Workin’ it Wednesday!

Before we get started today we have a quick update on the Northrige winners. They have been picked and emails will go out shortly! So  stay close to your inbox and we will post names soon, too.

Today we have a layout from Designer Debbie Standard featuring some Core Amour.  Sand the white wash and the black core comes through…it’s so cool! Debbie accented it with blues and yellows from the Spotted Collection. Love that pop of color, don’t you?

And how about pairing that Spotted Cardstock with some Fancy Pants Core Impressions? Mixing and matching our different collections is so much fun!  Add some of your own embossing like Debbie did here with the Whitewash strip and who needs patterned paper?

Mark your Calendars!

Card Design Team call update:  We are still narrowing down entries.  We are HOPING to have a decision by the end of the week.

This is not an easy process and something we don’t take lightly so we appreciate your patience!

It is going to be GREAT! We always have such a GREAT time doing our cross promotions!

So here is a little taste of some of the Petaloo flowers created specifically to match our papers!!! How much do you love the fact that you have everything that will core’dinate at your finger tips?  It makes creating easy AND beautiful!

Melissa used a bunch of Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L on this layout, too!  She used the Dodz to adhere the flowers (once these guys go down they aren’t going anywhere!) and some of the 3D foam adhesive for the hand cut flowers that she alternated with the Petaloo flowers. Did you know those hand cut flowers are from our Jillibean Soup Core Impressions pack? Melissa also used some Vintage cardstock (green) and Fancy Pants Core Impressions (yellow) and Core Essentials (pink).

Here is a close up of the Whitewash hearts and the 3d Foam adhesive on the flowers.

Happy Monday!

Can you believe we are in August already?!

For a lot of us, it is Summer and it’s winding down quickly!

Today we have some fun, summery layouts from Design Team Member Debbie Standard featuring some BasicGrey Core Impressions (green) and some Vintage Cardstock for the background.

Debbie used some more BasicGrey Core Impressions on this layout in addtion to some Fancy Pants Core Impressions.

Don’t be afraid to mix and match your Core Impressions for some great contrasting prints.  It’s just like patterned paper! Add some bits and pieces of Jillibean Soup, Bella Blvd, May Arts Ribbon, Spellbinder’s Dies and you have a fun, summer layout.

Oh and there is that Cloud Embossing folder from Darice! We are loving that one

Don’t forget about our CARD DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Friday!

Only FOUR MORE sleeps until our FIRST ever Hard Core Crop!

Are you excited?!??!?!

Make sure you check out the rules and how you can earn a Guest Designer Spot with us!

Monday we will have a schedule posted for you as well and we have some very talented Guest Designers lined up for you, too!

Today we have a layout for you from Design Team Member Leica Forrest. How much do you love those muted tones with the pop of blue?! Leica mixed and matched all sorts of Core Impressions….Cosmo Cricket…Fancy Pants, Jenni Bowlin….looks FAB!

Loving this detail!

And a Card…not too late for those Graduation Cards! Loving all that ink over the embossing.

Fabulous Friday!

Happy Friday everyone!

Today we are here with a little Colour Lover’s Inspiration!  We love colour here at Core and if you do too, you have to check out our Pinterest boards….more specifically the Colour Lover’s Inspiration board here.

Loads of gorgeous colour palettes…

And here is Debbie Standard’s Layout using the gorgeous colors from the BasicGrey Core Impressions line and some Fancy Pants Core Impressions…LOVE the two together!!! Don’ you?? And Debbie used the super fun clouds embossing folder from Darice along with a Spellbinders die.

AND DID YOU SEE???????????? Well, if you signed up to be a Hard Core Crafter than you saw our VERY FIRST sneak peek of our  BRAND NEW Core Cuts line!!!

Make sure you sign up to be HCC NOW!

Last Day of April!

Can you believe it?

It is! So here is one more layout using our April Colour Inspiration piece from Anthroplogy. If you love Pinterest…make sure you find us and follow us. We will follow you back, too!

Today we have a layout from Design Team Member Melissa Oliveira using this gorgeous colour palette. We hope we inspire you!

Melissa used loads of Core Impressions and some fabulous May Arts Ribbon.

Here is the inspiration piece:

DON”T FORGET> TODAY IS THE VERY LAST DAY TO ENTER TO WIN!!!!

