Imaginarium Designs and Couture Creations Blog Hop!

Welcome to Day 1 of the Couture Creations and Imaginarium Designs Blog Hop!

We are so excited to team up with Couture Creations, sharing inspiring projects created with both our products, with you this week. What could be more perfect than Couture Creations Embossing Folders and Dies with Imaginarium Designs gorgeous Chipboard designs.

Each Day this week we will feature our Design Team projects and over on the Couture Creations blog they will also feature their Design Team's projects all created using Couture Creations and Imaginarium Designs products. So, loads of inspiring projects for you, to help get your creative juices flowing.

We will link to the projects on each Designer Team member's blog. Please show all our designers some love and leave a comment on their blog. 

At the end of the week, we will be giving away TWO $100 prize packages filled with Couture Creations and Imaginarium Designs goodness, so be sure to play along and check back on both Imaginarium Designs and Couture Creations blogs, Monday 4th August, to see if you're the lucky winner!

Now, it's my turn to share a little inspiration with you...

"EXPLORE"

As soon as I saw them, I knew the Couture Creation dies and embossing folders would be perfect to showcase some of the photos photos that I took during our Christmas break at Robe. I wanted to create a beach feel layout, but without all the sand and sea-shells, because Robe was not you traditional beach - it was wild, rugged, and beautiful. 

I have used brown cardstock for the boat die, and coated it with Glossy Accents for extra shine. The butterfly die has been given a dash of Kindy Glitz for a little sparkle and glimmer. 

All my chipboard has been left natural, no paints, no inks - it was the perfect colour for a wild beach layout. All I did was coat each piece with clear embossing powder for added shine and a little protection. 

And I added a little texture paste, hessian, and masking tape for extra texture. I also continued the texture theme with the burlap and crocheted flowers that I chose for this layout. 

Here are the different ways you can play along with us -

Like Couture Creations and Imaginarium Designs on Facebook

Share the ID blog post on your Facebook wall, and tell us that you did on our Facebook page

Follow the Imaginarium Designs and Couture Creations blogs

Leave a comment on the Imaginarium Designs Blog and Facebook Page

Follow Couture Creations on Pinterest

Follow Couture Creations on Instagram

Hop on over to the Couture Creations Blog and see what their Design Team has created using our Imaginarium Designs chipboard and their Couture Creations products! They also have a giveaway, so what are you waiting for - hop over! 

And don't forget to follow our Design Team blogs. :)

Here are today's designers-

Click on their names for a link to their personal blogs and the projects they have created.

Belinda Jane Spencer

Susanne Smyth

Julianne McKenna-De Lumen - you are here!!!

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have found all kinds of awesome inspiration in your travels. :)

Cheers and hugs, xxx

Imaginarium Designs and Lindy's Stamp Gang Blog Hop...

Welcome to the MASSIVE Imaginarium Designs and Lindy's Stamp Gang Blog Hop!

We are so excited to have the team at Lindy's join us for a full day of creativity.

This hop will surely get your creative juices flowing so head on over to all these incredibly talented crafters to check out how they've combined the beautiful products from Lindy's Stamp Gang, with the fabulous ID chipboard, it's a match made in colour heaven!

We have a great prize for you too!

We would love for you to show some love to all our crafters and leave them a little message. 

You will have the opportunity to win a fabulous prize by both Imaginarium Designs and Lindy's Stamp Gang, so please let us know that you have done so by coming back to Lindy's Stamp Gang and at the ID blog at the end of the hop.

Now, before you hop away, I get to take a moment to share my creation with you. I have used a wonderful mix of Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays and embossing powders, along with lots of ID chipboard. 

"MY FAVOURITE..."

I have created the cup stain images with a stamp and the Cosmic Pink Blue embossing powder, and the background was created with a mix of "Gag Me With A Spoon Gravy" and "Bodacious Blush" Starburst Sprays (along with a few doilies and a Crafter's Workshop mask).

