Winner for the Silhouette Giveaway Announced

Last week we were fortunate enough to feature Silhouette on our blog and they offered our fans a great giveaway. Once again, random.org was my helper in picking the winner and a big CONGRATS goes out to IrisGoddess from Mooresville, North Carolina.

We just need you to send us your shipping address to our blog email!!

Be sure to check back...we'll have MORE WINNERS from our blog posts last week!

Creepy Crawly Blog Hop

With Halloween right around the corner, Melinda, Liz, and I (Aphra) thought we'd have a Creepy Crawly Blog Hop. You can creep your way over to each of our blogs to see what little crawly critters we've created with our I-Top Brads and Innovations, Roly Rosies, and Fabric Flowers.

Aphra Bolyer

Liz Qualman




Melinda Spinks

Leave a comment at all three blogs and then come back here and let us know that you've completed the hop, and you'll be eligible to win a fabulous treat: an I-Top tool complete with accessories.

Need Storage Ideas with a BIG Pink Giveaway (aka bribe)

I've been looking for a ideas on storage and organizing for my scrapbook supplies. I've been using the same tote with wheels for years to transport my paper, etc...but of course it's never the right size. Then I have all my tools and I want them up and where I can get to them, but the totes I've found don't do the job.  

Then there's my crafty space at home...I feel like I have to dig out a spot just to get some work done, but there's always those tools I reach for and paper I need to get to. So I need your help...

Tell me what your favorite organizing tips, favorite totes and great storage ideas!! We'll pick a lucky winner from the comments to win this very PINK package! Winner will be announced next week. If you have a picture or link to a picture, add that to your comment! THANKS!! 

October Sketch Winner: Lydia Jackson

The winner of our October Sketch Challenge was Lydia Jackson. Our Design Team loved your layout and how she use the sketch.  Lydia used the very popular Apple Cider Collection to create this darling Harvest Apple layout. Congrats Lydia!! She gets to pick from an i-top, i-rock or paper collection bundle worth over $75.00. Join us on Monday for the November Sketch Challenge!!

Winner of Cottage Christmas Card Challenge Announced!!!

Hey everyone!! This is Heather from the Imaginisce design team. Back in July, Lori, our DT coordinator issued a challenge to start on your holiday cards before November. I answered that challenge and gave it again to all of you to get started.

Up for grabs was: an I-rock tool with crystals and glam rocks, exclusive i-rock tote and a Cottage Christmas paper!

Due to all of the other give aways that have been going on here on the Imaginisce blog, we somehow overlooked announcing the winner of the Cottage Christmas card challenge. So, without further delay, we are announcing the winner....Abby from Lincoln, Nebraska. Check out her blog for other great card ideas. I even spied some Cottage Christmas 6x6 card pad patterned papers on some of her cards.

So please email us and put "Cottage Christmas card challenge winner" in the subject line and we will get your goodies to you.

Thanks everyone for playing and it is still not too late to get started on those holiday cards.

So get scrappin'!!

Heather

Spooky Cards to Inspire and a Challenge

Are you ready for Halloween?  Have you purchased your candy (and backups) for the hoards of little Ghosts and Goblins that will descend upon your homes next weekend?  Do you have a costume?  Did you finish making all of your cards? Uh-oooooh....help is on the way.

Aphra, Melinda and I (Liz) have cooked up a little challenge for you with a prize opportunity...of course.  Just create a Halloween card using the creepy recipe above and then link your card to inlinkz in this post by next Monday, November 1st and we will draw for two lucky winners!

Two creative beings will receive BOTH of the following:

an amazing and wonderfully creative i-rock with all the accessories





the entire absolutely adorable Christmas Cottage Collection 

Now how is that for a fabulous prize???  So, run to your craft space and start some creating.  Below are a few ideas from our witchy little coven to help you get the Creative Juices flowing...  See if you can find the theme that we all have in common and let us know in the comments section of this post?

