Showing posts with label Imaginisce: Enchanted. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Imaginisce: Enchanted. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Imaginisce June Challenge!

This month's challenge at Imaginisce is a fun one! You are to use the inspiration photos well as lyrics to a song. You can find both of these at the Imaginisce blog HERE. 

I used a bunch of lines on this card! :) The pink and blue are from Enchanted, the yellow is from Berrylicious, and the red is from Happy Camper. The cloud stag 'em up stamp is also from Happy Camper.

Have you ever made a project where you just didn't think one photo was enough? Here is the first photo I took which shows the depth of the embossing. 

This photo shows better the rhinestones and the Glossy Accents which I sprinkled with glitter.

Lastly, here is a close up! :) 

Recipe:


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Friday, May 13, 2011

Roly Rosies Release!

This was from yesterday, but it was deleted by Blogger :( 


I am SO in love with the new releases! This frame is using the denim fabric Roly Rosies and the newsprint paper flowers. 
 Close-up!
Recipe: 
Roly Rosies: Neutral Colors 
Hot Rocks Compact in Jewel (the old version. The new version replaced the yellow with red gems.) 
mod-podge


I hadn't seen someone do a tag yet and I just couldn't help thinking it would be so cute on a tag! So I pulled out my Enchanted Line, the new i-rock hot rocks in glitter, and the Itty Bitty blossoms to make this sweet tag. I hope you like it! 
Recipe:
Cartridge: Birthday Bash™
Roly Rosies-Warm Colors
i-rock
Hot Rock Compact in Glitter
Imaginisce: Enchanted "Princess Promenade"
Imaginisce: Enchanted "Belle of the Ball Border Stickers"
Itty Bitty Blossoms Paper Mix
Solid cardstock: Paper Trey Ink™
i-bond




Check out all of the goodies that they have been giving away all week because of the release party on the Imaginisce blog! Make sure to leave a comment on every post as there are different things to win! Yesterday's is the new HAPPY CAMPER LINE! Some of our DT haven't even gotten it yet, so it's HUGE that one person will win it before it's even released. There is another opportunity on Facebook during a referral contest. So check it out! 

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Monday, April 25, 2011

If Friends Were Flowers, I'd Pick You **Giveaway Alert***

Hello! Welcome to day 2 of my blog-aversary week giveaways!!! 

Today at the Imaginisce Blog we are showing you even more inspiration on what to do with the new i-rock accessories! Today I am showing you what you can do with the teardrop shape! :) 

 Close up of the new bling!




Recipe:
Imaginisce: i-rock™
Cardstock: Paper Trey Ink and Cricut™
Ink: Colorbox in black

Remember, Imaginisce is giving away a WHOLE lot of i-rock bling on their blog and I am giving away a grab bag of Imaginisce goodies donated by Imaginisce (THANKS LORI!!!) HERE on my blog today as the prize! So leave me a comment to be entered! Come back again tomorrow for more inspiration and another giveaway chance! I'll post all of the winners when the week is up! 

Just a side note, I would be tickled pink if you decide to put my blinkie on your blog. This is NOT required to win, just if you enjoy my work it would be so nice! 

Now,  I am usually not one for making this blog so personal as I don't think you all should have to "deal with me". And I want you to come here and feel inspired and like it's a place of creativity and refuge. But, I usually try to get back to all of your comments and visit you and I'm afraid I can't do that this week. My grandfather is very ill and has been for a while and this looks like we're near the end. So I've only come home for a couple days to re-group and do some laundry and then I will be back down in Monterey supporting my family. So I won't have time to write back to you. But please know that I love every one of your comments and appreciate you taking the time to leave them. And if you're a new follower, welcome and I am so tickled pink that you like my work! I hope everyone is healthy and happy. My hugs to you all!  

