Wedding Cards Using Summer Stories

Wedding season is upon us and if you're like me, you have a ton of weddings to go to this summer. I LOVE weddings and equally LOVE to make wedding cards. Here are a few ideas for making cards the new couple will always treasure. 

For the "Mr. and Mrs." card, I used a sheet of pink polka dot paper from the Summer Stories 6x6 pad and layered a couple cut out cards (from the 12x12 sheet "cards") and adhered them to the top of the base. I then traced the people silhouettes, cut them out and attached them to the card. Using my cricut machine, I cut out a few balloons in the "dots" and "filigree" paper and glued twine to the back of the balloons. I attached the balloons on the card and embellished with die cuts and ribbon. 

Tags are always quick and easy and look adorable tied to any gift.

Make a tag out of the gold glitter damask paper, punch a hole through the top,  lace your ribbon through and make double bow. Attach three die cut banners to the front of the tag and adhere the "Always and Forever" die cut on top of the banners. Embellish with enamel dots.

If you're the bride to be, this card could be given to the maid of honor to thank her for all she has done to help you with your special day.

 For this card, I used the same basic theme of a silhouette cut out holding balloons like I did with the wedding card.  I embellished with a few die cuts, stickers and enamel dots.

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies used-

Pattern paper  "Dots", "Filigree" and "Cards"( damask and papers from the 6x6 pad) enamel dots, border strips, chipboard buttons, die cut sheet- Summer Stories

Summer Cottage by Rachel McAffee

Hi friends!  Rachel here to show you a fun and unique project using the Summer Stories collection. 

During Christmas time, I love to see all the charming little handmade villages and houses decorating mantels and table tops. But the holiday season shouldn't get ALL the fun so I thought I'd make a sea side cottage to welcome the lazy days of summer. 

How perfect is the Summer Stories collection for this project?!  Breezy blues, sunshine yellows, and soft pinks. Just makes me want to lie in a hammock with a lemonade and a good book.

I began this project with a cute chipboard house kit. I covered each part of the house pieces with different patterns and colors of the Summer Stories paper. Following the directions on the package of the house kit, I assembled it together.

Using enamel dots, I embellished a bottle brush tree and placed it towards the front of the house. I also used banner die cuts to decorate the windows. I embellished the house with a "Home" chipboard element as well as a little chipboard button on the front gate.

Here's a mini banner I placed across the chimney to the edge of the roof . I added a little pouf of tissue garland inside the chimney and a few more enamel dots. 

                   All that is needed now is a pretty little bicycle with a flower basket parked in the front. :)
                                      Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Supplies used-

Summer Stories pattern paper- Flowers and pink damask sheet from the 6x6 pad.

Summer Stories enamel dots

Summer Stories die cut sheet

Summer Stories chipboard elements

House Kit- Melissa Frances

Nursery Decor with Rachel McAffee Using Summer Stories

Hello, everyone! 

Rachel here to share with you a couple sweet nursery decor projects using the Summer Stories collection. My sister recently had a beautiful baby girl and I wanted to give her some handmade decor pieces for the nursery.  I fell in love with the soft blues, grays and cotton candy pinks in this line; they also happen to match the new baby's nursery perfectly! 

The first project is a wall hang using a chipboard back board that I painted  ivory. I  layered different patterns and colors of paper from the Summer Stories collection. I attached a vintage photo of a baby and made a little banner using die cuts, buttons and twine.  Using the "flashcards" sheet of paper, I cut out the word "baby" and adhered it to the bottom of the panel using pop dots.

Here's a little pillow I made out of muslin and then embellished with a die cut and button banner.  I also stitched "xox" in the upper corner using light blue thread.  I used fabric glue to adhere the floppy blossom ribbon down the side of the pillow. 

I'm sure you're LOVING this new collection as much as I am!

 Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Supplies used-

Pattern paper- Summer Stories: Flashcards A and B side

Summer Stories buttons and chipboard embellishments

Summer Stories Die Cut Sheet

Summer Stories Enamel Dots

Summer Stories 6x6 pad ( blue flashcard paper)

Other: Floppy blossom ribbon, chipboard back board- Melissa Frances

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!

Spring Decor with Rachel McAffee

Nothing says spring like soft baby bunnies and colorful, spinning pinwheels. 

