i-Spy: So Many Great Ideas Around the Web

Today when I was looking for something to feature in my i-spy project post,  I was excited to find more then one item worth sharing. Thanks to all the great talent out there that is using and featuring Imaginisce products.


Fabulous Card Tutorial
Kristina Werner created this darling card with the To Love & Cherish Collection on 2Peas Finally Friday posts. We've put the video below this so you can see how she put together this "fabulous" card.

 2Peas Finally Friday Video (below) by Kristina Werner

 

Get Organized

Mixology is rockin' the Live Loud Collection with a creative way to get organized. Check out their blog post from last week to see more of this fun idea by Sarah. 

Summer Product Releases

The very talented Wendy Smedley posted her favorite summer release products over at Ella Publishing's blog and we were very excited to see that our Splash Dance Collection made the list. Check out Wendy's Summer Release list to see more great products she recommended.

Beach Wonders with Lucy Bird
We haven't seen the popular Lucy Bird collection for a while here on the blog, But we popped in our friends at Bazzill Basics and saw it posted on their blog and had to share.

Live Loud Step Card
We loved this rockin' cool idea by Crafty Tassy and thought we'd share it with our readers. She use the Live Loud collection. Best part is she has a great video tutorial showing hot to create this card. Be sure to check out her blog when you can, she has some great video tutorials (and great voice too).

Help us SPY Imaginisce around the web!! If you see a great idea that we should share, please post it on Facebook or drop us a quick email at contactimaginiscegmail.com.

To Love & Cherish: Rolled Butterfly Tutorial

The very talented Samantha Hauzer created this darling tutorial to teach all of us how she created these fun rolled butterflies on her "Beautiful" layout with the To Love & Cherish layout. 

Imagine how fun these butterflies would be on bridal shower invitations or wedding album decorations. Every June I think of weddings and the To Love & Cherish Collection is the perfect paper line for any special event!
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Butterfly Tutorial 1. Cut a piece of paper into a long triangle shape, about 1 inch wide (doesnt really matter how long, but the longer the piece of paper, the fatter it will be)  You can make the paper wider if you want a longer body for your butterfly.

2. Roll the paper up tightly, starting from the wider end. Once it is all rolled up, glue the thin end down to hold it all together.

 3.  To make the wings of the butterfly, cut out one petal so you are left with just the 4 petals in a wing shape.

 4. Glue the body onto the wings.

 5. Add antennae cut from paper, and beads or bling to make a trail, so it looks like it is flying off your page.

TLC Release Party Winners

Thank you to all that watched our blog last week during the release party for To Love & Cherish. We promised that we'd select a few winners from our blog and facebook. Winners were all selected using random.org and the counting expertise of our staff.

The following people were selected from the 250+ comments left on our blog throughout last week:

1. Amy Crockett - She has been scrapbooking and paper crafting for 7 years. She states on her blog bio, "It has become as much of an addiction as a hobby."

2. Lysa Rohrer - She is quite the stamper...in fact all three of her blogs prove that too. We read on her bio, " I love everything about being crafty and creative... you can usually find me buried at my desk in papers, markers, and stamps!

3. Wendy Lawrence - Wendy is a SAHM mom of 2 beautiful daughters and she said, "I am married to the love of my life for the past 19 years. And have the best friends in the world." Check out her blog.

And of the 70 comments left on Facebook, we selected the following winners:

1. Beth Williams

2. Courtney Crabtree

If you haven't already, please email us your shipping addresses to contact.imaginisce@gmail.com. Congrats!!

To Love & Cherish the Australian Way!

For years I've worked with designers from down under and I have been amazed at the amount of detail they will put into a project...so many layers, added embellishments, cut out designs from the original papers and more. Well these projects are no exception! Our Samantha Hauzer created for a class at a special event last week and everyone loved it and we're now sharing it with all of you too.
Want to see more close-up pictures of these beautiful projects? Simply click on the links below:

Double Page Layout PDF (includes instructions for flowers)
or
Cards Instructions PDF

Bridget from our office just returned this week from the event in Australia and she has not stopped talking about how NICE everyone in Australia was to her. She loved the students, the retailers and PrintBlocks staff! I'm surprised she ever came back actually.
Thank you to PrintBlocks staff, Sam Hauzer for helping, creating an amazing class and her very cute samples and to all the amazing people down under!!

