Design Team Spotlight
Welcome to our Design Team Spotlight series! Where we feature one of our incredible DT members, giving you a chance to learn more about them, their creativity, and what inspires them. Let’s dive in!
About Teresa
Location: Portugal
A Little About Me: I started this creative journey back in 2008, when I bought my first die-cutting machine. It felt a little bit like magic — you run the paper through one side, and it comes out the other perfectly cut into different shapes! I was immediately fascinated, and I haven’t stopped creating ever since. I’m passionate about preserving memories through creativity and turning beautiful papers, stamps, dies, inks, and so many other materials into meaningful projects. My favorite things to create are journal pages, albums, layouts, and cards, always with layers, details, and a little vintage touch. This inspired me to create Andor Violeta a creative space dedicated to scrapbooking, journaling, and paper crafting.
As a member of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Design Team, I love exploring different ways to use and combine Annette Green collections, using the products to preserve my memories in my binders and also in other formats. It’s so important for me to print my photos, create with them, and keep them safe in my binders to see over and over again!!
I hope my creations inspire you to preserve your own memories, experiment with your supplies, and most importantly, enjoy the creative process!
My Favorite Project
Why It’s My Favorite: Creating my own color swatch ring is one of my favorite projects. It's a simple but incredibly useful tool that will help you quickly choose the perfect colors for your future Elizabeth Craft Designs projects. Whether you organize individual colors or your favorite color combinations, you'll always have a handy source of inspiration right at your fingertips. Keep adding new colors and palettes as your collection grows!
Check out the full tutorial on how I do this here: https://blog.ecraftdesigns.com/elizabeth-craft-designs/how-to-make-your-own-custom-color-swatch-cards
Craft Tip or Must-Have Tool
My Favorite Crafting Tool or Tip:
I can’t live without my fussy cutting scissors and my die-cutting machines. I have them in many sizes, and I use them all the time.
A Peek Into My Craft Space
About My Craft Space: This is my space, and it’s always a mess, but I tidied it up just to show you. I have a small white table, and to make it bigger, I add two wooden top tables on top of it.
I have many IKEA drawers that I really love, so I can keep everything ready to use. And I also have a Kallax unit to keep my finished projects and many tools.
Follow My Crafting Journey: You can follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresasantoscruz/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/teresa.cruz.9277
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