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Holey cardstock

Batman!  If you have not yet seen the new Holey Cardstock created by Samantha Walker, you are in for a real treat.  There are four distinct designs available for this cardstock and each contains it's very own special cut-out pattern.  From ocean swirls, lacy hearts, elegant flowers and leaves to simple dots, this is a beautiful way to add dimension to your pagees.  And all four designs come in six different colors!

This new dimension in cardstock can be used in whole as a full sheet, layered over another color of cardstock or patterned paper.  It can be cut and specific pieces used on your pages.  A particularly fun technique is to fill in random sections on the back of the cardstock holes with many different colors of cardstock.  The dot pattern lends itself to many, many design possibilities.  Why not try running ribbons through the holes or fill them with brads?  The Swirl pattern is prefect for scrapping beach, pool or water sports pages. 

The Creative Imaginations design team was treated with to several sheets of the New Holey Cardstock.  Check out their designs and the inspiration behind their projects.  We would love to see your projects or give us your thoughts on this new product!

Tammy Gray:  "My niece just had her second baby boy.  The boys are only a year apart in age, almost to the day.  She has her hands full of baby boys at the moment.  There is no way she will have time to scrap their photos so I made her a pre-made page to start her off for her new little one!"  Tammy used a fun technique on the "Dot" holey cardstock by adding little doodling within the dots.

Supplies:

• 21146 SW Chocolate holey dot cardstock
• 20309 RL Baby Ben Snuggles DS Cardstock
• 20310 RL Baby Ben Elephant Walk DS Cardstock
• 20311 RL Baby Ben Blue Safety Pink Die cut paper
• 20313 RL Baby Ben 12x12 cardstock stickers
• 20314 R: Baby Ben Epoxy Stickers
• 20318 RL Baby Ben Brads
• Fine line black pen
• Adhesive
• CI Superseal

Jen Davis:  "Since the theme of my layout was "PLAY" I wanted to use something bright, fun and colorful, pulling in some of the colors from the photo of my daughter playing wiht toys {her toys providing some inspiration for what products I chose for this layout.}  Combining the Yellow Flower Holey Cardstock along with the bright Pink Dot Holey cardstock seemed playful to me and provided the perfect backdrop for the photo of my daughter Zoey playing.  Throwing in the contrasting colored journaling strips just added a bit of interest!"

Supplies:

• SW Sunshine Yellow Flower Holey Cardstock
• SW Hot Pink Dot Holey Cardstock#15846 Narratives white lined scalloped paper
• 18882 Narratives Melonberry Chipboard Alphabet
• cardstock
• adhesive
• CI Superseal

Cheryl Mezzetti:  When I took this photo of my niece Olivia i knew that when I scrapbooked this photo i wanted to keep it simple.  The beautiful airy, lacy feel of the White flower Holey cardstock was a perfect choice.  I cut out some of the flowers from the Red Holey cardstock and layered over the white cardstock.  For the leaves, I used the Parakeet Pizzazzill Dot cardstock, tracing and glueing the paper on the back side. 

Supplies:

• Parakeet Pizzazzill Dot cardstock
• White and Red Flower Holey Cardstock
• Bare Elements Flex words
• Buttons
• Adhesive
• white detail pen
• CI Superseal

 Cheryl Mezzetti:  Samantha Walkers adorable new collection called Seashore coupled with the swirly pattern of the white holey cardstock was the perfect choice for this layout of my niece, Olivia surfing this past Summer at the beach.  I simply cut out some of the swirls twice layering them over the patterned papers to give the project a three dimensional wave effect!

Supplies:

• SW Seashore Collection
• SW White Swirl Holey Cardstock
• red cardstock
• adhesive
• black fine line detail pen
• CI Superseal

Stayce DeWid: "The colors of the Allison Connors Beach Days Collection were my inspiration.  When I saw the collection I knew exactly the photo I wanted to use.  The warm Summer colors made me feel like I was back at the beach.  As my children become older It gets harder and harder to get them all together, so these moments are cherished!"

Supplies:

• SW Green Dot Holey Cardstock
• 20652 Allison Connors Beach Days Polka Dot paper
• 20654 Allison Connors Beach Days Stripe paper
• 20655 Allison Connors Beach Days Sand Dollar paper
• 20657 Allison Connors Beach Days Epoxy sticker
• 20658 Allison Connors Beach Days Cardstock 12x12 stickers
• 20659 Allison Connors Beach Days Jumbo Stickers sheet
• CI Superseal
• adhesive
• white pen for doodling

Patty Lennon: "As soon as I saw the Swirled Holey Cardstock, I kew it would be perfect for beach photos.  Followign the pattern of the swirls, I cut a section of the white swirl Holey Cardstock and lined the backside with light blue color to resemble the ocean waves.  I tucked the photo into the waves of the Holey cardstock and included beach themed products to give the page an ocean feel.

