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Guest Blogger: Erin Bassett

Today we have a special post by Guest Designer, Erin Bassett. We're excited to share her adorable projects featuring our Fiesta collection. How cute is that shadowbox?! It would be the perfect way to say "I love you" this Valentine's day!

 

Hi everyone, I'm guest blogging today and sharing a couple of projects I created with the Cloud 9 "Fiesta" collection.

First up is this 5" x 7" shadow box. 

 

I made the frame out of some coordinating cardstock that I had cut out using my Silhouette. Once I put the frame together I then punched out the die-cut alphabet, sanded the edges, and then added some faux stitches with a pen. I popped up the letters with some foam adhesive to give them some dimension.

Oh, and you see that "v"...it used to be an "x"!  Trimmed down it's the perfect size to float above the tail of the "L".

 

And of course I had to use one of the fabric flowers and the adorable heart button as an embellishment!

Next I created a scrapbook layout about our puppy, Willow. I really like the offset look of the glittered patterned paper I used for the background.

 

I added the one of the die-cut papers, trimming it to fit, and sewed it to the page.

 

I also added some messy stitches to the fabric stickers as well.  

So that's my projects!  I'd love to see what YOU have done with this collection.  Leave a comment below with a link to your projects so we can all check them out!

 

 

Erin is a craft addict who loves to do something creative every day. She shares her love of all things artsy on her blog and in the classes and events she teaches at. Erin is a freelance artist, designing for top manufactures and has had many of her projects published in various magazines and books. She considers it a blessing to be able to call her passion "work". 

Fiskars & Cloud 9 Card Project

Check out this cute card project featured on Joann.com. This Thank You Card uses Fiskars® Fuse Creativity System Starter Set along with papers from our Cloud 9 Boutique, Fiesta. For complete instructions and a supply list, download the detailed project guide here!

Upcoming Joann In-store Demos

We're excited to announce that JoAnn Fabric and Craft Superstores are hosting more in-store demos featuring Fiskars tools and some great new Colorbök product. These creative crafts use one of our new Cloud Nine boutiques, Nightshade. Check with your local JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstore for the exact date and time of these in-store demonstrations. 

The October demo will give you the instructions you need to create an adorable embellished mini envelope. In November, you'll learn to make a cute chevron card and mini ablum. 

The whole Nighshade collection is available in your local JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores in the scrapbooking boutiques. The black and white art is great for every occasion. Mix in some orange accents for a cute or creepy Halloween look perfect for this season!

 

 

 

Cloud 9 and Xyron Giveaway!

This week Xyron is celebrating their 35k Fan giveaway on facebook. To help them celebrate this awesome achievement we're joining forces for two great giveways! One on their fb page this week AND one amazing giveaway here on the blog. Leave a comment below telling us how you became a fan of Colorbök to enter. 

Up for grabs is an impressive assortment of items from our newest collections, Fiesta and Nightshade. We are including a stack of chipboard alphas, patterned paper, glitter paper, diecut paper, die-cut accents, rub-ons, fabric flowers, stickers and MORE, MORE, MORE! Xyron has also generously included a 9" Creative Station for the giveaway. These things are amazing! My Creative Station has seriously changed my life and now I can't imagine crafting without one.

 

Contest ends Friday, August 10th at midnight est.

No international entries please.

 

Good Luck!

 

CHA Summer Sneak Peek 2

We are so busy here at Colorbök HQ! Preparing for CHA Summer, designing new collections and crafting like crazy leaves little time for the blog! There are so many beautiful new collections and creative projects that we have to share with you and too little time to do it! Up next is a peek at the second collection we are presenting from our Cloud 9 Designs brand. What do you think?

Nightshade is just made for special events! From black tie affairs to childhood tea parties, this charming black and white collection is totally versatle. Dress it up or dress it down, add a pop of color or keep it classy! Basic black goes with everything!

 

CHA Summer Sneak Peek

CHA Summer is just around the corner! We are super excited to be exhibiting with all our new brands for the first time! We will be presenting great new collections in our Cloud 9 Designs, TPC Studios and Making Memories brands.

Our first new collection combines warm, vibrant colors and playful elements to create a look that is just plain fun! Use Fiesta to preserve memories of a perfect party or to celebrate the joys of everyday life! 

Look for more CHA Sneak Peeks in the coming weeks.

We hope you love everything as much as we do!

 

Stamp Give-away Winner!

Thank you to everyone who participated and commented in the Stampin' some Creativity post. We love to hear from each of you. Congratulations to our winner!

