Tuesday with Graphic 45
November 1, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Graphic 45, Scrapbook Blog
Since today is Monday we are here with Graphic 45! We have one of these awesome packs for grabs, too! Our Signature Series Cardstock...it’s FabUlous! In the past we have teamed up with Graphic 45 for our Core Impressions and this past summer we debuted the Signature Series. Now you can get the gorgeous Graphic 45 designs on our cardstock AND their “signature” colors! So if you have loads of Graphic 45 sitting at home waiting to be used, this pack of cardstock will match perfectly.
AND of course we are giving one away here!!! Make sure you head over to the Graphic 45 Blog for more chances to win!
AND we always do a little something over on our Facebook page, too, so make sure you check in there often. Graphic 45 has a Facebook page so make sure you go over there and tell them how much you looooove them 
:):)
We want you hear how excited you are!
Today we have some gorgeous projects for you! Let’s Start off with a Layout from Design Team Member Shaunte Wadley. So many gorgeous gorgeous details! Shaunte used loads of Graphic 45 products and anchored the layout beautifully with some Core Impression in the Black Magic. Hand cutting that Graphic 45 paper is TOO much fun! Don’t be afraid to use metal accents on your layouts like Shaunte did here with the flowers from the Graphic 45 Staples.
Next up we have a mini album from Design Team Member Lydia Jackson. Lydia created this mini as a gift for a friend. What better way to share the Graphic 45 love than with the most important people in our lives? It is the perfect way to preserve those memories.
There is that cool Door Knob from the Graphic 45 Staples collection. And the Graphic 45 Core Impressions Timeless Collection is, well, TIMELESS! It goes with so many different colors and we just love how Lydia paired it with the blue.
Halloween Inspiration
October 27, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Petaloo, Provocraft, Scrapbook Blog
First up we have a May Arts/Petaloo week winner!
Marcia D says:
Awesome witch hat! Love it!
email Ellen_Sosnoski@coredinations.com with your address information by next Wednesday, November 2nd.
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Today we have a super cute bag from Design Team Member Debbie Standard.
There are so many awesome details on this bag that I would sit down with your morning coffee and get ready to be inspired!
Have you ever printed digital images on your Core? Well, this gorgeous bag is a great example of how Core is your go to cardstock for any project.
Here is a little bit about the bag from Debbie, “The flowers are from the Cuttlebug flower making kit, some are from a tutorial by Heidi Van Lear and then some are free hand cut and I swirled them. The digital images are from Faith over at D2D.” AND Debbie also backed some of the flowers with Petaloo Color Matching flowers.
Debbie used a ton of core on here...Core Essentials, Whitewash (some of the flowers, Cemetery Stone, Spooky House), some Black Magic on the Fence….just a FABULOUS mix of Core on this festive project.
Debbie used our Core Colour Lover’s Challenge for her inspiration. You have until
Monday to get these linked for a chance to win some goooodies!
Welcome to day FOUR of our May Arts and Petaloo Week
October 20, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under May Arts Ribbon, Petaloo, Scrapbook Blog
We are so excited to be sharing this week of May Arts, Petaloo AND Core’dinations with you!
It is DAY FOUR already? Can you believe that? That is how time flies around here especially when you are having fun and being inspired. We love Thursdays around here, too! Why is that? Well, it’s ANOTHER day to comment to win win win!
THREE awesome companies have come together to inspire you. And our teams have been working hard to create some festive projects for you, too. It’s all about the Holidays. From Halloween to Thanksgiving and even Christmas…you will see festive projects to get those creative juices flowing and hopefully give you some ideas for this time of year.
And of course…there are give-a-ways!!! All three companies will giving away tons and tons of goodies this week so make sure you head over to the Petaloo Blog and May Arts Blog for details and inspirational projects. Don’t forget about Facebook! Join us on our Facebook page here, the May Arts and Petaloo pages, too, for additional chances to win. Make sure you tell them we sent you!
Don’t forget to comment all week long for a chance win a Core’dinations prize pack! And head over to our Facebook page…you never know when we offer up another chance to win.
Did you know that Core’dinations and Petaloo have a color matching program? We sure do! We did all the hard work so that you can easily match your favorite Core Colors with favorite Petaloo flowers. How easy is that???
