Day 1 - Love is in the Air!

With Valentines's Day just around the corner the gals on the Design Team have been busy creating wonderful projects to share with you this week. We'll be sharing a variety of projects with you from cards to mini albums.

Today the focus is on CARDS.

Many of us like to give that special someone a card that expresses our love for them and here are some amazing examples to help inspire you as you create your cards.

Regina Mangum

Regina used some of the packaging from the Sole Sisters collection to diecut

the letters on her card. What a brilliant idea!!

Guiseppa Gubler

The cluster of Roly Rosies and spiral flowers that Guiseppa has placed on the

heart shape just adds so much texture and visual interest.

Ilene Tell

Adding a touch of 'bling' by using the i-rock tool & some clear Hot Rocks

just makes this card sparkle.

Rosangela Philippsen

We love how Ro outlined the heart designs on her card

with the Glam Rocks (in pearl and red glitter).

Giveaway!!!

We'll be having 2 giveaways this week.

One today and the other one ... well... you'll just have to join us each day this week to find out when that one will be!!

Do you like to give cards on Valentines Day? If so, do you buy them or make them? Let us know by leaving a comment HERE on this post and you'll be entered to win ...

a collection pack of Sole Sisters

(Winner will be announced this Friday)

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Please join us again tomorrow because we've

got more great projects to share with you!

Weekly Winners!

It's finally Friday and I have a feeling that many of you have been anxiously waiting for this day to see if you won some fun new goodies!!!

Well, wait no longer!

#1 Giveaway:

CHA Day 1 & 2

Prize:

Hippity Hop & Sole Sisters collections

Winner:

Denay said...

Love the Sole Sisters line and the Makin' Waves line. Both are super cute!

January 30, 2012 3:38 PM

#2 Giveaway:

CHA Day 3

Prize

i-magicut Ribbon Cutter

Winner:

Kathy Salazar said...

I am leaving a comment on both sites- I would hate to misss out... I do like the ribbon cutter! Along with the other goodies :)

January 31, 2012 3:29 PM

#3 Giveaway:

CHA Facebook Giveaway 1

Prize:

Sole Sisters collection & Foam Tape packs (red & white)

Winner:

Barbara Barkelew Greenberg Absolutely all are beautiful. Sole Sisters is awesome

Monday at 5:47pm

#4 Giveaway:

CHA Facebook Giveaway 2

Prize:

i-magicut Ribbon Cutter

Winner:

DannyandDanielle Chappell The Ribbon Cutter Because I am the QUEEN OF FRAYS!!!! Your all are pure genious! thanks again!!

Tuesday at 5:29pm

#5 Giveaway:

Guest Designer Giveaway

Prize:

Foam Tape Assorted Package

Winner:

beckyjune said...

Beautiful job, Meg! Congrats to you on your guest spot!

February 2, 2012 6:37 AM

Congratulations to everyone!

We thrilled that you are excited about our new products too!

How to claim your prize:

Please email us your mailing info to: Contact.imaginisce@gmail.com no later than midnight Friday, Feb., 10th, 2012 and put the giveaway name in the Subject Line.

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We hope that you'll join us next week for some fabulous 'love' themed inspiration.

Guest Designer - Day 1 & Giveaway

We are thrilled to introduce our Guest Designer for the month of February ...

"My name is Megan Aaron and I live outside of Philadelphia, PA with my husband, 6-yr-old daughter, Eliana, and our Beagle, Penny Lane. During the day I work as a software engineer. I spend my evenings and weekends paper crafting, spending time with my family, reading and running. I have had to cut back on my reading, among other things, to make room for my scrapbooking. Now, I mostly listen to audio books on my commute. I enjoy paranormal romance and urban fantasy books, with a non-fiction sociology or anthropology thrown in every now and then."

Now before we share some of Megan's projects with you we asked her a few questions so that we (and you) could get to know her a bit better.

Q: Favorite TV shows?

A: The Vampire Diaries, True Blood, Private Practice and Big Bang Theory

Q: Diet or Regular?

A: Diet

Q: How did you get into scrapbooking? How would you describe your style?

A: I started scrapbooking after my husband and I went on a 3 month backpacking trip across Europe in 2004. I wanted to preserve every memory from the trip and showcase the hundreds of photos that I took. Then my daughter came along, and well, needless to say, I never finished the Europe photos ... at least not yet.

I describe my style as clean, crisp and bright with plenty of layers, textures and details. I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but it works for me. I love incorporating all the fun new products and need to show some depth and texture, but I like to keep things clean and crisp also.

Now let's take a look at some of Megan's beautiful projects.

Supplies: Imaginisce (Sole Sisters patterned papers: Purse-onality, Sole Mates, I Pick You, Girl Stuff and Chit Chat; Embellishments: Notorious Chipboard stickers, Picture This Canvas stickers, Girl DieCuts, Girly Girl Sticker Stackers; Tools: i-rock and clear gems; packaging from Diecuts (as photo mat), white colored foam tape), American Crafts Cardstock & Thickers, Lily Bee alphas, sewing machine, Jillibean Soup Stamp, Tsukineko ink

NOTE: Megan loved the border on the 'best friends forever' die cut, but the sentiment wasn't right for this page and she needed more journaling space. She cut a piece of cardstock to cover the sentiment in the center and stamped some lines on it to create a journaling spot that was just the right size and still has the fun matching border.

Here are a few more questions that we asked Megan.

Q: Where do you like to create?

