Blessings - Imaginisce

Hello blogging friends!

 

Now that it's November, with Thanksgiving looming, I've turned my thoughts to all the things I am grateful for. Upper most on that list, is my family. I found this photo clip at my local craft supply store (as well as this wood oak leaf) and thought it would be nice to embellish with the Imaginisce Give Thanks collection so that I could have a nice photo for my desk at work. 

I began by adhering some pattern paper to the wood leaf. I used the Imaginisce D-Stress tool to sand the edges, cleaning up the roughly cut paper edges. 

Then I used the Imaginisce I-Bond Cordless Glue Gun to attach the leaf to the photo clip. You can see I drew a line in pencil on the back of the leaf where I wanted to run a line of glue. 

To make sure the leaf was adhered well, I added more hot glue on both sides of the metal clip. I really love that this glue gun is cordless. It is so easy to take anywhere. See... This leaf is not going to fall off!

Now that the leaf was attached to the clip, I was ready to add embellishments. Puffy Stickers and Enamel Dots from the Give Thanks collection were perfect!

  

Supplies:

Imaginisce : Pattern Papers, Puffy Stickers, Enamel Dots(Give Thanks), i-Bond Glue Gun, D-Stress tool

 

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week!

~Marcia

Halloween Party Decor - Imaginisce

Hello blogging friends,

I love decorating my house for Halloween... and if you're going to all that trouble you might as well throw a Halloween party, right! Truth is, I just like having a few friends over. 

This year I wanted to try printing on burlap to create a unique home decor piece. I found this digital file by Kolette Hall in the Silhouette Store. This was actually much easier than I thought it was going to be. You can be sure that I will be creating one for Thanksgiving and Christmas now too. I decided to decorate my frame with rosettes. These are quick and easy to make with the Imaginisce i-Bond cordless glue gun. I wasn't sure how many rosettes I wanted, or what size either. So I made several different sizes from black and white pattern papers I found in the Happy Traveler collection. I decorated my rosettes with die cut numbers "31" and puffy stickers. Don't worry, those extra rosettes will be used to adorn some cupcakes.

 

I love my cordless i-Bond Glue Gun. It's low temp, so I don't have to worry so much about burning myself. It dries really fast... which is good when making rosettes, you don't have to hold them in place very long.

Here are a few detail pictures...

These yummy cupcakes are from my local Nadia cupcakes.... she is a cupcake wars winner! 

 

Supplies:

Imaginisce : Pattern Papers (Happy Traveler, Good Dog), Puffy Stickers, Enamel Dots (Give Thanks), i-Bond Glue Gun

 

 Thanks for stopping by,

~Marcia

Turkey Day Table Decor with Imaginisce

Hello blogging friends. I have a fabulous project today to share with you that I created with my Imaginisce Bushel O' Fall papers. I love decorating for a party! These turkeys are going to look great on my Thanksgiving tables. The Imaginisce Bushel O' Fall pattern papers were a perfect choice. I love those yellow, orange, and reds mixed with a touch of teal blue. 

The inspiration for these came from a Minnesota scrapbook store in Pine City.  I saw some of these rosette turkeys while on a girl's outing last Spring and thought to myself... I need to make something similar to that! Here is the Pine City Scrapbook Store version ....

Here are some close-ups of my turkeys ....

These turkeys were easy to make. I created 3 rosettes using 1", 1.25", and 1.5" strips of pattern papers. I used my i-Top punches to cover the middle of the rosette, so it still looks like turkey feathers. Use a small in the front and a large one in the back to cover the hole in the middle. You want them to look nice from a back view too. 

WARNING .... Making these is addictive..... 

Supplies:

Imaginisce : Pattern Papers (Bushel O'Fall), i-Top, small, large punches, i-Bond Hot Glue Gun

Core'dinations cardstock

Silhouette Cameo (ticket cut file) and I used the Print and Cut feature for the text on the tickets

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Memo Pins

ScorePal Scoreboard

Oh, and those cute little wood veneer leaves are on sale in the Clique Store, just use coupon code Marcia10 to get 10% off :) 

and if you happen to be driving by Pine City, Minnesota .... This scrapbook store is well worth a visit!

Thanks for stopping by...

~Marcia

It's a Boo-tiful Wreath - Imaginisce style

Hello blogging friends! I love decorating for Halloween. It's such a fun holiday. My kids are too old, but I love seeing my neighbor kids dressed up in their costumes. This year my dog Satchel is going to be dressed as a bug. The kids get such a kick out of seeing him all dressed up too. He likes to help me answer the door so he can say Hi. :) 

I was dying to make a Halloween wreath this year after seeing some really spooktacular ones last year. Here is what I came up with ....

I just love how it turned out!  This picture doesn't do it justice. Let me show you some close-ups ...

Imaginisce tools make it so easy. I used my CutBright rotary cutter to cut the tulle into strips. and the i-Bond cordless glue gun to make sure everything was secure.

The tulle strips were cut 6" x 15" and then folded lengthwise in half, then folded in half again. The strips are then tied around a styrofoam wreath that I painted black. Then it was ready for embellishing. I attached my bow and picks using wire, but to make sure they wouldn't slide, I used my i_Bond cordless glue gun. The raven and skull were also glued on with the i_Bond. I love that this glue gun is cordless! 

I created my Boo Banner using papers from the Black Ice and Bushel O' Fall collections and some cardstock and strung it together using some Twinery bakers twine.  My i-Rock and some metallic hot rocks give my Boo banner some elegance. 

It really helped to tie it together with the bow and picks I selected. They matched perfectly! i_Rock hot rocks and gems come in so many different colors that there is sure to be one to coordinate with your projects.

Imaginisce Supplies: Pattern paper: Black Ice and Bushel O' Fall; i-Rock; Metallic Hot Rocks; i-Bond; CutBright Rotary Cutter and Mat

The Twinery: bakers twine in charcoal; 12" styrofoam wreath; black spray paint; Celebrate It: Halloween Wired Ribbon and picks; Raven and Skull; Cricut Expression; Art Philosophy and Paper Doll Dress Up cartridges; wire
Xyron 2.5" Create-A-Sticker Maker.

Happy Halloween!

~Marcia

For the Grad - i-Bond Candy Bouquet

Another busy blogging day.... scroll down to see my Quick Quotes card.

Hello my friends. I made an awesome candy bouquet with my  Imaginisce i-Bond!

I made my first candy bouquet last year for my son's graduation party. It was a huge hit! So now that my nephew is graduating I needed to make another one. I used packaging tape on the first. From the front it looked great. From the back it looked a tad tacky. I thought the i-Bond could much improve that. It worked great to glue my candy to the sticks as well as that 3D grad cap. I know what you are thinking, won't the hot glue melt the chocolate? No, the i-Bond is a low temp glue gun. I applied the glue to my stick first and then to the candy. So much nicer from the back than the packaging tape, see!

 and another plus, there is no cord to get in the way. The i-Bond is cordless!
Candy bouquets are great for teacher gifts, as fundraisers for school boosters, get well gifts, and so much more!

Supplies:
Imaginisce: i-Bond glue gun, glue sticks;
Core-dinations: black, white, and purple cardstock; Svgcuts: Graduation cap; DMC floss in white; Provo Craft: Cricut cartridges George and Basic Shapes, and Everyday Pop-up Cards; Assorted candy bars; tin bucket (handle removed); Ephiphany Crafts: star punch; tissue paper; dowel rods; floral foam square; Scotch 3M quick drying glue.

Have a great weekend!
~Marcia