And of course, I have finished off with lots of Prima flowers, and a dash of bling! Imaginarium Designs Products Used: Criss Cross Frame 1 IDDL0008, Lou's Heart Shapes IDDL0015, Loolabelle's Chevrons #1 IDDL0020, Cross Hatch With Centre Heart IDDL0009, and My Favourite Photos Frame.  Lindy's Stamp Gang Products Used: Bodacious Blush Starburst, Gag Me With A Spoon Gravy Starburst, and Cosmic Pink Blue embossing powder.  Here is a full list if you get lost along the way. Have fun! 1. Amy Voorthuis 2. Dennise Boddey 3. Evgenia Sokolinkskaya 4. Ingrid Gooyer 5. Kaori Fujimoto 6. Karen Zueger 7. Louise Nelson 8. Sandrine Dawes 9. Maiko Miwa 10. Natalie May 11. Julianne McKenna-De Lumen <<< YOU ARE HERE!!! 12. Patricia Basson <<< THIS IS YOUR NEXT STOP!!! 13. Sarah Routledge 14. Shell Carman 15. Solange Marques 16. Cindy 17. Nolwenn 18. Ivett 19. Irina 20. Lynne 21. Mary 22. Limor 23. Lindy's Stamp Gang 24 Imaginarium Designs Thank-you for joining us today. Happy hopping and scrapping!!! Cheers, xxx

Zva Creative September DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and our talented Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special! We thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize! See details below.

The summer trade show was in July, which means brand new Zva Creative products. So please keep an eye out for them at your local craft stores.

As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package...YAY! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, September 26th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, September 27h and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, September 28th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

To increase your chances of winning:

* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)
* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva Creative products. If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry

Sooo, you have FOUR chances on each blog to win one of our FIVE prizes! That's technically OVER 50 chances :)

I love using bright colours when I am scrapbooking. I just can't help myself. However, I find the most versatile colours with Zva Creative are the clear rhinestones and white pearls. Why??? Because I can colour those to any colour I want using my Copic pens. The pearl leaf branch that I have used in this layout was originally white pearl. But it definitely didn't match the colours of my layout, so I simply coloured it green with a Copic pen. And voila! Bright, colourful leaves that are not lost amongst the brightness of my layout.

Here's a close-up of the coloured leaves. I also added colour to the floral embellishment. Again, it was too pale against the colours of my layout. I added a little Glimmermist to brighten it up and add a little sparkle.

The butterfly was already such a beautiful, vibrant blue, and I didn't want to detract from that. So I kept it simple, and added just a single rhinestone in the centre.

And my other weakness when scrapbooking is layers and depth. I'd be lost without the Zva Creative foam dots. I have them in both 1mm and 2mm thicknesses, and I ALWAYS have a huge stash on hand because I go through sooooo many!!!!! In this close-up, you can see how I have used the foam dots to create varying depths and layers amongst the flowers, photo, and title.

Zva Creative Products Used: flower (FL-04CA-128), pearl leaves (PES-03CB-101), leaves (FL-04CA-112), silk flowers, felt flowers, 1/8" rhinestone brads (BRBK02CA102), multi-coloured rhinestones (CR-02CB-101), rhinestone strips (CR01CB113), 1mm (AD01CB101)and 2mm (AD01CB102)foam dots.

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes

Your next stop is here: Windy Robinson

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. Don't forget to pop back on Wednesday to find out if you are one of our lucky winners. Until then, happy blog hopping!

August Zva Blog Hop Winners Announced

We'd like to congratulate the FIVE June Zva Blog Hop winners! Their names will be found on the following blogs:
Julianne McKenna-De Lumen
Tara Orr
Gail Lindner
Susan Lui
Tanya Tahir
One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva Creative prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

My lucky winner is....
MrsETaylor who said...Always love how you put a layout together. So much eye candy!!! August 30, 2011 3:37 AM
Could you please email me your address so we can get you prize out to you.

Here's another Summer layout that I'd like to share with you. Titled: Sweet Memories. Zva Creative products used: pearl flourish (PEB-03CA-113); rhinestone flowers (CRW-02CA-107); silk flowers (FL01CB104 and FL01CB105); rhinestones (CR-02CB-101); bulk 3D roses (pink sweet rose); and 1mm and 2mm foam dots (AD01CB101 and AD01CB102).
Here's a close-up of the pearl flourish and rhinestone flowers. The pearl flourish was originally a pale blue, much too pale for this layout. So I simply coloured it to a more appropriate colour with a Copic pen. And to add depth to my rhinestone flowers (I didn't want them stuck flat on the page), I simply stuck them to a sheet of acetate, cut them out, and adhered them to my layout with some Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots.

