Favorite Projects from 2011
January 5, 2012 by Ellen
Filed under Scrapbook Blog
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.
Happy New Year’s Eve Eve
December 30, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Basic Grey, May Arts Ribbon, Scrapbook Blog
Can you believe the next time we post on the blog will be 2012!?!?!?!?!?!!?
They year goes so quickly and we want to thank all of you for continued support of Core’dinations. It has been an amazing year! We have a lot of exciting things happening right now for next year…it’s going to be GREAT!
Today we leave you with a fun page that is all about winter and glitter. What could be better than that for New Year’s Eve Eve?
Design Team member Andrea Amu created this layout for us today using our Glitter Silk, Vintage, Core Essentials, and WhiteWash. Also Basic Grey Nordic Holiday and May Arts Ribbon from some of our favorite partners! How gorgeous are those blues…
Day EIGHT of our Design Team’s Favorite Things
December 19, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Scrapbook Blog
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 TWO of May Arts and Petaloo Week
October 18, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under May Arts Ribbon, Petaloo, Scrapbook Blog
We are so excited to be sharing this week of May Arts, Petaloo AND Core’dinations with you!
THREE awesome companies have come together to inspire you. And our teams have been working hard to create some festive projects for you, too. It’s all about the Holidays. From Halloween to Thanksgiving and even Christmas…you will see festive projects to get those creative juices flowing and hopefully give you some ideas for this time of year.
And of course…there are give-a-ways!!! All three companies will giving away tons and tons of goodies this week so make sure you head over to the Petaloo Blog and May Arts Blog for details and inspirational projects. Don’t forget about Facebook! Join us on our Facebook page here, the May Arts and Petaloo pages, too, for additional chances to win. Make sure you tell them we sent you!
Don’t forget to comment all week long for a chance win a Core’dinations prize pack! And head over to our Facebook page…you never know when we offer up another chance to win.
Did you know that Core’dinations and Petaloo have a color matching program? We sure do! We did all the hard work so that you can easily match your favorite Core Colors with favorite Petaloo flowers. How easy is that???
Today is all about Halloween!!!
We have some awesome layouts from our team that celebrate this fun holiday.
Nothing screams Halloween like Goth. Design Team Member April Derrick used some Core’dinations Spotted Tillie Cardstock on this layout along with loads of purple and black ribbon from May Arts and flowers from Petaloo. From the purple ink splats to the ruffled May Arts Satin ribbon….this is one great layout. And that May Arts metallic velvet ribbon adds the perfect sparkle.
Design Team Member Shaunte Wadley designed this layout using Black Magic as her base. Check out all the amazing details!!! Banners, tags, flowers ribbon, tons of sanding 
:):) It’s gorgeous! The May Arts Satin Striped ribbon on orange, black and purple that Shaunte used for the photo banner is PERFECT for Halloween. Pair it with some flowers at the end and you have a perfect banner.
Day Five Core’dinations and Spellbinders Blog Swap
September 30, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Scrapbook Blog, Spellbinders
Well, our week long inspirational blog swap with Spellbinders has come to end! How much fun did you have???
I know we did! And I have to say, how much I loved seeing all the awesome projects from our teams. They worked SO hard to bring you fun and innovative creations with techniques you can use on every day projects. We hope you enjoyed.
Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders™ die templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand Calibur® machine and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ die templates cut and emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to grand proportions. Follow Spellbinders on Facebook, Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!
AND Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock will be giving away FOUR paper packs in total!!!
Here is how you can win:
1. Visit the Core’dinations blog and leave a comment every day, Monday the 26th through Friday the 30th. We will give away two packs to TWO lucky winners.
2. Like us on Facebook and comment to win a paper pack.
3. Visit the Core’dinations Designer’s blogs and leave a comment. We will be linking them up on the Core’dinations blog throughout the week and will choose one random designer’s blog to pick a winner.
Winners will be announced Monday Morning!
Make sure you visit the Spellbinders blog for more details on how to win some of their awesome dies AND for some amazing projects from their Design Team.
Remember for additional chances to win and additional projects and close-ups make sure you visit our designers blogs and leave comment (some DT members have more than one Spellbinders posts this week. You have until Sunday night to comment)
Design Team Member Lydia Jackson created this layout with some amazing details. Love those Spellbinders Classic Diamonds!!! Lydia also used Labels Eight and some Tim Holtz Kraft-Core and Core Essentials.
