Party Ensemble Using the She Said Collection

A very merry unbirthday to you...or maybe it *is* your birthday? (If so, Happy Birthday!)  Either way, who doesn't love a reason to have a party?!

Here is a fun party ensemble using the new She Said Collection by Teresa Collins Designs. Aren't the bright, cheery colors and patterns from this line just perfect to use for party decorations?

For my party ensemble, I chose to make a party hat, goodie bag, cupcake topper and wrapper. 

For the goodie bag, I simply covered a 5"x7" treat bag I already had with the "arrows" pattern paper from the She Said collection. I decorated the bag by layering die cuts and stickers and added a few red enamel dots to the front. To finish it off, I glued a strip of tissue garland to the top of the bag. 

The cupcake topper was so simple to make. I used a die cut as my base and used pop dots to layer stickers on the front of the topper. I then glued a toothpick to the back of the die cut and let dry. 

For the cupcake wrapper, cut out a 1.5" x 8" strip of paper and cut across the top using scalloped edge scissors.  Using a hole punch, punch holes all around the wrapper then fasten the wrapper ends together with glue and let dry. 

Party hats are one of my favorite things to make because they are so simple to create and everyone loves to receive one! 

Using a party hat template, trace the template onto the pattern paper (here I chose to use "dots" from the She Said collection) and cut out.  Using adhesive, glue along the straight edge,  shape the hat and glue the edges together.

Now to decorate the hat! I cut out a doily from the Memories collection and layered stickers and die cuts on top of it and then glued the doily to the front of the hat.  Line the top and bottom of the hat with adhesive and wrap a bit of tissue garland them. 

 I hope you've enjoyed this party ensemble tutorial and perhaps it will inspire you to throw a party...there's always a reason to celebrate! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and have a creative day!

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Jay and DanielleFebruary 11, 2013 at 11:32 AM

I feel like I am always over at the wood connection! Your craft is awesome! I would have never thought of doing that, thank you so much for sharing and giving inspiration! It looks wonderful!

 Thank you SO much to all of you who commented! 

Have a fabulous Valentine's Day!

Valentine Cards

 Have you made your Valentines yet? 

 If you haven't, I've got a couple cards here to get your creative wheels turning.

 I love the combination of red and aqua with a touch of yellow. The new Memories collection has these beautiful color combos that are so fun for Valentine cards. 

  "Bee Mine" (see the little bee at the bottom? so cute!) is a card that uses a cut out doily as the base. I then cut out hearts in red and aqua and layered them on top of the doily base. I tucked the red swirl and bee die cut behind the heart and added a few embellishments of enamel dots and brads to finish the card off. 

This next card uses the aqua flowers paper from the Memories collection as well as another cut out doily...LOVE that doily paper! I adhered the doily to the corner of the card, added a little envelope (from the Stationary Noted collection) on top and layered the card with a heart, ribbon and a brad. The little "Always" and "Love You & Me" sentiments are actually from a border strip that I cut into a few pieces. That's one of the many things I love about the border strips, you don't have to use them as borders!

I hope you enjoyed these Valentine cards using the gorgeous new Memories collection. Be sure to stop by the Teresa Collins Design Team blog  for your chance to win an awesome prize pack!

                                  

                          Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful Valentine's Day! 

A New Valentine Tradition and a Giveaway!

  I'm so excited to be guest posting for The Wood Connection today!  Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so I thought I'd share a fun project to celebrate the day of love. This year I decided to start a new tradition with my 2 year old daughter. I thought how fun it would be for her to wake up Valentine's morning with a little decorated chair all her own stacked with valentine cards, a small book and treats. Who wouldn't want to wake up to that?!

I COMPLETELY spaced taking step by step photos of the process ( I get into this crafting "zone" and can't stop!) but it was a fairly quick and easy project and I'll show you exactly what I did.

Supplies from The Wood Connection-

wood doll chair

three wood pennants

ivory acrylic paint

X O X wood letters

wood heart

scrapbook paper

ribbon and bakers twine

Craft supplies-

 Adhesive-Xyron Mega Runner

tulle

resin cherub wings

I painted the entire chair using ivory acrylic paint and let it dry.  I then tied a piece of tulle around the front of the chair and tied it in a knot on the back of the chair. I tied several pieces of  ribbon and bits of bakers twine onto the tulle. 

I glued the cherub wings onto the back of the chair and let them dry.  

