I'm an Athlete, White Elegance, & A Fair Day

Here is the continuation of our CHA Winter 2011 sneak peeks...

Introducing Sunny Day, Couture, & Corinne!

Merry Christmas Everyone! Our gift to you is some sneak peeks of our CHA Winter 2011 Releases.

Come back tomorrow for more!

Dimensional Projects

Everyone is back from CHA now. The party was a lot of fun and our projects were a big hit! Today we are excited to finally share some things we created for the booth with you.



Look at this beautiful drawer Jessica made using the Moonrise collection! She is so talented with 3-Dimensional Projects. I love the thoughtful quotes on these cards that fit perfectly inside the drawer.


This Monsterville box is so cool. We didn't realize until after we took the picture that the lid pops off. The box is actually made out of scrapbook pages cut and folded to make the bottom and sides of the box! So clever.



This card was made using the Spooks collection. At first glance, it seems like a regular card. However, when you open it up the center part twists to show another message. If you'd rather not use it as a card, this could also be a great halloween decoration because it stands up great on its own.


This Kris Kringle mailbox is the perfect place to send letters to Santa. Maybe Santa's elves will stop by as the little ones sleep to pick them up!

Busy Bees

Please forgive us if we are a little slow on our posts this week. We are busily getting ready for CHA.

5 lucky people...

It's been a fun giveaway to get to know you all a little better. It sounds like there are a lot of good things going on out there. Like a few people mentioned, summer's still not over so make what's left of it great. Make sure to check back tomorrow to read about the guest blogger we'll be having next week. She's amazing! We used random.org and it drew these five numbers:

Which makes the winners the following 5 people. Read what they had to say about their summers:





For those of you who won, congratulations! Send us an email to seiblog(at)shopsei(dot)com with the shirt size that you would like sent to you.

100th Post Giveaway!

Today is our 100th post! Thanks so much for sticking by us over the last 9 months. That's a good chunk of time (we could have had a baby in that time... wait, Maria did!). We wanted to do a simple recap of our 5 favorite project posts since we started the SEI Lifestyle Blog. We want to make sure that you are made aware of these amazing posts in case you missed them.

• #5- star album Josh had a video tutorial on how to create a star album. It featured Alpine Frost but can be made with any paper line anytime of the year.
• #4- mimosa leftovers Every month we feature how to use your Club SEI leftovers. With this post we provided a box, bag and flower template.
• #3- paperdoll One of our favorite projects was this paper doll. If you need a project to entertain a bored little girl on summer break, visit this post
• #2- baby blocks Anyone having a baby will love you forever with these customized baby blocks

And our number one post that everyone fell in love with was from our guest blogger, Heather Mildenstein. It was her baby tie tutorial:

baby tie tutorial

Since our CHA Sneak Peak was our #1 giveaway (with over 100 comments), we have decided to give away one more sample packet. Click here if you can't remember the contents.

GIVEAWAY PACK!

Entering the giveaway is simple. Here's how:
1. From your blog, link back to this post! See, simple.
2. Leave a comment showing your blog address.

3. Your blog must have a post containing the link below:

http://seilifestyle.blogspot.com/2009/06/100th-post-giveaway.html

• Giveaway is open until Monday, July 6th! Good luck.

CHA Giveaway Winner!

Thank you all for entering our giveaway. We are so glad to see that you are excited about the new lines. We hope to see some of you at CHA next month. So the two lucky ladies are...


Congratulations! To claim your prize, please email us your shipping address to, seiblog(at)shopsei(dot)com. Thanks again, and stay tuned for some fun summer projects this week!

Unbelievable Giveaway!

So after oohing and ahhing over these beautiful new lines we want to share these exclusive products with you. So we're not doing 1, but 2 giveaways! You will be the first people outside of the SEI premises to own these lines (yay)! Other than the 2 lucky winners, these lines won't be available to take home until August. Each giveaway will include the following:

• 3 sheets from Moravia, 3 sheets from Winter Song
and 3 sheets from Christmas Mint
• Moravia cardstock stickers,
Winter Song die-cuts & Christmas Mint ribbon

These 9 sheets of paper will include all of the treatments being showcased in the new lines. For an up close view of the papers in the giveaway, click on the image below to enlarge.

glitter | flock | pearl
mint foil | varnish | pear foil
flock | copper foil | die cut sheet

How can these all become yours? Well here are the simple instructions:

Giveaway #1- Join as an SEI Follower. Under the followers section on the right hand side of our blog, become a follower of SEI. One winner will be chosen from our "Followers" section.

Giveaway #2- Leave a comment!