This event was the first one that we were able to demo the new i-rock tool. Bridget was asked by the event planner to "bling out" PrintBlocks, graphic designer Tyler Wellensiek's "security" shirt...but don't worry, there is a catalog between his skin and the shirt (for safety reasons of course)...we wouldn't recommend using the tool on clothing that you are current WEARING...we'd recommend you remove the clothing first. But it turned out pretty cool!
There are more pictures of the event on Sam's blog...thanks!!

TLC: Lovely Clear Stamps

For only a couple of dollars you can create some amazing projects like our Design Team did with two of the most popular "snag 'em stamps" from the To Love & Cherish Collection. And be sure to read on and find instructions on "how to use clear acrylic stamps" from Imaginisce.

TLC Flower Snag 'em Stamp #2201

Save the Date Card by Shemaine Smith

New to stamping? Check out Shemaine's blog to see step-by-step instructions on how she use this cute stamp to create the card above!

Mellow Yellow Cards by Melinda Spinks

I Do Blue Card by Akiko Kuroki

TLC Bracket Snag 'em Stamps #2200

My Formal Valentine by Aphra Bolyer
Baby Love by Robyn Schaub
Our Wedding Day by Tomomi Hiramaru

Imaginisce's FIRST Guest Designer: Jana Eubank

We are so excited to host our first Guest Designer, Jana Eubank here on the Imaginisce Blog. You see the best part of my job here at Imaginisce is working with so many unbelievably talented designers. Those from our design team, our in-house designers, our amazing product designers and on occasion some of my favorite designers in the industry too!! One day I happened onto Jana's darling blog and I was hooked...after some time of blog-stalking her I finally asked her to our FIRST guest designer and she accepted!! And since Jana had created some really fun, unique layouts using the new To Love & Cherish Collection I couldn't wait any longer to introduce her to you!! But this is NOT all, we'll be featuring more of her fabulous designs beginning next Monday here on the blog!

Now let's hear from Jana: I can't begin to tell you how much fun I have had playing with my box of Imaginisce goodies. Thank you, Imaginisce, for inviting me to Guest Design with you this month!

A little about me . . . My name is Jana Eubank. I am just a regular gal that is hopelessly in love with scrapbooking. I have to blame it on my parents a bit, raising me in a family that owned a printing/copying business. Paper weights, ink colors, envelope sizes, binding techniques, and all terms relating to paper were the normal jargon in our household. When we go out to eat we examing the type fonts and layout of the menus. My love for all things paper bled over to crayons, markers, stickers and mini stationery sets as well. When scrapbooking came out mainstream with all of its lovely goodies, it was an immediate and natural attraction for me.

I've been scrapbooking for over 15 years in some form or another. I began serving on design teams about 3 years ago and have been fortunate to cross paths with many talented crafters. I am constantly amazed and inspired by the creativity of scrapbookers. Currently, I am designing for NoelMignon.com, My Cute Stamps, Pink Paislee, Scor-It-All, Shimmerz Paints, and Zva Creative. I would consider my style eclectic. I usually adapt the feeling of my pages depending on the mood I am in or the products I am working with. I love to layer and add dimensional details to my projects. I mostly make 12 X 12 pages, but I also enjoy creating seasonal projects, cards and mini books. I enjoy the creative outlet scrapbooking gives me as well as the satisfaction of making something that pays tribute to life with my sweet family.

If I'm not scrapping, I'm perusing interior design magazines, hanging out at scrapbook message boards, or celebrating life with my family. I'm hopelessly addicted to chocolate and Diet Coke and love listening to Pandora Radio while I scrap. I am a stay-at-home mom to 3 daughters and 1 son and have been married to my best friend, Kevin, for 13 years. We live in Bountiful, Utah.



NOTE: Both of Jana's layouts featured above were created with new To Love & Cherish Collection. Be sure to follow Jana's blog so you don't miss any of her upcoming inspiration!!

Thanks Jana!!

TLC: Play Along with Us

We want to play a bit of a game with our To Love & Cherish Release Party today!!

Do you remember these darling 3D flowers from Melinda Spinks in Australia? She made the cutest holiday wreath with them and she's done it again. She's created two amazing projects with this easy to make flower and we want to know which project is your favorite...only catch is you need to click on the project links and to see the "whole" project in our Idea Gallery. Then hit your back button and let us know which project you like the most in the comments section.