Beth, if you don't receive an email from us, please make sure to contact us at blog@colorbok.com to arrange the delivery of your Heidi Grace and Cloud 9 Stamps.

Stampin’ some Creativity

Get inspired with our new Heidi Grace and Cloud 9 Stamps! There are some great new themes available to help round out your stamp collections with every occasion.  A couple of our favorites are featured below.

Great for invitations, gifts or favors, these Cloud 9 Baby stamps are perfect to help welcome new additions to any family!

Create your own patterned papers! Place groupings of stamps on an acrylic block and stamp on the paper of your choice. Try making two different groupings of stamps and stagger them while stamping to create a more detailed design. 

Adhere multiple layers of paper to create unique borders around your layouts. We used Xyron's Adhesive Application System which made it very easy to get an even adhesive coverage.

These Heidi Grace Wedding stamps are a perfect combination of light-hearted elegance. Celebrate the union of friends and loved ones with these adorable stamps!

Use silver ink to make patterns look a bit more sophisticated. Try using a different color for more fun, playful layouts. 

Mix and match accent colors for variation!

 

We love the new designs and hope that you do too! Find these and other great designs at your local JoAnn Craft Store. Comment below for a chance to win 5 of our new designs – including the two used in the projects featured above!  We'll announce the winners Wednesday, March 28th.

 

February In-Store Demo at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores

Need a little push to get into the papercrafting mood?  The upcoming JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores in-store event features this sweet little Rosette Card made with Cloud 9 Wild Indigo product and Fiskars tools:

Card by Valerie Salmon for Fiskars.  Fiskars products used:  Double Bubble border punch, paper trimmer and scissors.

Using only three items from the Cloud 9 Wild Indigo boutique and the tools above, it's simple, yet sure to wow any recipient.

Item # 67905 – Cloud 9 Wild Indigo – Layered Paper Pack, Item # 60877 – Cloud 9 Wild Indigo – Cardstock Border & Big Word Stickers, Item # 67885 – Cloud 9 Wild Indigo – Glitter White Dots

Check with your local JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstore for the exact date and time in February.

Sweet Screens!

Tis’ the season of Candy Canes!

 I love this time of year and I wanted to share some of my holiday cheer by making your screens a little sweeter this holiday season with these candy cane themed wallpapers! Click HERE to download them for your computer and phone.

To make the candy canes I used pattens from our Cloud 9 Seasonal Paper Pads and Mat Stacks, now available at Jo-Ann Craft and Larger Superstores.

 

Have a Sweet Holiday Season!

Handmade Holiday Made Easy!

It's easy to hand-make all of your holiday cards and tags when you've got a big stash of holiday paper. With the Cloud 9 Seasonal Paper Pads at JoAnn Fabric and Crafts Larger Superstores, it's pretty easy...almost too easy!

These paper pads highlight the colors, textures, and icons of the best seasons of the year.. Autumn, Halloween, and (of course) Christmas! It's enough paper goodness to get you through the entire holiday season! 

Fall and Halloween may be long gone, but now's the perfect time to start gathering photos and memories from the last couple of months and making cute projects with these papers!

But for now, let's talk about Christmas, shall we? I've made a couple quick, easy projects with the papers from this collection. You can whip up a gift tag in less than 5 minutes. It's so nice to give gifts with that little extra something special to show how much you care.

These little trees were a cinch to make, and they're easy to customize! They can stand alone as decoration, or can be used to top a handmade card or gift tag.

Don't underestimate the power of a cute gift tag. It adds such a nice, polished touch to your wrapped gift!

 

The Cloud 9 Seasonal Paper collection comes in 3 formats: A 180 sheet paper pad, a 48 sheet paper pad with glitter, foil, and varnish treatments, and a Mat Stack with glitter, foil, and varnish. So fun and festive! All 3 formats have an equal amount of Autumn, Halloween, and Christmas patterns so there's plenty to go around!

 

Visit your local JoAnns today and check it out! Merry Christmas and Happy crafting!

 

 

Wild Indigo "Good Times" Card by Valerie Salmon

JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores recently partnered with Fiskars for in-store demo using some of the Cloud 9 Wild Indigo product to feature their new flower border punch, paper trimmer and scissors.  Check out the crafty card Valerie Salmon designed for the event:

Here are the products from Wild Indigo that were used:

Cloud 9 Wild Indigo Layered Paper Pad (Item #67905), Cloud 9 Wild Indigo Bling Cardstock Foil Stickers (Item #67903), Cloud 9 Wild Indigo Cardstock Borders & Big words stickers (Item #60877)

We have several other demos in the coming months and we'll be sure to let you know ahead of time so you can check for specific dates and times at your local JoAnns Super Store or ETC Store.

