Browsing archives for November, 2009

More Christmas Magic

Collections, Designer Projects 30 November 2009 | 2 Comments

Hi, Alyssa here, back to share some more Christmas inspiration with you.  Now that Thanksgiving is over, we all have time to focus on Christmas.  This time, however, when I pulled out my Vintage Christmas Collection, I ended up with a baby picture from 4 years ago and a not-so-Christmas layout.  That’s why I love [...]

This week’s Couture Cardstock winners!

Announcements 27 November 2009 | 2 Comments

Congratulations ladies! I am a bit late posting this today, but better late than never, right? I hope you all have had an amazing holiday week with friends and family!
Watch for an email asking for shipping information, and enjoy the cardstock!
Nicole said:
Submitted on 2009/11/07 at 12:48pm
I really really like the H2O Mono Family Although [...]

Jennifer Matott Continued!

Guest Designers 27 November 2009 | 0 Comments

As you know, this month’s brilliant Guest Designer is Jennifer Matott, and I am back to bring you some more of her beautiful work! I hope you enjoy these projects as much as we did!

“Holiday Traditions”
Supplies:
Cardboard
Couture cardstocks
Graphic 45 Christmas Past Collection
Dictionary page
sheet music
Black River Designs rub ons
Heidi Swapp acrylic snowflakes
Making Memories rings
K&Co. gems
7 gypsies stickers [...]

Black Friday Sale

Coupon Codes, November 2009 26 November 2009 | 1 Comment

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Couture Cardstock.
We will not have a full blog post today, but rest assured, tomorrow’s post will be crammed full of inspiration from this month’s guest designer, Jennifer Matott.
We are offering two coupon codes so you can do a little Black Friday shopping from the comfort and security of [...]

‘Round the Tree

Designer Projects 25 November 2009 | 4 Comments

Today’s project is a fun and simple, yet elegant, Christmas tree craft! Using the deep green “Garland” cardstock from the Vintage Christmas collection, I used my Cricut to cut out approximately 40 circles, 10 each size, in 1/2 inch increments. The size of the circles I chose to use were 2.5, 2, 1.5, and 1 [...]

November Guest Designer Spotlight **Jennifer Matott**

Guest Designers 24 November 2009 | 3 Comments

Today I get to bring you a beautiful creation from the entirely inspiring Jennifer Matott! But before we get to the projects that she has made for us, we wanted you to be able to get to know her a bit better…
“I am an art teacher who LOVES her job! I get to play with [...]

Christmas Decor

Collections, Designer Projects 23 November 2009 | 1 Comment

Good Morning, cardstock lovers!  I hope your weekend was fun and relaxing.  As we get back into the daily grind today, I want to share a project I recently completed.  I created this layout with the Vintage Christmas Collection, and some Graphic 45 “Christmas Past” paper.  I hope this inspires you to get last year’s [...]

Technique Friday!

Techniques 20 November 2009 | 5 Comments

First and foremost let’s announce this week’s winners! The following ladies have each won the Couture Monochromatic family of their choice!
Ann says:
November 19, 2009 at 10:34 am
My favorite is the Herb Garden.
Carolyn Carney says:
November 18, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Congratulations on your new site. The papers are just lovely but I loved the silk road as [...]

Can you “Title” this?

Challenges 19 November 2009 | 8 Comments

I am not a theme or holiday scrapper. I tend to document all those “other” times in my life, but there are far too few holidays scrapped within my albums. One of the reasons that I veer away from scrapping holiday layouts is because I have a much harder time coming up with a creative [...]

Capture the Close-Ups!

November 2009, Photography 18 November 2009 | 5 Comments

This year, I am determined to take better holiday photos.  My track record as a photographer isn’t great.  I usually miss all the best shots and end up with a hodge-podge of lousy photos taken at whatever moments I happened to remember to pull out my camera.   This year, I am changing all of [...]