Two Princesses

I am sharing a project with you today that I created for Couture Creations Blog with two of my favourite princesses, my daughter Taylah and my new Great Niece Willow. Willow was just 10 days old when these photos were taken. She is just so tiny and so precious. Taylah was just bursting to have her turn at holding Willow.

Cut a piece of white carsdstock to 11"x11" and spread a layer of texture paste/modelling paste over page. (not too thick or too thin)

Spray water onto Joes Garden embossing folder and press into texture paste, spray folder with water each time before pressing into paste, this helps to stop folder sticking 

while still wet spray with mist

close up look, dry off with heat tool or stick out in the sun 

die cut a Dazzling doily die and cut in half 

cut one Athena decorative die and cut it in half

cut 3 pennants and run two through embossing folders, I have used Joes Garden and Extra Loren folders lightly sand the cardstock pennant

add some bakers twine trinket pins and glitter glue to paper flower 

Couture Creations Products Used
CO723494 Sophia Athena Decorative Die
CO723225 Fantasia Dazzling Doily Die
CO723451 All Occasions Joes Garden Embossing Folder
CO723445 Elegance Extra Loren Embossing Folder
CO721971 Crystalina Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue

Other
Teresa Collins Patterned Paper
Core'dinations Tim Hotlz Distress Cardstock
Maya Road Buttercup Mist
Maya Road Trinket Pins
Maya Road Tulle Trim
Prima Fabric Flower
Country Blessings Paper Flower

Don't forget to visit Couture Creations Blog for more inspiring projects created by the Design Team

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Two Princesses

Cecelia's 80th Birthday Album

My Sister In Law asked me if I could create an album for her Aunt Cecelia who was turning 80. Sue gave me 10 photos as I didn't know the people or the history I created some tags so Sue or her Aunt Cecelia could add the journaling. I just love old photos, so this was a pleasure to create, I kept is fairly simple as I wanted the photos to be the feature on every page.

I bought a lovely pink album as this is Cecelia's favourite colour and i liked that i could add her name as well as the occasion. I added ribbon down the side to give it a soft touch.

You may have noticed I  have a thing  for pennants :)

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Cecelia's 80th Birthday Album

Travel Journal

With only 4 days until we leave on our European Holiday, I have finally created my travel journal, I covered this travel journal I bought from Typo.

I used Teresa Collins Far and Away patterned paper for the cover, 

embellishing with Couture Creations Embossing Folder, Doily Die,Washi Tape, Seam Binding and some charms.

 I have popped some of the journaling cards in the pocket along with some die cuts for decorating my pages as I am travelling, I am also taking a few rolls of Washi Tape.  

Products Used
Teresa Collins Far & Away Papers
Teresa Collins Far & Away Stickers
Teresa Collins Far & Away Washi Tape
Couture Creations Intrinsic Embossing Folder
Couture Creations Ivy Doily Die
Core'dinations Cardstock
Washi Tape
Eiffel Tower Charm
Seam Binding Ribbon

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Travel Journal

Willow | Couture Creations/Core'dinations Blog Hop

Welcome to Day 6 our final day of the Couture Creations & Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock Blog Hop! and my turn to share my project.

We’re so excited to team up with Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock to share some inspiring projects with you this week, marrying our products together, what could be more perfect our Embossing Folders and Dies and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock.

I am so happy to be sharing my blog hop project, I love love love Core'dinations cardstock so this blog hop is perfect for me, I have such a stash of Core'dinations cardstock as it works so well with our Couture Creations embossing folders. Anyway enough from me onto my project. I created an off the page layout  for my Mum as she recently celebrated not only her 70th birthday but the birth of her second Great Granddaughter. Mum got to meet her new little princess at her birthday celebration lunch. Willow is just 10 days in this photo so new and so perfect.
I used an embroidery hoop as my Mum is a Quilter and sewer so it is perfect for her to hang on her wall.

start by marking around the embroidery hoop and cut out the circle

lay Core'dinations Colour Core cardstock on top of embossing folder and sand to bring the embossed patterned out with the core colour showing through. This technique gives you a soft look to your projects.

clean off dust with  Dust Buddy and pop into embroidery hoop, you may need to cut some small nicks into the side to help in go onto the hoop. I also painted my hoop white, but you can leave it plain.

