Gratitude Card with Dana Tatar

Hi! Dana here today sharing a card that I created with the gorgeous Couture Creations Endless Embossing Folder today. I have many things to be thankful for and this card will be going to someone special! I embossed a piece of metal for the background of my card and then added color with alcohol inks for a fun and festive finish.

Follow these steps to create a similar card:

Step One: Emboss a piece of aluminum with the Endless Embossing Folder.

Step Two: Color the embossed metal with alcohol inks. I used Tim Holtz Butterscotch, Red Pepper and Terra Cotta Alcohol Inks along with some Gold Mixatives for a bit of shine.

Step Three: Wrap a piece of ribbon around the center of the embossed and colored aluminum piece and mount onto a cardstock card base using Foam Mounting Tape.

Step Four: Cut a piece of white cardstock with a Scalloped Oval Nesting Die. Ink the edges. Stick the oval over the center of the ribbon with Double-Sided Tape.

Step Five: Attach a chipboard sentiment to the center of the Scalloped Oval die-cut with Foam Mounting Tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723294 All Occasions Collection - Endless Embossing Folder
CO723045 Premium Nesting Dies - Scalloped Oval
CO721961 Foam Mounting Tape
CO721965 Double-Sided Tape

Other Supplies: Cardstock: Core'dinations; Cardstock Sentiment: Teresa Collins; Ribbon: May Arts; Alcohol Ink: Ranger; Gold Mixatives: Ranger; Distress Ink: Ranger; Alcohol Ink Blending Solution: Ranger

Get Rusty with Gloria

Hello everyone! Gloria here today sharing a fall-themed card.

I created a faux patina effect for this card. It is a fun way to get more use out of your folders! I used the Endless Embossing Folder from the All Occasions Collection.

Use a brayer to add ink to the embossing folder. I used a selection of fall colors of dye ink. Make sure you add ink to the inside of the folder, on the section containing the black Couture Creations logo. Place cream cardstock into the folder and emboss. Wash your folder to prevent staining. Use a heat tool to make sure the ink on the cardstock is totally dry.

Create a "patina" by using a foam or sponge ink applicator to ink over the raised areas of the embossed paper with green, blue, and dark brown ink, in that order. Allow to dry. You may use a heat tool to dry the ink if you wish.

Ink some of the raised areas with watermark or clear embossing ink. You only want to heat emboss a few areas to create a "rusted" look on your card. Emboss with metallic embossing powder. I created my own "rust" powder by combining several powders together. Trim the paper to size and use it to create a card.

I cut out the sentiment with the Rectangle Nesting Dies and Scallop Rectangle Nesting Dies and attached it to the card with Foam Mounting Tape.

Thanks for joining me today!

Couture Creations Supplies: 
CO723046 Rectangle Nesting Dies
CO723047 Scallop Rectangle Nesting Dies
CO723294 All Occasions Collection - Endless Embossing Folder
CO721956 Sharp Point Scissors
CO721986 Handheld Essentials - Embossing Tool
CO721965 Double-Sided Tape
CO721963 Foam Mounting Tape
CO721957 Cutting Mat

Happy Fall Y'All Card with Gloria

Hello, it's Gloria from Scraps of Life. I used the Endless Embossing Folder from the Couture Creations All Occasions Collection for my card today. I know it is only August, but I love fall, so I am getting a jump start!

I used the "debossed" side of the kraft cardstock for this card. First, I rubbed the folder with ink, on the side of the folder WITHOUT the Couture Creations logo. Then, I embossed the kraft cardstock. I think the leaves look like "fossils."

I used the Couture Creations Nested Victorian Rectangle Die to cut out my sentiment. I stamped the sentiment using several ink colors. I just tapped the stamp into different colors if ink and stamped. Easy! I used the same technique for the fall leaves that I fussy cut.

