What are your Christmas Traditions?

Well, Monday is Christmas Eve so this will  be our last post for awhile we spend some  time with our families, celebrate old traditions and create new ones of our own.

Be Safe, be Happy and be Merry!

We leave you today with a layout from Designer Char Dobson that celebrates all of these things:

Char used some Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Seasonal Impressions and paired it with some Jenni Bowlin Vintage Brights.

Love all the May Arts Ribbon Char added, too! Looks like a candy cane.

Bonus Day with Scor-Pal

This is the last day of our week with SCOR PAL. Do you have one of these?  Well, if you are a paper craft you better. AND if you love Core, then  you BETTER! Scoring, then sanding with Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is the only way to go. We hope that you have found some new and exciting ways use your Scor-Pal.

Scoring raises the cardstock so you can sand it and release that inner Core. It’s gorgeous AND both design teams are going to show you easy and fabulous ways the Scor Pal products and Core’dinations can add interested to your papercrafting projects.

Did you know we have a Scoring Video?   Check out our Technique videos for some awesome ideas on what you can do with Core, including the scoring video.

PLEASE make sure you check out the Scor Pal blog for some iNcReDiBle designs this week (I think there might be a prize over there ). They SIMPLY rock. You know we always have something up our sleeve for you when we do these fun blog events so keep commenting for a chance to win some great Core’dinations Cardstock!

Design Team Member April Derrick created this cool envelope for her layout to keep Core Tags with her journaling and some photos. Brilliant!

Don’t forget your Scor Tape!\

EEEEK! May Arts Ribbon!

Some more scoring….

Tim Holtz Kraft Core, Graphic 45 Signature Collection, Core Tags,  Queen & Co twinkle Goosebumps, May Arts Ribbon, Ranger Dylusions Ink Spray

Day THREE with Scor-Pal

Wow, this week is just flying by, isn’t it?

First up we have important giveaway information. We are sponsoring DAY THREE of  Scrapbook & Cards today’s 12 Days of giveaways. You have until NOON Dec 22nd 2012 to post on their blog HERE to win ONE EACH of our 6×6 collection packs!

If you were here earlier then you know we are having a super fun week with SCOR PAL. Do you have one of these?  Well, if you are a paper craft you better. AND if you love Core, then  you BETTER! Scoring, then sanding with Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is the only way to go.

Scoring raises the cardstock so you can sand it and release that inner Core. It’s gorgeous AND both design teams are going to show you easy and fabulous ways the Scor Pal products and Core’dinations can add interested to your papercrafting projects.

Did you know we have a Scoring Video?   Check out our Technique videos for some awesome ideas on what you can do with Core, including the scoring video.

PLEASE make sure you check out the Scor Pal blog for some INCREDIBLE designs this week (I think there might be a prize over there ). They SIMPLY rock. You know we always have something up our sleeve for you when we do these fun blog events so keep commenting for a chance to win some great Core’dinations Cardstock!

Today we have some gorgeous designs from Designer Shaunte Wadley. She created this beautiful flower on the card just by using some simple scoring. The flower is a Lifestyle Crafts die so you could really do this with any flower.

See how Shaunte scores from the back?  That is important so the raised line is on the front of the cardstock. Especially when you are sanding.

And a close-up of it on the card. Keep in mind sanding the Gemstones will take off the shine so you may not want to sand it.

AND Shaunte  created her frame on this card by scoring and using the VERY FUN Scor Bug Embosser!!! It makes these fun dots that look so great sanded.

AND she scored the woodgrain on the branch using some Vintage Cardstock. So you can see all the really amazing details you can get on your projects just by scoring and sanding. The base of the card is Whitewash.

And another card for you from Shaunte using Core Essentials and loads of scoring.

Bling is from Queen & Co and Ribbon is from May Arts.

Day TWO with Scor Pal

HARD CORE CROP WINNERS POSTED  HERE.

