Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday!

I have some cards to share today. Wow, come to think of it I have been doing a lot

of cards lately. I guess that is because I have 3 folders of photos to go through and edit, LOL!

I always need to be in the right frame of mind for that.

The cool thing about these cards is that they have NEW CORE! Core'dinations released a Cardmaker Series at CHA in January and both of these cardstocks are part of that release.

First up is a Jenni Bowlin card with the 4x6 paper pads:

I use a die cut and my cuttlebug for the flower.

And next up, I have a card using some Trendsetter from Websters!!!!

And the cardstock is Pearls. I used my Stazon and stamped on the Pearls cardstock. SWOOOOOOOOOON! This paper is insanely cool. I just love it!!! Just that perfect touch of shimmery and shine.

Jenni Bowlin and some NEW Core!

Wahoo! It's Jenni Bowlin and Core'dinations time! Teaming up with them has been so fun. Even though Vintage is not necessarily my style, you can use the elements for a more simple kinda style like mine. Don't be afraid!!! :)

First up is a card where I used the negative of the punched butterfly. I love that look on the Bingo card and the touches of yellow in this patterned paper.

This layout really is quite simple. It's the cool vintage paper in the background that is really funky. I was TERRIFIED of this sheet of patterned paper when I saw it and thought.....there is NO way that I am going to use this. Then I got my Chili Cookoff photos done and Voila! Sanding this Black Magic is FUN! Here it is....it was a fun challenge from the Crop over that at JBS. I would highly recommend heading over to their next crop.

buttons and twine (sigh)

Monday...Monday

So who is ready for some Christmas???

WELL...Christmas wouldn't be Christmas if you didn't have your letter ready for Santa ;) I have jumped on the envelope bandwagon, finally, lol and when I saw these at CutCardstock I had to grab them and this is my version. There are so many cool things to do with them... I instantly thought of writing a fun, quirky letter of my own to Santa. Of course, I had to embellish it with some Shimmerz and I used some of my favorite 7 gypsies rubons on the flap. OH and the FAB Jenni Bowlin line from Core'dinations cardstock. I just LOVE this color pallette...it is very similar to the colors in our dining room.

Here is a close-up of the tree..

And i inserted my letter to Santa here....even though the letter starts out silly...it really is just thanking him for making all my dreams come true and my wonderful happy and healthy family. i also asked him to bless another family that may be needed some good cheer this year.




AND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got another fun creation from this Pink Paislee paper...I love love love challenging myself to see how much I can get out of one piece of patterned paper.

I got some Martha Stewart Twine from my awesome Secret Santa so I altered the container...


Again...more Core'dinatins Black Magic Cardstock here...sanded after it went through my Cuttlebug...those two are bff's i swear!

S.A.V.E and a Holiday Bazaar

I am teaching my first Core'dinations Class in January at S.A.V.E and I am super excited! If you live in northeast PA or in the Jersey area you should come to this fun weekend!

I will be teaching a class on this frame loaded with Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions along with Mimi {we got to meet last year which was so fun!}

AND I got an email for one of my projects from my Guest Spot over at Websters Pages..it is going to be in Somerset! It is an altered journal I made...yeah! Oh and make sure you head over there...they are having a fun crop/online thing {no that's not the technical term, lol} over at their Ning site Inspire me starting November 12th.






I just wanted to tell you about the annual Holiday Bizaar on Saturday, November 14th at Serendipity Scrapbooks. We are focusing the weekend on easy cards, ornaments and gift giving ideas. We will have exclusive sketches from Becky Fleck and 2Sketches4you has graciously allowed to use some of their sketches for inspiration as well. But it gets better! Lydia Jackson and Ellen Sosnoski {me ;} from Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock and Tanish Long from the Shimmerz Education team will be providing exclusive online tutorials with wonderful holiday projects utilizing unique techniques with their product lines. There will be online specials, loads of inspiration and a tons of fun so make sure mark your calendars for November 14th. Also, Becky Fleck will be joining us for an online chat on Tuesday, November 10th prior to the Bazarre.

Cuttlebug Be Inspired Challenge No. 48

We are still having a blast partying away at the Cuttlebug Challenge blog! WOOT WOOT! I am loving my bowling theme!!! Owen always wanted a bowling party so now I am good to go with everything that I need.

Make sure you check out the tutorial on how to alter a tin for quarters for the arcade and how to alter a Jenni Bowlin bingo card for bing bowling! yeah baby.

So here is an altered treat bag and gift card. I used the NEW and FANTABULOUS Jenni Bowlin {kinda like Bowlin -g LOL} embossed Core'dinations cardstock from CHA this year. I sanded the embossed circles and thought, hey! these would make cute bowling balls! so i used my stylus and added some paint dots. Make sure you get your fave online store or LSS to get this stuff...it rocks!

and a close-up....


here is the bag and card....

ALSO! i have some BIG, HUGE news! We are having a Pimp Your Bra crop over at Serendipity Scrapbooks the weekend of October 16-19th!

We have loads of sponsors already! and they aren't all scrapbooking companies!!! ;) ;) ;)

New Core'dinations!

I know a lot of people have been awaiting these....

check out the new lines from Core'dinations! Core'dinations is also sponsoring the Serendipity Scrapbooks Shape it Up Monthly contest.



Ebony and Ivory™, Sugar and Spice™, and the Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions Collection™. Each assorted pack differs in style and presentation. For instance, the Ebony and Ivory™ pack combines the Whitewash™ and Black Magic™ Specialty Collections with sunny Core Essentials™ colors while the Sugar and Spice™ pack mixes the Vintage™ and Chocolate Box™ Specialty Collections with rich, autumn-tinged Core Essentials™ colors.

The Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions™ Collection pre-embosses original Jenni Bowlin patterns onto red, black, and tan Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock®.

Here is a layout I did with Core'dinations that was featured in the August Serendipity Scrapbooks Just Enough Please kit. There were 2 sheets of black magic and i sheet of whitewash in this kit. For a tutorial on how to create this edge {thanks to lydia who showed me this} click here. I added the corner punch for a bit of flair. If you have a Scorpal then you are set, LOL!











And another layout from the kit utilizing the Collage Press Diecut Circles. there goes henry up the stairs...AGAIN!