Introducing Heather Kaesgen

Happy Monday!  Did you have a great weekend? We sure did!

Make sure you check out the full list of winners HERE. We are back for another fun week of intros and giveaways!

First up we have our winner from Friday of the Tim Holtz Kraft Core….

Very cute L/O. I love the added layers and the feather. Thanks for the chance to win. tfs Tami

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Today we are introducing Heather Kaesgen!

My name is Heather Kaesgen; I am a proud stay at home mom of 2 boys Parker (13) & Hayden (8). They keep me very busy with all of their activities. You can find us at a baseball field 6 nights a week from April – August. Thank God I love baseball! I have been married almost 15 years to the greatest husband and father I could have ever of wished for. I am very blessed to be able to stay at home and play in my craft room daily.  I am always making something. Whether it is for a party, a card, for the house or scrapbooking, I always have a project in the works. My passion is scrapbooking; there is nothing more precious than to see your family on a beautifully decorated page. We LOVE to travel as a family.  We spent 3 weeks in Europe last summer – can you imagine those pictures!? My favorite place in the world is Paris (and the Outer Banks and Disney and Out West, get it LOVE to travel). We are starting a lofty goal of visiting every Major League Ballpark, all 32 of them, in the next 5 years! Did I mention we LOVE baseball. I can’t wait to start that scrapbook!

And about Heather’s layout…she is passionate about traveling so that is what she created for you today! A layout about her travels:

Today we are giving away some Pastel Cardstock! The colors in this pack are gorgeous, don’t you think?

Tuesday Tutorial with Andrea Amu

Get That Label Maker Out!

We are hitting it hard today with our Label Makers.

We just LOVE using it around here. It works perfectly with Core and if you aren’t sure how to use it, CLICK HERE for the video and some “how to” tips under “LABEL IT”.

For these next two layouts Design Team Member Lydia Jackson used her label maker. Check them out!

For this fun summery layout, Lydia also used some of the Core Tags and the background is Jillian Spotted Cardstock. We love these and are so great for any project. Lydia also used her Xyron for the waves. And make sure you look closely at the Title. Lydia used her Tim Holtz Ranger  inks to gently ink the white Paper Trunk alphas…doesn’t that look FABULOUS!  Great detail….

And next up is Design Team Member Leica Forrest. She created this beautiful layout about herself and used her Label Maker for ALL of her journaling. Love the Pink Paislee Core Impressions against the Chocolate Box.

We will post May Arts/Petaloo winner tomorrow!

Day 1 Teresa Collins Blog Swap

Good Morning!  We are here today, AND ALL WEEK LONG, teaming up with the FABULOUS team over at Teresa Collins!

Both teams have created some amazing projects with the Teresa Collins Core’dinations Core Amour Collection and other Teresa Collins papers and embellishments that core’dinate beautifully!

The Teresa Collins Core’dinations Core Amour Collection core’dinates with the Posh and On the Edge collections that you will see in action all week long on our blog and over at the Teresa Collins blog and the Teresa Collins Design Team blog.

And don’t forget FACEBOOK! We will be giving away a prize package here AND over on the Core’dinations Facebook page. One lucky winner will be chosen from BOTH places. AND make sure you check out the Teresa Collin’s blog for details on their give-a-way, too! And don’t forget about the Teresa Collins Facebook page. Gorgeous projects everywhere for you this week! It doesn’t get much better than this.

SO! Are you ready for some designs from our awesome Design Team???

Today’s projects are from the GORGEOUS Posh Collection.

Linda Beeson paired her Teresa Collins Core Amour with some Glitter Silk cardstock:

Melissa Oliveira:

And check out this AWESOME detail from Melissa on the rose. She accented the lines of the rose with Ranger Glossy Accents!

BRILLIANT!

Debbie Standard:

MAKE SURE YOU STOP BACK ALL WEEK LONG FOR SOME MORE DESIGNS FROM OUR TEAM

AND HEAD OVER TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND TERESA COLLINS FOR SOME MORE INSPIRATION!!!!

Tuesday Tutorial: Xyron

Good Tuesday Morning!

We have the CoolEst Tutorial for you today from Design Team Member  Lydia Jackson. She created these awesome corrugated alphas for her layout.  If you have been to our blog before you know how much we love our Fiskars Paper Crimper! And pair it with the Xyron and you have  the perfect match.

This is a great technique for any papercrafting project…cards…layouts…mini albums… you name it!

Check out this Texture!!!

And here is the layout! Make sure you check out the additional details on  this layout. There is so much to look at like all the additional scoring along the edge of the layout and the punched strip along the top. Lydia used FIVE different colors of Core Essentials, too!

Have a GREAT week. Again, the Team is working on the Design Team Call as we speak. Stay tuned this

week for some more details.  Thanks for your patience!

Trying to Keep all Your Eggs in One Basket?

Well we have a solution for you!  XYRON adhesive! Nothing’s falling out of this basket with this great adhesive.

Not sure how to you use your Xyron products? Well, check out these great videos on their site for tips and project ideas.

AND they have a great Facebook Page where they post ideas, projects AND tons of give-a-ways.

For  this super cute Easter project, Design Team Member Hera Frei used her Xyron Mounting tape, Core Couture Cardstock (the eggs) and NEW Pearls cardstock (card base).  Perfect for all of  your Easter projects!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!  WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOUR EASTER PROJECTS.

Don’t forget to link us up on our Facebook Page!