From the Carta Bella Devoted collection, (available at The Wood Connection) I cut out  "Love" from the sheet of paper and glued it on top of the cherub wings.

I then cut several strips of paper from a sheet of paper and adhered them to the chair.

Here's the sheet of paper I used for decorating the front of the chair (also available at The Wood Connection) This paper was perfect because all you have to do is cut along the lines and you'll have several different colors and patterns to decorate your chair.

Next, I covered a large wooden heart with red polka dot paper and attached it to the front of the chair. I then made an arrow out of paper and glued it on top of the wood heart.

With some of the leftover scraps, I made a couple little Valentine cards and wrapped bakers twine around them.

That's it for the chair! Pretty easy, wouldn't you say? :)

Now onto the Valentine banner!

Trace the three pennants onto your paper and cut out. Be sure to punch holes in each corner of the paper pennants. Adhere the paper onto the wood pennants. Trace and cut out the letters X and O and adhere them to the wood letters. Adhere the letters to the front of each pennant. Thread your ribbon through the holes and tie several scraps of ribbon in between each pennant. 

If you don't have time to make a Valentine chair, because let's face it, Valentine's will be here in a blink of an eye. You could make this project for other holidays including birthdays too! It would be so fun to put the child's name on the chair with birthday gifts stacked on top for their special day. 

I hope you've enjoyed this Valentine chair and banner tutorial. I had so much fun making it and I can't wait to see my daughter's eyes light up Valentine's morning!

Now on to the giveaway!

 The Wood Connection has generously donated a $25.00 gift certificate for one lucky reader! Simply leave a comment  and you'll be entered into the drawing. I'll pick a winner on Valentine's Day! Good luck!

(  The Wood Connection is located in Murray and American Fork, UT. They do not ship their products.  The drawing would most benefit Utah residents, people who visit Utah often, or readers willing to travel to Utah to claim their prize!  )

Valentine Banner

Happy Monday, everyone!  I'd love to show you a fun Valentine banner I made using papers and embellishments from  the Memories Collection and the He Said She Said Collection. As you can see, I didn't use the traditional reds and pinks to make the banner. I focused more on the loving sentiments that remind me of my sweetheart and of Valentine's Day.

I traced three different patterns of paper around each of the wooden pennants, cut them out, punched holes  on each corner of the paper and adhered them to the pennants. I then threaded  ribbon through each of the pennants so that now it's hanging as a banner.

I mixed and matched embellishments from the Memories and He Said She Said lines and loved how they worked so beautifully together. One of my favorite embellishments are the tiny enamel dots, which of course, I had to add  to each pennant. They remind me of little candies, they're so adorable!

I attached a border sticker to the edge of the pennant and layered stickers and die cuts on top of each other. I fell in LOVE with this adorable vintage bicycle. I thought it was a perfect touch to add since my husband and I love to ride bikes. Although, our bikes are not nearly as cool as the one on the banner!

I hope you enjoyed this not-so-traditional Valentine's banner using the new Memories and He Said She Said Collections! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Circus Photo Holder

I found this circus train car at Hobby Lobby on clearance for about $4 and held on to it for a few months waiting to be inspired to create something fun out of it. After I saw the gorgeous new Classic Elegance collection from Melissa Frances, I  instantly knew I wanted to make it into a photo holder.. 

I painted the entire thing cream and covered it in soft, blue pastel paper from the Classic Elegance line. I then added a strip of cream tissue garland to the top of the photo holder. 

The adorable photos are from a sheet of paper from the Classic Elegance line called  Adopted Ancestors. How sweet are all those little faces??

I painted a few mini clothespins to use as hangers for the photos, attached bottle brush trees and resin toy embellishments to the base of the holder. 

I hope you've enjoyed this vintage inspired photo holder as much as I did creating it!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

New Melissa Frances Die Cut Sheets

Die cuts are one of the most versatile items in a paper crafter’s stash. They can be used for layering, as a focal point, for journalling or to share a quote. With the "Classic Elegance" Collection, Melissa Frances is introducing 2 new die cut products. One which highlights numbers and titles, and one which provides quotes and journalling spots. Each sheet is 12” wide by 12” high.

Here's a bouquet of hearts I made using paper from the new Classical Elegance line and a die cut from the new die cut sheet. The floppy blossom ribbon can be found here. I hope you're loving the new Classical Elegance collection as much as I am!