I'll see you all back here for the October Zva Creative Blog Hop!!! (-:

Zva Creative August DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and our talented Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special! We thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize! See details below.

The summer trade show was in July, which means brand new Zva Creative products. So please keep an eye out for them at your local craft stores.

As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package...YAY! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, August 29th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, August 3oth and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, August 31st on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

To increase your chances of winning:

* Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

* Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva Creative products. If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry

Sooo, you have FOUR chances on each blog to win one of our FIVE prizes! That's technically OVER 50 chances :)

Here's a little inspiration that I'd like to share with you. Titled: Eeekk! I couldn't resist scrapping this photo of my husband and my youngest daughter. It's funny, because both my daughters LOVE the water, but my hubby and water just don't mix. The girls must have gotten their love of water from me, lol!!! Zva Creative products used: rhinestone flourish (CRB-04CA-116); silk flowers (FL01CB106); bulk 3D flowers (mini roses mixed colours); rhinestone strips (CR01CB113); rhinestones (CR-01CB-101); and foam dots (AD01CB101 and AD01CB102). Other products used: Jillibean Soup papers, Jillibean Soup journalling spots; Glimmermist; Martha Stewart punch; and Glitz Design mini alpha stickers.

Here's a close-up of the rhinestone flourish. Orange isn't a colour I work with often, but this matched the page perfectly.
Just a little close-up of the rhinestone strips, silk flowers, bulk 3D flowers, and journalling.

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes

Your next stop is here: Maiko Miwa

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. I hope you are finding lots of inspiration along this Blog Hop, and don't forget to pop back on Wednesday to find out who the lucky winners are!

Zva Creative July DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and our talented Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!

We know that it's a busy time of year with kids home from school and vacations, so we thought it would be more fun to add even more chances to win our blog hop prize! Details below.

It's CHA time which means brand new products. So please keep an eye out for them at your local stores.

As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...YAY! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, July 25th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, July 26th and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, July 27th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

To increase your chances of winning:

Comment to let us know that you posted on your Facebook page about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

Comment to let us know that you "tweeted" about our hop (link to any of the blog hop posts)

Comment to let us know that you asked your local store to carry Zva Creative products. If they already do, that's fantastic, maybe you can suggest other products that they don't carry

Sooo, you have FOUR chances on each blog to win one of our FIVE prizes! That's technically OVER 50 chances :)

I haven't played with pink for a while, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity to do so. Titled: Party Girl. This is a layout about my eldest daughter who just turned 9.

A close up of my journalling and bling title.

A close up of the beautiful felt flowers (one of my favourite products), the rhinestone flourish, and the rhinestone brads.

Zva Creative Products Used: CR-04CA-101 (rhinestone flourish); CRP01CB102 (rhinestone alphas); BRBK02CA102 (1/8" rhinestone brads); CR-02CB-101 (coloured rhinestones); CR-01CB-111 (rhinestone strips); FL01CB115 and FL01CB117 (felt flowers); AD01CB101 (1mm foam dots); and AD01CB102 (2mm foam dots).

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes

Your next stop is here: Nancy Doren

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. And don't forget to drop by on Wednesday to find out who the lucky winners are!!!

Title: June Zva Blog Hop Winners Announced

We'd like to congratulate the FIVE June Zva Blog Hop winners! Their names will be found on the following blogs:

Julianne
Congratulations to Margie! You're my lucky winner on this blog hop! Please email me your mailing address as soon as possible, and Zva will get a prize package out to you. You can find the link to my email under my Blogger profile.

Benedicte
Windy
Camilla
Jolanda

One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

Today, I wanted to share this photo with you (instead of a layout). I just wanted to show you how much my Jellybean loves her Zva Creative. Here she is keeping it warm for me on my computer desk, lol! (-: Yes, when I am scrapping this is where she usually sleeps.

