Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Coming Soon from Imaginisce!

Getting married or know someone who is? Have a son or daughter attending the prom? The To Love & Cherish collection from Imaginisce is the perfect black-and-white collection to celebrate that special event! The best part of a black-and-white collection is that you can pair just about any color with it and it will look great!

Check out the possibilities!

Six beautiful double-sided papers with foil accents:












Classic Rub-Ons that will match any collection!




Ribbon:


Dimensional Stickers:


Embossed Fabric Flowers:




Last but not least: those fun little stamps that everyone loves:




Expected in stock this week! Be watching for it!

Happy Crafting!

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Title IX - A mini- album created by Grandma

Check out this mini-album that my mom made! I love it - and not just because it features my girls! Most of the products she used are older products that I don't carry anymore, but I wanted to show off her album because I thought she did such a great job with it!

For those of you that don't know, Title IX allows girls to play sports in school. My mom was always very athletic as a child and was not allowed to play sports because, yes, she was a girl! How awful! I'm so glad I grew up in a time where girls are allowed to do whatever they want!


I love Rosie the Riveter on the front cover of my mom's album! What a nice touch!


This is my daughter Jasmine when she was on her Jr. High Volleyball team.


Jasmine on the volleyball team again.


My younger daughter Ericka followed in her big sister's footsteps and played volleyball for the city league.


These pages are all about me! I coached Ericka's volleyball team and the other page is when I was in the marching band in high school. I was on the flagline during marching season (I'm a nerd - I admit it!)




Ericka not only plays volleyball for the city league, she plays softball at her school!


And soccer! Ericka is our little athlete! She loves team sports!


Jasmine following in her mom's footsteps on the flagline for her school!


Ericka playing volleyball on a city league again. She's getting older and stronger in these pictures and is setting up for an over-hand serve! You go girl!

Thanks for looking at my mom's album! Leave her a comment - I'm sure she'd love to hear what you have to say about it!

Happy Crafting!

Monday, April 12, 2010

Design Team Showcases Bo Bunny

Designers Leah Schaeffer and Nanne Harry have been creating some great layouts using the new Bo Bunny collections! I love Nanne's use of flowers and bling and Leah's detailed fussy-cutting!

"Adore"
by Nanne Harry

Nanne used the popular Bo Bunny Mama-Razzi papers for this layout. Gorgeous Prima flowers and flowers she cut using her Cricut really draw attention to the photo!

"My Family" by Nanne Harry

Nanne used Bo Bunny Double Dot paper and the fun Bo Bunny Cardstock Sticker "Family" for this layout. I absolutely love all the swirls, branches and detailed designs Nanne cut out with her Cricut to add to this layout.

"My Girl"
by Leah Schaeffer





Leah used Bo Bunny Flower Child for this fun layout. I love the colors of this collection! Leah fussy-cut the design from the "Aquarius" paper and adhered it to the "Far Out" and "Hippy" papers! It looks great - and what a lot of work! I love how the colors and designs pair so well with those adorable photos of Leah's daughter!

Stay-tuned for more projects!

Happy Crafting!

Friday, April 9, 2010

Check out the SOUS Challenge this week!

I'm loving the challenge this week over at StuckOnUSketches! How fun and creative to put something unusual into your layout!

Designer Sandi Clarkson used some Graphic 45 papers and a gorgeous hand-crocheted dish cloth her grandmother made in her take on the SOUS challenge:

"Beauty in the Daily Dose of Dishes"

I love how Sandi turned a masculine collection (Graphic 45 - A Proper Gentleman) into a very feminine-looking project by adding a cursive font for her title, and those gorgeous Prima Flowers! And, what a great way to record family memories! Well done, Sandi - it's absolutely beautiful!

When you get a chance, hop on over to SOUS and play along! I think I may just join in on the fun this week!

Happy weekend!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

More Design Team Work and a Winner

Designer Sandi Clarkson has been busy creating some great layouts for us using some Graphic 45 and Webster's Pages papers. Let's see her work:

"Easy to Love"

Sandi used Webster's Pages - Life's Portrait - Pure Grace for the background and added some lovely Prima Flowers and Bling around the photo. I love that doily under the picture!


"Proper Gentlemen"

Sandi used Graphic 45 - A Proper Gentleman: Dashing & Debonair, A Proper Gentleman and Man About Town, as well as some Prima Bling on this dashing layout. I love the simplicity of the design and how it really highlights those 3 handsome gents!


"Daydreamers"

Sandi used Graphic 45 - Le Romantique: Enamored Embrace, Loves Labyrinth, My Beloved and Tender Missives for this great layout of her parents. Sandi also added some Prima Flowers and Bling and used her Cricut to cut the title. I love all the detail in this layout - such as her fussy-cutting the couple for the center of one of her flowers, all of her distressing and that great lace ribbon!

To see more of Sandi's work, check out her blog: Soft Side of Sandi. Also, check out our Project Ideas Category (soon to be Gallery) for inspiration from all of the designers as well as yours truly!

Now for our winner of the Basic Grey Origins collection pack. Drum roll please... Congratulations to: Lori Fendley! Send us an email with your shipping address and we will ship your Origins Collection Pack right out!



Thank you all so much for playing! What wonderful comments you had for my album! Thank you! I did work pretty hard on it, for probably too long! I had to spend some of my Easter cleaning my house and I'm still not caught up on it!

Stay tuned for more inspiration and giveaways!

Happy Crafting!