Black Ice

Good morning, crafty friends! This week, my Imaginisce teammates and I are celebrating the release of the new collection, Black Ice, and it is so gorgeous and pretty! I have three projects to share with you today, so let's get started with this elegant wedding or engagement card I created.

I really love the Invitation Pack cards for Black Ice. They are thick and sturdy, and the designs are simply divine. I was particularly taken by the tree image in the Tree Line invitation and wanted to create a card around it. Using patterned paper from the collection, I matted the trimmed card and created a simple layout, adding some ribbon and an embossed sentiment. For some added elegance, I added some Glam Rocks to the tree with my trusty i-Rock tool.

I wanted to create a wedding card that could also be kept as a keepsake and double as a framed photo. I saw these Z-Fold cards on Pinterest and thought the design would work very well because it will fold flat for mailing. Using the elegant papers, I created the different elements of the card and added a photo from my own wedding (almost 15 years ago!) 

The pretty flower in the paper made for a perfect "catch" for the photo, and I cut out the frame from the Striped Invitation Pack card as its base. My husband and I don't actually have any of our wedding photos up around the house, so this card will be a perfect way to display a memento of our perfect day.

The Black Ice collection is so starkly beautiful and I wanted to create a striking thank you card. I used the contrasting patterned papers and stamped a big, bold sentiment. I wanted to create my own floral embellishment, so I used the i-Top and made a brad using the patterned paper and added it to a die-cut flower.

BEAN NOTES

May Your Love Bloom Card

(patterned paper, invitation card from Black Ice collection) Imaginisce; (card stock) Stampin' Up; (dies and stamped sentiment) Taylored Expressions; (ribbon) May Arts; (embossing powder) Stampin' Up; (Glam Rocks and i-Rock tool) Imaginisce

Wedding Z-Fold Card

(patterned paper, invitation card from Black Ice collection) Imaginisce; (card stock) American Crafts; (dies) Taylored Expressions; (ribbon) Kate's Paperie

Thank You Card

(patterned paper from Black Ice collection) Imaginisce; (card stock) Stampin' Up; (stamped sentiment and flourish); (Brad Daddy and i-Top tool) Imaginisce; (dies) Sizzix

I hope you enjoyed my projects today! Please be sure to visit the Imaginisce blog for more Black Ice inspiration!

Showered With Love

It is Friday! I'm celebrating an early birthday (it's tomorrow and gasp! I'm one year short of the big four-oh) by making a fun card. I grabbed this month's Stamp of the Month from Taylored Expressions, You Make Me Happy.

This clean and simple card was so much fun to make. I stamped the darling umbrella image onto some pretty patterned paper along with the sentiment that inspired the design. I punched out a pile of little hearts to fill the inverted umbrella with L-O-V-E. Easy-peasy!

BEAN NOTES

Stamps: You Make Me Happy June Stamp of the Month (Taylored Expressions); Cardstock: White (Neenah); Tools: Hearts Punch (MS Crafts); Patterned Paper: Sweet Girl (Echo Park)

Beach Bum...Imaginisce & Tombow Summer Isn't a Bummer Blog Hop!

Welcome! I am so excited to be participating in a fun blog hop with  my Imaginisce teammates. We got to play with some wonderful products from Tombow (makers of my favorite glue, ever!) and create a summer project. 

I created a desktop photo frame using a combination of two summery Imaginisce collections, Makin' Waves and Endless Summer. I have had these photos from our last trip to the beach and have been wanting to make a project with them, so this was just perfect! I used the Tombow Mono Adhesive on my die-cut title: the precision tip made adhering the letters so easy!

I was lucky enough to get to play with Dual Brush Pen set in Jellybean. The brush end was so great for adding some shading to my stamped images!

BEAN NOTES:

(patterned paper, stamps from Makin' Waves and Endless Summer collections ) Imaginisce; (dies) Taylored Expressions; (adhesive, makers) Tombow; (card stock) Stampin' Up!

I hope you enjoyed my summertime project. Visit and "like" both Tombow and Imaginisce on Facebook! Make sure you hop along and leave some love for all the designers and you could win these nifty prizes:

** Marie Browning

**Michelle 

Guiseppa Gubler

Monique Liedtke
Regina, Mangum (that's me!)

Jennie McGarvey

**Tombow Designers

Be Happy! Taylored Expressions June Stamp of the Month Hop!

Happy June! It's a new month, which means a new chance for me to play with the newest Stamp of the Month from Taylored Expressions! This month's set is called You Make Me Happy and it's just darling. Today I got to play along with members of the Baker's Dozen and Key Ingredients team, so come along and hop with us to see this cute set in action.

For my project today, I created a window card to house the paper-pieced umbrella image I created with patterned paper from this month's coordinating Key Ingredients Kit. Isn't it cute?

As always, the Stamp of the Month has a coordinating set of separate dies, and this month's are called Rainy Day. I die-cut the cloud from patterned paper and stamped one of the perfect little sentiments inside it.

BEAN NOTES

Patterned paper, ribbon, and cardstock from June Key Ingredients (featuring Vintage Bliss paper from Simple Stories); Stamps: You Make Me Happy Stamp of the Month (Taylored Expressions); Tools: Circle Punch (Stampin' Up!)

For more information about the Stamp of the Month and Key Ingredients Subscription clubs, please visit HERE.

Amy Crockett

Cassie Trask

Carole Burrage

Charmaine Ikach

Debbie Carriere

Monika Davis

Regina Mangum

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Tracy Clemente

Taylor VanBruggen

Taylored Expressions June Sneak Peek: Delightful Day!