Zva Creative June DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and the Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!

As you know, Zva Creative offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...YAY! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, June 27th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, June 28th and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 29th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.
This month I wanted to share a nice, bright, colourful layout with you. Titled: Hush Now. It features the newest addition to our family, "Jellybean". I don't often use bright cardstock for my background page - I tend to stick with white, black or kraft. But in this case, I wanted something bright like the colours of jellybeans. And these colours just work so amazingly together. Yes, sweet and cute and colourful - just like jellybeans, lol! Zva Creative products used: rhinestone swirls (CR-04CA-124); pealrs (PE-02CB-101/CR-02CA-127); rhinestones (CR-02CB-101); rhinestone strips (CR01CB113); silk flowers (FL01CB106 and FL01CB112); 1mm foam dots (AD01CB101) and 2mm foam dots (AD01CB102). Other products used: Noel Mignon Mary Ellen kit; Tattered Angels Glimmermist (Santa Baby) and Glimmer Glam (Mermiad); and Glitz mini alphas.

A close up of my flowers, bling and journalling.

More flowers, and lots of bling. I've added pearl rhinestones to each red polka dot.

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes

Your next stop is here: Tara Orr

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. I hope you have found plenty of inspiration along your way, and I really hope we see you back here next month for the Zva Creative July Blog Hop! Happy scrapping! Don't forget to check back on Wednesday for the names of the winners, and a little more inspiration. (-:

April Zva Blog Hop Winners Announced

We'd like to congratulate the FIVE March Zva Creative Blog Hop winners! Their names will be found on the following blogs:

Ingrid Danvers
Jillian Deiling Cassity
Nancy Doren
Guiseppa Gubler
Jolanda Meurs

One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

Here's a little something I put together today. Titled: I Love You With All My Heart And Soul. Sorry for the glare on the photo, but I always have trouble with glare when photographing transparencies. Zva Creative products used: 2mm foam dots, 1mm foam dots, blue roses, pearl butterfly flourish (cut in two); pearl swirl flourish.

I love, love, love the new Zva Creative flower ranges. But I am particularly fond of these roses. And the colours - just absolutely amazing.

And if your pearls or rhinestones are the wrong colour - well, just colour them to whatever colour your heart desires, with a copic pen. These were originally cream pearl flourishes, but I needed and orange-red to match the roses. Copic to the rescue!!! Other products used: Pink Paislee papers, Pink Paislee die cuts, Webster's transparency, Glitz mini alphas, Carolees Creations mini alphas, AC Thickers, Dimensional Magic, Glimmermist, Liquid Pearls.

Zva Creative April DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and the Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!

As you know, Zva Creative offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...WOOT! WOOT! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, April 25th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, April 26th and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, April 27th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.


This month, I had a combination of nominated colours: cream, red and black. So I took a white/cream Zva Creative flower, and misted it red (Santa Baby Glimmermist). I then added flourishes in red and black. And I finished off with some cream pearl leaves. I couldn't resist added some bling to the banner as well. A girl can NEVER have too much bling, lol! Layout titled: That Dress. Zva Creative products used: flower embellishment (FL-04CA-124); pearl leaves (PEW-03CB-101); rhinestone flourishes (CR-04CA-105 and CR-04CA-102); pearls (PE-02CB-101/CR-02CA-127); rhinestones (CR-02CB-101); and 2mm foam dots (AD01CB102). Other products used: Lily Bee papers; Lily Bee banner stickers; Lily Bee alpha stickers; ribbon; Martha Stewart border punch; and Glimmermist.

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes
Your next stop is here: Camilla Elkman

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. I hope you have been inspired to go have fun and create, and I hope we see you back here next month for the May Blog Hop! Don't forget to drop by on Wednesday to find out who the lucky winners are!!!

The Wait Is Over...

We are finally home, after an 10 hour trip in the car. We took our time coming home, stopping at several tourist sites along the way, and getting held up in traffic. So it was a long trip home. But I found a secret weapon to keep my girls happy in the car. I put on the Twilight audio CD. They loved it, and were quiet the whole way home (except when they decided they were hungry and insisted that we stop for food, lol!). I don't know why I didn't think of using this weapon sooner. (-: And I have New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn, all on audio CD too. Yes, even my husband enjoyed it, much to his shock. Too funny!!!

