Craft & Quilt Fair Brisbane | Thank You

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well it is all over
5 days of sharing my love of papercrafting with all that attended the Craft & Quilt Fair
hopefully I have converted some of you fabric ladies over to the dark side of paper :)

I want to send a huge THANK YOU
firstly Expertise Events
for inviting me to be their Papercraft Guest Designer
I am so very honored to be asked and I had a fabulous time
Everyone was so so lovely and so interested in seeing how easily you can create beautiful things with paper.

and then to
Everyone
who stopped by to see what I was up to, to ask questions and of course to all of you who did my Make & Take mini classes.
I hope you all went away learning something new and now look at all your papercrafting products differently.

Here is a look at my stand and Make & Takes

I was a bit slack and forgot to take photos of all my classes but here are two more groups of fabulous ladies that took some time to join my Make & Takes

 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Craft & Quilt Fair Brisbane | Thank You

Australian Simply Cards #73

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Hi again everyone

I am back to share with you a looksee at the cards I have in the latest issue of
  Australian Simply Cards Magazine

 One of my cards made the front cover ...go me

All the cards are created using Couture Creations new Christmas Dies and Embossing Folders, available NOW at your local papercrafting store


All Couture Creations dies and embossing folders used and instructions on how to recreate these cards are in the magazine

Purchase the magazine for my tutorials on how you can recreate these cards
and know you are helping to support the Aussie Craft Magazine industry

For more projects using the Couture Creations embossing folders and decorative dies visit the Couture Creations Blog

 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Australian Simply Cards #73

Altered Violin | Couture Creations

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Hi Everyone

I have had this project in my mind ever since my daughter gave up playing the violin 4 years ago but other projects kept coming up and I am a bit of a procrastinator :)
 After seeing an altered guitar at the Scrapbook & Papercraft Expo in June I was going home to drag it out from under the bed  but again time got away from me.
Being Guest Designer at the  Craft & Quilt Fair this week and knowing I had to create something for my blog post on the Couture Creations Blog  has finally made me actually dragged it out from under the bed and create something beautiful to go on display in my daughter's room. This way even though she doesn't play anymore she will always have that reminder of her violin playing days. Now of course I just had to use some Couture Creations products no project is complete without a bit of embossing and diecutting :) 

Onto my tutorial

 here is the violin before I spray painted the front (I had already done the back when I remembered to take a before photo :) )

 I cut 3 x 12" strips of Core'dinations cardstock the width of the sides of the violin and embossed them using my new favourite embossing folder Christmas Quilt

To emboss 12" strips just emboss one end and then feed the strip through the centre slit in the folder. Then line the edge of the start of the pattern in the folder up with the edge of your machine plates. This stops you getting a flat spot when you emboss your strips.

See perfectly embossed strips 

Now lightly sand your strips to reveal core colour.

Using Quick Release Die Paper die cut 2 x Moulin Rouge Ornamental Lace Dies

look how cleanly the cardstock comes away from the die when you use the Quick Release Die Paper

Cut both die in half

 adhere the strips to the sides of the violin

 Adhere the die halves to the front face of the violin and embellish with flowers, muslin, bling and some ribbon.

add some sparkle to your flowers using Crystalina  Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue

I hope I have inspired you to look at some of your children's discarded items a little differently now
If you created any altered projects please share them on Couture Creations Facebook page

Couture Creations Products Used

CO723245 Momento Ornamental Lace Die, Cappuccino
CO723884 Christmas Collection Embossing Folder, Christmas Quilt
CO721971 Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue, Crystalina
CO723818 Quick Release Die Paper
CO723060 Sanding Block

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 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Altered Violin | Couture Creations

Recap Day 1 of Craft and Quilt Fair

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What a fabulous first day

A HUGE THANK YOU
to everyone who booked into my classes and popped by to say Hello at the
Craft & Quilt Fair

Shelley Craft even stopped by to say Hello

I look forward to seeing everyone at the show today 

 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Recap Day 1 of Craft and Quilt Fair

Jaime + Andrew | Prima Metal Frame

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Hi Everyone

I am excited to share this Altered Metal Frame from Prima with you all because
1 -  I have only just purchased it and I have actually used it
2 - I have used up loads of flowers from my stash to embellish it
3 - I love this photo of my Niece and her her Hubby from their Wedding in September

I have no techniques to share I have cut a piece of  Teresa Collins patterned paper for the background adhered the photo to the background and  hot glued on all my flowers and embellishments, adding a touch of muslin for softness 

I have also used a few Couture Creations Dies

The gorgeous photo was taken by BoutiqueArt Photography

It is Day 1 of the Craft & Quilt Fair 
please stop by and say hello if you are visiting the show
you can also meet  Shelley Craft there this morning

 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Jaime + Andrew | Prima Metal Frame

Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine #29

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I am very proud to have 3 of my layouts featured in the latest issue of Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine


It is a fabulous issue filled with loads of projects with tutorials for all types of scrapbookers

Here is a look at my projects featuring Couture Creations dies and embossing folders used differently  than you would normally use them  showing you how to get more from your dies and embossing folders and of course I also use them traditionally.

Purchase the magazine for my tutorials on how you can recreate these layouts
and know you are helping to support the Aussie Craft Magazine industry

ON SALE 9/10/14

 Happy Creating 

Kerrie

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Australian Scrapbook Ideas Magazine #29

Just 5 sleeps until the Craft & Quilt Fair

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I will be there each day demonstrating
You can join in the fun and create a card or a layout at one of my Make & take Classes each day
I have a different class each day just $5 all materials included

I am becoming a bit of a media tart with a couple of articles in the lead up to the show

Visit HERE for 60 Seconds with Kerrie Gurney

and
HERE for a write up in my local paper

 Happy Creating
and
See you at the show

Kerrie

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Just 5 sleeps until the Craft & Quilt Fair