So excited for next week's Blog Hop

 

I am so excited that the Couture Creations Design Team is teaming  up with Core’dinations Color Core Cardstock to share some inspiring projects with you for the week starting 24th June (AEST)

Couture Creations will be giving away this fabulous prize package, so be sure to play along and check back on Monday 1st July (AEST) to see if you’re the lucky winner!

Visit Couture Creations Blog  and Core'dinations Blog to see  the different ways you can play along.

Happy Creating Kerrie

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So excited for next week's Blog Hop

WHAT!!!! over 50 000 page views

Who would have thought ....

I want to Thank everyone who visits my blog who would have imagined when I started my humble blog that I would have over 50 000 page views.

I am overwhelmed  and I thank everyone who has ever popped into my little part of the www

I have had two stand out posts the first having over 5000 views and shared by people many times, is my post showing the Halloween Birthday Invitations I did for my daughter Ashleigh's 16th birthday party in 2009. My very good friend Anna handmade the fingers for me and I got the idea for the invitations from every crafters friend Martha Stewart

you can view the full post HERE and photos from the party HERE

the second post with over 1200 views and shared on many Narnia fan sites is my post with photos from the set of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader which was filmed just 10 mins up the road from my house back in 2009. It was a very exciting time for everyone in the Redlands and especially for me who visited the set every week day at least once, often more and sometimes dragging my children kicking and screaming after school. That is until the day we met Ben Barnes we were all star struck by Ben such a lovely young man, who chatted with everyone there including Taylah and I and also giving a starstruck Taylah his autograph. 

you can view that post HERE 

and if you like I have many Narnia DT posts you just need to click on Narnia in the labels and that will take you to all the Narnia posts.

so once again 

I thank you all 

Happy Creating Kerrie

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WHAT!!!! over 50 000 page views

Couture Creations Key Decorative Dies Card

Hi I created this step by step tutorial  for Crop Stop  

Today I am using the fun key decorative dies from the Couture Creations Endless Dreams Collection.

You can use keys on so many projects,  I thought I would do a quick card that can be used for any occasion.

Cut base card 12" x 5" and fold in half, cut a piece of patterned paper 5 3/8" x 4 3/8" 

Die cut a heart using Core'dinations Cellar Door Whitewash Cardstock and Couture Creations Heart Nesting Dies and emboss the heart using Couture Creations Extra Loren Embossing Folder

Gently sand the heart revealing the blue core colour

Die cut one of each of the key dies in grey cardstock, 1 x 7" x 1.5" patterned paper, 1 x 4.5" x 1 3/8" grey cardstock, 1 x 5 1/4" whitewash cardstock 

distress all the edges using your scissors or distressing tool

die cut another 1 of the key to my heart dies, you will just use the heart shape from the center of both dies

layer all the pieces onto the base card using foam tape on the grey strip to add some dimension to the card

Tie the keys together using silver cord.

use foam tape behind your heart accents, finish off by adding some Couture Creations Crystal Gemstones

Couture Creations Products Used
CO723417 Endless Dreams Decorative Dies, Aladdins Key
CO723418 Endless Dreams Decorative Dies, Key to my Heart
CO723419 Endless Dreams Decorative Dies, Baroque Key
CO723213 Nesting Dies, Hearts
CO723445 Elegance Embossing Folder,Extra Loren

CO721966 Gemstones, Crystal

CO721955 Non Stick Scissors

CO723060 Sanding Block
CO721954 LED Tweezers

CO721961 Foam Mounting Tape, 12mm

CO721985 Doublesided Tape, 6mm

Other Products Used

Core'dinations Whitewash Cardstock, Cellar Door

Core'dinations Cardstock, Elephant

Teresa Collins Patterned Paper, Now & Then Collection

Silver Cord

Don't forget to visit Crop Stop's blog for more inspiring projects and remember to get their special blog discount code to receive 10% discount off orders over $30 ...who doesn't love a saving :)

Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Couture Creations Key Decorative Dies Card

a day of cardmaking

with a wedding, a 70th, a 50th and a new baby to celebrate this weekend I had some last minute cardmaking to do all cards were quick to create and I used Couture Creations embossing folders on all to add some texture to the cards.

