Urban Market Layout by Christie Bryant

Hello friends! I hope that you're enjoying your week. 

Today I'm sharing a layout using the Teresa Collins "Urban Market" line. This line is so elegant and fun to use. 

I used the Urban Market "Cards" and "Collage" papers to cut out the word "Happy" for my title and the cute camera for an embellishment.

I also added some Urban Market Tape for a little something extra.

Thank you for stopping by the Teresa Collins Design Team blog today! We're so glad you're here. 

XOXO, 

Christie

Happy @ 9 layout by Stacey Michaud using the new Urban Market collection

I have a son so I am always looking for a good masculine collection!  I found perfection with the Urban Market collection. There are wonderful patterns and muted colors that are perfect for all sorts of themes!  I adore the navy and gray, making that a big pop on my newest page.



 

I decided to make the tags really stand out on this page.  I grouped three tag together, being sure to vary the color and patterns.  I like how it gives my photos and words a place to land.  I placed the biggest photo on the dark tag, knowing I wanted the eye to start there.

I did some simple layering by using two elements from the Ephemera package.  I also added some texture and dimension with the Recorded Wood Veneer piece.  I feel that every page should have some hard element like metal or wood. 

I cut the Happy word from a sheet of paper with journaling cards.  There is so much you can create with sheets of paper!  The alphabet and numbers block is also from a sheet of paper.  Using small elements of paper allows you to stretch your supplies, add variety and have pop while still keeping the page clean. 

Urban Market layout by Jennifer Haggerty

Hello everyone! Jennifer here and I'm happy to show a layout I created using Teresa's new collection: Urban Market.  I can't tell you how much I LOVE the colors of this line!  The blue is even more gorgeous paired with the grey and black, as well as the silver glitter paper!  

 Using my die cut machine, I cut out stars from patterned paper as well as my cardstock background.  I added in decorative brads and a few enamel dots as well. 

The star shapes cut out from the cardstock I backed with patterned paper.  I love the blue/white paisley print!  Keeping with the star theme, I added the wood star from the Die Cut Wood pack.  

Using my Teresa Collins Xyron Stapler, I affixed the star and "Love This" tag from the Ephemera Pack. I find this is a great way to "adhere" your photo overlays!

Here is a glimpse of one of the many 4x6 Photo Overlays that come in the pack!  I love using them as they add so much to your pictures!

I embossed one of the vellum bags from the Basically Essential Media Kit with the Teresa Collins Craftwell Wood Grain embossing folder and my eBosser.  I adhered the bag under one of the Urban Market Tags and some of the patterned papers.  

Another shot of my stars along with the "1" Die Cut Wood piece. I chose this because my cute nephew had just turned a year old in this photo!  

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope this inspires you to do some creating of your own! 

Have a wonderful day!

 Products used:  Urban Market patterned papers, Decorative Brads, Enamel Dots, Die Cut Wood Shapes, Photo Overlay, Ephemera Pack, Tag; Craftwell Wood Grain Embossing Folder and eBosser; Xyron Stapler, Megarunner, and Liquid Adhesive.



Guest Designer Jennifer Haggerty using Family Stories and Masquerade collections

We are so excited to have Jennifer Haggerty on the blog today as our guest!! Here is a little about Jennifer:

Hi I'm Jennifer and I'm so excited to be a guest on the blog today!  I am currently a stay at home mom to two beautiful children. My husband helps run his family's company here in Central Illinois. I've been a licensed dental hygienist for 20 years and occasionally substitute in offices as needed. I've been scrapbooking for 15 years and love trying new trends, as the industry is always changing. 

 

 

First, I'd like to share two layouts I created with the Family Stories collection. This is one of my absolute favorites as I love the colors of this line! It is SO fun to work with!

 

 

I love layering all of the fun embellishments offered with Family Stories: from the die cuts, to the chipboard, brads, layered stickers, sequins, and enamel dots!

