Teresa Collins Save The Date Mini Album and Layouts

Hi there!

With all these amazing sneak peeks of the latest and greatest papers coming out, it's hard to think about making projects with "last year's" paper. But, that is what you do when it's 50% off and your to-do list continues to grow taller.

My husband's cousin got married last summer. It was a beautiful day in Snohomish, Washington and I was fortunate to get a few photos from the event! I ended up making a couple 12x12 layouts for my 2014 album, along with a mini album to give to the happy couple.

I love the Basically Essential Album Kit! It was gifted to me at the Teresa Collins class in October. These little mini's come with a variety of pages, some little photo sleeves, a sticker sheet and some die cuts. Amazingly, Teresa's wedding line went perfectly with the album.

I used one of the photo sleeves to house some sequins. Some grey washi from TC's Urban Market sealed the deal. :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Supplies

Teresa Collins Basically Essential Album Kit
Teresa Collins Save The Date 12x12 paper pad
Teresa Collins Save The Date stickers
Teresa Collins Urban Market Washi
Teresa Collins You Are My Happy Sequins
Studio Calico wooden butterflies

Project Life 2015 Week 1/2

Happy New Year!!

Is there anything you're excited for in 2015? I can tell you that Project Life has definitely been one of my goals and hopes for the new year!

Since I'm such a Graphic 45 aficionado, I chose Time To Flourish as the base paper for all of my 2015 layouts. It's so rich and beautiful and the designs go so well with each season. I've already made layouts for the entire year, now it's a matter of plugging in photos and embellishing!

I'm not sure when Project Life would "officially" start as January 1st fell on a Thursday, so I'm calling January 1st through January 3rd "week 1/2" - a special mezzanine kind of mini-week that deserves its own page spread.

For some versatility, I used a couple of my go-to Spellbinders dies to cut some fun "card" shapes. Another thing I plan on doing with Project Life, is to apply a retro filter to all of my photos. It just seems to go with G45's already vintage feel. If you have an iPhone, the filter I'm using is the "Instant" one.

I LOVE how the Instant filter made this photo I took of the Yaquina Bay Bridge look so retro! It reminded me so much of a postcard. I know I wasn't the only one snapping photos of the bridge that day. If you're wondering, I'm cropping most of my photos so that I can place them behind a white piece of printer paper. Some places like Costco give you the option of printing with a white border. Me, I just have a ton of white printer paper that needs to be used up!

I know it's ironic that my New Year's resolutions are sandwiched between a gingerbread man and my chocolate hazelnut shake from Burgerville, but hey, all in moderation. :)

I'm so happy I found my Amy Tangerine date stamp. I was certain I gave it away (something I have a tendency to do with really nice things) but lo and behold, it surfaced during a recent trip to storage. Too bad I forgot to change the year to 2015! Oh well, that's real life for you. The snowflakes are from Gina's Designs - part of my G45 Design Team haul from last year. What a blessing and thrill it was!

And there you have it. Pretty simple for the most part. Since I'm only doing one 12" x 12" layout per week, I'll have plenty of room in my album for lots of popped up pages.

So what does the other side look like? If you flip over Week 1/2, it looks pretty scary right now. But stay tuned for next week! Thanks so much for stopping by! And if you haven't already, check out Graphic 45's blog for some AMAZING CHA sneak peeks. One of my all-time favorite paper lines has been resurrected and my head is already spinning with ideas.

Supplies

Graphic 45 Time To Flourish January Cut Apart

Graphic 45 Time To Flourish January Flourish 

Bo Bunny brads

Spellbinders - Labels 8, Decorative Rectangles

We R Memory Keepers page protectors

TC Nine And Co. layout

Hello!

I wanted to quickly share a layout I made using Teresa Collins Nine & Co. paper and ephemera. The photo in this layout is from a class Teresa taught last month at Ben Franklin Crafts in Monroe, Washington. I was so excited to meet her!

My friend Lauren from Confessions From a Craftaholic introduced me to Teresa Collins Designs in 2012. As a vintage and Graphic 45 enthusiast, I was amazed at how much I loved Teresa's modern style. She does it in such an elegant, feminine way. 

There's so much to share about Teresa's class, so I'm going to save that for a later post. (By that time, I hope to have a few more layouts to share.) Until then, just a few little notes about some of the details on this LO. 

I chose white and gold papers because they're Teresa's favorite colors. One of my favorite pieces from the Nine & Co. Ephemera Pack is this little white flourish below. I popped it up and stuck one of Teresa's faceted gems underneath for fun. 

What is super special about the calendar from the ephemera pack is that it matches the October 2014 calendar! It was Friday, October 17th when we took Teresa's class. I'd say this goes into my file "serendipity" file.

