Basic Grey page maps

I need to catch up on some photos from last year and this page

map this week from Basic Grey was quick and easy
and came out just the way I wanted it to.
The papers are from the new Nordic Holiday line
 and the snowflakes are hand cut from a Best Creation paper that

I had in my stash for something special.  

 Title is: Just Chillen by the Lake

I changed the sketch by putting the snowflakes 

where the photos would be and put my title in 

2 places.  I needed the chillen to pop a little more

so I added some enamel accents to the top of the

letters to make them look a little more frozen. I also

went around all the edges with chalk ink and used 

a dark brown pen to go around the center square.

I used a martha stewart snowflake punch for the borders

and added Icicle stickles on the snowflakes to make them

glisten like the snow did that day at the lake.  It was really 

fun hiking around and it was really cold too!

I have some fun cards I am doing too and will post

in a couple of days when I get some good photos...

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs-Teresa  

September Card Club

It's time again for card club and this was a really fun class to

do because it is the beginning of a wonderful new holiday season

and there is lots of glitter and sparkles available to use for everything.

I used some of the new embossing powders, glitters and stamps from 

Stampendous called Frantage' and it has a really old world 

elegance to it.  I have a few more vintage hat stamps and a key

that they came out with to do still and will post them soon.

Here are some close ups of the glitter...

if you click on the images you can see it better :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Teresa

Out of my league.....

It was sad to read the list of new designers on the teams
 and not have my name up there but today at church
I was reminded that life doesn't always happen the
way you want it to.  Sometimes there is other things
waiting out there for you so you just have to keep looking.
...and as disappointed as I was in not making a team

 I am still happy that i have the coolest job
 in the world getting to work with every paper

company out there on the planet and making fun projects

 and teaching classes for people who really like what i do....
guess that is what I am supposed to be doing right :)

so moving ahead with a big smile
and a very happy heart now...

My favorite time of year is almost here and
 I cannot wait to go pick apples and pumpkins soon...

 These really pretty papers are from Creative Imaginations.

I originally got them to scrap photos when I go apple

and pear picking but thought this was fun and I will

just get a few more sheets...

 I got to play with the new cookbook papers from

Crate paper and love the colors of this line.

Good down home country colors with a little bit 

of my favorite color turquoise.

This came out crooked and crazy but that is how I felt

so i just kept it that way...  I will have to give this to my

sister... she will appreciate the silliness of it :)

Have a wonderful day

Hugs, Teresa

Tallships Festival at Dana Point

 It's hard to believe that it has been a year but it was

time again to see the Tallships sail in and do battle at Dana Point.

There were 8 ships this year and the one on the top right

is still all original so that was pretty neat.  It was kind of cloudy so the

photos came out a little grey but i think it makes them look older.

 I used a filter to get the rays of the sun show

up in this photo.  It would have been amazing if the

boats could have sailed through the light in just

the right way but sadly it didn't happen....

This boat belongs to the Ocean Institute and is called

the Brig Pilgrim..  I love all the sails on this one. You

can actually learn to sail this boat and I think I am

going to add this to my bucket list of things to do!!

 I went to get something to drink while we were waiting

on the jetty and took this picture coming back.. There

were lots of people watching the boats out there this year!

This is all the boats docked so that people can tour 

them.  They also have a huge pirate gathering and

a show on the Pilgrim.  It's fun to see and fun to

feel like what it was like along time ago!!

Thanks for stopping by.... Teresa

Basic Grey Monday Sketch

Hi Everyone,

I was gone all weekend and almost forgot to post

 my take on the Monday Sketch for Basic Grey.

I was up in Sacramento a few weeks back and took these 

photos of some beautiful Victorian Houses in the Historic

district downtown and thought it worked pretty good.  The papers are

from my stash and are from the Aged and Confused line...

I thought the blues and greys would give it an old time

look and I added extra brown and charcoal chalk to make

it pop more.. The flowers are made from Sizzix dies :)  

Thanks for stopping by....

Teresa

Basic Grey Cards

Happy Sunday Everyone!!

Today I just wanted to share some cards that 

I made out some of my Basic Grey Stash with all of you... 

I picked lots of bright cheerful prints that made me

happy and smile and used lots of punches and 

embossing folders to add more texture to them.

This is my first card and favorite because I love all these colors

together.... This was a really fun card to make because I layered

it alot with both stickers and my favorite transparencys.  The corners

on the pink are done with a corner punch and the rosettes

are from Basic Grey too.  Don't you love that cute little bird?

 For this card I used one of the 6x6 pads with 

the smaller prints, an embossing folder for a 

little added dimension, tags, and some of the new flowers

that are both paper and printed canvas. These were

really fun to scrunch and ink and layer and the matching

brads added the perfect finishing touch to the flowers.

