Sand, Sand, Sand

Wow..is it Thursday already?

We had a bunch of announcements including our Card DT and September Guest Designer, Rebecca Keppel so make sure you bop around the blog for some fabulous inspiration!

Today we have a very cool layout from Design Team Member Leica Forrest! So Sand…Sand…Sand…does it ever get old? NO WAY! We love how Leica just sanded the Jillianbean Soup Core Impressions around the photo to create a beautiful focal point. AND she inked the Jenni Bowlin Core Impression Everyday Collection strips to really make them pop. Remember to Sand with a Sand It Gadget, then  use your Dust Buddy THEN ink.

OR you could even turn it over and use the back side! Cool, huh?

Mark your Calendars!

Card Design Team call update:  We are still narrowing down entries.  We are HOPING to have a decision by the end of the week.

This is not an easy process and something we don’t take lightly so we appreciate your patience!

It is going to be GREAT! We always have such a GREAT time doing our cross promotions!

So here is a little taste of some of the Petaloo flowers created specifically to match our papers!!! How much do you love the fact that you have everything that will core’dinate at your finger tips?  It makes creating easy AND beautiful!

Melissa used a bunch of Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L on this layout, too!  She used the Dodz to adhere the flowers (once these guys go down they aren’t going anywhere!) and some of the 3D foam adhesive for the hand cut flowers that she alternated with the Petaloo flowers. Did you know those hand cut flowers are from our Jillibean Soup Core Impressions pack? Melissa also used some Vintage cardstock (green) and Fancy Pants Core Impressions (yellow) and Core Essentials (pink).

Here is a close up of the Whitewash hearts and the 3d Foam adhesive on the flowers.

Day Five with Bella Blvd

Sniff Sniff. I don’t know about you but this has been an AWESOME week! Our team has create some really gorgeous  projects showing off just how great Core’dinations Cardstock goes with the beautiful Bella Blvdproducts. From fabulous patterned papers …to alpha letters …to fun designer tape…Bella Blvd has  products for every paper crafter.

We are hope you had fun!

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 two packs of Glitter Silk cardstock to  giveaway so make sure you head back to every post this week here on the Core blog to find the blog posts to comment to win. We won’t pick a winner until Monday!

AND Bella Blvd is giving away THIS on their blog today! So head over there to comment to win and, of course, see the gorgeous projects there DT created today.

Today Design Team Member April Derrick created some super cool layouts for us! April works the ink and mists like no other!

First she sanded the Whitewash Jillibean Soup Core impressions and then added loads of color with blue ink. All that texture is FABULOUS!

And how about some Whitewash with Bella Blvd? LOVE!

And Tim Holtz Kraft Core…ooooh….ahhhhhh! Looks fab against all those gorgeous colors!  And notice how April outlines certain elements in black to make them “pop”?

Fabulous Friday

So I hope you have loads of good things to do this weekend! And if  you are crafting, I hope it’s gonna be with some Core.

Need some inspiration?  Don’t forget about our Hard Core Crafter program! We just loaded some new videos just in time for the weekend for you to get crafty. Join or Login in here. You don’t want to miss out on exclusive videos AND giveaways!!!

Today we have some super cute mini’s from Design Team Member Leica Forrest. using some Jillibean Soup Core Impressions.

The Jenni Bowlin Mini Calendar papers are the perfect fit for the front page of this album, don’t you think???

Happy Thursday

Today we have some more Peachy Keen Colour Challenge inspiration for you!

If you haven’t seen the July Challenge make sure you check it out here. You have until July 27th to enter for the chance to win some fabulous Core goodies!  Make sure you link us up on that post or link us on Facebook.

All you need to do is use this color palette as your inspiration. Again, there are more deets on the original post….

Design Team Member Brianne Nevill shares this fun layout with us today.  You have to check out all of the fun details.

The misting….the covered frames with the Core Essentials….the strip of Jillibean Soup Core Impressions along the left side of the page (p.s. it’s the perfect match for this challenge!!!!)  and …. how cool does Core’dinations Cardstock look with some mists?????

And some close ups????  YES PLEASE!

Here is one of the frames covered in cardstock and the Core Essentials covered in mists:

We have some Winners for our June Challenge!

YES! I said Winner(s)!

We couldn’t pick just one so we picked TWO!!!

