Welcome Weekend...Last Chance to Win!!

We're wrapping up our week long blog swap with Core'dinations and that means we'll be picking winners on both blogs to announce on Monday. Scroll through the fun ideas from our design team to find out how you can add your name one last time to the giveaway! And don't forget to visit our friends at Core'dinations...their design team has been creating some amazing layouts!

Sand It!! How fun is it that Erin Bassett used those embossing folders/plates with her Core'dinations cardstock. She then sanded it to make the pattern pop!!
Score It! Cari Locken simply scored her Core'dinations paper to the right of the scallop and then lightly sanded the edges. I think it's a quick and easy technique that helps finish off any project. Great idea!
Ink It! Erin Bassett embossed her Core'dinations cardstock with this cute dot pattern, but instead of sanding it she inked it. Fun idea! Let's not overlook the darling i-rock gems she applied to this card too (check out the new i-rock tool).

Last chance to WIN!! Leave a comment on today's blog and over at Core'dinations blog and tell us what your favorite Core'dinations or Imaginisce product is...or shower us with love!! It's easy and we're glad you hung out and played all week with us. Watch Monday for winners to be announced on both blogs!!

BLOG SWAP: Embossed Core'dinations Card

Enjoy the Journey Card

by Aida Huron

We loved how Aida embossed the numbers on her core'dinations cardstock and then sanded the raised portions to make the lettering pop. And let's not overlook the darling 3D flowers she created with Imaginisce's Scooter's Vacation and Splash Dance Collections.

...makes you want to touch the embossed letters, doesn't it?

WANT TO WIN??? Want to win some great products from Imaginisce and Core'dinations? Today we want you to SIGN UP for BOTH Imaginisce and Core'dinations Newsletters. Click on these links to do so and then return to our blog and let us know you did it!!

Imaginisce Newsletter

Core'dinations Newsletter

(in the right column of home page)

Don't forget to check out the Core'dinations blog and leave a comment to win over there too!

In LOVE with Core'dinations Cardstock

This layout caught our breath the first time we saw it...it's from our amazing Melinda Spinks. I believe these are her wedding pictures and don't they seem dreamy? Both her and her hubby are beautiful and what better way to feature this beautiful picture then with this gorgeous layout.
Be sure to check out these amazing 3D flowers that she put on her layout. The Core'dinations cardstock is the perfect cardstock to show the depth simply by using the varied hues of color. Don't forget to you can enter to win by visiting Core'dinations site today too! Video tutorial on how Melinda made these gorgeous flowers:

Do you want to Win today?? You know all your friends think you are a winner already...so email, facebook or twitter at least six of your friends about the Imaginisce - Core'dinations Blog Swap. Send them a link to today's post and return back here and leave a comment how you told your friends about this blog post.

May Sketch Winner

Congratulations to Christy...our May Sketch winner!! We are very excited to ship her out her box of goodies and just need to know if she wants the i-top tool package or the assorted paper/sticker products (both valued at over $75). But regretfully I can't find any personal contact information for her on her blog, but she has a cute blog. So if you are Christy or know her, be sure to tell her to contact us at contact.imaginisce@gmail.com



Congrats Christy!!

At the Beach with Core'dinations

We're still having a ton of fun hosting a Blog Swap with Core'dinations. They posted some darling cards on their blog yesterday. And they announced that they'd be giving away 200 sheets of Core'dinations Cardstock...in addition to the two collections we'll be shipping out to a couple of lucky winners.

Read through the rest of the post to find out how you can be entered to win a very expensive prize package from both companies. And since it SNOWED yesterday in Utah, I wanted to think of a warm, sunny place and thought we should show off some fun BEACH themed layouts.

Star Fish
by Melinda Spinks

Melinda wrote on her blog: "Now, I will be the first to admit, I haven't really had the opportunity to use Core'dinations before but I am seriously hooked now... it is amazing! The different textures, and effects you can achieve are wonderful for enhancing any layout as cardstock doesn't always have to be in the background as your backing sheet. I've used it for the main centrepiece of the layout and it made the perfect statement! And can you believe it, I even quilled some of the mini splashes with 'cardstock'!"

Our Baby Jelly Fish
by Melinda Spinks

I've given them pearl bubbles to blend in with the coral that I fussy-cut from the Core'dinations 'Gemstones', the pic above shows off the sheen which is really pretty!
Core'dinations have a very classy new range of cardstock called 'gemstones - The Crown Jewels of Cardstock' to which I will become a very loyal follower. It has a satin like sheen to one side and comes in a beautiful range of colours that were perfectly matched to 'Splash Dance'. It was also great to roll and kept its shape.
Cooper's Sand Box
by Kim Holmes
Make a Splash
by Heather Carpenter


Splash
by Melinda Spinks

Catch a Wave
by Sarah de Guzman
Doesn't this post make you wish you were AT THE BEACH today instead of home cleaning or working at the office??

