Imaginisce Farewell Blog Hop

Greetings to you!  We are doing a 2012 farewell blog hop Imaginisce style!

You should be arriving at my blog from the amazing Guiseppa's blog!

I've been so very fortunate to have served two terms with this amazing company and it's now time for the new 2013 designers to take the reins. Today, I want to take a bit of time to thank Imaginisce for the opportunity to design for them and to share with you what it has meant to me to be a part of their team.

There are so many positive things to say about my experience, it's difficult to gather them all together in one post, but I will do my best to try.  : )   Imaginisce is the first manufacturer team that I was selected to design for.  My first publications were those with Imaginisce product in them, including Scrapbooks Etc., Cricut Magazine and Create Magazine.

The team spirit of Imaginisce is fabulous!  I've enjoyed every single moment being a part of their Design Team.  Cari Locken is a wonderful coordinator and leader, she consistently comes up with awesome ideas for the blog and challenges for all of the girls.

"Top Five" of Imaginisce 

1. Imaginisce has the best tools to work with!  Those of you who follow my blog and my work will usually see the i-Rock, glam rocks and i-Top in action.
2. The papers are amazing quality!  I always look forward to seeing the new collections!!!
3. Innovation!  The i-Rock Tweezers, CutBright, POGO and iMagicut!  A lighted tweezers, lighted rotary cutter and a ribbon sealer tool?!!!  I don't know about you, but I can not wait to see what is next!
4. Super fun embellishments!  Sticker Stackers and Chipboard - yes please!!!
5. On trend!  Beautifully designed collections are always fresh and in step to current styles.

Some of my favorite 2012 Imaginisce projects:

"Love You More" Collection

"Christmas Cheer" Collection

"Bon Voyage" Collection

"Sole Sisters" Collection

"Bon Voyage" Collection and Canvas Corporation

So, my dear friends at Imaginisce, clearly...  I Dig You!

"Makin' Waves" Collection and My Little Bit of Whimsy

Please be sure to stop on over next to the amazingly talented Cari!!  

Don't forget to stop on over to the Imaginisce blog as well -- there is a giveaway each day for some lucky hopper!!!  It might just be YOU!

Congratulations and best wishes to the new 2013 Imaginisce Design Team!  We can't wait to see your creations!!!

Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda

Veteran's Week Blog Hop with Imaginisce!

You should be arriving at my blog from the lovely and 

uber talented blog of Shellye McDaniel!

If you don't know where to begin, click here.

*****

Here is my creation for the hop:

Well Done!

I used a bit of Hello Cupcake paper mixed in with our Bon Voyage collection to create this card. I added a bit of dimension to his uniform with my i-Rock and Glam Rocks in black. The soldier image and "Well Done" sentiment are from MFT Stamps.

Ingredients:

Bon Voyage Collection, Imaginisce

Hello Cupcake Collection, Imaginisce

i-Rock and Glam Rocks in black, Imaginisce

Foam Tape in White, Imaginisce

Fabric Petal Roller, Imaginisce

Soldier Boy stamp set, Mini Monarch Border Die, MFT

Tab Punch by McGill

Memento Ink in Black

Coam Tape in White

Green Cardstock by Core' Dinations

Star Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug

Kraft Cardstock, The Paper Company

Other:  Sewing Machine, Thread and Hemp

The inspiration for my card is shared by two Veterans' who are near and dear to my heart.  My brother Gary who served in the Gulf War and my cousin Ryan who served three tours in Iraq as a Navy fighter pilot.  I truly live among hero's in my family and honor their service and fight for our freedom.  Our family is grateful for their safe return.

We also remember those who have fought for us and are not here today.  To their family and friends we say a humble thank you, as words are not enough.

Thank you for stopping on over and taking a peek at my card today. Please check in all week long at Imaginisce to see what the rest of the Design Team creates! Don't forget about the Design Team Call over there. Apply!

GIVEAWAY!!!

I'm giving away a Prize* pack of yummy Imaginisce goodies for leaving a comment on my blog, and being a follower!!! 

• Let me know in the comment what you like best about Imaginisce. 
• Is it the bling (do you have an i-rock?). Is it the the i-top (do you have one?).  
• Is it the papers? (which line have you been wanting to get?). 
• I'll send a custom prize back to one lucky commenter!   Trust me, it will be GOOD!
• Remember to follow my blog so you'll know you won!

BONUS GIVEAWAY* 

If this hop sends me over 500 followers, I also have a UNIBIND Photo Book Creator to give away to a very lucky person!!!  (Due to the cost of shipping, prizes are offered to anyone in the U.S.*)  

As luck would have it, I do already own one and happened to win another at my LSS.  I would LOVE to share this fun prize with one of my followers!!!

Now... hop back on over to the Imaginisce blog!

Whimsy Imaginsce Hop!

Happy Tuesday to you!  I have something really fun for you today!!!

Imaginisce has paired up with My Little Bit Of Whimsy for a creative blog hop this week! 

