‘Tis the Season for Weddings!

Not sure about you but wedding season is in full swing for us in the summer and today Designer Gail Linder has some gorgeous engagement cards for you today.  Gail mixes and matches our cardstock brilliantly! Glitter Silk and Chocolate Box?  Fabulous!

Here is a little bit about these gorgeous cards from Gail:

Graduate Gifts and Centerpiece

So I was going through some blog posts looking for something and found this project from Ava Gavloski that never posted! This is such a gorgeous idea for that special graduate in your life! I have a freind going to a graduation party this week so hoping we aren’t too late for you.

Here’s what Ava has to say about creating this awesome project:

Are you getting ready for that Graduation Party? Plan ahead and check out your Core’dinations Cardstock to see if you have some color tones that will match the school colors.  Try  the de-embossed look to your front card panel, sanding lightly give the card a vintage feel.  To stamp a clear image on the glitter paper, ink your stamp, lay your stamp face up and then lay your paper onto the stamp and gentle rub your glitter cardstock over the inked stamp image.  This technique should give you a clear impression of your image on the glitter cardstock.  This card design allows you to use up small bits and pieces from your core stash with the baner and star embellishments.

Dust off that crimper,  find some embossing folders that speak to you and get creative with a few layers of your favorite Core’dinations cardstock.  Layers are the secret to volume and a feel good texture.  So,  join me and make that gift bag with layers of Core cardstock that will be a wow the gift presentation.

Here are some detail shots on the gift bag:

And the fun centerpiece! Love how that Core Couture shines!

Jennifer Edwardson’s Photo Card

First up today we have some fun stuff for  you.

We are sponsoring a giveaway over at Cookin’ Up Creations!  Would you love to win this???   Check out the Forum HERE and how to win HERE!

So we have some more ideas for you for Father’s Day. Love this idea from Jennifer Edwardson…it can be used for ANY occasion…at tri-fold card! Of course, it is full of tons and tons of gorgeous Core’dinations Cardstock!

Here is a little bit about this project from Jennifer:

I am pretty new to the Silhouette game but have been having so much fun finding new pieces to cut out and turn into great projects !! I loved this folding card and thought it would be great to add a couple of photos to as a gift…..It would look so cute on a shelf, mantle or bedside table too !!

I cut the base using the Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection (No.23) and then ran either end thru my die cutting machine with swirly embossing folder. Then I sanded off the top layer to show the kraft underneath as well as the edges of the base too. I cut a few more doilies out as well and embossed both sides of the same cardstock and sanded off the top layer to those as well.

I punched a few flowers from some of the Core Essentials that coordinated with my photos and layered all the pieces together finishing them off with a little circle punched from my fave Core Couture in Black Tie. I added a couple of Core Couture butterflies and some clear gems from the David Tutera Celebrate collection too !! I really love how this all came together and can’t wait to give this to the kids’ grandparents

Supplies:
Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection – No. 23
Core Essentials – Harbourside
Core Essentials – Dahlia
Core Essentials – Snowflake
Core Couture – Black Tie
Core Couture – White Gloves

Whitewash
Sand It Gadget
Dust Buddy

Some More Father’s Day inspiration…

Hi Everyone!  Ellen here today with a Father’s Day card I made…well two of them.  And they are very different!  I was inspired this week by two different things.

First up, I was working with some Couture Creations dies and after my cut I realized unfortunately that my sandwich was wrong. So it didn’t cut all the way through. That happens to me from time to time and I just put them in my recycle bin. WEll not this this time! I thought…I can do something with that…and I did! You have to check out their Doily dies..they are AWESOME! And versatile….

There was no way I could cut this with craft knife because it was too detailed so I grabbed my Sand it Gadget and I sanded and sanded and sanded a bit more and the “etched” image created starts to pop off the card.  It’s subtle but I think it works AND I saved some scraps

And next up I was in my inbox and the daily RSS feed from Scrapbook & Cards Today was there and I found this treat: Folded Shirt Card for Father’s Day!