Supplies: 

• SW White Swirled Holey Cardstock
• 20494 Studio Basics 1010 Totally Tropical Fish DS Cardstock
• 20495 Studio Basics 1010 Totally Tropical Flip Flops DS Cardstock
• 20500 Studio Basics 101 Totally Tropical Phrase CS Stickers
• 20503 Studio Basics 101 Totally Tropical Ribbon
• 20501 Studio Basics 101 Totally Tropical Phrase CS Sticker
• CI Superseal
• Lt blue and white cardstock
• adhesive
• foam adhesive
• jump ring

Patty Lennon

Supplies: 

• SW White Dot Holey Cardstock
• 19706 Helen Dardik Cutie Pie Girl Birdie DS Cardstock
• 19710 Helen Dardick Cutie Pie Girl Chipboard
• CI Superseal
• lt pink cardstock
• white cardstock
• adhesive
• brads

Linda Auclair "My photos of my daughter were taken on Mother's Day after she and her sister had surprised me with a wonderful "breakfast in bed" and some handmade gifts.  My journaling expresses my gratitude for having such wonderful and thoughtful children.  I used the blue Holey Cardstock with white cardstock underneath to "echo" her T-shirt and tank top outfit that she wore in the photo.  I added the Renae's House Aubrey Chipboard and eye candy crystals to dress up the layout a bit."

Supplies:

• SW Blue Swirl Holey Cardstock
• 18954 Renae's House Aubrey Collection Chipboard
• 16715 Narratives French Blue Bell Collection Cardstock Stickers
• CI Superseal
• Eye Candy Sworovski Elements crystals
• white cardstock

Look for all these products in your local scrapbook store!

Pride!

Just in time to scrapbook your Summer photos from Memorial day, Art Warehouse has released a new line called Pride! 

All projects created by the Art Warehouse Design Team.  Heart shaped project was designed using the Bare Elements sky book.  To keep your projects protected from moisture, dirt and UV rays coat them with CI Superseal.  Learn more about our Superseal product Here!

Army Men "Footlocker"

Do your boys like to play "Army Men?" My son went through a phase of being totally fascinated with anything military - tanks, airplanes and soldiers.  I created the "Army Footlocker" chest with his collection in mind.  I think he kept his "guys" in a showbox, but he would have been very happy with a storage option like this!  As we approach Memorial Day, and remember the men and women who have served our great nation, why not celebrate their service in your scrapbooks and paper crafting?  Creative Imaginations has collections for each brand of our Armed Services:  Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy.  I would like to thank our servicemen and women past and present and their familes for all they have done to keep our country safe.  God bless the USA!

Army Men "Footlocker"  created by design team member, Linda Auclair.

Supplies:

19413 Bare Elements "Davey" Treasure Chest - check your local scrapbook store for this item

• Creative Imaginations Signature Collection   
• 19210 Army Emblem paper
• 19211 Army Word Paper
• 19213 Army Cardstock Stickers
• 19215 Army Stickers
• 19214 Army Epoxy stickers
• 19212 Army Transparency
• Cord for "rope" handle
• Gold brads
• Adhesive
• Craft knife
• Paint
• fiskars craft drill or crop a dile

Instructions:

1. Paint seams, hinged portion of lid and front lid with matching paint.
2. Cut two 4x8 inch pieces of 19210 Army Emblem paper for front and back.  Cut two additional pieces 4x6.  Adhere all cut pieces to front, back and sides of lower porton of the 19413 Bare Elements "Davey" Treasure Chest.  Cut one 4x6 strip from 19212 Army Transparency.  Adhere to front of the Treasure Box.
3. Cut two 7x8 pieces from 19211 Army Word Paper.  Trim one slightly to fit inside the lid.  Adhere pieces to insdie and outside of domed lid.  Trim one border sticker from the 19213 Army Cardstock Stickers sheet to 7 inches in length.  Adheerr to front of lid.
4. Cut two pieces of cord 8" long.  Drill or use a crop a dile on each side of 19413 Bare Elements "Davey" Treasure Chest for "rope" handles approx 1-1/2" from upper edge and 1-1/2 inches in from left and right sides of box.  Slip cord through hles and knot firmly inside the box,
5. Embellish front, llid and sides with epoxy, cardstock an dflat stickers.  Use and awl or a drill to make small holes to slip brads through on front.

Candles & Cake Collection

The new Candles and Cake Collection has significant meaning for Artist Danelle Johnson.  After almost losing her youngest to a pre-mature birth several years ago, every birthday in the Johnson house is a "Celebration of Life." The sentiment written on the transparency included in this collection is a beautiful reflection of Danelle's feelings.  Visit your local store to see more of the Candles and Cake collection or visit our website.

 

New Rhinestone Brads!

