Made In Australia Pop-Up CC DT 0719

My finished -  Made In Australia Pop Up

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my next project for Couture Creations using the interesting Sunburnt Country Collection

 I created a Pop Up using iconic elements of Australia.  It's just an idea that happened.  It's not really a card - but with craft it doesn't have to be, just as long as it brings you pleasure. 

1. I started by stamping all the elements with Black dye ink onto Cardstock - Delicate Medlar and coloured them with Dye inks Dark, Ocher, and Olive green.  Next,  fussy cut them all.	2. I then die-cut the GDay mate die, from Cardstock - Avalara and Obsidian.  Before gluing them together I offset them a little to create a shadow.  Die-cut the Fenced in,  Eucalyptus Branch, Acacia Branch, Made in Australia and the Australia and Kangaroo dies from their correct colour cardstock.  The Australia die is cut from the Sunburnt Country 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad - Sheet 8B
3.  Die-cut the Kookaburra from Glitter card - Copper, glue it onto black card then fussy cut around the outside edged.	4. I measured the width of the Made In Australia Cut foil and emboss die, added 3cm and cut 4 strips from the orange card - 2 at 1cm high and 2 at 1.5cm high.  At each end of these strips fold at the 1.5cm mark. I used alternate height strips and adhered  them  behind the back of the die.
5.  I split the Fenced In die, and attached it at varying heights on 2 of the strips.  I added a strip of acetate to the back strip to give extra support and to keep it sturdy when standing, Once the framework was in place it is just a matter of adhering all the elements in place.	6.  This a view from the back
7.  Side view	8. Top view

Flattened ready for mailing

Added a short video clip showing it's placements and movement.

Couture Creations Products used:

CO727214 Mini Die - Australia & Kangaroo

CO727221 Mini Die - Eucalyptus Branch

CO727222 Mini Die - Kookaburra

CO727227 Mini Die - Acacia Branch

CO727230 Mini Die - G'Day Mate

CO727233 Mini Die - Fenced In

CO727194 Stamp - Koala

CO727206 Stamp - Acacia Blooms

CO727207 Stamp - Australian Wonders

CO727208 Stamp - Gumnuts

CO727295 Cut, Foil & Emboss Die - Made In Australia

CO727172 Glitter Card - Copper

CO727278 Sunburnt Country 6.5" x 6.5" Paper Pad - Sheet 8B

ULT200002 - Cardstock - Delicate Medlar

ULT200007 - Cardstock - Obsidian A4

ULT200024 - Cardstock - Verde

ULT200059 - Cardstock - Avalara

CDEIPU002 - Ocher

CDEIPU004 - Dark Orange

CDEIPU024 - Olive Green

CDEIPU032 - Black

Other products used:

Acetate, Double-sided tape, glue a bit of Glossy Accents on the Kookaburra's black inlay and gumnuts.

To find a store near you that stock these Couture Creations products, click on the following link:-  https://couturecreations.com.au/pages/store-locator

My Blog Link is: Card Craft Kaylee

Thanks for joining me...

Aussie Green & Gold Card - CCDT 0419

My Finished 'Aussie Green and Gold' Card

Do you ever wonder sometimes, how you have ever got to where you are?  Well this is one of those moments for me...  

For me I think it all began with a kind thought of 'Making something special for a special person/occasion'.  My paper-crafting journey started about 2 years ago with my sister-in-law Darlene, when we were going to make a Photo Album for my son, Boden and his lovely wife Amy's wedding.  It just so happened that there was a craft show on soon in Brisbane after making that decision.  So off we trotted not ever been to one of these events before.  I heard a demonstrator say she has been doing her craft for 20 years - I couldn't believe that this whole new world existed for that long.  We were so impressed with what people we doing.  I met a lady while having lunch that traveled up from Tasmania to go to that show.  She said a funny thing to me - she never thought she would buy a sewing machine to sew paper, I thought - what are people doing??  Well I can say from that moment, the bug has hit me and not a day goes by now that I'm not thinking about 'how is that technique done?'  I don't believe that I have a favourite style yet, I just love trying everything - and enjoying the journey.

Hello, my name is Kaylee Snell and welcome to my first blog post as a Guest Member of the Design Team for Couture Creations.

For those of you who might be new to this game like me, being part of a Design Team is a bit like having a mystery parcel given to you and you can do anything you want with it.  I hope that I can pass on a little bit of inspiration to you to 'give it a go' like those before me have given me.  

How lucky I am to start with the 'SUNBURNT COUNTRY COLLECTION'.  I love this country and this collection just oozes the Aussie spirit.  Enjoy!