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Love Birds, giveaway alert, and a video

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Hello all! Today I am showing you a card that I made with my Gypsy. I made this card for the Imaginisce paper piecing challenge. Play along this month and you could win $75 worth of Imaginisce products!!! Simply make a project using 75% of Imaginisce product and incorporate paper piecing somewhere. Link it up to the challenge post and you never know! :)  

The inspiration for this card actually came from My Pink Stamper's Love-alicious stamp called "Love Birds". I then knew I wanted to make a shape card with the bird house found on Cheerful Seasons. Next, I looked through all of my cartridges with birds and still liked the ones on Cheerful Seasons. So I choose those and went to work on my Gypsy! 

Recipe:
Creative Memories: Cheerful Seasons Cartridge™
Paper: Imaginisce: Enchanted "Happy Ever After"(light blue birds), Imaginisce: Animal Crackers: "Hot Buttered Popcorn" (blue) and "Come one! Come all!" (red)
Cardstock: Core'dinations (brown), Paper Trey Ink (marigold), and Colorbox (white base and wingtips)
twine from Jillibean Soup


Here is a video of me putting the card together. :)


If you would like the Gypsy file and have the Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons Cartridge, then just email me at CourtsCraftsBlog@gmail.com and I will happily send it over! :) Don't forget that you need the cartridge in order to cut the file from the Gypsy. 

Hop on over to the Imaginisce Blog to see what everyone else has come up with for your inspirational pleasure! Leave a comment there today where you could win an i-rock goodie package!!!

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

St. Patty's Day Fun with Imaginisce ***Giveaway alert***

Welcome to my blog version of "Click it with Cricut" with Imaginisce! If you haven't come from there, make sure you pop over to the Imaginisce Blog to see what Cari Locken has created as well! She is fabulously talented and classy to boot. I LOVE her work and am so honored to be her partner for this post!

As a redhead and someone who is more Irish than not, I LOVE St. Patrick's Day! On top of the fact that redheads can wear green like nobody's business (don't try to put us in most reds, hot pinks, or oranges... ever!), green is my favorite color and so I LOVE that for one day it is EVERYwhere! 

I wanted to throw some surprising things into the mix with these cards and this is one of them. I used the Halloween seasonal October 31st cartridge for this card. It's not just for Halloween! :) I simply cut off the stick that was coming out of the cauldron to make a pot at the end of the rainbow!
Happy St. Paddy's Day using OCTOBER 31st cartridge.

Recipe:
Cartridge used: October 31st
Imaginisce: i-rock
Solid cardstock from Paper Trey Ink and glitter blue layer from DCWV™
Sentiment from K& Co. 
Ribbon from Paper Trey Ink: Pure Poppy in Saddle-stitch™
White gel pen

Instructions:
Fold one A2 sized card (5.5"x4.5").
Cut the sparkle blue layer at 5 3/8"x 4 1/8".
Cut the Enchanted paper at 5 1/4" x 4".
Cut a piece of ribbon and adhere behind layers.
Cut the cauldron at 4.5" because you are cutting off the stick that is coming out of the top.
Doddle around edges with pen
Use the cauldron to choose the place of your rainbow and adhere Berrylicious canvas rainbow sticker to the card.
Use pop dots to adhere cauldron to the card and fill with Glam Rocks in Metallic Pearl.
Use your i-rock to adhere.
Add blue jewels to the corners and add your sentiment!



On this next one, I was trying to show you how versatile the lines are. All the brown paper is from the Cottage Christmas collection and the shamrock is made from the Animal Crackers line. Don't forget about using the paper collections to their full potential! Also, remember you can use all of the Cricut Cake cartridges in your Expression machine like I did here.  
Believe using DESIGNER'S CALENDAR and CAKE BASICS

Recipe: 
Cartridge used: Designer's Calendar™and Cake Basics
Cuttlebug folder: Swiss Dots™
Imaginisce: i-rock
White cardstock from Paper Trey Ink™
Ribbon from my stash
Ink: Momento in Rich Cocoa
Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares™ and Glue Glider Pro with perma-tac™