Now I am back, I can share this layout with you. Titled: Married. I created this using the Jump And Jive kit from Noel Mignon, and a sketch from the Dare To Be Different Challenge site. Due to some upcoming changes in my life, I've had to resign from my Dare To Be Different commitment. Yes, I know that was short and sweet, but unfortunately, I have no control over what life dishes up. Will share some of these details with you soon.

And don't forget, the April Zva Creative Blog Hop commences in just a couple of hours. I hope you will come back to join in the fun. Plus we have all kinds of inspiration to share with you.

February Zva Blog Hop Winners announced (and a project)...

We'd like to congratulate the FIVE February Zva Creative Blog Hop winners! Their names will be found on the following blogs:

Teri Anderson http://terisplace.wordpress.com/
Jillian Deiling Cassity: http://scrappyjilly.blogspot.com/
Carole Maurin: http://scrapalolette.canalblog.com/
Jolanda Meurs: http://www.jolandameurs.blogspot.com/
Susan Lui: http://www.luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/

One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva Creative prize package worth $30.00. Congratulations to the winners! Enjoy your prize. And I hope we see you all back here for the March blog hop.

I thought I'd take this opportunity to share my first Zva Creative March project with you. Titled: Like A Butterfly. Zva Creative products used: PE-02CB-124 (pearl flourishes); CR-02CB-101 (rhinestones; PE-02CB-102 (pearls); and bulk 3d roses (in red). Other products used: Webster's Pages papers, Carolees Creations mini alpha stickers, Glimmermist, Kindy Glitz, Martha Stewart punch, Dimensional Magic, and Maya Road kraft doilies.

Zva Creative February DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and the Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!

There is now an added twist to our blog hops, YAY! As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...WOOT! WOOT! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, February 28th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, March 1st and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 2nd on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

My nominated focus colour for this month was pink. I'm so glad I have girls, lol!!! My layout is titled: In The Blink Of An Eye. Zva Creative products used: rhinestone flourish CR-03CA-108; pearls PE-02CB-102; pearl strips PE-02CB-108; 1/8" gemstone brads BRBK02CA101; rhinestone alphas CRP01CB102; and felt flowers FL01CB115 and FL01CB117. Other products used: GCD papers; Chalkboard Glimmermist (Strawberry Shortcake); Martha Stewart punch; Tim Holtz mask; Carolees Creations mini alpha stickers; Maya Road stamps; Autumn Leaves stamps; and a black journalling pen.

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes http://paperhugs.typepad.com/paper_hugs/

Your next stop is here: Gail Lindner http://www.gaillindner.typepad.com/

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. Don't forget to check back to find out who the lucky winners are, and I hope we see you again next month for the March Blog Hop. Until then, happy scrapping!!! (-:

January Zva Blog Hop Winners Announced

We'd like to congratulate the FIVE January Zva Blog Hop winners! Their names will be found on the following blogs:

Tara Orr: http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com/

Guiseppa Gubler: http://guiseppagubler.blogspot.com/

Nancy Doren: http://mypaperview.blogspot.com/

Tomoko Takahashi: http://crop-addict.blogspot.com/

Kim Hughes: http://paperhugs.typepad.com/paper_hugs/

One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva Creative prize package worth $30.00. Congratulations to the winners!

I've been wondering how to personalise each of my daughter's Nintendo's. And I finally solved my problem! Zva Creative rhinestone alphas (CRP01CB102) add the perfect amount of bling and individuality. My girl's are NOT going to loose their Nintendo's now!!! (-: Who said Zva Creative is only for scrapbooking???

Zva Creative January DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and the Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!

