Teresa Collins Designs Blog

Inspire, Remind, Promote & Create

All this talk this week about "Scrapbooking" and "Journaling" inspired me to go out and "promote" scrapbooking and keep on raising awareness about "Bringing Scrapbooking Back" by creating more layouts when I realized...

Not everyone "Scrapbooks" (gasp!)

BUT everyone has photos and memories (whew!) and after a lengthy conversation with friends just hours after the post on Wednesday, I was filled with inspiration and an idea to help those who might not necessarily "scrapbook"

You see, one of the many beauties of working with Teresa Collins lines is that it all coordinates in ways that you might not recognize and I have a really great example:
I created a Sports Journal Album from Bebe Boy, Welcome Home, Mr. & Mrs. and a past line, Sports Edition.

This project is for a friend that does not scrapbook, but I bet would IF she had something to write her memories in and adhere to photos to and that is what I created from new lines with pieces from past lines and regardless of theme, gender or layout size.

Here is what I used for this page:

Fold a 12" x 12" MM1202 Ledger paper in 1/2.

Trim the "Once Upon a Time.." tag from BB1008 Notes Paper and adhere to the upper left corner.

Trim the large clock from the WH 1309 Home Paper and cut 1/4 of it off.  Adhere larger side of clock against right edge of page and smaller side of clock to the lower left edge (refer to photo for placement)

Adhere a SUPER CUTE LITTLE PLAYER photo to the Chipboard Element from found in the Welcome Home Chipboard Elements WH1310 and adhere to lower right portion of page.

 

This is another page created from the Mr. & Mrs. Ledger paper, but is a little more functional than you might be able to tell.

 

Fold the 12 x 12 in 1/2 but do not use any adhesive to glue it together in any way.

AFTER I bound the book together, I trimmed about 3 inches off the top of this page, added a thin strip of adhesive to the bottom and made it a big pocket page to hold journal cards, awards, additional photos, etc.

BUT that is not all...I adhered a photo of that same SUPER CUTE OLDER PLAYER to a slightly large piece of the WH Damask Paper WH1303 and then a slightly larger piece of the Sports Edition Paper.

I added adhesive ONLY to the left, lower and right side and adhered it to the ledger page and again, created another pocket to hold journal cards from Chic Bebe Boy BB1008 and the Sports line.

A few other scraps and pieces from past lines were adhered to pieces of the WH1303 and added to the page...

so, are you inspired to create for someone else to help "Create Scrapbook Awareness" and inspire others to create....

WE want to know what you can do to help someone else, in the way of scrapbooking....

Do you have an idea, a thought, maybe a project you have already done???? WE want to know about it in the way of a comment...and then a winner will be chosen and announced on MONDAY...and the giveaway is amazing.....but you need to leave a comment to win.

and

TODAY IS YOUR LAST DAY to submit your work for the first Monthly Challenge so make sure to email your photos and info to stephanie@teresacollinsdesigns.com.  To read more about this challenge, please go here!

Happy Creating!

Scraps

SCRAP {skrap} noun 1.a small piece or portion; fragment: a scrap of paper.

"leftovers", "smidgen", "snippet", "extra"...however you refer to them, we all have them...SCRAPS!

Big pieces, tiny strips, extra chipboard pieces, little pieces of ribbon...Some of you throw them right out, some of you store them for years or, if you are like me, I re-use them, over and over and over again. 

Here is a really easy, quick, not to mention CUTE way to mix and match your scraps to create the perfect gift for a "sweet sixteen" gift, graduation..or gosh, for yourself!

Start by covering the front, center and back tab pages of the Teresa Collins 4" x 6" Chipboard Tabbed Covers with the Chic Bebe Girl Leopard patterned paper.

Sand and ink edges to create a shabby look.

I had a leftover scrap "Girl" tag that I adhered to chipboard, trimmed and adhered to the center of the cover.

Add 5 small rhinestones to the crown to add the right amount of bling.

Fill this journal with 4" x 6" scrap pieces of coordinating patterned papers including lined ledger and journal paper.

After binding the journal, create embellishments to hang from your binding using leftover pieces of chipboard elements.  Simply punch holes in the pieces, attach together with small jump rings and tie with a small scrap piece of coordinating ribbon.

Using more scraps from the same line, I created a VERY easy and quick card by attaching the "It's a Girl" tag to a slightly larger piece of black cardstock and then attached it to a folded piece of white cardstock measured to fit in my EXTRA TC envelope. (I used the coordinating card that goes with this envelope on a separate project!)

Easy, cute, simple and fast!

Here is a list of the items used to create these projects:

BG1101 - Leopard Paper

BG1113 - Chic Bebe Girl Die Cut Card Set

BG1108 - Notes Paper

BG1110 - Chipboard Elements

okay, and onto our "Retailer Spotlight" that is shining brightly on our friends in Canada!