Today we have a special treat for you from Design Team Member Andrea Amu. THIS is how you work Black Magic Cardstock. Just sayin’ 
And some close-ups. Add some Petaloo flowers and May Arts ribbon and you have a gorgeous project. Andrea also used a piece of Tillie Spotted Core’dinations behind the frame. For the floss-like fibers used in the button ties, Andrea pulled apart the May Arts cording… discarded the white fiber-fill from the inside and just used the flossy threads. COOL!
And one more…
Day TWO of May Arts and Petaloo Week
October 18, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under May Arts Ribbon, Petaloo, Scrapbook Blog
We are so excited to be sharing this week of May Arts, Petaloo AND Core’dinations with you!
THREE awesome companies have come together to inspire you. And our teams have been working hard to create some festive projects for you, too. It’s all about the Holidays. From Halloween to Thanksgiving and even Christmas…you will see festive projects to get those creative juices flowing and hopefully give you some ideas for this time of year.
And of course…there are give-a-ways!!! All three companies will giving away tons and tons of goodies this week so make sure you head over to the Petaloo Blog and May Arts Blog for details and inspirational projects. Don’t forget about Facebook! Join us on our Facebook page here, the May Arts and Petaloo pages, too, for additional chances to win. Make sure you tell them we sent you!
Don’t forget to comment all week long for a chance win a Core’dinations prize pack! And head over to our Facebook page…you never know when we offer up another chance to win.
Did you know that Core’dinations and Petaloo have a color matching program? We sure do! We did all the hard work so that you can easily match your favorite Core Colors with favorite Petaloo flowers. How easy is that???
Today is all about Halloween!!!
We have some awesome layouts from our team that celebrate this fun holiday.
Nothing screams Halloween like Goth. Design Team Member April Derrick used some Core’dinations Spotted Tillie Cardstock on this layout along with loads of purple and black ribbon from May Arts and flowers from Petaloo. From the purple ink splats to the ruffled May Arts Satin ribbon….this is one great layout. And that May Arts metallic velvet ribbon adds the perfect sparkle.
Design Team Member Shaunte Wadley designed this layout using Black Magic as her base. Check out all the amazing details!!! Banners, tags, flowers ribbon, tons of sanding :):) It’s gorgeous! The May Arts Satin Striped ribbon on orange, black and purple that Shaunte used for the photo banner is PERFECT for Halloween. Pair it with some flowers at the end and you have a perfect banner.
She runs…she shoots..she SCORES!
October 12, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Provocraft, Scor Pal, Scrapbook Blog, Spellbinders
Okay maybe we don’t have that kind of “Score” here at the Core Blog but we got something BETTER!
We do this kind of SCORING! Need some more tips? Make sure you check out our videos here. The possibilities are endless. You can make any design you want!!!! There is one important tip to remember when you are SCOR with CORE.
Remember to score from the BACK of the cardstock. That way the raised scor image is on the front and you can sand it.
Design Team Member Leica Forrest scor’d her heart out on these layouts.
Core Essentials works beautifully for scoring. Notice the outline sanding Leica did for her title, too? SO COOL!
This layout is jam-packed with technique, too. From the embossed Black Magic scalloped shapes (using Spellbinder’s dies)to the scoring and use of the label maker…
This is one awesome layout!
Happy Thanksgiving!
October 10, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Glue Arts, Jenni Bowlin, Maya Road, Scrapbook Blog, Tim Holtz
Today is Thanksgiving in Canada and we want to wish all of you an amazing day!
We are so thankful here at Core’dinations for so many reasons.
We had such an awesome week last week with Glue Arts!
Between the Glue ARts blog and the wonderful projects here at the Core blog you had to come away with some inspiration. You must have GREAT cardstock AND awesome adhesive for your crafting projects. If you missed last week, don’t worry. Go to our main site, www.coredinations.com and then click on “Scrapbook Projects” and then you will see “2,4,6,8 Core’dinate”. There you will see all of our preferred partners, including Glue Arts, and the projects that we have created.
Today our Design Team Member Char Dobson created this layout in celebration of Canadian Thanksgiving using Core’dinations and, of course… GLUE ARTS. We just couldn’t stop! Char also used some Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions and Black Magic.
There are so many great details on this layout and so many things to be thankful for.
AND NOW FOR OUR GLUE ARTS WINNER!
