Happy Birthday Card

Today you can find me on The Couture Creations blog with bright and cheery Birthday Card tutorial!

Enjoy!

Mosaic Planters Pot

Today you can find me on The Robins Nest blog with this Patriotic tutorial!

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Card with Couture Creations!

Hello Couture Fans!

Michelle here again, sharing another creation as June's Guest Designer.

I am always in need of Birthday cards and never seem to have enough. 

But now with these versatile Couture Creations dies, the possibilities are endless and I will always have the perfect card!

 The background paper I chose for this card was very thin, so the first time I embossed it with Fretboard from The World Fair Collection, I noticed the paper cracked.

 So for the second piece, I placed the background paper on a piece of manilla envelope into the embossing folder before running through my die cutting machine. 

As you can see in the results below, this worked beautifully.

 Before adhering the embossed background paper onto my card base, I gently tore the edges with my fingers, then lightly sanded the embossed design for a vintage rustic look.

  Here is how I made the Birthday banner using bakers twine and washi tape.
Super cute and oh so easy!

 I placed piece of turquoise cardstock in my die cutting machine with the Look in My Window Decorative Die. I then trimmed of the shutters before placing some vintage music sheet paper behind the window pane.

 To place the flowers in the window box securely, I glued the flowers down but also used some thin washi tape to hold the stems in place. Next, I placed bits of foam tape (as shown) and folded the window box up onto the tape.
I lightly inked the window box with white chalk ink, then added some character to the box and window with a fine black pen.

 The birds were a delight to make and so easy!
Simply place a bit of wide decorative yellow washi tape on a scrap of yellow cardstock.
Place the Bird Song Decorative Die on to the washi and run through your machine.
Accent the birds eyes with your black pen and glue into place.

 Add your sentiment to the window box, glue in place the banner then ink the cards edges if desired.

I am very much loving this card and I hope to have inspired you you create one of your own.

Couture Creations Supplies:

 

C0723522  Decorative Bird Song- Secret Treasures Collection

C0723537 Look in My Window- Secret Treasures Collection

C0723031 Fretboard- World Fair

Michelle Frae Cummings

Faerie Dust Dreams

Embossed Gift Bag

Today I have the honor of being a guest designer for Couture Creations!
This is a sneak of my tutorial-

You can see the entire post here!

Simply Elegant

 Here are two elegant cards I made for The Robins Nest!

  For the heart card, I used Classic Gold Glitter Swirl on some tan card stock. I accented it with some music sheet washi tape and a bit of thin black washi tape. In the center with foam tape I added a heart cut from Gold Glitter Chipboard.  I finished the sides of the card with Black Diamond Dew Drops.
 

For this card, I used a tan card stock base. Then added Dark Vanilla Gold Glitter Card Stock.
I added a bit of music sheet washi tape and a pretty bow from the Wedding Die-Cuts collection.
I accented the sides of the card with Black Diamond and  Gold Dew Drops.

Thanks for coming by!
I hope you are inspired :)