A: I have a small scrapbook room in the basement. It doesn't have any windows and it's pretty much packed to the gills with my supplies, but I love it because it's a place to go to escape. When I am in my scrap room, I leave the troubles of the world behind and often forget the passage of time.

Q: What is your favorite Imaginisce product right now?

A: Well, I love the new colored foam tape. I use foam tape on pretty much every project, so it's a necessity for me. I am still in love with the whole Geek is Chic line though. I know it's 'so last CHA' but I just adore the colors and motifs.

Supplies used: Imaginisce (Sole Sister - patterned papers: Shop Til You Drop, Purse-onality, Girl Stuff, Chit Chat; Embellishments: Girl Die Cuts, Picture This Canvas Stickers, Girly Girl Sticker Stacker, Flower Snag 'Em Stamp; White Foam Tape), American Crafts Cardstock, Tsukineko ink, Tattered Angels Chalkboard Mist

NOTE: Megan loves those fussy cut scallop borders. They bring such fun to the layout, which is echoed in the drops of yellow mist. The stamps add layers and dimension to the flower clusters.

Weren't those gorgeous?

We're thankful to Megan for designing such beautiful projects and we look forward to sharing her work again with you near the end of this month.

Giveaway!

After showing all those wonderful projects by Megan it's only fitting to have a giveaway! Sowe're going to giveaway one of Megan's favorite Imaginisce products ...

a Foam Tape package!!

Here's what you need to do in order to enter the giveaway:

Hop on over to Megans' blog, leave her a comment and become a follower of her blog. Then come back here & leave a comment on this blog post.

(winner will be announced tomorrow Friday., Feb 3rd)

Good Luck!

Monthly Challenge & January's Winner

We realize that it's been a busy time of year for many so we want to thank those of you who submitted your entries to our January challenge. We loved each & every project.

Here's the lucky winner for our January (winter theme) challenge.

Please help us congratulate ...

Ulrika!

You can see some close-up shots of her layout if you hop on over to her blog. We really liked how she used the cloud Snag'em stamp and

Santa's Little Helper collection. Fabulous work Ulrika!

Ulrika could you please send us an email to Contact.imaginisce@gmail.com with your mailing information no later than Fri., Feb 3rd, 2012 and we will send you two of our current collections.

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Now onto our new Monthly Challenge.

Do you sometimes find yourself stumped when it comes to the creativity department and just can't think of any ideas to put on your layouts or incoroporate into your project? Well, often the best way to get started is to begin with a sketch. So that's what we have for you this month. This fabulous sketch was designed by Design Team member, Diana Fisher. Isn't it wonderful?

Here are the rules:

1. Use the sketch as inspiration for your project

2. You must use at least 75% Imaginisce product on your project

3. Use at least 3 patterned papers

4. Use 3 types of embellishments

Would you like to see how some of the Design Team members interpreted this month's challenge? I'm sure you would so here we go! We'll begin with taking a look at what Diana did with her own sketch.

Diana Fisher

Rebecca Keppel

Guiseppa Gubler

Shellye McDaniel

Tiffany Hood

Ilene Tell

Ro Philippsen

Adora Concepcion

Cari Locken

Are you inspired? We certainly hope so.

Would you like to know what you can win if you take part in this challenge??

The winner will receive an i-magicut Ribbon Cutter!

So you'd better get busy because we're excited to see what you come up!

Upload your entry using the Link tool at the bottom of this post before February 25th.

CHA - Day 3

From the sounds of it and the pictures that we've seen so far it looks like Imaginisce is having a great time at the show!!

Here's Don with the Creating Keepsakes Editorial team.

Since they're having so much fun ... we're going to have a great time here today!!!

We've got a plethora of awesome tools and gadgets plus add-ons to the i-top that we know you will be excited about!

One of the new tools we're demoing is called the i-Magicut Rbbon Cutter.

It's a ribbon cutter and edge sealer. It will cut the ribbon (up to 3" wide) and then heat seal the edges so that you don't have any frayed pieces. How cool is that??

Here's a video of the new tool with the wonderful Lori Allred showing exactly how it works.

We're also revealing a couple other tools ...

CutBright - a rotary cutter with ergonomic handled & LED light. (shipping mid-May)

Along with this new tool you can get a decorative pink 14x14 self healing mat and a 6x12 pink clear acrylic ruler that works great with the mat & rotary cutter.

We've also got a new craft knife/pen called the Clicut Retractable Pen Knife. (shipping March)

The perfect craft knife for all those intricut cuts. The blade is retractable so it's safe to have in your purse and it comes with 2 replacement blades. There is also an 8x8 mat just like the larger ones.

Plus ... for those of you who love your jewellry you will be thrilled by this new addition to our i-top collection.

The Magnitop Bracelet

(this is to be used with the Brad Daddies

and/or Pendant Variety Pack and Magnet Daddies)

The Magnitop Earrings

Create your own earrings that will match any outfit. These are to be used with the Magnet Daddies. Just think of all the possibilities .... they're endless!

The Magnitop Silver Plated Necklace

Comes with one large 28mm pendant and one 22mm pendant and they are to be used with the Magnet Daddies.

There is also a Closed Link Necklace as well (that comes with the 2 same sized pendants)

Giveaway!!

Now what fun would it be to just read about all the new tools if we did't have a Giveaway??

We'd love to giveaway one of our new i-Magicuts to one lucky follower!

All you have to do is become a follower of our blog and Facebook page and leave us a comment here telling us your favorite new Imaginsce product.

(winner will be announced on Friday, Feb 3rd)