It's PARTY TIME at Imaginisce & A Birthday Bash GIVEAWAY!

Everyone loves a good party especially me!

Hi, it's me Pinky,
Guest Blogger for Imaginisce today, here to celebrate the new line Birthday Bash.

I was so excited to see this fun new line with such amazing colors.Who designed this? I just adore it. It's perfect for any party. I made this banner just for our celebration. I used the amazing i-rock tool for bling, after all what is a party without some shine!You cant have a party without a card, these new Birthday Bash Springing Stickers are so much fun.
I used the i-rock tool for the added sparkle and the i-top along with some corduroy for a cute closure on this window card.Now what is a party without gifts??!!
The amazing people from Imaginisce thought it would be fun to give away a set of Birthday Bash to one lucky winner!! *Thank you Imaginisce*

What do you have to do to win?? It's easy I promise.
Just leave a comment on this post, and one lucky winner will be randomly chosen
for the Birthday Bash surprise.

I can't think of a better way to celebrate the new line.
I hope you enjoyed the post, at Imaginisce we love to see what you do with our products.
Be sure to come back and share your love for Imaginisce!

Pinky Hobbs
Imaginisce Designer

Make Twilight Badges with your i-Top Tool

For all my peeps that love Twilight and own an i-top tool. here's a fun download for you today. Team Edward and Team Jacob badge/button copy. You can make a whole bunch for your friends and let them pick which team they're rooting for!! I'm off to see Eclipse at a special screening tonight. I'll think of you all! 

Introduction of the new i-rock: Questions & Answers

We're hearing all the buzz on the web about the new i-rock. But many of you are still wondering about this new tool from Imaginisce. We're excited to show you this new video by Erin Bassett that shows you what is included in the i-rock collection as well as HOW the tool works. Take a few minutes to check it out and then come back and read below to learn more about this MUST HAVE new i-rock tool! You could also win a free tool and accessories for participating this week!



We do have more videos available on the i-rock tool and more on the Imaginisce website.

Some of the questions & answers about the i-rock tool that were part of our Live Chat over at Oh My Crafts on Thursday were the following:

1. How is the i-rock better then pre-adhesive embellishments?
   My biggest issue with pre-adhesive bling is that you can see the adhesive connecting all the pieces together and I have messed up many a beautiful piece of bling because it was hard to manuver as I placed it down on my project. I've also noticed that the bling on my cards pops off before I ever have a chance to give the card out. The i-rock tool allows you to heat set gems where ever you want/need and they are a lot more secure. If you apply the gems correctly there's not adhesive and you can place them over most types of services, fabric and paper without any issue. Oh and the cost comparison between a bottle of 300 Glam Rocks verses a string of pre-adhesive gems is way more value on the i-rock products!
   
   
2. Is the new crystals for the I-Rock made of glass?
   Yes, the rhinestones found in the Stencil kits and the Compacts are glass. Which is good so they don't melt with the i-rock's tip when it heats up.
   
   
3. Can any rhinestones work with it?
   No, they should be heat set gems. But any brand of heat set gems will work with the i-rock tool. Test them out before placing on your project since some stones may take more or less time then you're use to with our gems.
   
   
4. How does the I-rock work?
   You push the safety switch forward and press down on the pink button to heat up the tip of your tool. Holding the tool perpendicular to the embellishment, touch the top of the embellishment lightly, letting heat penetrate to melt adhesive on the back. When the point of  the tool is on the gem, you can "feel" the adhesive melt/give a little and that "feel" tells you that it's time to remove the tip (do not press down). Overheating your gem will cause the glue to squish out from underneath the gem. Practice before fixing gems to actual project. We've created a quick video that shows you this process in about a minute.
   
   
5. How many times can you use a stencil?
   So many times we can't count them. The stencils are made from a heat resistant material a lot like the heat mats from Bazzill or Ranger and they will not melt. You can reuse these over and over, as well as heat the gems while leaving the mat in place...no need to mark the design and remove it!
   
   
6. How long does it take to heat set the gems? Depends on which gems and the size. The glam rocks (metal studs) literally only take about 3 seconds...and don't press down or the glue will ooze out from under the studs. On the rhinestones the smallest size only takes a few seconds and the largest size takes about 20 seconds. Practice before doing on your project to best determine the time to stick to whatever surface you're applying them to.
   
