SPELLBINDERS™ SURPRISE PARTY!!

January 7- 13, 2010

Commenting on this post is welcome but does NOT enter you into the contest. This contest is sponsored by Spellbinders™ Paper Arts. Directions on how to enter are in the Blog Post and Official Rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-party/. If you have any questions, please e-mail ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us

Welcome to the fourth day of the Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!!

Spellbinders™ Paper Arts is hosting Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! We will introduce 25 new Die Templates and 2 Impressabilities™ templates! These sneak peeks are part of the collection that will be released at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show on January 24, 2010. We want to invite YOU, our greatest fans, to join the party from January 7-14, 2010! See the newest Spellbinders™ products, visit our Designers’ Blogs, and win fabulous Spellbinders™ prizes!

Today you have the opportunity to win a Spellbinders™ prize package (including all three Spellbinders™ Die Templates revealed today) through the contest entry email address listed below. Be sure to visit the other Designers’ Blogs participating today, and enter from those blogs for additional chances to win! You may enter once from each Blog! Each Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! blog post is open to contest entries for 48 hours. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time January 11 , 2010 to enter this contest through my blog. Be sure to read the rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-party/ before entering so that your entry will be valid! To see previous Spellbinders ™ Surprise Party!! posts or to go to any of the future blog posts, feel free to visit the following:

January 7

Debbie Olson

Julie Overby

Lesa Rapp

January 8

Becca Feeken

Janine Blackwelder

Debbie Seyer

January 9

Heidi Blankenship

Karen Taylor

Cathy Chlebana/Beth Pingry

January 10

Linda Duke

Jennifer Davis (here!)

Terre Fry

January 11

Keri Lee Sereika

Kazan Clark

Mary Pfaff

January 12

Karen Hunsaker

Christy Farneth Kerr

Holly Simoni

January 13

Sherry Cheever

Kimberly Crawford

Sharon Johnson

After the entry deadline is reached, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts will randomly pick one winner from each Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! blog event as stated in the rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-party/. Winner will be contacted by email within 24 hours of the contest deadline. The winner will have 72 hours to reply to that email to claim prize. If Winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new winner will be drawn for said prize. Entrants visiting all 21 Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! events and correctly enter the drawing on each Blog will automatically be entered into the SPELLBINDERS™ SURPRISE PARTY!! GRAND PRIZE give away with a retail value of over $350.00. The GRAND PRIZE will be announced on January 24, 2010 on the Spellbinders Blog and consists of super secret products being released at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show. You WILL be excited!!

The first project I’d like to share with you is a scrapbook page centered around my daughter Hannah’s first bath after coming home from the hospital. I’ve included detailed instructions in the video that follows. Please watch and enjoy!

Nested Ducks S4-262 $19.99 Limited Edition (Largest duck is 4.25″x3.75,” Medium is 2.75″x2.5,” Smallest is 1.5″x 1.25″)

New Arrival I2-1011 Impressabilities™ $6.99 Limited Edition (5.75″ x 4.5″)

These cute products are perfect for any number of baby-themed items. I chose to share an altered frame for my second project featuring a photograph of my son Isaac from the day he was born. From the minute I saw the Nested Ducks die template, I wanted to create “quilted” ducks, and I’m thrilled with the way they turned out. Although these particular quilted ducks are made of paper, I did experiment with fabric and the templates cut certain types of fabric beautifully. The nice, simple lines make these great templates to use for experimenting with applique projects.

RULES For the complete Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! rules go to http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-party/ .

TO ENTER CONTEST:

1) Send your email entry to: REVEAL11@spellbinders.us

2) Type the name of the die being revealed on my blog in the “subject” line of the email.

3) Click send!

If you have any questions regarding the contest, send an e-mail of inquiry to: ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us Thank you for visiting my blog and good luck!!

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.

*If you wish to be included in further communications from Spellbinders, please go to their homepage SpellbindersPaperArts.com and sign up for their newsletter.

Spellbinders CHA Blog Frenzy drawing

CLICK HERE TO ENTER

(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

I’m grateful to be able to participate in again and I’m thrilled that we’ll be seeing stuff from even more members of the talented design team. Here’s the schedule this time around:

7/9 Debbie Olson

7/10 Michelle Wooderson

7/11 Karen Hunsaker

7//12 Kazan Clark

7/13 Linda Duke

7/14 Heidi Blankenship

7/15 Kimberly Crawford

7/16 Julie Overby

7/17 Sherry Cheever

7/18 Debbie Seyer

7/19 Lesa Rapp

7/20 Becca Feeken

7/21 Jennifer Davis

7/22 Keri Lee Sereika

Spellbinders Introduces:
Shapeabilities Pendants Blog Frenzy
June 22 through June 29th, available for ordering June 30, 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 PenContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us.

Welcome to the 8th (and last!) day of Spellbinders Pendants Blog Frenzy!

Spellbinders is celebrating the introduction of Pendants die templates, a new die line that will inspire your creative mind.  You have the opportunity to win the Pendant and Borderabilities dies I’m introducing today by entering the contest at the end of this post.  Be sure to read all the rules before entering! You still have until June 29th, 11:59 pm EST to enter Linda Duke’s blog contest at: http://www.lindaduke.typepad.com and until July 1st, 8:30 am EST to enter mine.

Edit: due to issues with my blog and Internet Explorer, the contest deadline for Day 8 has been extended until July 1st, 8:30am EST. I am very sorry for the inconvenience this issue caused. I believe the problem is now fixed. Thanks for your patience!

