Anita Enright: glitter cardstock

7 December 2016

Be Merry and Classic Christmas - By Anita Enright

Hi Everyone

The layout I am sharing with you today was a nice and quick one for me to do using the Berry Merry and Classic collection by Couture Creations.

To start, so that I framed my layout I chose the red Garnet cardstock from the Ultimate Crafts Cardstock range. I selected the star print background paper from the Be Merry and Classic 12x12" paper stack and cut it to 11x11" adhering it to the red cardstock.

Next I cut out two of the Falling Bauble die in red glitter paper from the Be Merry and Bright glitter cardstock pack. Deconstruct the die cut so that you have 6 individual strings of baubles.

Next select 3 matching patterned papers from the Be Merry and Classic paper stack and cut them in to different sizes to tuck in behind your photo.

As my photo was printed with the white border I mounted in on some of the Hippodrome dark grey cardstock from Ultimate Crafts.

I adhered my mounted photo (using 3D foam tape) on to the larger piece of patterned paper and then adhered the smaller pieces to the back of the larger lighter piece.

I taped down the photo to the bottom portion of the layout base. Next I took my deconstructed baubles and glued them to the top left side of the layout after snipping them to different lengths to get a really nice effect. I added some strips of washi tape from my collection and then went through the Berry Merry and Classic ephemera collection and pulled out several of the banners to attach to the top of the photo and an oval Merry Christmas sentiment for the title. Bling the title up with a few of the 3mm pearls and you're done.

PRODUCTS USED:

ULT200067 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Garnet
ULT200005 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Hippodrome
CO724912 - 12x12" Paper Pad - Be Merry and Classic
CO724945 - 12x12" Be Merry and Bright Glitter Sheets
CO724951 - Be Merry Cutting Dies - Falling Bauble
CO724913 - Be Merry and Classic Ephemera Set
CO724636 - 3mm Pearls - Radiant Red
CO724389 - Turbo Precision Glue Pen
CO721964 - 12mm Foam Mounting Tape
CO721985 - 6mm Double Sided Tape

Thanks for stopping by today.

Happy Creating

Anita

27 September 2016

Be Merry Christmas

Hello Everyone.

By now most of you will have seen the new Couture Creations BE MERRY ranges in your favourite scrapbooking and cardmaking store. If they don't stock it make sure you ask them to get it in for you as it is a gorgeous range.

So today I have for you a card that I made using some of the gorgeous glitter papers released by Couture Creations along with some of the new dies from the BE MERRYrange. I love being a little brave straying away from the traditional colours for Christmas.

I have kind of started making my card in a backward kind of way. The size of my card was dictated by the three die cuts using the Falling Bauble die using the Snow White Ultimate Craft cardstock. I then turned them into individual little windows by cutting a small frame around each die cut.

I then backed each of the Falling Bauble windows with the fuschia glitter cardstock then put 3D foam tape on the back of each of the windows. Mount each window next to the other with a small gap in between on to some of the Snow White Ultimate Crafts Cardstock. I then added some white ribbon across the middle tucking the edges under the windows. Adhere the white cardstock with the windows attached to a slightly larger piece of the fuschia glitter cardstock. I added some Snow White cardstock to the back to turn it into a card.

Next I die cut two of the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Merry Christmas Set one in Snow White and one in Onyx Ultimate Crafts cardstock,

and four sets of the Holly Berry Sprig set in Snow White.

Mount the black and white Merry Christmas die cut on top of one another slightly offset.

I partially deconstructed one of a Cottage Pollen flower. I sprayed some adhesive around the edges and then coloured it with some of the Anna Griffin Glitter in a matching pink. I then glued the centre of the flower back on to the base.

To finish the card I put some glue dots to the back of the flower and attached all the white sprigs. Adhere this to the left hand side of the card front and place the Merry Christmas sentiment to the right of the flower and then add some 2mm Onyx gemstones to finish.