Check out this adorable witch hat card from Aphra Bolyer!  Notice how Aphra used the To Love and Cherish collection and some of the brand new Roly Rosies. Here are some details from Aphra, "I started with the To Love and Cherish collection as a great pattern for my witch hat, then I combined the brighter elements of the Roly Rosies and curled paper along with some stick pins to dress it up a bit.  I also added one of the TLC flowers and an itop brad to dangle in decoration.  Time to cackle in style"

Melinda Spinks made this adorable and batty Halloween card.  She used some of what she had left in her stash from the To Love and Cherish Collection.  Here is what Melinda had to say about her spooky project, "Halloween... not something I know a great deal about living in Australia, however the idea has always fascinated me so I was excited to take up the card challenge. I decided to create some furry little bats using the Imaginisce i-top, large brads and some appropriately ...coloured face washers (clean little bats). Their wings and the tree are made using patterned paper from the Imaginisce 'To Love and Cherish' collection which has to be one of my all time favourites! I kept the rest of the card very simple because I didn't want to draw attention away from the funny little critters hanging from their branch!"

I (Liz Qualman) thought To Love and Cherish made for some really great Halloween ideas.  For this card, I used my Cricut Celebrate with Flourish cartridge to cut the adorable Jack O' Lantern,  then added a little bling with my irock to dress it up a tad.  Pumpkins are one of my favorite parts of Halloween.  The orange patterned paper for this little guy is from the Splash Dance collection and the green patterned paper is from the Live Loud collection.  Isn't it fun how you can use everyday papers and materials to create a Halloween project?

Can you see a theme in common?  Let us know in the comments below.  Also link your Halloween Card to inLinkz for an opportunity to win a prize next week.



Thank you so much for stopping by!

Candy Wrapper Bracelet by Erin Bassett

Hi everyone...it's Erin Bassett in today to show you how I created this fun bracelet out of candy wrappers.

Things you'll need for this project:

• itop
• Medium size Button Daddies
• Medium size itop paper punch
• Chain bracelet
• wire
• candy wrappers
• buttons (if desired)
• ribbon

Start off by smoothing out the wrappers and one at a time, punch them with the paper punch.

After all the wrappers are punched create buttons with them using the itop. Check out this video on how to use your itop to make buttons if you're unfamiliar with it.

Once your buttons are made insert about a 2 inch piece of wire through the button hole. Twist the wire ends together and then thread them through one of the links on your bracelet chain and then wrap it around the link so that it is secure. Repeat with the remaining itop buttons. I also added some colorful buttons to fill out the bracelet.

I wanted to add a touch of softness to my bracelet so I used a scrap of ribbon to tie it closed.

BLOG SWAP Today with Silhouette (giveaway too)!!

Today we are so excited about our blog swap with Silhouette!! We've had some designers working up some darling samples for you to check out and BOTH blogs are giving away some fun items to all of you for stopping by both blogs.


Our resident Silhouette expert is our very talented, Kim Holmes. She created some fun samples with both the Apple Cider and Cottage Christmas Collections along with some fun Silhouette patterns she downloaded from their online store!

We asked Kim about why she loves her Silhouette, here's what she shared with us: 
"I have had my Silhouette for over 4 years and it is my go-to tool for almost everything crafty.  Whether it’s vinyl for my walls, die-cuts for my scrapbook pages, stencils for my glass etching, or art for my children’s school projects, it is always there to help me!  Now I have even more reasons to love it.  They have just upgraded their software and it is amazingly fast and user friendly!  Everything is just one click away and the tutorials are comprehensive and easy to follow.  Their website is packed full of instructions, ideas and tutorials for making your projects perfect every time. Their blog has daily tips and techniques for getting the most out of the machine.   They are very creative and always give step by step instructions for all their posted projects.  They even include screen shots! Let’s talk about customer service.  Every time I have had a question, issue or problem, they have been there to help me with immediate, knowledgeable  and friendly advice.  With their machine, their website, their help desk and their blog, they are a complete package deal – definitely  a great bunch of people to work with."

