The Best is Yet to Come | Couture Creations

Hiya Everyone.

I taking a journey back today using Bohemian Bouquet from Ultimate Crafts. I wanted to make a striking yellow and white card and Bohemian Bouquet has some pretty patterned papers in the colours I wanted. 

Couture Creations has just released a new range of Hotfoil Stamps called Everyday Sentiments and I am showing one today.

Here is a look at the bits and pieces I have put together to create my card.

So to start I cut myself a 6x12" piece of the white Ultimate Craft cardstock and scored it at 6" to create my 6x6" card base.  Next I cut one of my patterned papers to 5 3/4" square and distressed the edges before inking the edges with a matching yellow ink.  I then selected a second patterned paper and cut it to 5 3/4" x 3" again distressing the edges and inking in yellow ink.

 

I die cut one of the Bohemian Bouquet Laced Petals dies in the Snow White cardstock.  Again I inked the edged and then snipped it in half. Using the Vintage Matte Gold ink I hotfoiled the sentiment on an offcut of the Snow White cardstock, snipped in one long edge with scissors and then once again distressed the edges and inked them with the yellow ink.

Next I adhered them to the card base. And all that was left to do was embellish with my chosen flowers in a cluster, add the die cut and add the sentiment.  My last finishing touch was adding some of the small gold pearls to the card.

Here are a few closeups of the card.

PRODUCTS USED

Bohemian Bouquet

ULT158077 - Laced Petals Decorative Die

ULT158030 - 12x12" Paper Pad

Be Merry

CO724919 - Adhesive Pearls 

Other

ULT200001 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Snow White

CO725832 - Everyday Sentiment Hotfoil Stamp - The Best

CO725355 - Heat Activated Foil - Vintage Matte Gold 

Thanks for stopping by.  Come back and join us again tomorrow.

Ciao for now,

Anita

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Flower Parade | Ultimate Crafts

Hi Everyone, welcome to a new week.

I am still playing with the beautiful Bohemian Bouquet collection from Ultimate Crafts and designed by the talented Denise Boddey.

For this layout I have decided to keep it fairly simple as the papers do the work, they are just that pretty.

 

After selecting my background patterned paper, I die cut two of the String of Daisies Edge Die and then inked the edge in a matching pink ink. Next I die cut six of the Orchid Decorative Die.

 Using the Blue from my Anna Griffin Mix and Match Pigments I made up my own spritz to put some splats on my background paper. I then also used it to add some colour to some of the Bulk Flowers from Couture Creations.

 

Next I chose several patterned papers and and tore several different sizes.  I stapled them together to make the backgound mat for my photo.

Once the cluster of background papers were adhered to the base 12x12" patterned paper  I added my photo and then embellished around it using the die cuts, decoupage pieces and my flowers.

Here are a couple of close ups of the finished page.

PRODUCTS USED

ULT158060 - Bohemian Bouquet - Orchid Decorative Die

ULT158065 - Bohemian Bouquet - String of Daisies Edge Die

ULT 158030 - Bohemian Bouquet - 12x12" Paper Pad

ULT158042 - Bohemian Bouquet - Diecut Decoupage Set

CO724866 - Couture Creations Anna Griffin - Mix and Match Pigments

CO724298 - Bulk Flowers - Camden Beaded Cottage

CO724294 - Bulk Flowers - Tie Dyed and Jewelled 4cm

CO724290 - Bulk Flowers - English Roses 1.5cm

Thank you for stopping by today.  We hope you enjoy this wonderful new collection of papers, dies, stencils, stamps and other embellishments.  

Keep crafting.

Anita

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"Hope and Love" | Ultimate Crafts

Welcome to FRIDAY!!!! 

The layout I am sharing with you today was just so quick and easy.  Sometimes things just happen.  Well, since I have gotten my hands on to the Bohemian Bouquet  range from Denise Boddey I have been loving playing with the pretty papers and gorgeous dies. 