Say hello to Robin & Lori from "The Scrap Yard" in Calgary Canada!

The Scrap Yard is a “must stop” store if you are in the Calgary area.  Lori and Robin pride themselves on bringing in unique items that are highly sought after...    

"We first met Teresa and picked up her lines at CHA Winter 2008 and have been HUGE fans ever since!  We love her so much we travel to Las Vegas every year to attend her “Inspiration Unlimited” workshop weekend.  She is one of the most genuine and talented women you will ever meet.  Her designs are always fabulous and hugely anticipated.  We have a special “Teresa” section in our store complete with a chandelier and a black damask curtain!  We are so proud that she has now become her own entity.  Yeah Teresa! "

Thank you to The Scrap Yard, these two crazy fun ladies and all of our friends and fans in Canada!  Please visit the "ScrapYard" website at  www.thescrapyardcalgary.com 

Monthly Blog Challenge...

Do not forget that we are still waiting for your submissions for our first "Monthly Challenge"..it is not too late so send in your work to stephanie@teresacollinsdesigns.com with "Challenge #1" in the subject line.  You can read all about ithere.

and a "YOU PICK" giveawayso please let us know who you are and where you are visiting from.  A winner will be picked on SUNDAY NIGHT and announced on Monday morning.  The winner will get to pick a paper collection of their choice...but remember..you have to play to win!

Have a wonderfully creative weekend!

Monday Inspiration & Introductions

>Thank you all so much for the wonderful welcome, amazing comments and excitement for Teresa Collins Designs!  It is so great to read all of the comments from all over the world and regardless of how close or how far we all are..we all share the common thread that ties us together which is the LOVE for creating...and thank you for sending in YOUR *beautiful creations for us to share with everyone!  We are in awe at the talent and meaning of each one of them.  Thank you for sharing your heART!  We LOVE to see what you are doing with the product lines and invite you all to keep sending them in.  You can see all of the submissions in the album on the left side side bar!

Today, we have our very first winner for our weekly giveaway and want to congratulate

Leslie McLaughlin!!!

 

and now for a little Monday Inspiration & the Teresa Design Team Introduction..

The Perfect Gift  for the Bride-to-be, the Mother of the bride, the bridesmaids..even the flower girl created by design team member, Stephanie Ackerman.  To see basic how-to's for this project, please check out the "Design Team Inspiration" album on the left-hand side bar.

and lastly, the official introduction to the Teresa Collins Designs Team..

  

Jamie Harper

 Stephanie Ackerman

 Janna Wilson

Candice Carpenter

 and Camille McClelland

Please be sure to click the "Design Team" button on the right hand sidebar to read a little about each one of them as well as be ready for a landslide of inspiration here each week on the blog!

“Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.”
Earl Nightingale

*if you have photos of a TC project or layout that you have created and would like to send us, please send them to stephanie@teresacollinsdesigns.com

 

 

 

Welcome to the Brand NEW Teresa Collins blog....

 

We are so happy that YOU are here and very excited to share all of the amazing and exciting things we have planned for this inspiration filled blog!

For starters, make sure that you mark your calenders for each Monday, Wednesday and Friday as we will be  be posting a little "inspiration" for you from one of our Design Team Members....and speaking of the design team, we will be introducing them to you one at at time starting this Monday.

In addition to our weekly posts, we will be featuring a monthly "Guest Designer" and will introduce you to our first guest on Wednesday, March 31...

and lastly, to show our gratitude and appreciation, each Friday we will be spotlighting one of the WONDERFUL Teresa Collins retailers and well, since today is Friday, we would like to introduce you to

Heartfelt Creations

Located in Sandy, Utah, Heartfelt Creations is one of Utah's largest Scrapbook stores that carries the latest and greatest as well as unique products. 

At Heartfelt Pages, you will find wall to wall supplies, papers and scrap-booking product  including ALL of theTeresa Collins Designs lines!

In addition, there are TWO crop rooms that will accommodate up to 40 & is free to use during store hours. 

To find out more about Heartfelt Creations, please visit the store at 9318 south 700 east , Sandy Utah (behind McDonald's) (801)233-9028

and be sure to visit their website at:

 www.heartfeltpages.com

Thank you so much, Heartfelt Creations, for all of your support and love for Teresa Collins Designs!

 

and now, what would a brand new blog celebration be without a giveaway?  Starting today through Sunday, we want to know where you are reading from, so please let us know by leaving a comment and we will pick a winner and announce it back here on Monday when we feature our first Design Team Member & Inspiration.

For now, take a little time to look around and be sure to check back each Monday, Wednesday & Friday for a whole lot of wonderful...from Teresa Collins Designs!