i-spy is back!

With all our new lines and product releases, we've been busy showing off the amazing work of our designers. But we've also noticed lots of fabulous Imaginisce projects popping up on blogs and online galleries over the past few weeks, so we thought we'd shine a bit of the spotlight on some talented designers that have caught our eye.

Who will it be? Let's see!

Diana Fisher used our Happy Harvest line to create this adorable layout. The buttons she added really bring those die-cuts to life!

Face Paint by Diana Fisher

Spied on Diana's blog by DT member Heather Leopard

The Live Loud line was a perfect choice for this layout from Beth Hallgren about her son teaching himself to play guitar. Her grid-based layout was inspired by Melinda's September sketch.

Music Man by Beth Hallgren

Spied in the 2Peas Gallery by DT member Cari Locken

Brook Stewart got her hands on our new Geek Is Chic line and used it to create this adorable layout that lists all the books her son read.

107 Books by Brook Stewart

Spied on her blog by DT member Robyn Schaub

Jana Eubank paired our Animal Crackers collection with the County Fair Cricut Cartridge to create this fun and colorful layout. Don't you love the i-Rock jewels added to the banner?

Lagoon by Jana Eubank

Spied on her blog by DT member Michelle Unruh

Nice work ladies!


If you would like to have your work spied then start posting it all over the web... the more places your post the more chance you have of being spied by our design team members. Next time it might be you! Good luck!

All about 3D

Hi everyone, today I get to host on the blog and I have dedicated my post to 3D projects...

You might think that Scrapbooking products are only to be used on flat image projects like layouts and cards, but that is why I wanted to show you...that they can be used for 3D projects too.

Some might think 3D projects are hard to do and time consuming, but with a little help with templates (some bought and others free on the internet), it becomes quite a fun thing to do, at least I know once I see the end result, that I really have achieved something great.

Below are a couple of projects I created using beautiful Imaginisce product, which is very versatile and be can used to make many kinds of project you dream of...

I created the Merry-Go-Round Carousel, which can be used as decorative pieces on a birthday table with a funfair theme, or they can used as place cards for each child, as the bottom base lifts open to reveal a box that can be filled with treats. 

Products used ~ Imaginisce Animal Crackers Range

Template can be purchased here

I created this beautiful basket filled with strawberries, that can be filled with candy or chocolates and can be given as a gift to someone special.

Products used ~ Imaginisce Berrylicious Range

Template for Strawberries can be purchased here and basket here 

Here I created a 3D owl birthday card, holding a mini card in his beak, sitting on a branch with leaves, is he not the cutest little owl. It could also be used a place card for a party or thanksgiving dinner.

Products used ~ Imaginisce Splash Dance Range

Template can be purchased here

Here I created a beautiful little cupcake gift box to place a bracelet for a friend's birthday. It could also be used as a treat box filled with delicious candy.

Products used ~ Imaginisce Enchanted Range

Template can be purchased here

So, there you have it, they may look hard to make, but the end result is so worth it. I really hope to see more of you trying them out. 

Spring Mix

No, we're not talking about a mix of some of these.

But, a mix of some of these.

That's right, we challenged a couple of our designers to create a layout that mixes at least two of our Spring releases. And you are going to LOVE the results.

My Unhappy Prince Charming by Michelle Unruh

Here's what Michelle said about her scrapbook page:

This was a fun challenge. I decided to try and use the Enchanted line with a photo of my baby boy when he was a bitty baby. The little frog on his shirt made me want to use the Enchanted line. I actually managed to use something from all four lines I have. The brown dot and green polka dot paper are from Berrylicious. The green strip I punched was from Animal Crackers, with the rest from Enchanted. I even snuck a little Garden Party in, using the small brown flower and brad under my title. I used a fashion flower to anchor my frog at the bottom as well as some hot rocks sprinkled around my page. Even bitty Prince Charming needs a little bling! :) With all that is going on at my house lately, I don't have much time or mojo. More like the mojo is missing!! So, I used a sketch from Sassy Lil Sketches that gave me the inspiration I needed. Side note - I wish I could shrink him back to this size again!!! He was so fun (still is, but sassier! LOL) and so darn cute! I miss that baby smell!!! Dreft laundry soap mixed with Nivea lotion on a freshly bathed baby!!! Heaven!!!

Feeding Giraffes by Aphra Bolyer

And here's what Aphra had to say about her layout:

I love the themes and patterns of Imaginisce's papers and embellishments, but I also love the wonderful "B" sides. There you will usually find smaller more neutral patterns that can fit just about any theme. I decided to really take advantage of the back sides on this layout about my kids feeding giraffes while on vacation last summer. I loved how well my photos popped off the green backside of the Just Peachy paper (from the Berrylicious collection) and how the Summer Stripe paper (also from Berrylicious) tied all my colors together. The solid blue backside of Rows of Posies (Garden Party collection) was perfect for my clouds while the yellow backside of Cherry Lemonade made for a great sun. For close-ups and details about the Cricut cuts I used, please visit my blog My Scrappy Life.

