December Guest Designer….

It’s Hauntingly Scary here….

I just love this time of year!

BOO! Ah…just love this time of year, don’t you?  And Halloween isn’t just for grown ups.

And if you haven’t grabbed some Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Seasonal Impressions than you must! Check out how Design Team Member Lydia Jackson just sanded certain details like the spiderweb in the corner and the “haunted” text.

AND she paired it with some of our Core Essentials and Vintage Cardstock.  Have you seen the label technique that Lydia used here on her layout for her journaling?  Check it out HERE!  Awesome!

Guest Designer Rebecca Keppel

So we had a BIG week here at Core’dinations!

First, PLEASE head over and make sure you are entered to WIN  OUR $300 GIVEAWAY FROM THE BRAND NEW DAVID TUTERA CELEBRATE LINE!!! Contest ends 10/19 so not much time left! And check out the new David Tutera Celebrate Facebook page, too!

If you have been here this week you will have seen some great techniques on Monday’s and Tuesday’s AND  Thursday’s Post.  Today is the last day Michele is cookin’ up designs for us in her labratory (or you could call it a craft room). And today we are switching it up using something other than Black Magic cardstock but don’t worry…you can still win some!

SO…if you were here earlier this week you will know there are a few ways to win: We are giving away a pack of Black Magic here at the Core blog or on our Facebook page  AND the KNK Blog or  their Facebook page HERE! (Winners chosen this weekend) So head over there NOW!!!!!!

AND there is a  $50 KNK USA gift certificate from Team KnK, too!  Can you believe it?  All winner will be random so make sure you get those comments posted! We will pick winners Monday.

AND…we aren’t done yet! Make sure you head over to the Team KNK blog for the  Grim Reaper, Frankenstein, AND Dragon Eye  freebie file all week long, too!

NEXT………………….Guest Designer Rebecca Keppel is here again. We love having her here with us…she can work that Core!

Tone on tone has never been easier than it is with Core. Just emboss and sand it and it just POPS right off the page!

And how much do you love how Rebecca used the negative images from the fish she cut? Brilliant and NO waste.

How much do you love those fishies!?!?! Rebecca cut them, embossed them, sanded them AND added some clear embossing powder, too! Love that fabulous detail.

Designing with Core Cuts

Have you had time to play with our Core Cuts?

Are team is having fun with it! Make sure you check out the Core Cuts page HERE for more idea AND some videos!

Design Team Member Char Dobson created these beautiful projects for us today! Char added some bits and pieces of her embellishment stash that matched perfectly BUT the rest is all cardstock from the Core Cuts pack. You don’t need much else, do you?

Char embossed the card base with a Provocraft Embossing folder. LOVE the contrast of the chevron print with the doilies.

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Day Four!

Happy Thursday!

We are here with some inspiration for you with Scrapbook-Adhesives by 3L!

NOW…make sure you check out the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog HERE and head over to Like them on Facebook here…you don’t want to miss any of that inspiration, do you?

Make sure you comment here to win an AWESOME Core goodie pack AND over at the Scrapbook Adhesives blog as well because they have an awesome giveaway of their adhesives, too! You have ALL WEEK LONG!

In that goodie pack from us you will see some of our awesome Glitter Silk cardstock.

Please note we will be posting winners from our online Crop this weekend FRIDAY ..so stay tuned for that!

Thank you for your patience. It was NOT easy. And that is a GOOD thing!

Day Four with Bella Blvd

We are here ALL WEEK LONG with Bella Blvd and couldn’t be more excited.  Our team has create some really gorgeous   projects showing off just how great Core’dinations Cardstock goes with the beautiful Bella products. From fabulous patterned papers …to alpha letters …to super fun designer tape…Bella Blvd has  products for every paper crafter.

ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET??!?!

So sit back, relax, and get ready to be inspired. Our Design Teams have worked hard for you!  AND we would LOVE it {and I know they would, too} if you could head over to their Facebook page and give them a great big “HI!” from us and the Bella Blvd blog is looking fabulous, too!  There have been giveaways almost every day between the both blogs so make sure you check out  EVERY day!

And guess what?!  We have ONE MORE Glitter Silk cardstock pack to giveaway so comment on this post to win.

Today Design Team Member Debbie Standard created some gorgeous layouts for you.

For this first layout Debbie created pairing up her Bella goodies with some Fancy Pants Core Impressions.  LOVE the different patterns that Debbie mixed here…

And..yep! You guessed it….Debbie did an album using Bella Blvd products and Core. That’s all you need for one fabulous album.  For this first layout, Debbie used a bit of the Jillibean Soup Core Impressions.

I have to say I think our Spotted Collection goes amazingly with Bella Blvd. AND it comes in 6×6 and 12×12!!!

Take a close look at the scallops going down the left-hand side of the layout. Debbie punched circles (you could easily cut them with a die-cut machine as well) embossed them and then lined them up to look like scallops!

Just add sanding and a monkey

Gosh the Bella  Blvd chipboard shapes are the CUTEST!

And this Darice embossing folder with the clouds just awesome. You will love it…I know our Design Team has been using it 24/7 since they got their hands on it.

Dust Buddy & Sand It Gadget Combo Pack

This is probably one of my most favorite releases for us this CHA.

If you know me, you know how much I love my Sandit Gadget and Dust Buddy. If you use Core, you must get this! It’s a combo back that includes a Dust Buddy and Sand It Gadet and refill sand paper! Everyone needs one of these so make sure you tell your retailer to stock these for you.

Want proof of how much you will use yours?  Here is a photo of my Dust Buddy from scrapping this weekend. I made two layouts with our BRAND NEW Darks collection pack (see yesterday’s post if you missed it) and this is what my Dust Buddy looked like when I was done. It definitely works and it picked up other dust and debris that makes its way onto you projects. Your projects (and hands) will be much cleaner when you use this.