 I don't normally like greens and yellows but this

was fun to make.  I used a scallop Ek punch 

for the right side and Ek flower punches for the

flowers with the pearls.   The saying I created on my 

computer and chalked it and added some extra

light brown chalk ink around the edges to antique it

up just a little more.  I am going to have to send this

to my grandma.  It reminds me so much of her!

This card I really like too! The new Indie Bloom

papers have the prettiest brightest colors and 

they go together to make some really beautiful 

projects..  The thinking of you on this card is from the 

tag set and it really popped when I added the 

black and white dot pattern and matching ribbon.

The orange and pink frame in the backround is 

made with a spellbinders frame die.

Lastly today is this fun card I did with one 

of the 6x6 pads from Out of Print.  I used little bits of

all the patterns to create all the different layers from the embossing 

folder to the spellbinders die on that and to the

flowers that I punched and made for the spray on

the top. I love the soft colors and tiny prints on

these papers and can't wait to do some more today!!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a

comment to let me know what you think :)

and don't forget to say prayers for the families
of those that lost members in the attacks on 9/11
Our hearts go out to all of you and like they all say...
No we will never forget....

Hugs,  Teresa

Doodlebug Halloween

I am a huge fan of Doodlebug and when I came across

a stamp store in Elk Grove (Stampers Corner) 

that carried all of their products (I was so impressed)

both old and new I stocked up on all the fun things they had!!

I love how everything works together and they have these

adorable little adhesive characters from all the different

collections called doodle pops.  Soooo cute!! I had so much

fun using this line with all the great colors it has in it!!

My first project is this Memo Board-
 For this project I purchased a corkboard with a frame

and painted the edges black and added lots

of fun borders and papers to it in strips.  I used a stamp edged

punch for the rectangles around the top inside edge

and put that cute little bat on the side :)

I always love using the tags for cards and

what not but these went perfect to decorate

the top and bottom of this board...

 If you haven't gotten any baker's twine this is

a must have!!  There are so many colors available

 and it gives your projects that little extra something

that ordinary ribbons can't give to a project... 

 I love this little card.. To make it I cut strips and angled

them for the backround.  Then I added a cute piece of 

the spiderweb paper and matted it in white. I cut 2- 1/4"

stripes and glued them down and added one of the tags

over that.  Next I used one the new little green alien pops

and put him next to the trick or treat bag and added a

cute little happy halloweeen message!!  Whaa la, it's done!
Don't you just love his little jiggly eyes?

These little guys are sooo cute!  I would love to make

these for an invitation because it just screams come

to my party and have a good time right?

For some crazy reason my camera did not do this
page justice but the closeup color is better.  I added
a little distressing on the edges and a few of the tags
for color.  I love the purple and black spider paper,
it is just so very cute!!  Hope you all get some
of this cute paper to do your Halloween pages this
year... It is really fun to work with !!

Thanks for stopping by and have a really great day!

Hugs,  Teresa

Just Catching up on Life....

We went up to Elk Grove last week and got to take
a detour down to Monteray Bay and it was gorgeous.
The weather was pretty cold there by the ocean but
it was really nice to visit again...
They added alot more to the Aquarium since the last time
we went there and we even got to see dolphins, seals and the
cutest sea otters on the planet out in front of the aquarium
 in big groups playing and eating.  That was the best!! 

These jellyfish just amaze me how they are so beautiful yet so deady.

I caught a Japanese Man of War once on a stick at the beach when I was little once. 

 My dad wasn't too happy about it when I dragged it over to show him and 

explained it could kill me if it stung me.. so we buried it deep in the sand

 so that it wouldn't hurt anyone else..

This Aquarium had lots of seahorses of all kinds and colors. 
 Still love this one from Australia the best though :)
They are just beautiful!!

This photo is the coolest tank.  It is actually in a circle

and the sardines swim round and round you above your head

in a huge school..  It was amazing!!

They also had lots of sea turtles.  One 

tank had 2 smaller ones like the photo 

above and the other had bigger, older ones.  And the Sundae you see at the left was from Ghirardelli Ice Cream shop on the wharf.  They make their own sauces so I can say this was the best thing I have shared in a long time.... yum!!

The house on the right is from a little town up a ways from the wharf.  It belonged to the town doctor and his family and actually stayed in the family for 3 generations from the 1850's.  This one and the house next to it are just beautiful and in perfect condition.  I have more photos

of some really pretty houses in downtown Sacrament and will post those in a couple of days.  The bottom picture is the sunset on our last night.  It was really fun and I can't wait to go back up there again soon!

Thanks for stopping by,

Teresa