Fold one A2 sized card (5.5"x4.5").
Cut the brown layer at 5 3/8"x 4 1/8".
Cut the Berrylicious paper at 5 1/4" x 4".
Cut a piece of ribbon and adhere behind layers.
Tie a bow and adhere using Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares.
Cut brown circle at 3" (mine was actually cut at 2.83" because I did it on my Gypsy)
Cut yellow polka dotted circle at 2.75"
Cut white layer at 2.75"
Cut clover at 2.75"
Run clover through your Cuttlebug™ using the Swiss Dots Emboss Folder™
Adhere together using foam dots to separate the yellow layer and the white layer to give it dimension.
Add your rhinestones using your  i-rock
Voila! You're done! 


Lastly, I didn't want to have a post without another shaped card. You do need a Gypsy so create this exact look, but using an eyelet setter and punching eyelets in the top to connect the front and back half will work just as well and will give you two cute bows at the top after you connect them with ribbon or twine! 
Make a Wish! using DESIGNER'S CALENDAR

Recipe:
Cartridge Used: Designer's Calendar on my Gypsy
Imaginisce: i-rock
Imaginisce: Compact in Crystal
Imaginisce: i-rock Swirls Stencil
Cardstock from Paper Trey Ink™
Gold Embossing Powder: Paper Trey Ink™
Twine
Charm from K & Co.
Ink: Versamark

On your Gypsy, weld two 4.25" shadows of the shamrocks at the top. Make sure they are aligned.
Cut base card out of white cardstock.
Cut another 4.25" shadow shamrock out of white cardstock and adhere to front.
Cut regular 4.25" shamrock out of the Berrylicious Collection: "Just Peachy"™ paper.
Remember that the real dial size is off so that even though they are both cut at "4.25" they layer properly.
Place the i-rock Swirls Stencil over the project and rotate it until you like where the swirls are.
Use your i-rock to set the clear gems.
Add tiny black gems from the compact in pink, black, and clear to places that you would like to highlight.
Heat emboss your sentiment.
Tie twine around the stem of the shamrock and add your "lucky" charm!

Thank you SO much for joining me today for the Click it with Cricut post. Remember to head over to the Imaginisce Blog to see the fabulous cards that Cari came up with and remember to leave a comment over there to win the Give a Hoot cartridge! 

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Imaginisce March Sketch Challenge


This was my husband's birthday card. He loved it. I was trying to make some of the lines that were considered a little more "girly" masculine. 

The Design Team is back to show you some inspiration and we all hope you join in this month's sketch challenge! You must also use 3 patterns, 3 colors, and 3 embellishments.

If you play along and win, you can win $75 in Imaginisce product! You have until the 25th!

Recipe: 
Paper: Berrylicious™, Enchanted™, and Garden Party
Cardstock: Core'dinations™ and Paper Trey Ink
Ribbon from Betty Bee! (Thank you!) 



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Monday, February 14, 2011

EAD Designs Valentine's Hop!

***Scroll down for the Imaginisce Blog Hop***


HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

I hope you have something special planned even if it's ordering in pizza and having a glass of champagne solo. I used to do it all the time and put on an awesome chick-flick and buy yourself a single red rose while you're at it!

With all the money spent on Valentine's Day, I decided to cook a gourmet 5 course meal for 4 other friends complete with wine pairings. That way we could skip the super expensive meals, make our own, have a fabulous time together, and it takes the pressure off the men to have to make plans and execute. It's all on me! :)

You should have gotten here from the fabulous Jenn at Double N Designs and I am your last stop on the hop!

I am really excited about this card! I made it a while ago and it's just one of those that you look back on and say, "I am satisfied." I hope you like it! 



