Glue Arts Week Blog Hop Day 1

We are very excited to team up with Glue Arts this week!

They've sent our team a wonderful array of adhesive products

and our Design Team have been working hard on a variety of projects

to share with you over the next few days.

Now don't forget we called this a BLOG HOP!

That means the Glue Arts is also posting some wonderful projects

over on their blog as well.

So when you're finished here we want you to HOP on over to

their blog and check it out.

Michelle Unruh

"I Love Fall"

Below you can see that Michelle has used the 3D foam tape to add dimension

to the leaves and some adhesive squares to place the ribbon on her layout.

Supplies used: Imaginisce Happy Harvest's Autumn Splendor, Fall into Fun, I love fall, Caramel apples papers; Canvas stickers, swirling leaves Snag 'em stamps; Pile on Fun sticker stackers; Glue Arts Glue Glider; DMC Floss, Misc button; Bazzill cardstock, Versamark ink. CM punch; Gelly Roller white pen; Ribbon; Colorbox Chalk ink

Shemaine Smith

"Holiday Ornament"

Cut patterned paper at 8 1/2" x 11" and then cut 1 inch strips = 11 in total.

Staple center and fold using a Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Square to hold in place.

Add embellishment of choice to center and some ribbon.

Now you're ready to hang the ornament on your tree.

Supplies used: Imaginisce ('Christmas Magic' from Santa's Little Helper);

Glue Arts 3D Adhesive Squares, Misc ribbon

Heather Leopard

"DIY Washi Tape Birthday Card"

Supplies used: Imaginisce Birthday Bash "Wish Big" paper and stamps and Glue Arts 3D Combo Pac "U CUT IT #D Adhesive Foam Blanks and Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro

Sophia Allison

"Spring Fever"

Sophia has used the 3D foam tape to add

some dimension to the die-cut paper strip.

Supplies used: Imaginisce (Splash Dance Bathing Beauties, Adhesives Border strips & chipboard

stickers from Enchanted Collection, I-rock flowers); White Bazzill Cardstock;

Daisy D's Rub-on Spring Fever Title; Glitz Black Border Frame

Marielle LeBlanc

"Christmas Banner"

Supplies used: Imaginisce (Santa's Little Helper collection); Glue Arts (Glue Glider Pro, 3D foam tape,

Extreme Adhesive Squares; cloths-pegs

Cristal Hobbs

"Snowflake" card

Here are a few tips from Cristal on how she used

the adhesive squares to add glitter to her snowflake.

Choose which side you want the glitter

and lay that gently onto the Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Square.

Wrap adhesive square around the end of the snowflake then mold with fingers.

Lay on non-stick surface and sprinkle glitter overtop. Shake off excess glitter.

You will notice that there will be some adhesive on the back of the snowflake which

you can use to adhere to the front of the card.

The finished snowflake!

Supplies used: Imaginisce (Santa's Little Helper, Cottage Christmas (snowflake)), Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares, Glue Arts ribbon adhesive, Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, Pink Paislee Glitter, Ranger Alcohol Inks, Clear Scraps Clear N Cip Frame, Ranger Stickles, Offray Ribbon, Bazzill Gem

Giveaway!

How would you like to win an

entire collection of Santa's Little Helper?

All you have to do is leave a comment

on EVERY post this week & on the Glue Arts blog as well.

Winner will be announced at the end of the week.

Please join us again tomorrow for more inspiration

and wonderful projects from our Design Team..

Guest Designer: Kristen Swain (double sized giveaway too)

We are so excited to feature the very talented, Kristen Swain. She has helped us on some of our advertising and trade show materials and really thought we should invite her to stop by our blog. 

Message from Kris: Hi! I’m Kristen Swain and I live in Maryland with my husband of almost 15 years and our two girls, Alizabeth and Annalise, our three cats and dog. I have been scrapping for over 12 years, and been designing professionally for almost 7 years now. I have been having my designs published for the last 9 years in many of the industry’s leading magazines. I started out scrapbooking, which has led me into card making and created altered items and home decor. I also like baking, painting and some other crafts, but scrapbooking is my most favorite creative outlet.


