AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA CARD -CCDT 0519

My finished 'Australian Kookaburra' Card

Card Size - 10.5 cm x 14.8 cm  (1/4 of and A4 Sheet)

Hello Everyone,  

Thanks for joining me with today's project using Couture Creations' SUNBURNT COUNTRY COLLECTION.  Hope you can find something in it that you might like to try for yourself.

1. I started by cutting a piece 14.3 cm x 9.8cm of  ULT200002 Delicate Medlar cardstock and embossed it with the CO727268 Kangaroos Emboss Folder.   Starting from the bottom upwards, the 'sandwich' I used was:-  base plate, embossing mat, embossing folder with cardstock inserted in it, lastly the top plate.	2.  Next I stamped the CO727200 Kookaburra Postage Stamp onto ULT200002 Delicate Medlar cardstock and coloured it with a water-brush.    From the Card Deco Essentials Ink Dyes, I used the colours  -    CDEIPU033 Pale Brown,    CDEIPU032 Cappuccino,     CDEIPU024 Olive Green,    CDEIPU018 Light Blue, and    CDEIPU019 Deep Sea Blue
3.  Prep all of the elements - Die-cut the pieces and ink their edges, rip the  patterned paper to fit across card, trim the blue and glitter card for matting and distress their edges, cut a piece of seam binding and tie a knot at each end and lastly fussy-cut around the postage stamp.  The elements I used were:-   CO727233 Mini Die- Fenced In ,   CO727214 -Australia                    Mini Cutting Die,   CO727221 - Eucalyptus Branch Mini Cutting Die,   CO727200 Kookaburra Postage Stamp ,   ULT200017 Cardstock - Blue Diamond ,   ULT200002 Cardstock - Delicate Medlar ,   CO727174 Glitter Card - Lagoon Blue ,   Sheet 11B from 6.5" x 6.5" Sunburnt Country PaperPad	4.  For the bigger matting pieces I adhere them to cardboard - it makes them firmer.
5.  Play with the arrangement of the elements until it feels right for you, then glue them into place.	6.  The finished product with all elements attached. This card is a Top-fold measuring 15cm x 10.5cm. The mats all have a 2mm border difference from the one they sit on. I put a some glossy accents over the feathers of the Kookaburra and some glitter paint on some of the leaves.

Couture Creations Products used:-

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My Blog Link is: Card Craft Kaylee

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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...