July 9 – July 22, 2009
Commenting on this post is welcome but does not enter you into the contest. This contest is sponsored directly by Spellbinders Paper Arts. Please read the post to find directions for entering. If you have any questions, please e-mail ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us.
Welcome to the 13th day of Spellbinders CHA Sneak Peek Blog Frenzy!
Spellbinders is revealing 17 new die templates to be released at the Craft and Hobby Trade Show on July 28, 2009, with some of their greatest fans…YOU! From July 9 – 22, 2009, you will have the opportunity to be a part of these world wide sneak peeks through visiting the Spellbinders designer blogs listed below and trying your luck at winning spectacular die templates! You will have a chance to win the die I’m introducing AND the dies previously revealed in this CHA Blog Frenzy by entering the contest at the end of this post. This is a progressive prize, each day the daily prize grows! Be sure to read all the rules before entering! You still have until July 22nd, 11:59 pm EST to enter Becca Feeken’s blog contest at: http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/ and until July 23rd, 11:59 pm EST to enter mine.
To see previous reveals, or to go to any of the blogs of future reveals, feel free to visit the following:
7/9 Debbie Olson – http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/ 7/10 Michelle Wooderson – http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/ 7/11 Karen Hunsaker – http://www.karenskreativekreations.blogspot.com/ 7//12 Kazan Clark – http://nunutoolies.blogspot.com/ 7/13 Linda Duke – http://www.lindaduke.typepad.com/ 7/14 Heidi Blankenship – http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/ 7/15 Kimberly Crawford – http://www.kimberly-crawford.blogspot.com/ 7/16 Julie Overby – http://joverby.blogspot.com/ 7/17 Sherry Cheever - http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/ 7/18 Debbie Seyer – http://www.debbieseyer.com/ 7/19 Lesa Rapp – http://paperpossibilities.blogspot.com/ 7/20 Becca Feeken – http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/ 7/21 Jennifer Davis – http://www.preservationarts.com/ 7/22 Keri Lee Sereika - http://pinklemonade.typepad.com/my_weblog/
After the entry deadline is reached, Spellbinders will randomly pick one entry from each Blog Frenzy reveal as stated in the “Rules”. Winner will be contacted by e-mail within 24 hours of the contest deadline. Winner will have 72 hours to reply to that e-mail to claim the prize. If Winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new name will be drawn for said prize. Winner will receive the new die templates being revealed on the specific daily blog post they are entering.
Entrants visiting all 14 Spellbinders CHA Blog Frenzy Reveals and correctly entering their information into the separate drawings, as described below, will automatically be entered into a GRAND PRIZE give away of a full set of the CHA Summer 2009 die templates and Impressabilities releases, 29 products, with a retail value of $561.71.
I am so excited to share the projects that I’ve created here for you today. I love Christmas, even in the middle of the summer! These dies are fantastic for both scrapbook pages and those Christmas cards we’re already planning to make.
The scrapbook page I created to share features lots of distressing. I’ve put together a video to take you through the creation of this page. Watch and enjoy!
Spellbinders Supplies: S7-015 Grand 12″ Holiday Lights Border S4-225 Holiday Cheer S4-224 Snowflake Borderabilities Petite Other Supplies: Digital Frame: Rhonna Farrer/House of 3; 3D Foam Squares: 3L; Chalk Ink: Clearsnap; Distress Ink: Ranger; Cardstock: Bazzill; Versamark Ink: Tsukineko; Clear Embossing Powder: Stampendous; White Embossing Powder: Mark Industries; Ribbon: Creative Impressions; Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Designs; Pen: Creative Memories; Metal Charms: Unknown.
The second project I put together is a really exciting one that I think my kids are going to love. This is a fantastic low-cost gift idea for Christmas and I just love the way it turned out. I used an old frame, plastic baseball card pockets and several Spellbinders dies to put this together. This was also a great “use your stash” project. I used lots of older stickers and products that might have otherwise gone to waste. And can I just say how much I love the new Labels 8? It’s perfect!
Spellbinders Supplies S4-225 Holiday Cheer S7-015 Grand 12″ Holiday Lights Border S5-019 Labels Eight S4-234 Ribbon Tag Trio 2
S4-207 Kaleidoscope Pendant
I2-1003 Impressabilities Snowflake
S4-092 Stars 5
S3-004 Symbology
S4-160 Nested Birds
S4-210 Lattice Pendant
F-001 Red Foil
S4-114 Standard Circles, Large
S4-014 Timeless Heritage
S3-139 Holly & Lights
S4-085 Snowflake Wonder
Snowmen Spirellabilities Petals
Spirellabilities Rounded Petals Other Supplies: Copic Markers: Copic; 3D Foam Squares Adhesives: 3L; Mini Glue Dots; Red Ink: Clearsnap; Teal Cardstock: The Paper Company; Stamps: Hero Arts; Ribbon, brads, pearls: Creative Impressions; Paper, Dew Drops: Robin’s Nest; Felt: CPE; Candy Cane Digital Kit: Crystal Wilkerson; Acrylic Paint; Flocking Powder: Doodlebug Designs; White Cardstock: Neenah; Stencil Paste: Dreamweaver; Glitter: Martha Stewart; Turquoise Foil: Amaco; Patterned Paper: Colorbok; Baseball Card Holders; Xyron Machine; Cereal Boxes
Here are the images of the two awesome dies that I’ve been working with for this sneak peek. They are: S4-225 Holiday Cheer (MSRP $19.99) and S7-015 Grand 12″ Holiday Lights Border (MSRP $24.99).
