Tuesday 24 November 2015

Tiger Kingdom

Hi everyone, I'm back today to share with you my second Couture Creations blog post for the month.... I'm excited to share this layout I created using the Vintage Rose paper collection.
this is a pic of "Lepar" a cheeky tiger cub I had the pleasure of playing with and cuddling on my recent holiday in Phuket... 

 now onto how I created it...
 I started with some papers from the Vintage Rose Collection... and the Rowena die....
I diecut 6 shapes from each of the three papers I had selected but only used 11 of them in the end... I now have some spares for a future project... 

 I ripped my background page...  and then inked everything up...

I used a piece of kraft cardstock to create my background... and using a stencil I had previously created from the honeypot die and a magazine cover, I added some light molding paste with a palette knife...
 I dried the paste with the heat tool...

I sprayed some colour onto my molding paste....
 then inked up the edges...

Next it was time to start putting the layout together... I glued some of the Rowena diecuts to the underside of my ripped green background paper and then attached that to the sprayed cardstock...

I used the Glitzen Glamour through another of my stencils (this one was created from the Conservatory die and a magazine cover)... 

 I added some stamping to the background before putting it all together...

a couple more diecuts under the photo, mounted up with some foam tape... some gauze and a title and to finish the layout off, some very, very tiny micro beads, for a little extra texture....



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 till next time
happy creating

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Monday 16 November 2015

Guest Spot for Crafty Crusaders - Hidden Treasures

Hi everyone, here is a step by step I did a while back for Crafty Crusaders and forgot to share with you all... "Hidden Treasures"

I created a canvas showcasing the Pebeo Studio Acrylics colour paints, Pebeo Linen Canvas board and the Catalyst wedges...

I began with the Pebeo Linen 8x10" canvas panel...

I added some pieces of torn book pages using some gel medium... marked out the position for my photo ready to apply modelling paste...

I applied modelling paste avoiding the area marked for the image and leaving some of the book pages showing...

I created grooved texture using the Catalyst Contour C-23....

I created further texture in the modelling paste using the Catalyst Wedge W-04...

Next I began to add colour using the Pebeo Studio Acrylics; Mars Black, Titanium White, Payne's Grey, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Naples Yellow hue, and Hookers Green...

once I had a rough base I added the photo, and set about using more modelling paste and the Catalyst wedge and contour to try and blend the photo into the canvas seamlessly....

I then started again with the Pebeo Studio Acrylics to perfectly work in the colour tones... unfortunately I got so carried away, I forgot to take any further progress photos... I was so lost in the creative moment, that it completely slipped my mind... 
but here's how the canvas ended up!!

I added a chipboard title to complete the canvas...

I am really happy with this piece and am now hunting for the perfect frame for it...

thanks for joining me today,

till next time,
Happy Creating,
xC

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Thursday 12 November 2015

Journal Page

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...

Today I am sharing my latest work for Scrap FX ...
first up I have a journal page that I created using some of the latest releases..."Luv u 4 Eva"
 I came across this photo of Bill and I that we had taken some years back at one of those old time photo places...  I thought it would make a nice journal page with the new heart themed releases...

 to create my background I used some modelling paste with the newly released Key Heart Stencil...
coloured it up with sprays and Inka Gold...

I used the  Luv u 4 eva heart from the Graffiti Hearts pack, you get three different hearts in the pack...

I used the Hearts Entwined chippie at the bottom of the page... I love this new chippie... I coloured it up with Inka Gold and used some clear crackle over the hearts...


a close up of the showing the black Croco also used on the page...
One last pic of the page,

Scrap FX products used:
Graffiti Hearts
Key Heart Stencil
Hearts Entwined


Next up I have another quick share.... I decorated a Pizza Box to send to a friend...

 I used the new Hearts Divine Stencil with some modelling paste...

I also used the Petal Pattern Stencil again with modelling paste...

I used the Chicken Wire Stamp... 

I coloured the whole thing up with some Lindy's sprays and some Inka Gold for highlights...

I gave it a coat of gloss sealer to make sure the colour stayed fast...

Scrap FX products used:
Hearts Divine Stencil
Petal Pattern Stencil
Chicken Wire Stamp

hope you've enjoyed these projects...

till next time
happy creating
xC

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Wednesday 11 November 2015

Phuket

Hi everyone, today I'd like to share with you another quick step by step  that I recently created for Couture Creations using the Nesting Hexagons die sets.... "Phuket"

this pic is another one with one of the cheeky tiger cubs at Tiger Kingdom in Phuket.... I loved that place so much...

now onto how I created this layout...
 I began by creating a water coloured background using the core'dinations heavy weight white cardstock...

 I then used the Nesting Hexagons die set and die cut my watercolored cardstock ...

then ink up the edges...

 I used a second sheet of the core'dinations heavy weight white cardstock as the base for my layout, and swiped some paint onto it....


 I played around with the hexagons until I was happy with the pattern... but it needed something more...

 so I added some gauze underneath the hexagons and then went to town with the sewing machine...

 a close up of the stitched detail...
finally it was a matter of putting it all together with some flowers a title and some bling...


one last close up.... 
notice the bling detail on the title... I hope you enjoyed this quick step by step... 

The products used in creating the layout;

Dies used:

Tools and Accessories used:

Adhesives used: 

Bulk White Flowers:

till next time
happy creating
xC



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Thursday 5 November 2015

Lovebirds and He(art)

Hi everyone, thanks for joining me here today...

Today I am sharing my latest work for Scrap FX ...
first up I have a simple layout that I created using some of the latest releases..."lovebirds"
I stumbled across another wedding pic from all those years ago... and I really do mean all those years ago, 27 to be exact, can someone please tell me where that time went!!! It still seems like only yesterday.....

I wanted to have a play with some of my acrylic inks and the new Prima watercolour paper, and this background is the result...

This is one of the new wordlets... isn't it cute.... I painted it up with some Inka Gold to give it that fabulous metallic sheen... you know the one that makes it almost impossible to photograph well... 

I used the new heartscrawl behind my photo, again painted up with the Inka Gold.... isn't it a fabulous chipboard piece.... I just love all the scribble type chippie pieces Scrap FX has now....

as I mentioned at the start this is a simple layout(especially for me).... to finish it off I coloured some gauze to place under the photo, and applied a very light sprinkling of microbeads to the layout...

Scrap FX products used:
Heartscrawl
Lovebirds

Next up I'd like to share with you a journal/notebook cover I created...
 So I began with a hardcover book.... I removed all the pages so I just had the cover and then got to work on it... I firstly gave it a nice coat of orange Viva Croco.... I love the metallic crackle finish this product gives... (again a nightmare to photograph because of the gorgeous sheen)

I fell in love with the new He(art) phrase.... it comes in two pieces and I just love the words... they totally speak to me...

 and last but not least this gorgeous Halloween Heart.... how awesome is it!!! I am totally in love!!!

 One last shot of my cover ready for use...

Scrap FX products used:

hope you enjoyed these projects,
till next time,
happy creating
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