First up is Irit Shalom. Irit submitted two fabulous entries with some fun journaling and cool techniques and here they are:

Some awesome Basic Grey Core Impressions on this layout. Love it paired with all of the vertical strips of cardstock and ribbon. AND, yes! We would love to go to that Cherry Festival! Sounds amazing.

Love love all the Jillibean Soup Core Impressions on this layout and how Irit sanded the “18″ with the Core Impressions. And those layered journaling spots are the best!

And Sherry Coogan submitted this layout where she etched in the embossed woodgrain on the Chocolate Box like a REAL Tree!!!!

Such a cool idea!!!

Make sure you check out how Sherry mixed handwriting with tiny alphas for her journaling.

Thank you thank you so much for all the entries!!! We will be doing challenges every month so stay tuned for the 1st of July for details for the July challenge.

Winners can you please email your address and phone number (for international entries) to  ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com.

Have a GREAT week!

It’s a Colorful Wednesday!

Here on the Core blog! We are celebrating brown and blue today! This color has really turned into somewhat of a classic these days and can be a go to color combination for any occasion.  Check out these two very different themed layouts from our Design Team using the same color combo.

A Sporty layout from Design Team Member Hera Frei using some Cosmo Cricket Core Impressions and Gemstones Cardstock:

And a festive layout from Design Team Member Paula Gilarde using some Jillibean Soup Core Impressions:

Have a colorful day!!!

Kicking it Old School

Good Morning!  We hope everyone had a great weekend! It’s Monday and we are ready to go for another week of fun!

But before we get started, we wanted to send out a huge congrats Congrats to all of our winners of the Core Impressions and Tim/Holtz Ranger contests!  The winners have been notified. We appreciate your support and response to the give-a-way and look forward to more of these soon!

Today we are kicking it on school here at Core’dinations. What does that mean exactly? That means we are using some pre CHA 2011 products for you today. Our Design Team is busy working on their new goodies but we still love some of those older releases that have become staples in our scrapbooking supplies.

First us is a Cosmo Cricket  and Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions layout from Kim Moreno. Aren’t these colors gorgeous???

Looks gorgeous anchored with some Core Essentials as the layout base.

And a double page layout from Ellen Sosnoski using some Jillibean Soup Core Impressions and Core Essentials.

And how about some Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions from Paula Gilarde. I know this is a Christmas layout but since it snowed here today, I figured that was okay

We’d love to see your “old school” layouts! Make sure you link us up or email them to ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Are we having fun yet???

WE ARE!!!!!!    Welcome to Day Four of Helmar and Core’dinations Teaming up for some fabulous inspiration.  Make sure you comment here to win AND you can comment everyday for more chances to win! Also, if you could head over to Helmar’s Facebook Page and tell them thanks for a fabulous day we would appreciate that!  And check out their blog for some fabulous inspiration from their Design Team, as well.

Today we have some more layouts from our Design Team using Helmar Adhesives.

First up how about this sweeeeeet layout from Heather Bowser using the Stacy Julian Core Impression line? She used 450 quick Dry Adhesive for the felt flowers and the Tape Runner for the remainder of the layout.

Next us is a layout from Char Dobson. LOVE these bright colors from the Stacy Julian Core Impressions line! Char added dimension to the stars with Helmar Zap dots.

And another layout from Hera Frei using the Helmar Tape Runner…your go to adhesive for all your paper crafting needs! Such a great color palette with the Jillibean Soup Core Impressions Cardstock.

See you tomorrow for the Grande Finale of our wonderful week of Helmar!!!!!

Quick and Easy Holiday Card Set

Today’s Tuesday Tip comes from Design Team Member Sarah Hodgkinson on how to create a quick and beautiful set of Holiday Cards. It is also featured over at the Scrapbooking and Cards Today blog with complete instructions so make sure you head over there for more details.

• one sheet of French Roast Grid (Jillibean Soup Core Impressions)
• one sheet of Begonia (Core Essentials)
• one package of Jillibean Soup kraft cards (some cut to 4″ square, some left in original size)
• one package of Jillibean Soup Christmas Chestnut Soup Journaling Sprouts
• some Jillibean Soup twine
• less than one package of Maya Road chipboard houses
• some Making Memories paint (Evergreen)
• We R’ Memory Keepers Corner Chomper
• sand paper or sanding block
• Helmar foam layering tape

I just love this fun color combo with a few non-traditional Holiday colors! Make sure you check out the S&CT blog and let Sarah know what you think

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