New papers from Echo Park

Today I have a new card to share with a new 6x6 pad

that I got from Echo Park called Reflections.  It has

really yummy colors and prints in it and I came up with

this shaped card which is one of my favorites and used

another of my favorite Spellbinders dies for the center

sun and the sentiment.

I really love blues and yellows together.  It reminds

me so much of the Dutch blues and whites and I love

Daffodils so this is just perfect.  It was really easy to

make cutting just strips for the sides and then doing a

layered medallion for the center with the Persian Motifs

die set and stamping it in royal blue ink to match. 

The ribbon is silk and you can get it at the Stamp Simply Ribbon 

store online.  They have amazing ribbons and

they ship to you right away.  They are a super great source

for ribbons, papers and lots of other goodies....

and the prices are really good!!

I hope you like and thanks again for stopping over..

Using Neutrals for my Cards

I love creative challenges and I have said before that

working in a scrapbook store for 12 years had me using

alot of patterned paper all the time but since I have

been using all the new beautiful dies that Spellbinders has

been creating I have started to switch to more simple papers.

Today I am just using 2 neutral paper colors: tan and cream.

I used Decorative Labels Eight for my card and just cut out

pieces of each and layered them with foam dots. The embossing

stands out so much better on it and all I needed was to add

a pretty ribbon, a flower and I added some wooden leaves

from Prima that I inked ever so slightly with brown chalk ink.  

The pearls are from Want2Scrap and they are the best and 

come in a jillion colors it seems like.  You can order online too

if you can't find them in your local store here....

I have been really busy this week creating lots of fun

things to share so be sure and check back for

more fun inspiration using my favorite SB dies!

Have a really wonderful day....

Spellbinders Christmas Class at the Yap

Hi Everyone it's Saturday already and today I am teaching

a really fun class all with Spellbinders dies at my LSS

called Scrap N Yap.  You can imagine how happy I am just

using all the fun dies they have for the holidays to create

some fun projects to get us all in the spirit of the season. Yahoo!!

We are using most of the new release dies so that the ladies 

can see how they look used for something and i think it is going

to be a really fun event for all of us.  I will post some photos

of all of them tomorrow so share and maybe some better photos

of the projects too.  Here is the list of dies we used just in

case you feel like you need to get a few right :)  

S5-055 Poinsettia

S5-166 Ornate Squares

S4-310 Labels Eighteen

EL-013 Winter Wonders Embossing Folder

EL-034 Decorative Fancy Tags Two

S4-403 Mr and Mrs Snowman

S4-404 Create a Flake Four

S5-185 Snowflake Pendant

S5-186 Dimensional Snowflake

S4-401 2013 Heirloom Ornaments

And I almost forgot I have some other projects I am bringing

in just to share for inspiration with other dies we didn't have time

to use in the class... Be sure and check the On the Road Blog

for more info on stores we visit and teaches classes at.

Have a wonderful weekend... Teresa

Just for a birthday

Hello everyone and thanks for coming over

today.  I had such a good time last week going to my

favorite stamp store up in Elk Grove California I had

a pile of things to make this week it seems.  One of 

them I just finished was a simple card from a 6x6 pad

that had the designs on it already.  All I needed to do

was add a few flowers and I created the envelope at

the top by using part of a Spellbinders label die and cut

just a piece for the top.  I love the colors of this and think

I am going to make up a few more to send out.

The stamp is from Hero Arts and the set has lots

of great sentiments on it.  The flowers are from

Prima and the ink I used is from Tsukineko.

Thanks so much for stopping over... gotta run

and work on Card Club and my Spellbinders Class 

coming up this weekend and next. 

Hugs and Smiles... Teresa

A Special Birthday card..

Hi Everyone and thanks so much for coming to see

what's new on my blog this week.  If you are just stopping

over I have been sharing some fun cards that I did with

the New Die D-lites released from Spellbinders this week.

Today I have another one using another of the Medallions

and this one is called Medallion Seven .  This is a really pretty 

lacey die with beautiful embossing and I decided to use it as a 

border and I cut and embossed it 3X in white card stock

and ran 2 small pieces of pink silk ribbon through them and

tied them in the center.  I also used the Bitty Blossoms die

and made a pretty white flower and leaves to put in the middle.

For the outside border on the grey dotted paper I embossed the

Matting Basics dies into the paper but didn't cut it.  It's a really

pretty way to create a border and it's really, really easy to do.

