New Imaginisce, Two-Pager & Sketch

Aren't the new Imaginisce Garden Party papers beautiful?  The floral design and colors are such a pretty combination and perfect for the little girls in your life.  I thought these photos of my daughter playing golf in our backyard were a great match for the Garden Party collection.

Aren't these Florish Title Die Cuts 'adorable'?  All it needed was a little bit of ink, a ribbon accent, some chipboard to embellish and a few pop dots for dimension.  It's a wonderful embellishment to tie together the photos and break up the linear design.

The Daisy Chain Ribbons included with this collection are absolutely gorgeous.  I love the pattern on this one and what a great contrast it is with the many floral patterns in the paper and embellishments.  I also grabbed my Martha Stewart Pansy punch to create this complimentary border.  Don't you just love it when the stars align and your older tools match up with brand new products???  I would say this was a match made in heaven....

The Johnny Jump-Ups Sticker Stackers are a definite must for adding sentiments and dimension to a page.  I backed this one with a little brown cardstock to give it a bit more definition.  Then I used my trusty i-rock to add these teeny tiny Hot Rocks to the flower centers for a little extra special attention to detail. 

It wouldn't be the season of giving, if I didn't include a sketch to play with.  Please enjoy and hope to see some two-pagers out there using Imaginisce products.  Please drop me a line at my BLOG if you use the sketch so I can pop over and admire your work.

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Jolly Good Times w/ Allison Davis

This fun, wintry layout is based on a sketch by the talented Allison Davis for her most recent sketch week.  I was so excited that she invited me to guest design and when I saw her sketch, I knew I was going to use the Christmas Delight collection from Little Yellow Bicycle with these photos of my kids playing in the snow.  The cut out snowman alone had me sold on this collection as the perfect embellishment.  Please visit Allison's blog for more inspiration.

The snowman is so darling on his own that I merely dressed him up just a tad with one of the Christmas Delight epoxy stickers and a bit of bling.  The journal strips are from the Christmas Delight cardstock stickers - I just backed them with a little white cardstock, inked the edges and pop-dotted them for some dimension.

The word 'JOLLY' is from the Christmas Delight fabric stickers.  I love the texture!  They definitely add a fun element to the page.  I also added a bit of bling to make them sparkle.   The snowman strip is from one of the patterned papers to continue the theme.

One of my favorite elements in all of the most recent Little Yellow Bicycle collections are the banners.  Isn't this one just gorgeous?  I love how it dresses up the page and expresses a wonderful  sentiment. They even come pre pop-dotted.  How is that for easy???

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2011 Imaginisce Design Team

I'm very excited to announce the 2011 Imaginisce Design Team, which I feel very fortunate to be joining for another term. Wait til' you see what Imaginisce has in store for 2011! New tools, New collections, New DT members! You are going to love it! So without further ado, here is the new (with some familiar faces) line up - please feel free to visit some of the new member's blogs.

Please click HERE see the team list.

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Some Holiday Spirit

How about a holiday card with a little warmth despite the cold? Something I love about Echo Park's "Wintertime" collection is that you can make holiday projects that aren't specific to a certain holiday or religion. This card is meant to let someone know you are thinking about them or to include with a special gift of food or drink around the holidays.

To add a litle dimension to my card, I backed the journal card with some chipboard. Then I added an Imaginisce Snowflake Glitz to the hot cocoa mug for some extra sparkle on the snowflake. Finally I tied on some red gingham ribbon from Jillibean Soup to dress the card up just a bit. That is real Colorado snow in the photo! No worries, the card is safe and sound - LOL. Talk about super fast photography skills.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season!