 

To start I chose four of the patterned papers that matched beautifully together. Each strip was the full 30cm (12") long by 7.5cm (3") wide.  Next I distressed all the edges and attached them to a piece of white cardstock.

Once attached to the page I played with the edges again this time with my fingers rolling the edges a little more so you can slightly see the white cardstock underneath.

Next I chose a selection of the Decoupage papers for use later to decorate the page.  I used some of my Glitzin' Glamour in Lilac to all the burgundy colour on the Decoupage pieces.

Whilst the decoupage pieces were drying I selected a fifth coordinating patterned paper and cut a horizontal strip the width of approximately 13cm (5") and mounted it on some Ultimate Crafts cardstock in Cherry Cola.

Next I selected a couple of the words from the sheet of patterned paper that matched my photo and and mat them on to some of the Cherry Cola cardstock too.

My last task prior to construction was colouring two of the Ornate Corners chipboard with a matching ink.

I attached a strip of matching green lace from my stash to the lower edge of the 13cm wide strip and then mounted it on to my base mat over the top of the vertical strips approximately in the centre.  I added the chipboard to opposing corners, added my photo to the right of the page and then added the decoupage flowers to the left of the photo.  Finally I added the two words on to some foam tape adding a couple of 3mm Perfect Plum pearls to the words mounting them on my page. 

 

 PRODUCTS USED

CO721975 Couture Creations Glitzin' Glamour - Lilac

ULT158030 Ultimate Crafts BOHEMIAN BOUQUET - 12x12" paper pad

ULT158365 BOHEMIAN BOUQUET - Ornate Corner Chipboard

ULT158042 - BOHEMIAN BOUQUET - Decoupage Papers

ULT200070 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Cherry Cola

ULT200001 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Snow White

CO724637 - 3mm Pearls - Perfect Plum

Thanks for stopping by.  This gorgeous collection will be in stores beginning September so don't forget to keep an eye out for the range to appear.

Happy Crafting

Anita

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Bohemian Bouquet Cards | Ultimate Crafts

Hi Everyone.

So today I get to show you my first creation with a beautiful and new collection which is being released from Ultimate Crafts very soon.  It is another gorgeous collection by the wonderful
Denise Boddey called Bohemian Bouquet.

To start I selected several papers from the 6x6" paper pad and trimmed them down to the size I wanted to use.  I then distressed the edges of all the papers using my Couture Creations scissors.

Next I die cut two of the Moonlit Orchid die and then inked the edges using a matching ink and dauber.

 I attached the largest patterned paper to my card base and then attached the slightly smaller piece.  Next I mixed up a solution of the turquoise glitter mix and match powder with water and sprayed it liberally over the paper.  Below is the finished look. Being me and wanting things finished yesterday I dried it off with my heat gun.

 

I selected several flowers from my stash and the largest one which would take the centre of my card I sprayed with a mixture of water with the blue mix and match pigment powder from the Anna Griffin set.

 

The most important role of ribbon in my stash is basic white seam binding.  It allows me to change up to any colour combination that I want just by adding inks and spraying with water.  So for this card I used some matching blue/turqoise and purple.  I forgot to take a photo of the ribbon after I had sprayed it with water and dried it off, but you will see it a little in the close ups further down.

 

Once I had done all my elements all I did was construct the card to the finished product.  

Here are some close up of the card.

 

I also created the same style card using the papers with reds and greens.

And here is a third card I made whilst I was having fun creating the other two.

Products Used

ULT158031 - Ultimate Crafts Bohemian Bouquet - 6x6" Paper Pad

ULT158073 - Ultimate Crafts Bohemian Bouquet - Moonlit Orchid die
ULT158060 - Ultimate Crafts Bohemian Bouquet - Orchid die
ULT158075 - Ultimate Crafts Bohemian Bouquet - Totems die

CO725548 - Couture Creations Mix & Match Glitter Powder - Turquoise

CO721985 - Couture Creations - 6mm double sided tape

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking my very first creations using the soon to be released Bohemian Bouquet collection from Ultimate Crafts.

Don't forget to keep the craft alive.

Anita

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