Happy Birthday Cards with Christmas Papers

Hi everyone!
Welcome back, I hope you all had a wonderful day yesterday, time to put your feet up today and relax. With Christmas over for another year - today I thought I will share some Happy Birthday cards created with this year's Couture Creations Christmas paper collection.  So if you have any of the Christmas papers etc - please don't stick them in the box for next year's Christmas cards!! 
Use them to create Birthday or Get Well cards for the rest of the year.

 Using mainly the papers from the Let Everyday Be Christmas  -

Artdeco Creations - Couture Creations  collection, 
here are my Birthday Cards. 
Along with the Go Press and Foil machine with the Happy Birthday Hot foil stamps to create the  sentiments in each of the cards.

"Happy Birthday Card" by Adriana Bolzon



Artdeco Couture Creations - Ultimate Crafts Products:

CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

  CO725288 Happy Birthday Anna Griffin hot foil stamp

CO725032 Go Press and Foil Machine

CO725692 Sea Breeze heat activated foil

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 

CO725367 Couture Creations Adhesive Pearls Vintage Blue
CO723040 Couture Creations Circle Nesting die
CR371243 Craft Concept Nesting retro flowers die 
CO725047 Enchanted Tea Party collection - Bouquet flower die
Other: ribbon, studs 

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I created all of these cards with a few of the papers from the 

CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection.

Foiling the word "Happy Birthday" with the Go Press & Foil machine

and used Nesting dies to create a frame around the sentiment.

Happy Birthday Card by Adriana Bolzon

Here is another card again using the Go Press and Foil machine to create the centre sentiment.



Artdeco Couture Creations - Ultimate Crafts Products:

CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

  CO725288 Happy Birthday Anna Griffin hot foil stamp

CO725032 Go Press and Foil Machine

CO725692 Sea Breeze heat activated foil

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 

CO721992 Couture Creations Adhesive Blue Iceberg gemstones
CR371242 Craft Concepts Nesting die Tags (6)
CO725047 Enchanted Tea Party collection - Bouquet flower die
Couture Creations Tie dyes Jewelled Flowers
Other: stem flowers

And this one is a more Masculine birthday card, using a brush to add some White gesso around the edges for a more distressed look.

Artdeco Couture Creations - Ultimate Crafts Products:

CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

  CO725288 Happy Birthday Anna Griffin hot foil stamp

CO725032 Go Press and Foil Machine

CO725356 Gold foil heat activated foil

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 

CR371242 Craft Concepts Nesting die Tags (6)

CO724871 Anna Griffin White Gesso

Other: string , wooden clogs

Let Everyday Be Christmas  A4 paper pad  Collection C0725490

I hope I have inspired you to create other theme projects with Christmas paper collections.

Artdeco Couture Creations - 

Ultimate Crafts Products:

CO725490 Couture Creations Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

  CO725288 Couture Creations Happy Birthday Anna Griffin hot foil stamp

CO725032 Couture Creations Go Press and Foil Machine

CO725692 Couture Creations Sea Breeze heat activated foil
CO725356 Couture Creations Gold foil heat activated foil

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 

CO725367 Couture Creations Adhesive Pearls Vintage Blue
CO721992 Couture Creations Adhesive Blue Iceberg Gemstones
CO723040 Couture Creations Circle Nesting die
CR371243 Craft Concept Nesting retro flowers die 
CR371242 Craft Concepts Nesting die Tags (6)
CO725047 Couture Creations Enchanted Tea Party collection - Bouquet flower die

CO724294 Couture Creations Tie dyes Jewelled Flowers
CO724871 Couture Creations Anna Griffin White Gesso

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Thanks for looking 

Big hugs & Cheers Adriana  XX

QUICK AND EASY CHRISTMAS CARDS

Hi everyone!
Today, I have created my last batch of Christmas cards for this year  - These are all very quick and simple cards - using mainly the papers and A4 tag sheets from the Let Everyday Be Christmas  -

Artdeco Creations - Couture Creations , 

All these products are all available now at your local scrapbooking stores.
Only a few days left until Christmas is here, so I hope you have all created your Christmas cards, if not here are a few cards to inspire you.  




