A Wedding Card and Winner!

Hi there!

How is it Monday again already?  I meant to post this last week but the time got away with me!  It seems that April is our busiest month of the year and many of the most anticipated days were last week!  Funny how things end up happening all at the same time, isn't it?  This week is almost as busy but it's all fun!

Anyways, I am excited to announce the winner for the Circle Flower Die Set from Waffle Flower Crafts is Denise Bryant!  I hope you'll love the dies as much as I do! :)

I have a card to share, too- this was on the Waffle Flower Blog last week and included a video!  Pop over to the Waffle Flower YouTube Channel to watch.

I was in need of a pretty wedding card over the weekend and created this just for the happy couple.  Lots of white and texture going on!  I chose the Doily Square Die, Gemstone Stamp Set, and Doily Square Stamp Set to work with on this one.  Here's a closer look at the details:

Alright!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  I hope I'll find some time to share some other things this week, too- I have a pile of cards just waiting to show you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Newton's Nook Designs September Release- Apple Delights

Hello!  Today I have another fun Newton's Nook Designs card to share with you!  This one features the new Apple Delight set:

The images in this mini set are so cute!  There are caramel apples, apple cider, and plain apples mixed with the cutest punny sentiments!  I had fun with this one, stamping the cider cup image out on white paper.  I colored it using Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut around it.

My card front has been embossed with a pretty woodgrain folder.  Next, I added the banner shape, also cut out of white cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment on it and added a few strips of patterned paper just below it.  I added the twine to the top and then added my cider mug with dimensional foam adhesive.

This little stamp set is so cute!  I know you'll love it just as much as I do!

Would you like to win “Apple Delights”?This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, Sept 18 at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 19th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise
Kimberly Rendino (Guest Designer)

I hope you had fun with the release this week!  Didn't the designers each make such great cards!!  I loved looking through them all!

Thanks for stopping by here, too!

You Are My Happy Card

Hello!  I thought I'd share a fun card I made recently- yes, another embossed card!  Hee!  I've been using my TC Ebosser like crazy lately!  This card features the new Teresa Collins Beautiful Words folder and I've used it on a diagonal here.  I really love using it this way- it might even be my favorite eBosser technique!

The embossing turned out so nice I wanted it to be the star of this card.  I kept the embellishments simple, using a few bits and pieces from the Teresa Collins You Are My Happy Collection.  A little bit of twine from the Twinery finished off the look perfectly.

Well, I'm going to keep this short- I have a bunch of stuff to get done today and better get started before the day gets away from me!  Thanks for stopping by!

Clean and Simple Cards for Teresa Collins Designs

I have some cards up on the Teresa Collins Designs blog today and I thought I'd share them here, too!  

Today's cards are clean and simple- a design that lets the details shine!  I'm showcasing Teresa's beautiful embossing folders made by Craftwell along with some of my favorite goodies from her current lines.

This first blue one was such a simple one to create- it's one layer even!  I placed my open card base into the top of the new Beautiful Words embossing folder so that only a portion of the front would get pressed.  It works perfectly- no creases from the side of the folder at all!!  Once this was done, I stamped the sentiment from the Daily Stories clear stamp set with black ink and tied a bit of twine around the card, just under where I stamped.  I added the Save the Date Chipboard button next, threading one of the twine tails through its holes. To finish off the look, I added a couple sequins- I love how they look against the pretty blue cardstock!

This one uses the Dotted Chevron folder- I ran my card base through the eBosser so that it would only emboss the front half.  The embossing really pops on white cardstock and this folder gives it such a fun texture!  I cut the top portion of the card next, keeping it on a diagonal.  I added the sticker and epoxy shape from the Save the Date collection and then stamped my sentiment.  I added this panel to the card using dimensional foam adhesive dots- thanks again Xyron!! :)  To finish off the look, I added a few sequins trailing down from my embellishment cluster.

My last card also features a pretty embossed portion- this time I used the Woodgrain Cottage folder on watercolor paper!  With my first pass through the eBosser, I diecut it into a circle and cut out the heart using thin metal dies.  I ran it through the machine a second time inside the embossing folder.  The watercolor paper is a little thicker so the embossing is extra crisp!  I added a bit of glittered cardstock just behind the heart- I love how it peek-a-boos out!  Once this was done, I built my card.  I started with a blue card base and stamped the label from the Save the Date collection clear stamp set with matching blue ink.  I splattered a little pearlescent mist over it next.  Once it was dry, I added my patterned paper- these are from the Save the Date (ikat) and Daily Stories (hearts) 6x6 pads.  I added a bit of decorative tape, a decorative brad, and a sentiment sticker all from the Save the Date collection.  I finished off the look with a couple of staples using my pretty pink Teresa Collins Stapler.

These were so fun to create!  I want to run every card I make through my eBosser right now and emboss them- I just love the texture it adds!

Thanks for joining me today!

An Embossed Hello Card

Today I have a card I'm pretty proud of to share with you!  If you happened to watch Teresa Collins' segments on HSN on Monday, you may have seen this among the samples on her table!!  It was pretty exciting to see my cards on TV- and wasn't Teresa great??  I loved watching!

For this card, I chose a few of my favorite embossing folders from the Teresa Collins Ebosser Collection.  I ran each one through my Ebosser with white cardstock.  I cut them into strips and then adhered them onto my card.  I used a little bit of Xyron Mega Runner Adhesive in the center of each strip to secure them to my card.  I stayed away from the edges so that my sewing would be easy and my needle wouldn't get gunked up with adhesive.  I sewed along the edges of each of the strips with a zig-zag stitch.

