Stop and Smell the Roses | Couture Creations

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Good Morning Everyone,

Having pretty papers to play with makes creating so much easier.  I love the C'est La Vie collection and am really enjoying doing layouts with the 12x12 paper pad. This latest one is of me with my gorgeous niece Sabine and some Snapchat fun :)

I decided for this layout that I needed to mute the patterned paper that I used to base my layout around.  To do this I chose to use the Anna Griffin/Couture Creations Acrylic Gesso.  I did a light coat to the paper and allowed it to dry.

This 2nd photo shows how much softer the paper looks.

 

I added some texture to the background using one of the Anna Griffin/Couture Creations stencils with the beautiful fluffy embossing paste.  This embossing paste is my go to for adding texture to my pages.  It is a beautiful white and more importantly it dries so quickly which is fantastic as it doesn't slow me down to much when I am on a roll with my creating.

 Next I took a selection of patterned papers and transformed them in to banners of differing widths and lengths.  I muted the edges with a matching pink ink.

 

Below is a rough placement of how I wanted the papers to look before I adhered them to the page.

 

I added a paper doily to the sides of banners to bring in some white to the page.  

This really popped in the finished page. I also added a largish paper doily from my collection.

Once this was done I mounted my photo on to a soft green/blue Ultimate Crafts cardstock called Charming, again softening the edges with the pink ink and then just added a die cut (discontined) in the same green behind the photo (cut in half), overlapping the paper doily.

Once my photo was attached to the page, I added some bling and my flower cluster.  The two butterflies at the top were fussy cut from one of the pieces of paper.

To finish it off I chose a chipboard title from the C'est La Vie collection, Stop and Smell the Roses.  This one was hotfoiled using the Champagne coloured foil.

I hope you like it.

 

PRODUCTS USED

ULT200020 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Charming
CO724870 - Couture Creations/Anna Griffin Mixed Media - Embossing Paste
CO724888 - Couture Creations/Anna Griffin - Stencil - Secret Garden Damask
CO724300 - Bulk Flowers - La Belle Vintage Bloom
CO725695 - Heat Activate Foil - Champagne


C'es la Vie Collection Products
 CO725912 - Chipboard - Stop and Smell the Roses
CO725737 - 12x12" paper pad


Thanks for stopping by.  Looking forward to next time......

Anita E
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"Say Cheese" | Couture Creations

Hi Everyone,

With the end of 2017 coming to a close I thought I would revisit the THE RITZ 

collection by Sue Smyth.  

I wanted to aim for a more male orientated theme with this photo of my brother Mark and his son Thomas.  The colourings in the photo fitted perfectly with the collection.  I think I hit the 

nail on the head, so to speak.

So, to start I chose the papers that I wanted to use with the photo, and cut the stripe at 6 1/2" along the horizontal and attached it with some double-sided tape on top of the other paper. 

To hide the seam I cut a 1/2" strip of some of the Obsidian Ultimate Crafts Cardstock and attached it over the seam of the papers as shown in the next photo.

Taking the Art Deco Tag decorative die from the collection I cut two die-cuts.  I then trimmed them down to two pieces shown below.  

Working from the outside edges, left and right, towards the centre, I adhered the trimmed down die cuts.  The two middle pieces will overlap but this will not matter as my photo and other embellishments will be placed over the overlapped die cuts. 

From one of the papers in the back of the paper pad I cut one of the border strips and added it underneath the 1/2" piece of black cardstock that I had earlier adhered over the 

seam of the patterned papers. Using the Classy Flower decorative die cut one in the Obsidian cardstock.  I cut this in half and attached it to the top left of the page.

 Using the Evening Cocktail 6x6" paper pad I took the gold stripe paper and die cut the 

 Next I chose 4 of the mini gears from the chipboard set and using the Champagne and Midnight Black heat activated foil applied it to the chipboard. 

Using a couple of other matching papers from the "Theatre" patterned papers I created three banners, each mounted on to some of the black cardstock.

 

 My photo was mounted on black (it already had a white mat around it when it was printed). I wrapped some white and black twine around the photo. Next I took the three banners I made and attached them around the bottom half of the photo. 

 

I added a paper doily from my stash underneath the die cut Otis doily and attached it to the back of the mounted photo. I then adhered the entire piece to my page.

