Hello Sunshine!

Spring is in the air  (well at least for some of us it is - sorry to those of you that are still getting snow!!) and our DT is excited to share some spring themed projects with you this week.

Katie Rose

Hi everyone! Katie here today sharing a Spring layout! I'm sure I am not the only one who is so glad for Spring's arrival. Winters are long here in New England so we really look forward to the days when we can hang out outside without all that winter gear on! This layout is documenting one of my daughter's favorite springtime activities...sidewalk chalk! I used the new Sunny collection which, with its bright and cheery colors, was perfect for this layout. Here is a look at the full layout:

I cut down a piece of white cardstock to 11"x11" and adhered it to a piece of patterned paper to give the layout a patterned border. I then cut the patterned paper with the suns on it to a triangle and put it in the top corner of the layout. To me this gives it the feel of the sun in the sky. I placed my 3 photos in the center of the layout, slightly overlapping them all. I placed some the diceut embellishments around my photos, using the "hello sunshine" as my title.

I added a few strips of patterned paper on the bottom of my layout, under my journaling to anchor the layout, so my photos didn't appear to be floating on the layout. I used the arrow diecut to draw the eye to my focal point photo of the box of chalk.

I can't wait for more sidewalk chalk days in the coming weeks!

Supplies Used:

Imaginisce: patterned paper, diecuts, stickers (Sunny)

American Crafts: Cardstock

Spring Themed Banner

It may not feel like it yet to many but today we can welcome the 1st Day of Spring!!! (hopefully many of you who still have that white stuff will soon be able to see those flowers blooming)

Banners & Pennants are a great was to decorate your place for spring (or for any season or festive occasion).  Look at what designer Michelle has create.

Michelle Philippi

Bunny Banner

Hello Imaginisce fans!
This week we're sharing Spring themed projects - and right up there with tulips, bunnies say Spring to me!
So I've got a super easy lil' bunny banner to share with you today.

I started out with different but coordinating patterned paper from Imaginisce’s Welcome Spring collection and 3 different dies for my banner pieces.

I punched out cute little bunnies with remnant pieces after the die cutting.

Some fun pom pom trim to make some fun foofy bunny tails.

I adhered my pom poms with some This to That foam dots.

xoxo

Michelle

Supply List:

Imaginisce:  Patterned Paper (Welcome Spring)

American Crafts:  Baker’s Twine & This to That Foam Dots

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Join us again tomorrow for our wrap-up of spring themed projects!

Springtime Thank You Gift

Today we're delighted to share with you this cute little birdhouse and card gift set.

Lorrie Nunemaker

Thank You Gift Set

Hello and welcome to Imaginisce Spring Theme Week.

For my project this week, I wanted to create a fun little gift to give to a friend who recently went out of her way to do something sweet.  She is a bird lover and I thought this cute birdhouse would be just perfect for her and I knew I wanted to use the "Welcome Spring" collection by Imaginisce.

Of course, I wanted to include a little note.  I made a coordinating card/envelope using the Welcome Spring collection.  This card has a fun little cutout so when you open the card the butterfly will move freely.  I used one of the coordinating die cuts from the Welcome Spring line to add a butterfly on the inside and the outside.   The envelope is stamped with the butterfly stamp from the same collection.

I don't know about you, but here in the midwest this has been an extra long winter!  The Welcome Spring line is just what I need to put a little sparkle in may day and make me dream of Spring.  This collection could be perfect for so many things!

Products Used:

Imaginisce:  Pattern Papers (Welcome Spring), Die Cuts (Welcome Spring), Gems (Welcome Spring), Stamp (Welcome Spring)

American Crafts:  Adhesive tape runner, Foam Dots

Bunny Basket

In need of some spring decor ideas? Well check out this darling project with you today created by design team member Lanette.

Lanette Erickson

Bunny Basket

With piles and piles of snow outside, I happily went to work on this week’s assignment to create a spring themed project.

I started with the beautiful Welcome Spring Collection and added a dollar bin bird cage that I thought could be a cute altered gift. After a bit of weaving and rolling I ended up with this sweet little springy Bunny Basket treat.

Now some details just for fun.

I just love rolled roses! They are so easy and add such a pop to any project.

Here is a peek at the little bunny, I tucked in some grass that I made using some fringe scissors.

Here you can see how I weaved strips of paper between the bars to transform the cage to a basket.

Packed full of yummy treats this is going to make someone special smile!

Supplies:

Imaginisce: Welcome Spring -Pattern Papers, Dice cut & Adhesive Gems.

American Crafts: Ribbon

Click it with Cricut - Spotlight on Spring & Mother's Day!

A mother is a person who

seeing there are only four pieces of pie

for five people,

promptly announces she never did care for pie.

~ Tenneva Jordan

Mother's day is almost upon us and we are well under way with Spring athough someone should remind the weather man. Today we have design team members Sophia and Erin who will be focusing on both Mother's Day and Spring using the Imaginisce Garden Party collection and a variety of Cricut Cartridges to show just how versatile these two companies can be when combined on the one project.