You should be arriving here from the Imaginisce blog if you're hopping along.  For all the happy details and the hop sequence, be sure to start there!

If you haven't had the pleasure of seeing the adorable embellishments from My Little Bit Of Whimsy you need to take a little time to join us on the hop.  There really isn't anything else out there like these buttons, stick pins and embellishments --- you will love them!!!  I have two projects to share with you today.

Best Friends Forever... featuring Sole Sisters 

How adorable is that ladybug?  *swoon*!!! 

I've also used the yellow rose button and the black chevron button is on the top and bottom of my tag.  The red tag is actually upcycled from some Sole Sisters packaging.  Love when I can do that!!!  The butterfly was cut from a Cheery Lynn Designs butterfly die.

I Dig You!...  featuring Makin' Waves

I really also love the Whimsy itty bitty bird stick pins and you all know how much I absolutely dig the Keepin' Cool pattern paper from the Makin' Waves line!!!  When I found my pail die cut embellie I knew what I wanted to do with it! 

The beautiful green and orange reversible dot ribbon anchoring the sentiment is from May Arts and was cut using the new i-Magicut ribbon cutter.  psst... This fun tool is one of the prizes for the hop!!!

The chipboard circle here is from the Sole Sisters collection.  I used some of our foam tape to give a bit of dimension and create a sort of porthole.  My crinkle ribbon tails are tacked down with my Pogo glue dots.  The stamp is from A Jillian Vance Designs and their "Down on the Farm" collection.  I was tickled to find this little gem as it totally made the card come together.  Fun!

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Zoe Nemburt!

- - - - - - - - -

* Blog Hop Prizes *

Imaginisce Prize

(to one lucky winner!)

My Little Bit Of Whimsy Prize:

(to one lucky winner!)

In order to be entered to win a prize you:

• Must comment on each designer's blog INCLUDING the company blogs
• Additional entries for following Imaginisce & MLBOW company blogs
• Additional entry for following Imaginisce & MLBOW Facebook pages

Deadline to comment is Thursday, April 26th at 12 midnight EST.

(winner will be announced Friday, April 27th on each company blog)

As always, thanks so much for stopping on over and spending a little time with me!  I love reading your comments and always enjoy meeting new blog followers!!!

Have a super scrappity day and enjoy the hop!
~ Rhonda 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to you! 

We're so excited over at Imaginisce, we've paired up with Scrapbook Adhesives and are celebrating with a Blog Hop this week!  Prepare yourself for some amazing inspiration, as the projects are fabulous!!!

For my project, I created a mini album for some friends of ours.  I used the Hippity Hop collection (which just happens to be one of the prizes!!!)

How perfect is the "Bloom and Grow" sentiment for the cover?  So fun!

I cut an extra kite from the pattern paper and attached using the thin 3d foam squares.  You'll see the photo corners used on each of the mini album pages also.  The i-rock was used to add the bird "wings" using our silver teardrops, the gems and heart.

The die cut elements in the Hippity Hop collection are so fun and easy to use, they come pre-cut for you and all ready to roll out of the package!  I used the Scrapbook Adhesives thin 3D foam squares along with their regular 3D foam squares for varying dimension throughout.  The ribbon was attached using the Crafty Super Power tape.

The floral center was created using the i-Top 2.0 and a 16mm brad daddy. 

Confession time, the little raining cloud is hiding Daddy's hand holding the fish... so it could look like she is doing it herself.  ; )  A few strategically attached silver tear i-rock gems represent water splash from Mr. Fish.  I chose the "Hippity Hop" title on the fifth page as I'm presuming when they were at Disney they were on a Hopper pass.  (Crossing my fingers that I am right!) 

The back cover.  The little canvas sticker bird was attached using a few of the 3D foam squares stacked on each other so she could perch above the title.  I added a heart glam rock using my i-rock for it's wing and a few other gems for interest.

Designer's Notes:

• When I stitch my photos to their mats, I used just a few squares from the EZ Squares in the middle to tack the photo in place so it would be centered and not move while I stitched the photo to the mat.
• I have a confession... I'm an EZ Runner addict. I absolutely LOVE this runner and have used it since day 1 of scrapping. I don't make many projects without it.  It holds awesome and is small and easy to pack for a crop.  .

Ingredients:

Hippity Hop Collection, Imaginisce
Cardstock, Bazzill
i-rock, Silver Tears and Heart glam rocks and hot rocks, Imaginisce
i-top, 1 16mm Brad Daddy, 16mm Punch, Imaginisce
d-stress, Imaginisce
EZ Runner, Scrapbook Adhesives
EZ Squares, Scrapbook Adhesives
3D White Foam Squares, Scrapbook Adhesives
Thin 3D White Foam Squares, Scrapbook Adhesives
Photo Corners, Scrapbook Adhesives
Crafty Power Tape, Scrapbook Adhesives
Chipboard Tab Book, Teresa Collins
Scallop Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Acetate Accent, K and Co.
Baker's Twine, The Twinery
Crop-o-dile
Other; Sewing Machine, Thread, Binding Rings and Ribbon

------------

Be sure to stop on by the Imaginisce Blog to see even more inspiration and hop on over to Scrapbook Adhesive's  too! 