Recipe:
Stickers: EAD Designs Postage Love on a white background
Cardstock: (Ocean Tides, Smokey Shadow, Stamper's Select White) Paper Trey Ink™, (pink) Cricut Cardstock Pad: Reds and Pinks™
Ink: Colorbox in black

Since I am the last stop on the hop, hop back over to EAD Designs and leave them some love! Don't forget to play in this month's color challenge where you can win $20 to EAD Designs AND even if you don't win, you get 25% off! How great is that!?!


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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Imaginisce Color Challenge!

Aphra got to choose the challenge this month and she decided on a color challenge! The month is half way over, but we wanted to remind you about the challenge and also give you some more inspiration!

You should have gotten here from the Tracy's Blog. If not, start at the Imaginisce Blog for all of the fun! 

Here is my take on the challenge. I was inspired by the stripes, banner, and lollipops!
Recipe:
Paper: Imaginisce: Enchanted™"If the Crown Fits" (pink heart paper) and "Fairy Trails" (stripes)
Cartridges: Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art™(banner), Sweethearts™(postage stamp shape)
Adhesive: Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares (on top of the buttons and under the twine)
Ink: Momento in Cocoa™
Glossy Accents
White Gel Pen
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This was our inspiration photo (and yours too!) 
If you want to participate in the challenge click HERE to the post where you can enter. It will take you back to the Imaginisce blog page. You have to use 75% Imaginisce product and if you win you could win big! So join us for the fun!



Thanks for stopping by! I am your last stop on the hop! We appreciate you taking the time to leave us some love and I hope you have enjoyed the inspiration!

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Monday, February 7, 2011

Valentine using Imaginisce!

So we Design Team girls wanted to create some valentines using paper that you still have. So we are trying to take the lines that you wouldn't think of and turn them into valentines. The girls have some awesome inspiration for you over at the blog and I am just showing you my simple card made from my last remaining scraps of a Cottage Christmas piece of paper! 


Recipe:
Stamp sentiment: My Pink Stamper: Love-alcious
Cuttlebug Folder: Swiss Dots

***Scroll Down to see my first EAD post and for a giveaway!***

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Friday, January 14, 2011

My Pink Stamper Blog Hop!

Welcome!!! 

I can't even tell you how excited I am to be part of the My Pink Design Team! Isn't this new blinkie SO cute!?! Thanks Robyn!



My Pink Stamper Design Team
You should have gotten here from CarrieAnne's blog. If not, start here at My Pink Stamper's blog. We all have a "key word" that will give you the total message when you string them together in order!

Sorry! Photo is out for publication! :) 

Recipe:
Embossing Folders: OMC: Brickyard™,  D'vine Swirl™, and Forest Branches™ (on the grass)
Cardstock: Paper Trey Ink™, Core'dinations
Ink: Colorbox in black™
Glossy Accents
White Gelly Roll Pen

Design notes: I just had to use Robyn's favorite cartridge: Create a Critter, but I absolutely love making shape cards so I thought I would make a shape card for the blog hop.

I used the Twinery twine around the flowers and used Glossy Accents on the grass and the flower petals.

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It's my best friend Kourtni's birthday tomorrow (HAPPY BIRTHDAY - and yes, we share the same name) and this was her birthday card! So she just received this in the mail. I love you friend!

Since it is Kourtni's birthday, I think I should have a giveaway. As I just got her one of these for her birthday, I will give one away to you as well! All the cake cartridges work all of the Cricuts and I use this font the most and the images are fabulous too!
Leave a comment on this post and I will draw a winner on Monday. This is open to US residents with free shipping, but if international friends want to win it, I would ask that you pay the shipping above what I would have paid in the states. I hope that's okay with everyone! Check back to see if you won and I will give the winner a week to contact me! :)
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Photo is out for publication! :) 

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After you have collected your key word from here, leave a comment, and then hop on over to the fabulous Sonia's blog!

When you get to the end and have collected all of the key words, hop back to My Pink Stamper's blog and participate in the fun! Don't forget to have a moo-velous day! 

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