7. Can you heat the gems while they're still in the stencil?
   Yes (see question above).
   
8. Will it work on fabric?
   Yes the tool works fabulously on fabric. Gems set wonderfully on denim, felt, cotton, jersey, etc. In fact, here's a darling little girl t-shirt that one of our designers created with the i-rock.
   
   
9. What types of fabrics hold them best?
   Almost every type of fabric I've tried has worked...with the exception of tulle and sheer fabrics (can't recall their names). The gems tent to get too hot and melt these delicate fabrics.
   
   
10. Can I use other adhesive backed gems?No, you cannot use adhesive backed gems since they are not made to be "heat set". And removing the temporary adhesive backing does not make them so either.
    
    
11. Can you order all of one color?
    We do have Glam Rocks all in white (my person favorite), one in all silver studs (use this all the time) and the most popular "clear crystal" compact set. The other items all have assorted colors. We hope to offer specific colors in the future to coordinate with our product collections.
    
12. How can you tell the adhesive has melted and adhered to your project?
    Great question! You can "feel" the adhesive melt and that "feel" tells you that it is time to remove the tip of the tool away. Sometimes I space it when I'm doing this and my gems wanders a little ways off because I've pushed it without noticing. The studs set super fast so I've learned that they only take about 3 seconds before they set and I just stick with that. Larger rhinestones take the longest, so pay attention to the "feel".
    
13. How does the price of i-rock jewels compare to adhesive backed ones?
    I only have one pack of pre-adhesive gems sitting here and there are 64 gems and cost me $2.99 (works out to be about $.05 per gem). Our glam rock tubes have 300 gems and retailer for $3.99 ($.016 per gem...so just over a penny). If you get the compacts that have 800 gems which retail for $12.99 they work out to be just over a penny per gem...great deal if you ask me!!
    
14. How hot does the tool get?
    The tool gets hot enough to burn your skin, or paper and I've even had it melted my grosgrain ribbon because they I left the tool too long next to the ribbon. Just be careful with the tip it will burn. But my 13 year old daughter loves blinging out her clothes and notebooks, so I am confident it's safe for all you long-time crafters to use.
    
    
15. How long does the tool take to cool down?
    Less then a couple of minutes.
    
16. Will or are the gems available in local stores or only online?
    Yes the i-rock tool and gems will be available at local craft/scrapbook stores and some larger chain craft stores will start carrying them towards the end of the summer.
17. What type of batteries does it take?
    3 AA Batteries
    
18. How many colors do the gems come in?
    Currently we offer an assortment of 20 different colors, some in multiple sizes too. Check out this very cool scan we took of the gems and which product they are available in. For a larger view and more i-rock information, visit our "i-rock information page" on the blog.
    
19. What's the difference between the hot rocks and the glam rocks?
    Mainly just packaging, however the "hot rocks" are typically glass rhinestones and come in our compacts and the "glam rocks" are our metal studs can come this darling lip gloss looking bottles.
    
20. How long does it last before the batteries need to be changed?
    This is a tough one that I've asked our product development team to research. It definitely depends on the quality of batteries you are using and how much you use the tool. I've had the same set of batteries in for over a month and have done probably more then your typical amount of projects and still have not had to change them. But I always have an extra set packed away when I got to a crop just in case.
    
21. Are they designed to stand up on fabric in the washer and/or dryer?We've washed many projects without issue, but we have found that putting the clothing in the dryer will case a few gems to come off. So we recommend to hang dry your clothing that you blinged out...or if you're cool with a few casualties, then just throw it in the dryer and add some new bling as needed.
22. Any thoughts on a carrying case to protect it?We are currently not producing a bag to carry all the product, but I purchased a very inexpensive make up case at the store and added a cute silk flower to the front and all my product tucks nicely inside for easy portability and storage. I will try and post a picture in the next few days to show you.
23. Does the tool come with any gems to start off with?
    No the tool does not include any gems in order to keep the cost of the tool down we decided it was best to offer the gems separately so you could also pick the color or type for yourself.
24. Can you stick the gems to acrylic albums?
    Yes the gems stick to acrylic albums very well. I've found that I like to stick them to rub-ons or vinyl too!
    
25. Can you stick the gems on CD's too?
    Yes!

If you have more questions, please leave us a comment and we'll add it to our FAQ page about the tool.

FREE STUFF: Don't forget we're also giving away a couple of tools by the end of the week. All you need to do is subscribe to our newsletter (if you've already done that, then that counts, just leave a comment). We will email you only once a month with great ideas, contests and giveaways. You won't want to miss out, so subscribe today and then leave us a comment and we'll announce the winner next Monday.