Aly Dosdal from the WRMK Design Team originally did the video so I had to try it out because I just KNEW that Core w0uld be awesome with this tutorial. I used Core Essentials for the shirt, Chocolate Box for the tie and background and a David Tutera Celebrate card for the base. I cannot get enough of these square cards!   For the original video check out the WRMK blog .

I gotta tell you…I did it on the FIRST try so it wasn’t that hard. You will need your Scor-Pal or scoring tool of some sort.

And  here is the inside of the card. You can open it up and put something in there.

Happy Dad’s Day Card

Winners and Design Team Inspiration

We have a bunch of winners for you today! We have the winners of the Core Tags AND May Arts ribbon.

First up we 100’s of comments on the participating blogs from the week  and we are picking TWO winners….

Oh my, another fun week of hopping!!! Off to start…I’m sure it will be amazing!

and

Thanks so much for the chance to win! I am never disappointed with your unending and amazing inspiration! Beautiful!

Darlene and Melanie..go to www.mayarts.com and pick out some ribbon and email it to ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com along with your address AND phone number with “May Arts/Core TAgs winner” in the subject line. Please pick a few options of the May Arts ribbon in case anything is out of stock. Please include the name, size and code of the ribbon you choose.

And our Surprise DT blog was Kate Nolan-Denham so we picked a random winner from her blog as well….that winner is….

Angelica Chambers said…

These are sweet! Those bright colors on the card would brighten anyone’s day!

June 6, 2013 at 12:46 PM

And since we had so many comments  and had such a fun week, we decided to pick ONE MORE winner of some Core Tags…sound good?

This hop just gets better and better each day.

Angelica and Iris, email ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com with your name, address AND phone number with Core Tags winner in the subject line.  Winners have until 6/24/13 to claim their prizes

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Now let’s get some Design Team inspiration going, sound good??? Today we have some cards from Designer Tracy Gruber.

I hope you are ready for some serious cuteness!!!

Supply List:

Antique Vanity WhiteWash

Cellar Door WhiteWash

Sand It Gadget

Dust Buddy

Cuttlebug Seeing Spots folder

Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge

Core’dinations Nightfall, Nostalgia, Snowflake, Love Potion, Tranquil Blue

Sizzix Swirls folder

Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

The Twinery Shore and Blossom twine

Cuttlebug &  Cricut

And how cute is this little deer? I looove how she turned her woodgrain embossing folder on its side for this card. It is the small details like that this that make these cards so great!

Supply List:

Core’dinations Brownie & Olive Core Essentials

Core’dinations Snowflake Core Esssentials

White Assorted Core Tags

Sand It Gadget

Dust Buddy

Paper Smooches Happy Camper stamp set

Copics: E31 and E33

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Cuttlebug Forest Branches folder

Cappuccino twine from The Twinery

Fiskars Grass border punch

Memory Box Talk Bubbles 2 and Puffy Clouds dies

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

Cricut & Cuttlebug

May Arts, Stampendous & Core Day FIVE!

Can you believe today is our last day?

We have been hopping ALL week long with the our friends May Arts & Stampendous! RIBBON, STAMPS & CARDSTOCK all in once place?  It is going to knock your socks off.   You can win on all three manufacture blogs AND we have picked ONE special Design Team Member’s blog for a random winner as well. SO keep commenting all week long for your chance to win. Who doesn’t want some of this ribbon in their stash? So if you do keep reading.

You never know when we give out winners around here….I mean, over the last few weeks we gave away cardstock EVERY DAY! So stay close, have fun and get ready to get inspired.  And if you didn’t email us last week and you are a winner make sureyou check out our winners list HERE.

So now that you got to know  our DT over the last few weeks let’s see what they have done for you today!

Today is our best day yet!