1.  Couture Creations items for this project	2. All Items prepped ready for assembly. Papers Trimmed - inked and distressed.   Australia die-cut out and same card embossed across bottom at an angle. Leaves die-cut and painted.  Sentiment die-cut from glitter card.  Stamps painted and fussy cut.
3. Mark out where to cut the corrugated card away	4.  Cut image out, a bit larger than outline
5.  Adhere the corrugated card in place	6.  Layer and adhere all elements in place

COUTURE CREATIONS products used:

Sunburnt Country Collection	Sheet 10B of 6.5" x 6.5" Sunburnt Country Patterned Paper	ULT200002 Delicate Medlar Cardstock
Glitter card -gold	Cut foil and emboss die -Made in Australia	G'Day Mate Die
		Emboss folder - Kangaroos
Mini-stamp - Emu	Mini-stamp - Kangaroo	Card Deco Dye Ink - Olive Green
Card Deco Dye Ink - Cappuccino	Card Deco Dye Ink - Pale Brown

To find out where you can pick up these supplies, follow this link:-

https://couturecreations.com.au/pages/store-locator

If you want to see my video on this project, follow this link to YouTube:-

YouTube Video

My Blog link is: https://cardcraftkaylee.blogspot.com/ 

Thanks for joining me ...

COUTURE CREATIONS DESIGN TEAM AUDITION 2019 – 2/3 - CARD – BE HUMBLE WHISKEY BOTTLE

Hello Everyone, 

With this little project I have loved using pieces from the beautiful Gentlemans Emporium Collection, designed by Denise Boddey.  Hope you can find something in it to try for yourself.

 

MATERIALS LIST:

           CO724824     GoCut and Emboss machine

CO725032EU   GoPress and foil machine

CO723978      Multi Purpose Heat Tool

CO726343      Mini Guillotine Trimmer

CO726342      Scoring Board

CO723040      Nesting Circle Dies

CO725350      Silver Heat activated foil

          CO724971      Silver Embossing powder

          CO725662      Goodbye Static Pad

CDEIPU034     Black Dye Ink pad

CO721985      6mm Double-sided tape

CO721964      Double-sided foam tape

H00042          450 Quick Dry Glue  

CO727179      Black Card – 13.5cm x 6cm,

     plus extra for die-cuts

White card – 14.8 cm x 21cm, plus extra for die-cuts

          Versamark, Distress tool, scissors, corrugated embossing folder

          Sisal/craft Fibres, Blue ribbon 17cm, Silver string, Silver sequence x 5

Couture Creations Gentlemans Emporium Collection List:

CO726843      Stamp – Whiskey

          CO726848      Hotfoil Stamp - Border Collection

          CO726853      Cut, Foil & Emboss Die – Art Deco Flourish

          CO726814      12” x 12” Paper Pad Collection Sheet 1 Patterned paper for mat and tag

          CO726825      12” x 12” Paper Pad Collection Sheet 12 ‘Be Humble’ sentiment   

         

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.             Trim white card 21cm x 14.8cm, score & fold in half creating a side fold card.

2.             Trim the patterned paper to 9cm x 13cm. Trim opposite side of paper to 4cm x 4cm to create a tag from this small piece. Distress and ink the edges on both.

3.             Use the GoGut and Emboss machine to cut all your die-cuts.  From the white card, die-cut the ‘Flourish’ die.  Die-cut 2 circles, one a little larger than the other. Put  both of these circles into the embossing folder and run them through the GoCut and Emboss machine again. Ink the edges of all these pieces with black ink.

4.             Trim black card 13.5cm x 6cm for front panel.  Die-cut a circle the same size as the smallest corrugated circle.  Need a small circle with a smaller inner circle punched out for the tag.

5.             On white card, stamp the ‘Whiskey’ with Versamark, sprinkle the silver embossing powder over that then use the heat tool to set it.  Fussy cut around this stamp.

6.             Using the GoPress and Foil machine, foil the ‘border’ stamp onto the blue ribbon with silver foil. 

7.             Fussy cut the ‘Be Humble’ sentiment and glue it onto a small flagged label. Ink the edges with black ink.

8.             Assemble all the elements as shown.  Tie the silver string through the tag hole and add another knot along the tie. Off-set the circle die-cut pieces and glue together.   Place double-sided foam tape behind the whiskey stamp, the label and the black circle die-cut. Before gluing all to the card front, secure the ribbon to the mat with double-sided tape, wrapping it around the back. Ink the sisal fibres with black ink and tuck/glue under the label.  Finish with the sequences.

Thanks for stopping by and spending your time with me enjoying a little snippet of my craft world.

COUTURE CREATIONS DESIGN TEAM AUDITION 2019 – 1/3 – LAYOUT – ENJOY EVERY MOMENT

Hello Everyone, 

I really do love trying new things and meeting challenges – even though it is a tad bit scary.  With this little project I have put my toes into the waters of ‘Layouts’, ‘Video editing’ and the whole new world of all the ‘Social Media’ platforms.  So here goes... hope you can find something in it to try for yourself.

