil and I applied gel medium through it, just make sure to wash your die immediately.  

 

 

I used strips of Coredinations cardstock and embossed it using Velvet Tea Lights Embossing Folder, then sanded it to expose the core.

 

The fun thing about a project like this is that there are no rules, you can experiment and have fun, and create the project in a variety of styles such as shabby chic, grungy, or whimsical. 

 

 

Couture Creations products:

CO723249 Momento Ornamental Lace Die - Tied Together

CO723245 Momento Ornamental Lace Die  - Cappuccino

CO723722 The Van Roe Decorative Die - Beautiful Butterfly

CO723725 The Van Roe Decorative Die - Ornate Rectangle

CO723239 Madeline Ornamental Lace Die - Keys to my Heart

CO723313 The Treasures Ornamental Lace Die - Artdeco Lace Frame

CO723315 The Treasures Ornamental Lace Die - Simplicity Borders

CO723915 Merry Little Christmas - Fancy Christmas Flourish

CO723286 Elegance Embossing Folder - Loren

CO723669 Marriot Embossing Folder - Large Velvet Tea Lights