Wasn't that fun? Ok, now we want to see you mix it up and flip it over. You might just surprise yourself. And be sure to show off your creations at our Facebook page. We'd sure love to see!

Animal Crackers Release Party WINNERS

Thank you to all our wonderful friends who joined us in celebrating the release of Animal Crackers and for all your lovely comments about this exciting new collection and the inspiration you gained from our design team projects.

Congratulations to our lucky winners!

Release Party Day 1 Winner

Prize: Entire Animal Cracker Pack and i-rock tool

Release Party Day 2 Winner

Prize: Entire Animal Cracker Pack and D-stress tool

Release Party Day 3 Winner

Prize: Entire Animal Cracker Pack and i-bond Cordless Glue Gun

Release Party Day 4 Winner

Prize: Entire Animal Cracker Pack and i-top Tool

How to Claim Your Prize Package: 

Please email us your shipping information and put which day/prize you won in the Subject Line. We will get your prize package out to you as soon as we can. Congrats!!

Release Party - Animal Crackers Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of our Animal Crackers Release Party!
Have we got some 'Fun and Games' for you today as our design team have been busy altering and creating some inspirational projects with all things 'party' in mind.
So a big round of applause as we introduce...

'Movie Night Gift Set'
by Beth Moore

'Popcorn Cones'
by Cristal "Pinky" Hobbs
Stay tuned for tomorrow Pinky will share her video tutorial on these gorgeous popcorn cones.
 

'Animal Cracker Bag Toppers'
byAphra Bolyer

'Animal Cracker Bingo'
by Heather Leopard
 

'Party Hat and Goodie Jar'
by Shemaine Smith
 

'Altered Peanut Tin & Gift Tag'
by Marielle LeBlanc
 

'Popcorn Mini Album'
by Penny Smith
To spy the entire mini album and all the gorgeous inside pages visit Penny's blog HERE.


'Altered Candy Jars'
by Michelle Unruh
 

'Trinket Box Carousel'

by Sophia Allison

 

'Birthday Invitations'

by Keely Yowler

'Vacation Fun 6 x 12 layout'

by Cristal "Pinky" Hobbs

'Animal Cracker Paper Clips'

by Sophia Allison

 Stay tuned for tomorrow Sophia will share her tutorial on these gorgeous paperclip toppers.

'Altered Muffin Pan Magnet Holder'

by Heather Leopard

 

So who agrees that

Animal Crackers is a whole lot of fun?

And wouldn't it be fun to own your own collection before anyone else?

Today we are giving one lucky follower the chance to take home:

- The Entire Animal Cracker Collection

plus

-  The NEW i-bond Cordless Glue Gun

All you have to do is tell your friends about todays release party by emailing the link, posting the link on facebook or twitter and then come back to tell us what you would make if you won todays prize!

 Winners for the entire week will be announced on Friday!

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for our final day of the Animal Cracker Release Party and your last chance to win one of the Animal Cracker Collections!

Release Party - Animal Crackers Day 2

Grab Your Pop-Corn and,

Enjoy the Fun Fair!

Welcome back to Day 2 of our Animal Cracker Release Party and another day of fun and prizes!
We hope you enjoyed yesterdays inspirational cards from our design team girls, and by all the lovely comments we recieved we think you're as excited about Animal Crackers as we are!
Today we are taking you on a Fun Fair ride through some amazing layouts... so grab your popcorn and enjoy!

'Little People Fun Fair'
by Lydia Jackson

'A Simple Wish'

by Aphra Bolyer

'Monkeying Around'

by Tracey Taylor

'Texas Star'

by Robyn Schaub

'Detroit Zoo'

by Beth Moore

'Play Time'

by Marielle LeBlanc

'Fun and Games'

by Kim Holmes

'Ticket 2 Ride'

by Aphra Bolyer

'Koala Fun'
by Samantha Hauzer


'Some Thing Brewing'
by Liz Qualman


'Step Right Up'
by Rhonda Van Ginkel


'Monkeying Around'
by Erin Bassett


'Monkeying Around'
by Lydia Jackson


'Sweet Monkeying Around'
by Heather Leopard


'Lion Tamer'
by Michelle Unruh

'Girl's Weekend'

by Amy Coose

'Family Fun'
by Penny Smith

'Fun In The Sun'

by Michelle Unruh

'Ladies & Gentlemen'

by Keely Yowler

'Monkeying Around'
by Sophia Allison

'The Best Ever'
by Amy Coose


'Monkeying Around'
by Beth Moore

'Funny Face'

by Keely Yowler

'All Smiles'

by Marielle LeBlanc

So are you inspired to use the new

Animal Cracker collection?

In keeping with our Fun Fair theme we are going to give away another prize to one lucky follower:

- The Entire Animal Cracker Collection

plus

- The NEW d-stress tool!

All you have to do is subscribe to our new e-newsletter

http://www.imaginisce.com/Newsletter.aspx

And then come back to leave a comment telling us what you loved about today's layout inspiration from our wonderful design team!

Winners for the entire week will be announced on Friday!

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for Day 3 of our Animal Cracker Release Party and another chance to win!