Happy Graduation!

Graduation is in full force right now and we wanted to share some awesome projects from our Guest Designer, Charlotte Dobson. She made the most amazing graduation projects for us.

First up is this cool card using Core’dinations Black Magic with a white core:

And check out the inside. It holds the perfect place for your gift card.

Next, check out these fabulous cupcakes!!! Not only do these look delicious but they are totally cute and fun, too.

Check out the one in the middle dressed up in the tuxedo!

Grey cupcake wrappers: Core Essentials, sanding
Black cupcake wrappers: Vintage, edge distressing
Tuxedo cupcake wrapper: Core Essentials

Cupcake picks: Core Essentials, Black Magic, sanding,  Nestabilities regular and scalloped circles

And Next is this COOL banner! Perfect for any Grad. The Black Magic Cardstock is so versatile because you can mix & match it with any color to match your graduation theme and School colors.

Triangle: Black Magic, scored on a Scor-Board and sanded
Scalloped trim: Core Essentials,  sanding
Letters: Core Essentials

Wonderful Wednesday

Boy did we have fun last week! Thank you, thank you for all of your wonderful comments.  Reading them was a lot of fun and we enjoy your feedback. We will post a winner tomorrow of the wonderful give-a-way so stay tuned for that.

I will leave you with to more projects we spotted in the gallery with some Imaginisce and Core’dinations. These are just bright and summery, just like the weather here today!

Here Frei used a fun mix of Vintage Cardstock and Jenni Bowlin Core Impresions on this layout {and take note how she printed direction on her Core’dinations cardstock}:

And this card by Debbie Standard is just loaded with amazing details! From the layered Spellbinders die-cuts, to the stamping and sanding, you can’t take your eye off of this one!

It’s a Gem of a

Today we are focusing on Gemstone Cardstock. Just because it is shiny doesn’t mean you can’t emboss it! The texture on the Gemstone Cardstock just stands out beautifully. Here are some wonderful examples from the Design Team:

Some easy embossing from Lydia:

And here is a card from Heather. Aren’t the textured blocks on here beautiful? And the butterfly accents are gorgeous, too!

It’s a GEM of a Friday!

You know that means! Today we are featuring some projects with the NEW Gemstone Collection. What we love about this collection is its hint of shine and simplicity. Embossed or on standing on its own, this cardstock will add life to any project.

Here are some great examples from the Design Team:

Check out the amaZing detail on this layout from Heather…she printed right on the Gemstone Cardstock!

And Cari adds just great details to this page as well..from the flower to the embossing, you can’t resist a page like this!

Fabulous Friday Finds

Happy Easter Weekend everyone!

Today we wanted to share with you an adorable Easter card from Rebecca Keppel. she used a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder to create this great pattern and then just added a touch of sanding. Just a perfect way to end the week and begin a wonderful Holiday weekend.

We Hope that everyone has a safe and happy Holiday weekend!

Fabulous Friday Finds

I just love the look of Susan Stringfellow’s layout with Core’dinations Cardstock. She uses a cool technique with her Quickutz where she embosses the corners and edges of the layout AND she uses her Cuttlebug Folders! Now that is thinking outside the box! If you want a little bit more on this, check out her blog here.

Doesn’t it look great?!

Here is a close-up…

Keep on showing us your creative ideas on how you use your Core’dinations and you may get featured on our blog!

Fabulous Core’dinations Finds

We love finding gorgeous creations with Core’dinations Cardstock and these are no exception!

Enfys Cashmore made this gorgeous card with layers and layers of Whitewash:

Make sure you check out her blog here for some more fabulous creations.

And Maria Gurnsey made this beautiful card with some simple embossing and sanding:

check out more of her great creations at her blog here.

OH how we LOVE to emboss…

We are continuing our LOVE theme this month with a super simple way to frame your layout from Cari Locken.

You don’t even need a fancy embossing machine for this either, you can use a Scor It or just a stylus and a ruler. Remember to score the back of your cardstock and sand the front to show the Core.

This simple technique frames the layout and draws you immediately to the focal point of this sweet photo!

Are you in Love with Core’dinations?

Well, if you are like us and in Love with Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock…head over to Custom Crops and check out Sarah Hodgkinson’s tutorial here on how to make this gorgeous card.

Sarah wrote a 15 step article including embossing, tearing and sanding while mixing and matching the different lines of Core’dinations Cardstock.

Winter Keeps Plugging along… {and some CHA photos}

First off, I wanted to share with you Linda’s blog where she posted some Winter CHA photos with some of the NEW Core’dinations lines!
Click here to check them out!!!

Whether it is a ton of snow or inches of rain, I know a lot of us have been stricken with severe weather this month. One of the things that helps me get through a long winter is celebrating it! Get out there in the snow and play! First off, you would need a pair of mittens…

For more of Kimber McGray’s designs, check out her gallery here.

Next up on our Winter to do list would be ice skating. What better way to celebrate Winter than with a gorgeous pair of these….

For more of Kimber McGray’s designs, check out her gallery here.

So you are feeling down because you are stuck inside, maybe you can find a way to get out there and celebrate Winter in your own way

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