Teresa Collins Design Team - Getting to know Yvonne Blair

Yvonne Blair

We are so excited for you to get to know team member Yvonne Blair! We asked Yvonne a few questions so you can get to know her and this is what she had to say:

What is your scrapbooking style?

I would say I lean toward shabby chic.  I love to rough things up a little bit by distressing but leaving a sophisticated feel at the same time.  I love using the unexpected such as doilies, book pages and shipping tags.  It can also depend on what product I am using. Different products inspire me different ways.    

How did you start scrapbooking?

I have always had a love of working with paper, from the time I was very young I would decorate things with wrapping paper and cut up greeting cards, make my dolls houses out of shoe boxes and so on.  I "officially" started scrapbooking in 1997.  My daughter was about 2 1/2 and I wanted to put all those memories and pictures someplace that we could enjoy them.  Once I started "playing" with paper again I was hooked.  I absolutely love looking through those albums and reminiscing with my daughter. 

What influences your designs?

Everything around me...I can find inspiration anywhere. 

How long do you spend working on a layout?

I spend about 1-2 hours on a layout. If it isn't working for me, I will set it aside and move on to another project.  I have been know to have quite a few different projects going on at the same time!

What does your work area look like while you are working on a project?

Clean and organized? Messy and all over the place? It starts out clean and quickly becomes very messy!!! I usually start with a bunch of product spread out in front of me and pull from that inspiration to create my projects.  When I get done with whatever project I am working on it usually looks like a tornado passed through my studio, lol. 

What is your favorite color combination?

Pink and Black of course!  But I really love all color!

Do you have any other hobbies?

I love photography, home decor, and shopping.  Is Facebook considered a hobbie?  LOL. 

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Check out this amazing layout by Yvonne using the Sports Edition II collection.

Do what you do Best
Designed By Yvonne Blair
Featuring Teresa Collins Sports Edition II

Page Components-
4 x 6 photo
-2 Sports Edition II Circle Tags Paper
-Sports Edition II Red Stars Paper
-Sports Edition II Labels Paper
-Sports Edition II Clear Stamps
-Sports Edition II Die Cuts
-Other: Bazzill Black cardstock, Theremoweb Adhesive and 3-D foam,

Components-Instuctions-Page
-6 x 9 ¼  and  1 x 3 ½ Circle Tags paper  (st(star sidei)
-cut one strip of red stars from Red stars paper
-2 ½ x 2 ½  and 5 ¼ x 7 ¼ Labels Paper ( grey side)
-12 x 12  tags paper (graph side)
-stamp 3 stars from sports edition clear stamps and cut out.
-trace top note shape onto red stars paper (graph side) and cut out
-cut out  page elements from cirlcle tag paper
-cut out page elements from labels paper
-stamp star borders from clear stamps to top and bottom of top note

Page assembly-
-Adhere  6 x 9 ¼  stars paper to 12 x 12 graph paper touching the bottom two grid sections from right side.
-adhere  photo to grey side of labels paper
-adhere grey side with photo to stars paper
-tuck top note embellishment under stars paper slightly, add cut out pieces from label paper.
-adhere red star strip to black cardstock and pop over bottom portion of red stars paper about two graph strips from bottom of layout.
-add cut out stars (popped)
-add play hard shield  (popped)
-add do what you do  (popped)
-add three decorative brads to right side of photo
-add file tab with focus adhered slightly under photo

Thank you Yvonne for a great layout! Please visit Yvonne for more of her great work and designs. {HERE.}