Owls and fairies release

Hi everyone, I hope the little bit of colder weather hasn't dampened your spirits at all.  If you are feeling a little down, I hope this cheers you up.  Remember it is crafting weather, and that is a good thing.


New products:
Well you asked for it, and we have delivered.
Owls lots of owls, all sorts.
http://www.imagineif.co.nz/birds/

This is just one of the set that you can get, also we have released our range of fairies, and mushrooms

http://www.imagineif.co.nz/fantasy-creatures/

We have also made a very cool mushroom, that I have forgotten to photograph, but you can see it in one of the photos below.
This what i did one day when I had no power for 6 hours.


I had a lot of fun, and what am I going to do with it? Check it out at SENZ, it will be there.  If it fits in the car of course.
http://www.senz.co.nz/

Wait until you see what the design team has done with all the projects, they are incredible.

We have also manufactured our own range of off the page projects, and wow my husband has been an absolute genius at times.  we are now two months in advance and the design team has just got the most complicated thing yet, however without instructions it will be fun to put together, we will really test them. You on the other hand will have instructions.

This month we are releasing two projects a memory box and a film strip box.
http://www.imagineif.co.nz/mdf-3d-projects/

They are both fun and so simple to put together, and again the girls have been very busy. Rick has ensured that each piece clicks into place to make it simple.

Classes
Saturday 3rd May - Scrap booking project.
At Paperzone in Hamilton 10am, a concertina layout, a great project to hold lots of photos.  Contact them for more details.

Friday 9th May Mothers day cards $20.00
We have done a quick switch around, as I forgot Mothers day.  Marilyn has made two outstanding cards for a special lady/ladies in your life.

Please note that the price by has changed by$5.00 as Marilyn got carried away with the 2nd project, but I think we can all say it is worth it, and yes it folds down into a card, so please book quickly at the class is already got a few bookings.

Friday May 30th Memory Box $35.00
Make a box to put all your treasures in, made from MDF.  You can choose your own colours, we will supply the box, embellishments, and words.

June 13th  Children's cards $20.00
Make 3 cards for those little ones in your life.

4th July - Senz 1 class,
5th July senz 1 class
6th July - Senz 1 class

That's it for today everyone, I hope you like all the new products and check out what the design team has been up to over the past month
http://www.imagineifnz.blogspot.co.nz/


So email me or phone me on 07 8873901 if you have any questions, leave me a message on the phone if I am out and about or working with a loud machine.


all the best Jo

 

Machinery Cloth Book - Beth

Hi everyone Beth here.

I love these little felt cutouts of machinery from Imagine If.. and the little boys in my life also love trucks.  So I decided to make a book that even a small boy can enjoy, a fabric one.  You can find them in sets of three here and here.

I started out by cutting my pieces of fabric 4"x12", some thick cotton I had left over from another project.  I then chose which truck would go one which page, glued on the centre, and traced some letters on the bottom.   Then came the time consuming part - the sewing.  I often sew in front of the TV in the evenings, so that is what I did; I wanted to make sure that no bits were going to come off while being played with by a 1 year old.  I stitched the words with a thicker cotton.

Once I had all the machinery sewn on with there names, I sewed the back and front of each double page together, leaving a hole for turning through.  I pressed the pages and then stitched down the centre a couple of times to make the spine firm.  

I love the fact these are cut out in felt so can easily be used for a fabric project a well as on a papercrafts project.  And there are so many other felt designs from Imagine If.

A Card For A Friend ...... Imagine If... DT project

Hi everyone Carol here, today I decided to make a card for a friend.  Check out this cool little BOOT

I have used it on a card here but it lends its self to many other things

I used some left over papers and other little bits and pieces

The verse is from Imagine If Quotes and Proverbs sheet

So very true

Hope you have a lovely crafty day :)

Flower pot card

Hi everyone this is my 3rd project for Imagine If...  I decided on a flower pot Card using the felt cuts from Imagine if

Using some card stock and an idea from Pinterest, I've cut out the card and flower pot envelope.

