{"id":6997,"date":"2013-11-07T13:19:46","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T11:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/?p=6997"},"modified":"2014-11-03T09:40:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T07:40:30","slug":"couture-creations-wrapped-in-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/couture-creations-wrapped-in-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Beautiful Handmade Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Merry &#038; Bright \u2013 a colourful Christmas<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Are you in the mood for something a little different this Festive Season? Well then you are in the right place. This season Couture Creations brings you everything that is hip and happening, bright and beautiful, classic and elegant \u2013 everything you need for everyone this Festive Season.<\/h3>\n<p>I love how they have incorporated beautiful designs into these economical paper pads that can be used for layouts, cards and tags. You literally get so much you can use all in one place \u2013 all you have to do is select a colour scheme and start creating.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Merry Christmas Reindeer Card<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"media\" ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Couture-Creations-Wrapped-in-Joy-Card-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Couture-Creations-Wrapped-in-Joy-Card-01.jpg\" alt=\"Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Card 01\"  class=\"gallery_full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For this card I chose the Jolly Christmas Paper Pad \u2013 I love this colour scheme \u2013 it basically incorporates traditional but bright and modern. I used the paper pad to create my background and then added a die-cut element using my Cricut machine as a focal point.<\/p>\n<p>I used <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Quality-Cardstock\" title=\"American Crafts\">American Crafts<\/a> textured cardstock to die-cut my reindeer and loved how clean the cuts were on this cardstock. I used the same colours incorporated in the papers to create it and love the bright and funky look it created in the end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Merry Christmas<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"media\" ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Couture-Creations-Wrapped-in-Joy-Card-02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Couture-Creations-Wrapped-in-Joy-Card-02.jpg\" alt=\"Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Card 02\"  class=\"gallery_full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To add to the versatility of the paper pads, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Embossing-Folders-SA\" title=\"Couture Creations\">Couture Creations<\/a> have a huge selection of new embossing folders available. The designs are just as fresh and hip as the paper designs. I love this particular design \u2013 it reminds me of the beautiful signs and blackboard images available these days.<\/p>\n<p>I embossed the image twice on white cardstock and then inked the raised areas using two different dye ink pads. I then cut one design apart and layered it on top of the first embossed image for dimension. These embossing folders are just so versatile, and I can\u2019t wait to play with the rest of the designs more. They enable you to make something plain and simple, classic, elegant or funky \u2013 whatever the occasion you can create it!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"media\" ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Couture-Creations-Wrapped-in-Joy-Card-01-Detail.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Couture-Creations-Wrapped-in-Joy-Card-01-Detail.jpg\" alt=\"Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Card 02 Detail\"  class=\"gallery_full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope you love the versatile new paper pads as much as I do! To top it off, I combined both paper pads into a layout design \u2013 funky and vintage all in one!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"media\" ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Couture-Creations-Wrapped-in-Joy-Layout.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Couture-Creations-Wrapped-in-Joy-Layout.jpg\" alt=\"Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Layout\" class=\"gallery_full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Products Used<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Artdeco Creations\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Embossing-Folders-SA\">Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Embossing Folder 5&#215;7 &#8211; A Magical Time [ADCO 723588]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Artdeco Creations\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Embossing-Folders-SA\">Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Embossing Folder 5&#215;7 &#8211; Christmas Carols [ADCO 723597]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Paper Pads &#038; Packs\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Paper-Pads\">Jolly Christmas 12&#215;12 Paper Pad (48 Sheets Double Sided Paper) [ADCO 723549]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Paper Pads &#038; Packs\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Paper-Pads\">Vintage Christmas 12&#215;12 Paper Pad (48 Sheets Double Sided Paper) [ADCO 723551]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cricut Expression 2\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Die-Cutting-Machines\">Cricut Expression 2 (includes 2 Cartridges) [PC 2001302]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cricut Expression 2\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Die-Cutting-Machines\">Cricut Everyday Cartridge &#8211; A Quilted Christmas [PC 2001189]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cuttlebug\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Embossing-Machines\">Cuttlebug V2 [PC 2000293]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"AC Cardstock\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Quality-Cardstock\">AC Cardstock 12&#215;12 Textured \u2013 Leaf [AC GREENS 71052]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"AC Cardstock\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Quality-Cardstock\">AC Cardstock 12&#215;12 Textured \u2013 Turf [AC BLUES 71567]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"AC Cardstock\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Quality-Cardstock\">AC Cardstock 12&#215;12 Textured \u2013 Lollipop [AC PINKS 71500]<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-85 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-182x182.jpg\" alt=\"Jowilna Nolte\" width=\"182\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-182x182.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-83x83.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/jowilna-nolte-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Post by The Wholesaler\u2019s Designer Jowilna Nolte.<\/h5>\n<h5>We are very proud to introduce you to our first designer, Jowilna Nolte. Jowilna is a true creative and she will be sharing some of her passion and creativity with you.<\/h5>\n<p><a title=\"Hello Jowilna!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/jowilna-nolte\/\">Read more about Jowilna here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merry &#038; Bright \u2013 a colourful Christmas &nbsp; Are you in the mood for something a little different this Festive Season? Well then you are in the right place. This season Couture Creations brings you everything that is hip and happening, bright and beautiful, classic and elegant \u2013 everything you need for everyone this Festive&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":237,"featured_media":7003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,26,4],"tags":[9,21,635,642,444,623,259],"class_list":["post-6997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-couture-creations","category-crafty","category-jowilna-nolte","tag-card-making","tag-cardstock","tag-couture-creations","tag-cuttlebug","tag-die-cutting-machines","tag-jowilna-nolte","tag-paper-pads"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Couture Creations Wrapped in Joy Beautiful Handmade Cards<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you in the mood for something a little different this Festive Season? 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