Urban Market Glam - Melissa Phillips

The new Urban Market collection is so elegant and classic, filled with trendy elements, glitter, shimmer, and glamour.  It's a favorite of mine and today I've got a couple of projects using this collection to share with you, beginning with this altered paper mache star box.

I covered the outside edges with Urban Market Decorative Tape and then chose glittered patterned paper for the top.  I used die cut feathers and a wood shape to bring in some trendy elements, and then layered chipboard to create my focal point.  

A few lovely, large Urban Market silver sequins were added last and as usual, are always a perfect finishing touch. 

I had so much fun with this card using the 6x6 Urban Market Paper Pad and die cut tag.  All that is needed with the lovely patterns and colors in this collection are a few finishing touches.

A bit of chipboard stapled down the side and across the front using my Xyron/Teresa Collins stapler, die cut stars cut from Urban Market paper, a brad, and a few enamel dots...so easy to put these products together.

And, last but not least, more Urban Market Decorative Tape across the bottom...what did we ever do before this wonderful, fun stuff?  I love the patterns included in each of Teresa's decorative tape collections...must haves for sure!

Thanks for visiting.

Melissa Phillips

Shabby, Sweet Cards & Tag - Melissa Phillips

Shabby, Sweet Cards & Tag - Melissa Phillips

Hello there.  I'm happy to be back with you today sharing a few cards made with the ever so lovely Daily Stories and Save the Date collections.  These are both so beautiful on their own, but easy and effortless to combine together.

My first card uses Teresa Collins papers with my die cuts to create a flower filled with layers of patterns, colors, paper, and trims.  I also used Decorative Tape across the bottom of my card to bring in some of the pink found in the papers, and attached my flower, wood piece, chipboard, and brad to a die cut tag.  These make such great focal points.

 I finished by adding a few Enamel Dots to add some fun and whimsy.  

This card as well as the tag that follows were both created for the Scrapbook Generations online magazine and are based on sketch you can find there.  Their sketches are amazing, so detailed, and so much fun to play around with.

Daily Stories was used here again and I couldn't stop myself from adding bits of everything including, Decorative Tape, chipboard, Enamel Dots, die cuts, and stamping using the sweet Daily Stories collection.

It was so much fun being challenged to stray from my usual design style and incorporate some circles for a change.  

Shown here is my tag for Scrapbook Generations using the Save the Date collections and once again I  used a little bit of everything.  

I made my sentiment just a bit playful by adding a button in to the mix of chipboard letters.  And, the fun die cut banners and sequins create lots of movement and playfulness, but as with anything Teresa Collins creates, all things combined create a very elegant feel.  

Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting.

Melissa Phillips

Daily Stories Cards - Melissa Phillips

Hi there!  I'm so happy to be blogging for Teresa Collins today.  It's my first time here and I've created a couple of special cards for the occasion.  Both cards use beautiful papers, stamps, embellishments, and decorative tape from the Daily Stories collection along with Basically Essential Stencils and Modeling Paste.

This was my first time using Modeling Paste and stencils and I loved this technique so much, I can't wait to try again.  You'll notice on my die cut heart in the center of this card, a beautiful flourish stenciled with paste beneath the dimensional butterfly sticker.  I just love the soft and subtle effect stenciling adds.  Since I'm a card maker, I love the 6x6 Daily Stories paper pad because of it's ease and convenience, not to mention that the patterns are on a smaller scale, also perfect for card making.  Across the top of my card and beneath the beautiful floral paper, I added a Daily Stories border sticker and a strip of decorative tape from the fun, Daily Stories collection.

 I finished my card with a sweet sentiment from the Daily Stories stamp set and then a few sequins scattered here and there across the card.

My second card uses the lovely Basically Essential tree stencil and more Modeling Paste.  I applied this to Kraft cardstock and then added just a bit of stamping from the Basically Essential stamp set using Kraft ink, so as to get a very subtle look which wouldn't detract from the stenciling.

I layered a strip of Daily Stories paper to the left portion of my card as well as a border sticker.  I adhered a Daily Stories die cut with a strip of Decorative Tape to work as my sentiment and then added a bit of machine stitching to secure everything in place.

Lastly, I layered a Daily Stories Wood Piece butterfly over an enamel butterfly, from the Daily Stories Enamel Dots & Shapes collection.  I love the pop of color behind the wood piece.  To finish, I added a small pink Daily Stories gem.

This is such a sweet collection to work with.  It's versatile enough to cover many different occasions from everyday to meaningful milestones.

Thanks so much for stopping in today.

Melissa