Core:
Debbie Standard: http://debbiestandard.blogspot.com
Kim Moreno: http://www.livingthecircuslife.blogspot.com
Mary Pat Siehl: http://siehledwithakiss.blogspot.com

May Arts:
Karen Baker http://1alabasterowl.blogspot.com/
Sandy Allnock http://sandyallnock.com/
Virginia Fynes http://www.fynesdesigns.com/

Stampendous:
Cyndi Bundy: http://www.scrappychickcyndi.blogspot.com/
Krissy Fossmeyer:  http://www.paperinkspirations.blogspot.com/
Lea Kimmel: http://ink-positive.blogspot.com/
Asia King: http://underacreativespell.blogspot.co.uk/
Kristine Reynolds: http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/
Rhea Weigand: http://passionatepapercreations.blogspot.com/
Jamie Martin: http://stampthis.blogspot.com/
Tenia Nelson: http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com/

Here are a some sneaks of what you might see along the way….

Ohhh….Ahhhh…Silk Crush ribbon….one of my FAVES!

And look at that cuuuute stamp!

So to recap:

Hop along to each DT blog and the company blogs. There are chances to win all over the place! Each manufacturer’s blog has multiple prizes and we have a surprise DT blog that we will be picking a winner from as well.  I will be giving hints all week long as to whose blog it is. Might be here…might be Facebook…

Core’dinations AND May Arts winners will receive a roll of May Arts ribbon of their choice AND some Core Tags (see below)!  (Colors of the tags may vary due to availability) AND Stampendous THREE prize packages that include a Jumbo Butterfuly Trio stamp set, Perfectly Clear Handle, some David Tutera Celebrate cardmaking system goodies, a Sand It Gadget AND some May Arts ribbon…what??!?  All that is up for grabs this week!

May Arts, Stampendous and Core Day FOUR!

Happy Thursday!  We have an ENTIRE week of hopping with ALL THREE of our teams. RIBBON, STAMPS & CARDSTOCK all in once place?  It is going to knock your socks off.   You can win on all three manufacture blogs AND we have picked ONE special Design Team Member’s blog for a random winner as well. SO keep commenting all week long for your chance to win. Who doesn’t want some of this ribbon in their stash? So if you do keep reading.

You never know when we give out winners around here….I mean, over the last few weeks we gave away cardstock EVERY DAY! So stay close, have fun and get ready to get inspired.  And if you didn’t email us last week and you are a winner make sureyou check out our winners list HERE.

May Arts:

Karen Baker http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/

Lalo IK http://naniwale.blogspot.com/

Stampendous

Kristine Reynolds: http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/

Rhea Weigand : http://passionatepapercreations.blogspot.com/

Here are a some sneaks of what you might see along the way…

And how about another clue for a secret DT’s member blog?

This Design Team member’s intro layout that we featured on the blog over the last few weeks featured lots of scoring and arrows.

So to recap:

Hop along to each DT blog and the company blogs. There are chances to win all over the place! Each manufacturer’s blog has multiple prizes and we have a surprise DT blog that we will be picking a winner from as well.  I will be giving hints all week long as to whose blog it is. Might be here…might be Facebook…

Core’dinations AND May Arts winners will receive a roll of May Arts ribbon of their choice AND some Core Tags (see below)!  (Colors of the tags may vary due to availability) AND Stampendous THREE prize packages that include a Jumbo Butterfuly Trio stamp set, Perfectly Clear Handle, some David Tutera Celebrate cardmaking system goodies, a Sand It Gadget AND some May Arts ribbon…what??!?  All that is up for grabs this week!

Stampendous, May Arts & Core’dinations Day THREE!

Having fun yet???  We have an ENTIRE week of hopping with ALL THREE of our teams. RIBBON, STAMPS & CARDSTOCK all in once place?  It is going to knock your socks off.   You can win on all three manufacture blogs AND we have picked ONE special Design Team Member’s blog for a random winner as well. SO keep commenting all week long for your chance to win. Who doesn’t want some of this ribbon in their stash? So if you do keep reading.