"Mist-fied" by Imaginisce "Splash Dance"!

Hi there! Design Team member Penny Smith here!
Thanks for joining me for my FIRST Imaginisce blog post!!

OK, so Spray Mist/ink is ALL the rage.
But I have been told my many people, they are still nervous about using it.
(I work at a scrapbooking store, so I hear it a LOT!)

I thought I would share a couple simple techniques that will hopefully spur your creativity!
I prefer to use spray inks with bright colored layouts. It's my style-bright and eclectic!

First suggestion:
Spray spray ink randomly around your paper! That's it!
Use one color, 7 colors-have fun!
Then scrap right on top of it!
On this layout I used my I-Rock to add "bling" to the rub-on border!
Masking:
It can be as simple as taking a scrap piece of cardstock or chipboard and spraying around the corner of it, and then offsetting it to your picture!
I used my I-Rock and an I-Rock stencil set to make those flourishes/splashes!

Don't forget ALL the things you can put down to make a mask! Chipboard or cardstock shapes, (you can go WILD with your Cricut!) punches, punch scraps, the backing to stickers... it can all make an interesting mask!!

OK, this last technique is a bit more complicated, but give it a try! I think you'll like the results!

For this technique, I got out my punches that were made for the I-Top!
I am going to use that shape as a mask!
I punched three of the large (28mm) shape.
Then I placed them on the base of my layout. I am going to go 8 1/2 x 11 this time.
Then I mist around the punches randomly. I like to get those little "dots" of color when I mist. Even the distance you hold the mist from the paper can affect the look of your misting-but there is NO wrong way to spray mist!
OK, this is where we get a little wild! :)
Remove the mask you just used (the punched shapes).
Now take the paper you punched FROM and lay that opening over the shape that was left unmisted. Be sure to use another piece of paper to protect your project from over spray, especially since the punched shape will likely be along the edge of the piece of paper! The edge of the paper will ask as a mask if you don't!

Now mist into that punched shape. Don't worry about it being lined up PERFECTLY! That is part of the fun! The colors of the mist are also much brighter this way then layering them on top of one another...This is the result! Fun!!
And here it the layout using this base! Sunny!
Just a note about Imaginisce rub-ons. I know I am a LITTLE bit biased, but I will honestly say these are the BEST rub-ons I have ever used! They are bright, seamless on the paper, and yet before you rub them on, if you accidentally touch another surface, you don't lose the rub-on! They are truly a worthy addition to your embellishments!

Well, I hope you enjoyed my showing you some masking techniques with the fabulous "Splash Dance"! For some reason I feel the urge to go to the pool!!

Have a great day!

i-Spy: So Many Great Ideas Around the Web

Today when I was looking for something to feature in my i-spy project post,  I was excited to find more then one item worth sharing. Thanks to all the great talent out there that is using and featuring Imaginisce products.


Fabulous Card Tutorial
Kristina Werner created this darling card with the To Love & Cherish Collection on 2Peas Finally Friday posts. We've put the video below this so you can see how she put together this "fabulous" card.

 2Peas Finally Friday Video (below) by Kristina Werner

 

Get Organized

Mixology is rockin' the Live Loud Collection with a creative way to get organized. Check out their blog post from last week to see more of this fun idea by Sarah. 

Summer Product Releases

The very talented Wendy Smedley posted her favorite summer release products over at Ella Publishing's blog and we were very excited to see that our Splash Dance Collection made the list. Check out Wendy's Summer Release list to see more great products she recommended.

Beach Wonders with Lucy Bird
We haven't seen the popular Lucy Bird collection for a while here on the blog, But we popped in our friends at Bazzill Basics and saw it posted on their blog and had to share.

Live Loud Step Card
We loved this rockin' cool idea by Crafty Tassy and thought we'd share it with our readers. She use the Live Loud collection. Best part is she has a great video tutorial showing hot to create this card. Be sure to check out her blog when you can, she has some great video tutorials (and great voice too).

Help us SPY Imaginisce around the web!! If you see a great idea that we should share, please post it on Facebook or drop us a quick email at contactimaginiscegmail.com.

LIVE: Facebook Chat at Oh My Crafts

We are rockin it with Oh My Crafts on their Facebook page later today. Join us at 2:30pm MST to get all your i-rock questions answered. We can't wait to talk to all of you. See you there!!

Click here to go to OMC Facebook Page.

