Inspired by ....

On Friday we said a farewell to one of our very talented designers, 

Ro Philippsen.  

Today we'd just like to share with you some of her amazing work.  

Ro is talented in creating a variety of projects from cards to layouts to altered creations as well.

Thanks Ro for inspiring us all.

Your creations are beautiful & one of a kind!

We wish you all the best!

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We want to remind you about our Monthly Challenge.

It's a beautiful color combo challenge.
Click HERE for more details.

Deadline to submit is this week, Thurs., October 25th.
So make sure to get your entries in.

You could be the lucky winner of any Imaginisce collection of your choice!

Design Team Challenge - Day 4

It's always fun to give our Design Team a bit of challenge and they enjoy it as well.  

It's so easy to get stuck in 'our' ways of creating and once in a while it's good to be given a push to try something new & different.  This can be a fresh approach to so many things.

Today we have a couple of talented designers sharing their ideas of a non-traditional shape.

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Mary Ann Jenkins

For my layout, I found a pumpkin shape in my daughters coloring book and enlarged it to fit on a 12x12 sheet of paper. I cut 1 whole pumpkin, and 1 extra piece of just the center section. I inked the edges to define the different pieces of the pumpkin. I added a cardstock stem, 2 leaves that I cut with decorative scissors, a small Brad Daddie and a few embellishments to complete my layout.

 Supplies Used: papers - Pick of the Patch, Fall Medley, Surfs Up, Celebrate You, I-Top tool, small Brad Daddie

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Ro Philippsen

I'm addicted to hearts, maybe because I have a romantic soul ... or just because I like the shape! So I knew exactly what to do when Imaginisce asked me to do something non-traditional shape: A "Fall heart". I hope you like it!

 

Supply list:

Makin’Waves Surf's Up 12x12 Paper, Monster Mash Enchantments 12x12 Paper, Monster Mash Spook Alley 12x12 Paper, I-top, i-rock Swirls Stencil, I-Rock, Glam Rocks - Metallic Pearl, Itty Bitty Blossoms.

 

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Thanks so much ladies. 

That projects are just stunning!

Ro & Canvas Corp

A while back we had a fun product swap with Canvas Corp. One of our designers was uable to participate in the blog swap due to the late arrival of her package so today we are going to feature her beautiful work using some of their product.

So join us today as we take a look at Ro's beautiful creation.

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Ro Philippsen

To create my background on the CanvasCorp Fabricage, I started using the pretty glimmer mist with masks. Then I sprayed more glimer mist on a plastic bag, and with a glass, made ​​stamps on the Fabricpage.

Using a stamp with a script pattern, I made ​​several irregular stamped images with Stazon. After that, my background was ready to receive the other items on page: a beautiful canvas Flower Hot Pink, which I divided into two parts and used in the layout; envelope "Black & Kraft Zebra" which I turned into a mat and a few more embellishments and my page was complete!

Supplies: Imaginisce (patterned papers from Sole Sisters & ); Canvas Corp (Fabricpage, glimmer mist, twine, canvas flower, envelope (black & kraft zebra print)

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Thanks Ro.

This is a beautiful piece of artwork to hang on your wall.

Monster Mash Release Week - Day 5

Ghosts & Goblins are everywhere!!!

It's just so spooky around here.

Welcome back.

It's Day 5 of our Monster Mash Release party!

Are you ready for some more amazing projects and ideas using this new collection?

Alright.

Then let's get started.

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Ro Philippsen

I decorated a black box of paper and turned it into a vase where I "planted" some lovely monsters using the die cuts from the Monster Mash Collection.

And for another project, I created a "Boo" card. Very scary ...

I really had fun and enjoyed all the beautiful monsters and ghosts from the adorable Monster Mash Collection.

Ilene Tell

This collection was so perfect for scrapping last year's Halloween photos. There were lots of neutral prints to pick from, and of course, lots of cute images. As always, the pack of die-cuts was my favorite. I just love opening it for the first time and sifting through all the titles and images - there's always so much to choose from, making embellishing fun and easy (it's my favorite part of scrapbooking :)

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We hope that you have an enjoyable weekend and make sure to stop by again next week as we continue our Monster Mash Release Party all week long!

