Jenni Bowlin meets Core'dinations meets Sketch This

Yep.

It's a whole bunch of goodness rolled into one card. If you haven't seen it yet, Core'dinations and Jenni Bowlin Studios have teamed up to create a pack of pre-embossed color core cardstock. You can sand it to reveal the embossed patterns or just leave it plain. I then took Sketch This #92 and rolled it into one card.

Sadly, this will be my last card with Sketch This. I have resigned from that design team, and It Takes All Kinds, in order to take on a new design team position. I will be back in a few days with more information about that. ;0)

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock, Jenni Bowlin Studios patterned paper, buttons, journaling card, Kaiser rubon ("Thanks"), Making Memories sanding block, We R' Memory Keepers corner rounder, other: sewing machine and thread.

In other news, if you happen to come across a copy of CARDS magazine (October 2009) or Simply Handmade (October/November 2009) you can see some projects of mine in there as well. In fact, if you do find those magazines, I would love to hear from you if you see the projects. Thanks!

Jillibean Soup meets Hambly

I made a card on the weekend for Sketch This #91. Be sure to drop by that blog to check out all the other layouts and cards based on sketch #91.

For this card I used Hambly rubons onto Jillibean Soup kraft paper. I hand cut the leaves and then folded them to give the card a little dimension.

Supplies: Jillibean Soup patterned paper, A2 kraft card and twine, Hambly rubons, Hampton Art stamps, Tsukineko ink, Stampin' Up heart punch and binder punch, Hero Arts woodgrain stamp, Clear Snap Smooch (red), EK Success marker, other: foam layering tape.

Four teachers. Yep. Four.

I realized the other day that I will need to make four teacher thank you cards. My son has two teachers (one in the AM, one in the PM), and my daughter has a teacher and an educational assistant. Yeah. I had better get crackin'!

Here is another one. This one was made based on Sketch This #86. And, if you just gotta know...the tree trunk is from Riff Raff Designs. Yum!

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Vanilla Cream), Jillibean Soup patterned paper (Minestrone/Chopped Tomatoes, Cannellini Beans), Scenic Route worn grid paper, Jillibean Soup journaling spot, Jillibean Soup kraft paper, WorldWin kraft envelope, Riff Raff Designs chipboard tree trunk, Imaginisce stamp (best teacher), Unity Stamp Company stamp (numbers), Tsukineko inks (VersaFine, VersaMark), Stampin' Up! binder punch and heart punch, Making Memories paint (Chocolate), Heidi Swapp edge distressor (used on the Vanilla Cream Core'dinations cardstock to rough it up).

Time flies...

...when you have 3 million things on your to-do list.

First of all, I wanted to share a thank you card that I made for Ema's kindergarten teacher. Look at me. Getting a card made at least a month before I need it. Well. It was also my interpretation of this week's sketch over at Sketch This. Two birds, one stone.

Supplies: Core'dinations Black Magic (Abracadabra), Core'dinations Vintage (Ruby), Core'dinations Essentials (Curry), Scenic Route worn grid paper, Jillibean Soup journaling sprout and printed twill, Stampin' Up binder punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder (Tiny Bubbles), Basic Grey chipboard letters (for sanding technique), EK Success letter stamps, Tsukineko ink (VersaFine), Heidi Swapp chipboard numbers, other: foam layering tape, sandpaper, scoring blade.
In other news, I am very excited that Core'dinations announced their new design team on Friday, May 1st. I will be carrying on designing for them and have been asked to be the team "Core'dinator". Sadly, Kim Hughes will not be carrying on in that role. She will be sadly missed.

Here's a list of the new Core'dinations ColorCore Design Team:

Linda Beenson

Cari Locken

Kim Moreno

Sarah Hodgkinson (that's me)

Debbie Standard

Ellen Sosnoski

Heather Bowser

Hera Frei

Kandis Smith

Kimber McGray

Lydia Jackson

Melissa Oliveira

Molly Peckham

Paula Gilarde

I am off to bed. 36 years old today and feeling every year of it.

Night.

Sketch This, baby!

Here is my card is up over at Sketch This (sketch #84). Be sure to pop by that website and check out the other awesome cards and layouts based on the same sketch.Supplies: Jillibean Soup patterned paper, kraft paper, twine and journaling sprout, Scenic Route grid paper, Unity Stamp Company stamp, Stampin' Up! binder punch, Tsukineko ink, Sketch This! sketch #84, other: foam layering tape.

Whoa.

The past week has just flown by.

Between teaching kindergarten gym and a fundraising scrapbooking class on Thursday night for the grade 7/8 students at the school I teach at...plus ScrapFest on Friday and Saturday it's a wonder that I am still standing.

It's been a while since I posted some creations, so here goes.

