Couture Creations Sunburnt Country Decoupage Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

I have been wanting to post this card for 2 weeks but it has been far too windy to take a photo (I take my photos outside) or it has been raining or the light has been incredibly dreary.  Ah, that's Winter for you!

I made this card for my daughter's 20th birthday and specifically chose Corellas for the main image as she really loves them and enjoys their visits to our garden.  We are so lucky to live on the edge of the country surrounded by native flora and have all manner of native birds visit us which we really love.

The main image is diecut decoupage called 'Cockatoo' by Couture Creations from their Sunburnt Country range.  This sheet has other Australian native birds on them - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and Major Mitchell Cockatoo.  I layered the Corellas up using 0.5mm dimensionals then glued them onto dusky rose cardstock then navy blue.  These were diecut using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circle and Nesting Scallop Circle dies.  You can see a close-up of the image layers here:

The dusky rose cardstock dry embossed central panel is a small embossing folder by Hobby Central which I have had for ages and its exact name is unknown  I tried an internet seach and came up with nothing.  The folder is about 1 inch in width with just a single row of flowers and dots.  If you know what it is, please leave me a comment below.  

The top and bottom designer papers came from KMart (Australia) and are by Anko - Flora and Fauna Mini Paper Stack and are part of their current range instore.  I love KMart papers as they are really good quality and very affordable.  I buy alot of cardmaking items from KMart especially since Riot Art and Craft shut down all their stores and went online.  Probably my only complaint about KMart craft and cardmaking items is that I wish they had a bigger range!

The sentiment is also by Couture Creations from the Sweeping Plains Ephemera Set and was popped up on 1mm dimensionals.

I punched a heart from pink glitter cardstock using a Carl CP8 heart duo punch (I used the smallest heart) and glued them to each corner of the card using Tombow Mono Aqua glue.  

The bottom dusky rose and navy blue cardstock layers were trimmed to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively using my Perfect Layers Tools.

Once my card front was finished, I glued it to a white card base using Tombow Mono Multi glue.  Finished size is 146mm x 146mm or 5-3/4" x 5-3/4".

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Papers:  Anko Flora and Fauna 6" x 6" Mini Paper Stack 43-247-448 (KMart)

Accessories:  Hobby Central small embossing folder (unknown name), sentiment - Couture Creations Sweeping Plains Ephemera set C0727980 + Sunburnt Country Cockatoo C0727192 diecut decoupage, 0.5mm and 1mm dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi + Mono Aqua glue, Perfect Layers Tools, Big Shot, cardstock - dusky rose + navy blue + pink glitter, white card base - KMart

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles + Nesting Scallop Circles

Punches:  Carl CP-8 Heart Duo

Couture Creations Sweeping Plains Card

 

Hi everyone,

Sorry I have been missing for a while.  I was very busy since my last post with my daughter finishing Year 12 and then alot of preparations for starting Uni plus we went on holidays - and then COVID struck our household with myself getting it first and the rest of the family about 10 days later.  I am still very unwell and had a couple of days in hospital so even though it is 10 weeks since then, I can't seem to shake it off.  I have never felt more tired in my life!   However, I am being well looked after as the rest of the family weren't hit as hard as me.  Hopefully, I will be better soon!

Anyway, enough about COVID and onto my card.  This is the first card I have made since Christmas so it was nice to be creative.  I gave it to my daughter because she is my favourite person - and decided to feature a cockatoo as we have them visiting our garden every day.  

One of the cockatoos we have named Kevin (although we don't know if he is a male or female as they all look the same!) and he is very friendly and will let us pat him and eat from our hands.  My daughter is very fond of him and loves to do selfies with him, so it was a natural choice to have a cockatoo on her card.  We don't encourage other cockatoos as they can be destructive - but Kevin is different and has never chewed or destroyed anything.  I love how there has been alot of  Australian flora and fauna featured in scrapbooking and cardmaking papers and dies in the past couple of years.  

This is also my card for the following Challenge:

Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday - F4A631 - Free as a Bird - where you need to feature a bird or birds on your project.

The main image is from the Couture Creations - Sunburnt Country - Ephemera set.  I layered the image onto olive green and buttercream cardstock - the green was diecut using my Big Shot and Stampin' Up Deco Labels Framelits dies.  The next die down was too small for the main image so I drew around the outside of the die and handcut it from the buttercream cardstock.   

The designer papers are by Couture Creations - Sweeping Plains - from their 6" x 6" pad.  The colour palette in the Sunburnt Country and Sweeping Plains are quite similar so you can mix and match some of the elements.

The fancy border at the bottom is my all-time favourite edge punch:  Martha Stewart Doily Lace.  I added some Wink of Stella clear glitter brush to the wattle around the cockatoo which isn't visible in the photo but it does look very pretty in real life.  It's amazing how just a little bit of sparkle can lift a card!

The sentiment I found on my desk and is from a Kaisercraft 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" pad as they have sentiments in the back of those pads.  I was using a couple of different ones late last year but I don't know which one it is from.  I was pleased that I found it as it was serendipitous that the grey colour toned so well with the rest of the card.  I layered it onto buttercream cardstock using a Lifestyle Nesting Circle die.  I punched some tiny hearts from a scrap of pale pink designer paper using my EK Success Arrows border punch - which, if you are no stranger to my blog, I use all the time.  The leftover punchies look like tiny hearts to me 😉  I added some Wink of Stella Clear glitter brush to them to add a little sparkle.

All the other layers were trimmed to 1/8".

Lastly, I added some yellow enamel dots which are by Simple Stories - Good Day Sunshine which I have had for years.

I think this card could be used for many occasions.

Thanks for visiting my blog today and for any comments you care to leave.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Couture Creations Sweeping Plains and Sunburnt Country 6" x 6" paper pad + Sunburnt Country Ephemera, scrap of pale pink

Accessories:  Big Shot, Tombow Mono Multi glue, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush, Sentiment - Kaisercraft, cardstock - olive green + buttercream, American Crafts kraft cardstock (card base), Enamel Dots - Simple Stories - Good Day Sunshine (retired), dimensionals, Perfect Layers Tools

Punches:  EK Success Arrows border, Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge

Dies:  Stampin' Up Deco Labels Framelits #130102 (retired), Lifestyle Nesting Circles