All Boy layout from Suzanne using NEW Now and Then collection

Happy Monday!

I received my box with the new collection, Now & Then last week. All I can say is be prepared to want every piece in this collection. This line has Teresa's signature style all over it. It is perfect for documenting your special boy, or girl. Gorgeous tones of blues, subtle green, rich mahogany, and a classic newsprint pattern. I decided to create a masculine page as one of my first projects.

A little bit of everything on this page of my darling son. I used chipboard, brads, borders, and a bit of inking using the Now & Then Stamp collection.

Here are a few details:

Here you can see the chipboard tag found on the 12x12 Chipboard Elements Sheet. I was so excited to see this in my box! Everything you will need for adding details to your pages, all within one sheet. I love to add a bit of embossing on my pages, so I embossed the chipboard tag seen above. Tied the end with a basic twill ribbon found in my stash. For a bit of fun detail, I pulled the mini star border stamp, and inked it with Stazon.

Above you can see the circular border found in the die cut border package. I really like these, because they are already prepared for you. No punching needed, adding interest instantly! You can also see the stripe pattern underneath the border. This is pulled from the 6x6 coordinating paper pack. A brad adds a bit of masculine detail to the banner on top of the embossed  circle. A bit more stamping using the stamp set. On the left hand side I used two stamps right on top of one another for a bit of interest.

I turned to my Cricut to die cut the BOY embellishment on this page. Every photo of my son reminds me that he is one rough, and tough little man. I would not want it any other way! The finishing details are the masking tape ink again with the same mini star border stamp. I love stamps, and it makes me happy to see my stash of Teresa Collin's stamps accumulating! Perfect for just adding just a bit more to your page, without extra dimension.

Finally, layers of papers, part of a ticket border, and a number chipboard element finished the top of the page! This collection is truly gorgeous, and cannot wait to create a mini book with it, soon!

Have a fabulous week, and we cannot wait to see what you create with Now & Then.

World Card Making Day

Today is World Card Making Day....
In honor of this event we have some cards made from our very own Teresa Collins Design Team

We hope you are inspired by the following:

Yvonne Blair:

Jamie Harder:

Sesil Cratin:

Amanda Jones:

Suzanne Sergi :

Cheri Piles:

Stacy Rodriguez:

Julie Jacob:

Stacey Michaud:

Keisha Campbell:

Rachel McAffee:

Have a great day creating CARDS!  Remember to help celebrate World Card Making Day with our Contest HERE.
We would love to see what you create with your Teresa Collins Designs Cards over on our facebook page at: facebook.com/tcdesigns
Have a great WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!

2013 Vintage Finds Calendar By Suzanne Sergi

Good morning!

I love creating calendars for the new year. I have had some personal changes in my life, that inspired the following mini calendar.With holidays around the corner, I thought October was a great month to start on New Year's projects. It is filled with quotes, inking, pretty embellishments, and papers from the Vintage Finds collection. One of my favorite elements were the chipboard accents that helped to tie the theme together well.

For me this mini calendar will not be used  primarily to list important dates, events, etc. So, even thought it is a calendar, it will be more an inspiration journal as I begin a new chapter in my life. I wanted each page to be filled with quotes, a big bold embellishment on the opposite side. Just little reminders that can inspire me to reinvent a new ME! I love the Vintage Finds collection, and I knew it was perfect for this vintage book.

Here is a peek of some of the pages inside:

There are twelve months to this calendar, I found in my stash. So the were the perfect jumpstart to each month. A perfect word to inspire, and grow as each month passes in the new year. I used the Vintage Finds Bingo 12x12 sheet, and cut each of the cards individually. Perfect to begin each month as t he base for my embellishment on the right hand side.

I have a bold, and fun personality. Ha! So I wanted the opposite page to reflect this as well.

 I did insert a large bingo card again from my stash with the word LUCKY. 2013 will be all about growth!

I used the smaller bingo stamp found in the Vintages Find collection, and inked a small card. I placed this on top of a layer of vellum. I anchored it with a small black tag that I cut from Teresa's Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge. My all time Fave! 

I love the small chipboard numbers found in this collection. Perfect for documenting the upcoming year on the cover, and for displaying my lucky number! The glittered border is also from this collection, and can be found die cut border strips package.

Thanks for taking a peek at my calendar, and I cannot wait to tuck inside my thoughts, pictures, letters, cards, and small moments as I begin the New Year!

Have a great day everyone!

Wanna know a secret?

Thank you so much for all of your comments, this contest is closed. Winners announced on Facebook fan page. Thank you again!!

Shhhh----DECEMBER 25th--a new Cricut Seasonal Cartridge by Teresa Collins!!! 

That is right! Teresa has designed a Cricut Seasonal Cartridge that will be coming out as a Hello Thursday launch in November. However, our friends at Provo Craft told us that it will be available on www.cricut.com sometime today. The name is December 25th and it is THE perfect cartridge to inspire you--Teresa Collins style--to start working on Christmas cards, gifts and home decor.  