Wanna Win?? Simply follow Imaginisce and Core'dinations on Facebook. Click on these links to go directly to their page. Then return back here and leave a comment that you're following us on Facebook.

Core'dinations on Facebook

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Shout Out!! Sarah at The Paper Life

Hey our Imaginisce fans, our very own Sarah de Guzman is being featured over at The Paper Life blog. They even have an audio interview of her. Go check it out and leave a comment telling her how much we love her!! Congrats Sarah!

Splash Dance Winners Announced

Wow...we had a great turn out for our Splash Dance Release party last week. So many of you played along each day that rather then combine your entries, we randomly selected a winner from each day (better chance of winning that way). So here are the winner:

1. Favorite Splash and/or Dance memory:

Laura1943 said... Well...on my first cruise to the Caribbean in Sept. 2007....I SPLASHED and DANCED on a dance floor covered in water !! I have the pics...now all I need is the paper !!! It was so much fun rockin' to the music while being wet and enjoying life (since I was celebrating my 50th birthday !!)...Thanks for a fun line !! I already subscribe to your fun-tastic newsletter!

2. Favorite Splash Dance Project in our Online Gallery:

Abby said... I LOVE "SD shells in a bottle"! I have a variety of sand and shells I've collected from my travels and this project would be the perfect and prettiest solution to displaying them. Thanks for the idea!! :)

3. What greeting, phrase or page title you might come up with after looking our Fantastic Friends Rub-ons:

CherrieScraps said... for the crab ...In a Pinch? - I'm here to help.
Whale ... Get Whale Soon!!
Seahorse - Have a Rockin Good Birthday
Octopus - need a hug? - I'm all arms
Fishes - (add a hook) - Drop me a Line!!

(Be sure to check out the other creative comments left by our fans...very cute title and greeting ideas!!)

4. Tell us your favorite beach spot you like to enjoy with your family!

Michelle said...These are all stunning. I am just dying to get my hands on that I-Rock tool... Favorite beach spot? It would have to b Green Lake here is Wisconsin. Lovely area and beautiful beaches!

5. Friday there were 3 ways to enter. They included telling your friends about the post, follow us on Facebook and/or follow our blog:

Ms. Jen said... Your online gallery is fantastic. I can't wait to see what more people come up with. I think my fav's after the wedding collection are the butterflies, the candle and the first Love card. This is a great tool I think I must have. I'm so glad I found your link!

If you are one of these winners, please contact us at contact.imaginisce@gmail.com. We need your shipping address. Please make sure you put "Splash Dance Blog Giveaway" in the subject line. A couple of you I found emails for on your profiles for blogger, so don't forget to reply to my email. Thank you all for playing along...it was fun!!

BLOG SWAP: Let's get to the CORE with Core'dinations

We are very excited to do a BLOG SWAP this week with our friends over at Core'dinations. What happens during these blog swaps? First, you'll get TONS of ideas from our amazing design team using both Imaginisce products and Core'dinations cardstocks (scroll down). Second, make new friends...we encourage you to hop on over to Core'dinations site to find out what their designers are creating with both product lines and make some new friends. Third, FREE stuff!! Each day visit both our blogs and leave a comment to be entered to win at the end of the week (great prize packages from both companies).

Our resident expert, Cari Locken gave us some tips and ideas on using Core'dinations cardstock. By the way, Cari designs for both companies so she's probably the most familiar with both product lines...lucky us!!

Cari's Ideas:

1. I like to tear the paper to show the core color.

2. I LOVE embossing on the cardstock and sanding it.

3. You can also emboss and then ink the image - that's a cool effect too.

Cari's Layouts:

This layout I used some Core'dinations cardstock and some Cuttlebug folders. Simply emboss the patterns on the cardstock blocks and then lightly sanded them to make the designs pop!
For this layout I used some more Splash Dance Collection and Core' cardstock (tearing) and then I used the i-rock tool for the gems and white dots on the starfish eyes (which I made using the i-top tool).

Tip:

I've realized that when making cards you have to be careful when scoring it because if you press too hard you can easily tear the cardstock.

So what is Core'dinations Cardstock?

Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock has a core color which “core’dinates” with the surface color. Each sheet has a tab underneath labeled “core color” that represents the interior color of the sheet. You can choose to keep that color hidden or add your own creative touch by sanding, tearing or embossing. Here are some specifics:

• A sandable cardstock that has a “core’dinating” core color instead of a white core
• Heavy weight, 80 lb., premium, acid and lignin free
• Sand, tear or antique it to reveal the beautiful core colors and add your own creative touch
• Canvas texture on one side and smooth on the other

FREE STUFF...want to win?? Leave a comment today on our blog and then hop on over to Core'dinations site and leave a comment too. We'll be doing this all week long, so don't forget to start hopping!!

Splash Dance & i-rock...last day for giveaway!!