I am so excited to share today's card with you today! I got to play along this week with Taylored Expressions for Release Week and feature one of my favorite sets ever, Delightful Day. This set was previously exclusive to subscribers to TE's Key Ingredients kits, but it's now available to everyone. Plus, this time around, there is a set of coordinating dies!

I wanted to create a really cheerful and bright card to send to my husband who is always so busy at work. We always have so much fun together and I thought he'd like this card to brighten up his often stressful day. The Delightful Day Conversation Bubbles dies are just about perfect and I know I'll be filling them in with tons of things are I scrapbook and make cards.

BEAN NOTES

Stamps: Delightful Day (Taylored Expressions); Dies: Delightful Day Conversation Bubbles (Taylored Expressions); Fibers: striped ribbon (May Arts); Accents: Button (generic); Patterned Paper: Take Note 6x6 Notepad (Doodlebug Design); Tool: 2 1/2 inch Circle Punch (SU!)

Both the stamp set and die set I used today will be available starting tomorrow at 8am PST in the TE Store. In the meantime, join TE on Facebook for June's Release Preview Party tonight at 6pm PST! For more Release Week eye candy from the Baker's Dozen, make sure you visit their blogs below:

Carole Burrage

Charmaine Ikach

Jen Shults

Joan Ervin

Kerri Michaud

Regina Mangum

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Tammie Edgerton

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess

Thanks So Much...Taylored Expressions May Stamp of the Month

It's hard to believe that the last week of May is here! I have a card to share with you today using this month's Stamp of the Month, Cutie Pie, from Taylored Expressions...a thank you card, which as you know is my favorite kind of card to make!

For this card, I chose to use the pretty bloom from the set, off-set stamping the image with white chalk ink after die cutting the flower using the coordinating die from the set Branches, Banner, & Bloom. The  branches were just perfect to fill out my card and I absolutely love the banner die!

BEAN NOTES

Stamps: Cutie Pie May Stamp of the Month (Taylored Expressions); Patterned Paper, Cardstock, Ribbon all from May Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accents: Liquid Pearls (Ranger); Dies: Branches, Banner & Bloom (Taylored Expressions), Classic Circle and Scallop Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Wild, Free, & Petrified!

This week, my Imaginisce teammates and I are celebrating the new release of the Outdoor Adventure collection. I've got two fun projects to share, so thanks for dropping in to check them out!

I have been wanting to scrap a fun little trip we took with my son to The Petrified Forrest, one of those strangely fascinating roadside attractions that you always drive by but rarely venture into. So, when I saw the Outdoor Adventure collection, I was really excited! 

The woodgrain patterned paper was about as perfect as things could get. I tore the paper into a background element and the colors from the collection are some of my favorites. 

The sticker alpha page made creating my title so easy and quick and I was glad to have the chance to scrap one of our family's best memories.

I am always on the lookout for masculine collections because in my little family, it's all about boys with my son and husband outnumbering me! I wanted to create a really fun birthday card for a boy, and when I saw the darling ATVs and motorbikes, I knew they would make for a great interactive card. 

I used the Outdoor Adventure ATV Die Cut as my moving element and stamped my sentiment in such a way as it would be revealed when it was moved across the card. The "Wild & Free" Chipboard was the perfect accent to my very "boy" card.

BEAN NOTES

Petrified Forest Layout

(patterned paper, die-cuts, alpha stickers from Outdoor Adventure collection) Imaginisce; Cardstock: (white) Stampin' Up!; Specialty Paper: (vellum) PTI; Dies: (photo frame) Taylored Expressions

Wild & Free Birthday Card

(patterned paper, die-cut, chipboard sticker from Outdoor Adventure Collection) Imaginisce; Cardstock: (midnight muse) Stampin' Up!; Tools: (grass border punch) Martha Stewart Crafts; Dies: Movers & Shapers) PTI; Accents: (eyelets) WRMK

I hope you had fun with my projects today! Please visit the Imaginisce blog for more Outdoor Adventure inspiration and to find out how you can win the entire collection!

Cardmaker to Cardmaker

This week, my teammates and I at Imaginisce are showing off projects made with the cool tool, the i-Top. I got to play with Brad Daddies and boy, did I have a grand time!

I love coordinating products -- it makes creating something so much easier and really takes a lot of the guesswork out of finding the right colors, matching patterns, etc. It's one of the reasons I love using my i-Top and Brad Daddies. I can create perfectly coordinated embellishments from whatever patterned paper I happen to be inspired to use.

I have several friends who are dog lovers and who are also cardmakers. I thought it would be fun to put together a coordinated card kit for them to use to create multiple complimentary cards. Using the Good Dog collection and my own stash of twine and card stock, I had many of the right elements, but what the kit really needed was some cute coordinating embellishments. So I made my own using the i-Top punch, the i-Top, and Brad Daddies!

I put all the brads on a card back and placed everything inside a sturdy plastic box. It was enough for my dog loving friend to create 6 cards! The card kit idea will work with any collection, so now I'm off to create some for my surf, treehouse, and birthday-loving friends!

BEAN NOTES

(patterned paper from Good Dog collection) Imaginisce; Cardstock (various colors) Stampin' Up!; Fibers: (twine) The Twinery; Tools: (i-Top Punch, i-Top, Brad Daddies) Imaginisce; (Heart Punch) Stampin' Up!; Other: (plastic box) Taylored Expressions

I hope you enjoyed my fun card kit project. Be sure to check out the Imaginisce blog for more inspiration on what you can do with the i-Tool and Brad Daddies! Plus, Imaginisce is doing a cool giveaway and you could win an i-Top and accessories of your very own, so visit them for details!