Design Team Member April Derrick created a fun layout, too. Apples anyone???? These Spellbinders Nested Apples are perfect for this time of year and those fun back to school photos.
TOO CUTE!!!
And Design Team Member Char Dobson created this fabulous yoga set! COOOOOOLNESS!
Char used Spellbinders Labels18 Nestabilities, Pebbles Impressabilities and Core’dinations Whitewash and Core Essentials.
It’s a Cardmaking Thursday
July 21, 2011 by Core'dinator
Filed under Provocraft, Scrapbook Blog
Welcome!
Today we are sharing some of Design Team Member Debbie Standards gorgeous cards.
Debbie’s attention to detail and color is amazing.
Check out the fun embossing and square accents on this card. The Whitewash cardstock looks beautiful against the Core’dinating
(Embossing Folder by Provocraft)
Again, some Cuttlebug action here from Debbie.
These flowers are gorgeous! Are you looking a the details? Debbie used some Stickles and Dimensionals to accent her
beautiful stamping.
Happy Canada Day!
July 1, 2011 by Core'dinator
Filed under Provocraft, Scrapbook Blog
We have a special celebration today for Canada Day!!!
Char Dobson, our very own Manitoba resident, has made these festive cupcakes and cupcake toppers.
Deliciously CUTE!
Core’dinations: Core Essentials, Black Magic. Other Supplies: Crop-a-Dile & Eyelets, Cricut Designer’s Calendar, Cricut Cupcake Wrappers, Cricut Plantin Schoolbook, Cuttlebug Herringbone Embossing Folder.
Fabulous Friday “Facebook” Finds
April 29, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Scrapbook Blog
Good Morning! Today we have a few layouts to share with you featuring the old school Crumpling technique. Core’dinations cardstock is just perfect for technique and it is an easy way to add texture and show off that beautiful inner core.
AND today’s post is inspired by one of our FABULOUS Facebook Fans, Mary Pat Siehl! We just love this technique here at Core and when I saw this layout on Facebook, I knew we had to do a post here and Mary Pat was gracious enough to let us use her layout.
You can see her layout here on our Facebook page, too.
Here are a few from our Design Team using the same technique.
First up is a layout from Cari Locken. Love how she mixed the Core Essentials (crumpled) with the Graphic 45 Core Impressions and Whitewash!
And next up is a layout from Char Dobson, again, using a fun mix of product and technique!
How cool does that Whitewash look???
Have a great weekend!
Scor….tear…emboss…
February 23, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Jillibean Soup, Provocraft, Queen & Co., Scrapbook Blog, myStamp BOX
Good Morning and happy Wednesday to you! Today we have some fun projects for you featuring our go to techniques with Core’dinations.
Kimber McGray embossed with the Swiss Dots folder, tore, scored and sanded all one one card….Love all the Core Essentials on here!
Ellen Sosnoski embossed with some Provocraft folders, tore and sanded on this card using Core Essentials, Black Magic &
Whitewash. And printed her sentiment on the cardstock from her computer….
Flower is from Queen & Co.
And check out the amazing techniques on this card from Debbie Standard. Punching, stamping with some myStampBOX stamps, embossing, die cutting…GORGEOUS!
Need Some Date Night Ideas?
February 15, 2011 by Ellen
Filed under Provocraft, Scrapbook Blog
Tuesday’s Tip comes from Design Team Member Char Dobson who created these gorgeous wraps for her wine bottles. Now I know these have a bit of a festive Holiday theme but you could easily make these for any Holiday or special occasion you may have. So Today’s tip is to alter! Don’t be afraid to take ordinary, every day items you see around your house and add your own personal touch to them.
Remember our 12 Days of Techniques in December? Well this project features debossing. Such a fun and easy way to add a little spice to your projects. If you need a refresher or missed our 12 Days of Techniques, please check out the video here. For this project, Char used cardstock from the Whitewash Collection. Can you see the core color on the backside of the Whitewash through the bottle? SO COOL!
And a close up of this great technique:
Other Supplies used from our preferred partners:
EK Success snowflake border punch and Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder.
What’s the coolest thing you’ve altered? We’d love to hear!
