Happy Birthday! Tag by Julie!!

Yep. I know it's December 22. And I'm sure most of you are up to your eyeballs in Christmas preparations and cheer. ;) That's a good thing. We just happen to be celebrating a couple of birthdays here too. Honestly, sometimes it's hard to stop the Christmas mind-set and jump into birthday. I have a special place in my heart for all of you with Christmas-time birthdays. :)

Today is my husband's birthday, and my daughter turns 12 the day after Christmas.

Isabelle is very much smack in the middle of a zebra phase right now. I cut a big (as in ginormous) tag out of Posh Black Lace paper, and then Mod Podged it with zebra print tissue paper. When you look at it close up, the lace pattern shows through.

I wrapped some black tulle around the bottom, and then added her monogram. (She asked me to use a B for Belle instead of an I.) The 'B' is a chipboard letter (Colobok) that I covered with Posh Butterfly Script paper. Then I added a coat of Iridescent Medium (Winsor & Newton) to make it a little sparkly/shiny.

For the crown I used Posh pink glitter paper. I cut it out at 4" with Teresa's Sophisticated cartridge (crown1). Adhere to tag and add bling (Stephanie's Gems & Jesse's Jewels).

For the hanging bling at the bottom, I deconstructed a black T Drop that I was tickled to find at the back of my drawer. :) Don't you love it when you find stuff like that? I took off 5 little blingies, poked holes, and hung them from the bottom of the tag.

Print a happy birthday message on white cardstock (I used the Porcelain font and added the Iridescent Medium to this too) and add to the top of the tag with 3D foam squares (Thermoweb). Finish with a black lace hanger.

Happy Birthday Belle! And Happy Birthday to my husband today. :)

And from me and my family, a very Merry Christmas to you all! Have a wonderful and blessed holiday season.

Julie's Blog

We have a winner for the Core'dinations Blog Swap

What an exciting week we had with Core'dinations and their Blog Swap!

We wanted to thank everyone that participated in our swap and we hope you were inspired by both design teams. We had so much fun with everyone so we wanted to show you more layouts the Teresa Collins Design Team created, and we hope we inspire you.

Designed by: Amanda Jones

Designed by: Amanda Jones

Designed by: Amanda Jones

Designed by: Sesil Cratin

Designed by: Jamie Harper

Designed by: Maridette Cachola

Designed by: Colette Nederhoff

Designed by: Colette Nederhoff

Thank you everyone for your amazing layouts.

So, without further delay our winner for "on the edge" collection goes to:

Kelly Massman said...

When I have a sketch, I can complete one in 45 minutes up to about 3 hours!! Love the layouts here today! And, thanks for the chance to win!!! I'd be thrilled!

 Kelly- please e-mail me at sesil@teresacollinsdesigns.com with your address so we can send out your prize! Congrats!!!

Make sure to check back this week to be inspired with NOTATIONS!  We will be sharing some amazing projects and layouts using the Notations line and kit.

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Teresa Collins and Core'dinations Blog Swap Day 5 - Giveaway, Yvonne Blair "Time" and Jamie Harder "Beautiful"

We have had so much fun in participating in the Core'dinations Blog Swap. So in our final day with the swap we will be having a give a way!!! But first here are a couple of layouts we wanted to share with you. Yvonne Blair and Jamie Harder take it away....

Time
Yvonne Blair
http://www.yblair.blogspot.com

Products- Teresa Collins On the Edge gears for Core'dinations.
Teresa Collins Designs On the Edge, Guitars-black side
On the Edge Distressed Dots-Grid side
On the Edge-Decorative Brads
On the Edge-Trims
On the Edge-Chipboard Embellishments
Timeless-Clock transparency
Other-Black pen, Thermoweb adhesive, Thickers from American Crafts.
Instructions:
Sand Gears paper from Core'dinations just around the outer edges.  Using an edge distresser rough up all edges.
Matt 4 x 6 picture and 4 x 6 On the Edge grid paper onto
6 1/2 x 9 On the Edge Black paper.
Adhere On the Edge Chipboard Gears.
Add On the Edge Decorative Brads to the center of each gear.  Cut out Five clocks from Timeless transparence and using a decorative brad attach to foundation of layout.
Add folded bit of trim at the bottom edge of matt.
Add Thickers and journaling. 
(Note: when you rough up the outside edges it really brings the bottom color out to frame the whole layout.)

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Beautiful by Jamie Harder
http://ahappyscrappyplace.blogspot.com

Coredinations: Posh Butterfly
Posh: Butterfly Script
Sports Edition II: Tags
Posh Die-Cuts
Posh Brads
Posh Stamps
Posh Trims
Blingage: Donna's Gems
Also included one piece black cardstock.

I trimmed the edges off the coredinations Posh Butterfly and attached to black cardstock.  Trimmed pices of Sports Edition II Tag paper and Posh Butterfly script. Cut part of circle on coredinations paper and slid the pieces of patterned paper under it.  Stamped a row of patterned in black ink and attached a line of pearl trim.  Pop dotted my large photo and circle die cut.  Stamped butterfly and attached a gem in middle.