Rules
Any participant wishing to be included in the daily drawing for the Spellbinders CHA Blog Frenzy give-away must adhere to all of the following rules. We are happy to welcome US and international blog guests for this Frenzy.
To enter each drawing on sneak peeks between July 9 and July 22, visit the reveal blog and click on the contest link to reveal an e-mail window. In the subject line of the e-mail, enter the die template name being revealed. Each blog reveal will remain open for 48 hours. Only 1 entry per blog is allowed and participant must use the same email address daily to be considered for grand prize entry, no exceptions. Please consider whether you will have access to the same e-mail address from July 9th through July 22nd and plan accordingly.
Spellbinders Design Team members and employees are not eligible for drawings.
Any participant wishing to be automatically entered into the drawing for the CHA Blog Frenzy Grand Prize must enter all 14 blog reveals and follow all the above rules.
Please note:
*Spellbinders will only use email information to contact the winner.
*Spellbinders will not share this email address with any other parties.
*Spellbinders will not use this email information for advertisements or communications
other than to contact the winner.
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Spellbinders CHA Blog Frenzy drawing
(If you use an e-mail client that does not work with this pop-up box, you may copy and paste this address to send your entry to: ContestDay13@spellbinders.us
For more Spellbinders new product release information go to: http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/new
If you have any questions regarding the contest, send an e-mail to: ContestQuestions@spellbinders.us
Thanks for stopping in today and good luck!
Jen
Filed under Home Decor, Hybrid Crafting, Scrapbook Pages, Spellbinders by on Jul 20th, 2009. 42 Comments. 
Today, my friend Debbie Seyer from the Spellbinders Design Team posted two beautiful cards that she made using the damask paper from my Inauguration Digital Paper Pack. The cards were fabulous examples of using digital scrapbook paper on paper cards – true hybrid paper crafting!
As Debbie mentioned, printing and using digital scrapbook papers can be super addictive, and there are literally thousands of free papers and embellishments out there in the blogosphere, just waiting to be found. My favorite spot to find them is the Digifree Search engine, an automated search blog that gathers up all the freebies you can imagine and lists them in one place. They update daily, or very close to it. Here are a few tips for printing digital paper:
- Use cardstock: the better quality cardstock you use, the better your paper will look. Most printers have settings that will allow you to print on heavy or thick paper.
- Set your printer quality to “best.” Otherwise, your paper may come out looking dull and less vibrant than on your monitor.
- Be careful not to resize it, unless you mean to. Depending on how you print, some applications will automatically resize things to fit them on a page. With 12×12 papers, they won’t fit onto an 8.5×11″ piece of paper, but if you let the computer automatically resize it, you may end up with something different than you intended, ie REALLY tiny little damask ornaments. Make sure that whatever application you use to print, you do so at 100% of the original pattern size.
- When I’m printing a number of papers or an entire layout, I opt for full size prints using 13×19 Matte Photo Paper from HP. I’ve yet to find 8.5×11″ paper that I’m crazy about. I sometimes use the Wal-mart stuff (Georgia Pacific) but I’m going to try some Neenah Solar white later. I’ll let y’all know how it goes.
Here’s a hybrid project that I did using the same damask paper that Debbie used. As with my last post, this was also a Design Team entry project. I loved putting all the separate little elements into this. It was a blast!
Supplies: Damask Paper: Inauguration Paper Pack Red Mulberry paper Red, cream, white, black cardstock Green patterned paper: Making Memories Arrow patterned paper: Scenic Route
Circles, watch face, charm, symbology, doodle dies: Spellbinders Stamps: K&Company, Stampin’ Up, Spellbinders Black Paint Inks, ribbon, staples, jump rings, brad
old sewing pattern baseball card protector, cut up
Thank you again to Jennifer Furlotte at Pixels & Ice Cream for the original damask pattern that I used to create the red damask paper. She does great work.
Filed under Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, Hybrid Crafting, Spellbinders by on Jun 4th, 2009. 1 Comment.
This beautiful project was really a pleasure to put together. The jade and red colors give this box a real Chinese flair.
Materials included: 7Gypsies brads and paper black magic mesh Chatterbox ribbon Amaco Rub N Buff: green and gold Red Clearsnap Smooch Robin’s Nest Dew Drops 3D Adhesives from 3L
For links to the Spellbinders dies and gold metal foil, visit this project on their site in the Inspiration Alley.
Thanks for looking!
Filed under Paper Crafting by on May 30th, 2009. 1 Comment.