If you were here yesterday, then you know we are having a super fun week with SCOR PAL. Do you have any Scor-Pal products?  Well, if you are a paper craft you better. AND if you love Core, then you definitely should! Scoring, then sanding with Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is the only way to go.

Scoring not only allows you to be able to make beautiful boxes and cards but it also raises the cardstock so you can sand it and release that inner Core. It’s gorgeous AND both design teams are going to show you easy and fabulous ways the Scor Pal products and Core’dinations can add interested to your papercrafting projects.

Did you know we have a Scoring Video?   Check out our Technique videos for some awesome ideas on what you can do with Core, including the scoring video.

PLEASE make sure you check out the Scor Pal blog for some iNcReDiBle designs this week (I think there might be a prize over there ). They SIMPLY rock. You know we always have something up our sleeve for you when we do these fun blog events so keep commenting for a chance to win some great Core’dinations Cardstock! We will be here all week long including Saturday.

Debbie Standard is back with us today. She created all of her own background for this layout using her Scor-Pal AND the gorgeous flower.  Who needs patterned paper?  We sure don’t!

I mean, how beautiful is this card with the scoring on the Black Magic? And of course the Core core’dinates with the Glitter Silk in the background. The sentiment is from David Tutera Celebrate collection Step 3.

Beautiful!

Day TWO with Simple Stories!

We are here with Day TWO of our week with Simple Stories! How exciting! I told you this week was going to be GREAT!

Make sure you head over to their blog HERE to check out the gorgeous projects their team created for this week. You WILL NOT be disappointed.

Today’s project comes from Design Team Member Shaunte Wadley. She used Handmade Holiday to create this beautiful home decor piece that is not only festive but gorgeous.

And a close-up for all that gorgeous Simple Stories and Core goodness!

Sigh…just gorgeous!

Simple Stories Day ONE!

We are here with Day 1 of our week with Simple Stories! How exciting!

Make sure you head over to their blog HERE to check out the gorgeous projects their team created for this week.

Today we have Debbie Standard using the Harvest Lane Line from Simple Stories. This is the perfect line to scrap all those Thanksgiving  photos you just took  last week and all those great outdoor, Fall photos.  The colors are so rich and the patterns are classic Simple Stories with their fabulous prints and textures.

For this first layout, Debbie paired Harvest Lane with some Tim Holtz Kraft-Core. Debbie took her sander and sanded gently over the surface of the cardstock to give it that subtle, sanded look. Love that! The Tim Holtz Kraft-Core matches perfectly with Harvest Lane.

And next up Debbie used the NEW Tim Holtz KRaft Core Seasonal Impressions! And Debbie used some of the Darice 12″ embossing folders to emboss the strips. These are so GREAT!

See you tomorrow!

We are Hard Core Cropping…

Are you? Don’t forget you have until Sunday night to get the challenges done! That is a ton of time!

Challenges are listed here and Rules are posted here.

Design Team Member Melissa Oliveira created this gorgeous card for Debbie Standard’s ribbon challenge.  Here is how she did it:

Begin by sanding the edges of a dark green card base from Core’dinations, then add a layer of black Pearls cardstock (from our Cardmaker series) and a slightly smaller piece of red embossed Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions. Add black photo corners for a bit more detail. Trim a piece of green May Arts ribbon and adhere to the card with a snowflake cut from a piece of May Arts trim, embellish with a rhinestone from Queen & Co. Die cut a bracket shape onto a piece of Black Magic, and punch a scalloped circle form a gold piece of Glitter Silk, mounting with foam squares to the center of the card. Finish by stamping a Cats Life Press “christmas time” image onto a piece of Snowflake Core Essentials and punching into a circle shape.

Some details of the sanding:

Pre Crop Challenge!

Tomorrow is THE DAY! BUT…we have a surprise for you

Anyone scrapping tonight???  How about a pre-crop challenge from Designer Shaunte Wadley?

Now this might just be the cutest stocking stuffer EVER!

