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!

Fabulous Friday Finds!

Yipppppeeeeee!

It’s Friday today and we have some fun finds for you today.

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First up is a layout from  Sheri Twing’s , well, speaking of FIRSTS…this is  FIRST time Sheri used Core’dinations! Can you believe that? The thing that caught our eye about this layout is the subtle sanding on the Black Magic in the upper left hand corner and the complimentary spritzing down at the bottom. The two different techniques play so well off of each other, don’t you think?

Thanks, Sheri!!!

Other supplies used:

Mr. Huey’s spritz, Echo Park for the Record.

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And next up is a fun layout from Amy Teets from their first snow. How cool is it that she turned the Cosmo Cricket Woodgrain Core Impressions on it’s side! Such an awesome look and so simple!

Thanks, Amy!!!

And a close up of  that FABuLous woodgrain!

Other Supplies used:

Creative Imaginations- Beloved by IOD, The Robins Nest silver dew drops, Magistical Memories- Nesting Circles chipboard, Sew Easy- Misty Morn, Elle’s Studio- Vintage Winter Flashcard, Jenni Bowlin- Vintage Style buttons, Helmar Adhesive Runner, 450 Adhesive and Zapdots.

Designer Spotlight- Kim Moreno

Good Morning!

Today we have another Designer Spotlight featuring Kim Moreno! We wanted to showcase each of our outgoing Design Team Members over the next few weeks with some of their favorite Core’dinations Projects.  Here is Kim’s blog if you want to go check it out, she has some amazing project on there, too.

Kim Moreno’s attention to detail is amazing.  Look at the gorgeous hand cut detail on this layout using the Basic Grey Ornate Core Impressions Collection:

And how about Kim’s eye for color and texture….

Here is a close-up:

And this feature wouldn’t be right if it didn’t feature a card from Kim!

Fabulous Friday Finds

Today’s FABULOUS Friday Find comes from Maggie Lamarre. The details on this layout are amazing and

it is just perfect for Mother’s Day this weekend!

Here is a little bit about this layout from Maggie in her own words,

As we get ready to celebrate this Mother’s day, I wanted to create a layout of the favorite places my daughter and I love to hang out together. Until this day most of our mother/daughter getaways involve spending time at a theme park or enjoying the many attractions available here in Florida.

I’m Maggie from PassionatelyArtistic.com, I wanted to share a simple way to incorporate glitter very easily into your projects by using Core’dinations Core Couture cardstock. There is no mess… just beautiful glittered cardstock, the best part is the glitter stays in place with no worries about wandering glitter. (We SO agree, Maggie!)

Core Supplies:
Core’dinations Couture Cardstock and Black Magic Cardstock

Designer Spotlight-Paul Gilarde

Good Morning!

Since we will be announcing the new Design Team on National Scrapbooking Day, we wanted to showcase each of our outgoing Design Team Members over the next few weeks with some of their favorite Core’dinations Projects!

Next up is Design Team Member Paula Gilarde. Here is a little bit from Paual in her own words:

“I’ve loved being a part of the Core’dinations Design Team for the past two years. I would never have imagined how exciting and fun card-stock could be to work with – every new release has blown me away!”

Here are a few of Paula’s favorite Core Projects. Paula has always had a way with combining different lines of Core’dinations into one, gorgeous cohesive project!

Core used: Core Essentials, Whitewash, Vintage and Chocolate Box.

And how about the cool colors and embossing on this layout from Paula???

Core used: Vintage, Whitewash, and Black Magic

And Paula’s spotlight wouldn’t be complete without one of her cards. Paula’s attention to detail is amazing!

Core used: core Essentials, Whitewash, Vintage, Chocolate Box

AND DON’T FORGET!

ONLY TWO MORE DAYS UNTIL NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY AND

OUR DESIGN TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT!

WE WILL HAVE FUN STUFF PLANNED FOR THAT DAY, TOO!

We are Celebrating Mardi Gras Today!

Here on the Core blog! Check out this cool mask Design Team Member Char Dobson created with her Cricut.   Once Char cut the mask from some Black Magic Cardstock, she tore Gemstones Cardstock for the feathers and then embellished with some Queen & Co pearls. Then just finish it off with some ribbon and you are done!

And check out this cute model!  Such a fun and easy project for a party or even a craft project to do with your kids.

Have a great week!!!

Scor….tear…emboss…

Good Morning and happy Wednesday to you! Today we have some fun projects for you featuring our go to techniques with Core’dinations.

Kimber McGray embossed with the Swiss Dots folder, tore, scored and sanded all one one card….Love all the Core Essentials on here!

Ellen Sosnoski embossed with some Provocraft folders, tore and sanded on this card using Core Essentials, Black Magic &

Whitewash.  And printed her sentiment on the cardstock from her computer….

Flower is from Queen & Co.

And check out the amazing techniques on this card from Debbie Standard. Punching, stamping with some myStampBOX stamps, embossing, die cutting…GORGEOUS!

CoLoR

Happy Thursday!

One quick thing before we get started we want to make sure you head back here tomorrow because we have a give-a-way ready to go for Friday and it lasts all weekend long so make sure you check back tomorrow!

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Here on the East Coast it’s been cooooold.  But just because it’s cold doesn’t mean that we can’t celebrate a little bit of life and color around there! And if you know us here at Core’dinations…we LOVE color.

So let’s start with the primary colors…or at least two of them. Hera Frei created this layout using blue and yellow and a few neutrals.  Core Essentials is the perfect cardstock to use when you are searching for color. And our paper packs make it easy for you! And make sure you check out that totally cool random embossing!   Your Quickutz handles, rolling pins and hammers make it easy for you to do this fun technique.

And a colorful card from Sarah Hodgkinson. On this card Sarah uses color blocking that is really striking and simple. And take notice NO sanding! GASP! yes, we do that around here, too!  Don’t be afraid to use your Core’dinations “as is”. It’s beautiful and effective.

Red, Teal and Yellow make a striking color combination from Melissa Oliveira especially against the black background. AND if you use some Black Magic, you can accent one of the main colors by choosing a “core’dinating” core color with your Black Magic. Melissa created this layout last year but when looking through the gallery, this color combo really jumped out at me.  There are so many great details, too…the stamping with myStampBox stamps, the sanding with the Black Magic under the title in the upper left corner,  the Jenni Bowlin Core Impression title,  the embossing…so fun!

HAVE A COLORFUL WEEKEND!!!

Happy New Year!

And don’t forget starting MONDAY….HUGE Give-a-Ways and TONS of inspiration!!! See you then.

Day 12 Winner and Some Updates

Hi Everyone!!!

Just wanted to get a post off for the 12 Day Winner of the 12 Days of Techniques! Thank you again for your support. We had so much fun sharing our favorite techniques with you and we hope you enjoyed our Videos, too.

Make sure you check out Sarah’s project here. She created the coolest mini lantern using basic supplies you can get from your local craft store AND some Black Magic of course

Day 12 Winner is……….

Su C. says:

December 24, 2010 at 10:07 am

I enjoyed the 12 Days of Techniques, so many great ideas! Thank you! Today’s cards are awesome! I love the punched tree! I have to look for the Fiskars embossed border punches! Merry Christmas!

I will be sending out emails to the Winners I haven’t heard from yet. Everyone has until  January 3rd to get back to me (Ellen_Sosnoski@coredinations.com) so we can get everything shipped and ready for our next event.

Which is…..

Make sure you show us your inspiration with us!!! We LOVE to see it and use it here on our blog.

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