Lucky Ladies

Cloud 9 Wild Indigo Give-Away

You know the drill:  Comment, Win, Craft!

The first batch includes Rhinestone Accents, Glitter Stickers, Ruffled Accents, Foil Chipboard Accents, Foil Stickers, a Specialty Cardstock Pad and Layered Paper Pad.

The second batch includes Gemstone Accents, Photo Mats, Glitter Stickers, Silver Rain Dots, a Specialty Cardstock Pad, Die-cut Paper Pack and an Album.

Comment and tell us which you would like to win by Wednesday, November 16th!  Winners will be announced November 18th.  (Sorry, no international entries will be accepted.)

If you aren't one of the winners or just can't wait to get your hands on these great new products, you can find them at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores.

Holly K (batch #1) and Jessie G (batch #2) are the winners of last week's Sweet Clementine give-away!  Congrats ladies!

Be sure to check back this week for another give-away of Cloud 9 product.

Giveaway Day!

Happy November!  To stifle the post-Halloween blues or sugar hangover you might be experiencing today we have two amazing giveaways that include Sweet Clementine product shown in yesterday's project post.  

The first batch includes Rhinestone Accents, Glitter Stickers, Ruffled Accents, Foil Chipboard Accents, Foil Stickers, a Specialty Cardstock Pad and Layered Paper Pad.

The second batch includes Gemstone Accents, Photo Mats, a Specialty Cardstock Pad, Die-cut Paper Pack, Mixed Media Pad and an Album.

Comment and tell us which you would like to win by Friday, November 4th!  Winners will be announced November 7th.  (Sorry, no international entries will be accepted.)

If you aren't one of the winners or just can't wait to get your hands on these great new products, you can find them at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores.

Cloud 9 Projects and New Items In-Store Now!

We just added 6 really creative projects to the Crafty Colorbok Project Gallery featuring the new papers in the Cloud 9 Sweet Clementine and Wild Indigo boutique at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores! 

Not only can you get inspired by these fresh creations, but if you click here and visit our website you can see step-by-step instructions for making each of the projects.

fig. 1 Monogram and Frame / fig. 2 Paper Flower Bouquet / fig. 3 Monogram Shadow Box / fig. 4 Paper Flower Wreath / fig. 5 Recipe Organizer / fig. 6 Corkboard Tray

Besides the new paper pads there are some fancy new accents to jazz up your layouts or paper crafting projects including Ruffled Accents, Glitter Stickers and Rhinestone Accents in both colorways:

 

 

Wicked Wallpaper

Candy, costumes and creepy crawlies...

Celebrate the joys of this spooktacular season with a bewitching wallpaper for your computer or phone. This haunting desktop wallpaper will cast a spell on all those around you. Click here to download it... if you dare! 

 

My inspiration for this fab freebie was the new Cloud 9 seasonal art designed by Brittany. Our Cloud 9 Seasonal Paper Pads and Mat Stacks, now available at Jo-Ann Craft and Larger Superstores, contain patterns perfect for Autumn Harvest, Halloween and the upcoming Holiday seasons. You'll definitely get plenty of mileage out of these papers in the next few months. Pick up a paper pad or mat stack today so you can scrap your boys and ghouls in style!

Look forward to blog posts with creative seasonal crafts featuring these pads over the next fews months. They will be perfect for Thanksgiving decor, Christmas cards and so much more!

 

Lucky Ladies!

Getting Crafty With Stamps!

Last week I got a chance to play with the Cloud 9 Rubber Cling Stamps from JoAnn Fabric and Craft Larger Superstores.  I decided to make some of my own gift wrap using brown kraft paper and the Home stamps.  The vintage keys were perfect to alternate across the paper in white ink.  Tied up with a little peach ribbon and a key accent, someone is going to love this little surprise.

The other project I fashioned using the Pattern stamp on fabric (new to me!).  I ripped a 2 inch strip of natural colored linen and frayed the edges by pulling out some strings.  Then I used one of the stamps to make a line of flourishes from one end to the other.  I sewed two cute buttons to one end of the fabric and then fastened the wrap to the jar using clear double-sided tape.  (The cute flowers made by Renee from Cloud 9 Wild Indigo papers will be a future project so check back!)

Let me know if you pick up any of the Cloud 9 or Heidi Grace stamps and what you create with them.  We're always looking for new stamping techniques!