Another mini album, I love this paper!! ON THE EDGE...

This paper line and all the stamps are so fun to play with!! I had forgotten to share with you this fun "home made" accordian mini album...

Supplies:

Side A & B Gears paper Side A & B Dots paper  Side A & B Griffin Paper  Side A & B Shields paper  Side A & B Guitar Paper  Side A & B Plaid paper  Side A & B Tag's paper  Side A & B Wings paper

Blingage: Jesse's Jewels  Stephanie's Gems  Ty's Stars  Jamie's Gems  Seth's Fleur de Lis  Maxxon's Crowns

Alphabet Clear Stamps

Misc: Black Duct Tape  Navy plaid ribbon, eyelets, brads, jump ring, tabs & hinges cut with Cricut Fabulous Finds

This album was super fun to make and came together easily. 

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!! ~Cheri

Teresa Collins ON THE EDGE and Punky Sprouts - Steampunk'd Album

When I saw this album by Punky Sprouts called Steampunk'd my mind said YES!!! I knew this album was just beyond perfect to use with the On The Edge line by Teresa Collins.

I want to give Punky Sprouts a great big shout out because I am a HUGE fan of their albums and how fun they all are to create with!! So please take a moment to visit their blog for items and inspiration.

Supplies:
Core’dinations; On The Edge Papers: Words, Gears, Shields, Distress Dots, Plaid, Shield Star transparency & Tags. Trims, Stamps, Brads, Die Cut Card Set & Elements. 
Blingage: Matt’s Wings. 
Other: Steampunk'd album by Punky Sprouts. Sand paper, edge distressed. Light blue paint. Therm O Web 3D Foam squares and velum runner. Black archival ink.

Instructions:
Paint your page binding edges in light blue (totally optional, I just like the look.)

Preparing your page components:
From On The Edge Core Amour Gears paper: cut fronts (both the small and large gear page) of album (trace then cutting is way easier.) also cut 6 1/8 x 9 for back cover and adhere.
Shields paper: cut backs of both small and large gear pages and adhere.
Shields Transparency paper, cut 4 1/8 x 9 and adhere to back of acrylic page using velum runner.
Distress Dots paper, trace the ledger paper side for both front and back of dress form page and adhere.
Plaid paper, cut the fronts of the scroll pages (picture not shown.) (I used the solid blue side, not the plaid side.) and adhere.
Gear paper: cut the gray gear paper strategically with the gears in the lower left of back side of the two scroll pages. Then use remaining and cut 6 1/8 x 9 for inside of back cover, And adhere.

Now that your paper bases are all down, sand all the edges. I found that a nail file worked great on the gears pages.

Assembling your page:

I started with Stamping:
Using the “Gear” Stamp, stamp w/black ink on your two gear papers; Go crazy just where you think you need some more “punch”. Flip your gear pages over and stamp the upper (small gear) gear page 3 times and create a grouping (it does work best if you make some masks – you know, stamp on a scratch piece of paper and cut it out so you can overlay your stamps) Then Stamp once on your big gear in lower left. Now, skip all the way to the canvas page and create another grouping in upper right with three and one in lower left. Then do the same on the back but alternate your corners. Then flip to the scroll page 2 back and stamp in the center of the large gear. Now with the word “evidence” I stamped the word just below the center line of the blue shield circular tag 9your going to add a brad so be careful not to go to high.)

This would be a great time to add Matt’s wings to the back of the dress form neck. You’ll want to use a really awesome liquid glue so they stick real well. It’s ok if it gets all mess, we’ll cover it up soon enough. It helps to keep them in place with some clothes pins or clamps as they are drying.

So, let’s get started on your cover, Punch out the blue “Remember Shield”, “good times, blue and white label (add some silver brads to the label if you choose), cut out a couple of words from the words paper, I used “real” “fun”. Now connect your two gear pages together, so they become one great big gear page. From the chipboard elements use the small gray one, add a brad of choice to the center and glue them to the center of the “remember “shield tag. Adhere your “good times” to your label (I used foam squares) and attach to your page. Now with foam squares attach your shield just over lapping both the small and large gear. Add your other two words of choice under “good times” lining up the right edges.

Inside cover: attach the gear boarder strip about an inch from the right side. Attach a brad of your choice to one of the upper gears. (When I say attach, I mean cut your ends off and glue them on.) Add your photo. Cut another word of choice and add under lower right of photo using foam squares.

Transparency page: Cut two photos of same size and adhere one to each side. Punch out black tab and adhere over lapping photos and transparency. Also add a word of choice above upper left of photo.

Dress form page front: Add a photo, create a “gear” grouping with three chipboard gear elements in lower left, Layer them and add a brad in the center of one. Add a word of choice from word paper below photo.

Dress form back: OK back to the shield tag, finish it off by adding a large brad of choice and adhere covering wings using foam dots, make sure it doesn’t show from the front and that your word is even. Add your photo.

