Couture Creations - "You had me at HELLO" layout

Hello there everyone, 
Today on the Couture Creations blog is
my introduction as a DT member for another year.
I am looking forward to another wonderful and
inspiring year along with my talented ladies.
Be sure to check the CC blog for all the introductions
of each DT member, all this week.

So, on to my first  project for the month,
I have created a tag which I then used for on a
layout, featuring the peacock feather diecut from Couture Creations. 

Using the latest die cuts released from

Couture Creations the collection is called

 Glamour Days Collection , in the particular the 
diecut I created - is the
PEACOCK DELIGHT C0723702 


"You had me at HELLO" layout

Here is a close up of the tag in the corner.
The peacock feathers are created with the PEACOCK DELIGHT C0723702 

Step-by-step to create this tag

1. Embossed cardstock with Couture Creations folder
(This is an older release of an embossing folder called "Courtship"
but any Couture Creations embossing folder will do!)
and cut several peacock feathers with PEACOCK DELIGHT C0723702 diecuts
with white cardstock.

2. Ink edges with Vintage photo inkpad and all over embossed image with 
Couture Creations Sponge Daubers C0723623
then cut cardstock to fit your tag size.

3. Spritz water all over your PEACOCK DELIGHT C0723702 diecuts

with a water spritzer and while still wet,

dab distress paints over feathers, drying with a heat tool.

(allow the colours to blend together to create a cool effect)

4. Ink edges with vintage photo ink and with Couture Creations Sponge Daubers C0723623

5. Apply Glitzin glamour Aztec Gold glitter glue C0721981 

inside each feather for a touch of glamour. Leave to dry.

6. Now attach your finished feathers and other embellishments

on your tag, Decorate with ribbon, flowers, twine etc.

I created a few more feathers to attach to the right hand side
of my layout. Until next time........

Thanks for looking
Cheers Adriana XX :)

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Couture Creations Materials

Couture Creations Double sided foam tape C0C0721961

Sponge Daubers C0723623

Glamour Days collection - PEACOCK DELIGHT C0723707

Glitzin glamour Aztec Gold glitter glue C0721981

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Peacock Delight - Creative Inspiration #2 Magazine Cover

Hi there all, some exciting news!!!!!
The latest issue of the Couture Creations magazine 
"Creative Inspiration" Issue 2 is out now. 
Here is the cover featuring my two projects,
Using the Peacock Delight Diecut from the
Glamour Days die collection.

You can grab your copy of this magazine from
your local scrapbooking store, or you can view it
HERE
It's free and full of inspirational ideas & tips.

As promised in the magazine, 

here are step-by-step instructions for creating 

the Peacock Pride and Peacock Mask projects.

Step by Step - Peacock Pride Project.

Roughly hand-draw the head and body of a peacock on 
Dark Blue cardstock. Cut out the figure.

Ink the edges and shadow highlights of the neck, 
eyes of peacock with black inkpad and 
Couture Creations Daubers 
Highlight features of eyes and face of peacock 
with a fine white pen.

Cut small strips of Orange cardstock, create and attach 
as a crown on the head of peacock
and also cut and glue a small beak.

 Adhere Couture Creations Gemstones to the 
head of peacock as shown in photograph.

Highlight areas with a white pen as shown.

Place a Couture Creations Pearls  for the eye.

Punch with a hand punch, an assortment of 
small oval shaped pieces and leaves with the
 Lime Green and Ocean Blue cardstock, 
ink edges with black ink and Couture Creations Daubers . 

Place all oval shapes and leaves shapes over the upper
part of the body of the peacock with Couture Creation foam dots,
 layering shapes on top of each other. 
As shown above.

Adhere Couture Creations Gemstones on top of punched shapes.

Technique focus. 
To create the Peacock feathers.

(a) Cut an assortment of Lime Green and Ocean Blue peacock cardstock

using the C0723707 Glamour Days Peacock Delight die cut

(b) Adhere with glue, one peacock die cut on top of another peacock die cut, 

slightly off centre. Alternating the colours. 

(c) Ink edges with Black inkpad and Couture Creations Daubers , then

Apply Glitzing Glamour Glitter Glue in the centre of each doubled 
layered peacock feather, leave to dry.

(d) Repeat the above process for each peacock feather. 
You will require around 25 doubled layered feathers 
 to complete this project.

To create the background of the project - 
Place stencil mask on top of Black cardstock, 
gently dab over stencil mask with white inkpad and 
Couture Creations Daubers 

Place and adhere body of the peacock on the black cardstock, 
with 3D Foam Dots. Adhere Couture Creations Foam Dots or tape
underneath each feather, arrange clusters of feathers as shown.

Highlight edges with Green, Gold and Crystaline 

Glitzing Glamour Glitter Glue, leave to dry.

Product materials required for this project.

Couture Creations Materials

C0723707 Intricutz Glamour Days Peacock Delight die cut

C0721989 Gemstones Seaspray

C0721978 Glitzing Glamour Glitter Green

C0721971 Glitzing Glamour Glitter Crystalina
C0721976 Glitzing Glamour Glitter Gold

C0723780 Couture Creations Double sided foam tape

C0723623 Couture Creations Daubers 

Other Materials

Stencil or mask

Black, Dark Blue, Lime green, Ocean Blue & Orange cardstock

White & Black Inkpad

Leaf punch & small oval hand punch

Fine white pen.

Now for Adriana's second project.........

Peacock Mask by Adriana Bolzon

Step by Step - Peacock Mask.

Cover a Plastic Mask template with torn pieces of Vintage Music paper and apply Modpodge to adhere to mask. Leave to dry.

Adhere lace trim and Couture Creations Gemstones Seaspray and 

Vintage Gold on top section of mask as shown below.

Create 10 doubled layered Peacock feathers as in the

Technique in focus step by step as above for 

the Peacock Pride project. 

Arrange cluster of bird feathers, paper peacock feathers and adhere at each end of mask with Couture Creations Double Sided tape and

 3D foam dots.

Create ribbon bows with sheer ribbon and attach the layered blue silk flowers with a pearl brad through each flower.

Adhere these clusters to each side of mask. 

Create a background with stencil mask and white inkpad, attach

mask to background, if desired.

Peacock mask Project

Couture Creations Materials

C0723707 Intricutz Glamour Days Peacock Delight diecut

C0721989 Gemstones Seaspray

C0721990 Gemstones Vintage Gold

C0723780 Adhesive 3D Foam Dots

C0721963 Adhesive Foam Mounting Tape

C0721983 Adhesive Doubled Sided tape

C0723623 Couture Creations Daubers 

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Thanks for looking, until next time. 

Cheers Adriana 

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