Sweet Afternoon - Cute Checkerboard project by Cheri Piles

We are so busy being "plugged- in" these days. I am even guilty of it. I miss the days of sitting at the table with my daughter and playing a little board game. Often times you will find us playing "words with friends" in the same room... funny how things change. As I was playing against her on my phone I was reminiscing of those times not so long ago and I thought how fun it would be to make something new again!!

 Did you know that a checkerboard has 64 squares?? - Just saying, lol!

You will need this handy dandy little sticker maker for this project! The NEW Teresa Collins "X" Sticker maker!

To recreate this project you will need the following supplies: 

Sweet Afternoon 6 x 6 paper pad, stamp set, a brad from the brad set
Two sheets of your favorite piece of 12x12 from the collection.

Blingage (Stephanie's & Jamie's gems)

3 pieces of wood - I used a 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 square and two pieces for the legs (approx. 1 3/8 wide x 7 1/2)

Extra thick chipboard - 10 x 10
1 sheet of thinner chipboard (for checker pieces)

Pink paint for your wood

Prepare your base, adhere your "legs" to your square board and paint only the out side. (no need to paint where the drawer will go.) Trim one of your sheets of larger paper to 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 and adhere to the legs. This will keep your drawer in place when you pull it in and out.

To start cut one large sheet 10 x 10 and round the corners, adhere onto large thick chipboard of same size.

Cut all of your checker squares using two sheets of each pattern you like. All of the squares are 1 1/8 square. Run them through the sticker maker. Draw a large plus sign on your board in the center and start building your board. I stamped the large crown in the center when I was done. Then I used the border stamp around all of the edges.

To create the box use another one of your favorite sheets from the 6x6 paper pad. Cut 5 7/8 square and score the edges 3/8 of an inch and fold in and glue corners.

Add a brad of choice in the center of one of the folded sides to use as a drawer pull.

I used a flower and a scallop circle punch to create my checker pieces. I punched them from papers from the 6 x 6 paper pad. You will need to make 12 per side for a total of 24. 

Add another circle layer (from another punch) in the centers of each using coordinating paper. 

Then add Stephanies' gems and Jamies' gems to the centers of each piece.

Isn't it fun and pretty! Bring family game night back to the table by creating one yourself! 

Winter White layout by Stacey Michaud using Everyday Moments

I love one of the new trends I am seeing in scrapbooking, muted and white on white layouts.  I have tried my hand at it a couple of times and decided to try it again using the new Everyday Moments collection.  I thought the white on white would work awesome since my layout includes a photograph that was clearly taken in the winter.  Cute hat and puffy coat certainly reminds me of snow!

The first step I took in creating this layout was to cut the rectangular grid from the calendar paper shown below.

  

You will notice the grid minus the days of the week as the center base for my photo and embellishments.  I kept the remaining sheet of paper because I wanted to use the blue border for some pop.  I simply cut a piece of white cardstock to fit just inside the blue border. 

I then decided to add some pops of color mainly along the right hand side of the layout.  It was super easy to accomplish since I combined a variety of die-cuts as well as some handcut images from the Collage paper.  I also included the striped flag banner to bring the eye to the photo.

It was so easy to add journaling...I simply wrote directly onto one of the journaling spots from the die-cut sheets.

I incorporated the soft yellow and turquoise in several places to create some subtle contrast!  I love that this collection can be used for so many subjects!  Even white on white layouts!

Stacey's Blog

Fast, monochromatic layout by Cheri Piles using Fabrications Linen

One of the things I love about the new lines is all of the versatility and how you can use them.

This is a super fast page, you can make this page in 20 min or less!!

I love that it is also monochromatic!! Just something a little different from me :)

Supplies: Green Brocade (back), Green Fleur de Lis (back) and tan damask (back), pretty flowers, die cut card stock, card stock stickers & Gentry's Glitter. Misc: cream card stock, black ink, large clear brad, numbers stamp for year.