I added some bling from my stash and then placed the gears to the page.

 

I added clusters of flowers and other embellishments to the bottom left of the photo, added a title and it was finished.  Not too girlie at all I don't think :)

 

PRODUCTS USED

The Ritz Collection

 ULT157824 - "Theatre" 12x12" Paper Pad

ULT157862 - Art Deco Tag Decorative Die

ULT157858 - Classy Flower Decorative Die

ULT157823 - "Evening Cocktail" 6x6" Paper Pad

Other Couture Creations Products

CO724963 - Embossing Powder - Glacier White Super Fine 

CO724970 - Embossing Powder - Mirror Gold Super Fine 

ULT200007 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Obsidian

CO725695 - Heat Activated Foil - Champagne

CO725693 - Heat Activated Foil - Midnight Black 

CO725894 - Chipboard - Mini Gears Set

CO725275 - Ornamental Affair Collection - Otis Doily - discontinued 

 (but there are heaps of other doily dies from Couture Creations available)

 

Thanks so much for visiting today.  I hope you all have a wonderful end to 2017 and a fantastic and safe start to 2018.  See you all back here soon.

Take care, and keep crafting.

Anita 

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My Favourite Photos of You

Hi Everyone back here today to share with you another creation using the gorgeous RAMBLING ROSE collection form Ultimate Crafts which has just been released.

For today's creation I have used so many of the beautiful butterflies that cover the patterned papers in the colletion.

To start I have taken a piece of the Ultimate Craft cardstock in Snow White.  From the 12x12" paper pad I have used the wood panel paper.  There are two options in the papers, one with just the wood panels and one that has a lovely floral border along the bottom.  Because I wanted the focus to be the butterflies I have stuck to the simpler plain wood panels.

From the wood panel paper I trimmed a piece approximately 5" vertical and adhered it to the left side of the white cardstock.
I chose a square photo and mounted it on a piece of the Obsidian cardstock. I added a heart doily from the Ooh La La range to the back of the photo mat.
From the ephemera pack I chose one of the thin borders and after working out where I wanted to position my photo cut the thin border in two so that it edged the wood panel paper and finished right to the edges of the top and bottom of the page.

Next I fussy cut heaps of butterflies from the patterned papers.  Using some of the pigment powders in the coral pink and purple and a water pen I changed the colours of the inside of the butterflies.

I added some of the 2.5cm and 3cm Tie Dyed and Jewelled flowers to both the top and bottom left side of the photo and then I scattered the butterflies up the seam of the patterned paper, some of foam tape and some just glued down. I kept a couple of the butterflies aside to just add to other spots on the page once I had completed it.

I inked up a title and adhered it to the bottom right edge of the page.  Finally I added some pearls to the butterflies.

PRODUCTS USED
ULT200001 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Snow White
ULT200007 - Ultimate Crafts Cardstock - Obsidian
ULT157630 - Ultimate Crafts - Ooh La La - Paper Doily Set Hearts
ULT157751 - Ultimate Crafts - Rambling Rose - Ephemera pack
ULT157701 - Ultimate Crafts - Rambling Rose - 12x12" paper pack
ULT157746 - Ultimate Crafts - Rambling Rose - Assorted Resin Pack
ULT157746 - Ultimate Crafts - Rambling Rose - Pearl Strips
CO724855 - Couture Creations Anna Griffin - Mix & Match Pigment Powders
CO724292 - Couture Creations Bulk Flowers - 2.5cm Tie Dyed and Jewelled Florettes
CO724293 - Couture Creations Bulk Flower2 - 3cm Tied Dyed and Jewelled Florettes
CO724780 - 3D Foam Dots
CO724389 - Turbo Precision Glue Pen
CO721985 - 6mm Double Sided Tape

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed my quick and easy layout today. Stop by again tomorrow for some more inspiration by our wonderful Design Team.

Anita

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MY MUM

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would share with you today a layout I did for a scrapbooking class.  It uses dies from the Ooh La La collection from Couture Creations and then a range of laces and embellishments including a gorgeous butterfly black and white heart from Charms Creations, flair buttons from Funky Flair Studio and some wood veneers created by Corbett Creations.

Instructions

1.     Take you piece of Kraft cardstock and paint some white and black swipes similar to the below photos.

2.     Dry off with your heat gun to speed the drying process along. 
REMEMBER if you add heat to the cardstock it may curl.