Rachel here to give you a couple quick ideas for some fun spring decor using the She Said and Memories collection.

The first project is a framed washi tape bunny. I saw this tutorial on Pinterest and thought it was so adorable!   The washi tape from the He Said /She Said collection is perfect for this project because of the bright and happy spring colors. 

For the bunny I googled  "rabbit silhouette" and several popped up. I chose my favorite and printed it out. Next, I flipped the paper over on the wrong side and started covering the rabbit silhouette with different colors and patterns of washi tape. You're going to want to keep doing this step until the entire bunny is covered.

Next, flip the bunny over to the printed side and cut it out.

I then cut out a 5x7 piece of paper from the She Said collection and adhered the bunny to the sheet of paper. Pop it in a frame and that's it! 

Here are the instructions for the pinwheels:

1, Start with a 4"x 4" square piece of paper.
2. Fold your square corner to corner then unfold.
3. Make a pencil mark about 1/3 away from the center.
4.Cut along the fold lines and stop at your pencil mark.
5. Bring every other point into the center and stick a pin through all four points. Make sure your pin pokes all the way through the center.
6. Stick the pin into a thin dowel, or in this case, I used paper straws.
7. Attach brad to the middle of the pinwheel.

A cute idea to display your pinwheels is to wrap strips of washi tape around a mason jar and fill it with paper grass. You could also fill the jar with colorful jelly beans!

I hope your spring is filled with carefree days of lying in the grass and watching pinwheels twirl in the breeze. ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

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!

Valentine Cards by Rachel McAffee

Hello friends of Teresa Collins Designs!

Valentine's Day is just two days away! Have you made your Valentines yet? 

 If you haven't, I've got a couple cards here to get your creative wheels turning.

 I love the combination of red and aqua with a touch of yellow. The new Memories collection has these beautiful color combos that are so fun for Valentine cards. 

  "Bee Mine" (see the little bee at the bottom? so cute!) is a card that uses a cut out doily as the base. I then cut out hearts in red and aqua and layered them on top of the doily base. I tucked the red swirl and bee die cut behind the heart and added a few embellishments of enamel dots and brads to finish the card off. 

This next card uses the aqua flowers paper from the Memories collection as well as another cut out doily...LOVE that doily paper! I adhered the doily to the corner of the card, added a little envelope (from the Stationary Noted collection) on top and layered the card with a heart, ribbon and a brad. The little "Always" and "Love You & Me" sentiments are actually from a border strip that I cut into a few pieces. That's one of the many things I love about the border strips, you don't have to use them as borders!

I hope you enjoyed these Valentine cards using the gorgeous new Memories collection. 

                                     Have a wonderful Valentine's Day! 

Hey everyone! It's Tuesday this Valentines week and we are so excited, we are on week two of our month long of fun giveaways!   All you have to do to enter...is leave a comment each day.  Easy, right?   

Enjoy a week of great layouts and cards!

Don't forget to leave a comment each day, And we will post this weeks winner on Monday Feb. 18th.

Valentine Banner with Rachel McAffee

Happy Monday, everyone! Rachel here and I'd like to show you a fun Valentine's banner I made using papers and embellishments from  the Memories Collection and the He Said She Said Collection. As you can see, I didn't use the traditional reds and pinks to make the banner. I focused more on the loving sentiments that remind me of my sweetheart and of Valentine's Day.

I traced three different patterns of paper around each of the wooden pennants, cut them out, punched holes  on each corner of the paper and adhered them to the pennants. I then threaded  ribbon through each of the pennants so that now it's hanging as a banner.

I mixed and matched embellishments from the Memories and He Said She Said lines and loved how they worked so beautifully together. One of my favorite embellishments are the tiny enamel dots, which of course, I had to add  to each pennant. They remind me of little candies, they're so adorable!

I attached a border sticker to the edge of the pennant and layered stickers and die cuts on top of each other. I fell in LOVE with this adorable vintage bicycle. I thought it was a perfect touch to add since my husband and I love to ride bikes. Although, our bikes are not nearly as cool as the one on the banner!

I hope you enjoyed this not-so-traditional Valentine's banner using the new Memories and He Said She Said Collections! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!