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!

Valentine’s Day Treats With Kim Jeffress

So are you ready for one of the sweetest Valentine’s Day projects?

Design Team Member Kim Jeffress altered these bottles using My Mind’s Eye Core Impressions. These are so perfect for this time of year or any occasion!

I can see these for any occasion for sure!

Good Friday Morning!

Before we do some inspiration…we have an update for you:

We would like to extend our sincerest apologies to the winners of our Tim Holtz Kraft Core giveaway. We had a programming glitch which prevented the shipping addresses of the winners from being collected. The good news is that we’ve found the problem, it is fixed, and all future giveaways will work very smoothly.

To show how much we appreciate everyone’s patience, we are doing ANOTHER giveaway! We have THREE SIGNED Tim Holtz Kraft Core packs ready to give away to our Facebook fans. So if you aren’t a Facebook fan, LIKE US NOW! Tell your friends and hurry!!! We’ll be picking our 3 random winners on January 10th.

Please note this is only a Facebook giveaway so make sure you Like us over here!

We wish everyone a safe and prosperous New Year from here at Core! Hope it is off to a good one so far.

How about some inspiration to get that New Year kicked off in the right direction?

Today we have a layout from Design Team Member Debbie Standard using our January Color Lover’s Challenge as inspiration.

Debbie die cut, embossed, sanded, embossed some more You get the idea of how much detail is on this layout. And she used some goodies from one of our preferred partners, Maya Road. Looks gorgeous, don’t you think?

Favorite Projects from 2011

Featuring Shaunte Wadley!

We are having so much fun showcasing some of our Designer’s Projects from 2011!

L@@k at all of this delicious Whitewash, we can see why Shaunte picked this as her favorite project of the year. Make sure you check out all the close ups for the amazing details.

Favorite Layouts with Debbie Standard

Our Team has picked out a few of their favorite layouts and projects to showcase this month.

Today we have Design Team Member Debbie Standard. Debbie just rocks the black and white and Core Amour!  And the details she has on one layout are just amazing!!!!

Day EIGHT of our Design Team’s Favorite Things

So how was your weekend?

From now until Christmas Eve we are showcasing our Design Team’s Favorite cardstock. Each designer picked a few of their favorite lines and created some gorgeous projects for you showcasing why they love it so much.

Then, on that day, just by commenting on that post, you have the chance to win! AND some days we might be showcasing more than one line so you need come back often.

Here is how it works:

1.) We post every day. The following day we pick a winner and then start over so keep coming back!

2.) You have all day and night to post. Yes, you heard me! You can win up until the next day when I pick a winner when I get up. We want our international fans to be able to win and they are normally sleeping now

3.) Want additional chances to win?  Comment on Facebook and share the excitement on your blogs! If you share on your blog, come back here and link us up. Remember, you can do it every day for more chances to win!

WE LOVE our FACEBOOK FANS! And we do LOADS of giveaways over there, too. Make sure you like us to be able to win

4.) Please note: we will not be shipping to winners until the January due to the Holidays. Winners must email ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com with your name, address, phone number if international to claim prizes.

Now who wants some winners???? We have THREE winners from this weekend.

The winner of the Jenni Bowlin Everyday Core Impression pack is……

AMAZING!! THANKS for sharing!! I LOVE the different ideas and these two paper lines!! THANKS for the chance to win and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

And the Winner of the Black Magic is……..

these products are just amazing! They are just so versatile…it’s ridiculous!!  )

And the winner of the Tim Holtz Kraft Core is….

I would love to try out some Tim Holtz Kraft Core.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone that has been commenting. We appreciate you coming here every day!

Now, today is all about Whitewash. {SIGH} This is one of my favorite lines {though I do say that about all of them so I am not sure if that is a great reference} Design Team Member April Derrick. April really does an amazing job on this layout showcasing how beautiful Whitewash is. It is gorgeous on it’s own or layered with other sheets like April did here. She really sanded those leaves so that  pop right off the page.

See you tomorrow!

Day SIX of our Design Team’s Favorite Things!

We are bringing in the weekend here!

From now until Christmas Eve we are showcasing our Design Team’s Favorite cardstock. Each designer picked a few of their favorite lines and created some gorgeous projects for you showcasing why they love it so much.

Then, on that day, just by commenting on that post, you have the chance to win! AND some days we might be showcasing more than one line … like today!

Here is how it works:

1.) We post every day. The following day we pick a winner and then start over so keep coming back!

2.) You have all day and night to post. Yes, you heard me! You can win up until the next day when I pick a winner when I get up. We want our international fans to be able to win and they are normally sleeping now

3.) Want additional chances to win?  Comment on Facebook and share the excitement on your blogs! If you share on your blog, come back here and link us up. Remember, you can do it every day for more chances to win!

We love our Facebook fans, too! We do surprise giveaways over there ALL the time

4.) Please note: we will not be shipping to winners until the January due to the Holidays. All winners must email ellen_sosnoski@coredinations.com  with “Fave things” in the title, name, address and phone number if international.

And for yesterdays WINNERS…….