Hi everyone, this is Sophia and I have the pleasure of showing you a little project I created for my Mom for Mother's Day. I wanted to keep it simple and easy, but yet effective and appealing to the eye. My project is an off-the-page decorated wooden tea-towel holder for her kitchen.

Steps to create off-the-page project:
Added background paper to fill in the gap in the wooden block as per image below.

• Then I cut a piece of cardstock slightly smaller than the background green paper and used my corner rounder on the edges. Then, cut my letters to spell Mom using (Cindy Loo) cartridge.
• M - as per page 64 < Bird > on size 4 inches.
• O - as per page 46 < Vine1 > on size 4 inches.
• Added some I-rocks to give more impact on the letters MOM, adhered that to the centre of the green pattern paper.

Then I added some Roly Rosies, tiny flowers and some leaves to finish it off. You can see some close ups below.

I also created a sweet and simple card with a matching envelope to go with it.

Steps to create card and envelope:

• Cut 1 x Card Shape as per page 39 < Lamp1 > on size 4 inches (Sentimentals)
• Cut 1 x Envelope as per page 39 < Lamp1 > on size 4 inches (Sentimentals)
• I inked around the edges of the card with brown liquid chalk
• Added a pop dot behind the heart cut form the envelope, to give a 3D effect on the card
• Cut 1 x Shadow swirl design as per page 47 < Vine2 > on size 2 inches (Cindy Loo)
• Cut 1 x Swirl design as per page 47 < Vine2-s > on size 2 inches (Cindy Loo)
• Glued the smaller swirl onto the shadow swirl and added some I-Rocks for dimension
• I stitched around the heart on the envelope, just to finish it off with a nice soft touch.
• Added some alphas on the card and envelope to spell out Mom

Supplies used:
Cricut Cartridge Shapes - Sentimentals
Cricut Cartridge - Cindy Loo
Imaginisce Garden Party Paper Ranges
I-Rock Bling & Tear shape
Embroidery Cotton
Roly Rosies
Cream Cardstock

Thanks for joining me and I hope you enjoyed my project...♥

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Hi everyone, it's me, Erin Bassett here now sharing with you how I used my Cricut, Gypsy, the "Paper Lace" cartridge, and some of our awesome Imaginisce products from the Garden Party collection to create this simple home decor piece for Spring.

• I picked up an inexpensive 5" x 7" frame and took my d-stress tool to the edges of it to distress it a bit and allow the natural wood to poke through.
• I then used my Gypsy, the "Paper Lace" Cricut cartridge, and the pink "Wildflowers" paper from our Garden Party collection to create the background. I cut < Mod1 > + Lace 2 at 7" x 5" and then placed it in the frame under the glass.
• Next I cut a piece of white Bazzill Swiss Dot cardstock to 5" x 7" and placed it in the frame and then replaced the easel on the back of the frame.

To create the butterfly:

• I took a piece of blue cardstock an cut < Flower6 > + Lace 2 Shadow at 5.01" x 3.05".
• Then on a piece of Blossoms of Blue I cut out < Flower6 >; + Lace 2 at 4.88" x 3.06".
• Then on a piece of Rows of Posies I cut out < Flower6 > + Lace 2 Shadow at 4.75" x 2.98" and stamped on it with the Flower Cluster stamp and my favorite chalk ink: Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalk Ink in "Tahiti".
• I inked the edges of the Blossoms of Blue die cut with the same ink and then glued the patterned paper die cut pieces together. I mounted it onto the cardstock die cut piece with foam adhesive.
• I then added a few silver Rhinestud Hot Rocks with my i-rock.
• Lastly I took the spring banner off of the Johnny Jump Ups sticker stackers sheet and popped it up with foam adhesive on top of the butterfly. And lastly, I mounted the butterfly/banner stack onto the top of the glass.

Happy Spring!

GIVEAWAY

Weren't today's projects just beautiful and so inspirational. Well we'd love it if you would leave a comment letting Erin and Sophia know just how much you enjoyed their creations and as a thankyou we will be giving one lucky follower:

A CRICUT CARTRIDGE

AND CO-ORDINATING IMAGINISCE COLLECTION

Winner announced at the end of the week!

iSpy: Blossom Layout by Mustangkayla

We found this darling layout created by Kayla DuPont. She posted this a while back, but we always love cute things made with our popular Twitterpated Collection (which I saw at Michaels the other day).

Here's a little info about Kayla: My name is Kayla DuPont. I'm also known as Mustangkayla. I've been scrapbooking for some time but it wasn't til a friend introduced me to the world of scrapbooking forums and blogs that I become completely addicted to it! I have a very active 4 year old and one year old who keep me really busy. Along with scrapbooking I have found a new addiction to mini albums and altering. When I'm not scrapbooking I'm usually chasing my two kiddos around, out for a walk or spending time outside. And here's Pop-up Card project I created with Imaginisce products.

iSpy: Happy Spring Card

We found this darling card creation on the Danderella Blog the other day by Danielle Shaffer. And even though the For Peeps Sake collection is a past collection, we still love how cute this collection is and loved this project. Thanks for sharing!