 

FREE Silhouette STUFF: Our friends at Silhouette are giving away this fun package that works awesome with the i-rock tool and more!! 

How to enter to win: 

1. Visit the Silhouette Blog and become a follower. Leave a comment after today’s post letting them know you stopped by.
2. Tell your friends about our Blog Swap by posting a link on your blog, Facebook or Twitter. Tell us which one (one entry for each). 
3. Visit the Silhouette Facebook page and leave a comment on their wall saying Imaginisce sent you.

The winner for this giveaway will be announced on our blog on Monday! But if you want to win some goodies sooner, then check out the giveaway on the Silhouette Blog. Here's a sneak peek and this PINK PRIZE package is valued over $130.00!! 

 

Apple Cider "Love" Tree Template

Do you all remember this gorgeous layout created with the Apple Cider Collection by the talented Melinda Spinks? Well so many people asked how she created the "Love" trunk to the tree in the layout that she decided to create a pattern/template for  us to share with our fans. 

Simply click on the image and then right click to save it to your computer. Bring the image into any photo editing software or even MS Word and print it to size to create a template you can use to cut out your own tree.

And if you own a Silhouette the you can create an outline of this image and cut it out with the Silhouette instead of by hand. Be sure to join us tomorrow to see the awesome Silhouette-Imaginisce Blog Swap and Giveaways!!

This Weeks Winners - Gypsy & Cottage Christmas!!

One lucky winner was selected to win a Gypsy for telling us "why they couldn't attend the CK Scrap & Play this past weekend. And the winner is:
Karen AKA Soccerboyzmom 

Karen, please email us your shipping information so we can get this Gypsy out to you!! 

Cottage Christmas Giveaway
All of you had the chance to meet the talented Tamara Jensen when we she joined our blog as the Featured Designer. We asked you which of her layouts you liked the best and a drew a winner from your responses to win a Cottage Christmas kit. The lucky winner was:

Jodi Releford

Holiday Traditions Class Kit Giveaway
Last week we posted a great blog past about the Oh My Crafts Discovering Possiblities Event and promised 3 lucky winners one of the left over Holiday Traditions 6x6 Album kits. The lucky winners drawn at random are:

Erika - Kansas

Rhonda Miller

Owlbescrappin - North Carolina

Thanks to everyone for following the Imaginisce blog and Facebook...we love our Fans!! 

Pink Tuesday...sneak peek!!

Today our very own Pinky has teamed up with the Pink Cricut for a blog swap. Here's a sneak peek... be sure to jump over to Pinky's blog and check out what those to PINK girls have cooked up for us today!!

Discovering Possibilities Event (and giveaway)!!

Last week we had to split up our creative team between the Provo Craft Swarm and the rockin' Oh My Crafts Discovering Possibilities Event in Salt Lake.

Here's some fun pictures of our gals teaching and playing with the fun ladies at the Oh My Crafts Discovering Possibilities event!! Shauna Lund and Linda Holley (amazing sisters) taught a fun Holiday Traditions album at this event. Everyone loved receiving their own i-rock tool and learn how fun and easy the i-top tool is! 

Shauna and Linda

Students completing their Holiday Tradition album in class.

The students loved putting together this beautiful 6x6 Holiday Traditions album (the same fun class Lori taught at Scrapfest)!! In fact, scroll down to find out how you can WIN one of these class kits!

Holiday Traditions 6x6 Album

Shauna and Linda with the fun students!

Group Shot!!

Lots of Imaginisce Giveaways!! 

Want to be a WINNER!!?? We had a few leftover class kits from this event and we want to pass them along to THREE lucky winners one of the Holiday Traditions 6x6 class kits. The kit INCLUDES an i-rock tool and everything you need to complete this darling album!! Tell us about your favorite holiday tradition and we'll pick a winner next week!