Maggy Tronche (@MaggyTronche) says:
October 7, 2011 at 2:30 pm (Edit)
Beautiful layouts, love them!!! TFS girls! You are so talented and creatives!! Hugs.. Maggy
Maggie..email ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com with your address information for your prize!
Welcome to day FOUR of the Core’dinations and Spellbinders Blog Swap!
September 29, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Scrapbook Blog, Spellbinders
Welcome to our week long inspirational blog swap with Spellbinders! We are super excited and both teams have been working diligently to inspire you.
Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders™ die templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand Calibur® machine and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ die templates cut and emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to grand proportions. Follow Spellbinders on Facebook, Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!
AND Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock will be giving away FOUR paper packs in total!!!
Here is how you can win:
1. Visit the Core’dinations blog and leave a comment every day, Monday the 26th through Friday the 30th. We will give away two packs to TWO lucky winners.
2. Like us on Facebook and comment to win a paper pack.
3. Visit the Core’dinations Designer’s blogs and leave a comment. We will be linking them up on the Core’dinations blog throughout the week and will choose one random designer’s blog to pick a winner.
Make sure you visit the Spellbinders blog for more details on how to win some of their awesome dies AND for some amazing projects from their Design Team.
Remember for additional chances to win and additional projects and close-ups make sure you visit our designers blogs and leave comment.
Design Team Member Brianne Neville went to town on this awesome awesome project! She has a LOT more close ups on her blog you must go check them out!!!
EVERYONE needs Witches Laboratory for their Halloween celebration! Brianne used Glitter Silk & Core Essentials Core’dinations Cardstock and Spellbinders (Labels One Small – S4-308)
A Card from Debbie Standard using…
Want to see some masking with Spellbinders Impression plates???
Here is a cool layout from Design Team Member April Derrick using some NEW Graphic 45 Signature Series, Black Magic and Core Essentials.
SpellBinder Dies S4-308 (Labels One Small)
Spell Binders Impressabilities Diamond & Stars 12-1007, Pebbles 12-1010
And Design Team Member Leica Forrest used her Impressabilities a mask with some mists and inks, too. Again, check out her blog for some more details and another chance to win! Don’t you love how Leica sanded the impressions on the hearts and then accented them on the page.
Looks GREAT with some scoring details, too! Love it on the Whitewash.
And last but not least…Design Team Member Debbie Standard up again with a gorgeous gorgeous
card using some NEW Pink Paislee Core Impressions and Spellbinders Shapeablitlies Fancy Tags S5-031.
Stay tuned tomorrow for the LAST day of inspiration!!!
Introducing…..
June 28, 2011 by Core'dinator
Filed under Cosmo Cricket, Scrapbook Blog
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 for today is Brianne Neville. Here is a little bit about Brianne in her own words:
My name is Brianne Nevill and I live in the beautiful pacific northwestern state of Washington. Our military home is bursting at the seams with myself, my handsome and VERY understanding husband, our adorable son, a dog, two cats, and sometimes a fish or two. Born and raised in MI, I never dreamed that I would follow love around the country and end up finding a passion in sharing our family adventures with paper and glue. In the past six years of scrapbooking, I have had the privilege of working for some fabulous teams in the industry, my work appear in multiple publications, and am now honored to be a part of the Core’dinations family!
To visit her gallery, click here. To visit my blog, click here.
How much do you love Black Magic??? Brianne really core’dinates her colors here and it just pops off that white Core Essentials cardstock!
Next up for today is Char Dobson. Here is a little bit about Char in her own words:
Hey there! I’m Char from Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada! I am a wife, mother and avid paper crafter. By day I work as an Educational Assistant in the public school system. At night, after my kiddos are tucked into bed, you can find me creating cards, layouts and all types of crafty projects. I consider paper crafting to be my creative playground. In fact, one of the reasons why I love Core’dinations so much is the play factor. They are always coming out with a new line or I am trying a new technique. I am honored and thrilled to be part of the fabulous design team at Core’dinations!
To visit her gallery, click here. To visit my blog, click here.
Love the pop of blue on this layout by Char.
And a little bit about this layout:
Fabulous Friday Finds!
May 27, 2011 by Core'dinator
Filed under Cosmo Cricket, Helmar Adhesives, Jenni Bowlin, Scrapbook Blog
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
May 11, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Scrapbook Blog
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!