Back to School - Day 3

It's Day 3 of our "Back to School" week and we hope that you've been enjoying the projects that our Design Team have been sharing with you.

Today we have some great gift ideas for teachers to share with you so let's get started.

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Tiffany Hood

I love the "Geek Is Chic" collection, so I was excited to use it to make a gift for my son's school teacher this year.

I made the magnets using clear pebbles from the floral section of the craft store, crystal effects, and black round magnets, and I made the wood base for the magnet board with Mod Podge and a 2x4. The metal sheet was bought at the hardware store, cut, and the edges rounded. You can also pick these up at some craft store already made.

The black glue sticks and the Imaginisce I-Bond cordless hot glue gun were perfect for the magnets. I'll have a full step-by-step tutorial on my blog on how I made this project.

Supplies:

Imaginisce I-Bond Cordless Glue Gun

Imaginisce Color Mini Glue Sticks- pink, black, white, brown assortment

Geek Is Chic 12x12 glossy cardstock- School Days

Geek Is Chic 12x12 glossy cardstock- Chalk Talk

Ribbon by May Arts

Ro Philippsen

For this desk organizer I used a small wooden box, where I painted only the edges with gesso.
After the gesso was completely dry, I started to glue the Imagisce Collection perfect for this Project: "Hello, Cupacke". first inside the box, and then out of the box.

This box can either be given as a gift to the teacher, or can serve as a desk organizer for the student.
I just filled it with candy and some of tags with pencil, but can be kept several things in it.

Supply List:
Birthday Hooray! 12x12 Paper
Party Time 12x12 Paper
Let's Party 12x12 Paper
Wish Big 12x12 Paper
Celebrate You 12x12
Hot! Hot! Hot! 12x12 Paper
Good Times Sticker Stacker

Guiseppa Gubler

I created this fun Teacher's Notes Hanging Notepad Holder using my Silhouette. This holder can hold a notepad and pen. Plus at the top...it has another pocket to store notes or anything else. This is a great idea for a teacher gift!

Imaginisce Supplies: Sole Sister's patterned paper and Chipboard Stickers; Hello Cupcake patterned paper.

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Please stop by again tomorrow for some more great ideas for Back to School!

Cheery Lynn Designs & Imaginisce Swap - Day 2

Welcome back to Day 2 of our Blog Swap with Cheery Lynn Designs.

We hope that you had a chance to pop over to their blog yesterday. If not make sure to check out their wonderful creations this week as well.

Today we have Regina & Ro sharing projects with you using Cheery Lynn and Imaginisce products.

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Regina Mangum

Noel Wall Hanging

I was still in the Christmas mood and so when I saw these darling dies from Cheery Lynn, I was inspired to create a wall hanging using the Christmas Cheer collection. The Sweetheart Frame was just perfect for the sweet wreath Sticker Stacker and I love the border die, which was a lovely compliment to the wonderful "Noel" Die-Cut.

Supply List: Patterned Paper: Christmas Cheer collection (Imaginisce); Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Die-cuts: Christmas Cheer Rejoice Die-Cuts (Imaginisce); Stickers: Christmas Cheer Gift Giving Sticker Stacker (Imaginisce); Fibers: ribbon (Stampin' Up!), Stitched Grosgrain (PTI), Baker's Twine (The Twinery); Accents: Button (PTI); Glam Rocks (Imaginisce); Tools: i-Rock; Dies: Sweetheart Frame, Border Carnivale (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Surf's Up Card

The Cheery Lynn floral dies I got to play with were so well-matched with the blooms in the Makin' Waves collection that I just had to make a happy, bright card using the patterned paper and Sun Kissed Die-Cuts. As a fun little detail, I used brown pipe cleaners for the flowers' centers!

Supply LIst: Patterned Paper: Makin' Waves collection (Imaginisce); Cardstock: Melon Mambo (Stampin' Up!); Die-cuts: Makin' Waves Sun Kissed Die-Cuts (Imaginisce); Dies: Judy's Blooms Floral Dies (Cheery Lynn Designs); Other: Pipe Cleaners (generic)

Ro Philippsen

The Cheery Lynn Designs dies are perfect for adding charm to your designs. I just love the beautiful and inspiring butterflies & frame for my "Spring" card.