Products Used
Couture Creations Embossing Folders
Couture Creations Sophia Decorative Dies
Couture Creations Nesting Dies
Couture Creations Adlayn Flower
Couture Creations Gemstones
Prima Flowers
Teresa Collins Patterned Paper
Authentique Patterned Paper
Stampin' Up Stamp
Stamp in Style Charm
Maya Road Chipboard Alphas
Maya Road Mist
Washi Tape

Happy Creating Kerrie

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a day of cardmaking

Quick Cards

Here is a look at the quick cards I created for my Tutors display at the Scrapbook & Papercrafts Expo
I have used Couture Creations Decorative Dies, Doily Dies and Embossing Folders on all the cards.

Please visit Couture Creations Blog for inspiring projects created by the Couture Creations Design Team

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Quick Cards

Family Fun Layout

Well the show is over, and what a fabulous time we all had. Thank You again to all of your who came along to my classes, I really enjoying meeting you all and I do hope you enjoyed your class and are now looking at your embossing folders with new eyes and are now creating using texture paste and mists.

Here is a look at the layout for you

Photo Continental has limited quantities of my class kits for sale at their store so if you missed out on the class and would like a kit please contact Photo Continental
Photo Continental also stock all the supplies to create this layout if you miss out on purchasing a kit they will be able to give you a list of products.


here are a couple of photo booth photos we took in our classroom at the show

Me (Tweedle Dee) with my friend Bez

Tracey (The Mad Hatter) & Lesa (Queen of Hearts)

here is another look at my Tutors display

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Family Fun Layout

last day of Scrapbook & Papercrafts Expo

What an amazing time I have been having at the show, thank you to all the lovely ladies who have come along to my classes you have all been fabulous and I do hope you try out the techniques you learnt in class.

Sadly today is the last day but I still have places available in my class today so if you are in Brissie and want something fun to do on this rainy day come along to the Convention Centre and play with me, you will have so much fun and learn new techniques, we are playing with texture paste/modelling paste, die cutting, lots of distressing and using your embossing folders in ways that you haven't thought of before.

I have enjoyed only teaching one class each day giving me time to catch up with all the lovely people I have met through this industry over the last 17 years, I have also managed to spend way too much money, but we won't tell my hubby that as I have spent some of  the money he gave me to buy euro for our trip ...ooops  but as you know one can never have too many crafting goodies :)

Hopefully I will see you today 

Happy Creating Kerrie

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last day of Scrapbook & Papercrafts Expo

Day 1 of Scrapbook & Papercrafts Expo

here are some highlights from our first day of classes at the Scrapbook & Papercrafts Expo

I had a photo taken with one of my lovely ladies and it is not on my camera or phone ....i cannot even remember who took the photo and so now i don't know who's camera it was taken on ( i am getting old), if you are reading this and you have the photo could you please email it to me ...there is a link on the right to email me, thank you :)

We still have places available in all of our classes on Sunday and Monday so you still have time jump into the rabbit hole to join the fun ...you can book at the show.


Happy Creating Kerrie

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Day 1 of Scrapbook & Papercrafts Expo

Ready to go

Well we have set up our classroom and set up our tutors displays ....so we are ready for a fabulous long weekend at The Scrapbook and Papercrafts Expo.

here is a look at my tutors display, not the best photo but you get the idea ☺

You can book in to any of our classes at the show so you have not missed out on creating in "Wonderland"
(our classroom is on the far right aisle when you walk in the entrance, behind the Photo Continental stand)

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Ready to go

Last Day for online bookings | Scrapbook & Papercrafts Expo

For more information about our classes click HERE 

for more information about Couture Creations Competition click HERE

See you at the show

Kerrie

  

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Last Day for online bookings | Scrapbook & Papercrafts Expo