Spring Wishes with The Twinery & Imaginisce

Happy Monday and welcome to The Open Window !

It's a another inspirational week as I get to be a part of

The folks over at Imaginisce sent out a terrific collection

to our designers and I really had fun pairing it with the

baker's twine from The Twinery.

I'm hoping you came by way of my teammate

Amy Crockett's blog

If not, you can find all the details & prizes by visiting

The Twinery blog

There are only 6-8 blogs each day and you simply

visit each day, check out the amazing inspiration from

each designer, leave a comment and you'll be in the

running for amazing prizes !

More on that in a sec . . .

Can you just feel the breezes blowin' on this card ?

As soon as I saw this bubble wand, I knew I wanted to share all kinds

of color from The Twinery, so I grabbed a couple of the brand new

Shimmer Twines and went to town !

I also added a little

I love the 'Play All Day' collection from Imaginisce.

It includes fun confetti paper & the clear stamp 'Bubble Wand'

along with the Sticker Stackers die cut from the 

'Childhood Memories' collection.

The stamped sentiment is from Inspired Inc.

To give the bubbles a little 'pizzazz' I used Stickles.

Take a look at these prizes . . .

Winner's Choice of THREE SPOOLS

{ up to $48 retail value }

 { $48 retail value }

I hope you'll check out all of the fabulous new

baker's twine recently released from The Twinery

and be a part of this inspirational week with Imaginisce !

Make sure you leave a quick comment before you go

to be eligible for the prizes
and don't forget to check

out The Twinery blog for 

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO WIN !

The next designer from The Twinery is . . .

Sarah Andreotti's blog

Have a great day !

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: Play All Day by Imaginisce

Stamps: Bubble Wand by Imaginisce

Sentiment by Inspired Inc

Embellishments: baker's twine in Blue & Red Shimmer & Honeydew

all from The Twinery

Childhood Memories Sticker Stacker die from Imaginisce

Stardust & Waterfall Stickles by Ranger

It's All About the Shoes !

 FOR THE EAD DESIGNS

 MONDAY BLOG HOP

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Welcome to The Open Window...it's great to have you here today!

There's a very special blog hop going on all week long

so you picked a GREAT day to peek in!

If you've reached my blog by way of the talented

Diana Fisher's Blog

then you are right where you need to be on the hop!

If not, I'd love for you to start from the beginning over at the

Imaginisce Blog

because there are some great prizes up for grabs!

There are only 6-8 blogs to visit each of the five days

so it's an easy hop to complete and will be so worth it!

 All the details are at the end of my blog post.

Each of the participating designers from The Twinery were given a collection

from Imaginisce called 'Sole Sisters' and I can tell you that we ALL

had a great time with this collection.  Each of the designer papers & embellishments

were super fun to work with.

It is so easy to use The Twinery's baker's twine as accents on shoes

and that's exactly what I did here using Honeydew & Charcoal twines.

These shoes remind me of something I might find in my mom's closet

as a little girl in the 60's.

I used everyone's favorite Caribbean twine as a border 

for a little extra interest.

Every girl knows a handbag is not complete without 

a nice big embellishment hanging from the handle!

I absolutely adore the design of these chipboard embellishments,

right down to the colors.  They have such a cool 'retro' vibe to them.

You can never go wrong with houndstooth!

The over-sized 'Best Friends' tag was a perfect addition to this bag.

I used Buttercream twine for the flower center and a created a

big huge bow

out of Mandarin & Honeydew twine.

There are going to be SIX PRIZES given away during this fabulous week!

'I Dream in Twine'

all 18 colors in The Twinery Collection

$32 retail value

'Making Waves'

from Imaginisce

All you have to do is:

Leave a comment on 

each of the blogs on the hop each day 

Of course I would love to have you follow my blog here at

The Open Window as well!

Easy Peasy!

There are additional chances to win and you'll find those

details and deadline details over at The Twinery.

It is time to send you on your way.

The next stop on the hop is the amazing

Heather Leopard's Blog

Great to have you stop by!

The Right Shoes Project Recipe:

Patterned Papers & Die Cuts: Sole Sisters by Imaginisce

Embellishments: baker's twine in Honeydew & Charcoal by The Twinery

Pearls by Martha Stewart

Stamps: The Paper Studio

Best Friends Project Recipe:

Patterned Papers & Die Cuts:  Sole Sisters by Imaginisce

Embellishments: baker's twine in Honeydew, Buttercream & Mandarin

by The Twinery

brads by American Crafts

Tools:  Dot EF by Cuttlebug, Big Shot

Having a Girls Night!

Are you ready for something really fun? !
How would you like an opportunity to play along and win 
a shopping spree to boot? !

