No. 16 Mini Album by Dedra Long

Hi everyone! I wanted to share a mini album today featuring a mix of the Memories and Stationery Noted Collections. This binder clipboard album was perfect for documenting Shelby's 16th birthday.

I still love the file folders that come with every collection. This one from the Stationery Noted collection became the base of my cover page. Super fun! Oh, and product packaging is so cute these days, don't be afraid to use it when you like it.

We handmade all of her invitations and I had her fill them all out in her handwriting. I know my handwriting has changed since I was 16 and I think she will love seeing her invitations when she is my age. Enamel dots....be still my heart! Who thought this little embellishment could be so awesome!

I'm going to be completely honest here, every time we see a new collection from Teresa I can't wait to see the stamps she designed. It is my most favorite thing. I gotta get better at embossing with stamps like Keisha.

I had her friends write notes to her (the notes turned out to be mini novels).

I loved that this album turned out to be a little more interactive using file folders, pockets and envelopes to hold extra photos and to incorporate memorabilia as well.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Hope your "hump" day is fabulous.

Framed Teresa Collins Designs Art by Keisha Campbell

Hello Teresa Collins Designs fans, Keisha here today. Framed art seems to be the theme for the week, lol! It is so cool to see all the different takes on framed TCD artwork. For my take I used my Big Kick to make the hexagons(Spellbinders) & butterfly(Memory Box) shapes. 

The woodgrain paper is from the Now & Then line, and the dot & floral papers are from the Memories line. I used a few pop dots to give it some dimension. Super fast & easy project-would be a great gift! 

It's FRIDAY...have a great weekend.

Mini Frames with Rachel McAffee

Hello!

Rachel here to share a SUPER quick and easy home decor project. I found these mini frames at my local craft store and thought they would be perfect for a fun project using supplies from the Memories and She Said collections. They would also make a sweet gift for a loved one in your life.

The first frame uses damask paper from the She Said line and die cuts from the Memories and She Said collection. I added a little medallion on top of layered pennant die cuts toward the bottom.

This fun aqua frame uses polka dot paper a doily sticker from the Memories collection. The butterfly and "you are my sunshine" sticker are from the She Said collection. Of course I had to add the cute enamel dots, they're my favorite supply these days!

Cut out the paper to fit into the frame and add your embellishments on top of the paper.

And there you have it, quick and easy home decor!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Dry erase board featuring Memories by Yvonne Blair

Hi everyone, Yvonne here.  I had this frame that I have been wanting to do something with other then just slap pictures in to it.  I found it at Kirkland's.  

I decided to make Bre something for her room. I wanted her to have a place to jot notes and keep her week straight, she is really getting busy with the last bit of her senior year.  I love the fact that you can use glass as a dry erase area.  

 Sorry about the glare, no matter what angle I could not get rid of a bit of glare so bear with me.

Here are a couple of close ups.  Everything I used was from the Memories Line...just love this line. 

Love the colors.  The Tiffany blue color is perfect for Bre. 

 Below, you can see where she has made a few notes. She loves the fact that she can keep each week's notes so she doesn't get confused with where she is supposed to be.  

 Hope you enjoyed today's piece of home decor with a twist.  

Here is a list of the products I used.  

Teresa Collins Memories:

Papers-Doily, Ledger Cards, Flowers, Words. 

Die Cut Flowers, Enamel Dots, Chipboard embellishments, and Buttons. 

Other: Stationery Noted Quotes, Doily and Teresa Collins Mega Runner from Xyron. 

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Thank you and Congratulations tags by Cheri Piles using the Memories collection

Hey everyone, I was so excited when I was up this week to make some tags. I knew exactly what I wanted to share with you!

Have you all read this paper?? It is sooo super perfect for cards and tags! Take a moment to read all of the sayings and quotes...  

See what I mean???  I LOVE all of the different fonts in the paper. The paper is called "WORDS".

Today I am sharing a Congratulations and Thank you tag created using the Memories Collection and the above mentioned paper.

To recreate this card: Cut out the Ledger card with date from the "Ledger Cards" paper. Cut the top corners on an angle to create the card. Punch a hole in the top center. Adhere "remember" die cut centered left and right below the red line on the ledger card. Layer the blue and yellow flowers using pop dots or foam tape, add medium yellow enamel dot to the center, then adhere onto the top right corner. Cut out "we do not remember days; we remember moments" from the words paper adhere using pop dots or foam tape onto remember die cut. Add small coral enamel dot to bottom center of remember die cut. Add letters "Congrats!" from the sticker sheet to lower left of tag. Tie some ribbon to the top and your done!

This is a fun one, I got the idea to use the packaging from the buttons from team member Jamie Harder a few weeks ago when she used some packaging on one of her layouts. I love the shape of the bottom and I cut it a little shorter, punched a hole in the center then punched the upper corners using a "deco" punch. 

To recreate this tag: Cut the blue banner sticker to 4 1/4" and add 1/2" from left side. Cut the smaller doily die cut in half and adhere one side 3/4" from upper left and the other side 1/2 from bottom right. Cut out 4 x 7/8" strip from the "ledger cards" paper (the back side) and cut an upside down v on the bottom to create your banner. Cut out "Always" from the dots paper and adhere to top of banner. Add small coral enamel dot under always. Cut out the quote "there are these moments of life that I'll always remember, not because they were important, but because you were there with me." and adhere to your banner. Adhere your banner using pop dots to the right of your blue banner with "always" just barely hanging over the top. Add "Thank YOU" letters from sticker sheet to bottom left of tag.

I hope this inspires you to take a second look at paper and all of the fun ways you can use them for more than what they may seem at first glance!