3.     Once dry take the stencil and using the Anna Griffin Embossing paste add some texture to your layout.  I put some in the top left, bottom right and small amount of the bottom left as in the photo.  Place it where you like it, and as much as you want. Set aside to dry or be gentle when drying it with your heat gun (keep it a good distance away).  

    

4.     Next cut out the Ooh La La dies.  You will need one of the Framed Floral Set (cut in half) and two of the Lavish Borders in BLACK and one of the Peacock Feather in WHITE. 

 

 

5.     Cover your white feather die cut in Versamark ink (or similar) and then sprinkle with the pink glitter embossing powder.  Set with your heat gun.

6.     Your Embossing Paste should be at least touch dry by now so take the white pearlised spray and lightly spritz your page.  If you like unscrew the top and add some droplets on the page. Again, if you like dry off with a heat gun. 
REMEMBER if you add heat to the cardstock it may curl.

7.     Take your white flowers and spray them with adhesive spray and sprinkle them with some pink glitter. Set aside to dry.

8.     Now we move on to the construction.  Take the piece of Paris inspired Ultimate Craft Quick Release Die Paper and tear along the left edge. Attach it to your layout with some double sided tape.

9.     Take the black burlap ribbon and cut it to be two pieces 2/3 and 1/3 of the piece.  Take the smaller white venise lace and the pink venise lace and attach all to the layout as shown.  (The white and pink lace will be opposite to what you see below as the pink lace is wider than the white)
Hold the small 1/3 piece of the black burlap ribbon for later.
            

10.   Next attach the heart paper doily to the right edge of the burlap and venise ribbons. 

11.   Take the wide white venise lace and attach with glue down the right hand side of the layout. 

12.   Attach 3D foam tape vertically down the back of your photo.

13.   Take the two halves of the Framed Floral die and attach to the bottom left and top right of the back of the photo on the edges of the 3D foam tape.

14.   Attach the 1/3 piece of the black burlap ribbon to the top underside of the photo. If necessary add some double sided tape over the ribbon so that when you attach the mounted photo to the layout it holds down strongly.

15.   Attach your mounted photo to the layout.

16.   Next add the two Lavish Borders die cuts to the layout to the top left side of the photo.  Adhere your black sequin bow to the right side of the die cuts slightly overlapping the left edge of the photo

17.   Glue the organza flower strip with the pearls to the bottom left edge of the photo and the feather to the right bottom side of the photo.
Add your large black flower, tassel, burlap flower, large white glittered flower and Charm’s Creation heart to the bottom left corner of the photo.
Add two of the small white glittered flowers to the centre curves of the Lavish Borders die cuts.

18.   Adhere the three Funky Flair Studio flairs to the page with 3D foam dots. Use the twine and twist throughout your layout stapling the twine as your go to hold it in place.

19.   attach the wood veneer shapes.  In the final picture taken here I did not have the diamond wood veneers, so just place them where you like (they were added to the actual layout shown at the actual class). 
I used the banner wood veneer to add my nieces name with a rotary stamp. 

20.   Finally add some black sequins to the layout.

               

 

Products Used

ULT200001 Ultimate Crafts Cardstock – Snow White

ULT200007 Ultimate Crafts Cardstock – Obsidian

ULT157630 Ooh La La - Paper Doily

ULT157563 Ooh La La - Lavish Borders Set

ULT157565 Ooh La La – Framed Floral Set

ULT157567 Ooh La La  - Peacock Feather

CO723022 Couture Creations 2 Way Glue Pen

CO723828 Couture Creations Non Stick Craft Mat

CO723816 Couture Creations Glue Dots

CO721985 Couture Creations 6mm double-sided tape

CO721964 Couture Creations 12mm Foam Mounting tape

CO723780 Couture Creations 3D foam dots

CO724870 Couture Creations & Anna Griffin Embossing Paste

ULT157149 Ultimate Crafts Quick Release Die Paper

Perfect Pearl Mist – Perfect Pearls

Kraft coloured Cardstock

Black and White Paint

Sequins

Funky Flair Studio Flairs

Lace & Tassel

Flowers 

Charm’s Creations Butterfly Heart

Corbett Creations Wood Veneer

Thanks for stopping by.  

Anita