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Saturday, 25 May 2013

Scrapbook & papercrafts Expo Classes | Places still available

It is not too late to secure your place in one of the classes we are sponsoring at

Couture Creations is proud to be sponsoring classes at Australia’s premier event for people who love scrapbooking, card making, stamping, photography and mixed media.
The Scrapbook & Papercraft Expo will be held in Brisbane on June 8 to 10, 2013 from Saturday to Monday, over the June long weekend.

3 of our Design Team Tracey Cooley, Kerrie Gurney & Sue Smyth will be teaching all bringing their own style to their classes.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR PLACE

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Card Set with Tracey Cooley

Session 1: 9.30am – 11.30am

Skill level: All levels

Join Tracey Cooley and enter the world of the Mad Hatter for a technique tea party...create a set of matching cards with handmade flowers using nesting dies and techniques with emboss folders, that can easily be transferred to your scrapbooking/papercraft with a trip down the rabbit hole!

Class includes: Couture Creations Nesting Dies, Couture Creations Elegance Embossing Folder, Embellishments, G45 Patterned Paper, Couture Creations Tools, Couture Creations Adhesives & Core’dinations Cardstock.

Products supplied by Couture Creations

Students bring: Basic tool kit, one 5.7 acrylic stamp block, one deep purple pigment ink pad.

Class cost: $45

Family Fun (we're all mad) Layout with Kerrie Gurney

Session 2: 12noon – 2pm

Skill level: All levels

Join Kerrie Gurney and create a single page layout using the latest Couture Creations Fantasia Doily Dies, Elegance Embossing Folder & Couture Chipboard. Some of the techniques you will get to play around with are learning how to create a unique background using texture paste, distressing & misting. You will also get to do some die cutting and of course some embossing and you even get to keep your doily dies and embossing folder.

Class includes: Couture Creations Embossing Folder, Fantasia Doily Dies, Couture Creations Chipboard , Couture Creations Gemstones, Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue, Paper Flowers, Patterned Papers, Core'dinations Cardstock & Texture Paste

Products supplied by Couture Creations

Students bring: Basic tool kit, one 5” x 7” photo of a fun family moment.

Class cost: $45

Alice’s Shrunken Trinket Dress Form with Sue Smyth

Session 3: 2.30pm – 4.30pm

Skill level: All levels

Join Sue Smyth for an afternoon of inspiration and creation with Couture Creations. Play with gesso, sprays and glitter to make your own trinket pin storage Dress form. This gorgeous angel will be a glorious addition to anyone’s workshop, with a very practical use. Learn how to alter the basic form, with clever but simple techniques you will be able to use over and over again on other off the page projects and even layouts. See how versatile embossing folders and dies can be to make unique flowers and complete a one of a kind project.

Class includes: Calico Dress Form, Couture Embossing Folder, creating with doily dies, nesting dies, ribbon, lace, beads, buttons and more.

Products supplied by Couture Creations

Students bring: Basic tool kit, paper piercing tool, Dimensional Magic, foam paint brush, gloves if you don’t like getting your hands dirty.

Class cost: $45

GUESS WHO WILL BE WEARING THE BOOTS

You will learn some great techniques during these classes and also receive loads of great Couture Creations Products along with giveaways and loads of fun. Our tutors have chosen an Alice In Wonderland theme and will be decking out their classroom with loads of Alice décor, and there is talk that some of them may even dress the part...

So guess which one of our Couture Creations Tutors will be wearing these at the Expo!!!!

WIN A PRIZE

Leave a comment here, which tutor you think will be wearing these boots at the show.

If you guess correctly and have booked into the class you will go into the draw to win a prize pack, which will be given to you in class.

(This is only open to those booked into any of our classes over the 3 days)

Product Spotlight | Handheld Essentials Tools

Today Tracey shares with you all the features and uses for our Handheld Essentials Precision Tools.

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Friday, 24 May 2013

Forever by Tracey Cooley

Hi Creators!

I went for a stroll around one of my LSS the other day and found a little bag of soft leather in browns and creams and it got me to thinking....so home I went to play with the leather I had just purchased and some of my Couture Creations goodies.

There are a couple of techniques on this Layout that I would like to share with you.