Die cut Tattered Lace Doily Die with Yellow Whitewash cardstock cut in half

and sand, clean off with Dust Buddy

Die cut two Sophia Connexion dies using Green Whitewash cardstock 

Die cut 6 Rose shapes using the Rose Nesting Dies cutting 2 ea of the two bigger dies and 1 ea of the next two sizes.

Sand the edges of all pieces and layer together, poke a hole through the middle and pop in some stamens.

spray with water all layers srunching them into the center as you spray

giving you a scrunched ball slowing unscrunch giving you flower shape

cut a strip of patterned paper 1" x 12" and make into a banner pennant, apply double sided tape to the ends and foam mounting tape the to the centre of the banner.

layer everything onto your hoop, I used a hot glue gun for the flower to make sure it stayed on. Create a tag for hidden journalling

add some Crystal Glitzin' Glamour glitter glue to flower

Couture Creations Products Used

CO723223 Fantasia Tattered Lace Doily Die

CO723283 Elegance Celebrate Embossing Folder

CO723506 Sophia Connexion Decorative Die

CO723218 Rose Nesting Dies

CO721971 Crystalina Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue

Foam Tape

Doublesided Tape

Precision Scissors

Sanding Block

Core'dinations Colorcore Cardstock Used

12x12 Tim Holtz Distress Tattered Rose

12x12 Tim Holtz Distress Scrattered Straw

6x6 Whitewash Watering Can

6x6 Whitewash Grandma's Rocker



I hope you have enjoyed my project and our Blog Hop

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Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is also posting projects and giving away prizes, so be sure to check out their Blog and Facebook page, too!

Hop over to the Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock Blog and see what their Design Team has created using their ColorCore Cardstock and our Couture Creations products! They also have a  giveaway, so what are you waiting for – hop over!  oh and don't forget to follow our Design Team Blogs

Adriana Bolzon 

Bridget Louw 

Cathi O'Neill 
Dana Tatar 

Gloria Stengel  

Jo Piccirilli 

Lesa Bird 

Pam Bray  

Patti Hamil 

Sue Smyth 

Tracey Cooley 
Kerrie Gurney

Check back in with us Monday (AEST) to see if you’re the lucky winner of the Couture Creations prize pack!

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Willow | Couture Creations/Core'dinations Blog Hop

Meeting Harrison Craig Winner of The Voice Australia 2013

We just loved Harrison not only his voice but his love and affection for his Mum and little brother Conner.
Right  from the blind auditions I said he would win and I was over the moon when he did. 

Here is Harrison with his coach Seal.

 I took Taylah and her friend Georgie to meet Harrison Craig, he only sand two songs but he sang them beautifully and then we got to meet him and have our photo taken with him. 

He is such a lovely young man, with everyone he met he was warm and genuine.

 here are just some photos I took today

our wristbands which guaranteed us meeting Harrison

the girls waiting

 Taylah's autographed copy of Harrison's CD

they had a professional photographer there taking the photos to keep the crowd moving, it looks like I want to eat the poor boy but I was talking

Taylah and Georgie with Harrison

Kerrie

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Meeting Harrison Craig Winner of The Voice Australia 2013

Australian Scrapbook Ideas #21

My commission for this issue was to create four layouts using Teresa Collins He Said She Said Collection. I am a huge Teresa Collins fan and love and buy every collection she releases so this was so much fun for me.

here are my four layouts

Wayne Brayden and I at Brayden's Pre Formal drinks

Taylah and her BFF Georgie ready for Taylah's birthday lunch last year

My beautiful friend Jo on her Wedding Day

Jo's handsome family her Groom Len and her boys Max and Ben

 Both of Jo's Wedding photos were taken by Andrea Thompson 

You will find the step by step instructions and materials list in the magazine.

On Sale July 1st

Happy Creating Kerrie

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Australian Scrapbook Ideas #21

I am featured on Crop Stop's Blog

It was a lovely surprise to see my Happy Trails layout featured on Crop Stop's blog
please visit their blog and remember they offer a discount on orders placed using the special code on their blog and who doesn't love a special offer :)

Happy Creating Kerrie

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I am featured on Crop Stop's Blog