Today, inspired by the April Showers, I am bringing you a flower tutorial! This flower appears on a layout in the Seduction Monochromatic Family section of the Couture Cardstock gallery. Below are the step-by-step instructions. Before I get started, let me apologize for the coloring in the photos. I am sure you know well what [...]
Today I am going to show you a quick and easy way to make your title work pop off the page in a 3 dimensional, epoxy sticker-like, way. For this project you will need the following: Couture Cardstock Stamps, stencils, or a die-cut machine (I used my Cricut to cut out the title here, but [...]
This week I’m using the H2O Monochromatic Family of cardstock again and I chose to coordinate it with Cosmo Cricket’s Early Bird 6×6 paper. The image from My Favorite Things, called Chick Flick, is so fun and reminds me of movie nights with friends, with everyone dressed in their pajamas or casual clothes. That gave me the idea to try [...]
TGIF! It’s technique Friday today, and I am here to show you a way to make yourself some artsy paper using what is in your scrap drawer. Sounds good? Ok, here we go. Here is what you will need: 1 12″ x12″ sheet of cardstock (heavier weights are best. I recommend Oat.) Scraps of various [...]
I love the look of leather. It is distressed. It can be vintage or masculine, or swanky and trendy! Here is a quick and simple technique to give the look of leather to your projects. The list of supplies you need to gather is below. For my leather I used “Brown Paper Packages” Couture Cardstock, [...]
Remember last week when I referred to a new flower tutorial I was working on? Well, here it is! First, assemble your supplies: Cardstock: Parisian Ephemera Collection “White Linen” Glimmer Mist Lace (12″) Flower centers, gems, or pearls Heat tool Paintbrush or rub-on tool Super-High Tack Tape, Fabri-tac or similar adhesive Scallop ruler or 1″ [...]
I think today is the perfect time for a fun tutorial, don’t you? I hope you enjoy this tutorial for a 3-D vine to use an embellishment on your cards or layouts. I used my Silhouette to create this vine, but the instructions can easily be adapted for your Cricut or other die cutting machine. [...]
TGIF! Happy Friday, everyone. Today I have a few quick and simple tips for you. I like to mix things up, and try new techniques, so I thought I would share a bit of what I have tried this week. First, I created a mini book using A Girl’s Best Friend metallic papers and black [...]
Welcome to Technique Friday! Today I want to share with you my love/hate relationship with glitter, and how it has recently become more of a love affair then a hate relationship. The change began when I discovered two tricks that keep my glitter from flaking off of my projects and ending up all over everything [...]
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 [...]