Distressed Edge: The first is a simple one using the Couture Creations Precision Scissors. Simply open your scissors and run them back and forth along the edge of your paper to give a fantastic distressed edge. HINT: I do have one of those distressing gadgets but must say I get a much better edge with these scissors.

Embossed Leather: I wanted to cut my leather into shapes, so I used my Couture Creations nesting dies.** the dies did not quite cut all the way through the leather but it did give me a great line to go by making it really easy to cut out perfect shapes.

Spray your leather with water making it wet.. (this gives a crisper embossed image)

then simply emboss your leather with a Couture Creations Embossing folder, I have used Sweet Dreams Ello (cream) and Fine Designs Exotic (brown). Allow to air dry before applying to project.

Open Rose: Cut 1 small flower with Couture Creations Nesting Die Daisy and 2 of the next largest size. Cut into middle using Couture Creations Precision Scissors. **not all the way to the centre you want to leave a section of the middle for adhesive.

Spritz with water, you want to make them fairly wet for the next step.

roll each petal over a pencil or large skewer, then with your fingers squeeze the sides of the petal together so it crushes together.

Do this for all petals and let dry..

once your flowers are dry, straighten them back out ( you will notice the petals now have an aged look). Then roll each petal with a smaller skewer. Repeat this to all flowers

Once your flowers are rolled, simply layer them so that the bottom

layer of rolled petals are facing down and the next two layers, petals face upwards using the smaller flower for the upper most layer. Add some beads or stamen to the centre to finish off.

Couture Creations Products used

CO723217 Nesting Dies Daisy

CO723040 Nesting Dies Circle

CO723048 Nesting Die Victorian Square

CO721956 Precision Scissors

CO723256 Fine Design Emboss Folder Exotic

CO723309 Sweet Dreams Emboss Folder Ello (available June)

CO723225 Fantasia Doily Die Dazzling (available now)

CO723435 Decorative Die Tranquility

CO723432 Decorative Die Chandelier

CO721990 Adhesive Gemstones Antique Gold

Keep on creating!

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Friends by Pam Bray

"Friends" are the best and I want to share with you a layout I did with my dear friend Sandy. Last year we traveled to Canada and Alaska together with our spouses and had the most marvelous time discovering and enjoying all of God's creation.

I thought the Fantasia Doily Dies would be perfect to give my layout that added dimension I so love on my projects. So I used both the Blossom and the Irish Dreams Doily Dies from Couture Creations. I cut one of each using my die cutting machine using a piece of the polka a dot pattern paper.

I used the Irish Dreams Doily Die as my title background piece. Once I had my Irish Dreams die cut out I used my Handheld Essential to remove the small intricate pieces of the doily. I placed it on my pattern paper prior to adding my fussy cut flowers that I cut out with Couture Creations Precision Scissors.

I cut my Blossom Doily in half, using part of it to one side of my photo that I had placed on my page with Foam Tape.

The other half I used to place behind the owl I fussy cut out using my Precision Scissors. I added a bit of Glitz Glamour Red to the crown of the owl and also to all of the flower centers of my flowers that I had cut out and placed a few using the Foam Tape.

I hope you run right over, check out the Fantasia Collection, there are so many beautiful doily dies in the collection and make sure to go Couture Creations Blog, scroll through and be ready to be inspired. Also, think about becoming a follower of the blog. Hugs Pammejo

Couture Creations Products:
CO723224 Fantasia Irish Dream Doily Die
CO723221 Fantasia Blossom Doily Die
CO721957 Seal Healing Mat
CO721963 Foam Tape
CO721955 Precision Scissors
Handheld Essentials
Red Glitzen Glamour

Other Products Used:
Die Cutting Machine
Pattern Paper with matching brads
Bling
Sticker Alphabets
Spray Mist

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Friends by Gloria Stengel

Hello everyone! It is Gloria with you today. I have a friendship card to share. I make a lot of "every day" cards as you never know when you need to pull one out and mail it off in a hurry!

1. Create a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 cream card.

2. Using the Fresh and Fun Nuevo embossing folder (Fresh and Fun Collection), emboss tan cardstock. Trim the cardstock to 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 and attach to card front.