First of all, a layout that I made for the Jillibean Soup blog. Also, if you head over to the Scrapbooks & Cards Today blog they are holding a giveaway for some Jillibean Soup goodness right now!

Supplies: Jillibean Soup patterned paper, journaling sprout, ribbon and twine, felt flowers, kraft paper, Jenni Bowlin bingo card, Tsukineko ink, Hampton Arts letter stamps, Scrapbooks Etc. photo collage template, other: buttons, date stamp.

Next, here is a card that I made based on sketch #83 over at Sketch This. Be sure to drop by that same site on Tuesday, April 21, for the next installment - Sketch #84.

Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (distressed with a Heidi Swapp Edge Distressor tool), Jillibean Soup patterned paper, journaling sprout, felt flowers, ribbon and twine, kraft paper, Riff Raff Designs chipboard cupcake, Jenni Bowlin bingo card, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Hampton Arts stamp, Tsukineko ink, other: button.

Can I Just Say....

Supplies: Jillibean Soup patterned and kraft paper, Scenic Route worn grid paper, My Sentiments Exactly trunk stamp, American Crafts Thickers, Making Memories buttons, DMC embroidery thread, Stampin' Up! hemp cord, We R' Memory Keepers eyelet and Crop-a-Dile, EK Success circle and scallop circle punches and Tsukineko ink, designed for Sketch This #80.

It's been a long time coming but the snow has finally all melted here, the robins are singing quite merrily in our yard every day, and the snowpants officially got put away today.

This is what happens...

...when I don't tidy up my supplies. So, I recently purchased two sheets of Hambly Screen Mini-Graph Overlays at our store and made a card. Well, seeing as I didn't put my supplies away I made another card. And then another...and another. I found out that the overlays score quite well and make really cool bases for cards. Yeah. Clearly I will be buying more.


Supplies: Hambly Mini-Graph overlays, Glue Dots.
40! Card: October Afternoon patterned paper and diecut journaling cards, American Crafts Thickers, Stampin' Up! border punch, EK Success letter stamps and marker, Tsukineko ink, designed for Sketch This #81

Home Sweet Home: October Afternoon patterned paper, Jillibean Soup kraft paper, Scenic Route grid paper, Sizzix embossing folder, American Crafts Thickers, EK Success letter stamps and leaf punch, Tsukineko ink, other: foam layering tape.

Happy Birthday: Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock, October Afternoon patterned paper, Scenic Route grid paper, American Crafts Thickers, EK Success letter stamps and butterfly punch, Fiskars border punch, Tsukineko ink, other: foam layering tape, sandpaper.

Nurture You: Core'dinations cardstock, Jillibean Soup patterned paper, Creative Impressions twill, My Sentiments Exactly stamp, Quickutz label die, SEI brads, Prima flowers, Tsukineko ink.

Core'dinations Tornado!

tornado n. (pl. tornadoes or tornados) a violent destructive whirlwind.

This past week we have been eating at the coffee table. I feel shame. There was not one square inch of dining room table as it was covered in Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock.
I have been asked by Core'dinations to design an hour long class for a Retailers' Event at Open Page Wholesalers in Mississauga, ON. I will be teaching the class on Thursday, March 26th.
Unfortunately I can't post the layout at this point...but I will after the event is over...with instructions. It is a class which features many techniques using their cardstock including: tearing, sanding, antiquing, distressing and embossing. The best part is that it features their *NEW* Whitewash Collection. It should be arriving at your local scrapbooking store or on-line store very soon!
Here is a card that I made this past week for my DT gig at Sketch This! which features Whitewash.
Supplies: Core'dinations cardstock (Whitewash, All in the Family), American Crafts patterned paper, Fiskars scalloped heart punch and Threading Water border punch, Stampin' Up! label punch, Basic Grey rubon, Making Memories buttons and sanding block, Cuttlebug butterfly die and embossing folder, Uniball white pen, foam layering tape, hemp string.

Friggin' Groundhog

Wiarton Willie has seen his shadow. Another six weeks of winter was his prediction. Seriously. Seriously? Six more weeks? Then again, what's it to him? He just heads back down his hole to his cozy little burrow and falls back asleep.

While February has started off with this harsh news it is one of my more favourite months. Chocolate is coming. Matt just turned 7 1/2 yesterday. Ema will soon be 4 1/2. Reed, their one and only cousin, will turn 1. I will spend the 18th of February remembering my grandmother when she would have celebrated her birthday. My friend, Kimber, will celebrate her birthday the same day AND welcome her husband home later this month after he returns from Iraq. February is going to prove to be a very loving and joyful month.

On that note, here's a card that I made for this week's Sketch This DT assignment. I got to play with Core'dinations' new Whitewash cardstock which I got my mitts on at Winter CHA. Delicious!