Lets just jump right on in, shall we? We asked you on Monday what sort of ideas you had for our Snow Day collection and all of you had some really great ideas to share with us. Some of of our favorites included decorating our chipboard accents with clear glue and glitter to create festive brightly colored ornaments for the tree, creating miniature versions of Jen Chesnick's super cute Christmas Wreath, spicing up the work cubical with some of our colorful Snow Day pattern papers and lastly, this great idea which we've selected as today's winner of the Snow Day collection:
A Crate Snowman, hanging out on the ledge of the fireplace. Complete with little twigs for arms. My two and a half year old son would love looking at it, and my pug Lola would love to eat it ;) The line looks amazing.
Who doesn't love a snowman with twigs for arms?! We also thought it was cute that she mentioned her lil' pug, Lola. From the sounds of it, Lola considers our Snow Day collection to be a tasty treat fit for a pug like herself. We'd really love to see this snowman and Lola together next Winter - we bet they'd be the best of pals! Do send us a photo Michelle! Congratulations on winning the collection! Send your info to [email protected] and we'll arrange to send you the collection after CHA!
We're going to move ahead and keep inspiring you with our new collections over the next couple of days before we leave for Chicago. Today, we're devoting the post to a few more project samples from our CP Girls using the Snow Day collection. Many of you considered the collection to be "non-traditional" and a nice alternative for creating both your Christmas & Winter projects. We happen to think the same, which is reason we're so excited about it! For us, Snow Day is about celebrating Winter with a splash of color and a hint of quirkiness. It's eclectic, fun and perfectly captures the festivities of the season! Our CP Girls have done a fabulous job demonstrating the versatility of the collection along with it's uniquely whimsical take on Winter. Heidi Sonboul sent us this layout last week that includes almost the entire assortment of our Snow Day's chipboard accents. We think it's particularly festive and joyous and is a great example of how to use our chipboard accents!
Next is a quick and easy card from Heidi that combines our "Mittens" pattern paper with some really cute lil' eyelets. What a great way to dress up them polka-dots!
Amy Heller's been busy playing with Snow Days as well this week. She sent us an assortment of cards recently, but because they were unbelievably wonderful, most were picked up for publication already! Here's one we're able to share with you today though...
Amy has a way with paper, doesn't she?! Her cards are simply splendid and we love everything she does for us! If you're a card maker, you'll want to continue visiting our blog now and in the future. We've added an assortment of talented card makers to our team who'll be inspiring us with their card making ideas via tutorials starting in August!
We have more plans up our sleeves as we finish off the week! If you're a scrapbook designer and will be attending CHA, add us to your schedule for tomorrow as we have a special contest awaiting you. On Friday, we'll be saying farewell before heading off to CHA and will leave you with enough Restoration inspiration to last you all weekend! And of course, we'll post CHA updates nearly all next week with the help of our Design Team Coordinator, Christine Middlecamp! A HUGE thank-you to those that participated in Monday's "Snow Day" giveaway. Our final giveaway will go live tomorrow, School Spirit! We know there are lots of you out there that adore our School Spirit collection, so join us tomorrow to find out how to win it! We'll see you then!
great chipboard accents! love them
Posted by: ReNi | July 21, 2010 at 01:17 PM
Congratulations to Michelle...she is a lucky girl! See you at CHA !
Posted by: Julie Ranae | July 21, 2010 at 01:37 PM
Oh this layout is brilliant! What a great way to use the chipboard.
Posted by: Jenink | July 21, 2010 at 02:38 PM
Great design talents, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: jan | July 21, 2010 at 02:46 PM
congrats winner :) am completely inspired by all the projects you've showcased, please keep them coming!
Posted by: graceincalifornia | July 21, 2010 at 03:19 PM
Love the circle frame & all the layered elements - fantastic!
Posted by: Olivia | July 21, 2010 at 03:20 PM
BEAUTIFUL!! Congrats MIchelle and I will be stopping in at CHA ;)
Posted by: Lexi Bridges | July 21, 2010 at 03:29 PM
oh that card with the x-mas tree is darling! so fun! oh man...the holidays will be here before we know it! it's so great to get some ideas now :)
Posted by: s. | July 21, 2010 at 09:00 PM
Love that layout.
Posted by: Janene | July 22, 2010 at 05:22 AM
So glad Sarah posted her cards on her blog so I could discover the fantastic sneak peeks! I love the colors, the images, the embellies... Over the top!
Posted by: Sally | July 22, 2010 at 08:00 AM