My Secret Love - Z Gate Tag Fold Card - Couture Creations

Hi Everyone,
Anet here today and welcome to my inspiration post.

I made a Z Gate Tag Fold Card
with the new release My Secret Love Collection

from Couture Creations. 

I got the inspiration from Stempeleinmaleins.

Step by step instructions:

1. Fold two square blank cards in the middle.

Fold the first blank card into half on the left side and
add double sided tape on the unfolded side (U shape).

Tip: the top must remain open to insert the tag.

Fold the second blank card into half on the right side.

Stick the unfolded sides onto each other.

2. Cut Precious Cardstock four times to 6.2cm x 12.9cm
and My Secret Love Pattern Paper four times to 5.6cm x 12.3cm.
Stick onto each other and adhere onto card base.

3. Cut Precious Cardstock to 12.9cm x 12.9cm and
My Secret Love Pattern Paper to 12.3cm x 12.3cm.

Stamp My Secret Love Sentiment onto pattern paper and heat emboss.
Stick onto each other and adhere onto the inside of the card.

4. Band
Cut Precious Cardstock to 5cm x 28.5cm,
score at 8cm and 22cm and fold.
Add double sided tape and stick ends onto each other.

Cut My Secret Love Pattern Paper to 4.4cm x 13.3cm
and adhere onto cardstock band.

5. Stamp white cardstock with
My Secret Love Butterfly Cage Stamp and heat emboss.
Die-cut with Modern Essentials Oval Frame Cut, Foil and Emboss Die.

Die-cut Precious Cardstock with
Modern Essentials Oval Frame Cut, Foil and Emboss Die.

6. Stick onto each other using 3D foam dots
and adhere onto band.

7. Die-cut Caloden Cardstock with
My Secret Love Reaching Fern Cut and Create Die and
adhere onto band using 3D foam dots.

8. Use Ink Letterpress Technique with
My Secret Love Reaching Fern Cut and Create Die and
Card Deco Essentials Apple Green Pigment Ink.
Adhere onto band using 3D foam dots.

9. Stamp My Secret Love Rose Stamps onto
blending cardstock, colour and fussy-cut.
Adhere onto band, card base and
tag using 3D foam dots.

8. Die-cut Precious Cardstock with

My Secret Love Butterflies Dies,
adhere onto card base and tag using 3D foam dots.

9. Tag

Cut Precious Cardstock to 10cm x 13cm

and white cardstock to 9cm x 12cm.

Stick onto each other.

Die-cut white cardstock with

Le Petit Jardin Floral Edge Die and

adhere onto tag.

10. Die-cut Precious Cardstock with

My Secret Love Label Die,
add some cord and adhere onto tag.

Insert tag into card base opening to finish.

Here is the link to the video on how to 

- Die-cut with GoPower & Emboss Machine and

- How to use GoPower & Emboss Magnetic Platform

Video Link:

Couture Creations products I have used:



C0726520 GoPower & Emboss Machine
C0727163 GoPower & Emboss Magnetic Platform
C0726752 Mini Score Board
C0724845 White Square Card

C0727595 12 x 12 Pattern Paper - My Secret Love Double Sided Sheet 07
C0727624 My Secret Love Together Forever Sentiment Mini Stamp
C0727618 My Secret Love Butterfly Cage Mini Stamp
C0727602 My Secret Love Stamp and Die Set
C0727608 My Secret Love Secret Butterflies Die Set

C0727611 My Secret Love Secret Labels Die Set
C0727630 My Secret Love Secret Reaching Fern Cut and Create Die
C0726460 Modern Essentials Nesting Inset Oval Frames
Cut, Foil and Emboss Die
C0725454 Le Petit Jardin Petit Floral Edge Die
ULT200077 12 x 12 Ultimate Crafts Precious Cardstock
ULT200021 12 x 12 Ultimate Crafts Caloden Cardstock
AD90017 Couture Creations Double Sided Tape 12mm
CDEIPL017 Card Deco Essentials Apple Green Pigment Ink
C0721969 Glitzin Glamour Pink

For Stockists click the link below:

https://couturecreations.com.au/pages/store-locator

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge Blog.  Theme:  For The Ladies

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Butterflies.
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.
Simply Create Too Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Use Flowers.
Love To Scrap Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.
Creative Inspiration Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Fabulously Feminine.

Crafty Creations Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.

Through The Purple Haze Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog.  Theme: Anything Goes.

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed 
how I created my Z Gate Tag Fold card.  
Happy Crafting!

Anet

Fun In The Snow - The Paper Shelter

Hi Everyone, are you ready ...

It is time for a new challenge at Paper Shelter

and the theme is In the Nature/In The Water.

Now here is my card 

using Fun In The Snow.
Coloured with Copic Sketch Markers.

Sentiment: LOTV Christmas Sentiment Tags. Dies: Impression Obsession Fir Trees and Snowflake Set. Marianne Design Poinsettias. Ranger Stickles.

