Incoming Mail November- Birthday /December - Christmas

November and December are busy months for letter writing, more importantly November is my birthday month on the 8th so I have oodles of mail coming in. It is now half way to December and still the birthday cards are coming in.  Thanks to everyone that sends religiously to me every year I LOVE YOU ALL.

Then we have Christmas and I love sending out Christmas cards and postcards as well.

This is the pile 4 inches or 100mm high.

I feel loved

Some have beautifully decorated envelopes which I will post later and some just have great penmanship. Bring back the old days of writing anytime. Texting just doesn't cut it

HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR 

EDITED: 4 January finally opened the all up and read them on the barge to the mainland.

Couture Creations Design Team introductions for 2016-Adriana Bolzon

Today the introductions start for the new Design Team for Couture Creations.

Adriana Bolzon



is a returning Design Team member and her work is awesome.

Check it out HERE

WOYWW 362 - Crafting with Friends

It's always great to create with friends. We laugh, eat, bond and learn so much and its great therapy.
Left to right Pam, Doreen and Myself and Dorothy was taking the photo

 This was our table, not too messy on this photo as we had cleaned up all the alcohol ink mess. Food was eaten outside in the glorious sunshine by the pool.

Each one of us took a shoebox project for us to do and these were what the other ladies got us to do. My project is HERE

Linking up with Julia's Stamping Ground

Penny Black and Darkroom Door

I attended a craft club this year and and the talented Michelle and Robyn from Michelle's Card and Stamps were there demonstrating this card in earthy tones.
I decided to change it up and use different flowers on the flower which was painted using Lyra watercolour crayons

Base cardstock is Bashful Blue, next layer is black and stamped on white is the
Penny Black flower stamp - Divine 40-372.
Darkroom Doors - French Script
Wow Gold Embossing powder
Distress Ink pads - Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Gathered Twigs
Tsukineko Radiant Neon - Electric blue ink pad
Happy Birthday Ribbon

I made this card and mounted it all before I smooched all the colours on LOL

Couture Creations 2016/17 Design Team Audition

I would like to share with you today, my application for the   Couture Creations 2016/17 Design Team. It would be an honour, a privilege and an exciting experience to work with Australian Owned and Designed Products. 

Link to tutorial of Wedding Ring or Favour Box

Link to tutorial of Wedding Invitation

Link to tutorial of Wedding Thank You Card

Couture Creation Embossing Die Christmas card

Altered Shoe Link to tutorial

 Photo book - link to tutorial

Scrapbook layout of Ava

Photo Box - Link to Tutorial

Wedding Ring Boxes

Wedding Photo Display Vase

All the flowers were made using Dies

Baby Rattle Card Link to tutorial

Wedding Thank You Card - Couture Creations

Thank You card for my Wedding Series using Ultimate Crafts Magnolia Lane Designer Paper

designed by Sue Smyth

I wanted to design a Save the Date card but ran out of paper so will be off during the week to get more so I can finish off more items to complete a Wedding set fit for a Wedding. 

Cut out a white shimmer backing card 21cm x 15cm or A5 size, score in the middle in landscape side

Cut another shimmer card 10cm or 4 inch x 14cm or 5 1/2 inch and emboss with small dots embossing folder

Cut Floral Fancy paper 10cm or 4 inch x 23cm or 9 inch. Make a diagonal cut from the 10cm or 4 inch edge to 1.25cm or 1/2 inch

Score as follows in inches: 1, 1 1/2,  2 1/2, 3, 4, 4 1/2, 5 1/2, 6, 6 1/2, 7 1/2, 8, 8 1/2

Concertina fold all the score lines or alternate mountain and valley folds starting with a valley fold at the 1 inch score line

Adhere the Floral Fancy paper to the embossed card

Adhere the lace to the top of the Floral Fancy  paper

Place a double sided tape over the junction of the lace and Floral Fancy paper and adhere the ribbon and buckle to the embossed card and adhere the card to the backing card

This completes my Wedding Series Collection

I hope you enjoyed the tutorials.

You will find the tutorial to the Wedding Ring or favour box HERE and the 

Wedding invitation card HERE

Couture Creations Products used
CO723631 Harmony Collection Small Dots Embossing Folder 

Ultimate Crafts Products used

ULT157489 Magnolia Lane Collection: Floral Fancy

Wedding Invitation - Couture Creations

The invitation for my Wedding Series using Ultimate Crafts Magnolia Lane Designer Paper

designed by Sue Smyth

Those of you who know me know how much I love creating Wedding stuff. Anything to do with Weddings I love to create. There is such an elegance and happiness about it that brings out the romantic side of me. 

Take an A4 size white shimmer card and die cut one edge with a border die

Score from the uncut end 9.5cm 19.5 cm or 3 3/4 x 7 3/4 inch

Using Couture Creations embossing folder Small dots from the Harmony Collection and emboss one half of the end with the border die cut, then move the embossing folder to the other end to complete the embossing 

Cut a piece of lace 11cm long

Cut satin ribbon 27cm or 10 3/4 inch long, thread a diamante buckle onto the ribbon

Cut Magnolia Lane Designer paper Floral Fancy - 9 cm or 3 1/2 inch width and 16cm or 6 1/4 inch long and die cut one end with a border die

Trim the designer paper 9cm or 3 1/2 inch up the top to 16cm on the die cut end at an angle

Adhere your design paper to the small dot embossed side of the shimmer cardstock, adhere the lace at the cut angle and finally adhere the ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorials.

You will find the tutorial to the Wedding Ring or favour box HERE and the 

Thank You card HERE

Ultimate Crafts Products used

ULT157489 Magnolia Lane Collection: Floral Fancy

Couture Creations Products used
CO723631 Harmony Collection Small Dots Embossing Folder 

More birthday cards from a penpal group

I received these birthday cards and from a penpal group I am in, aren't they all wonderful.

I can't tell who sent me this card as I cant work out the name, so if you sent me this card please contact me so I can link your name to this. EDITED: This macaroon card is from Mariell Olsen thank you

This one came from Sari Huoviren, I did not know that birthday cards were made into postcards as well, at least I have not seen them here in Australia, the above two are postcards. Thank you ladies I love them both. Thanks Sari

This is a handmade card from Melanie Abraham, I think the technique is the shaving cream one but I could be wrong. Thanks Melanie.

Elzbieta Lis sent me this gorgeous rose card. Thanks Elzbieta 

Marja De Heer sent me this vase of flowers card.

Thank you ladies for the wonderful envelope love you have sent me.

Birthday Cards Penpals

This birthday card came from a penpal Anja Mertens, thank you

Birthday Cards Craft Friends

I had a birthday last week and received these gorgeous cards from various clubs and friends.
Thank you everyone I love them all

 Dorothy Leach

 Erna Morgan

 Gayle Moessinger

 Beccy Muir

 Doreen Worth

 Barb Porritt

 Kaeren Sutherland

 Kylie Atkinson

Margaret Ashby