Shaunte used a piece of the David Tutera Celebrate Cardmaking System Step 2 Layer and, folded it in half and adhered it over the top of the Chapstick.

Next, embellish! A David Tutera Celebrate STep 3 Tag would be perfect.  Yep…everything comes PRE-EMBOSSED for you! Just pop ‘em out of the package sand and you are ready to go. Even the birdie is from the David Tutera Celebrate step 3 line, too!

Last, but not least, a fun sentiment. Chappy Holidays! Wouldn’t this be cute for Chappy Birthday, too?

SO…for this challenge, you need to create a  small gift item. It doesn’t have to be chapstick but it can be any little stocking stuffer you want…it just needs to be some kind of   itty bitty cute little gift. We will post all the rules tomorrow morning and a master challenge list for you.

The winner of this challenge will win a  BRAND NEW David Tutera Celebrate cardmaking system goodie pack so you can easily recreate fun projects like this.

Please note you can use ANY Core for this project, not just the David Tutera Celebrate line. If you have our Cut & Emboss collection, that size would be perfect for this, too.  If all fails, cut yours down to size or use some scraps.

Ribbon is from our friends over at May Arts.

RULES:

Challenges must use the Linkinz below (. If you do not have a blog, please
feel free to use Photobucket or Flickr or any other photo sharing sight that
provides links. Challenges must include {any kind of} Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock.
You may NOT combine this challenge with any of the other HCC challenges but
you may complete this challenge as many times as you like.  We do ask that since our designers put so much time into those projects that this is newly created just for our HCC crop. You must link by
8 pm, December 2nd (Sunday). All winners must email
ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com by DECEMBER 12th with their name, address,
phone number and prize the won in the subject line. For ex.: Core’dinations
Crop Tillie Prize pack Winner.

ADD YOUR LINK HERE!!!!! ======>

{One} More day with Helmar!

Happy Monday Morning! yes, you heard me. We have another day today with Helmar.

So, this post was supposed to go live Saturday, I just didn’t hit “schedule”. I must have just hit “save” instead so sorry about that!  These things happen when you try and blog before the correct amount of coffee necessary to function.

Designer April Derrick created that shows off her love of Zap Dots and the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.  It works great on wood embellishments which always seem to need a little extra “umph” to stick since they are a bit heavier.

And check out that coverage with the misting on the Tim Holtz Kraft Core! Love it….AND that embossed chevron strop along the bottom is  a piece of Tim Holtz Kraft Core Cut and emboss 2.5″x 12″. They fit the 12″ Sizzix embossing folders perfectly!!!!

Core Products Used: Tim Holtz Kraft Core, Core’dinations Essentials, Core Tags, &  Tim Holtz Kraft Core 2.25 x 12 Cut & Emboss Assorted Pack

* Helmar Products Used: Zap Dots, 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Scrap Dots

Other: * May Arts Ribbon, Sizzix Embossing Plates

Working it on Wednesday with Helmar

Happy Wednesday!

We are here with Helmar this week and couldn’t be more excited! We have gorgeous projects all week long for you.

Make sure you say “hi” from us over on the Helmar Facebook page AND they have some awesome boards over on Pinterest, too!  And…you know how it goes here… comment here on the Core blog all week long for a chance to WIN some FAB Core’dinations goodies all for yourself. Comment every day for more chances to win!!! And, of course…check in over at the Helmar Blog for more inspiration.

Today we have Five Easy Cards from Design Team Member Char Dobson! Don’t have a lot of time? With Christmas just around the corner, things seem to just get busier and busier.  Keep reading to see how you can make a few cards in no time at all. Here are the supplies she used:

Core Cards, Core Cut & Emboss Series 4.25″x5.5″ (various)

Helmar: 3D Zapdots, Quickfix Adhesive Runner

Preferred partners: Helmar, May Arts ribbon, Queen&Co. rhinestones

And our Jenni Bowlin  MINI Calendar Cards look so awesome on cards!

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