Happy Birthday my new teenager!!

So this is Madisann.....she turned 13 this week and decided to try and learn guitar. This video is her 3rd day of learning....and this song she worked on for a bit today before she recorded it. Madisann you have a gift............anyone agree with me?


 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLHCyTODcKY

Happy Anniversary!!!!!!

The story of today 

The story of today

It's our anniversary month. This is our 15th year together. Jason I love you so much!!! You are an amazing husband, partner and my best friend. You are the most AMAZING father, so involved with our children and offer such love and support to everyone around you. The story of today is that I love you more each and every day that we are together!!!!

Teresa Collins Documented Collection

Ali Edwards  "The Story of Today" from Designer Digitals

What can you do with a Bind It All???

What can you do with a Bind It all????

Bind It All        If you do not own a Bind it All yet, then you need to get yourself one!!!! It has saved me so much money in mini albums. Just click on the link. But how about some eye candy on what can be made using it???


These are a great place to start with your Bind it All. Pre made kits!!!!

 

Documented Envelope album front 3 

Family Matters Kit

Favorite Recipe Kit 1 

Favorite Recipies Album Kit

Family gratitude 7x13 1 

7x13 Family Gratitude Album Kit

Great layouts from Suzy Plantamura!!!

Suzy Plantamura did some FANTASTIC layouts using Teresa Collins products!!

A suzy 1 

A suzy 2 

red paper

word paper

mustard paper

A suzy 3 

A suzy 4 

polka dot paper

genuine paper

notebook paper

Ideas to use with this Boy card


BOY DIE CUT CARD

Blue card set 

I LOVE these card sets!!!! It is so hard finding great boy stuff!! Here I have shown a baby boy card as well as a grown boy. 

I added to the card

EVERYDAY MEMORIES STAMP

and

REMEMBER THIS STAMP


Summertime!!!!!!

Boardwalk - catch a wave 

Boardwalk - our family vacation 

Boardwalk - the great escape 

Love this BOARDWALK line for summer layouts!!!! So much fun!!!

Look at what I found in the gallery!!!

Jennifer Priest made this AMAZING album and I just had to share it!!!

And this is what Jennifer says...

I love the large 6x12 covers Teresa Collins released to work with the Bind It All. They are made form nice heavy chipboard, easy to punch, and easy to alter. Teresa Collins also offers page protectors for use in these books and I love mixing the chipboard and cardstock pages with these page project pages.

I created this book for a friend, all about her family. I used the Scor-It to create several envelopes inside the book to hold mementos or tags about family life. My favorite part of this book is the mix of all of the different products from this Teresa Collins family line—they all coordinate and work great with the Bind It All!

Supplies:
Ribbon – Fabric Barn, Stampin’ Up!, May Arts
Covers, Paper, Envelopes, Page Protectors, Transparency – Teresa Collins
1 ¼” Black O-Wires – Zutter
Crepe Paper – Party Supply
Glimmer Mist – Tattered Angels
Cardstock – Bazzill

Thank you Jennifer it is beautiful!!!!

So many things with Teresa Collins Products

You can do SO many things with Teresa Collins Products. Here are a few....

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7x13 albums, 9x9 albums, jewlrey, 3x4 mini books, 5x7 albums, random sized mini's......

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Love this necklace that Teresa made....she is so talented!!!

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This is one of my favorites that Teresa designed. This was our display table at CKU. And this is using the 7x13 tabed file folder album

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And here is the beautiful CKU album.

CKU

What an amazing time I had at CKU. The hotel was amazing!!! The CKU staff was so helpful, the other instructors had amazing projects, and it was just a weekend of fun!! I have to say though that Teresa was just out of this world. She taught "Documented" It was a class all about documenting you. She shared stories and reasons why to share yourself and tell your story. It was very emotional, and heartwarming. I know the women of CKU felt inspired as I did. Teresa you have such a gift and are so talented. Teresa taught a core class....however the women did walk away with a 7x13 album. Just so awesome!!!!

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Trina (Piggy Tales) Teresa Collins, Tim Holtz, and Margie Romney

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So blessed to be where I am. Now off to spend time with my family.

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Love ya Teresa!!!!

2Sketches4You 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown – May 1, 2009

Tim Hammonds from Scor-it and Kazan Clark and Laura Davis from 2 Sketches 4 You invite all paper crafters to “attend” the 2 Sketches 4 You 1st Annual Ultimate Card Showdown—the most extravagant card challenge event to hit the blogesphere since the dawn of the Internet!

Beginning June 1st and lasting the entire month, participants will use the blog’s weekly inspiration sketch to create cards to submit for that week’s challenge. Each week, one person will win Card of the Week and that week’s sponsored prize. The first week 30 finalists will advance to the next round, then 20 will advance the week after that, then 10 and then 5. Each finalist will receive prizes from select sponsors. A panel of judges will choose winners, and prizes will be awarded to finalists who advance each week.

At the end of week four, 2 Sketches 4 You will crown one artist The Ultimate Card Showdown winner! The grand prize includes over $500 in products from contributing sponsors.

Additional prizes will be awarded through weekly random drawings.

Participants may join in any of the weekly challenges. But to be eligible for the grand prize, artists must begin on June 1st at http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com.

Sponsors of The Ultimate Card Showdown include: Clearsnap, Inky Antics, Sakura of

America

, Scor-it, Starving Artistamps, Sulyn Industries, Teresa Collins and Zutter Innovative Products.

In addition to being exhibited on the blogsite, winning contest entries may be published in print and/or on-line publications as deemed appropriate by Scor-it and 2 Sketches 4 You. Winners will be notified prior to any additional usage and designer credit will be given, but winners will not be compensated for further usage beyond the prizes already awarded

2 Sketches 4 You boasts 2 great assets—Kazan Clark, born and raised in

South Africa

and Laura Davis raised in the

Mile

High

City

,

Denver

,

Colorado

.

Kazan

brings her intensity and good humor, while Laura balances with her wholesome American good nature and creativity.

Kazan

says, “our blog has followers around the world and we welcome international participation in The Ultimate Card Showdown.”

Participants should check out the blog, http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com early and often to get more details about the contest. The challenge awaits! The prizes are ready!