The CI Design team has created some beautiful cards using our new Metal Rhinestone Brads.

Happy Birthday To You!  Designed by Jen Davis

• Art Warehouse #19869 Frost the Cake Paper
• #20573 Metal Rhinestone Star Brads
• #14628 Memories Swatch Book Ribbon Impress-ons
• Bazzill cardstock
• ribbon

Directions

Cut cardstock to approx 8"x5" and fold with a bone folders to form a strong crease.  Cut a piece of the Art Warehouse #19869 Frost the Cake Paper {text side} 2-3/4"x2" and use a corner rounder punch on each corner.  Cut four smaller squares approx 1"x1" using Art Warehouse #19869 Frost the Cake Paper {print side} and corner rounder each square.  Adhere ribbon along the bottom edge of the card.  Above the ribbon, adhere four rounded squares and above that adhere your pattern paper with 3-dimentional adhesive.  Attach #20573 Metal Rhinestone Star Brads to the card adding a sentiment from #14628 Memories Swatch Book Ribbon Impress-ons along the bottom edge of card.

Sweetheart Card!  Designed by Tammy Gray

• #17621 Miss Elle Cherry DS Paper
• #20569 Metal Rhinestone Red Cherry Brad
• Bazzill cardstock
• Vintage lace
• Red pom pom trim
• Black and white fine line pens {for detailing}

Directions 

1. Cut cardstock to desired size and fold in half.
2. Cut #17621 Miss Elle Cherry DS Paper to fit front cover.
3. Adhere lace and pom pom trim along side as shown.
4. Cut a square from #17621 Miss Elle Cherry DS Paper and use the side with the small flowers.  Adhere to card.  Cut a slightly smaller quare from red bazzill cardstock and adhere as shown. 
5. Cut a scallop oval from cardstock.  Cut oval slightly smaller from #17621 Miss Elle Cherry DS Paper using the small flower side and adhere as shown.
6. Cut a tiny rectangle out of cardstock and adhere to card. Adhere a typed sentiment on front as shown.
7. Using glue dot adhere #20569 Metal Rhinestone Red Cherry Brad to front of card above sentiment.  Use black and white pens to doodle onto card with lines and dots.

{Hi} Card! Designed by Linda Auclair 

• #19026 SW Day by Day Ledger DS paper
• #19029 SW Day by Day Cardstock 12 x 12 sticker sheet
• #19027 SW Day by Day chipboard alpha set
• #18911 Narratives Sweet Pea Paper Ribbon
• #20571 Metal Rhinestone Butterfly Brad

Directions

1. Cut #19026 SW Day by Day Ledger DS paper 7"x10". Fold in half for card.  Reserve portion of border on reverse side that was trimmed to embellish front of card.
2. Adhere border print and paper ribbon to bottom of card.  Adhere sticker from #19029 SW Day by Day Cardstock 12 x 12 sticker sheet.
3. Embellish sticker with #19027 SW Day by Day chipboard alpha set and #20571 Metal Rhinestone Butterfly Brad

{Mom} Card! Designed by Patty Lennon

• #20049 CA Felicity Flourish Paper
• #20051 CA Felicity Scroll paper
• #20054 CA Felicity Cardstock 12x12 stickers
• #17603 Narratives Cream Scroll Paper
• #20580 Metal Rhinestone Pink Crown Brads
• #19438 Bare Elements Sunset Sparkle Foil Chipboard letters
• Pink Ribbon
• Pink Cardstock

Directions

1. Cut a strip of cardstock approx. 6-1/2" wide.  Fold in half to make a card.
2. Cut a strip of #20051 CA Felicity Scroll paper approx 1.5" wide.  Adhere to top and bottom edges of the card as shown.
3. Cut a strip of #20049 CA Felicity Flourish Paper approx. 3.5" wide and adhere between the upper and lower strips.  Cut the edge of the #17603 Narratives Cream Scroll Paper and tuck between the two papers at the top edge as shown. 
4. Adhere the #19438 Bare Elements Sunset Sparkle Foil Chipboard letters to the card overlapping the M's onto the O.  Add the small cardstock sticker heart from #20054 CA Felicity Cardstock 12x12 stickers and #20580 Metal Rhinestone Pink Crown Brads as shown. 
5. Tie a piece of pink ribbon at the bottom edge of the card as shown.

Teri Martin Graduation Collection

My son reminded me over the weekend that he only has about a week until finals and then his school year is over!  Graduation time creeps up on me every year, and I am often left scrambling at the last minute for a card and wrapping.  I made these two projects to keep on hand for just such an occasion.  Teri Martin's simple yet elegant black, white and silver color scheme works perfectly for graduation, no matter what your school's colors are.

