Metal Glue and Buttons with Tammy & Aida

If you're like me, you've wondered about that Tombow Mono METAL Glue...right? I assumed it was only good for metal embellishments, but apparently that's not the case.
The Metal Glue, features a super strong bond that will securely adhere metal trinkets and embellishments to paper. Safely glue photos, cardstock and small plastic adornments with glue that dries completely clear.

Here's some creative ideas from Aida and Tammy from our design team. Be sure to click through to their blogs and check the projects and their tips out in detail. Aida created this fun tag album with tons of buttons she needed to glue down. Tammy's below created the cutest frame and she too loved how well the glue worked for her buttons!!

Click HERE for Aida's blog and HERE for Tammy's blog. And don't forget to leave us a comment on our blog and Tombow's blog for great prizes. Thanks!!

i-top Magnets & Scooter: Road Trip Bingo Game

Robyn Schaub created this fun Road Trip Bingo game with the Scooter's Vacation Collection and the new i-top Magnet Daddies. How fun would this game be while taking a long road trip...and I might share it with my kids!

Organization: Sticker Storage & Giveaway

Another awesome idea using the fun Scooter's Vacation Collection. Sarah de Guzman shared with us this fun "storage" idea for stickers. Something I will be recreating for myself...a girl can never have too many alphabets. Love the idea Sarah...thanks!

Share with us your favorite storage ideas (post a link in the comments) and you could win some fun Imaginisce products.

It's in the Details: Paper Pierced Cards

The fabulous Melinda Spinks from down under sent us these darling cards made from Scooter's Vacation Collection. We asked her to explain how she made the fun patterns...read below.

(Melinda Spinks) When I made the first card using the adorable little scooter, I wanted to re-create the wind trail behind the scooter as seen on the printed papers. I placed my card over a cork-board and using my paper piercing tool, I poked little holes through the paper to create the design. It was so effective that I decided to make different patterns on each of the cards to co-ordinate with the individual theme.

Featured Project: Name Badge Mini Album by Cindy

We are very excited to share this fun project that our talented Cindy Stevens created with our new Scooters Vacation Collection. And she created it with plastic name badge cases...read on to find out more!!

(Cindy Stevens) I made this mini to document some fun photos from a cruise that we took to Bermuda last Spring with a group of close friends. Since our vacation was so low key, I wanted to make a fun, little album that wasn't too fussy. I wanted something that was on the durable side, since I plan to leave it out and my 5 year old LOVES looking at pictures, so I know it will get handled lots.

How To: This mini is a super quick, easy and inexpensive project and the Scooter's Vacation line was fabulous for a fun, travel themed project. I used a pack of standard sized ID badges (this one had 6) I picked up at the local Dollar Store. I measured and made a template of my base pattern paper and then I used some diecut shapes that I had in my stash, traced them on the WRONG side of my pattern paper and then hand cut them. I then attached these to some of the pages for intrest. I used rubons a fair amount to help keep my album flat and streamlined BUT added some epoxy sticker accents on the outside of the badges to dress it up a bit more. I finished the album off by threading ribbon from the Scooter's Vacation line through the pre-punched holes and fastened.

Thanks Cindy!!

Imaginisce GIVEAWAY Winners!!

We love doing Giveaways on Facebook and our BLOG!! Thanks to everyone that takes the time to comment. We're excited to announce the winner of the Ranger Sticky Back Canvas from Tim Holtz blog post and our Scooter's Vacation Blog post from yesterday. And the winners are....

First, congrats goes out to Vix L from Redlands, California.



And second, congrats to Mary Ellyn Rozell! Not only does she love to vacation at the beach...but she was selected at random (literally) as our winner of the Scooter's Vacation giveaway!! Thank you to everyone for leaving it a comment, it was great to read what everyone's favorite vacation spot was!

Scooter's Vacation: Pinky Hobbs

Love these fun layouts created with Scooter's Vacation Collection. What a great way to use shapes that really work for this group of papers. Thanks Melinda and Pinky for sharing your great ideas!! Scroll down to see details about a giveaway for Scooter's Vacation! 

by Melinda Spinks
Check out this super cute shape of a layout that Pinky created...I have to track down where in the world she came up with such a fun background shape. 



GIVEAWAY:  Want to win your own set of Scooter's Vacation?? Leave us a comment on your favorite vacation spot and we'll pick a winner on Wednesday morning.  

Scooter's Vacation by Tomomi

Do you LOVE the new Scooter's Vacation Collection? Seriously, although it's a travel themed group of papers and embellishments I've seen people create some of the cutest non-travel themed projects. I love the reds in the collection...actually the entire color palette rocks! We thought we'd feature projects created by our talented Design team and today we're featuring Tomomi Hiramaru from Japan. She created these fun layouts and the close-ups make the layouts even more amazing!!