Canvas front: (This is the same as the canvas back – so repeat.) Add two smaller brads and adhere them to the centers of stamped “gear” images. Add photo, cut a word of choice to fit width of page and border (adhere to your border or matt using foam squares, add blue ribbon and then attach to page.

Scroll pages, upper and lower, I just matted photos and attached to these pages. (I did add another brad to the center of the back stamped gear.)

For the last page adhere your photo. Add a large black brad in 2nd to the top right row of gears. Add another word or two of choice from words paper and you’re all done.


This is a super awesome album that was just perfect for the ON THE EDGE paper line. Could be used for girls as shown and boys, I just love it!


I have more fun albums I am designing for The Hens Den using other Punky Sprouts items, big reveals coming soon from The Hens Den.   ✿ Cheri

Layout using Teresa Collins On The Edge and Core'dinations

I am loving this line On the Edge by Teresa Collins Designs, It has so much to play with! I'm getting a kick out of the stamps too! I love that Ty's Stars fit perfectly inside the stamped star images. 

The Core'dinations paper when sanded reveals a matching blue, I'm so loving these papers!

Supplies:

Core’dinations; On The Edge Papers: Words, Guitar, Griffin paper,  Plaid & Tags, Trims, Stamps, Brads, Die Cut Card Set & Elements. Blingage: Ty’s Stars. Misc: Sand paper, sewing machine w/black thread, edge distresser.

Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

1.    Cut Guitar paper 6.5 x4.5

2.    Cut Plaid paper 9.5 x 4 ¾

3.    Cut  a strip of stars from the tags (back side) paper and trim to 9 inches

4.    Cut top of Griffin paper 7 ¾ x 1 ½

5.    Cut out from words paper Genuine and Boy

6.    Punch out from Die Cut Card Set: all boy and star sheild tag

7.    With your edge distresser, distress around all edges of items 1-6.

Assembling your page:

Sand your paper revealing blue Fleur Di Li's

●     Adhere your 4x6 photo to back side of guitars paper.

●     Adhere your photo with border to plaid paper 7/16 from left edge of plaid paper centering vertically on paper and adhere plaid paper to your Core’dinations base paper with right sides even.

●     Adhere stars strip one inch from left side of paper abutting the bottom of your plaid paper.

●     Adhere Griffin paper even with left side of stars paper also abutting the bottom of stars.

●     Adhere word genuine 1 ½ from left side of paper overlapping bottom of griffin paper ¼ inch, leaving a space adhere the word boy to the right of genuine.

●     Adhere star shield tag ½ inch from right side of plaid paper overlapping the upper right of your photo.

●     cut a 2inch length of blue ribbon from the trims paper and fold in half and tuck under the photo mat ¼ inch below the star shield tag.

●     Adhere the tag All Boy a ¼ inch from the right of photo matt and ¼ below the ribbon.

Stamping:

Stamp double star in black ink with the top of the star ½ inch from top of top right page three times.

Stamp inside the crest frame on lower right of paper over the inner star creating a black outline.

Stamp the word all boy even with the top of your plaid paper five times.

Sewing:

Stitch ¼ from right side on plaid paper starting and ending on your base paper.

Stitch ⅛ inch from edge of stars and griffin paper and the left side of the word genuine

Stitch along upper edge of genuine and boy starting above the 2nd letter N in Genuine and ending  just before the B in boy.

Stitch along upper left side of plaid paper starting on base paper.

Adhere Blue and Grey chipboard Star Element and place over third star from left below photo.

Blingage:

Adhere Ty’s stars in center of stamped stars and on top of chipboard element star.

Brad:

punch hole in paper ½ inch from the left side of genuine and insert blue on blue star brad.

Trim:

Adhere black bead trim around bottom left corner: 1 ¾ on left side and then a strip 7 ½ along bottom, don’t try to do this with out cutting the strips and adhering them, because they are beads and so small you won’t be able to achieve a crisp corner - it will turn out rounded.

Have a great one! ~Cheri

CHA Winter Release from Teresa Collins Designs, POSH and ON THE EDGE

I love these lines, One is a Very GIRLY line with pinks, grays and black, and the other is a awesome BOY line with shades of blues, grays and black. YET, they are both so versatile. I have been playing with both of these new releases and they are beyond amazing!!


POSH

View amazing POSH designs by the team members here: POSH DEBUT


ON THE EDGE

View amazing ON THE EDGE designs by the team members here: ON THE EDGE DEBUT


ALSO - Teresa Collins will be on HSN with the TC Stampmaker! Not only will you be able to purchase the TC STAMP MAKER at a great price but the inspiration alone will be worth tunning in to!! Be sure to set that DVR.

Teresa Collins HSN Airtimes:

Wednesday Night Jan. 19th:  11:00 pm MST- 1:00am EST 

and again on 

Thursday Morning Jan. 20th: 10:00 am MST- 12:00 EST

I'm loving watching all of the CHA releases!

Have a great day!! ✿~Cheri