Check out the ADORABLE holiday themed projects our design team made using the Teresa Collins December 25th cartridge! 

Guest Designer: Candice Bunnage

Supplies:

·     Teresa Collins December 25^th Cartridge

Teresa Collins Christmas Cottage paper

·      Cardstock

·      3 Cardboard cones. Various sizes

·      3D Dots

Instructions:

·      Wrap large cone with desired paper and secure

·      Cut Frame at 3 inches. Glue onto center of largest tree

·      Cut JOY at 2 inches. Glue onto center of frame

·      Cut Snowflake 4 at 3 inches. Secure to top of tree

·      Wrap smaller cone with desired paper and secure

·      Cut snowflake border at 1 inch, 1.5 inch. And 2 inches.

·      Glue onto cone and secure

·      Wrap smaller cone with desired paper and secure

·      Cut Dove at 1.5 inches x5

·      Secure onto cone with 3D Dots

Instructions:

·      Prepare image on Cricut Craft Room

·      Flip image so it is backwards on screen

·      Using iron-on glitter vinyl, cut “Ho Ho Ho” image at 11 inches.

·      Weed out excess vinyl

·      Iron on gently using cotton setting of iron

Suzanne Sergi:

Joy Cut Sizes:

Joy: 3"
Sleigh: 1 3/4
Snowflakes: 2 1/4, 2", 3 3/4
December: 2 1/4

Holiday sparkle cut sizes:

Sparkle: 4 inches

Snowflakes:2 3/4

Holiday: 2"

stocking: 3 3/4

Julie Jacob:

Cheri Piles:

cuts:

FlrDeLis 3 1/2" Countdown paper side b

SantaFrm 4"  Sentiments side b paper

Deer 3 1/2" Countown side b paper

Mistltoe 2 3/4 Sentiments side b paper

Holly 2 1/2"  Sentiments side b paper

HollyLr 2 1/2" Red Snowflakes paper

Ornament 4"  Tiny flowers side b paper

Sparkle 2 1/2" Tiny Flowers side b paper

Snwflke5 1 1/2" (x3) Countdown side b paper

Joy 3" Medallion side b paper

Snwflke 3" Snowflakes paper

SnwflkLr 3" Snowflakes paper side b

Other Christmas Cottage items used: 

Washi tape

Buttons

Decorative Brads

Trim

Chipboard #1

page 1 :

FlrDeLis 3 1/2" Countdown paper side b, Ink around all edges using brown ink.

Layer your cut circle onto music notes paper. 

Adhere your Fleur De Lis using pop dots. 

Adhere a 1 inch strip of burlap using hot glue and ruffle along back as you are gluing.

Add 3 small gems to center of fleur de lis. 

page 2:

SantaFrm 4"  Sentiments side b, ink around edges in green ink.

Deer 3 1/2" Countown side b, ink around edges using brown ink.

Mistltoe 2 3/4 Sentiments side b, ink around edges using green ink, add red drops of red glaze or red stickles to berry parts.

Adhere frame to music notes tag, add a small bling to right and left of frame circles. 

Adhere deer using pop dots. 

Adhere Mistletoe to bottom right of frame overhanging right edge of tag. 

Adhere cream antlers Christmas Cottage button overlapping where mistletoe meets the frame and bottom of deer's right foot. 

Add red chipboard sticker fleur de lis to center of button.

page 3:

Holly 2 1/2"  Sentiments side b, ink around all edges in green ink.

HollyLr 2 1/2" Red Snowflakes, add red glaze or red stickles to berries and glue berries to holly.

Ornament 4"  Tiny flowers side b, add red glaze or red stickles to stripes. Ink around edges in brown ink.

Tie jute string around top of ornament. Adhere ornament to tag using pop dots. adhere Holly to top of ornament overlapping the string. Add green and white chevron washi tape to bottom of tag.

page 4:

Sparkle 2 1/2" Tiny Flowers side b, add red glaze or red stickles to the entire work. 

Snwflke5 1 1/2" (x3) Countdown side b, ink around all edges in brown ink.

Adhere the word Sparkle to the right side of tag with the "p" overhanging the right edge.

Using red brads and pop dots adhere three snowflakes randomly to left side.

page 5:

Joy 3" Medallion side b paper, adhere green glitter to the letter "O", ink around all edges in green ink.

Snwflke 3" Snowflakes paper - on the 'swirly' part add red glaze or red stickles.

SnwflkLr 3" Snowflakes paper side b - ink around edges in brown ink.

Adhere JOY using pop dots to the top of tag.

Adhere the 'swirly' snowflake to the bottom with the edges hanging over.

Adhere the single snowflake over the other one using pop dots.

Add red dots washi tape to top of tag.

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Thank you to our amazing Designers for their amazing inspiration!!!  And to reward you for making it through this entire post....

Our friends at Provo Craft provided us with one Teresa Collins December 25th cartridge to give away on our Teresa Collins Design Team Blog. We will be pairing this with a set of our Christmas Cottage papers. Please leave a comment by 11:59 pm today by telling us what your favorite holiday tradition!

 Till next time happy crafting.