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Thank you Yvonne and Jamie! If you would like to see more from 

Yvonne check out her blog {HERE}

or

Jamie Harder {HERE}

If you would like to win "ON THE EDGE" Collection by Teresa Collins Designs, please leave a comment telling us how long it takes you to complete a layout. We will close the comments at midnight (MST) on Saturday.  We will announce one winner Monday, May 23rd.   We can not see how long it takes you to complete a layout.  Thank you again for Core'dinations for allowing us to participate in this great blog swap.  We hope we were able to inspire you.

Core'dinations Blog Swap - Day 1 - Amanda Jones "Flowers Layout"

The Design Team is supper excited this week as we are doing a blog swap with Core'dinations!

Be sure to check out Core'Dinations Blog everyday this week for some amazing inspiration!

Also head on over to the Core'dinations Facebook page and tell them Teresa sent you!

Here we have a great layout by design team member Amanda!

“Flowers Layout”
Designed by: Amanda Jones (http://amandajonesblog.blogspot.com)
Featuring: Teresa Collins Designs – Posh and Core’dinations Core Amor Cardstock
(http://teresacollins.typepad.com)



Supplies:

4 3”x2” landscape photos
Posh – Stamps
Posh – Die cuts
Posh  – Core’dinations cardstock
Blingage – Jesse’s Jewels

Other: Core’dinations Black Magic cardstock with pink core, scalloped border punch, butterfly punch, black stamping ink, black alphabet stickers, sandpaper, journaling pen..



Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

1. Cut a piece of the black magic cardstock to measure 9.5” tall and 3.75” wide. Punch a border down the left hand side of the card and sand the edges to distress them.
2. Sand the embossed portions of your background cardstock to reveal the pink core
3. Stamp the butterfly from your Posh stamp set onto the reverse of a scrap of pink core ‘black magic’ card, and cut it out.




Assembling your page:

1. Adhere your photos to the black piece of cardstock you prepared, leaving an even border around them and a larger space in the centre. Adhere the pink die cut label shape to the gap in the centre. Stick the stamped butterfly in the centre of that and then add one of Jesse’s Gems on top.
2. Glue your photo strip to the centre of your background cardstock.
3. Cut or punch some butterfly shapes from a scrap of the black/pink card and arrange them around the photo strip, layering some together. Stick some down with the black side showing and some with the pink side up.
4. Add your title and journaling to the right of your photos.


Thank you Amanda for a great layout! To see more of Amanda's work click {HERE}


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Card inspiration using the Cricut Imagine and Cricut Expression with Jamie Harder.

The design team has been busy creating with the Cricut Imagine and Cricut Expression machines in anticipation of Teresa Collins new cartridges.

Team member Jamie Harder shows us some card inspiration using both the Cricut Imagine and Cricut Expression machines, We love how she uses papers from the different paper lines and makes them all work together.

Items used in Jamie's Card:

Notations: Journal
On The Edge: Plaid
Posh: Chipboard Elements
Timeless: Diecuts
Timeless: Decorative Brad
Imagine More Cartridge: Spread your wings at 4 in
Elegant Edges Cartridge: Eyelet Border at 0.5 in
Other: black cardstock, twine, pink button and pearls

Thank you Jamie for such a great card! For more inspiration by Jamie please visit her blog {HERE}.

Be sure to sign up for the newsletter, you can sign up {HERE} The May Newsletter will be out next week!

Teresa Collins Design Team - POSH CHA Winter Make and Take Mini Album

We are excited to be able to share with you the Make and Take that Teresa Collins Designs had for CHA-Winter 2011. Sesil created this mini album using the POSH collection.

Cover

Page 1

  

page 2

page 3

Back cover

We even have instructions: Mini Album Posh

Thank you for visiting our blog.  

We have more inspiration with Sports Edition II coming soon!

Have a great weekend and we hope you live a creative life!

Teresa Collins Designs - POSH, Layout using new Core Amour Color Core TC Cardstock collection

Team member Jamie Harper created this amazing layout using the new Core Amour Color Core TC Cardstock. This Card stock goes with the new Teresa Collins Designs line called POSH.

“Do They Come Any Cuter ?”
Designed by: Jamie Harper  (www.jamieharper.typepad.com)
Featuring: Teresa Collins Designs –POSH, Blingage (http://teresacollinsdesigns.com)

Supplies:
core’dinations POSH Butterfly

PH2112 POSH Clear Stamps

BL1902 Amy’s Gems Blingage

BL1924 Ali’s Pins Blingage

PH2110 POSH Die Cuts

Pink cardstock

Instructions:

Oh my goodness this paper is SO much fun to work with. Just look at how simple this layout is and yet just grabs you. It is so simple you just sand as much or as little as you wish and another color is revealed. It adds so much INSTANT dimension to your layout. If you have not tried it yet, it is a MUST!!!