You never know when we give out winners around here….I mean, over the last few weeks we gave away cardstock EVERY DAY! So stay close, have fun and get ready to get inspired.  And if you didn’t email us last week and you are a winner make sureyou check out our winners list HERE.

So now that you got to know  our DT over the last few weeks let’s see what they have done for you today!

May Arts:
Gini Williams Cagle http://www.ginicagle.blogspot.com/
Jen Shears http://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.com/
Jenifer Cowles http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/

Stampendous
Cyndi Bundy: http://www.scrappychickcyndi.blogspot.com/
Krissy Fossmeyer: http://www.paperinkspirations.blogspot.com/
Lea Kimmel: http://ink-positive.blogspot.com/
Asia King: http://underacreativespell.blogspot.co.uk/

Here are a some sneaks of what you might see along the way. ….

We are LOVING the Houndstooth May Arts ribbon!

And for our daily hint for our secret DT blog offering ANOTHER chance to win with a random comment is…

This designer used some Chocolate Box cardstock on a Mother’s Day card on her blog in May.

So to recap:

Hop along to each DT blog and the company blogs. There are chances to win all over the place! Each manufacturer’s blog has multiple prizes and we have a surprise DT blog that we will be picking a winner from as well.  I will be giving hints all week long as to whose blog it is. Might be here…might be Facebook…

Core’dinations AND May Arts winners will receive a roll of May Arts ribbon of their choice AND some Core Tags (see below)!  (Colors of the tags may vary due to availability) AND Stampendous THREE prize packages that include a Jumbo Butterfuly Trio stamp set, Perfectly Clear Handle, some David Tutera Celebrate cardmaking system goodies, a Sand It Gadget AND some May Arts ribbon…what??!?  All that is up for grabs this week!

May Arts & Stampendous Day Two!

We are here with DAY TWO!  We have an ENTIRE week of hopping with ALL THREE of our teams. RIBBON, STAMPS & CARDSTOCK all in once place?  It is going to knock your socks off.   You can win on all three manufacture blogs AND we have picked ONE special Design Team Member’s blog for a random winner as well. SO keep commenting all week long for your chance to win. Who doesn’t want some of this ribbon in their stash? So if you do keep reading.

You never know when we give out winners around here….I mean, over the last few weeks we gave away cardstock EVERY DAY! So stay close, have fun and get ready to get inspired.  And if you didn’t email us last week and you are a winner make sureyou check out our winners list HERE.

And with all the excitement I forgot to post our winner of the Tillie Cardstock pack from Friday ….

Love the spots, looks like it could be fun working with this paper.

Winners must email ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com by June 7  to claim their prizes with the cardstock they won in the subject line.  Please include address and phone number in the email.

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And Today’s line up is another good one!

Core’dinations (where you are now )

Jennifer Edwardson: http://www.3dfoamandasandingblock.blogspot.com
Jill Lebbin: http://everydayisanoccasion.com
Tracy Gruber: http://www.owlbecraftin.blogspot.com

May Arts:
Emily Lanham http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Erin Theim http://www.homemadecardsbyerin.blogspot.com/

Stampendous:
Jamie Martin:  http://stampthis.blogspot.com/
Tenia Nelson: http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com/

And here is a sneak of something you might see along the way….

Hmmm…so are you looking for some hints for the secret DT blog?

So to recap:

Hop along to each DT blog and the company blogs. There are chances to win all over the place! Each manufacturer’s blog has multiple prizes and we have a surprise DT blog that we will be picking a winner from as well.  I will be giving hints all week long as to whose blog it is. Might be here…might be Facebook…

Core’dinations AND May Arts winners will receive a roll of May Arts ribbon of their choice AND some Core Tags (see below)!  (Colors of the tags may vary due to availability) AND Stampendous THREE prize packages that include a Jumbo Butterfuly Trio stamp set, Perfectly Clear Handle, some David Tutera Celebrate cardmaking system goodies, a Sand It Gadget AND some May Arts ribbon…what??!?  All that is up for grabs this week!

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