Project #1 - A Bright Idea

Project #2 - A Beautiful Masquerade Thank for playing along...to show our appreciation we're giving away To Love & Cherish products to a lucky person that posts a comment today. You'll also still be eligible to win at the end of the week too!!

To Love & Cherish rEleAse ParTy!!

We are so excited that the new To Love & Cherish Collection is starting to ship this week to all our retail partners. What a great excuse to celebrate here on the Imaginisce blog!! This week we'll be featuring beautiful designs by our amazingly talented design team. Each day we'll post a couple of great ideas using the TLC collection.

The gorgeous mini album was created by Aida Haron from Singapore. We loved how the red satin ribbon and red binding on this perfectly contructed album really caught our eye!!

To see MORE of Aida's beautiful album, visit the Imaginisce Gallery.

A Sweet Team Layout was created by the creative Kim Holmes. We LOVED how she used the new Snag 'em Stamp Frame and Flower from the To Love & Cherish Collection.

To see a close-up of the stamps on this layout, visit our Imaginisce Gallery.

Would you like to the the first to receive a sample package of the new To Love & Cherish Collection? Simply leave a comment on our blog and you will be entered to win. We will select a winner at the end of the week and post that winners name here on our blog a week from today. You are welcome to comment each day, but only once per day!! You can also post a a comment on our Facebook as well...we'll award a winner on Facebook too at the end of the week!!

To Love & Cherish rELeAsE pArTy!!

It's a RELEASE PARTY!!

We are so excited that the new To Love & Cherish Collection begins shipping to retail stores on Monday, April 19th. To celebrate the product finally making it to stores, we're going to post beautiful ideas of layouts and other project created with To Love & Cherish on our blog next week. And what fun would a release PARTY be without free product? Come check us out on Monday to find out how you can win some of this yummy new product!

To help you get excited, here's a gorgeous layout created by by Akiko Kuroki from our design team.

Sneak Peek: Sarah's To Love & Cherish Album

Look how amazing this sneak peek of the darling album Sarah de Guzman created with the new To Love & Cherish Collection. You will love the rest of her album, click here to go see the front of the album and inside pages. And if you'd like to see other beautiful designs created with the To Love & Cherish collection in our online Gallery.

CHA 2010 New Release Products...Part 2!!

NEW: Button Daddies

Fabric wraps ever so smoothly around the i-top shells. The charm of home-made buttons is BACK!

Visit our online gallery and see this darling cloth purse.

Visit our online gallery and see more of this unique button bracelet.Visit our website to get more details on the Button Daddies.

NEW: i-top Badge Daddies

"Vote for i-top!" Badge Daddies are the bomb. One for Susie's back pack and one more for each of her friends.

Click here for more i-top accessories. Visit our online gallery to see what we filled it with....more ideas using the new Badge Daddies!

NEW: iRock & Hot Rox

We impressed you last winter CHA with one of the best selling tools released in 2009 and we won't disappoint you this year. BUT, this product is so TOP SECRET that we can't officially announce it until CHA, but here's a sneak peek (literally) of the "hottest" new scrapbook & crafting tool being released in 2010.

NEW: Live Loud Collection

Say what?... I can't hear you! I'm rockin' out with this awesome new collection of killer papers, sticker stackers and rapper ribbons! So crank it up, baby! Ooo-ooo wah! My next project is gonna rock!

Rock on over to our website to see the Live Loud Collection. And of course don't skip a beat, visit the online gallery as well for great ideas.

NEW: To Love & Cherish Collection

Some events deserve crystal, the finest china, and your most stunning dress. But if the event is once in a lifetime, it deserves to be preserved with this beautiful & sophisticated collection. Whether you're tying the knot or enjoying a black-tie event out on the town, here's the most elegant way to remember it.

If you want to see the entire To Love & Cherish collection, visit the product page on our website. Visit our gallery for more beautiful ideas using this stunning collection.

NEW: Splash Dance Collection

There's a party going on under the sea and we're doin' the wave! Come meet Coral, the sweet octopus, a cheerful blue whale and a crab that's anything by crabby. This line is full of treasures - glossy sticker glass, irresistible sticker puffs and a tidal wave of rub-ons. Jump in!

Jump in and see more ideas in our online gallery that we've collected using the new Splash Dance Collection.

Click here if you missed "CHA 2010 Part 1" and want to see the rest of the CHA - Winter 2010 release.