Merry Christmas

List of products used:

 CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

 CO725508 Let everyday be Christmas - Branches Decorative Die 

CO725492 Let Everyday Be Christmas  - A4 medium die tags page

CO725497 Let Everyday Be Christmas  - 5x7 Embossing folder & Stampset

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 

CO724636 Couture Creations Adhesive Red Gemstones  

Other: Flowers

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Season's Greetings

List of products used:

 CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

 CO725493 Let everyday be Christmas -  Ephemera Set

CO725492 Let Everyday Be Christmas  - A4 medium die tags page

CO725497 Let Everyday Be Christmas  - 5x7 Embossing folder & Stamp set

ULT158315 - It's beginning to look like Christmas - Wreathed frame die

ULT158303 It's beginning to look like Christmas - Cardinal stamps

CO723956 Nesting Die - Vintage sign

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape

CO724963 Basic white Embossing powder

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Merry Christmas

List of products used:

 CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

 CO725508 Let everyday be Christmas - Branches Decorative Die 

CO725492 Let Everyday Be Christmas  - A4 medium die tags page

 CO725493 Let everyday be Christmas -  Ephemera Set

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 

CO724636 Couture Creations Adhesive Red Gemstones  

Other: Flowers, silver trim, ribbon.

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Season's Greetings

List of products used:

 CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

 CO725493 Let everyday be Christmas -  Ephemera Set

 CO725508 Let everyday be Christmas - Branches Decorative Die 

CO725497 Let Everyday Be Christmas  - 5x7 Embossing folder & Stamp set

ULT158315 - It's beginning to look like Christmas - Wreathed frame die

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape

CO725410 Couture Creations Gold matte mirror board 

CO72415 Couture Creations Adhesive Gemstones Champagne 

CO725295 Anna Griffon Curling Frame hot foil stamp

CO725032 Go Press and Foil Machine

CO725694 Rose Gold matte heat activated foil

Other: ribbon 

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Merry Christmas

List of products used:

 CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

 CO725493 Let everyday be Christmas -  Ephemera Set

 CO725508 Let everyday be Christmas - Branches Decorative Die 

ULT158315 - It's beginning to look like Christmas - Wreathed wise men frame die

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape

CO725410 Couture Creations Gold matte mirror board 

CO725295 Anna Griffon Curling Frame hot foil stamp

CO725032 Go Press and Foil Machine

CO725694 Rose Gold matte heat activated foil

Other: ribbon, gold flower.

 I have listed under each card the products used, but the main products are the

Let Everyday Be Christmas  A4 paper pad  Collection C0725490

Let Everyday Be Christmas  CO725492 A4 medium die tags page.

Let Everyday Be Christmas  CO725493 Ephemera Set

Artdeco Couture Creations - Ultimate Crafts Products:

CO725490 Let everyday be Christmas - A4 paper pad Collection 

 CO725508 Let everyday be Christmas - Branches Decorative Die 

CO725492 Let Everyday Be Christmas  - A4 medium die tags page

CO725497 Let Everyday Be Christmas  - 5x7 Embossing folder & Stampset

ULT158315 - It's beginning to look like Christmas - Wreathed frame die

ULT158303 It's beginning to look like Christmas - Cardinal stamp set

CO723956 Nesting Die - Vintage sign

CO724963 Basic white Embossing powder

CO725410 Couture Creations Gold matte mirror board 

CO725295 Anna Griffon Curling Frame hot foil stamp

CO725032 Go Press and Foil Machine

CO725694 Rose Gold matte heat activated foil

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 

CO724636 Couture Creations Adhesive Red Gemstones  

CO72415 Couture Creations Adhesive Gemstones Champagne

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Thanks for looking and Merry Christmas everyone !!!!

Have a safe and wonderful time with your family and friends.

Big hugs & Cheers Adriana  XX

Stamping with Hot Foil stamps

Hi everyone. :)   
The countdown is on for Christmas !!!!  
Today, I have created some more Christmas cards using the new release  
 Artdeco Creations - Couture Creations Let Everyday Be Christmas from

and also the
Ultimate Crafts - It's Beginning to Look like Christmas Collection.