 

 

Next up is another layout using Family Stories called 'Loved".  The sentiments on the die cut and chipboard sheet are perfect for documenting the special someone in your life. And for me, its my husband Chris!  One of the things I really like about this line is the chipboard "people"!

 

 

Here, I layered the die cut pennants with a strip of patterned paper. I used my sewing machine to stitch through and then followed up with adding enamel dots, sequins, and die cut pieces. 

 

 

Next, I created two layouts using Masquerade! I was so excited to find out Teresa was coming out with another Halloween line (its my favorite holiday!) Masquerade has the traditional orange and black colors of Halloween but I LOVE the purple enamel dots! 

 

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For this first layout, I used the die cut pennants to create a fun banner across the top corner of my page. I added in some of the decorative brads, die cuts, and enamel dots to accent. 

 

 

 

 

On this layout, I used a repeating triangle pattern that I cut with my Silhouette. Some of the triangles are reversed images with the patterned paper being under the cardstock. I also stitched the edges of each with my sewing machine. 

 

 

 

 Here is a close up of the triangles:  I did add sequins to the very top and bottom triangles and stitched through with my sewing machine.

 

 

I love using small clusters of pennants on my pages. Here, I placed a few at the top, adding some gold glitter tape and one of the decorative brads. 

 

 

Thank you for looking today and having me as guest!  I hope this inspires you to do some crafting of your own with one of Teresa's great collections! 

Thank you so much Jennifer!! You can see more of Jennifer's work on her blog here: http://livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com/ 

Guest Designer Jordan Hasek is back this month using Memorabilia!!

Hi everyone, my name is Jordan Hasek and I'm so excited to be back on the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog!! Today I have three layouts to share with you that I made with the Memorabilia collection. I love this collection so much and the colors in this line just look so great together!!

On this layout I used many embellishments. I love to create lots of embellishment clusters and use all kinds of product. In the cluster on top left, I used a banner sticky note, a die cut, a arrow I cut out from the 6x6 paper pad, and some enamel dots (which I'm obsessed with) along with a brad. I simply just layered the die cuts and the sticky note banner.

I really liked all the banners that came with the chipboard element sheet so I knew I wanted to use them in a really cool way. Here I just punched out all the banners and lined them up along the bottom of my two photos. Then I added some brads in between some of the banners to kind of pull it all together so it wouldn't look like they were just laying on the page. I love how it turned out!!

These dimensional stickers are also one of my favorite embellishments along with the enamel dots. There great for adding another vocal point to your page and grabbing someones attention.

For my second page, I decided not to make a traditional scrapbook page. I wanted to make an inspiration page with a saying. I cut out the words "Believing in yourself is the first step to success" on my Cricut with various types of fonts. For the two main important words I filled the backing with gold sequins from the brand new sequins pack. Then I took the really fun washi tape set and put strips of washi tape on some scrap paper and backed the other words with it to fill in the word.

Here I just finished off the page with some final embellishing. I used some enamel dots and a chipboard piece.

I really like how the gold sequins help these words pop of the page and grab the eyes attention.

As much as I really love making pages with an overflowing amount of products, I also really like to make simple and clean pages. When I want to do a simple page, I prefer white or a very small pattern for the background paper. In this case I chose white. Another technique I like to do on simple layouts is sew around the boarder of the paper a few times with just plain white thread.

Next I layered up some pattern papers from the Memorabilia 6x6 paper pad and just ruffled up the edges of the sides for extra texture and dimension.

Here I snuck a little strip of washi tape under the layers.

I used this yellow broken chevron washi tape to make my own banner shape by just putting strips of it down on some white paper, then just cutted the shape out that I wanted. Then I just punched out and cut out some other shapes to go along the top right corner to form another cluster.

I really enjoyed working with this amazing collection!! I hope you enjoyed looking at my layouts and thank you so much for having me!!