Here is the fabulous new color story from
 my favorite challenge....

When I think of the suggested colors for this week, I think...

Fabby ..... Fun ..... Yummy ..... Delightful .....

well, you get the idea.

Daffodil ... Hydrangea ... Kiwi ... Cherry

I took a little creative license with the colors,
as there are more than those four here,
but I felt like our color story was quite prominent
in this fun paper from Imaginisce.

Sometimes four colors can be a real challenge ... couple that with bright colors
and you have a real challenge...that's why this paper was perfect for me !

I love houndstooth....LOVE it !
So I used the frame from an embellishment pack and
picked out the phrase 'Girls Night' to be in the spotlight.
Remember, when you play with us at The Play Date Cafe,
neutrals such as black are always ok.
I used Maraschino and Buttercream baker's twine from The Twinery to create
the fun centerpieces on the shoes.
They remind me of shoes the 'adult ladies' used to wear in the 60's !
Remember the clips that you could change out on your high heels
to make completely different looks?

I really did count on the colors from this fun paper
for most of my colors this week.

So here's that shopping spree I was talking about .....
it comes courtesy of this week's sponsor



So I hope you will come play along with us.
I have a feeling we're going to have a gorgeous gallery full of
fun and creative projects this week!

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper & Die Cut Frame: Sole Sisters by Imaginisce
Embellishments: baker's twine in Maraschino & Buttercream
by The Twinery

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Today is one of those days that I get to post whatever I want!

LOL

I love working for all my teams and who wouldn't?  To get to 'play'

with so many fabulous images and embellishments and of course,

you know me.  My passion is working with developing teams and

the social media that goes with building businesses.

So today, I do that behind the scenes on my laptop.

Last night I spent a couple hours playing with some new

'stuff' I picked up on a trip to Archivers during the day.

Paul and I had a daytrip out and it was a beautiful day.

How ridiculously cute is this line from Imaginisce?! 

It's called Sole Sisters and it's perfect for those girly-friend cards that we all

need to make once in awhile.  The pattern that I created the arched border from

is actually the backside of the shoe pattern in houndstooth.

I added tiny pearls to each of the shoes and to the marquis.

Here is another CAS card using the same theme of 'Girls Night Out'....

There's that houndstooth which in fashion, is uber-timeless!

I love the colors in this collection and the embellishments are AdOrAbLe!!

Tiny  pearls always bring a little somethin'-somethin' to a card.

I hope you enjoyed your visit today.

A BIG thanks to Imaginisce for featuring this card in the weekly

 

I've been working on a lot of cards in between my DT work, so I have

bunches of things to share, so I hope you'll stop by again soon.

Have a GREAT day!!

Girls Night Out Project Recipe Includes: 

Patterned Paper & Die Cuts: Sole Sisters by Imaginisce

Embellishments: pearls by Recollections

Tools: Lacey Circles & Standard Circle by Spellbinders, Big Shot
Lattice Arch border punch by EK Success

Getting Ready for Autumn with a Block Party!

Pot of soup anyone??

Look at those leaves swirling 'round!

There is definitely a chill in the air, but it's

time for a party!!

Market Street Stamps is getting ready

to celebrate their First Anniversary

and YOU are invited!

How does $600 in stamps sound?

Yep, the winner of THIS special Block Party will earn a 

$50 Store Credit for 12 months!

And a December Guest Design spot, too!!

I hope you will stop by and check out

the festivities today over at Market Street!

This little creation was made using

the newest releases from MSS.

'Comfort Food' definitely fits the season, doesn't it?

I created my own little 'country' pot using the

'Gingham' background.

I also love the new designer paper from Imaginisce

so overall, I think I'm ready for Autumn in all it's glory.

So glad you were able to stop by and I'll look forward

to seeing you again soon.

For those who were a part of the the OJS Blog Hop,

I am looking forward to sharing all the news of

the prize winners and the donation total on Friday.

In the meantime.....

I say thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper: Imaginisce
Cardstock: Bazzill & American Crafts 
Ink: 'Rhubarb Stalk' by Memento
Stamps:  'Comfort Food & Gingham' by Market Street Stamps

Tools:  Twig border by Martha Stewart, 

Fiskars Corner Rounder

Embellishments: Stickles in copper

Celebrating Autumn With Baker's Twine Accents

Congratulations to:

Laura P

 

 

Laura wins the

Ultimate Color Sampler Pack from

 

 

 

 

It is Day Three of....

It has been such an inspirational week seeing

all of the creativity from our design team using

the best baker's twine on the planet!

I am so honored to be the

Design Team Coordinator for this team

and am blown away by the

amazing creativity of each designer.