The back side of the Green Brocade will be your base.
Cut Tan Damask back side 6.5 x 8 and adhere to page just left of center.
Cut the back side of Green fleur de Lis into a 1.5 x 9 inch strip and ink around the edges in black and adhere over the hounds tooth pattern with more hanging over the bottom than the top.
Add your photo (mat it on cream card stock).
Cut cream and black flowers from pretty flowers paper and add Gentry's glitter to centers then adhere to page along edge of the 9 inch strip.
Overlap the long thin black patterned border sticker covering edges of flowers.
Cut red flower off of left side of black and cream label sticker, add your year and adhere under photo.
Overlap "a day in the life" onto black patterned circle die cut, add brad and attach to page above photo.
Add fleur de lis banner sticker to upper right and you are done!

Cheri's Blog

lists on the go... project by Yvonne

Don't you just love to have a little something special in your purse to keep your lists and important notes on? I just love to make something plain into something cute! I went to Staples and bought some plain note pads and had them cut the pads into three strips so they would be long and skinny. (perfect for grocery lists, wink)

I measured the width of the notebook and doubled the measurement and then added 1/4 of an inch. Then measured the length. So, say it is 2 1/2 by 8...you will need to cut a piece of paper to 5 1/4 x 8. Score at the 2 1/2 inch mark on one side and flip it to the other side and do the same. You will have a score two score lines and a 1/4 left in between the two score lines.

Adhere the back of the notebook to the inside back cover and fold around the notepad on the score lines.

Add a piece of decorative paper to the top of the notepad to cover up the not so cute part.

Then decorate the front as you wish. I added a little piece of scrap to the inside of the back of the notepad to make a pen holder, and there you have it, a cute little one of kind notepad.

I just love Teresa's World Traveler collection...it is so versatile. Love the elegance and classiness that it just screams!!!

I think they make a cute neighbor gift, hostess gift or even a teacher gift. Hope you enjoy!!!
TTFN

Yvonne's Blog

We have a winner and one last TOMBOW Project

We had so much fun with the Tombow blog hop!  We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.  Before we announce the winner we wanted to share with you one last project using Teresa Collins On the Edge collection and Tombow Dual Brush Pens.

Sesil Cratin  was able to use the Dual Brush Pens to create a fun card.

 

 Using the One the Edge Stamp Set she was able to use the Dual Brush Pens to create a rainbow color stamped border.  First she started off by coloring in the images starting with the lightest color first.

Stamp and Marker

Next she stamped the image on white paper.  Here is the stamped image.

 Next she cut out the stamped image and layered up her papers for the card front. Using the 3d Foam Tabs to help create dimension. 

Then she added the crest to the center of the card using the 3d Foam Tabs to finish off the card.

So without further delay.  Our winner of the Tombow/Teresa Collins Prize pack goes to "JEAN"!!!
Congratulations Jean!  Please e-mail your mailing address to sesil@teresacollinsdesigns.com so we can get the prize pack out to you.  Thank you everyone for stopping by, make sure to stop by later this week.  We have an amazing Guest Designer with an amazing project to share.

TOMBOW Blog Hop w/ Colette Nederhoff and Sesil Cratin

 We are so excited to have a blog hop with Tombow!  Check out TOMBOW's  blog {HERE} for inspiration from their design team.   But before you go check out a layout form Colette and Sesil.  This is what they did using Teresa Collins On the Edge Collection and the Tombow Dual Tip Markers - Retro Collection.

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First we have Colette! We love how Colette created this fun quick and easy layout.

Tombow/ Teresa Collins On the Edge : Polka Dot eggs
Designed by: Colette Nederhoff (http://nederhoffco.blogspot.com)
Featuring: Teresa Collins On the Edge (teresacollins.typepad.com)
Tombow Crafty Collection Markers

Supplies:
5 X 7 photo White Cardstock: Office Max
Teresa Collins On the Edge paper: Sheilds, Griffin, and Gears
Teresa Collins On the Edge Chipboard Elements, decorative brads, and trims
Tombow Crafty Collection Retro Markers
Stickles Crystal
Glitter
Tombow 3D foam Tabs
Tombow stamp runner adhesive
Punchinello

