A very good evening Blog friends!
Last week...in the nick of time, I send my application in for the
Couture Creations Design Team Call. Not having a great many of their Dies and Embossing Folders, I did not have many projects showing their products, so imagine my utmost surprise and delight when on Wednesday I received an e.mail stating that I have made it to Round 2!!! Jubilations, for I really love working with Cutting Dies and Embossing Folders and knowing that
Couture Creations carry a wide and beautiful variety of both...I would be most honoured to be on their Design Team...
For Round 2 I was asked to create a new project using at least one Embossing Folder and Die. I am also using Core’dinations Card stock, for they are one of the partnering companies and go together well with the Embossing Folders.
I will have some step-by-steps at the end and also included close up photos...If you are new to my blog, please double click on my photos to zoom in...
This then my entry for this second Round. The photo is of my Husband and our three kiddies taken during a holiday in 1993...Taken in the woodlands of Tzaneen, a place were I can get close to nature again and refuel myself...
I used the Constellations Embossing Folder in an unusual way on the background paper, also made
the small tab with it and embossed the brown matting. From three colours of Core’dinations Cardstock, I cut foliage from the Sophia Collection Dies. I used the following Dies; Bossa, Missoni and Stella.
This is the Missoni Die, I find it a very versatile motive, for one can use it as is, or cut it and use pieces tucked away...can you guess yet how I created the background???
In this cluster I have used all three the Cutting Dies, layering them to form a natural looking arrangement.
I love to make my paper flow by distressing and folding it. I hope this photo gives you an idea of the dimension I have given these pieces.
If you zoom into this photo, you will see how effective it is to add crackle paint to the de-bossed area...I will explain the steps later on.
Another cluster with the floral Dies...The stamping was done with my new stamps from Kaisercraft; Chevron, Edges and Film Edges. The paint work is Distressed Paint; Rusty Hinges and Victorian Velvet.
Another shot of the bottom flourish.
Had to add some stitching, Washi Tape and masking with Texture Paste. Yes...I even masked on my photo...very, very carefully!!!
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Now for some step-by-steps...
I wanted to use the folders a little different to show how versatile they can be...I laid my Whitewash Core’dinations Cardstock onto the raised area of the Constellations Folder and using a sanding block, I removed the top layer if white to expose the brown core...Such an easy and effective way of adding interest to one's background...
The edges were misted with water and folded and curled. I used an iron to get them nice and flat again.
Showing the Bossa and Missoni Dies after cutting and embossing.
I use a ball stylus and foam mat to curl my flourishes. The secret is to start from the outside, or the point of a leaf, moving in...that will make the paper curl on it's own.
To make it look natural, I will curl some from the back, and some from the front of the flourish.
To create the small tab, I embossed a piece of green Core’dinations Cardstock, and sanded it with the sanding block.
With an old credit card, I applied a thick layer of Crackling medium, lightly scrapping it of in order for it to remain in the de-bossed areas, but not on the raised areas.
Once dried and crackled, I inked it with some Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Here you can see clearly that the crackles are inside the de-bossed area...Pretty isn't it?
I usually create beautiful texture and interesting scenes ... just to cover them up with photos and embellishments! This time I took some photos just in case...
This was a rather long post...hope you are still all with me??? Thank you for visiting me and thank you as well for leaving me a little message...it truly means the world to me and I always enjoy reading them.
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