• You can enter both giveaways (one time each, please)
• Deadline is Sunday, June 21st, 2009 at midnight.
•The winner will be announced Monday, June 22nd, so be sure to check back.

See I told you it was simple! Ready, set, go! Good luck!

CHA Giveaway Winner!

Thank you again for all your amazing feedback. We have a winner for our giveaway... using random.org we were able to randomly choose a winner. Drumroll...the winner is:









Congratulations Lynette! All you need to do is email us your shipping information to seiblog@shopsei.com. Anyone can email us whatever is on their mind for that matter. For those of you who have been wondering, some of the Playdate & En Route papers will be featured in upcoming Club SEI kits. Yay!

CHA Giveaway!

So far CHA has been a lovely experience. Much like the feedback we've received from you our viewers, our CHA audience has also embraced our new lines. Here around the art room, we are relaxing a bit and enjoying our new products. We've been working on layouts, albums, cards & numerous paper projects with our new lines. The great thing about creating our projects is that we love our paper lines even more. So to give you an opportunity to enjoy your day as much as we do, we are giving away a Lovebirds assortment pack (shown above). It includes two sheets of all the papers in the collection, which is a total of 20 papers (2 of each glitter, 2 of each foil, 2 of each shimmer, 1 of each lace) and 1 sheet of glitter die-cuts. Visit our website for more images. All you need to do is leave us a comment by Wednesday, January 28th by midnight. You'll receive the assortment pack just in time to make some sweet valentine's. Thanks again for all your support this last week!

Love,
the art studio

Meet our friends- Playday!

Last year we came out with our baby lines chick-a-doo and chick-a-dee. We loved adding these cuties to our SEI family, but they needed friends. We decided a toddler line would be the perfect solution, and Playday was born:

Whimsical elephants, giraffes, little birds, and a momma kangaroo with baby all invite you for a play date. Creating layouts or making cards with this collection will create smiles. These papers and embellishments are perfect for boy or girl layouts.



Love,
the art studio

En Route- by land, by air, by sea

En Route is the first travel line that we've ever released here at SEI. This line will be ready to purchase before your summer adventures. May is when we will have it available whether online or with our distributors. We have been overjoyed with the responses that we've gotten so far from you, our viewers. Remember, if you need to see a close up of the pictures being shown below, you can always click to enlarge the embellishments and papers.

Where are you going? By land, by sea or by air, your memories will be enhanced by this collection. Choose between the subtle colors inspired by the rolling hills of a road trip, a day sailing on the water or relaxing with a view of a sunset.



Love,
the art studio

Bridgeport- game, set, match

We are so ecstatic that our lines are being embraced by our audience. On the Tuesday, January 20th entry we were actually featured on Print & Pattern. It is one of our favorite blogs to see what trends and inspirations are orbiting the world.

Now for another yummy spring must-have, Bridgeport. Remember, if you need to see a close up of the pictures being shown below, you can always click and enlarge them to appreciate the details.

This collection of spring papers captures the elegance of butterflies flying through a garden path lined with flowers. Imagine yourself spending a sunny spring day playing badminton or croquet in a grassy field. Share laughter with friends. Taste the sweet pucker of lemonade. Squint at the sun. Enjoy the shade under the trees. Clover green, bordeaux, turquoise and misty blue are the signature colors.



Love,
the art studio

Infuse Passion with Mimosa

Thanks for all your comments yesterday on our Lovebirds line. It will be the line featured in our February Club SEI kit. And now introducing Mimosa:

A lavish watercolor bouquet blends the passionate colors of guava and mango, whispers of pink, sweet and sour cumquat and the zest of key lime. This collection is perfect for celebrating Mother’s Day or a spring wedding shower. The complementing embellishments add the finishing touch to every card or layout.



Love,
the art studio

CHA Preview, seriously!

This last year we have been laboring our little fingers away to come up with some amazing lines. It's definitely been worth it and although our creative juices have been drained we are so satisfied with the fruits of our labors. We each have a different line that we like to call our baby and we're hoping that you will want to take them all home with you. What we'll be doing this week is featuring one new line everyday and telling you a little about it. Please, please please leave us your comments and feedback. We would love to hear what our lines do to your heart, whether it flatlines or pitter patters. Our first line that we're showing is actually here and ready to order, she is called... Lovebirds.


The sweetness of love is delivered especially for you. This collection is the key to expressing your love and friendship. Small lovebirds fly free among the flowers. Die cut lace paper is a delicate patterned overlay. Chocolate, forget-me-not blue, lilac and berry say “you are the key to my heart”.

Love,
the art studio