If you're not a Facebook user, don't sweat it. We'll keep track of the questions and post them on our blog next week.

Winner, Winner....Giveaway Winners Announced

We've been giving away so many new products on our blog and facebook that we decided we better post some of the winners here in case you've missed it. Sometimes we have a very hard time contacting the winners because they don't have their emails listed any where. We hope that they'll check here this week!!

If you're not among these winners be sure to follow our blog and facebook pages...we LOVE to give way free product.

B-Day Bash Introduction
Last week we introduced you to some of the unique products in the new B-Day Bash Collection. And with 146 entries we selected a winner:

JENNY MOORE (Texas)

 Scrapbook Trends Facebook Winners

Scrapbook Trends blogged Imaginisce's i-top tool and we couldn't resist inviting their Facebook Fans over to our Facebook page to win an i-top tool and some great accessories. We had TONS of new fans stop by to say hi and the two lucky winners that were selected were:

RAQUEL DAVIS and NANCY JONES

2Peas Warehouse Video

Twopeasinabucket.com featured us on their Warehouse Walk through video last week and showed off the fun Splash Dance Collection. So we celebrated by giving away a set of Splash Dance product: 

KELLY MASSMAN (Missouri)

If your name was mentioned above, please email us at contactimaginiscegmailcom. We need to know where to ship your goodies.

Disclaimer: We are much better are giving away product then we are at shipping it (sorry...especially if you're out of the US). We will eventually ship you the product, but it won't be fast. Thought you should know that ahead of time. Thanks for loving us all the same!!

Registrations Opens Today! CK Scrap & Play Event

Gather your girlfriends and join us for CK Scrap & Play,
October 15-16th, 2010!

This overnight crop provides the perfect opportunity to relax & pamper yourself, while re-energizing your scrapping creativity.

Enjoy classes from your friends at Creating Keepsakes magazine as well as Margie Romney-Aslett and Lori Allred from Imaginisce, receive multiple projects and goodies, get pampered yourself in our free spa room and have hours of cropping fun with friends and fellow scrappers! It's the perfect girlfriend getaway!

Online Registration opens today... Wednesday, June 23, 2010 through Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. Midnight

Rockin’ it Imaginisce Style

Come learn to rock out your layouts and top them off with some of the hippest scrapbooking tools by Imaginisce! We’ll add a little bling with the new i-rock  tool and gems and then create custom brads to coordinate with your projects with the i-top tool and brad daddies. You’ll complete a holiday and fall themed 12x12” layout during this class.

Supplies Needed: Scissors, adhesive, paper trimmer, photos

Note: You will have the opportunity to try out the i-rock and i-top tools, but not be given the tools to keep. 

Scrap & Play Event Details

When: Friday, October 15- Saturday, October 16
Where: The Provo Marriott - Provo, UT
What:

• 6 Classes from CK editorial and special guests , Margie Romney-Aslett and Lori Allred from Imaginisce
• Over 24 Hours of Cropping, Classes & Fun
• Pamper yourself in our free spa room
• Scrap with your favorite editors of Creating Keepsakes magazine
• Contests, Games, Goodies, and Prizes

Price: $125

As an added bonus - Book your room at the Provo Marriott* and receive $25 off the price of admission. You'll get the $125 event admission for just $100!
*Hotel stay subject to verification.

We hope to see you all there!!

Tips & Tricks: New i-rock tool Videos now available!

Do you love cute card ideas? And do you love the new i-rock tool? We weren't sure if you all knew about our YouTube channel or the video section of our website. But we're always trying to keep you updated on how to create projects and use our tools. Videos seem to be the hottest and simplest way to show you these things. Check out our two newest videos featuring the i-rock collection by the very talented Erin Bassett.

Butterfly Card with Erin Bassett


Cherry Card with Erin Bassett



FREE STUFF: We can't feature our new i-rock videos and not give away some goodies... i-rock goodies to be specific!! Send a link to this post to a few of your closests friends, post the link to your Facebook or Twitter...then come back and  leave a comment. We'll announce the winner on Monday, June 29th. 

(Disclaimer: These tools are shipping out of our warehouse so fast that we're waiting for more from our factory...so you may not get your free tool and accessories for a couple of weeks).

i-top Buttons: Headboard by Tammy Wark

Did you know that the i-top tool has a new accessory now available. It's the new Button Daddies. These button backers are available in our typical 16mm, 22mm and 28mm sizes.  So if you've been looking for a way to incorporate your i-top tool and accessories into your sewing...then we have it for you!