After it was all sewn, I embellished it with some fun goodies from the Teresa Collins You Are My Happy collection- I love the colors in this one!  These coral sequins might be my favorite ever! :)

I'm so glad I had time to pop on and share this card with you today!

-tessa

Curing My Blues With A Birthday Card

Hello!  How's your week going?  Mine is a slow one but it's going pretty well.  I'm glad tomorrow's Friday! 

I have a card to share today- it was inspired by Taheerah's Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge #7- Sunny Side Up:

I've been wanting to play along with this challenge since Taheera started it- I can't believe it's been 7 weeks already!  I'm glad I had time to play along!
*Edited to add* So I guess I'm still behind- lol!  I played along with last week instead of this week!  Oops!

Yesterday I had a few minutes to create after the girls went to bed and decided to get out a few of my new Lawn Fawn goodies- I used the Birthday Tags set for this one:

I was inspired by the colors, the woodgrain, and the white-on-white look from the original photo.  I started with a white card base and embossed the front with the Herringbone folder by Teresa Collins Designs for Craftwell.  Next, I stamped a woodgrain pattern onto kraft cardstock and sewed it to the card using my machine.  I stamped and diecut the tag and then added the sentiment and cupcake.  The cupcake was colored with Copics.  I added a little flower sequin from Lawn Fawn for fun!

I added a strip of washi and a strip of glitter paper to the card front and then added the tag.  Then I finished it off with the yellow patterned paper stamped with asterisks and the ribbon.

I had fun with this- new stamps, new challenge and a few of my old favorites mixed in too!  Thanks Taheerah for the inspiration!

-tessa

Rock Chalk Baby Blog Hop!

Hi!  Hope your day is off to a good start!  If you are coming from Taheerah's blog you already know that today I'm hopping along with a bunch of my card making friends to celebrate our friend Erin!  Erin is pregnant with her second little one- he's due any day now- and we wanted to show our love for her as only card making friends can!

I created a card to accompany a gift at her shower using some Stampin' Up! goodies and Simple Stories stickers:

The bread tag stamp is from the Chalk Talk stamp set- isn't it cute?  I stamped it with Bermuda Bay ink and die cut around it with the matching die.  Next, I stamped the image a second time in Basic Gray ink and cut out the banner portion.  I attached the gray banner over the top of the teal one using pop dots.

The card base has been embossed using a folder by Cuttlebug- I borrowed it from a friend but might have to get this one for myself!  I like the size of the dots :)  I added a few heart stickers from the baby boy Snap kit by Simple Stories.

I really enjoyed creating this card for you Erin!  I sure wish we all lived closer so we could all get together in real life for your shower!  I wish you all luck on the day the baby comes and I can't wait to see pictures of the little fella!

Now it's time to pop over and visit the rest of the girls wishing Erin their best today!  Wida Yusufi-Miller is your next stop.  And here is the master list, too, just incase you want to hop out of order :) :

Aga Malyszek: http://justmadefrompaper.blogspot.com Amy Kolling: http://www.stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com Anita Recksiedler http://craftygrldesigns.blogspot.com Cheiron Brandon http://cheironbrandon.typepad.com/ Dana Warren: http://www.kraftpaperstamps.blogspot.com/ Debbie Marcinkiewicz: http://www.papersweeties.com/category/blog/ Elena Roussakis www.justmeprints.blogspot.com Heather Campbell http://parkermolly.blogspot.com/ Jennifer Rzasa http://ourchangeofart.blogspot.com/ Jennifer Ingle: http://justjingle.blogspot.com JJ Bolton: http://rgcards.blogspot.com/ Jocelyn Olson http://redballooncards.blogspot.com Joscelyne Cutchens www.cutchens.com Laurie Willison http://soapboxcreations.blogspot.com/ Miriam Prantner: www.mprantner.blogspot.com Nina Yang: http://waffleflower.com Taheerah Atchia: http://littlemisst-papercraft.blogspot.com/ Tessa Wise: http://www.craftygrl.blogspot.com (that's me!) Wida Yusufi-Miller: http://beachorado.blogspot.com/

Hope you enjoyed our little hop!  Thanks for stopping by today!

-tessa

Kind Memories Card

Hi there!

I am just sitting down after cleaning my house... not my favorite way to spend the morning but it has to be done!  I like to get the main cleaning done on Thursdays so that the weekend can be spent having fun and messing up the house again! :)

I thought I'd pop on and share a pretty card I made using the Memories line by Teresa Collins:

For this card, I used all of my current favorite things!  The embossing folder is new from Stampin' Up!, the papers, flower stamp, and epoxy dots from the Memories line, and twine from the Twinery!  The color scheme is also a favorite at the moment- I am loving that light aqua and yellow with the bold coral!

I added a little glitter to the center of the flower that you can't see in the photo- it adds a little touch of sparkle to it though!

Sharing this card makes me remember- I think I mentioned that I was taking a class with Teresa Collins a few weeks ago at the retreat I went to.  I can say, the class was the most enjoyable class I have ever taken!  We made mini books and I was able to finish it with ease and can't wait to add my pictures!  Teresa is a such a nice person and even though every scrapbooker around knows her name, she is easy to talk to and so kind!  She walked around and talked to lots of people at the retreat after her classes were finished and took the time to let them show her what they were working on.  She took pictures and signed autographs- even for me! Hee!  Yes, I had to go fan-girl and get a picture! :)

If you ever have a chance to take a class with Teresa, don't hesitate!  It was fun and so enjoyable and I am hoping she'll come out for our next retreat in November!

Writing this story makes me want to run downstairs to scrapbook!  Maybe I can work on my 'meeting Teresa Collins' page! :)

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by my blog!

-tessa