Make sure you check out our GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY going on right now. It’s HUGE…a value of over $700!!!! So make sure you enter today AND tell your friends! {when you enter it will give you the chance to send emails to your friends and  share on Facebook) The MORE we get signed up, the bigger and more frequent we giveaway prizes!

Winner Wednesday!

Good Morning!

We have some winners to announce!!!

First up we have our random Fancy Pants Core Impressions winner….We just loved reading everyone’s thoughts on Spring!!!

My favorite thing about Spring is the longer days, working in the yard and watching my grandson play baseball.

And next up we have our March Colour Lover’s Challenge winner………..

Louise! You can see her project here. We just love how Louise worked her Copics on the Core!  No bleeding, either! Looks gorgeous, don’t you think?  And the fabulous embossing on the Graphic 45 Signature Series.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please Note:  We have some changes regarding shipping of our prizes packages. We will now be shipping twice a month.  This will enable a much smoother process for us and our customer service department.  AND this will allow us to throw in other smaller goodies that can’t necessarily be picked in the warehouse  You won’t be disappointed!!!

Winners will still email ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com with the subject line reading the contest you won, For Example: March Color Challenge Winner, name, address, and phone number (only if international). We will send you a confirmation back that we received your email so you know your prize will be on it’s way soon!

Looking for another chance to win?????

CHECK OUT OUR APRIL GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY HERE!

Easy Easter Inspiration and a FANCY giveaway!

Today we have beautiful, soft and just gorgeous layout that screams Spring, Easter and all the things that come with this time of year.

Design Team Member Leica Forrest created this beautiful layout using some Fancy Pants Core Impressions. Leica placed the photo perfectly in the pre-embossed shape on the Label cardstock.

Doesn’t this cardstock just scream Spring???

And here is the layout from Leica…

AND GUESS WHAT!?  Since we love Spring around here and it’s been a bit since we did a giveaway on the blog…LEAVE A COMMENT HERE ON THE BLOG…telling us what your favorite thing about Spring is before midnight Monday, April 9th for a chance to win your very own Fancy Pants Core Impressions pack of cardstock!

Introducing….

This week we have a fun week in store for you….we are introducing our NEW 2011 Design Team.  For this special week, each Design Team member created a layout all about themselves.  We will be updating galleries daily with new projects from the team so make sure you check their galleries often!

First up is Debbie Standard.  Here is a little bit about Debbie in her own words:

My name is Debbie Standard and I have been scrapping for about 10 years now. I have been a Critical Care Nurse for 16 years. I am now employed as head of the Trauma Case Managers at a Level 1 Trauma Center. I work full time and still put in about 5 hours a week charging in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit. I am also a mother to four, three daughters and a son. Between my husband and myself we have a total of six children, eleven grandchildren and one great-greatchild (by his oldest granddaughter), three cats. I love scrapping – it’s my therapy. Once I started submitting for publishing I’ve been addicted. So much fun to see what I have created in a magazine – I never get over the thrill! I have been published in several magazines and am on several card DTs as well as Core’dinations.  I have met some wonderful people through design teams and boards. I am so excited to be a part of Core’dinations Design Team for another year. This cardstock is such an exciting product and I am so looking forward with working with this impressive group of Design Team members!

To visit her gallery, click here. To visit my blog, click here.

Supplies used for this layout:

Cosmo Cricket Core Impressions, Basic Grey Core Impressions
Core Essentials, Fancy Pants Core Impressions

Next up is Kim Jeffress.  Here is a little bit about Kim in her own words:

Hi my name is Kim Jeffress and I hail from beautiful sunny Brisbane Australia. I started my creative journey into scrapbooking about 8 years ago when I met my husband, then boyfriend, who worked out of town and I needed something to keep me busy during the week. A former kindergarten teacher now SAHM, my biggest inspiration for my scrapping are my two active little boys. I like to scrap the good and the not so good aspects of their little lives…the things that they say and do, and the little everyday things that I don’t want to forget. I am very fortunate to be on the design team for Australian Scrapbooking Memories magazine as well as several online shops and manufacturers so I get to work with many different products. I love the feel of embossed, roughed up or textured cardstock as it adds a fabulous rustic feel to my boys pages. I would describe my style as clean, fresh and vibrant with a touch of whimsy! I am soooo very excited to be joining the fabulous team at CORE!!

To visit her gallery, click here. To visit my blog, click here.

How cool is this large, elongated  photo of Kim? SO COOL!

And a close up of that awesome Basic Grey Core Impressions!!!!