To see previous reveals, feel free to visit the following:

June 22, 2009 -  Beccca Feeken     http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/

June 23, 2009  – Debbie Olson     http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/

June 24, 2009  – Michelle Wooderson     http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/

June 25, 3009  – Keri Lee Sereika    http://pinklemonade.typepad.com/my_weblog/

June 26, 2009 –– Sherry Cheever     http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

June 27, 2009  – Heidi Blankenship     http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/

June 28, 2009 -– Linda Duke     http://www.lindaduke.typepad.com/

I am so excited to present the last of the Pendant die templates: S4-207 Kaleidoscope Pendant

and the coordinatingS4-216 Kaleidoscope Borderabilities.

I am so thrilled to have been assigned this particular set to reveal because I think it really embodies some of the latest cool trends in papercrafting. The S4-207 Kaleidoscope Pendant set features a large pendant, a matching center, and two coordinating accent pieces. I love how the centers can be layered over the top of the pendants or used to cut out the middle of the pendant. The S4-216 Kaleidoscope Borderabilities set features two beautiful border dies, one of which has an “open” side and makes a fantastic edge to any card. The other border cuts on all sides, making perfect accessories for any project. Both of these sets will be available for order starting tomorrow, June 30, 2009.

For my first project, I chose to create a pop-up card with an edgy “rock-star” feel to it and I really love how it turned out. The front of the card features a variety of fun techniques including digital die embellishment, air-brushing with Copic markers, reverse stenciling with acrylic paint and cutting and embossing felt. I should give a special mention to the method I used to decorate the pendants on this card. I used my computer to digitally embellish the shape, then printed it out and used the Kaleidoscope Pendants to cut and emboss the digitally-decorated design. Such a fun way to add character to your die cuts!

Spellbinders Supplies:

S4-161    Labels One
S4-207    Kaleidescope Pendant
S4-216    Kaleidescope Borderabilities
S4-199    Floral Accents
I2-1004    Impressabilities Flowers
S5-001    Unicase Mosaic
S3-150    Ribbon Tag Trio
S4-126    Classic Squares, Large

Other Supplies: Medallion Journal Spots Brush Kit: Rhonna Farrer/House of 3; RV19 Marker:  Copic; Ribbon, Bits of Bling: Creative Impressions; Black Chalk Ink: Clearsnap;Sentiment & Flower Stamp; Stamper’s Anonymous; Cyan,Black Cardstock: The Paper Company; 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Dots Scrapbook Adhesives; 3L, Flourish stamps: Technique Tuesday; Green & Blue: Printed Paper; Jennifer Davis; Pink Cardstock: Worldwin; White Cardstock: Neenah; Tuxedo Momento Ink: Tsukineko; Fuschia Stick-It Felt: CPE

The inside of this card opens to reveal an awesome surprise. I’ve layered three pendants together to create this cool pop-up – and the best part is that it is super easy!

There are so many techniques on this card that I thought the best way to share a tutorial would be through video. This two-part tutorial was very fun to put together. Please watch and enjoy!

Part 1:

Part 2:

The next project I created is a scrapbook page of my children taken this past Easter. We have such a hard time taking Easter Sunday pictures, and I truly have no idea why! Nonetheless, my kids are adorable, and these pendants and centers make absolutely perfect embellishments to this page!

As in with the card above, these pendants are digitally decorated and I will be posting up a downloadable kit tomorrow containing the digital papers and files I used to create this project.

Spellbinders Supplies

S4-207    Kaleidescope Pendant
S4-199    Floral Accents

Other Supplies: Ribbon, Brads: Creative Impressions; Orange, pumpkin spice, green chalk ink: Clearsnap; Rub on: Crate Paper; 3D Foam Squares Adhesives: 3L; Cheese Cloth; Printable die template: Jennifer Davis; Digital Patterned Paper: green stripe, green, pink, peach; Jennifer Davis; InkJet Transparency: OfficeMax; Computer Fonts: Champignon, Optima; Foam: STYROFOAM Brand

So… we’ve reached the final day of the Spellbinders Blog Frenzy, and here’s the contest low-down one last time…

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 8 Spellbinders Pendant 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 8 Pendants die templates and 8 matching Petite Border die templates being revealed.

Rules
Any participant wishing to be included in the daily drawing for the Spellbinders Pendants die templates 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 June 22 and June 29, 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 June 22nd through June 29th 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 Pendants Frenzy Grand Prize must enter all 8 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.
*If you wish to be included in further communications from Spellbinders, please go to their homepage SpellbindersPaperArts.com and sign up for their newsletter.

Spellbinders Pendants Blog Frenzy drawing

Click Here to enter

(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: PendantContestDay8@spellbinders.us

For more Spellbinders product release information go to SpellbindersPaperArts.com/blog

If you have any questions regarding the contest, send an e-mail to: PenContestQuestions@spellbinders.us

Thank you for visiting! Come back soon!

I used the Spellbinders nested circles to cut the photo and the border around it. It’s such a great configuration that after creating the page, I used the same general concept to create a card, although I kept the design even simpler.

I used the brand new Eyelet Pendant center and Eyelet Borderabilities that were revealed yesterday by Debbie Olson in the Spellbinders Blog Frenzy. (It’s a really fantastic, versatile set!!)

I’m not usually a sketch blogger, but I took a second to draw out the sketch to share with you here.

Both the card and scrapbook page are simple and come together super quickly. The circles make it so easy!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great Wednesday.

ETA: I just took a look at the CPS sketch blog for this week and am just floored by how similar my post is to this week’s sketch. I hadn’t looked at it earlier! What a fun coincidence! I guess I didn’t need to draw out the sketch for you, I could have just directed you here.