Co-ordinations Blog Hop

Co-Ordinations Blog Hop 

Today I am sharing a card and tag made with Co-Ordinations cardstock an Couture Creations Dies and folder. I love to use the Doily dies to create lacy edges. This is easily done by 

placing the die and cardstock half off the C plate, so that only one side cuts as pictured below 

step 1

step 2

step 3

This is a nifty way of making slotted cards too 

Next is a cute tag that you can attach to a parcel or card front for someone special.

To create the blue flower, cut the largest die from blue cardstock, then cut into a spiral, curl spiral up and glue in place. Spray with adhesive and sprinkle with white glitter.

Materials 

Blue Red and Green Co-ordinations cardstock
Yellow Co-ordinations Tag
Joes Garden Embossing Folder C0723298

Cheerful Embossing Folder C072382.

Sunflower C0723212

Fantasia Doily Ivy Set C0723222

Doily Die Blossom Yarn CO723114

Other Materials 

Gesso

White Gitter 

Floral panel 

Organza Ribbon

Resin Rose Brad

Spray Adhesive

Martha Stewart Leaf Punch 

Sanding Block
Glossy Accents Crackle Medium
Victorian Velvet Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Blending tool

Couture Creations Card by Sue Smyth

This sweet little card is a cinch to make with Couture Creations dies and embossing folders and in the centre of the lacy flower there is a favourite thing I like to do, faux opals, you will never guess how they are made. They are a bit of work, but are great if you have a budget and dont want to spend too much on the card. I like to make up lots at once and keep them in my stash for later.

Couture Creations Materials

Couture Creations Cheerful Embossing folder C072382

Couture Creations Endless dreams Tranquility C0723435 

Couture Creations Fantasia Ivy Set C072322

Pink  & Crystalina Glitz N Glamour 

Other Materials 

Pink stamp pad 

White, Pink and green cardstock 

Crushed Olive Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint

Light Chipboard

Stampendous Shaved Ice

Dimensional Magic

Gesso 

Greetings stamp

Faux Opal 

Step 1

Cut a small circle with a die or punch from lightweight chipboard

Step 2

Ink all over with an ink that matches the Glitz N Glamour colour you choose, allow to dry.

Step 3

Coat with Glitz N Glamour, allow to dry

Step 4 

The Couture Creations Tool is perfect to add shards of shaved ice into the Glitz N Glamour. Allow to dry.

Step 4 

Coat with dimensional magic to create a nice dome. Allow to dry.

Handy Hint

If the dimensional magic cracks just re coat it, add as many layers as it needs to create a build up of layers and a dome like surface.

Thanks for sharing this post with me, hope to see you next time 

faded glamour

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pennant card

Yet another busy week, but I have all my jobs done, I will share with you a

card I have done for Down Under direct using the pennants, they really are so useful, You dont think so at first, but they do cards and neat little trees too, these trees fold up to be able to post them. I think I may teach these at christmas, which is fast approaching.

fairy queen

Just finished this card for Paper Trenz using the new Stampendous clear stamp

of a Fairy Queen, it has a oval window in which you see the beautiful fairy queen

I love it. This is a more involved card and we will be making it at paper trenz

coming up. I think a full Saturday workshop will suit this card. I have included a few pics of other cards we are doing this month too. Cards from old book pages is great fun and recycling too

gothic card

I love the spellbinders Cross collection, it is an oldie but a goodie, however it can

be hard to use them as much as you might like to. I mean how often do we do a christening card?

So I wanted to make a card that had a gothic feel so the use of an ornate cross would not look out of place.

I have used the impressabilites to emboss the whole card, and labels to cut the ornate card shape. I love to brush the embossed cross with rich gold paint too, it gives it an old look ...

Down under inspiration card

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nature walk

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down under inspirations card

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Tthen you can decorate your card as you like. I have cut more nesting circles and scallop ovals etc

and made a Rose from the rose creations.If you need instructions for the rose. it will be comming on the Down under inspirations site too...shortly

spellbinder roses

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I have been having so much fun with Spellbinders Rose creations, they make fabulous flowers and I can think of so many ways to make them, that it drives me crazy i havnt the time to do them. I cant say how wonderful I think they are, cos there is so many sizes you can cut several at once ...they come with leaves and the design is so forgiving if you miss

and cut off an edge ( it just looks like a curled or cut off petal, like real roses they have flaws too you know) I love making cabbage roses and a sort of briar rose. I cant show you too much as they are part of my Design team challenge. but i will give you a teaser....look for ward to seeing the whole pages at the end of the month...

down under direct design team member

Design team member

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I was really pleased to be included, the other 3 girls who are on the team have really good work and I love their blogs so much better than mine, I hope to be able to make some really creative things and learn heaps. We won a new Grand Calibur, machine, cant wait to play with that and some dies and stamps and cardstock. I am pumped for the next 12 months of creativity...i have uploaded my page and cards that won....

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bird house cards

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fairy cards 3D