P. Kelly Smith
Welcome to Magazine Monday and day one of Stamp It! Week! We’ve planned a whole week of stamping fun on the Paper Crafts Connection and Moxie Fab World blogs! So sit back, relax and enjoy getting to know Miss Teri Anderson – our designer spotlight for the day, week and month!
For all of you subscribers out there, we sneak peeked Teri’s spotlight in our May/June “Paper Crafts Connection” column. Since we’re not limited to word count on the web (thank goodness!), we’re happy to bring you Teri’s complete interview here. And since she’s also a fabulous stamper, we’re gonna show off some of her great projects from Stamp It! Cards. She was also nice enough to contribute to our giveaway today, so make sure to leave a comment to win her gorgeous “Thank You” card set. Thanks, Teri!
Teri Anderson
1. What is your most difficult paper crafting challenge?
It’s using those “really special” pieces of paper and embellishments that were so cool when I got them. I always put them away for that “really special” project and then I can’t bring myself to use them because they are so cool.
2. What is your favorite paper crafting supply?
I love stamps. Clear and rubber. You name it. I love them all. I think they’re one of the most versatile tools because you can use one stamp and get a different look each time you use it. Change the ink color and get a different look. Use a technique like embossing and get a whole different look. I also have great appreciation for ledger paper and American Crafts letter stickers, which frequently find their way onto my projects.
3. Name three Paper Crafts designers whose styles you like and tell me why they appeal to you.
Kim Hughes. Kim makes a lot of cards and has such a cheerful, friendly style. She adds lots of doodles, inking and texture. I love that. Her projects never look the same to me, yet her style comes through time and time again.
Dawn McVey. Dawn is a stamper with great design skills. Her projects are always so clean and crisp. I’m really drawn to that. I hope to see a lot more from her in the magazine in the future.
Alisa Bangerter. Alisa just amazes me. Her projects really stand out to me as consistently well thought out, designed and put together. I often wonder how she comes up with the ideas for her projects.
4. You’ve had the opportunity to work with a number of different publications. How do you keep yourself organized?
I am a lister. I make lists of calls I want to submit to, products I want to work with and post-call follow-up work I need to do. I’ve also learned to set limits for myself. I don’t submit to everything. I am not on a lot of different design teams. I only try for things I really do have an interest in.
5. Do you have any advice for someone who’s never been published or who wants to try submitting for the first time?
- Don’t fuss over it. Just take the plunge and submit. You’ll never get published without taking that first step.
- Don’t feel like you have to do what the designers you see right now in the magazine are doing to get published.
- Stay true to your own paper crafting style and use the products and techniques that make you happy. Products come and go. And what is a hip technique today may not be so cool six months from now.
- Remember it’s not anything against you if your project is not picked up right away. Your project just may not work with others the magazine’s editors have chosen.
- I’ve never known a magazine editor who keeps a list of people to reject. Well, good ones, at least. Just kidding! In my experience, they just want a project that wows them and will appeal to their magazine’s readers.
6. What is your favorite thing to paper craft and why?
Cards are my absolute favorite thing to make. A card is just a great little canvas to try out a new design or technique on. I don’t feel bad if doesn’t work out because I can just throw the card out. That’s something I can’t bring myself to do with scrapbook pages. Cards also make people happy. I’ve never had anyone complain about receiving a handmade card. It’s like giving them a little piece of me. Even if I can’t be there to give them a hug in person, the recipients know they really were on my mind when I made their cards.
7. What design teams are you on?
I’m on Art Declassified’s team.
8. How would you describe your style?
Funky, yet simple with a few flecks of technique thrown in the mix. I deviate from my style once in awhile, but I find I am usually the happiest with my projects that are simple and haven’t taken hours to pull off.
9. What do you like about working with Paper Crafts magazine?
For me, Paper Crafts has helped me to become a better designer. I’ve had many projects picked up by the magazine that I’ve had to rework before they’ve appeared in print. That has helped me to become more confident in why a design will or will not work. It’s also made me think more about how products coordinate together, like when I’ve mixed together a bold green patterned paper and a solid green ribbon. In the past, I might have picked a wild, polka dot ribbon, which would have clashed more with the paper than complimented it. By the way, I’ve always felt strange calling myself a designer. It has always seemed a bit on the stuffy side. I’m really just a crafty girl who likes to make stuff that gets in a magazine every so often.
10. Do you have a blog or online gallery? If so, please provide the URL.
Here's Teri's "Never Give Up" card from Stamp It! Cards.
And here's Teri's "Perhaps" card, also from Stamp It! Cards.
So hopefully you’ve enjoyed getting to know Teri Anderson a little bit better. Please leave a comment below and you’ll be entered into a drawing to receive her “Thank You” card set and a copy of Stamp It! Cards. All comments must be received by midnight on Tuesday, March 17.
Leave a comment and win this card set by Teri!