Instuctions:
1. Cut a strip of Griffin paper to 6 1⁄2 inches wide. Place this vertical strip about 11/4 inch away from the left edge of the Sheilds (blueside)
paper and glue in place.
2. Mat the photo with white cardstock. Also cut a 3” X 6” wide piece of white cardstock. Trim off the top corners to make a tag. Use the
Tombow markers to write your journaling. Place a brad at top of tag and set aside.
3. Cut a piece of punchinello to 12 inches wide. Cut a piece of the TCD ribbon to 18 inches and tie a knot in one end leaving a small tail.
Weave the ribbon thru the punchinello going to around an inch from the end. Tie another knot to secure. There will be some ribbon left
over. Set aside.4. Cut a strip of GEARs paper to include 2 rows of gears. I colored them in with all the bright colors of markers alternating colors. ADD some
stickles to the GREEN circles ONLY-- just to be creative!!!
5. Color the 3 chipbboard elements gears with the markers. 6. To assemble:
Place the matted photo on top of the Griffin strip toward top left. Place the Punchinello across the bottom of the page under the photo. Glue down. Add the Journaling Tag with 3 D foam tabs Tie 2 Gears on the remaining tail of the ribbon hanging on the right
side. Attatch them after you tie the knots to secure. The last gear is added to top left of photo.

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"Drew"
Deisgned by: Sesil Cratin (sesilcratin.blogspot.com)
Featuring: Teresa Collins Designs On the Edge (teresacollinsdesigns.com)
Tombow Duel Tip Markers (tombowusa.com)

I wanted to share my process of how I created this layout.  I was faced with many obstacles but I was able to overcome them with confidence and I was pleasantly surprised with the result.  Here is my layout.

My first challenge is that I didn't have the right color letters for the title of my page. So I decided to create my title buy using a resit technique using the Tombow Dual Tip Marker and Teresa Collins On The Edge Distressed Dot Paper. Here are letters I liked, but as you can see the letters are pink.

My pink letters for my layout.  Problem #1

I decided to pull out this tool.  I call it my spatter tool.  I purchased this many years ago through an SU! Consultant.

SU!'s Splatter tool

I attached the Tombow Dual Tip Marker (brush side) through the holder and placed the tip of the marker at the end of the of the sprayer.

Marker at the tip of the splatter tool.

Next I used the Stamp Runner to temporarily adhere the wooden letters to the pattern paper.

Using the Stamp Runner

Once the letters were in place I just sprayed the letters.

spraying the wooden letters.

Then I removed the letters and traced around the letters to make the title POP off the page.

I continued to spray the rest of the paper with the other colors to give my background more color.  Simply attached all the other pieces to the layout and added the picture with the stamp runner.
Here is the layout completed.

I had fun using the Markers and Teresa's On the Edge collection.  Thank you for letting me share my obstacles and solutions with you on the Tombow/ Teresa Collins Blog hop.

Make sure you stop by the Tombow blog {HERE}, Check out their facebook page {here} and tell them that Teresa Collins sent you!  We will be doing a giveaway at random to one lucky person, so stay with us to see how to win a prize.  But for now, enjoy the blog hop. Just a reminder, tomorrow check out Teresa's personal blog for more inspiration with our blog swap. {Here}

Thanks for stopping by.  Please leave us a comment and tell us what you think of the projects we would love to hear what you have to say.

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 2 - Cheri Piles "Thank You Card"

The Design Team has been working hard to get ready for this amazing blog swap with Core'dinations. Today we just want to thank each and everyone of you for taking the time out of your day today to stop by and check out our blog. Therefore we hope you will be inspired with Cheri Pile's thank you card.

