Tag tutorial for Lindy's Stamp Gang

 

Hi everyone, today I've got a tutorial on how to make this sweet tag.  It's part of a large 60cm by 90cm canvas that I am creating with around thirty tags.  It will be  showcasing a variety of techniques and mediums, but all featuring the gorgeous products by Lindy's, as well as Couture Creations dies.

 

Here's is my tag....

 

 

I sprayed my muslin using "I'm Late, I'm Late Slate" and "C'est la vie Cerise"

(The lace was used on a different tag which I'll show you later on)

 

 

I actually used the Couture Creations "Honeypot" die as a stamp with the "C'est la vie Cerise" spray to create a subtle background layer.  I then stamped a crackle pattern in black ink.  I die cut "Honeypot" and heat embossed the cut using "Angel Wings Gold".  I then attached the muslin and diecut as shown.

 

 

I cut two of the "Classic Vine" die, using one to frame my photo, with the second one layered underneath. This is where I got a bit tricky.  I mixed some "Merry Go Round Green" embossing powder with "Morning Glory Azure" and embossed the top diecut. 

 

 

Then I wanted a slight contrast and to make it darker for depth, so I added a little "Queen Sheba Silver" embossing powder to my custom mix and heat embossed the second diecut. 

(You can see the colour difference in the photo below.)

 

 

And just for a little extra inspiration, here are a few more tags I created using the March Challenge colours.

 

 

Happy scrapping,

Tina

 

 

A HUGE announcement....

Hi everyone, I'm ecstatic to have been asked to join the Couture Creations Design Team again for 2015.  Here's the announcement that was on the Couture Creations blog........

#couturecreationsaus

A HUGE THANK YOU
to all of you who applied for our 2015 Design Team.
We wish we could choose everyone but unfortunately we cannot.
We do encourage you to try again in 2016

Our selection panel have chosen designers that bring something different to our team and have a talent for creating with our dies and embossing folders

 onto the important announcement
Please give a huge
Welcome 
our 
2015 Design Team

Anita Bownds

Anita Enright

Bernii Miller

Cindy Porter

Julianne McKenna-De Lumen

Lesa Bird

Tina Connolly

Tracey Rohweder

2015 Creative Team

Adriana Bolzon

Jo Simons

 Sue Smyth

Special Projects
 Tracey Cooley

Design Team Coordinator
 Kerrie Gurney

Our new team will start inspiring you from April 1st 

so for March you will still have our awesome 2014 Design Team inspiring you 

Please take some time to visit all our new designer's blogs 

(by clicking on their names)  

and please leave welcome message for our 2015 Team

We have an exciting year ahead and have some exciting new collections and products due for release this year, so please keep following and sharing. 

Lindy's Stamp Gang February Colour Challenge

Okay, yes I know its almost the end of Feb, but you still have time to join in on the challenge!  I've been suffering with lots of pain and headaches from a whiplash injury sustained last year, so I haven't been up to doing much creatively for a few weeks.  

This is the gorgeous colour scheme!

And here's my Design Team inspiration piece for the challenge....

I created a journal page, drawing the face and then painting it using the colours from the February Limited Edition Spray Kit.

All the stamping was done in Versamark and heat embossed with Lindy's embossing powders to add colour.

 

Make sure you pop over to the Lindy's blog to check out all the incredible pieces created by all the other DT girls.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Happy scrapping,

Tina

Sharing the Good Times

Hi everyone, it's Tina here today sharing my layout using the new release Background Savvy and Everyday Essentials dies.

 

 

I layered my Vintage Rose Garden papers, distressed the edges and smear white gesso on to create contrast and add to the shabby-chic style I wanted to create.

 

I cut four of the Beach Fern from cardstock and patterned paper, embossed it using and embossing mat, and  colored the raised area using the die as a stencil.



 

 Check out the different effects this creates....

 



I created a cluster using Beach Fern, Mini Flowers 1, and Happy Flower, and used Couture Creations Pearls for my flower centers.  Now I have flowers that co-ordinate perfectly!

I've layered Honeypot behind my photomat, I love that die!  I also sanded the edges of my photos.

 

 

 Couture Creations products

 

CO723990 Vintage Rose Garden papers - Line of Leaves

CO723997 Vintage Rose Garden papers - Green Damask

CO723996 Vintage Rose Garden papers - Rouge Stripes

CO724088 Background Savvy Intricutz dies - Honeypot

CO724113 Everyday Essentials Decorative dies - Beach Fern

CO724128 Everyday Essentials Decorative dies - Happy Flower

CO724126 Everyday Essentials Decorative dies -Mini Flowers 1.

CO721999 Pearls - Café Crème

CO723060 Sanding Block

CO723623 Sponge Dauber

CO721693 Double-sided tape

 

 

 

Couture Creations 2015 Design Team Audition

I've decide to share some of my favorite projects from the past year as part of my 2015 Design Team application.

This is the layout I taught at the 2014 Brisbane Scrapbooking Expo on behalf of Couture Creations and Photo Continental.  We used the dies and embossing folders in lots of different ways, really showcasing how versatile the products are.

 

Next a couple of tags I created. The first features metallic effects of the diecuts and embossed surfaces.

 

 

 

This tag utilizes the negative pieces from the diecut, as well as using the die itself as a stencil with modeling paste

 

 

I love all the textures and techniques on this layout, combining mixed media with diecuts and embossing, it was so much fun to create!

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed media canvas I created for Cha 2015 using the Background Savvy collection and Vintage Rose Garden papers. 

 

 Lots of layers and techniques on this page.....

 

 

 

 

 

Last but not least, a layout using Perforated Mesh and the Art Deco Frame

 

 

Thanks for looking at my creations!