The flower pot I have added a folded and punched trim edge with a pretty pink bow.

The flowers I have used are some of the felt flowers from Imagine if and I have placed some paper leaf flourishes to add some interest to the card.....perfect for mothers day coming up!

Mmm. . . . fish - Brenda

Brenda here with a masculine layout without a flower in sight (very hard for me to do).  Hubby recently took part in a local fishing competition and after an over nighter out at sea, they returned with a large chilly bin full of mixed fish.  What a great excuse to use this gorgeous felt cut out 'fishing boat' from Imagine if.

I started the page with a paper from Heartfelt Creations which I cut to shape using a template. Once the edges were all distressed I added a bit of interest with some modelling paste thru the TCW template, which I heat embossed with silver while the paste was still wet, then added some random script stamping.  Once the photo was matted & distressed the page came together very quickly.  All the embellishments are from Imagine if - felt fishing boat, sea shells & corner flourish (both of which I flocked to give that 'felted' look).  I chose to leave the chipboard lettering raw as the colours fitted so well.

These embellishments are all proudly 'NZ made' and most are available in chipboard as well as felt, although its not too hard to change their appearance to suit as I have done here.  Jo and her team are still extremely busy turning out lots of new items to excite us all.  Keep visiting to see what they come up with next.

Brenda

www.thyme2craft.blogspot.co.nz

All dressed up - Marilyn

Hi Marilyn here,

I wanted to have a little play with the shoes that Jo sent to me, but decide they just need something special to go with them, and what better thing than a beautiful dress.   

 

First I layered the base cards to give some depth. The edge of the white card was inked with Versa magic Purple Hydrangea as was the dress to add some definition.

The dress was made from a scalloped circle die which was then embossed. I attached lace to the bottom of the skirt then added the felt flowers which were embellished with a pearl. The dress was finished off with the addition of a pearl heart and straps.

The coat hanger was stamped with Versa Mark, dusted with pearlex and sprayed with hairspray.

The dress was then pop dotted onto the card.

The card was finished with a handmade bag and beautiful glittered shoes to match and both finished off with matching flowers.

I love the way the flowers have added so much texture and depth. Now its your turn to experiment.

Check out the Craft supplies at Imagine if and let your imagination run free.

Have fun

Marilyn

Chipboard and Utee

Good morning, hope you all are having a wonderful Easter, today I have blog number three for Imagine if.... You've seen the boots/shoes we got sent but we also got lots of other delicious goodies in our craftiness bags, the chipboard die cuts are absolutely gorgeous, the bird cage is beautiful, the bars are thin but sturdy and the butterfly is so delicate looking but hold paint and embossing powders really well. On my two cards I did the same technique on both chipboard die cuts, first layer is some paint, on the cage I've used black and on the butterfly I've used Silks ginger peach. then I have used Stampin ups pewter embossing powder, then I have added Ultra thick embossing powders (UTEES) on my top layer. the UTEEs make the other embossing powder move around a bit so you get a glimpse of the paint in places underneath, with the black it makes it look a lot like metal but feels all smooth and nice, but on the butterfly I put a small layer of  Rubbadubbadoo's Poly Sparkle in between the pewter and Utees  and this has just added a hint of glitter on my butterfly and looks gorgeous. All quotes are from Imagine if.... and then I have complimented both with the softness of felt. Loving the felt, so soft and cuddly!!!!      

and last week I showed you my boot that I randomly painted/stamped/embossed among other things, I have made a photo less lo with it, my background I just painted stripes with my watercolour paint then randomly stamped, then used a clean-up paper towel on top with a beautiful frame from Imagine if... and another inspirational quote. The end result is a very busy page that I quite like!!!

  
Well that's me for now, enjoy your Easter break
Happy Craftin
Katrina