Our Sponsor The Paper Shelter are offering one lucky winner a fabulous gift certificate of $30. But, you must use a Paper Shelter product on your card or project. This could be a Paper Shelter Image, Paper or Printable. If you don't use a Paper Shelter product, you could still win 3 digi images of your own choice. So it really is a win win situation don't you think.

Make sure you go over to The Paper Shelter Shop and take a look at all the beautiful digital stamps.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog.  Theme:  You Favourite Colour Combination.
The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Deck The Paws.

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.

Christmas Crafts All Year Round Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Use Pastels.
Christmas Craft Creations Challenge Blog. Theme:  Use a Die Cut.

2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.

Dream Valley Challenges Blog.  Theme:  Favourite Colours (Blue).

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.
Classic Design Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog.  Theme: Anything Goes.

Thank you for visiting me, I always appreciate you taking the time to leave a lovely comment.

Anet x

Card Background Technique With Plastic Wrap - Couture Creations

Hi Everyone,
Anet here today and welcome to my inspiration post.

I made two different cards
using the stamping with plastic wrap technique
with the new releases Lest We Forget and 
Steampunk Dreams Collection

from Couture Creations. 

Step by step instructions:

Card 1 - Happy Birthday

1. Trim white cardstock to 15cm x 22cm, score and fold card base.

2. Trim Battle Fatigue Cardstock to 10.2cm x 14.5cm 
and adhere onto card front.



3. Trim white cardstock to 9.2cm x 13.5cm. 

Take a piece of plastic wrap and crinkle it up into a small ball.  
Dab it onto Card Deco Gold Pigment Ink Pad and 
then stamp across white cardstock. 

4. Continue until you cover the entire piece of cardstock 
and adhere onto card front using 3D foam dots.

5. Die-cut Battle Fatigue Cardstock with
Steampunk Dreams Mesh Cutting Die and
adhere onto card front. 

6. Die-cut white cardstock with
 Delightful Sentiments Happy Cut, Foil and Emboss Die.

Dab plastic wrap onto Card Deco Gold Pigment Ink Pad
and stamp colour onto sentiment die-cuts.
Adhere onto card front using 3D foam dots.

7. Die-cut Battle Fatigue Cardstock with fishtail die,
stamp sentiment and adhere onto card front using 3D foam dots.

8. Stamp Lest We Forget Bugle Mini Stamp onto
blending cardstock, colour and fussy-cut.
Adhere onto card front using 3D foam dots.

Card 2 - Thank You

1. Trim white cardstock to 15cm x 22cm, score and fold card base.

2. Trim Garnet Cardstock to 10.2cm x 14.5cm 
and adhere onto card front.



3. Trim white cardstock to 9.2cm x 13.5cm. 

Using two pieces of scrap paper,
mask off about 2cm on each side of the white cardstock
so that only the centre of the white cardstock is visible.

4. Take a piece of plastic wrap and crinkle it up into a small ball. 

Dab it onto Card Deco Gold Pigment Ink Pad and 
then stamp the colour down the centre of the white cardstock.

Continue until you cover the entire centre section. 

5. Dab it onto Red Ink Pad and then stamp the colour 
down the centre of the white cardstock.

Continue until you cover the entire centre section 
and then remove the mask. 

Adhere onto card front using 3D foam dots.

6. Die-cut Garnet Cardstock and Battle Fatigue Cardstock
with Lest We Forget Poppy Border Die and adhere onto card front.

7. Die-cut white cardstock with sentiment die.

Dab plastic wrap onto red ink pad 
and stamp colour onto sentiment die-cuts.
Stick onto card front.

8. Die-cut Garnet Cardstock and black cardstock
with Lest We Forget Layered Poppy Die.
Adhere onto card front using 3D foam dots to finish.

Couture Creations products I have used:

C0726520 GoPower & Emboss Machine

C0727163 GoPower & Emboss Magnetic Platform
C0727681 Lest We Forget Layered Poppy Die
C0727683 Lest We Forget Poppy Border Die
C0727698 Lest We Forget Bugle Mini Stamp
C0727711 Steampunk Dreams Mesh Die

C0726956 Delightful Sentiments Happy
Cut, Foil and Emboss Die

ULT200067 12 x 12 Ultimate Crafts Garnet Cardstock

ULT200039 12 x 12 Ultimate Crafts Battle Fatigue Cardstock
AD90017 Couture Creations Double Sided Tape 12mm
CDEIPL026 Card Deco Essentials Gold Pigment Ink

For Stockists click the link below:

https://couturecreations.com.au/pages/store-locator

I like to enter the following challenges:

Simply Create Too Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Use Flowers.

Creative Inspiration Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Fabulously Feminine.

Dream Valley Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Favourite Colours (Green and Gold).

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.

Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Thank You.
Love To Craft Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog.  Theme: Anything Goes.
Crafty Creations Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.

Through The Purple Haze Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed 
how I created my cards.  
Happy Crafting!

Anet