Vellum Postcard Pockets...Tell Your Story

Hi, everyone! Suzanne here with you today, sharing vellum postcard pockets I created. I used the Large Journaling Cards from the Tell Your Story Collection as the base for my project. 

I cut the paper into six, and today I have two to share with you. Originally, I was going to tuck the postcard inside the vellum pocket. However, after adding all the fun embellishments from this collection, I thought it would be perfect to sit on the outside. Then I could tuck in a special note, candy, pictures,or a gift card. I also think the vellum pocket would be a great idea to share a recipe with someone, too. I need to write that one down, before I forget. Fabulous idea with the Christmas Cottage  line, right in time for the holidays!

Here is Postcard 1:

On this card I used library card from the Cards paper on top of the large journaling card. Then I layered two flowers together from the assorted flower pack , and used the metal oval embellishment in the center. This embellishment can be found in the Fabrications line. 

A little bit of stamping, using the acrylic stamp set from this same collection. I inked on the library card, and the ticket peeking underneath the flowers. You can also see a layer of vellum underneath the glittered border. I love the look of vellum, and the softness it adds to your paper crafts.

Here is a peek at Postcard 2:

On this postcard, I rounded the corners to soften the look. I also added a bit of tulle underneath the flowers. Pulled in some of the beautiful brads from the Tell Your Story collection. Love how everything coordinates so well! 

Thanks for taking a peek at the postcard pockets! These were super easy to make, and I am not a seamstress! I will be working on making more to have in my stash! They will be great to have on hand for any occasion! Have a great Wednesday!

All About Layers Using Chipboard Elements

Happy Monday! Today, I have a page to share with you using the new Vintage Finds Collection. I really love the neutral, and elegant color palette of this collection. I changed my photos of my sweet son, and daughter to black and white. I love their expressions, and love the special relationship between the two of them. I wanted my finished page to be simply that, special, and sweet.

On the following page you will find fun borders, inking, and multiple layers. I love incorporating stamps to add small details to my projects. They give projects a bit more interest, without adding extra dimension onto your pages. However, I will admit, I am all about dimension, too! Which is why I love using the chipboard elements found in this collection, too. They are perfect as is, but with a bit of paper,
you can create your own unique embellishments.

On this page the following supplies were used:

Vintage Finds: Clocks, Flowers, Black Damask, Dots, Brads, Chipboard Element 2, Washi Tape, Stamps 1, Stamps 2, Layered Stickers

Fabrications: Metal Photo Corners 

 Cuttlebug: Teresa Collins Timeless Embossing Set

Here I used  the large chipboard damask as my main embellishment on the page. I layered a circle piece of vellum on top, and paired it with a black label. Then I punched a flower shape from the Clocks paper, and finished the center with a chipboard damask flower. A brad from the Vintage Finds Collection was the last detail added to the center.

At the top of the page, I embossed a small tag that I stamped using the arrow image found on the Vintage Finds Stamp 2 set. Again I used another black label on top, and another punched flower. The small clocks found in the corner of this page were punched from the Clocks paper. On top of them, I layered chipboard clocks, and used rhinestone brads for the centers.

Finally, I added an embossed cream banner, to the left of  the page. Here I layered the polka dot orange circle on top to finished the triangle of the orange elements found on this page. I used another black label, and the rectangle chipboard element from the Chipboard Elements 2. On top, I used a small strip of washi tape right across the middle.

This page is going to sit on a shelf above my computer to remind me of how lucky I am to be their Mother every single day!

Happy Labor Day everyone!

Vintage Finds layouts with Suzanne Sergi

Hello, everyone!

Suzanne here to share another one of my favorite releases from CHA. I love the new Vintage Finds Collection. It is definitely full of vintage charm as the name implies. The deep colors or orange, black, and touches of gold are perfect  for any photos!

This page is of my sweet little girl dressed up for a party. This collection paired beautifully with black, and white photos. So on both of the following pages you will see just that.

One of my favorite paper from this collection was the bingo cards found on the Bingo 12x12 paper.

They are perfect for layering right on top of one another as you see on my page. They were a perfect backdrop to the large paper bloom on this page. They would also be fabulous as a backdrop on a banner!

Here is a closeup of the paper blooms found in the Paper Flowers pack! Each pack has 36 flowers to choose from. 

My final page is of my sweet son in his favorite cap! These photos are two years old, but to this day he loves this cap. He will not part with it, even though it is a bit too small for him now. The combination of the damask, and newsprint patterns found in this collection are gorgeous! I am also in love with the numbers found on the washi tape!

Now, love clocks, and so glad to find many different sizes on the Clocks patterned paper. I cut around the one I wanted, and using my die cutting machine, cut it so the clock would have a scalloped edge. Fast, and easy way to create your own unique embellishment from paper! A few buttons, brads, and another clock were used to add more details to the face of the large clock embellishment. I did add a bit of inking to it as well, by using the following stamp:

I had a great time creating with this gorgeous new line, and the Vintage Finds is definitely a must have this summer!

Hope your day is fabulous!