Collections,Designer Projects
4 June 2010 | 53 Comments
The talented Nicole has a project to share today using the Parisian Ephemera Collection. Check this out: The thing I love most about this layout is the abundance of details. The layering under the title, the brads, the buttons, the little flowers, the stitching, the stamping mixed with the journaling. It’s fabulous! I hope you [...]
Designer Projects
3 June 2010 | 31 Comments
Broni is hard at work on projects for our CHA booth this month, but she will return soon with her weekly card column. :) In the meantime, I have a project to bring you today. I used lots of neutral cardstock: Millet, Cumberbun, Santa’s Beard, and Slate, along with some Bo Bunny patterned papers to create this [...]
Designer Projects
31 May 2010 | 60 Comments
Hi, it’s Alyssa, back again to bring you some Monday inspiration. I chose a few more favorites from the Couture gals to inspire you as you start another week of paper crafting. First up, Nicole with this fun layout using the Young Love Monochromatic Family: Andrea brings us the stunning card using the White Monochromatic [...]
Designer Projects,Sketches
29 May 2010 | 54 Comments
Happy Saturday! Today I want to bring you a sketch from one of my favorite sketch sites, Skissedilla. This talented group of Norwegian ladies has graciously agreed to allow me to share one of their sketches with you today. I chose to use sketch #56. And here is my interpretation: I used lots of [...]
Designer Projects
27 May 2010 | 46 Comments
I wanted to try something different (at least for me) with the background on my card today. Here’s the finished card: And here’s how it came to be: I started with a card base made of Dizzy from the Boardwalk Monochromatic Family. I laid down a Heidi Swapp mask of leaves and spritzed the cardstock [...]
Designer Projects,Sketches
26 May 2010 | 52 Comments
I have something new and fun for you today: a bookmark sketch. I was digging through my scrap drawer yesterday, trying to make myself part with some of them. The drawers are overflowing, so it needs to be done. But some of the scraps inspired me, so I decided to do something with them, right there and [...]
Designer Projects,Techniques
22 May 2010 | 61 Comments
Here’s a quirky “little monster” card for the not-necessarily-so-frilly girls in your life! Today, Deb shares how she made it using the A Rose By Any Other Name Monochromatic Family and a stamp from Lizzie Anne Designs. Begin by stamping two images with Memento ink onto Couture Cardstock’s Detail Blending Paper. Fill in the base [...]
Collections,Designer Projects
21 May 2010 | 61 Comments
Today, please welcome Deb Felts to the Couture Blog. This is Deb’s first post, but certainly not her last! Deb is working with A Rose By Any Other Name Monochromatic Family during the month of May, and we are loving what she has created (how’s that for a teaser?). Deb used a Hero Arts stamp and lots of [...]
Collections,Designer Projects
20 May 2010 | 64 Comments
Purple and green….one of my favorite color combinations. And what’s the perfect embodiment of purple and green? A lovely bottle of vino!! My card today uses an image from Just For Fun ® Rubber Stamps. Don’t you just love the French feel of it? The card base is Roller Coaster from the Boardwalk Monochromatic Family [...]
Collections,Designer Projects
19 May 2010 | 92 Comments
The Confectionary Monochromatic Collection is truly YUMMY! Not only are the papers named with delish titles, but the browns and neutrals are rich and dreamy! I immediately thought of dessert like ice cream. I had this photo of a map that was in an ice cream parlour in Anna Maria Island, Florida (Something with “Olaf” [...]