Suppy List: Bloom' Hot 12x12 paper, Walking on Sunshine 12x12 Paper, Bunny Day Chipboard Sticker, White Cardstock, Cheery Lynn Designs Frame Die, Cheery Lynn Designs Exotic Butterfly

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To make this week of inspiration even better

we are going to add in a

GIVEAWAY!!!

Here's what you need to do in order to be entered into the random draw to win:

• Leave a comment HERE (on our blog) on every post during this blog swap (Aug.5th-11th)
• Leave a comment on the Cheery Lynn Designs blog posts all week (Aug 5th-11th)

We will randomly select a winner to receive a

package of the Makin' Waves collection

(winner will be announced Sun., August 12th)

Good luck everyone!

And thanks for joining us today.

Christmas in July - Day 1

Ho! Ho! Ho!!!

It's time to put on the holiday tunes, bake some gingerbread cookies and sit by the crackling fire!

That's right! We're celebrating Christmas in July this week and we'd love for you to join us!!

We are so excited to share with you the new Christmas Cheer collection.

The Design Team have been working very hard on their creations and we can't wait to share them with you.

So let's get started!

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Shellye McDaniel

Altered Frame: "Be Jolly"
I purchased an inexpensive baroque frame, removed the glass and added my own altered photo using Christmas Cheer! I have a special place in my kitchen where I hang a little something for each holiday or season...this will fit there perfectly.

The large die-cuts are wonderful for projects like this one; they're a piece of art-work in themselves. I stamped the snowflakes, and then cut them out before adding them to the art.

I also added a few red Glam Rocks with the I Rock Tool...just right for holly berries!

Of course, a project wouldn't be complete with a nice big bow on top! I used the I-Magi-Cut to quickly cut and seal the ends of the ribbon.

"Ho, Ho, Ho"
I wanted to showcase several of the different patterns on this layout, so I used various lengths
of strips in forming my photo mat.

You will notice that one strip goes completely from the top to bottom of the page and has been machine-stitched; I made this my vertical focal point and accentuated it with the placement of the tree die-cut. I cut down one of the scrolled journal Sticker Stackers and tucked it behind the top photo. After adding a couple of I Top Brads, the layout was complete!

Abby Laubenstein

Christmas is my favorite holiday so Christmas Cheer topped my wishlist! I absolutely love all the little cheerful characters and images, as well as the tradition color scheme. I created a fun holiday layout which includes many different patterns, i-top brads and lots of i-rock bling :)

"Merry Christmas"

I also used the i-rock on a holiday card in addition to the Snag 'em stamps. Such a cute stamp collection in this new line!

"Holiday Cheer"

When using my i-rock on projects, I have a hard time picking up the tiny hot rocks with my fingertips. Imaginisce's LED lighted tweezers have become my new best friend! They're so very helpful, easy to hold and the LED light is a big bonus.

Guiseppa Gubler

When I saw the new Christmas Cheer Collection by Imaginisce...my heart skipped a beat. I love the gorgeous papers and fun die cuts.

This collection is classic and will work for any Christmas project. I decided to do a couple of my favorites...a layout and a card, but I am sure there are many more fun projects to come using this Christmasy collection.

"Christmas Cheer"

"Merry Christmas"

Ro Philippsen

The Christmas Imaginisce Collection is one of the beautiful I've ever had the pleasure to have in my hands. The colors are beautiful and classic, just the way I like, and the prints are amazing!

Door Hanger

I loved creating this door hanger, rich in detail and can not wait to arrive in December to use it on my Christmas decorations.

This year I will make many cards with this beautiful collection!

"Joy"

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I bet you know what's coming next huh?

Well, of course it is!!

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!

We're going to Giveaway TWO collections of our new Christmas Cheer release!

All you have to do is leave a comment on every post this week (Monday through Thursday) and let the Design Team know how they've inspired you with their holiday themed creations!

(Winners will be announced Friday, July 27th)