Tweet Friend Card with Andrea Amu

Tweet Friend Card
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Andrea Amu

I am not sure when it happened, but Fall has arrived here in Georgia. It seems like just yesterday the kids were running around outside in bathing suits Now the air is cool and crisp, leaves are falling and I'm pulling out the sweater boxes.  My favorite part of fall is the colors and I love Andrea's card for its mixture of warm oranges, yellows and brown.  She uses one of our fabric bows to top her sweet die cut birdcage.

To see more of Andrea's lovely work visit her blog, I'm Living on Scraps by clicking on the link below.

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DIY Shadowbox Collage Layout Tutorial with Andrea Amu

DIY Shadowbox Collage Layout Tutorial
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Andrea Amu

Today Andrea shares her technique for creating a collage-style layout perfect for displaying inside a shadowbox frame.  Because this project is in a shadowbox instead of an album you can as many layers and textures as you like.

 

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Hand Dyed Yellow Doily

Pink Heart Doily

Floral Patterned Paper Bow

Chalkboard Tag

Torn Fabric Strip

Library Cards

Other supplies-

cardstock

printed burlap sheet

SEI die-cuts

Cricut Expression and Chalkboard Fonts cartridge

Ranger Paint Dauber

Fine tip marker

My Mind's Eye enamel dots

adhesive

To see more of Andrea's lovely work visit her blog, I'm Living on Scraps by clicking on the link below.

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You make the world a better place birthday card by Andrea Amu

You Make the World a Better Place Card
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Andrea Amu

Andrea shares a card today that is all about being girly and happy!  She wanted to add layer upon layer of glitter to her Birthday greeting, and did so by adding lots of blinged out embellishments from the shop.

Other product used:

My Mind's Eye Patterned Paper and glittered sentiment tag

Core'dinations cardstock and sentiment sticker

Cricut Expression and Sophisticated cartridge

Queen & Co. pearl accents

Wood and enamel button by Recollections. 

Curtsey Boutique Products

Glitter Pennants - Curtsey Boutique

Valentine's Assortment Seambinding

Glitter Birthday Cake - Curtsey Boutique

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To check out more of Andrea's creations, click on her photo below.

"You Made my Day" Thank you Card by Andrea Amu

You Made my Day Card
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Andrea Amu

Outside my window this morning dozens of butterflies are flitting about and quite literally making my day. The wonders of nature never fail to bring a smile to my face.

  Andrea's card most assuredly did the same for the sweet friend it was intended to thank.  I love her monochromatic blue palette with just a pop of orange. 

Other supplies:
Core'dinations embossed cardstock and Thank You sentiment sticker

Canvas Resist flowers and butterfly shapes by Prima

Sei glitter dots

Glimmer Mist 

Sentiment stamps by For the Luv of Art.com

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Blue Library Card

Medium Glitter Butterfly - Curtsey Boutique	Pearlized Heart Straight Pins - Curtsey Boutique	Vintage Blue Painted 1 inch Button
Blue and White Baker's Twine - Curtsey Boutique	Blue Library Cards - Curtsey Boutique

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To check out more of Andrea's creations, click on her photo below.

Butterflies Hover Card with Andrea Amu

Today, Andrea shares this gorgeous card, dripping with glitter and the feeling of spring.

Curtsey Boutique embellishments used include:

Glitter Butterflies

Mini Glittered Clothes Pins

Felt Doily

Other Supplies

Patterned paper: Echo Park

Cardstock: Core'dinations

Chipboard frame: Recollections

Ink: American Crafts

White gel pen: Sakura

To check out more of Andrea's creations, click on her photo below.

Hoping Your Winter is Magical Card published by Andrea Amu in Cricut Magazine

Hoping Your Winter is Magical Card
Published in Cricut Magazine
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Andrea Amu

I am thrilled that the spring flowers are just beginning to bud here in Marietta and I thought what better way to celebrate winter's ending than sharing one last winter themed card with you.

Andrea Amu had this sweet glittery piece published in the January issue of Cricut Magazine. Midst the layers are Curtsey Boutique glitter and book page stars.