Here are some new projects Kristen created for us our feature today and they are so stinking cute!! But be sure to scroll all the way to the end of this post to learn about all the fun product giveaways you could win by stopping by for a visit today!

We asked Kristen some fun questions so we could get to know her a little better: 

What is your favorite embellishment? Well, I think my most favorite embellishment but anything pretty or with glitter usually holds top place in my heart.

What is one item or technique you use most often? My most used embellishment is definitely a button with some twine tied on it. I use them pretty much on everything I create!


What is your favorite Imaginisce tool or product? Oh that's a hard question, I certainly love the ITop tool and the button's I can create with it. But I think I will have to go with the IRock tool and gems, it works so well, I used some on a jean skirt of my daughters and they have stayed on completely, we don't even get that with the manufactured clothing!

How do you kick off your creative process? Sketch, photos, paper style, etc.? Usually it's a theme with a layout, but cards and altered items I find ideas come best when I see and think about the products I'm going to use.

What product couldn't they live without? Buttons! Glitter, my Cricut machines, a good pair of scissors and trimmer, Glue Arts Adhesive Squares.

Berrylicious Collection

Diet or Regular? regular- so bad- but yum

When and where do they scrap/craft? I do my best creating in the late mornings, just before lunch! I have an office in my home where I am able to create.

Little Cutie (Boy) Collection

What did you want to be when you grew up? I knew, I mean, just KNEW, that I was going to be an advertising executive when I grew up. But life has a funny way of changing things and I couldn't be happier how things turned out.

If you could live anywhere, where would it be? In the south, somewhere beautiful, maybe southern Florida, without the storms!

Little Cutie (girl) Collection

What is the one thing (not a person) you couldn't live without? My computer, I need to stay connected!

What's the last book you read? Finger Licken Fifteen by Janet Evanovich


And we found some fun projects Kristen created a while back with our fun Dinoroar Collection. We couldn't remember if we'd posted these, so we thought we'd share them again (too cute not to). 

Double the Giveaway: 
First, we're going to send one lucky winner a BIG box of Imaginisce goodies. And then to double your fun....we contacted GlueArts because we know it's one of Kris's favorite adhesives. They wanted to sponsor her Guest Designer spot here on the Imaginisce blog and they offered to giveaway the following to a lucky winner: a Glue Glider Pro, refill of your choice, the new 8 1/2 x 11 U Cut It Foam Sheet, Extreme Adhesive Squares and the Ribbon Adhesive. Now that's a lot of sticky goodness!!

What you need to do to be entered to win:

1. Visit Kristen Swain's blog and follow her blog, or if you're already follower leave her a comment on her most recent blog post. Then return and tell us which of her projects you like the best!!

2. Visit GlueArts Facebook page and tell them Imaginisce sent you!! Come back and leave a comment telling us you did this.

3. Visit our Facebook page and tell us "what inspires you when you're getting crafty". Come back and leave your name so we know you visited our Facebook page too!!

Winner will be announced this Friday, March 4th. 

Boys Caught Scrapbooking!!

Sorry we've been missing in action here on the Imaginisce blog this week...we've been busy cooking up some fun ideas, inspiration and of course contest and giveaways. BUT we wanted to share, that yes, BOYS DO SCRAPBOOK. 

These two handsome young men have been working as our jr. interns around the office this past year. They just graduated from high school and are headed off to college. But among the many projects Hunter and Ben did for us this summer, one caught our eye. They had to help create some duplicated layouts for a our retailers. Their circle cutting skills were superb and they learned to use the Glue Glider adhesive guns like a pro!! OH and watch out...they are pros now at inking projects.

Thanks Hunter and Ben, we'll miss you guys! Best of luck at school and keep on SCRAPPIN!