“Core’dinations Posh - Thank you card”
Designed by: Cheri Piles (http://cherinspirations.blogspot.com)
Featuring: Teresa Collins Designs – Name of POSH, Blingage

Supplies:
Core’dinations. Posh: Die Cut Card Set, Trims, Elements, Brads
Thank you stamps created with Teresa Collins Stampmaker

Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

1. Punch out the following from the die cut card set paper: pink tab, pink mini damask tag, large grey and white tag, grey and black tag.
2. Punch out pink butterfly from chipboard elements
3. Cut one rosette from black flower trim
4. Create your thank you and thanks stamps with TC Stampmaker

Assembling your page:

• Fold paper in half and sand paper revealing pink damask pattern.
• Stamp Thanks along top of pink tab and fold in half.
• Fold large grey tag in half and adhere pink tab to top left.
• Stamp thank you to tight of grey and black floral tag
• layer grey and black thank you onto pink tag on an angle
• Punch hole in upper right corner of pink tag and add grey and black damask brad.
• Adhere Thank you/pink tags to right side of large grey tag that you folded in half earlier.
• Adhere your thank you layers to upper left of card on an angle
• adhere black flower to your layers on lower left.
• adhere your pink polka dot chipboard butterfly on middle left side of card in opposite direction of butterfly in lower right corner.
• Punch hole in card just left of tower and add large black brad.
• Add a dot of black diamond stickels every ¼ inch around top, right and bottom of card.

Make sure to check out Teresa's Blog click {Here}
and
Core'dinations Blog click { Here }

Thank you Cheri for this amazing card. To see more of Cheri's work click {HERE}
The Teresa Collins Newsletter will be out this week, to sign up for more inspiration click {HERE: Sign up}

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}


The Teresa Collins Newsletter will be out this week, to sign up for more inspiration click {HERE: Sign up}

Happy Mother's Day - Layout from Colette Nederhoff

We hope everyone has a wonderful Mother's Day.

We wanted to share a layout from our Design Team Member Colette Nederhoff.
Thank you Collete!  Happy Mother's Day everyone!

Timeless Flag Layout

Designed by: Colette Nederhoff (http://nederhoffco.blogspot.com)

Featuring: Teresa Collins Designs Timeless paper (http://teresacollins.typepad.com)

Supplies:

1 4x6 PHOTO

TCD Timeless Pink Stripe Paper

TCD Black Damask Paper

TCD Gray Damask Paper

TCD Timeless Time Clocks Paper

TCD Timeless Labels Paper

Coredinations Black/White Paper

TCD Timeless Decorative Brads

TCD Timeless Chipboard elements

TCD Timeless Trims

Blingage:

Donna’s Gems

Amy’s Jewels

Jamie’s Gems

Staples: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Adhesives: Glossy accents and Adtech glue runner

Black Stazon ink

Zig Black marker

Instructions:

1. Crop Photo to 4 X 41/2”

2. Cut 5” X 6 ½” piece of the Black Cardstock to mat photo on. Place photo to the left hand

side of mat.

3. Cut out a Clock shape from the Timeless Time Clocks paper and tuck under the black mat

on

the bottom left hand corner of the mat. Glue down on the 12X 12 Pink stripe background

Placing this toward the lower right side of the layout.

4. Cut a 1 ½ “ strip of the Black Damask paper and use scallop scissors to make fancy edge on

1 edge. I used the polka dot side up and used as a border along bottom of photo. Before

sticking it down, attach a strip of the white lace trim to the straight edge and then glue.

Accent with a line of the Donna’s gems to cover the merger between lace and paper.

5. Attach the Chipboard Frame on the right side of the photo and accent with Amy’s Gem in

Center. I also added the numbers from the Chipboard elements along top of photo.

6. To make the flags along top edge of layout-- I cut random strips of the papers, and also

some

Tags from the Labels paper. This is where your individual creativity comes into this page.

You can use whichever combination of the papers to create different levels of flags and

even

layer some to create dimension. After cutting and arranging to suit your taste, you can

distress the edges with the Black ink. These flags get positioned and using a little glue under

them, you can staple at the top each one when you like the placement. I did not glue them

down completely, as wanted dimension from the bending up of the bottoms.

7. Now you can embellish these flags in different ways- such as Brads, gems, and Chipboard.

8. My journaling is done with a zig marker. There is room on this page for as much journaling as you like. 

Thank you Colette!   Have a great Mother's Day Everyone!

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