It's our last day to make a splash so I thought we should giveaway a few Splash Dance collections to all of you who have been playing all week and a BONUS giveaway for today. Read through the rest of this post to learn how you can win!First, the very talented Tammy created this darling "Teddy Bear Picnic" layout with our popular Splash Dance Collection (so popular in fact stores are buying up more then half our inventory and we just started shipping it). Tammy also used the i-rock tool and Swirls Template Kit (see below).
The templates kits are awesome (she used the SWIRL template on her layout)!! Included in each template is a "heat resistant" template, rhinestones and silk flowers (shown on layout).
Want to win a Template Kit and i-rock Tool when they arrive at our warehouse? Please visit our i-rock Online Gallery and tell us which project you like best. Return back to the blog and leave a comment!!

Now many of you have been asking how the i-rock tool works...wanna see it in action? Here's a great video that our very own Pinky created to explain (show) us how she used her i-rock and template.

Splash Dance Giveaway: Today we are going to give you a few ways to enter:

1. Follow our Blog

2. Follow us on Facebook

3. Send a link to today's blog post to 5 of your friends

After completing one or ALL of these thing, be sure to leave your name for each thing you did in the comments. Good luck!!

Splash Dance Print Ad Projects

We wanted to tell you a little bit about this fun full-page ad we created for the new Splash Dance and i-rock Collections....which you might have seen in your favorite scrapbooking publications.

First, there were some items that didn't end up making it into the ad when we cropped in to feature the i-top tool and gems...and we think that you SHOULD see them....so scroll down!!
First, just over to the right you catch a glimpse of a darling acrylic circle album that looks like a beach ball. If you'd like to see it in closer detail and more pages, visit it on our online gallery.
Next....to the left of the layout and below a layout we removed are two of my favorite items. The stuffed crab was created to look like the cartoon crab on our Snag'em Stamp. But if you look closer you'll notice our amazing designer use the i-top Tool and the large brad daddies to create his google eyes...cute huh? There's more...scroll down.
You might not notice at first glance, but the flip flops that were cut out of the ad have these great 3D flowers created from the Splash Dance papers on them. If you want to see more photos of the flip flops and the paper flower, visit the project on our online gallery.
Thanks to the amazing Amy Mitchell for giving us so many great, quality projects to choose from for the photo shoot that we couldn't even feature it all!! And we have to compliment the photographer...Don Lambson, our Marketing/Art Director here at Imaginisce, who shot these great photos of his daughter at the beach.

Still hoping to WIN some SPLASH DANCE love?? Tell us your favorite beach spot you like to enjoy with your family!

Splash Dance: Cards that make a SPLASH!

Kim Holmes created these darling cards with the fun chipboard pieces from the Splash Dance Collection. We loved how creative her card titles were and how they fit the icons perfect. So we would love to know what greeting, phrase or page title you might come up with after looking our Fantastic Friends Rub-ons....anything will work, but be creative if you want to win some product goodies from Imaginisce.



Did you notice that Kim used the new Color Fusion Glam Rock from our new i-rock Collection?? They're the perfect little detail to finish off any project and these gems set in a few seconds.

Splash Dance: It's in the Details

[Oops...this post was scheduled for tomorrow...but
managed to show up a day early. So be sure to
check out the "Splash Dance Release Party" post also from
today....more chances to win free product!!]

Aphra created this fun card with the Splash Dance Collection and I've been so excited to share this with all of you. Now look closely at her fish...she cut around the pattern to create dimension on the fish's scales. And any card with a googly eye is one created to capture your interest!! Seriously I love all the little details that this card has and I bet she'd tell us it didn't take her that long to create (wink).


Giveaway...Today you simply need to check out the Imaginisce Online Gallery and tell us which Splash Dance project is your favorite.

Splash Dance Release Party

Yep, our warehouse is frantically getting ready to start shipping out the new Splash Dance products to our amazing retail partners. Soon you'll be able to purchase this warm and sunny collection of papers and coordianting product. So to celebrate we're going to be showing you some fun projects this week AND giveaway some FREE samples (read below).

Fun by Sam Hauzer
You have to admit the title for this layout totally draws you in and captures your attention!! Then the amazing detail in the seaweed is perfect for the fun stickers Sam has added to the layout. I can't wait to see more of the creative layouts our team pulls together this week!!
Growing Up by Erin Bassett
We loved how she took a themed collection like our fun Splash Dance and added her own twist to it to product one of my favorite "girly" layouts. I can't wait to scraplift this cute layout.
Now that we've got you excited enough to add this to your wish list of product your next store visit...let's have some fun and giveaway some boxes of Splash Dance samples. Here's a few ways you can enter:

1. Leave a comment about your favorite memories that includes "splashing" or "dancing" following today's post.
2. Join our new Email Newsletter list. Leave a comment that says you joined the newsletter or if you already have, then feel free to mention that too.
3. Come back to our blog each day through Friday and find out what you need to do to enter to win!! See you tomorrow!