My Core’dinations Creative Frenzy

For a long time now I have been collecting and hoarding Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock ... when the new pads of embossed Core’dinations were released & I found myself once again buying them I promised myself that I would actually start using my Core’dinations stash ... well now I cannot stop! I am addicted to Core’dinations!

It's no secret that I have loved to use distressing on my layouts for many years now so I love sanding away to enhance the embossed patterns! I also love the little bit of somethin' somethin' that the embossed pattern gives to otherwise white space on my layout - just love it!

So I have decided to throw my hat into the ring of Design Team hopefuls for Core’dination's Design Team Call.

Here are a few of my layouts created with my new addiction ... um I mean Core’dinations. :)

First up: Bright Future Ahead

My son at his 2007 Kindergarten Graduation. I love these photos - I love that they capture his personality and I love the last photo with him laughing when he finally made eye contact with me in the audience. The Core’dinations alpha paper is the perfect background for this layout! The rest of the layout is created with Karen Foster Design's new Graduation theme product that was just released April 1st!

Secondly: Bear Country USA, June 2009

I was excited to scrap these photos because they were neutral and I could use any products with them - the first product that came to my mind was the Core woodgrain pattern - I love how the woodgrain mixes perfectly with the other Core patterns and colors!

Next up: These are the days to remember

The bright blues in this photo just scream summertime so when I placed this photo against the yellow Core’dinations it just popped! Mixed in with some other fun patterns from October Afternoon and Karen Foster Design, this layout came together so easily! The final touch was the addition of Stickles to the waves, bubbles and sun.

Last but not least is: Game Day

Photos of my son playing baseball are some of my favorite photos to scrap. I snuck into the dug out just before the game started to grab some random shots of the boys, it's great that they flock together to be in the photos! The subtle pattern of the Core’dinations really worked nicely with the red in the Scrappin' Sports & More baseball paper and other embellishments.

Well, there it is ... my hat in the ring with the rest of the hopefuls. Thanks to the staff over at Core’dinations for taking the time to stop by my blog and of course for creating such an addicting product! Good luck to everyone else who submits! :)

~ Carolyn

New Sketch

Here is this week's sketch over at Let's Capture These Sketches! You can play along and add your creation to the LCTS's blog post! Have Fun!

This is a perfect example of taking a sketch & making it work for you - I didn't have any circle shaped paper so I used a different shaped paper from WRMK Show & Tell line and I used two photos instead of one. I love how it turned out!




Have a great day & thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

It's Sunday ....

and that means a new sketch was revealed at Let's Capture These Sketches!

Here is this week's sketch & my take on it! Loved this sketch!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Thank you for joining us as we try and Capture Spring Break!! If you have happened upon my blog please pop on over to Let's Capture These Sketches to begin the hop. Please join the new sketch team as we take a journey to a popular Spring Break location. Pack up your scrapbook goodies and hop along each blog. Be sure to keep your eye open for a letter posted on the blogs and be sure to post comments as you go. Once you are done, please comment on the LCOM Sketch Blog and unscramble the letters to find out our destination. Now... some of the members couldn’t make the trip and didn’t post a letter. Let us know who couldn’t join us for an extra chance to win! Email your answers to thynner5@yahoo.ca and put LCOM Blog Hop in the subject line for a chance to win some great prizes. Grab a drink and let’s get this party started! LCOM Blog Vanessa Steph Susie Guylaine Darlene Raissa Gisele Anita Rochelle Charlotte Elisa Carolyn ***you are here*** Regiane Tara Smitha Lynne LCOM Blog Here is a bit about me: My name is Carolyn Lontin. I am married to Rick; we have one son, Seth and two crazy dogs! We live in gorgeous Colorado, in a suburb just south of Denver. I began scrapping in October 2001 to preserve my son's childhood memories and it quickly became an obsession! I love capturing my family's "real" moments in both my photos and in my journaling on my layouts. I have found the creative outlet of scrapping to be incredibly relaxing and quite addictive, which is shocking to the previously dominate non-artistic side of me! Over the past few years, I have had the honor of having my work published in major publications. Since 1994, I have been a Human Resource Director for a manufacturing company. I also enjoy spending time with family and friends, photography, exercising, cheering on my son's many sports teams, mini-adventures exploring in the mountains, playing with our dogs, and reading. I am super excited to be a part of Let’s Capture These Sketches Design Team ! Here is our fantastic sketch & my layout using Karen Foster's new Easter line: The letter from this blog is the letter e. Thanks for joining me! Please head on over to Regiane's blog. Thanks for stoppin' by! ~Carolyn

Another post ...

already?? lol - two in two days is great for me! :)

Don't you just love when you create a layout & you just LOVE it! Last weekend I scrapped seven layouts and most of them I just LOVED! YAY!!

Here is one I created "double digits" for my son who just turned 10 yrs old in February. You can check out a complete supply list and directions on how to create the layout at Scrappin' Sports Stuff's blog.

Thanks for stoppin' by! :)

~Carolyn

Spring Break Blog Hop!

Here are some St. Patty's day layouts I created for Karen Foster Designs last fall:

This layout was created for Scrappin' Sports & More using their Calendars Made Easy line:

Thanks for stoppin' by!

eeeek ....

it's been almost a month since my last post!! Although not blogging I have been a scrappin' fool! :)

Here are two layouts for Let's Capture These Sketches. Be sure to hop on over there to check out the other fantastic layouts!

Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Carolyn

Fishing!

Yesterday, this fishing layout was on the Scrappin' Sports & More blog ... I love this layout!

Last summer my son went fishing with his pal & his pal's dad ... my son LOVED fishing and being outside in the reservoir at the base of Pikes Peak, however my son did not care to actually eat the fish they caught!

This photo was perfect for SSM's new The Sport is ... Fishing paper! I combined it with Sports Head On Fishing paper and On the Edge Sports - Fishing paper, these papers went together so easy!





Scrappin' Sports & More supplies used:
Sports Head On - Racing paper #1329
Sports Head On - Fishing paper #1323
On the Edge Sports - Fishing paper #1309
The Sport is - Fishing paper #1342


Thanks for stopping by!


~Carolyn

DOUBLE DIGITS!

Today my son turns TEN YEARS OLD - how did that happen? Double digits already?!

In celebration of his birthday, here are some past birthday layouts:

This is a fun one with pics from 2005-2010 at Red Robin:

Gosh, I cannot beleive how fast time flies! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SETH!!! :)

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Happy Valentine's Day!

and Happy Birthday to my mom! :)

On a scrappy note ...here is a pocket page using Karen Foster Vintage Valentine line, scrappers spool & coil brads. I cut on the patterend paper and popped it up with glue dots to tuck in my son's Valentine cards from last year. (I make a pocket page each year to save his school Valentine's)

Thanks for stoppin' by!

~Carolyn

Let's Capture These Sketches!

Check it out - I am now on the Design Team for Let's Capture These Sketches!

Design Team Announcement!



Can't wait to get started!

Be sure to stop by to check out the sketch blog and the fantastic Let's Capture Our Memories store (look at all of the NEW CHA stuff coming in and the great sale on current products!)

Football Mascot - New Scrappin' Sports & More!

When I arrived at my son's football game this past fall and saw one of his teammate's dogs wearing a team jersey I just had to get a shot of him!!

This photo worked so well with so many of Scrappin' Sports & More's lines!! I used the brand new line "The Sport is ..." with "Classic Football" added in some "Down on the farm - dogs" and topped it off with some custom 'good dog' paper! I love mixing and matching lines like this!




Scrappin' Sports & More products used:
The Sport is ... Football paper #1343
Classic Football paper #1150
Football Reflections paper #1198
Custom Varied Spirit Names 'good dog' paper #927
Football Cardstock sticker #5549
Down on the Farm - Dogs Cardstock sticker #5554

Thanks for stoppin' by!

New Scrappin' Sports & More!

You are going to love the new patterned papers debuting at CHA this week from Scrappin' Sports & More! The new line is called "The Sport is ..." and in this case it is BASKETBALL! :) I also used the new super-cool super-sized basketball sticker! These stickers are going to be so much fun to add to scrapbook pages!

Thanks for stopping by my blog & check back for more projects using Scrappin' Sports & More's CHA releases!

Karen Foster Design Giveaway Winners!

Karen Foster Design Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our blogs last week to help Karen Foster Design celebrate their upcoming CHA release. There were over 1,600 comments and we enjoyed reading every single one. We wish we had prizes for all of you! However, we do have prizes for FOUR lucky folks who will soon be opening up a big box that contains all of this:

The winners chosen randomly from all of the comments were:

- from Jolene's Tuesday blog post .... Denise B. who wrote "Beautiful colors!"

- from Carolyn's Wednesday blog post ... LaurieG who wrote "Oooohhh, every time I see a photo of that prize package I get so excited."

and the two hidden prizes were located on:

- Tania's Tuesday blog post ... JennyKozar who wrote "Love your layouts - I would have not had any idea what to do with this line and then I saw the picture with the dog. Just fantastic!"

- Carolyn's Friday blog post ... Fifi who wrote "love the more neutral colour pallet in this collection"

Congratulations to all the winners! If you have not already been contacted, please send one of the Design Team members your contact information so we can arrange to have it shipped.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by all of the Design Team Member's blogs last week!

Karen Foster Sneak Peek: Day 5

Karen Foster Design Sneak Peek Friday

Welcome to the final day of Karen Foster Design’s Sneak Peek Week.

Today – for the first time ever – we have an entire day of sneak peeks devoted to stamping! Five new sports themed clear stamp sets will be released at CHA Winter: Football, Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, and Game Day. They join the Birthday, Holiday, Baby, and Cancer Survivor sets that were previously released.

Today the team will be sharing scrapbook layouts, cards, and paper crafted projects using all of these sets.

Hopefully you have heard by now about our fantastic giveaways! If not, you can read more about that here: Monday's Blog Post. To enter your name in the drawing all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post. You don’t need to comment on every blog post to win, but you can increase your chances of winning by leaving comments on each of the Design Team member’s blogs every day this week. Enter up to once per day per blog! As always, Karen Foster Design welcomes international entries.


NEW SPORTS STAMPS:
Alice
Maryfrances

And here are my projects using the new Game Day stamps:

Inside card:


(as seen on Tuesday with the Cheer line reveal):






CANCER SURVIVOR STAMPS:
Sherry
Tania
Jolene

and here are my projects uing the Cancer Survivor stamps:









Don’t forget to leave a comment on this post to be entered in the giveaway contest. Then visit the rest of the Design Team blogs for lots more inspiration and for additional chances to win.