That's all for today and hope you are as inspired to try some

of these fun little dies like me!  Have a wonderful day :)

Another fun Die D-lite today...

I have another pretty card to share today with all of you 

that I did with one of the New Flower Die D-lites out this 

month for Spellbinders.  You can also see it in the gallery here.... 

and I have another view to show you today. 

 For the flower on my card I used the new Blooms Four die 

and made it in a bright pretty pink card stock from Bazzill.

The embossing on it is quite striking and using the Media Mixage

Keys plate and white paper made it really easy.  The back round

die is Label Thirty-Two.  Don't you just love the embossing

on the flower too?  It's beautiful I think and really adds the

perfect touch to the card.  And the papers are from Bo Bunny.

Thanks for stopping and don't forget to check out all the other

wonderful projects in the gallery for more SB inspiration.
We are headed out this morning to a fun local car show
and of course i have to pick up some kettlecorn popcorn.

Hugs and Smiles and Happy Saturday to you all

Cardabilites #85

Today I decided to play along again with Cardabilites

new sketch and use a few of the New Die D-lites

to make a card.  I kept pretty true to the sketch to

make it fast and easy so it was really fun and I am happy

with the way it came out.  For this card I used the

New Medallions Four and also the Corner Sprigs die set

which I am using alot these days for all my flowery cards.

I also used the heart piece of the Spellbinders On the Edge

die set to make an edge border across the center
 on my card. The flowers are from Prima and the Thank you is a sticker.

Here is the new sketch up on Cardabilites

just in case you want to play along too.

Thanks for stopping by and hope your day

is wonderful and crafty :)

New Die D-lites coming out with Spellbinders

I have had lots of fun making some quick and easy cards

with the new Die D-lites that just were released by Spellbinders

this week and I am trying some new ways to shoot my pictures too.

This is a card I did with the New Medallion Two die.

I used mostly white cardstock for the back that I

embossed with a really pretty embossing folder

also from Spellbinders called Lovely Lattice.  For
the medallion I cut it once for the back in pink and
then cut just the edge in white and then again with
the edge and the medallion and popped it up with foam
dots so that the layers show up really pretty.
At the bottom I layered a pretty piece of lace
and tied a pretty satin ribbon over it.

Some of the pearls I used from Want2Scrap and the 

others I made with a pearl pen but they didn't seem to

photograph so well.  And finally the stamp I used is from 

one of my favorite sets from Lily of the Valley.

You can also see the other medallions in the set here..
There are so many to chose from and so many neat
projects that you can make with them too.

Thanks for stopping over to visit and I will be sharing
more of the dies so be sure and check back soon.

Adventure Mini Envelope Album

So a long time back I made a really neat mini book with envelopes

and a new die from Spellbinders called Celtic Accents.  Well the

Irish part of me took over and I made this really beautiful book

that Spellbinders used for a few ads.  And finally I get to share it

with all of you.  Oh and it even got to go over to Ireland when they

were doing a show there last year... how cool is that?

All the pieces of this die set made it easy to create
lots of beautiful pieces for the outside and the inside.

I made my book with a purchased leather outside and used
kraft envelopes and cards for the inside.  For the outside I cut
and embossed pieces of card stock in rich burgundy and green
and then inked them up with brown chalk inks.  Then I layered
them and added the word adventure with black adhesive letters.
I love to travel and this was another fun idea to create a place
to store the bits of things i find and photos along the way in
my journeys. Someday i hope to go to Ireland to see where my
Grandmother came from and I'll be ready but I think that I
 I will need a much bigger book with all the things I find.

I also bound the book and added my own wires
and those are from American Craft. Super easy to do.
That's it for today but be sure and visit the Spellbinders
page for more information on this project and lots more!

Happy Wednesday and hope you are crafting something
really fun today....

Beautiful People Card

It has been a busy, busy week with so many projects going

and classes but I made to the other side yesterday and happily

everything went really well and I even got some happy mail!!

Today I am sharing a simple card from some of my favorite

papers by Teresa Collins.  I have been lucky enough to meet

her in person and I am so inspired by her and so love what

she creates to share with all of us. 

and...I am so blessed to have so many people like this in my life

and had the opportunity to share a fun day of making 

cards with some of them Sat at the Prima warehouse and Friday

at Scrap N Yap.  They truly are amazing ladies :)

and last but not least today 

I followed the Cardabilites sketch this week a little and

wanted to share what Karan created for us to try...

Thanks for dropping over and hope your week

is filled with wonderful crafty things too....

Hugs and Smiles,  Teresa