Creative Imaginations Blog

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy 4th Of July! 233 years ago, Congress approved the Declaration of Independence declaring America's sovereignty. Most people celebrate the National holiday with red, white, and blue, fireworks and parades, stars and stripes, flags and barbecues. Before you go enjoy America to its fullest, take a quick look at some fun 4th of July facts and some great projects just in time for the holiday!

• Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national animal but was outvoted when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson chose the bald eagle.
• Over an estimated 150 million hot dogs will be consumed today.  That's roughly 1 dog for every two people in the U.S.
• Over 211 million has been spent on the importation of fireworks from China
• Oddly, the majority of the nation's flag and patriotic paraphernalia in relation to the 4th of July is produced in China.  Nearly $349 million dollars are used each year to import in the flags, banners, decorations and emblems.
• The first 4th of July party held at the White House was in 1801.
• The words "Under God" were not added to the Pledge of Allegiance until the year 1954.

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Above layout created by design team member, Cheryl Mezzetti

Product used:

Helen Dardik Patriotic Collection

Art Warehouse Pride Collection

Hearts D-mensions chipboard

Baseball!

Baseball is certainly a favorite sport in our home.  Most photos of my oldest son include a bat and/or ball in his hand.  He would play for hours, rain or snow!  With four boys in our family we have spent the past decade of  Spring seasons enjoying baseball games!  With two new grand babies, we may be enjoying many more years of T-ball and Little League!  Creating this layout was really quick and easy using the new Art Warehouse Die Cut Baseball Collection. I added Christine Adolph's Sports Xtreme baseball paper adding some red stitching using a fine line pen to each of the baseballs.

Above layout created by design team member, Cheryl Mezzetti

Supplies:

Christine Adolph Xtreme Sports Baseball Collection

Art Warehouse Die Cut Baseball Collection

Black detail pen

red cardstock

sewing machine {optional)

Swim

Design team member, Patty Lennon created a layout to highlight a recent Swim achievement! 

Journaling reads: Way to go little man!  We were absolutely stunned when Gregory finished swimming the 50 meter backstroke.  We checked his entry time and then checked the time posted on the Colorado timer.  Could it be right?  Could he really have shaved off THAT much time?  If it was true, he had made his very first "A" time in the 9 - 10 boys' age group.  We were still standing there when his coach approached us with a huge smile on her face.  She was absolutely beaming and you could tell she was as excited and as proud as we were!  At the end of the two-day meet, not only was Gregory sporting his very first "A" medal, but he also won sixth place overall in his division.  This day was most definitely a day for celebration of hard work and dedication.

 

Supplies:

 

#19934 Art Warehouse Swim Paper

#14646 Art Warehouse Swim Stickers

White Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Blue Cardstock

Gold Cardstock

Alphabet Punch

Star Punch

Circle Punch

Dance!

Design team member, Jen Davis created this beautiful layout of her daughter, Zoey's first recital. If you are looking for the perfect sports collection, Art Warehouse has something for everyone from dancing to football and everything in between!

Supplies

16569 Art Warehouse Dance Epoxy
16564 Art Warehouse Dance Paper
16566 Art Warehouse Transparency
16565 Art Warehouse It's A Dance Thing Paper

Sports Week!

All this week Creative Imaginations will be featuring layouts and projects using a some of our Sports Collections! First up - Soccer!

I love when soccer season starts.  Its such a joy to watch the kids run around the fields after the ball.  I especially enjoy watching the younger children as their learn the sport.   Choosing papers was easy for my design incorporated two different collections; Art Warehouse Soccer and Christine Adolph's Sports Xtreme Soccer.  The two lines worked perfectly together to accentuate my son's first year soccer photos!

 

Above layout created by Design Team Member, Stayce Dewid.

Product used:

18682 Christine Adolph Sports Xtreme Soccer Paper

18685 Christine Adolph Sports Xtreme Soccer Wash Paper

15648 Art Warehouse Soccer Mini Epoxy

10181 Art Warehouse Soccer Clear Sticker Sheet

 

Happy Father's Day!

Creative Imaginations would like to wish everyone a Happy Father's Day!  We picked out a few favorite layouts and projects from our staff and design team honoring the men in their lives featuring the Old Guys Collection. 

Layout designed featuring Old Guys Rule Collection.

Layout designed featuring Old Guys Surf Collection

Layout designed featuring Old Guys Golf collection

Layout designed featuring Old Guys Fish Collection
 

Project featuring Bare Elements Michael Round Book and  Old Guys Golf collection

Project featuring Bare Elements Sotero Cards and  Old Guys Fish Collection

Featured designer, Jennifer Findlay

Recently we came across the beautiful work of Jennifer Findlay.  Her card designs using Narratives papers and embellishments are breathtaking.  We want to thank Jennifer for being a part of our blog today. 

Be sure to visit her gallery at A Million Memories as well as her blog, Pictures and Words.     HI, I'm Jennifer Findlay, an English teacher from Michigan.  I have been scrapping for four just over years and love every minute.  I have been on the design team at A Million Memories for a little over a year and have recently joined the team at 52 Sketches 52 Weeks, a sketch challenge blog.  I would say my style is characterized by machine stitching, clusters of embellishments, and a fun homespun feel. 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Two New Travel Lines by Art Warehouse

Art Warehouse has released two additional destinations to their popular travel collections. Look for both of these new collections in stores now.   For additional Art Warehouse travel destinations click here or visit your local scrapbook store.   

 

Summer at the Creative Cafe

For most towns, June means the end of school and start of Summer!  Father's day, graduations, pool parties and cookouts all add up to some great photos and memories.  Our Summer Creative Cafe projects are fast and easy and make capturing your memories or gift giving a snap! 
Be sure to stop by the Creative Cafe blog for some additional inspiration! 

 

Above is a sampling of some of the June Creative Cafe projects scheduled this month! Click here to find a store near you. 

Teacher thank you!

No more pencils, no more books . . .  It's that time of year again.  Summer vacation.  Gotta love it.  At the end of the school year, we often want to recognize and thank those teachers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in helping our children learn.  My favorite gifts for those teachers is a gift card to our local bookstore.  Our gift always comes with the stipulation that they must spend it on themselves.  No buying something for their classroom or the children.  This year I was able to make a very simple thank you card from the "Class Act" collection from Art Warehouse.  I love the traditional colors this collection offers for school projects.

 

Above card created by Design Team member,  Patty Lennon

Supplies:

 

#21295 Art Warehouse Class Act Mini Note Pad Paper

#21294 Art Warehouse Class Act Red Apple Paper

#21293 Art Warehouse Class Act Protractor Paper

#21296 Art Warehouse Class Act Green Apple Paper

#20460 Teri Martin Scrolls and Doodles Swatchbook