Gatefold Easel Calendar Card - Couture Creations

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

I made a Gatefold Easel Calendar Card with the Lavender Love Collection from Couture Creations. 

I found the inspiration from Susan's Blog. I did not follow all her steps, instead I made some changes and put my spin on it.

Step by Step Instructions:

My video tutorial below will show you how to create the fabulous Gatefold Easel Card & Calendar and you will also find all the measurements.

I trimmed Smooth White Cardstock, score and fold the cardstock to create the card base.

I cut Navy Cardstock, Lavender Love Patterned Paper 3 and 4 layered it onto each other and adhered it onto the card base.

I then cut Navy Cardstock to 2 1/8" x 3 1/8" layered the Calendar Tab 2023 onto the cardstock and adhered onto the card base. 

I also die-cut Paper Bag Cardstock with the Lavender Love Weathered Fences Die and adhered it onto the card base. Following from this I also added Lavender Love Ephemera.

For the stopper of the easel card I die-cut Smooth White Cardstock with the Modern Essentials Nesting Inset Oval Frame Cut, Foil and Emboss Die. Follow my video tutorial below to learn how to add this feature.

I stamped the Flourish & Thrive Box Christmas Bells Sentiment Stamp onto the smooth white cardstock die-cut using the Embossing Ink Pad, Mirror Platinum Classic Metallics Embossing Powder and heat embossing it. I then added Emerald Green Adhesive Pearls and adhered it onto the card base.

Belly Band

I trimmed Navy Cardstock to 1 1/4" x 10" and decorated it with stamping the Flourish & Thrive Box Leaf Waxflowers Sentiment Stamp onto the smooth white cardstock die-cut using the Embossing Ink Pad, Mirror Platinum Classic Metallics Embossing Powder and heat embossing it. 

I then added Emerald Green Adhesive Pearls, Green Mulberry Paper Long Grass, Baby Blue and White Lavender Stems and adhered it onto the belly band to finish.

Are you ready to learn how to create the Gatefold Easel Card? Grab a cuppa and just click the video link below.

Video Link:  https://youtu.be/4e7-t_UQcLw

Couture Creations Material List:

C0726520 GoPower & Emboss Machine

C0727163 GoPower & Emboss Magnetic Platform

C0727860 Glass Mat

C0727381 Precision Stamp Press

C0728299 Stamp Scrubber

C0728094 Stamp Cleaner

C0728737 Lavender Love Collection Kit Patterned Paper 3

C0728739 Lavender Love 6.5 x 6.5 Patterned Paper 4

C0728750 Lavender Love Weathered Fences Cutting Die Set

C0728722 Flourish & Thrive Box Leaf Waxflowers Stencil, Stamp & DieCut Set

C0728722 Flourish & Thrive Christmas Bells Stencil, Stamp & DieCut Set

C0728699 Smooth White Cardstock 280gsm

ULT200088 Ultimate Crafts 12 x 12 Navy Cardstock

ULT200045 Ultimate Crafts 12 x 12 Paper Bag Cardstock 250gsm

C0728766 Calendar Tabs 2023

C0728278 Embossing Ink Pad

C0724973 Mirror Platinum Classic Metallics Embossing Powder

C0724642 Emerald Green Adhesive Pearls

C0728759 White Paper Lavender Stems

C0728761 Baby Blue Paper Lavender Stems

C0728763 Green Mulberry Paper Long Grass

C0726327 Tacky Glue 

C0726325 All Purpose Art Glue 

C0728524 Tabletop General Scissor Stainless Steel Blade

AD90017 Couture Creations Double Sided Tape 12mm

Retired Materials:

C0726460 Modern Essentials Nesting Inset Oval Frames Cut, Foil and Emboss Die

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Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed how I created my Gatefold Easel Calendar Card.  

Happy Crafting!

Anet

Christmas Fancy Fold Card - Couture Creations

Hi Everyone, Anet here today 

and welcome to my inspiration post

for the Couture Creations Blog.

I made a Christmas Fancy Fold Card
with the new release Naughty Or Nice Collection

from Couture Creations. 

Here is the link to the video on how to 

assemble the Fancy Fold Card.

Video Link:

I got the inspiration from Deb's Rubber Room.

Step by step instructions:

1. Trim Carnelian Cardstock to 15.2cm x 21cm.

Using Mini Scoring Board score and fold card base.

Using the Mini Guillotine trim 5cm off card front.

2. Cut Naughty or Nice pattern paper to 11.8cm x 15.6cm
and adhere onto the inside of the card.

3. Cut Naughty or Nice pattern paper to 6.9cm x 15.6cm.

4. Foil ribbon with
Naughty or Nice Christmas Border Hot Foil Stamp:

- Heat GoPress & Foil Machine.

- Place Naughty or Nice Hot Foil Stamp onto heat plate.

- Place Heat Activated Foil with the shiny side down.

- Place Ribbon onto Heat Activated Foil.

- Close lid and heat up for 30 seconds.

- Run through GoPower & Emboss machine.

Add onto Naughty or Nice pattern paper
and adhere onto card front.

Here is the link to my previous video 
on how to foil ribbon with the Hot Foil Stamp.

Video Link:

5. Die-cut blender cardstock and
Carnelian Cardstock with Circle Dies.

Using the Mini Scoring Board 
score Carnelian Cardstock circle at 8.6cm and fold.

6. Stamp Naughty or Nice Mistletoe Stamp
onto blender cardstock circle and colour.

Place blender cardstock circle onto Carnelian Cardstock, 
mark the fold score line and using 
the Precision Craft Knife cut the score line.

Adhere onto Carnelian Cardstock circle.



7. Cut white cardstock to 7.2cm x 11.2cm
and stamp sentiment.



Stick circles onto white cardstock sentiment
and adhere to the inside of the card.

8. Die-cut  Carnelian Cardstock and Cypress Pine Cardstock
with Ultimate Crafts Mini Sprigs, C'es La Vie Ferns
and poinsettia dies.

Add gemstones and adhere onto the inside of the card.

9. Shut card and tuck circle under ribbon to finish.

Couture Creations products I have used:

C0726520 GoPower & Emboss Machine

C0726342 Couture Creations Mini Scoring Board

C0725032 GoPress and Foil Machine
C0726343 Mini Guillotine Trimmer
C0726809 Precision Craft Knife

C0725355 Gold Vintage Matte Finish Heat Activated Foil
C0726890 6.5 x 6.5 Naughty or Nice Double Sided Sheet 07B

C0726918 Naughty or Nice Mistletoe Mini Stamp
C0726923 Naughty or Nice Christmas Borders Hotfoil Stamp Set
ULT200068 12 x 12 Ultimate Carnelian Cardstock
ULT157718 Rambling Rose Mini Sprigs
C0725747 C'est La Vie Ferns
C0726428 Couture Creations Foam Dots
J7005-900 Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

For Stockists click the link below:

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

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Simply Create Too Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Anything Goes.
Creative Craft Cottage Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Christmas.
Creative Inspiration Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Something Seasonal.
Through The Purple Haze Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Inspired By A Song 
(It's beginning to look like Christmas).
Double D Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Gems.
Digi Design Challenge Blog.  Theme:  Ribbon
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Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoyed 
how I created my Christmas Fancy Fold Card.
Happy Crafting!

Anet