All these products are all available now at your local scrapbooking stores. The cards that I created today are with some of the Christmas dies and also the fabulous hot foil stamps from both collections, together 
with the Go Press, Foil & Machine by Couture Creations.  I wanted to showcase that you can ink stamp the hot foils stamps using ink pads then by running the platform of the Go Press and Foil machine through your die cutting machine, you will have a stamped image of the Hot foil stamp.
These Hot foil stamps can create some wonderful images for your projects.

So, here are cards that I created for Christmas - showing how versatile these hot foil stamps are, using them the way they are intended to be used with foils but also with your normal ink pads - to create a stamped image.





For my first card "Season's Greetings" I used the
Let Everyday Be Christmas Wild Wreath hot foil stamp C0725533
which I stamped with a Green Versa Ink pad onto the Hot foil stamp.






Ink the whole hot foil stamp with the ink pad.
Place the hot foil inked stamp inside, on the platform of the
Go Press and Foil machine (do not turn the machine on) no need to heat the platform for this technique.

Place a card stock on top of the hot foil stamped with ink colour.
Close the lid and run the platform through your manual Die cutting machine.



Here is the stamped image on the card stock, ready for your project.

TO Clean the hot foil stamp - just use a baby wipe - to take off all left over ink colour.




Turning the Go Press and Foil Machine on, as per directions in the manual book.
Cut a piece of Red Hologram Foil CO725698.
Placing the ULT158335 - It's beginning to look like Christmas ' Season's Greeting" hot foil stamp 
on to the platform of the Go Press & Foil Machine.
Place foil over the hot foil stamp - colour side down onto the hot foil stamp.
Place carefully the card stock with the stamped image wreath over the hot foil stamp and foil, when the machine is heated and ready, run it slowing through in your Manual die cutting machine.




The finished stamped wreath image and foiled word "Season's Greetings" 






Cut one Let everyday be Christmas CO725515 
"Christmas Baroque background die"
with red foil card stock.



Trim a little off the bottom edge and adhered to a a cut piece of
Couture Creations - Gold Matte Foil Mirror Board CO725410. 




Decorate with flowers, ribbon trim and gemstones.
Also cut some branches from the 
Let Everyday be Christmas - Christmas Branches Die CO725508





"Season's Greetings" card by Adriana Bolzon
List of products for the above card:
ULT158335-It's beginning to look like Christmas'Season's Greetings"hotfoil stamp 
CO725533 Let Everyday be Christmas Wild Wreath hot foil stamp
CO725508 Let Everyday be Christmas - Christmas Branches Die

CO725515 Let everyday be Christmas "Christmas Baroque die"
CO725410 Couture Creations - Gold Matte Foil Mirror Board 

CO724149 - Couture Creations - Maraschino Gemstones 

CO725698 Couture Creations - Red Hologram Foil 


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Here are two more cards that I created in the same way.

"Merry Christmas" card by Adriana Bolzon

List of products for the above card:
ULT158334 It's Beginning to look like Christmas- Christmas Tree hotfoil stamp
ULT158301 It's Beginning to look like Christmas-Winterwonder land embossing folder.
CO725509 Let Everyday be Christmas - Merry Christmas die
CO725410 Couture Creations - Gold Matte Foil Mirror Board 

CO724149 - Couture Creations - Maraschino Gemstones 

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"Merry Christmas" card by Adriana Bolzon


List of products for the above card:
ULT158334 It's Beginning to look like Christmas- Christmas Tree hotfoil stamp
ULT158301 It's Beginning to look like Christmas-Winterwonder land embossing folder.
ULT158314 I's beginning to look like Christmas - Merry Christmas die
CO725508 Let Everyday be Christmas - Christmas Branches Die
CO725410 Couture Creations - Gold Matte Foil Mirror Board 

CO724149 - Couture Creations - Maraschino Gemstones 

For these two cards, they were created the same way by first inking the Christmas tree hot foil stamp with ink colour, then placing it on the platform of the Go Press and Foil machine.  Placing card stock on top of inked up hot foil stamp, running it through a die cutting machine. I did this twice, one on each side of the card stock. 




Using the Go Press and Foil machine, heating the machine, place a piece of Rose Gold Matte Foil C0725694 on the Christmas Tree hot foil stamp. Place card stock so that the Christmas will be in the centre of the card stock.
Running this through my die cutting machine , as per instructions.

I hope I have inspired you to give this stamping technique a go with your
hotfoil stamps and Go Press and foil Machine.

