Colour Lover’s Challenge Palette

We have some more  inspiration for you for the March’s Colour Lover’s Challenge! It’s got a little bit of green for St Patty’s Day and some other gorgeous accent colors that scream SPRING!  Make sure you follow us on Pinterest to see more of these amazing colour palettes.

{photo credit Pinterest}

Today we have a layout from Design Team Member Lydia Jackson using oooooodles of embossing on her Core Essentials!

So many amazing things about this layout…the photo! And the little Queen & Co accents {did you know that Queen & Co. and Core have a color matching program?!} Speaking of color matching……see those gorgeous Petaloo flowers that match perfectly???  We make it easy for you, don’t we?  Also,  Lydia used her label maker on the Whitewash for her journaling! If you haven’t seen this technique yet make sure you check out our Technique videos HERE.

New Collections Shipping

We are so exciting to say that our NEW releases are shipping NOW!!!

Here are a a few projects from our Design Team using the new Tim Holtz/Sizzix Cut and Emboss series. No more cutting down that cardstock to fit your embossing machine. We have the size JUST for you! And the Tim Holtz Distress and Adirondack colors are in one convenient pack.

Card from Melissa Oliviera using some of the gorgeous Tim Holtz cardstocks:

And a layout from April Derrick using some of the Tim Holtz/Sizzix 4.24×5.5 sheets as well. They can be used for layouts AND cards!

Don’t you love how she embossed and debossed the same folder??? For more information on these techniques check out our videos here.

Monday, Monday!

Boy it just sneaks up on you, doesn’t it?

AND so does the end of the month!

With that comes a close to our February Colour Lover’s Challenge!

Don’t forget to post your projects here or link on Facebook for the chance to win an awesome prize pack of Core!

Here is our inspiration piece found here on Pinterest:

And if you are on Pinterest make sure you follow Core’dinations!

And here is a layout from Design Team Member Debbie Standard:

Make sure you check out the awesome Cosmo Cricket Core Impressions, embossing and all that Gorgeous sanding!!!!!

Tuesday Tutorial

Today we have a great tutorial from Design Team Member Kim Jeffress using one of our favorites….Chocolate Box!!! Kim needed a quick and easy gift for a friend and this is what she created….

Step 1 Take a sheet of chocolate box cardstock and punch a circle about 2 inches from the edge.

Step 2 Cut the cardstock into a rectangle shape approx 3 inches  wide and 8 inches in  length(leave one side on the side of the circle longer than the other)

Monday…Monday…

Just a reminder …Don’t forget about our Core Colour Challenge!

Only nine days left to get those entries in and a Core pack of cardstock is up for grabs!!! More details here.

Today we have some fun layouts from Design Team Member Melissa Oliveira.

Melissa works the 8.5×11″! check out the tone on tone embossed hears!!!! LOVE!!!

Here is a little bit about this layout from Melissa, “the embossed hearts were cut from the left over strip from trimming the background to a 8 1/2 x 11 size. I just embossed, sanded, and popped them up with foam tape for a little added dimension. I sanded then inked the Jenni Bowlin butterfly Core Impressions that is behind the title work. I really like the way the sanded areas take to the ranger distress inks.”

And speaking of love…..

How sweet is this?  That chevron Pink Paislee Core Impressions is too perfect! SO many great details, don’t you think? Melissa used her BasicGrey embossing folders for the hearts.

Remember those invitations?

We have all made invitations for parties before. But the question is…what do you do with them once the party is over?

A few months ago we shared this super cute invitation from Design Team Member Lydia Jackson for her son’s birthday party.

Well…here is the layout that Lydia created using one of those  invites! What a great way to preserve that special memory and invitation that she created  for her little man, don’t you think?  She used primary colors  just like the spaceship and accented them throughout the page with the Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions and the Tillie Spotted cardstock and some Core Essentials of course!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

What better way to celebrate a day of love with a fabulous class???

Speaking of classes! OUR BRAND NEW CORE TEACHER PAGE is up! How cool is that? Make sure you check it out because we have an amazing team of teachers that will design classes just for you!  What is a Core Teacher exactly?  Well, they can design classes just for you! If you are a retailer wanting to do a Core Class but not sure how to get started or just need an idea this fabulous team is just for YOU.  Stay tuned for more projects from them on our site under the

We have a special treat for you today from Design Team Member Lydia Jackson. Lydia is teaching a class at Scrapbookin’ Adventures in Canada as a Guest Designer on February 22!  Here are some sneaks for the class! I spy hearts….Tim Holtz Kraft Core….Jillibean Soup = L.O.V.E!

If you are in the area make sure you sign up. Limited seats are being offered!

More Valentine’s Inspiration just for YOU!

Before we get started, don’t forget to sign up for our NEW Hard Core Crafter program! Details are here.

You will get access to tons of giveaways….EXCLUSIVE videos….and it is FREE!!!!

The more people that sign up…the more we giveaway!!!!

So how about some more Valentine’s Inspo for today?  What about a Card from Design Team Member Kim Jeffress?

Okay. How much do you love how Kim used the negative image of the punched heart and used the tone on tone with the Pink Paislee Core Impressions. GorGeOuS!!! Pink and yellow is so fabulous and that touch of May Arts Ribbon is just perfect.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day

Yes…it is that time of year!

Ready for some Valentine’s Day cards? Cards have never been easier with Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock.

Before we get started, don’t forget to sign up for our NEW Hard Core Crafter program! Details are here.

You will get access to tons of giveaways….EXCLUSIVE videos….and it is FREE!!!!

Design Team Member Debbie Standard created some gorgeous cards for us today focusing on black and red anchored with a neutral base. Just love how it pops off the page!

No one does red and black like Jenni Bowlin! Debbie used the Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions Red and Black on this card with some other fabulous embellies.

Debbie embossed some Black Magic for this card and painted the Maya Road hearts in red to match.  Don’t forget that May Arts ribbon!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fabulous Favorite Friday!

It is hard to believe that almost 20 days of 2012 have gone by already!

Today Design Team Member Lydia Jackson is sharing some of her favorite projects from 2011.

Lydia has a way with using scoring for those magical details. And of course she rocked her label maker! Make sure you check out our videos on scoring and labeling for more ideas here.

And, hello! How many embossing folders did she us on this layout???????????????

And gorgeous….gorgeous….the neutrals…and Lydia does magic with blue….

Have a great weekend!

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