There is now an added twist to our blog hops, YAY! As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog: http://paperhugs.typepad.com/paper_hugs/. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...Woo-Hoo! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, January 24th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, January 25th and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, January 26th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

My assigned colour for January was green. So I have gone all out with this one. Yes, I know I should have put up a warning about needing sunglasses to view this layout! But why spoil the fun??? Titled: Do Not Disturb. Zva Creative products used: rhinestone flourish (CR-03CA-115), silk flowers (FL01CB106 and FL01CB110), felt flowers (FL-01CB-114 and FL01CB116), bulk 3D flowers (small green), rhinestone strips (CR01CB113), gemstone brads (BRBK02CA101), and pearls (PE-02CB-102). Other products used: Sassafrass papers; Maya Road doilies; black journalling pen; foam tape; and kindy glitz.

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes http://paperhugs.typepad.com/paper_hugs/

Your next stop is here: Windy Robinson http://windyrobinson.blogspot.com/

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. I hope our creativity inspires you to try something new and exciting. And I hope you will come back at the end of February, to join us for our next DT blog hop! And don't forget to check back to find out who the lucky winners are.

December Zva Blog Hop Winners announced

We'd like to congratulate the FIVE December Zva Creative Blog Hop winners! Their names will be found on the following blogs:

Angelica Franssen
Tanya Tahir
Debbie Olson
Windy Robinson
Gail Lindner

One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

I want to take this opportunity to share a couple of girly birthday cards with you. Having two daughters, I find it easier to make two cards at the same time, but in different colours. Zva Creative products used: pearl brads BRBK02CA103; rhinestone flourish CRB-03CA-106 (cut to size); rhinestone strips CR-01CB-109; silk flowers FL01CB106; and felt flowers FL01CB117. I finished them off with a little glitter and some Dimensional Magic. Well, at least I have their cards done for next year, lol!!! (-:

Zva Creative December DT Blog Hop!

Zva Creative and the Design Team welcomes you to join us this month for a blog hop that we feel is always extra special!

There is now an added twist to our blog hops, YAY! As you know, Zva offers so many beautiful color groupings for pearls, flowers and crystals. We want to make sure that they shine bright for you, so each designer was asked to share a creation using a specific color or color combination on their blog hop project.

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog: Paper Hugs. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. (There is also a full list of all the Zva Creative DT members in my side bar). If you would like to play along, just follow along the blog path. I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on FIVE of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ...WOOT! WOOT! Winners will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts today, December 27th and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, December 28th and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 29th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes' blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners.

Being the holiday season, I thought I would share a non-traditional Christmas layout with you. Titled: Cake Decorating 101. I rarely do traditional Christmas colours, so having blue as my nominated focus colour for December worked well for me. I wanted to go with something bright and festive, to showcase the lovely Christmas cupcakes that my daughters' created at their cooking class. Zva Creative products used: pearl flourish PEB-03CA-106; silk flowers FL01CB110 and FL01CB112; felt flowers FL01CB114; gemstone brads BRBK02CA101; pearls PE-02CB-102; rhinestone strips CR01CB113; and 2mm foam dots. Other products used: Webster's Pages papers, journalling cards, tulle, and fabric ribbon; Carolees Creations mini alphas; Making Memories paint and Glimmermist.

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes Paper Hugs

Your next stop is here: Tomoko Takahashi Crop Addict

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. And I hope you will return to join us in the New Year with our next blog hop! Until then, have a wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year!!!

October Zva Blog Hop Winners Announced

We'd like to congratulate the five October Zva Blog Hop winners! Their names will be found on the following blogs:

Jillian Deiling Cassity: http://scrappyjilly.blogspot.com/
Veronica Goh: http://scrappychic-pages.blogspot.com/
Ingrid Danvers: http://ingriddanvers.com/
Teri Anderson: http://terisplace.wordpress.com/
Carole Maurin: http://scrapalolette.canalblog.com/

One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

All my girlfriends have decided to go and have baby girls (thank-goodness they weren't boys as I have no boy stuff for card making, lol!!!). So I thought I had better try and make some baby girl cards. Now remember, I am not a card-maker, this is not my specialty, so they are nothing fancy. I have used Zva Creative rhinestone hearts (CRW01CB143), rhinestone flourishes (CR02CA118), felt flowers (FL01CB115), foam dots (2mm) and gemstone brads (BRBK02CA101).