Preparing your page components:

1. Cut the following pieces from your papers:

Cut a 12 x ½ strip of pink cardstock

Assembling your page:

1. I did a light sanding on the layout
2. I used a digital frame around 3 photos and printed them all out with a white border they total 6x9 all 3 combined
3. Adhere your photos ½ in from the right side and 2 ½ from the top
4. On your strip of pink cardstock stamp the cursive writing going all the way across
5. Adhere the strip in the center of the black strip on the layout
6. Stamp a butterfly onto pink cardstock and cut the butterfly out.
7. Adhere the butterfly with a pop dot and with a pin behind it on top of the butterfly on the paper.
8. Use the die cut journaling box to add your journaling. Adhere over the bottom of the first photo.
9. Adhere your blingage to the left of the journaling spot.

Thank you Jamie for sharing your amazing layout!

Teresa Collins Designs - POSH, Mini Albums with a twist

The design girls have been super creative with their mini albums. We hope you are inspired to think outside of the box.

Team member Colette created this mini album from a suitcase she purchased online. What a cute idea! She says: I did this tea party photo shoot when we got our new puppy!  I think I used every piece of Blingage there is!  That makes me very happy!  

 Items used: Posh Papers: Butterfly script, Cameo, Butterflies, Damask, Lace Stripes, Gray Flourishes, Mr. and Mrs. Flocked Album Covers (cut down), Chic Bebe girl chipboard elements, Welcome Home chipboard elements, Clock Dies Charms, Chic Bebe Girl alphabet stickers, Blingage: Zac's bookplates, Paisley's flower, Ashley's Necklace, Ty's Stars, Taylor's clips, Maxson's crowns, Amy's Gems, Jamies Gems, Miranda's jewels. Black Coredinations cardstock, Bazzill chipboard "Tags" and "Flower" shapes, White Doilie, Felt Butterfly - Hobby Lobby, Pink Felt for heart cutout, Pink Safety pin, Pop dots, Pink Tulle, white metal rimmed tag- Office max, white Dotted swiss ribbon - Hobby Lobby, Pink Ribbon - Michaels, White suitcase-- ordered online.

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Team member Laura created this wonderful mini that she had custom made with her daughters name from Clear Scraps.

Laura used many papers and embelishments from the POSH, Timeless and Blingage lines.

Great mini albums Ladies!! We hope you are inspired to create something this special for yourself! For more inspiration please check out the newsletter HERE.

Teresa Collins Designs - POSH, Layout inspiration

Posh is such a fun line to play with. These ladies are showing us some great layouts, their creativity using these papers amaze us. We hope you are as inspired as we are.

Team member Jamie Harper created this wonderful layout. Wait until you see her cleverness!

it's a Large Photo card!

Such a unique layout, Thank you Jamie!!
Items used:
Posh: Damask, Butterfly Script  Blingage: Zack's bookplates


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Team member Maridette Cachola created this layout, her attention to detail and cutting skills are impressive!

She Used pop dots for the butterflies and the label. Cut the damask strip and placed it on top of the paper.  Then placed the white tulle in between the cardstock and the paper.

She Added pop dots to give the crown some dimension.

 I cut the flourish design on the left and placed it on top the cardstock using pop dots to add dimension.
Items used: POSH-  Black lace, POSH- Posh Damask, Posh Butterflies, Posh Butterfly script, POSH-  lace strips, Timeless- Black Damask, Time clocks, labels Blingage: Jamie's gems
Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Vintage, Distress ink, distress edges, Thermo web adhesive, Pop dots, Glossy Accents, Thickers alphas, White tulle


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Team member Jamie Harder created this fabulous layout of her beautiful daughter playing dress up. Rightly called Glamour Girl. We love her clean lines and they way she incorporates multiple photo's into her layouts.

 Here Jamie shows us how she cut out the cameo from the Cameo paper and used it as an accent piece.

 Items used: Posh - Cameo, Posh Damask, On the Edge - Plaid, Other: "glamour" - american crafts thickers; "girl" Glitz Design


Thank you ladies for such inspiring layouts!


For more design team inspirations check out the newsletter HERE.

Teresa Collins Designs - POSH, Clipboards

Altering and re-purposing items have been a hot trend for some time now. We are lucky enough to have some talented altered artist on our team to help us get inspired and alter a clipboard.


Team member Colette used the Posh collection to creatively display her pictures of her cute daughter.

Products used:
Posh Papers:Pink fishnet,Black Fishnet both sides
Blingage: Jamie's Gems,Amber's Jewels,Zack's Bookplates
Other:Black Bazzill Cardstock,Martha Steward Edge Punch, Pink Ribbon - Hobby Lobby, Triple clipboard - Stampin Up

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Team member Laura created this amazing clipboard. I love the different sections she created on the clipboard.  Wow!

Products used:
Posh: Pink Fishnet, Butterfly Script, Posh Flower, Gray Flourishes
Transparency: Teresa Collins
Chipboard: Maya Road & Teresa Collins
Flowers: Prima & Pink Paislee
Carstock: Coredinations
Rub-ons: JoAnns, Creative Imaginations
Blingage: Frame, Wings, Jewels, hair clip, crown
Blingage: Stamp Set
White Cabashon: Etsy "Supplies YouNeed"
Ribbon: May Arts , Vintage Lace
Clipboard: Melissa Frances
Ink: Tsekineku





Thank you ladies for the great inspiration.  Make sure you come back tomorrow for more beautiful creations from our design team.