MATERIALS LIST:

CO724824      GoCut and Emboss machine

CO725032EU   GoPress and foil machine

CO725818      GoPress and Foil Metal Conversion plate

CO725578      Thin Metal Shim Plate

CO723978      Multi Purpose Heat Tool

CO726343      Mini Guillotine Trimmer

UlT200040     ‘Chocolate’ 12” x 12” cardstock    

CO727172      ‘Copper’ Glitter Card for matting

CO727179      Black Card –  for matting and die-cuts

White card     10cm x 4.5cm for label

Kraft card      For ‘In Spade’ & ‘ Stopwatch’ Die-cut

CO725691      Chocolate Copper Heat activated foil

          CO725694      Rose Gold Heat activated foil

          CO726591      Creative Detailer

          CO724970      Mirror Gold Embossing powder

          CO725662      Goodbye Static Pad

          CDEIPL030      Golden Black Pigment Ink

CDEIPU030     Beige Dye Ink

CO721985      6mm Double-sided tape and glue

CO721964      Double-sided foam tape

Versamark, Distress tool, scissors, craft knife, cutting mat

          Corrugated cardboard, Brown muslin, string, optional frame

Couture Creations Gentlemans Emporium Collection List:

CO726843      Stamp – Whiskey

CO726847      Hotfoil Stamp – Sentiments Collection –‘Enjoy Every Moment’

          CO726853      Cut, Foil & Emboss Die – Art Deco Flourish

          CO726854      Cut, Foil & Emboss Die – Pocket Watch

          CO726850      Cut, Foil & Emboss Die – In Spades

          CO726814      12” x 12” Paper Pad Collection -  Sheet 02A

          CO726823      12” x 12” Paper Pad Collection Sheet 10A ‘3 sizes of Stop watches’

          CO726813      12” x 12” Paper Pad Collection  Postcards - ‘Playing Cards’           

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.             Cut a square from the centre of the Brown cardstock leaving a 2.5cm wide frame.

2.             Place the ‘Sheet 02A’ onto your cutting mat, using the crafe knife, fussy cut around the image as shown to allow a photo mat to slide under it.

3.             Using the GoCut and Emboss machine and the GoPress and Foil machine with the Metal conversion plate on platform, foil the ‘Flourish’ die twice.  Once with Chocolate Copper foil and the other with Rose Gold foil on black card.  Keep one of the negatives to transfer onto black card.

4.             Continue and foil the ‘Pocket Watch’ die with Rose Gold foil on black card and kraft card.  The Creative Detailer is perfect fro removing any over-foiling on your pieces.

5.             Still using the 2 machines, omit the foil to create a ‘letterpress’ effect using the ‘In Spade’ die on brown and kraft card, ink the edges with brown ink.

6.             Remove the metal conversion plate from your platform and foil the ‘Sentiment’ with Chocolate Copper foil on white card.

7.             The last thing to do using these machines is to transfer the negative onto black card.  The sandwich layers that I get the best results is to place the thin Metal Shim plate onto the platform, negative foil piece with foil side down, card stock, embossing mat, platform lid then 1 or 2 cardstock shims on top of lid. Wait for green light on platform, run through GoCut and Emboss machine slowly, peel away clear film and fussy cut around image.

8.             Cut the image ‘Playing Cards’ from the centre of the postcard.  Ink the edges of the postcard and the cut-out with brown and black ink.  Cut the ‘Playing Card’ in half, mat onto black card with a 2mm border.

9.             Place a photo or a text label onto front of postcard.  Using double-sided foam tape mount this onto a glitter card and black mat. 

10.          Mat up the ‘sentiment’ label the same way as above.

11.          Ink the edges of the corrugated cardboard strip and randomly over it with the Golden Black pigment ink.  I really love how this ink shines.

12.          On black card, stamp the ‘Whiskey’ with Versamark, sprinkle the gold embossing powder over that then use the heat tool to set it.  Fussy cut around this stamp.

13.          Assemble all the elements as shown.  Tie a knot in the string then tape the edges using double-sided tape to the back of the corrugated cardboard and the postcard mat. Off-set the ‘In Spades’ pieces and glue together.   Place double-sided foam tape behind the whiskey stamp, the label, the stopwatch and the ‘Flourishes’. Finish by tucking/gluing torn strips of muslin in place.

14.          Optional to place this layout into a frame as I have.

I really loved how the glitter card and foils really made a brown-toned colour theme pop.

Thanks for stopping by and spending your time with me enjoying a little snippet of my craft world.

 YouTube link to see the process - https://youtu.be/LHVEhSWpcQM