Birthday Card and Gift Bag by Jamie Harder

Hello and happy Friday!!!  I hope you have been enjoying this week's "party" theme on the blog!  I decided to make a birthday card since I love to celebrate birthday's and what better way to make someone feel special than a homemade card!

For my card, I used a mix of the He Said, She Said and the Memories collection.  I fell in love with the "Dots" paper...it just looks like a fun party doesn't it?  So I cut out a few to spread out across my card.  But I didn't stop there, I decided to make a gift bag out of that paper too.

Have a great weekend everyone! Thanks for stopping by!

Jamie Harder

Party Ensemble with Rachel McAffee Using She Said Collection

Hi, everyone!

Rachel here to wish you a very merry unbirthday...or maybe it *is* your birthday? (If so, Happy Birthday!)  Either way, who doesn't love a reason to have a party?!

Here is a fun party ensemble using the new She Said collection. Aren't the bright, cheery colors and patterns from this line just perfect to use for party decorations?

For my party ensemble, I chose to make a party hat, goodie bag, cupcake topper and wrapper. 

For the goodie bag, I simply covered a 5"x7" treat bag I already had with the "arrows" pattern paper from the She Said collection. I decorated the bag by layering die cuts and stickers and added a few red enamel dots to the front. To finish it off, I glued a strip of tissue garland to the top of the bag. 

The cupcake topper was so simple to make. I used a die cut as my base and used pop dots to layer stickers on the front of the topper. I then glued a toothpick to the back of the die cut and let dry. 

For the cupcake wrapper, cut out a 1.5" x 8" strip of paper and cut across the top using scalloped edge scissors.  Using a hole punch, punch holes all around the wrapper then fasten the wrapper ends together with glue and let dry. 

Party hats are one of my favorite things to make because they are so simple to create and everyone loves to receive one! 

Using a party hat template, trace the template onto the pattern paper (here I chose to use "dots" from the She Said collection) and cut out.  Using adhesive, glue along the straight edge,  shape the hat and glue the edges together.

Now to decorate the hat! I cut out a doily from the Memories collection and layered stickers and die cuts on top of it and then glued the doily to the front of the hat.  Line the top and bottom of the hat with adhesive and wrap a bit of tissue garland them. 

 I hope you've enjoyed this party ensemble tutorial and perhaps it will inspire you to throw a party...there's always a reason to celebrate! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a creative day!

Graduation fun featuring Memories by Yvonne Blair

Hi everyone, Yvonne here to share some graduation pre-planning. 

I cannot believe this day is here.  My baby is graduating in two and a half months!  I wish I could stay in denial, but alas I cannot.

As of this past weekend we (my daughter and I) sat down and had Graduation "meetings." WINK. 

We discussed what she wanted to do to celebrate.  

We have decided to have her party at home. 

She is definitely a homebody.  So it will be fun to have a laid back, low key party.

She designed the invitations.  They came out so cute.  I will share later on my personal blog. 

I felt like we needed some help to keep the party on track, so I created this fun Graduation Binder.  

It will hold all of our important info, lists, addresses and whatever else we feel as though we need to help the day be a success and as stress-free as possible. 

 I also thought is would be a great idea for her to have a little book she could carry with her to write down her feelings, a place to put pictures of her friends and all the things she will be doing during grad week. 

The seniors get out a week before the underclassmen but the have a full schedule of practices, awards and baccalaureate.  What better way to do that then the stitched notebooks Teresa added in to her new lines.  These little babies are awesome!  I just decorated the cover and added a schedule punch out to the first page to keep her on track.  She LOVES it!

 And I absolutely know we will need many Thank you cards.  I love that these turned out 

elegant and classy thanks to Teresa's timeless designs in the Memories collection!

Here is a little closer peek.  The "thank you very much" is popped with foam tape and we added pearls from the Christmas Cottage line.  Love it.  Bre's favorite color is Tiffany Blue and this is her little Thank you all wrapped up!  

Hope you enjoyed a little peek into our Pre-Graduation party planning.  I'm sure there will be much more to share later.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week!  Until next time. 

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Love is in the air!!! Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!
Hope you are enjoying the creative cards we are making this week.  I wanted to show you a couple of cards I created using the Memories Collection.

Supplies:

Dots MEM105

Subway Calendar MEM103 

Die-Cut Sheet MEM125

• I love to make my own embellishments.  
• So I used a 1.5" circle punch to punch out "love this" out of the Dots MEM105 paper.

 

• I also cut out the red banner pennants out of the circle elements to create the banner on either side of the "love this" element.  I used foam squares to adhere the element to the circle/banner piece of the card.
• Then to create the base I used the remember die cut and the small doily die cuts from the Die-Cut Sheet MEM125 and layered the elements to the base of the card using the back of the Subway Calendar paper MEM103b.

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• For the hearts, I used left over glitter foam from my kids valentine cards.  Then I added the "forever in my heart" text from the die cut sheet MEM125 on top of the card.
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• Again, I love layering and using foam squares to give dimension to my cards. 

Supplies:

Calendar MEM106

Doily MEM101

Die-Cut Sheet MEM125

Subway Calendar MEM103 

• I used the back side of the Calendar page as my base.
• Next I cut a white piece of cardstock and ran it through an embossing plate with my die-cut machine to create texture.
• Then I used the back of the Subway Calendar MEM103 as the base of my element.
• Next I took the red pennant and cut out the "NO." off by cutting out a V at the end of the pennant to create a banner.
• Next I used a 1.5" scallop punch and used the diagonal stripe paper in the doily MEM101 paper. Then I used the blue and white button die-cut as a layer and used foam squares to add the you & me die cut to the center of the embellishment stack. 
• I added it all the the right bottom side of the page.
• To keep with the roundness of the page I corner rounded all the corners of the pages.

Thank you for stopping by today.

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Happy Valentine's Day.

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