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Shabby Chic Upcycled Book Page Stars

Small Glitter Stars - Curtsey Boutique

To see more amazing projects from Andrea, visit her blog by clicking on her photo below.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Framed Winter Decor with Andrea Amu

Framed Winter Decor
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Andrea Amu

This project uses the same easel frame concept that Andrea used around the holidays for her Christmas decor.

Again she  removed the glass from her  frame and inserted an embossed 5x5 cardstock base to embellish for an updated Wintery theme.  

For this framed decor she used a variety of Curtsey Boutique notions including, mini glitter snowflakes, white felt doilies and baker's twine.  

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Glitter Snowflakes - Curtsey Boutique

Blue and White Baker's Twine - Curtsey Boutique

Mini Winsome White Felt Doilies

Medium Felt Doilies - Curtsey Boutique

Other supplies:

easel frame

card stock

embossing folder

glue-dots

Zig glue pen

To see more amazing projects from Andrea, visit her blog by clicking on her photo below.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Shabby Chic Snowflake Ornament Tutorial with Andrea Amu

I love to mix in little bits and pieces of Shabby Chic décor amongst my favorite pieces of vintage and primitive fixins as I decorate.  The fresh white and glitter aspects that are common with each make it a very good style combination to pair up!  Ornaments are especially fun to decorate with this time of the year plus they make the perfect little gift too.  So, I started this project off by purchasing an unfinished wood snowflake ornament at a craft store. 

Here are the steps:

1.  First I coated the wood snowflake with several  generous layers of spray color mist.  I used a combination of Hot Chocolate Chalkboard Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels and Perfect Pearls Heirloom Gold mist by Ranger.  Allow this all to completely dry.  Now spray the ornament with a heavy coat of Spray adhesive.  I used "General Purpose 45" by 3M.  You will want to cover the entire surface of the wood ornament with glitter of your choice.  I used one of my favorites, Fairy Dust glitter in Pralines & Cream by Donna Salazar Designs (Clearsnap).  Make sure to fix all the glitter to the ornament by spraying the surface with a clear coat fixative spray. 

2.  The rest of this project involves lots of embellishing... with lots of gorgeous Curtsey Boutique goodies!  First up, I layered on a pink heart paper doily from the shop.  Apply it to the top of the snowflake ornament using some strong adhesive glue-dots. 

 

3.  Next I selected some white glittered mini snowflakes to add in.  I layered each of them to the ornament having them peek beneath the pink heart doily and attaching them to the ornament with smaller glue-dots. 

 

4.  To finish this ornament and to really give it a boost of shabby chic-ness, add a fabulous Curtsey Boutique glass pearl and fabric tulle flower embellishment to the very top.  Adhere with a dab of hot glue.  Last, tie off a piece of jute twine through the hole at the top to use as the hanger. 

 

The result is a perfectly Shabby Chic Winter snowflake ornament to adorn your favorite holiday display!

 

Curtsey Boutique supplies:

 

Tulle Flowers

Christmas Glitter Snowflakes

Heart Shaped Doilies

 

Other supplies:

 

Unfinished Wood Snowflake Ornament

Color Mist Spray
Glitter
Clear Coat Fixative Spray

Jute Twine

Glue-Dots

Hot Glue

To see more amazing projects from Andrea, visit her blog by clicking on her photo below.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Framed Christmas Decor with Andrea Amu

Framed Christmas Decor
Curtsey Boutique Designer
Andrea Amu

Andrea shares a very quick and easy project she likes to do for the holidays.She finds an easel frame and removes the glass. She than inserts a piece of 5 x 5 cardstock to fit into it.  

The frame can be embellished to fit any holiday. Andrea simply changes out the embellished cardstock from one holiday to the next!  Since the glass is removed you can have fun layering embellishments and make things look more three dimensional.  

For this Christmas framed décor scene Andrea used all Curtsey Boutique notions, including a glittered star and reindeer, a burlap tree, a book page star and fabric die-cut letters.  

Andrea also shows a sneak peek of our fabric letters which are cardstock fused to fabric and will be available soon in the shop.

Other supplies:

Easel frame
cardstock
glue-dots
Xyron adhesive

Curtsey Boutique Supplies

Small Glitter Stars - Curtsey Boutique

Burlap Christmas Tree

Shabby Chic Upcycled Book Page Stars

Glitter Deer

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For more of Andrea's beautiful work, click on her photo to visit her blog.