Love all the giveaways!!! How fun to share so many projects-oh I love dots and Pink Paislee has been on my list of wants.
Thanks for sharing

****Dawn, please include your preference for the Tillie or Jillian collection and we will try and get you that one*****

And for the Pink Paislee Core Impressions…..

Spot on with great layouts!
I love the colors, especially of the Pink Paislee!!!!

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Please note…we will pick Saturday and Sunday winners Monday morning.

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So….ready for some inspiration and give-a-ways????

Today is all about Tim Holtz Kraft-Core!  Need I say more????

Design Team Member April Derrick works her magic on the THKC for sure! LOVE how she uses the red on this layout with the stars and pop of blue.

And we have a another layout from Design Team Member Kim Jeffress!

How much do you love this wing detail?  The embossing folder is a Sizzix Tim Holtz folder in the2 7/8″ x 4 1/2″ x 1/8″ size. LOVE this size for small detail.

Day FOUR of our Design Team’s Favorite things!

We are having a blast….are you??? And we are only on DAY FOUR!

From now until Christmas Eve we are showcasing our Design Team’s Favorite cardstock. Each designer picked a few of their favorite lines and created some gorgeous projects for you showcasing why they love it so much.

Then, on that day, just by commenting on that post, you have the chance to win! AND some days we might be showcasing more than one line … like today!

Here is how it works:

1.) We post every day. The following day we pick a winner and then start over so keep coming back!

2.) You have all day and night to post. Yes, you heard me! You can win up until the next day when I pick a winner when I get up. We want our international fans to be able to win and they are normally sleeping now

3.) Want additional chances to win?  Comment on Facebook and share the excitement on your blogs! If you share on your blog, come back here and link us up. Remember, you can do it every day for more chances to win!

AND WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO 5000 FANS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!

HEAD OVER THERE AND LIKE US FOR ADDITIONAL CHANCES TO WIN THROUGHOUT OUR FAVORITE THINGS!

4.) Please note: we will not be shipping to winners until the January due to the Holidays.

WHO WANTS A WINNER???

Yesterday’s winner of some JBS Black and Cream collection is…..

What a great project idea. I can handle that
one. Like the paper too.

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So….ready for some inspiration and give-a-ways????

Today is all about Tim Holtz Adirondack Cardstock!

Design Team Member Melissa Oliveira worked up some amazing layouts for us today.

And how fun is this?  Melissa added a few of her favorite things to this layout, too! If you are familiar with Melissa’s work you will see one of these techniques on almost every layout of hers.

1. ) Sand the area  where want to journal (in this case, using the date stamp) so it “pops” off the page.

2.) Loosely and unevenly sanding around the edges of the page to create a distressed/weathered border.

3.) Grey!!! We love grey! And Melissa is obsessed with it.

And Melissa created some double page layouts for us, too!

The great thing about Tim Holtz Adirondack collection is that you don’t have to do grunge and  major distressing.  It is full of bright colors that are perfect for any project!!!

Tuesday Tutorial: Make your own Chevron Print

I love Core’dinations so much! The possibilities are truly, truly ENDLESS!  Ellen Sosnoski here with a fun and easy tutorial on how to make your own Chevron print.

How much do you love Chevron?  Let me here it!  Here are some of my favorite examples I have found on Pinterest.

P.S. did you know Core’dinations is on Pinterest?  Follow us here and we will follow you back, too.

From iheartprintsandpatterns.blogspot.com:

And another gorgeous print from a cute Etsy Store with loads of chevron prints

Here is my tag I created using some Chocolate Box cardstock.

And a close up:

Here is how I did it. Please note: I recreated this on a larger scale so it was easier to take photos and see the grid. I would recommend starting small like I did with a tag. A 12×12 sheet of cardstock is really hard to line up on your scoring too for THIS project because you are twisting and turning it. So you want to practice first and start on a smaller scale.

Note: Not familiar with Scoring?  Check out the Learn Tab on our website for our awesome How To videos including Scoring.

First, start making a grid on the BACK of  your Core’dinations Cardstock. Remember that when you are scoring with Core, you want to work from the back so the raised image is on the front to sand.

Now you want to connect the grid to make the Chevron pattern. I did mine freehand, you can definitely use your ruler but this is only a guideline for scoring. You definitely want to use the ruler for the grid.

Now you can adjust the sizes of  your pattern if you would like. The larger the pattern the easier. As you can see, it may  take you some sketching to get the look you are looking for but we are working from the back so that doesn’t matter!

Getting Nostalgic…

Happy Monday!

We are here with some more Tim Holtz Kraft-Core projects for you today from the Nostalgic Kraft-Core cardstock.

Have you heard about the give-a-way here?

HURRY HURRY and sign up now. This give-a-way won’t last forever  so don’t hesitate!

Today we have a layout for you from Design Team Member Debbie Standard.  How much do you LOVE that purple Kraft Core background?  This paper pack is PERFECT for any project!   Debbie paired the bright blues and purples of this pack with other fabulous Tim Holtz embellishments and Ranger Distress inks.

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