Thanks so much for looking! 

Botanical Tea layout

Good Morning, crafty friends!

I'm excited to share a layout that I made using Botanical Tea, featured on Graphic 45's blog today! This paper is so beautiful and perfect for so many occasions, including weddings! I thought with wedding season in full bloom soon, that a wedding layout would make for the perfect project.

In the scrapbooking world, paper companies are constantly working to produce beautiful designs for upcoming seasons. That's why you'll see Halloween papers in April, and Christmas ones in July! Graphic 45 just started sharing sneak peeks of their gorgeous Halloween line, An Eerie Tale. Be sure to check out the blog for sneak peeks and a chance to win the collection before it hits shelves!

That's all for today, folks! Happy Humpday!

Supplies

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Botanical Tea

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Flora

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Fauna

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Robin’s Egg

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Hello Friend

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Herbal Infusion

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Just Because

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Banners

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Stickers

Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Chipboard 1

Graphic 45 Ornate Metal Brads

Martha Stewart Caning Pattern Punch

Petaloo flowers

Recollections flowers 

Graphic 45 By The Sea Layout Tutorial

Hello!

Graphic 45 is featuring some By The Sea projects today, including a card by fellow design team member Romy, and this family-friendly layout tutorial by yours truly! This is a photo of my dear friend and her baby boy. When I first saw this photo on her Facebook page, I just loved it and knew I wanted to scrap it! My original plan was to use Sweet Sentiments and make a boy-themed page. But once I found out how much my friend loved By The Sea, I figured the nautical line would be just perfect!

I was quite tickled to see a sneak peek of my layout every week last month. It was a fun surprise not just for me, but for my friend whose picture is in my layout. 

Thanks so much for looking! Before I move onto the tutorial, I wanted to tell you about a special contest going on with Graphic 45 and Snapguide. If you love upcycling items into fabulous creations, click here to enter or learn more! You'll need to create a Snapguide account and create an easy guide. 

Supplies

12” x 12” Graphic 45 By The Sea By The Sea

12” x 12” Graphic 45 By The Sea Beachcomber

12” x 12” Graphic 45 By The Sea Set Sail

Graphic 45 By The Sea Tags & Pockets

Graphic 45 By The Sea Stickers

Graphic 45 By The Sea Chipboard

Graphic 45 Artist Trading Tags – Ivory

Stickles – Diamond, Copper

Instructions

Step 1. Take By The Sea paper, lighthouse side face up, and fussy cut the border.

Step 2. Attach border with foam dots to Set Sail paper, stripe side up.

Step 3. Take Beachcomber paper and cut off a 5 3/8” x 7 3/8” piece. Adhere a 5” x 7” photo on top.

Step 4. Set aside (2) ivory artist trading tags.

Step 5. Locate the following chipboard pieces.  

Step 6. Locate the following pieces from your tags & pockets.

Step 7. Arrange all pieces per photo and adhere.  

Graphic 45 Couture Layout

Ah, layouts. Quite honestly, these have always been the hardest type of paper project to create. Yet, I love it when I'm challenged to make one - such as this layout that I made for Graphic 45's booth at CHA Mega Show recently. :)

The photo below is from a little trip (10 miles?) to Graphic 45 headquarters to pick up our new products and meet the rest of the G45 family that I had yet to meet: Aimee and the lady who started it all, Diane Schultz! It was so wonderful to meet these ladies. And, I was in for a real treat, as fellow design team member Denise Johnson also showed up!

For more layout inspiration, feel free to check out today's blog post over at Graphic 45! There's a sweet layout by Romy and a beautifully fussy cut one by Susan; all using different paper lines.

The gorgeous coral and pink flowers below are from Prima. I lovvvvve me some Prima flowers!!

The lace pattern on one of the papers just spoke to me - so I used 4 pieces of paper to get that lace border look!

I used some of Graphic 45's newest staples, the shabby chic keyhole and ornate metal key. They look beautiful with all the new paper lines, not just the really feminine ones!

And one of my favorite details ... this old necklace from my mother-in-law. It said "Couture" all over it.

Supplies

Graphic 45 Couture Couture

Graphic 45 Couture Fashion

Graphic 45 Couture Gorgeous

Graphic 45 Couture Beautiful

Graphic 45 Couture Chic

Graphic 45 Couture Style

Graphic 45 Couture Accessorize

Graphic 45 Couture Elegant

Graphic 45 Couture Stunning

Graphic 45 Couture Alphabet Stickers

Graphic 45 Couture Chipboard 2

Graphic 45 Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Keys

Graphic 45 Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Brads

Graphic 45 Shabby Chic Keyholes

Prima Le Mia Flowers

Old necklace