And for this one, have used Zva Creative rhinestone crowns (CRW-02CB-104), rhinestone flourishes (CR-03CA-113), silk flowers FL01CB105), foam dots (2mm) and pearls (PE-02CB-102). I have cut the rhinestone flourishes down to a smaller size (on both cards) as they were too big. The mini alphas are from Carolees Creations.

Zva Creative October DT Blog Hop!

It's time again for the Zva Designers to join together to share a project that we have created using some of our favorite Zva Creative products. I am hoping that you will take some time to join us for a little bit of fun again this month!

The Blog Hop begins at Kim Hughes' blog: Paper Hugs. She will have the complete list of all blogs that are participating in case there is a glitch along the way. If you would like to play along, I am linking to one of the Zva designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on. Be prepared to be inspired along the way. Hidden on 5 of the blogs is a Zva Creative prize package ... Woo-Hoo!!! Those blogs will be randomly chosen after the hop is over, so it's important to leave a comment on as many blogs as you can along the way.

The Blog Hop starts now and runs through midnight US Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, Oct. 26th and the 5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 27th on each of the five winning blogs. The full list will be found on Kim Hughes‘s blog as well (linked above). We will do our best to notify each winner, but it's best if you can pop in to all of the blogs once again on Wednesday...plus, you never know what kind of inspirational creation that you may find there. All you need to do is leave a comment on this Zva Blog Hop post...you do not need to leave a comment on each and every designer's blog post to qualify. The more times you leave a comment along the blog hop path though, the more chances you will have to be one of the lucky winners. And of course, you've got to be in it, to win it! (-:

I thought I would creat a layout to celebrate the Halloween season. Even though we don't really celebrate Halloween here in Australia, my girls still love the whole concept and can't resist dressing up and enjoying all things spooky. This is my youngest trying very hard to be scary (it didn't work, lol!!!). I've used lots of Zva Creative goodies including rhinestone flourishes (CR-03CA-112), rhinestones (CR-02CB-101), pearls (PE-02CB-101/CR-02CA-127), rhinestone strips (CR01CB113), foam dots (2mm), gemstone brads (BRBK-02CB-102), felt flowers (FL-01CB-114 and FL-01CB-116), and silk flowers (FL01CB110).

I created this layout by spraying Glimmermist (Black Magic) around the outside edges and machine stitching a border. This took some of the brightness out of the orange paper (more grunge). I've made a word sticker block up in the left hand corner, and topped it off with a little metal bat. Isn't he cute? I've then layed down a big block of patterned paper, and layered ribbon, canvas borders, doilies, and Zva Creative flowers on top. I've added some bling, then finished it off with journalling around the outer edge of the layout. Feel free to leave a comment or email me if you have any questions about the layout.

The blog hop begins here: Kim Hughes Paper Hugs

Your next stop is here: Susan Lui Of Photos And Papers

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us. Make sure you drop back on Wednesday to find out who the lucky winners are. And don't forget, this will be the final Blog Hop before we announce the new Zva Creative Design Team. How exciting!!!

September Zva Blog Hop Winners announced

Here's one more layout that I would like to share with you. I have used Martha Stewart doilies as stencils, with Glimmermist Cosmos Pink and Coffee Shop for my background. Chipboard, papers and stickers are from Crate Paper. But my finishing touches are, of course, from Zva Creative. I have used bling flourishes(CR-02CA-110 and CR-03CA-118), silk flowers (FL01CB106), bulk flowers (sweet blossoms) and foam dots (1mm and 2mm).

We'd like to congratulate the five September Zva Blog Hop winners! Their names will be found on the following blogs:
Kim Hughes: Paper Hugs
Julianne McKenna-De Lumen: Jules The Bling Princess
Wendy McKee: My Ordinary Life
Benedicte Raphalen: Scrap Sweet Scrap
Lisa Johnson: Poppy Paperie
One winner from each of the 5 blogs will receive a Zva prize package worth $30.00. Congrats winners!

I ran the numbers through the Random Integer Generator
And the random number winner is:
28
Timestamp: 2010-09-29 08:22:13 UTC

Congratulations to Rae Barthel, our lucky winner! Could you please contact me with your mailing details so we can get your prize to you.