Couture Creations Supplies:

CO723294 All Occasions - Endless Embossing Folder
CO723049 Nesting Dies - Victorian Rectangles
CO721963 Foam Mounting Tape
CO721965 Double-Sided Tape
CO721965 Sharp Point Scissors
CO721957 Cutting Mat
CO721986 Handheld Essentials - Scoring Tool

Other Supplies: Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Kraft, Light Totally Tan, Deep Terra-Cotta; Ink: Tsukineko Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves, Cappuccino Delight, Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Creamy Brown; Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon; Stamps: Close to My Heart (leaves), Taylored Expressions (sentiment)

Joy Notepad with Gloria

Hello everyone! Gloria here today. I have created a sweet little notepad cover for you. I love notepads. They come in all sizes and shapes and one can never have too many! Creating custom covers for them is fun and easy, and they make wonderful quickie gifts!

You can decorate your notepad cover as much or as little as you wish.

My notepad measures 8 x 2 1/2 inches. If you cannot find notepads this size, you can purchase standard 8 x 5 inch pads and cut them in half. My office supply store will cut a whole stack of pads for me for a few dollars. If the "right" clerk is on duty, he will cut them for free!

1. Cut tan cardstock to 8 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches. Score at 2 1/2 and 2 3/4 inches on the short side. This makes your basic notepad cover to fit a 8 x 2 1/2 inch notepad.

2. Trim printed paper to 3 x 2 1/2 inches. Score the long side at 1 and 1 1/4 inches. This will create a little "topper" to hide the ugly binding on your notepad.

3. Cover the notepad binding and then attach the notepad to the right side of the notepad cover.

3. Emboss green cardstock with the Endless Embossing Folder from the All Occasions Collection. I used Core'dinations Cardstock and sanded it to reveal the pale core of the paper.

4. Trim black cardstock to 8 x 2 3/8 inches and attach to the front of the notepad cover. Trim embossed cardsctock to 2 1/4 inches wide. Trim two pieces, joined where the embossing matches, to create a 7 7/8 inch long strip. Attach the embossed strip to the black cardstock with the seam near the top of the notepad cover.

6. Using the large Ivy Doily Die (Fantasia Collection), cut and emboss a doily from patterned paper. You may need to use the Piercing Tool to remove some of the tiny bits from the die cut shape. Attach to the top of the notepad cover with Foam Mounting Tape, making sure to overlap the seam.

7. Stamp sentiment onto tan cardstock with black dye ink and cut with a Circle Nesting Die.

8. Attach the sentiment to the center of the doily die-cut shape.

9. Add Self Adhesive Pearls to the four corners of the notepad cover and attach a postage stamp image sticker to the bottom center.

10. Using the Scallop Rectangle Nesting Dies, cut a scalloped rectangle from black cardstock.

11. Line the Rectangle Nesting Die template over the a section of embossed leaves cardstock and tape down. Cut the embossed paper and adhere the rectangle to the scalloped rectangle mat.

12. Trim black cardstock to 8 x 2 3/8 inches and attach to the inside left of the cover. Trim printed paper to 7 7/8 x 2 1/4 inches and attach to the black cardstock.

13. Attach the leaf image to the center of the panel at an angle. Add a postage stamp image sticker to the bottom right edge of the panel.

Thanks for joining me today!

~Gloria

Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723040 Circle Nesting Dies
CO723046 Rectangle Nesting Dies
CO723047 Scallop Rectangle Nesting Dies
CO723222 Fantasia Collection - Ivy Doily Die
CO723294 All Occasions Collection - Endless Embossing Folder
CO721999 Self Adhesive Pearls - Cafe Creme

CO721956 Sharp Point Scissors
CO721986 Handheld Essentials - Piercing Tool, Embossing Tool
CO723060 Sanding Block
CO721965 Double-Sided Tape

CO721963 Foam Mounting Tape
CO721957 Cutting Mat

Other Supplies:
Cardstock: WorldWin Papers Treasures Pitch Black, Colormates Medium Coffee Brown, Core'dinations Signature Graphic 45 Antique Moss; Patterned paper: Graphic 45 French Country Rendezvous; Stickers: Graphic 45 French Country; Rubber Stamps: My Favorite Things Cheerful Blessings; Stamping Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Notepad: Staples Office Supply