Materials needed:

For Card:

• 12115 Teri Martin "Celebration" foil embossed paper
• 20481 Teri Martin Graduation Epoxy Stickers
• 13726 Teri Martin Formal Silver Large Impress-Ons

For Bag:

• 12118 Teri Martin "Believe" foil embossed paper
• 12120 Teri Martin Graduation foil embossed paper
• 20481 Teri Martin Graduation Epoxy Stickers
• 18144 BE "Alex" hang tag
• Black cardstock
• White handle bag
• Number template for tracing
• White gel or poster pen

Instructions:

For Card:

1. Trim 12115 Teri Martin "Celebration" foil embossed paper to 10"x7", fold in half.
2. Trim a silver flourish from discarded section of 12115 Teri Martin "Celebration" foil embossed paper and adhere to form border.
3. Using 13726 Teri Martin Formal Silver Large Impress-Ons add "Time to" to bag as shown.
4. Embellish with epoxy sticker from 20481 Teri Martin Graduation Epoxy Stickers.

For Bag:

1. Trim 12118 Teri Martin "Believe" foil embossed paper to fit front of paper bag.
2. Trace "2008" onto black cardstock an dcut out.  Doodle with a white pen if desired.  Adhere to front of bag as shown.
3. Cut out graduation cap from 12120 Teri Martin Graduation foil embossed paper and adhere to bag front.
4. Embellish bag and 18144 BE "Alex" hang tag with epoxy stickers and additional foil flourishes trimmed from 12118 Teri Martin "Believe" foil embossed paper.

Gift bag and card created by Design Team member, Linda Auclair.

Marah Johnson Cap & Gown Collection!

With our son graduating this year from high school, I am already planning my layouts and invitations for his party.  In addition to his party we will be attending several of his classmates parties over the next several weeks.  I have starting creating some fast gift cards and frames for each of my son's friends for their special day.  Creative Imaginations makes it easy with some wonderful graduation lines available right now in stores.  One of my favorites this year, Marah Johnson's Cap & Gown collection!  

See more of Marah Johnson's here:  Cap & Gown .   Layout designed by Tammy Gray.

Sam's Kitchen

Samantha Walker loves her kitchen!  Samantha recently shared her inspiration behind the collection.  "I love my kitchen!  When you walk into it, yoiu are faced with a peppery cayenne red wall, my favorite color, accented by camel colored walls to enhance the warmth.  I threw in splashes of green and gold accents for good measure.  The colors energize me - and remind me of my favorite foods - which include the spicy flair of India, Mexico, and Thailand.  I love to cook, so having a happy place, with warm surroundings really makes it a fun place for my family to gather.  I am a traditional girl when it comes to home decor with a little twist of French Country.  Roosters are a favorite icon -- I love their shape--fancy, and yet they are a thorwback to more simple times.  This new lines ties in all of these details, as it is a direct inspiration from my family kitchen.  It coordinates perfectly with my Sweet Tooth collection released last Summer.  You can use the papers to scrapbook about a favorite memory in the kitchen or you can use them to create special recipe box from our Bare Elements collection.  Whatever you do with this collection, it s my wish that it will become a favorite family heirloom to pass down to your family for generations to come.   

See more product available for Sam's Kitchen on our website.  This collection is available in stores now.  Layout created by design team member, Tammy Gray. 

Baby Bella and Baby Ben

Renae Lindgren has released two beautiful baby collections called Baby Bella and Baby Ben.  To see more product available for both of these adorable collections click here.   Both collections are available in stores now.

Layout created by design team member, Jennifer Davis.

Project created by design team member, Tammy Gray using Baby Bella and BE Brenton plaque.

Birthday Fun!

This project was designed by Creative Imaginations Art Director, Sonia Mara Adame. Here is what Sonia had to say about the inspiration behind her finished altered book.  One of my favorite lines coming out this Spring is Summer Fun by Helen Dardik.  I just love her bright color palette and whimsical illustrations.  I have been waiting for an occasion to use them, since it is not quite Summer yet.  I found the perfect opportunity with my Goddaughters recent birthday, two fun concerts plus a heatwave and it equals {pre} Summer fun!

The subjects are my Goddaughter, Krysti and her friend, Sarah.  I took them out for a birthday surprise to see my friends band, Half Past Two, play two outdoor concerts. {This band features Patrick, the son of fellow CI Art director, Carol O'Leary!}.  This outing made for a super fun and easy to finish project.  This is going in the mail tomorrow to the Birthday girl! I wish I could see her face when she opens it!

Making this happy BE Brook Peek A Boo Book was super easy! Don't be afraid to mix product lines when creating that perfect layout or altered book.  First I started with the new Helen Dardik Summer Fun Collection and discovered that the new Art Warehouse Cake and Candles Collection matched perfectly.  Same great color palette in two adorable collections equals a perfect creative opportunity!  Remember just because one collection has super graphic clean lines and one is more edgy does not mean that do not look great together!