Imaginisce is having an amazing giveaway and to be entered all you have to do is leave us a comment on every post this week.  For all the details, click here.

Thanks so much for stopping on by today!  Have a super scrappity Valentine's Day! 

I hope your day is extra sweet and full of love!!!
~ Rhonda

Christmas Inspiration!

Hello there and Friday Christmas Eve eve greetings to you! 

Do you ever get inspired by a photo, but aren't really quite sure how you might use it?  Well, that's what happened to me with this project that was created for Imaginisce! 

This started out as a photo frame from an old clock kit that I found on clearance at Tuesday Morning for 9 dollars.  It had a clock and 2 coordinating frames in it.  This is the only frame that I have left.  When I removed the chipboard topper, it became a shadowbox and my idea was born!

A photo to show dimension:

The full list of ingredients can be found over at Imaginisce.  You'll want to be sure you stop over and leave a comment for your chance at a fabulous prize package!!!

Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  Have yourself a super scrappity day!!!

~ Rhonda

Holiday Blog Hop with Imaginisce and ClearSnap!

Happy Monday to all my crafty friends!  I have something fun to share with you today.

 
Imaginisce has a fun little blog hop this week with our friends over at ClearSnap.  We are bringing you all a bit of holiday inspiration and of course, the opportunity to win a fun prize or two!

Here is my little card that I created with a gift card holder:

Here are some details for you of the Sparkle Fibers, aren't they cute?:

I used the Imaginisce POGO to adhere my snowflake and our foam tape to attach the chipboard sentiment.

Supplies: Imaginisce (Santa's Little Helper, Foam tape, POGO adhesive),

The Paper Company - Kraft cardstock; Maya Road (Kraft envelope);
Dress it Up (Crystal snowflake); Stampin ' Up (Tab punch);
Clearsnap (Glue Gloss, Sparkle Fibers, Popcorn ink,
Deep Lagoon Ink, Chesnut Roan ink, Cranberry ink);

Other: trim, sewing machine and thread

Thank you so much for stopping on over today!  Have a super scrappity day!!!

~ Rhonda

Imaginisce Blog Hop!

What do you get when you combine an amazing company, Imaginisce, with two more fantastic companies?

Three times as many reasons to creatively celebrate! 

It's time for a Blog Hop!!!

Imaginisce has cross promotional partnerships with Echo Park Paper and Spellbinders.  Our Design Team assignment?  Combine their products with ours and create some gift tags! 

When I opened my treats from our partnership companies, I was head over heels!  I received the Dots and Stripes line in Candy Shoppe from Echo Park.  My box also contained the Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eight from Spellbinders.  I knew immediately what I was going to do for my tags when I saw them.

Want to see what I created?!!   

The tag on the left is for my husband! *insert mischievious grin here* 

I combined some packaging from Happy Camper, paper from Little Cutie and chipboard/rub-on embellishments from Dino Roar for this tag.  The Echo Park papers are the brown striped tag base, the blue sentiment block and the banner. 

I wanted to play up the orange colors with this line a bit more, so for the next tag base I cut it from the Dino Roar collection.  The orange striped paper is Echo Park.  I added sticker stackers and rub-ons from the Dino Roar collection and my Bazzill Happy Birthday sentiment. The little i-rock extras really made this simple tag pop.

This sweet little tag I intend to use for my sons fourth birthday.  I added a little glam rock pile of rubble for fun and some other bling to add some life.  The base of the tag, the sentiment sticker, the little orange banner sticker and number 4 are all Echo Park.  The remaining papers, chipboard accents and rub-ons are all Imaginisce from the Dino Roar collection. 

Techniques Used:

• I cut the tag using Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eight, Die #4, then traced around it and hand cut the shadow layer.
• On the "I DIG dinosaurs", I used the packaging from my Happy Camper Sticker Stackers and the Spellbinders die cut through it with no extra effort!
• For my center orange tag, I accented the color scheme with my i-rock gems and a few rub-ons.
• The last tag I created in anticipation of our sons 4th birthday.  I added a rock pile of rubble using my i-rock and the square brown gems.  In between my tag layers, I placed the tail of an Echo Park sticker to provide a little colorful interest.

 Your next hop stop is the ever so talented...  Courtney Lee!

If you're not sure where to start or what on earth I'm talking about, please stop by the Imaginisce Blog.  All of the blog hop details are there! 

How about a prize?  Oh oops, that's a mistake, it's more like prizes...  how does a selection of Echo Park papers, AND a selection of Imaginisce "Happy Camper" papers AND set of Spellbinders Nestabilities sound to you?!?!?!  Be sure you stop and make comments at all the blogs along the way for your chance to win!!!

I wanted to personally thank Echo Park and Spellbinders for so generously providing the Imaginisce Design Team with their wonderful products! 

Thank you so much for stopping on over today, have yourself a super scrappity day!