If you've come to my blog by way of

The Twinery

then you are in the right spot!

If not, it's just one hop back to get started

at the beginning.

You'll want to make sure to start at the

beginning of our hop because not only do I have

a giveaway for you here, but there is

one fantabulous giveaway 

valued at over $160

when you complete the hop.

I kept my projects very Clean and Simple for you

to show how easily you can use our baker's twine

for just the right dimensional accent.

I love that this card fits the newest challenge over at

The Play Date Cafe

where we are celebrating our 100th Challenge!!!

On both of my cards, I used the brand new

'Acorn' Die & Stamp Set from Lil' Inker Designs.

Cappuccino & Caribbean are the colors I chose

to accent these cards.

Giveaway now closed

See the winner at the

beginning of this post 

Now....for the giveaway on MY blog..

Leave a comment on my blog and

you could win

the Ultimate Color Sampler Pack!

All 14 of our beautiful colors!

(a $25 retail value)
Of course, I always love new followers
and would love to have you follow me here
at The Open Window.

That's it!!  That is all you have to do!

To win the Ultimate Bundle 

worth over $160

make sure you start the hop at 

Day One

(there are only 3 days and a total of 19 blogs)

leave a comment on each blog

and you just might win!!!

Here is a list of stops on today's hop:

The Twinery 
Julie Ranae 

Katrina Hunt 
Jordan Bariesheff 
Jessica Diedrich

Thank you so much for stopping by

The Open Window and for supporting

our designers at The Twinery.

We love our customers!!!

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper:  from Imaginisce
Ink: 'Tuxedo Black' from Memento
Tools:  'Acorn' Die & Stamp Set by Lil' Inker Designs

Big Shot, Fiskars Corner Rounder punch

Embellishments:  Pearls by Recollections,
'Caribbean & Cappuccino' baker's twine from The Twinery

 

Happy Fall to All...

For The Twinery

Blog Hop

Click Here

It is the final day of....

If you came here from the

Lil' Inker Designs Blog

then you are just where you need to be.

If not, it's just one stop back, so click the link

and start there because stopping by each blog

and leaving a comment could win you a prize!

 

Today each of the designers is featuring the new

Acorn die and Stamp set.

This is my favorite out of all our new releases.

The die gives you the Acorn and leaves which

I cut using designers paper from Imaginisce.

There are three shopping credits that are

being given away and here is how you can win...

Just visit each blog on each day's hop and

leave a comment.  That's it!
The winners will be announced over on the
Lil' Inker Designs blog on Monday, Sept 26th.

Here is a list of today's designers...

Lil' Inker Designs

Julie Ranae  <--- you are here

Emily Leiphart

Debby Hughes

Teresa Kline

Jen Carter

Amy Kolling  

Sarah Jay

Ariana Grant  

Chan Vuong

Alicia Thelin

LID Store

I am so happy you stopped by.

You are really going to enjoy the projects

featured by our designers.

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper:  from Imaginisce
Tools:  'Acorn' Die & Stamp Set by Lil' Inker Designs

Big Shot

Fiskars Corner Rounder punch

Embellishments:  gems by Recollections

 

Growing in Unity...Unity Addicts...it's ALL about Unity!

It has been so refreshing to post a project for you each day.

Reminds me of when I first started my blog 15 months ago.

Of course, this week I have had something very specific to

share, but I want you to know that I have great intentions

to continue sharing more often.

If you have been visiting this week, you know that I

am hosting 'Growing in Unity'.

 

I am really excited to share that you can

read a bit more about me as 

I am being featured on the Unity blog today!

Today's post has an extra spin on it as

I am also participating in the Unity Addict's Challenge.

You too can play along by heading over to the

Unity Challenge Forum at SCS.

The challenge is this inspiration photo...

and here is my interpretation....

I love the new 'Simple Blessings' set from Unity.

There are a variety of pumpkins, leaves & more in

this wonderful set.  I stamped one of the pumkins on

cork paper and the leaves on a variety of patterned papers.

I love the small-checked paper from Graphic45's

'Halloween in Wonderland'.  The pumpkin paper is

from the new 'Apple Cider' collection from Imaginisce.

I couldn't resist using the border punch from Martha Stewart.

Here is a look at just a few of the stamps that come in

the 'Simple Blessings' set from Unity....

Don't forget....you could win a set of Unity stamps!

Leave a comment on each of my GIU posts for this week

(I began on Monday)

and on Friday, I will be drawing from all of the comments

and one lucky person will be a winner!

I will see you at midnight, EST tonight for the 

brand new challenge at The Play Date Cafe

and join me again as I continue to bring more Unity inspiration.