Introducing SKETCHES to the Imaginisce Blog

At the prompting of some of our very talented Design Team members, we've decided to feature a "SKETCH CHALLENGE" each month. Our awesome Design Team will even create the sketch and many of them will show you what they created with it. So ON (or near) the 1ST DAY of EACH MONTH we will post a sketch and ask you, our fans to create a layout using the sketch *and* Imaginisce products. Then we'll have you post you a link to your blog (or our Facebook gallery) and we'll all go check them out. One winner each month will be selected to win OVER $100 worth of Imaginisce products. 

So to start of the fun, we thought we'd feature one of our favorite sketches sent us by Liz Qualman. She created this with our Scooter's Vacation Collection in mind. This won't be a challenge sketch, but it's too yummy not to share. Scroll down to see the darling layout Liz created with this sketch!! 
Comments by Liz Qualman: "I have to say that this is probably one of my most favorite layouts ever! I LOVE the colors in the Scooter's Vacation Collection. I just took these photos of my daughter over the holidays and the colors of the papers were PERFECT for the layout. I mimicked the route sign design in the papers by creating a route sign die cut for my layout. I am so happy with the way it turned out."

iSpy: This Way to Love

We loved the way that Kim Holmes for our Design Team was able to take our new Scooter's Vacation collection and use it for something entirely different then what the "theme" suggests! Isn't it great how the hearts in the scooters are brought to life when the large cut out hearts that create the title for this card. Great job Kim!!
Visit our gallery see more great projects using Scooter's vacation and don't forget to stop by and check out Kim's blog too!

CHA 2010 New Release Products...Part 1

UPDATE 1/20/10: For our Scrapbook.com Friends (and others)...please leave a comment below and we'll select a lucky winner on Monday. How about an i-top tool?? Or some new papers from one of our collections?? Tell your friends to stop by too!

Ready to see what Imaginisce is releasing this year at CHA 2010? Well, today we're going to show you the items you may or may not have already seen on our blog or website. We're very excited about these items...but stay tuned, there's more to come. Scroll down through these great products and find out when we'll be showing your more new Winter products.

NEW: Magnet Daddies

Woah! This i-top Tool ROCKS! Now super strong Magnet Daddies. The ideas are flowing already. Available in small (16mm), medium (22mm) and large (28mm).

Cover the new Magnet Daddies with photos, paper, wrappers, fabric and more! Visit our online gallery for more great magnetic ideas.

Watch a new video that shows how to use the new Magnet Daddies:

NEW: Scooter's Vacation Collection

Throw your luggage in the trunk and we're off on an international adventure! We're sure to find speedy stamps, fantastic sticker puffs and charming sticker stackers.

Visit our online gallery to see some more fun ideas using Scooter's Vacation! And check out the cute projects our designers created with this collection and the new Magnet Daddies.

NEW: Lucy Bird Collection

Ever wonder what happiness looks like? Here it is! Full of color and creativity! Try a dewdrop sticker glass or a chubby chicky sticker puff. You'll be smilin' all day!

Don't you think this new Lucy Bird Collection is fresh and fun? Visit the online gallery on our site to see some more Lucy Bird ideas, download some instructions and more.

FREE PRODUCT (got your attention didn't we?)...Do you want to receive a sample of our new release products? Leave a comment and tell us which collection you can't wait to get your hands on and why. We'll select a winner next week!!

Want to see more NEW products...things you may not have seen yet (since they're secret). We will reveal it here on our blog on Friday, January 15th.

itop Annoucement: New Magnet Backers

O Daddy!! We're so excited to announce the first of our new i-top backers for 2010 -- the new "Magnet Daddies". Now you can create your own custom covered magnets. Cover them with fabric, photos, scrapbook paper and more. Shipping end of January, these new magnet daddies are available in Large (28mm), Medium (22mm) and Small (16mm).

MAGNET DADDIES PROJECTS

Our fabulous designers create a couple of projects to show you how fun the new "Magnet Daddies" are to create with.

Framed Photo Board: We simply placed a 12" x 12" sheet of metal behind the Lucy Bird page layout and glass that comes with the frame. Then we placed a couple of rub-ons in the bottom right corner, covered a few "Magnet Daddies" with coordinating Lucy Bird papers. Simply add your favorite mementos and photographs and either hand on your wall or place on a decorative easel.
Metal Magnet Block: We found these cute wood block/metal boards and covered the base with the new Scooter's Vacation papers with mod podge.
The magnets are the best part, after covering them with Scooter's Vacation papers and then coated with Diamond Glaze. They look like the ones you buy at the store (wink).

Don't forget to check out our Imaginisce Project Gallery, we've been posting tons of fun ideas from our VERY talented Design Team using the new Magnet Daddies!!!