Artdeco Couture Creations & Ultimate Crafts products:

ULT158335-It's beginning to look like Christmas'Season's Greetings"hotfoil 

ULT158334 It's Beginning to look like Christmas- Christmas Tree hotfoil stamp

ULT158301 It's Beginning to look like Christmas-Winterwonder embossing folder.

ULT158314 It's beginning to look like Christmas - Merry Christmas die

CO725533 Let Everyday be Christmas Wild Wreath hot foil stamp

CO725508 Let Everyday be Christmas - Christmas Branches Die

CO725515 Let everyday be Christmas "Christmas Baroque die"

CO725509 Let Everyday be Christmas - Merry Christmas die

CO725410 Couture Creations - Gold Matte Foil Mirror Board 

CO724149 - Couture Creations - Maraschino Gemstones 

CO725698 Couture Creations - Red Hologram Foil 

CO723045 Couture Creations Nesting Dies - Scallops Ovals 
CO723044 Couture Creations Nesting Dies 

 Go Press, Foil & Machine by Couture Creations, 

C0721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

C0721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 

Thanks for looking, happy Christmas Crafting. 

Big hugs & Cheers Adriana  XX

Christmas Lantern

Hi everyone, Adriana here again, well its nearly time for the festive season, only four weeks to go until the big day!! 

Today and I am sharing a special project that I have created 

with new release products from 

Couture Creations - Ultimate Crafts -

"It's Beginning to look like Christmas".  

Using the - ULT158328 Stained Glass Background die.

I created a paper Christmas Lantern, this would look lovely for display, it is completed made of paper, so I place a battery operated candle inside the lantern, its looks like a candle glowing but its fake.

To create the Christmas Lantern here is my step by step and list of all the products is at the end of this blog post.

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Cut 4 panels of the ULT158328 Stain Glass Window Die with white card stock.

With Washi tape attach all the 4 sides together.

Also cut 4 panels of clear Acetate - one for each window slightly smaller than the finished side edges.

Apply on each panel of clear acetate some

Anna Griffin White Gesso - CO724871

with a sponge applicator, and while this is still wet

place a wet baby wipe over the acetate with gesso, take the baby wipe off 

and leave the acetate sheet to dry.

The end results in a frosted panel of acetate.

Adhere each frosted panel of acetate inside each side of the stained Glass die.

Using another small sheet of clear Acetate and 

Glitter Glue - Glitzin Glamour Crystallina CO721971

Create snow/ice falling icicles, leave to dry before peeling them off the acetate 

and attach these snow to the bottom of the stained glass windows with glue.

Cut several ULT158325 Cardinal & Flourish decorative die with

Card stock - ULT200039 Battle Fatigue

for the flourish and adhere some Christmas flowers

TO create a four sided top for the lantern with white card stock

use the template that I have drawn below as a guide.

Cut 4 of the above with white card stock.

Place cut out triangle with flaps in the CR900130 Checker Plate Embossing folder and run this through your die cutting machine.

Score on folds at each end and glue each end to the other sides of the triangles to create your dome.

Cut four - CO724757 On the Edge Die - Cleo Die with white card stock, trim where required and glue to the bottom edges.

NOTE: the top part of the lantern is loose and should just sit on top of the box, you may need to trim the inside flaps slightly so that it sits neatly on top of the box.

Decorate with flowers and vines die cuts.

PLEASE NOTE:  I used a battery operated candle , please do not attempt using

a real tea light candle - as the whole project is made of paper.

Product list

Couture Creation & Ultimate Crafts products

Ultimate Crafts "It's Beginning to look like Christmas"dies - 

ULT158328 Stain Glass Window Die

ULT158325 Cardinal & Flourish decorative die 

CO724757 On the Edge Die - Cleo Die

CO724871 Couture Creations - Anna Griffin White Gesso
CO721971 Glitter Glue - Glitzin Glamour Crystallina 

CO721984 Couture Creations Double side tape 

CO721962 Couture Creations Double side foam tape 
CO724603 Clear Acetate sheets 12 x 12
CR900130 Checker Plate Embossing folder

ULT200039 Battle Fatigue Card stock

Other: Christmas flowers

Thanks for looking.

Cheers Adriana