Check out what our amazing design team member, Tammy Wark created with her i-top tool & button daddies.

Tammy said, "My husband and I re did our bedroom and I made a headboard out of an old hollow door and some fabric . . . I used my I-Top to sophisticate it with buttons the large button daddies. We love how it turned out!"

What would you use i-top Button Daddies for??

Guest Blog Post: Flip Flop fun!

Hi from sunny Southern California! It's Design Team member Shemaine bloggin a fast and fabulous Flip Flop tutorial! Summer's here and it's time to put your socks away here in California and hit the beach wearin...yep you guessed it, flip flops! Now what I love about flips as I call em, is that they are cheap! I picked these ones up at Michaels for my sweet little girl for $2. In my book that's a bargain.

Now after I got them home I wanted to do something to jazz them up so I got out my two favorite tools, the i-Top and the i-Rock and got to work. Creating this project took me 20 mins start to finish. I absolutely love the little crab in the Splash Dance line and created two brads using the 22mm size brad daddies. Next I layered some of cutie flowers from the Lucy Bird collection with hot glue and then topped them off with my brad. I then used the hot glue to attach them to the center of the flips.

Once the glue dries, get out your i-rock and bling it up baby! I used 4 of the rhinestones from the Hot Rocks Compact in crystal for each side of the flips. You will love this tool, I mean you can bling just about anything!

So now you're done...here's the finished project. Very easy to create and super inexpesive!

And of course I had to show them on these little feet...please excuse the boo boo...she dropped a toy on her big toe. Super cute right?

I'd love for you to try to create some fun flips for your little one or yourself! If you do be sure and leave us a link so we can stop by your blog and take a peek!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a fantastic weekend!

Splash Dance featured in 2Peas Video Warehouse Walk

Our friends over at Two Peas in a Bucket featured the new Splash Dance Collection in their warehouse walk through today and we thought we'd share that video with you! It's always so different to see someone holding and moving the product then a flat image. 

We'd love to hear which Splash Dance product you can't live without from this line after you watch the video. Leave us a comment and we'll select a winner Monday!

i-Spy: Andrea's Bathroom Collage

We caught this cute little idea over on Andrea Steed's blog the other day. She created this adorable bathroom collage frame using our Splash Dance Collection. There's nothing fishy about that idea!!

Celebrate the release of our new B-Day Bash Collection

Since it's my son's 15th birthday this week I couldn't resist showing you one of my favorite new collections from Imaginisce. It's the new B-Day Bash Collection and the colors and design are just my style!! 

I also thought it would be fun to shoot a quick video of the unique new products in this collection. You can scroll down to the end of this post or visit our website to view the B-Day Bash Collection Video. Also, I'm only going to show you a small sampling of these here, but you're welcome to jump over to Imaginisce's website and look at all the product. There are also some amazing projects in their online gallery with this collection that you MUST SEE!! 

Double-sided, Heavy-weight Papers: There are six designs and these three are my favorite...but honestly I love them all. They have spot glossy finish on one side of the paper and are still reasonably priced (MSRP $.99). 

Rub-ons: They have three delightful rub-ons and this one is my fav (MSRP $4.49)!!

Banner Ribbons: These fun banner ribbons come in three styles; "Happy Birthday," "Let's Celebrate" and "Birthday Cake". The darling ribbons include a yard of banners on string. You have to admit banner ribbonss are really HOT and TRENDY right now and trust me they are super cute in person (MSRP $4.49).

Springy Stickers: Love, love, love this idea. Each pack comes with three cardstock weight die cuts, each with a little touch of glossy finish and a SPRING on the back. You have to check out the video below to see how stinkin' cute these are. Each pack comes with three of the same die cut/springy sticker in it!! They have three different types available: "Make a Wish," "Piece of Cake," and "It's Party Time" (MSRP $1.99).

 

Rolled Paper Candles: These are hand rolled candles with a string wick in them. Don't worry about putting them in your scrapbook...they're pretty sturdy and hold up well on layouts or cards. You get six candles and definitely a must have (MSRP $4.49).

My Video Debut: Showing Off the New B-Day Bash Collection

Wanna WIN??? What do you think about this new collection? Leave a comment or subscribe to our newsletter and you could win a sampling of the new B-Day Bash collection when it gets here!!  The winner will be announced on Thursday, June 17th (my son's birthday)!!