3. Trim cream cardstock to 1 x 4 1/8 inches and attach to the center of the card.

4. Trim printed paper (Graphic 45 A Ladies' Diary) to 3/8 x 4 inches and attach to the cream strip.

5. Stamp sentiment with brown ink onto cream cardstock. Line the Victorian Rectangle Nesting Die template over the stamped sentiment and tape down.

6. Cut and emboss.

7. Using the larger Ivy Doily Die (Fantasia Collection), cut and emboss white cardstock. You may need to use the Piercing Tool to remove some of the tiny bits from the die cut.

8. Use a Sponge Dauber and chalk ink to add colour to the doily die cut. Attach the doily to the card as shown. Using Foam Mounting Tape, attach the sentiment, overlapping the doily.

9. Using the Scallop Circle Nesting Dies, cut 6 of the second smallest circle and 2 of the third smallest from printed paper. Lightly spray the circles with glimmer mist or water.

10. Crumple all the circles and allow them to dry. Once they are dry, gently unfold them.

11. To make each flower, stack two smaller circles together and poke a hole in the center with the Piercing Tool. Thread the floral stamen into the hole and glue. Place the circles onto another small circle and one large circle. Shape each layer to create a flower. Make two.

12. Glue the flowers on the left edge of the sentiment.

Thanks for joining me today! Visit my blog: Scraps of Life.

Couture Creations Supplies Used:
Embossing Folder Nuevo
Victorian Rectangle Nesting Dies
Scallop Circle Nesting Dies
Ivy Doily Die Set
Couture Creations Tools Used:

Craft Scissors
Handheld Essentials Piercing tool, & Embossing tool
Sponge Dauber

Double-sided Tape Foam Mounting Tape
Craft Mat

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

"Teacher Gift Tin with Dana Tatar."

Hi! Dana here today sharing a teacher gift tin. The school year is coming to an end and I like to show my appreciation to my daughter's teachers with a thank you gift. I created this gift tin with an empty embellishment container, some school themed supplies and some fabulous Couture Creations dies.

If you have not seen the amazing Fantasia Premium Doily Die Collection, you're going to want to check them out and add them to your scrappy arsenal! I used the Dazzling Doily Die here with some Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock. Once my doily was cut I lightly sanded the cardstock to reveal the color. I chose green because it reminded me of a blackboard.

I used the Apple Cider Die from the Endless Dreams Collection with some patterned paper to make a fun apple embellishment.

The detail on this Dazzling Doily Die is amazing! The die comes with a piece of Ejection Foam which helps to create clean results, so I didn't have to spend time removing bits of paper from my cardstock doily or my die! You can see the color peeking through the black cardstock as a result of the sanding.

To finish the tin, add the embellishments to the top and secure with a piece of twine.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723225 Fantasia Dazzling Doily Die
CO723414 Endless Dreams Apple Cider Die
CO723060 Sanding Block

Monday, 20 May 2013

Easy Layout by Bridget Louw

Hi Bridget here again with a quick layout, using an assortment of wonderful Couture Creations products.

I made this layout in just a few hours thanks to Couture Creations products. I was inspired by a beautiful layout I saw on the Internet.

I started by heat embossing a doily stamp onto the top of the layout. Once it had cooled I laid down some of the gorgeous Gem Stones. Using the paper piercer from the Handheld Essentials set (C0721986) works brilliantly for placing the Gemstones.

Using some of the patterned paper I made a mock Instagram frame. I cut a piece of paper 3 ¾” x 4 ½” and using the 2^nd largest die from the Nesting Dies: Square (C0723042) I cut out the window. I then placed my photo behind that.

I cut out one of the beautiful new doily dies from the Fantasia Collection called Celestial (C0723220) which comes with ejection foam.

I then painted my chipboard elements using white acrylic paint, and once dried sprayed it with some white Glimmer Mist.

I cut a 2” x6’ strip from another patterned paper and ran it through the embossing folder using the Poetry Embossing Folder (C0723825). I also cut a fish tail on one side to make it into a banner piece.

My favourite part of this layout was colouring the flowers. I sprayed them all in various colours of glimmer mist but wanted them less bold and more shabby chic. So I made a puddle of white paint and a blob of Glitzin Glamour – Crystalina (C0721971). I took a paint brush and dry-brushed white paint on the petals and using another brush lightly coated some glitter on it. This glammed them up but also toned down the bright colours.