- Jordan Hasek

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jordan-Hasek/689662367729615?ref=tn_tnmn

Blog: jordanhasek.blogspot.com

Santa's Nice List - layout by Leslie Ashe

Hi everyone!  Happy Monday!

Today I'm stopping by to share a layout I made
using the absolutely GORGEOUS Santa's List collection:

I love the look of the bright reds, bold blacks & stunning touches of white against the kraft background.

For my layout, as simple as it is...

I used a plate to trim a circle for my background, behind my photo:

here's the rest of my simple steps to complete this fast
and easy creation
-I trimmed patterned papers in different lengths, such as 2", 3", 4" and even 4.5".
-next I folded them over at the bottom (pinching together) and snipped a "v"
 creating a banner.
-I printed my in 5x7, in black & white and placed it on my page (
-before adhering, I simply played with my banners, figuring how to place
 them behind my photo in a fanning out pattern.
-next I added chipboard embellishments to my photo
-I tied twine in a button and added that above the embellishments
-I trimmed a strip of patterned paper "special delivery" and placed it along the right side
 of my layout.
-my final touch is placing the enamel dots on the polka dot pattern paper

I hope you've enjoyed my inspiration today!
Get yourself this collection - you will LOVE all the creations you'll be making
with every single piece. It's made me ready for Christmas early!

Have a wonderful day,

Santa's List layout with Jamie Harder

Hello!  Today I am delighted to share with you my layout using the Santa's List collection.

For the most part, I kept this layout pretty simple.  I used five different patterns from the collection and trimmed them to keep a nice white border around my page.  I added in only a splash of color here and there with the fun star and "remember this" stickers as well as the enamel dot.  I really wanted the star to be the big feature of this page.  I fell in LOVE with the sequins and thought it would be so splashy to use them to cover a large chipboard star I had.

Here is a close up of the star:

I started at one point of the star and glued each sequin on and then layered the next row over top.  It didn't take very long at all! 

I know that the sequins are a big hit with so many of you ... I can't wait to see how everyone uses them on their pages!

Today Layout featuring Family Stories by Dedra Long

The Family Stories Collection has a very unexpected color palette, at least for me. Pink, blues and oranges with some woodgrain thrown in for good measure. Phrases that are perfect for telling your stories for any family member. Girls, boys, grandparents, parents etc.

To bring the two photos together and make them more of a focal point I layered and overlapped two banners. I also took chipboard phrase stickers and paired them with the stamped "you are here" on the lower left and the stamped "hearts" in the upper right hand corner. Putting a piece of the chipboard stickers directly on the photo also draws your eye in, making the photos even more prominent. Adding the pink striped washi tape to the top and bottom of the layout balances the pink floral banner in the center.

On opposite sides of the photos I added sequins and enamel dots to move your eye up and down the layout. Layering buttons, brads, sequins, stamps and chipboard stickers will add texture, interest and dimension to your layouts.

Thanks for stopping by!

True Love by Stacey Michaud

I have true love for each of Teresa's summer releases!  My two favorite collections are Family Stories and Memorabilia because there is so much versatility.  Today, I am sharing a page that usesMemorabilia.  I am drawn to the chalkboard backgrounds.  

 

I used vibrant photos up against the black background.  They really pop off the page.  I wanted to make that gorgeous chipboard artisan border a star on this page.  It is really one long piece, but I cut it along the curve using heavy duty scissors. Don't be afraid to cut your chipboard to suit your needs. I layered the two pieces of the border one on top of the other, staggering the two.  I love how it is really feminine and regal...like my daughter in these photos.

 

 

 

I also layered a die-cut and button right under the photo.  The pretty pin is adhered to the bottom of the button with a foam square. 

I kept the rest of the design simple so that my photo and the border stood out.  Simply placing a border along the top and then repeating the white and yellow combination under it balances the rest of the layout without making it too busy.

This chalkboard paper is enhanced by the touches of yellow and blue.  It is very charming.  Check it out...I know you will feel the same!