Everyday Inspiration - Day 5

Thanks for joining us this past week. We hope that we have inspired you to find inspiration from things that you normally just take for granted and don't even notice.

Today we have just a couple more amazing projects to share with you.

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Regina Mangum

I was inspired by the lamp in my son's room to create this layout about the first time we took him to a tide pool.

I wanted to capture the stitched and dotted feel of the stars and discovered that the d-Stress was the perfect tool for the job.

Also, I love the white dots all over the lamp and used the i-Rock and white glam rocks to re-create that design element.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Bon Voyage, Sole Sisters, Apple Cider (Imaginisce)

Tools: i-Rock and d-Stress (Imaginisce)

Cardstock: Textured white (American Crafts); White Washed (Core'dinations)

Accents: white glam rocks (Imaginisce); packing tape (generic)

Stickers: Blue High Five Alphabet Stickers (Bella Blvd)

Dies: Lollipop Alphabet (Lifestyle Crafts)

Heather Leopard

I was inspired by a movie I watched recently, Little Miss Sunshine.

I specifically focused in on the sunny aspect of the inspiration piece and aptly used the same title of my Little Miss Sunshine contemplating getting in the Gulf Coast water.

I mixed in Kraft cardstock to mimic the sand and then brought in various suns and misting to give it a warm, sunny feel.

Supplies: Imaginisce (Makin' Waves collection: Walking on Sunshine 12x12 Paper, Bloomin' Hot 12x12 Paper, Keepin Cool 12x12 Paper; Berrylicious collection: Cherry Lemonade, Die-cuts); Maya Road How's the Weather mini chipboard set; My Little Shoebox mini alpha stickers chiffon, AdornIt mini alpha stickers Radiant.

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Thank you again for joining us this past week.

We'd love to see what has inspired you to create lately.

Please feel free to share your work with us on our Facebook wall.

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Now we did say that we would announce some winners today of our new releases but ....

You'll have to join us again tomorrow for that because

we have ONE more AWESOME collection that we want to share with you today!!

It's called

LOVE YOU MORE.

How adorable is that??

Plus there's some fabulous new embellishments and stickers in this collection that you are sure to LOVE! :)

Ok here's a look at the 12x12 papers.

Border Love

Love Notes

Heart Attack

Make a Wish

Bee Mine

Hugs & Kisses

Cupids Arrow

Groovy Love

Brave Heart

The Embellishments/Stickers

Love Letters Alphabet 12x12 Sticker Sheet

Love Birds 12x12 Sticker Sheet

Push My Button Pack

Stuck on You Washi Tape

(2 rolls of tape in two patterns)

Lovely Lace Doilies

(8 pieces per pack, 3 different colors)

Lotsa Hearts Mesh Hearts

(3 different size hearts, 12 pieces)

So, what do you think of this collection??

We'll pick ONE lucky winner to receive this new collection.

Just leave us a comment on this post today telling us what you thought of the designers creations above & this new release.

(Winner will be announced Sat., July 21st)

Everyday Inspiration - Day 4

Welcome back to Day 4 of our Everyday Inspiration!

Another day filled with creative ideas.

Let's take a look at what the Design Team members prepared for us today.

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Mary Ann Jenkins

Besides scrapbooking, I love to quilt.

Well, since I've only made one quilt, you can't really say I quilt, but you can say I love to look at quilts. I am mesmerized by all the colors, patterns and designs. I like looking at quilt blogs too, which is where I found the inspiration for my layout.

I love the part chevron/part arrow design.

(http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2012/04/pow-wow.html) This is the website where I found this beautiful quilt. Notice where her inspiration for the quilt came from?? A rubber stamp set!

For my layout, I followed the arrow/chevron design and included some pictures from our mini getaway in Monterey.

I did a little machine stitching to add the arrows to my cardstock, then added the photos and the title.

There are so many places to find inspiration for your layouts. Where have you found ideas for your scrapbooking??

Supplies: Imaginisce (Makin' Waves: Keepin' Cool & Hello Cupcake: Wish Big, Oversized Die-cuts)

Diane Fisher

My inspiration came from the bike tires. Since we've been helping Nate practice riding his bike without training wheels every day, I can't help but dream about bike tires (lol)!

They were an obvious inspiration for this layout — the circles and the little black bike tires, too.

Supplies: Pattern Paper: Makin' Waves and Hello Cupcake, Die Cut: Hello Cupcake, Clicut pen knife, Silhouette Cameo, black card stock

Shellye McDaniel

I used a collage art piece that sits in my bathroom as inspiration. It's a print by Kelly Rae Roberts.

My inspiration were the descriptive strips that were placed across the front of the girl's dress. I took the same concept and used it on this 8x11 layout of my son. I wanted to be able to use several strips and large enough so that each one could be read easily...because of that I went with a 5x7 photo.

Supplies: Imaginisce (Hello Cupcake & Makin' Waves patterned papers, Hello Cupcake Stickers, i-Top Small Brad Daddies, i-Top 2.0 tool)

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Pop by our blog tomorrow for more inspiring & eye-catching projects!

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We've got another great collection to share with you that's being released at CHA right now.

It's called

Monster Mash.

Here's a look at the 12x12 papers.

Fall Medley

Haunted Forest

Tricks & Treats

Spook Alley

Pick of the Patch

Enchantments

The Snag 'em Stamp collection.

Frankbride

Ghost

Mummy

Pumpkin

Sugar Skull

Eddie

The sticker & embellishments.

Fright Night Canvas Stickers

Boo-tiful Friends Sticker Stacker

Magic Words Sticker Stacker

Chopboard Treats chipboard Stickers

Ghoulish Delights Die Cuts

So .... who would like to win this fun collection???

Just leave us a comment today and let us know what you think of this new collection and leave a comment letting us know what you liked about the Designer's projects today.

(winner will be announced on Friday, July 20th)