And make sure you head over to Moxie Fab World! Cath is spotlighting some yummy Papertrey Ink sets and yes, giving a few of them away! And get ready for tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day post by our little leprechaun Susan Opel! I hear she’ll be giving away something green!
Kelly
P.S. Congrats to Felicia Archie! She won my stamped butterfly card and a copy of Stamp It! Cards from last week’s Freebie Friday – Countdown to Stamp It! Week! I’ll be e-mailing you shortly for your mailing address. Thanks to all who left comments and played along!
Teri, These cards are lovely. Thanks so much for sharing them!!
Love the cards. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for the giveaway. I would love to win!
Those are great sentiments on your cards. Thanks for sharing them.
What a great interview, and what amazing cards!
Thanks for letting us get to know you Terri! You do beautiful work!
BA
Your first stamped card looks great. I would have to say for a beginner starting with a high quality acrylic stamp is probably best, cause you can see EXACTLY where you will be stamping your image.
Hi everybody!
Thanks so much for your comments back. How nice you all are.
Nicole and Aimee, the label comes from the Labels 4 Nestabilities die set from Spellbinders. It’s the second biggest one in the set. I just got it a couple weeks ago, and I have cut and embossed an insane amount of labels with it already. Such a fun set.
Just in case anyone is wondering, the stamps I used on the label cards are from Technique Tuesday. The words are from the Loving Words set by Ali Edwards. The damask is from the Damask-Small.
The paper is from Melissa Frances.
Thanks again everybody. You’ve brought many smiles to my face.
Happy crafting,
Teri
It was fun getting to know you and your style Teri…I love your cards!
Thanks for this great post. I loved your beautiful cards – they are all so clean and inspiring!
Terri, I love all your cards! I can see why you are being published and are on a design team. You also gave some excellent advice. Glad to “meet” you!
Great interview! Thank you, Teri, for sharing your sage advice. Love your creative style and the cards you spotlighted here are beautiful!
Terri, I totally agree on you w/ the #1 question and answer
Sometimes I don’t want to use the paper because its too cute! I just need to use it! Thanks for sharing with us!
Love your style!
Thank you for this interview, I enjoyed it very much!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
great interview! your cards are FAB!
Teri – you are the BEST! Love all your work and you have a great talent for showcasing products in a hip and trendy way – your blog is a wonderful source for inspiration too! xoxo
what great cards–I love your clean, simple designs!
What lovely cards Terri has and what a great interview. She sounds really sweet and fun. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Elaine Allen
Great interview! Really enjoy reading the blog
I love everything you do Teri! You are one fabulous chick!
It’s so nice to be able to put a face to a name. Love your work Teri!
Beautiful cards…and a great interview Teri! Thanks for the chance to own some of your creations. I’m off to check out your blog.
Congrats Teri- what fun to be spotlighted here!
Thanks for a great interview – I’ll definitely be watching for more of Teri’s work!
Love your style! And the hoarding of pretty things must be inherent to most crafters!!! Lol!
Great interview! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Terri. She is an awesome stamper and I would be thrilled to win her lovely card set. Thanks for sharing with all of us!
Those cards are so lovely! Thank you for the giveaway and featuring such a talented designer.
Well, here’s a tip on stamping / embossing… My favourite by far when working with powder (which tends to fly around when you use the heat gun)… Heat from UNDER the paper so that the powder melts nicely from below, without getting blown around.
Cheers!
She is such inspiration. Thanks for including some great questions from this wonderful stamper.
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
Thanks for sharing your cards, they are beautiful.
Teri, your cards always catch my eye when I am looking at Paper Crafts. I love the cards that you did in Stamp It Cards. Thanks for your advice.
Great cards. Thanks for sharing!
awesome cards! my tip is to not stress out so much about something turning out ‘perfect’ – it’ll look more handmade if it’s not!
Beautiful cards and so nice to get to know you.
Beautiful cards and so nice to get to know you.
Beautiful cards and so nice to get to know you.
I love the opportunity to get behind the design process–thanks for the insights and the beautiful cards!
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Congrats to Oralia! She won Teri Anderson’s gorgeous card set and a copy of Stamp It! Card. Oralia, I’ll be e-mailing you shortly for your mailing address. Thanks to all who left comments and played along!
Way to go spotlighting Teri! She is one of the most innovative crafters I know. Her work ALWAYS inspires me!
Hello from Texas Miss T! Waving to you and enjoying your spotlight! Your Cards are SO FUN –Love the little twists you pull off each time I spot your work! From Anna D
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What a nice interview, Teri. You do beautiful work, and the hints you share are very motivating. Thanks, Linda S. in NE
It was so nice to *meet* you Teri….I’m off to check out your blog with I’m sure will be awesome as was your interview!
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Teri – What a treat to read and learn more about you! I always enjoy seeing your work in publications! Now I’m off to check out your blog…
Thank you!
Hugs, Renee
Thank you Teri. Your work is truly inspirational!