Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog Frenzy Day One!

Spellbinders Paper Arts

Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy

July 6 - 14, 2011

Welcome to the first day of the Spellbinders Paper Arts

Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy!

Spellbinders™ Paper Arts’ is absolutely thrilled to bring you one of the most exciting die releases to date! These new collections are some of the most innovated and beautiful die templates in the world! The Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy allows you a sneak peek of the products we’re introducing at the Craft and Hobby Association trade show later this month.

· Win today’s new Spellbinders die templates!

· Be eligible to win the Grand Prize by entering each day (see schedule below)!

· One entry per person, per blog please, on the designated days!

· Each blog will accept entries for 48 hours!

· You have until 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time July 6, 2011 to 12:01 a.m. July 8, 2011 enter my contest. See the Official Rules by clicking.

· Today you can enter my contest and Debbie Olson’s contest.

Thank you, Spellbinders Paper Arts, for sponsoring this contest!

Spellbinders is thrilled to introduce a new line of Edgeabilities® die templates! The new Edgeabilities come in sets of three, and include one Edger for beautifully detailed edge cutting and embossing, and two Decorative Inserts for sophisticated cut and embossed border lines. Mix and match between sets for maximum versatility. The six themed sets combine for over 70 design options! Let me show you how I’ve used them today. And to learn more about our new Edgeabilities dies on this video: Stacey Caron and Kim Hupke Introduce Edgeabilities.

I’m thrilled to share E8-005 Classic Postage Stamp Edgeabilities and S4-348 Postage Stamps Nestabilities with you...

To find how to make the card edge, the postage stamp image, the decorative envelope flap, and the postage stamps on the envelope, all using the new die templates, including those fabulous Edgeabilities, I have made a video.

For those of you who cannot view the video here, please view it on YouTube by clicking on this link: Spellbinders Edgeabilities and Postage Stamp

Here is my second project using E8-005 Classic Postage Stamp Edgeabilities and S4-348 Postage Stamps. Be sure and stop back on Friday for details on how to create the moon and several other great tips with these wonderful new die template sets.

The die templates I introduced:

E8-005 Classic Postage Stamp Edgeabilities

MSRP: $19.99

Die template sizes:

Edger: 1/2 x 8"

Decorative Inserts:

Circles: 1/2 x 8"

Heart Flowers 7/8 x 8"

S4-348 Postage Stamps Nestabilities

MSRP: $24.99

Die template sizes:

1: 1/2"

2: 1 1/4"

3: 2"

4: 3"

5: 4"

See the official Spellbinders Paper Arts Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy rules. (hyperlink to rules blog post)

TO ENTER:

My contest is open for entries from 12:01 a.m. July 6 2011, to 12:01 a.m. July 8, 2011 Eastern Standard Time.

1) Send your email entry to: Reveal2@spellbinders.us (either click the link or type the address into your email program)

2) The subject must be Classic Postage Stamp and Postage Stamps.

3) Send!

Be sure to visit all the Designers on their contest dates:

July 6

Debbie Olson

Kimberly Crawford

July 7

Becca Feeken

Latisha Yoast

July 8

Tonya Dirk

Shanna Vineyard

July 9

AJ Otto

Gloria Stengel

July 10

Christine Emberson

Michelle Woerner

July 11

Judy Hayes

Heidi Blankenship

July 12

Linda Duke

Tina McDonald

July 13

Sherry Cheever

Lesley Langdon

July 14

Holly Simoni

Windy Robinson

Daily contest winners will receive an email within 24 hours of the contest’s closing. The winners will have 72 hours to reply to that email to claim prize. If a winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new winner will be drawn.

To be eligible for the Grand Prize, enter each contest within its designated time period. Use the same email address to send the entry email. The Grand Prize has a retail value of over $1400, and includes the complete Spellbinders line of die templates released at the 2011 Summer CHA show, and a Grand Calibur™ Die Cutting and Embossing Machine!

I love your comments! Unfortunately your comment does not count towards a contest entry, so be sure to enter and then leave a comment! 

If you have any questions, please e-mail ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us

thanks for stopping by!
~kimberly

Supplies:

Spellbinders-E8-005 Classic Postage Stamp Edgeabilities, S4-348 Postage Stamps Nestabilities

Cardstock-World Win (Treasures-Ivory)

Stamps-Unity (Love Always), Technique Tuesday (Loving Words, Chronology), Flourishes (Cherry Blossom)

Ink-Ranger (Distressing-Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo), Tsukineko (Versamark;Watermark) (Tuxedo Black; Memento)

Embossing powder-Stampendous (Clear Detail)

Foam Adhesive-3L

Scor Pal

corn on the cob

Yay! We can share some of our Spellbinders design team work with you! Pop on over to the blog and check out all the new artwork in the GALLERY.

These photos of the little man crack me up. Nothing fancy, just him eating corn on the cob. But, had you been sitting at our dining room table that night, you would have heard him whine and complain all through dinner. He had his favorites, chicken, and corn that had been removed from the cob. The whining was persistent and annoying, quite honestly. Jokingly, I handed him my ear of corn and said, “here, I know you want this.” He grabbed it and starting chowing down!! It had started already, my head strong and determined little man. Determined to do it HIS way. :)

The ears of corn were made using Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals Large. When I turned the dies on their sides, they just screamed, corn! (OR maybe it has something to do with our living in Iowa…? :)) I used the Mega Ovals Large to create the plate to set the ears on. Pretty fun to play around and see what you can create!

have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Father's Day!! thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Spellbinders (Mega Ovals Large, Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, On the Vine Borderabilities Grand, Classic Scalloped Borderabilities Grand), Patterned paper-My Mind’s Eye (Jack and Jill), Cardstock-World Win (Canvas, Grass, Honey), Thickers (American Crafts Felt), Letter stickers-Cosmo Cricket)

a little off season

Yes, a little odd to post cards for New Year’s and Christmas, but the publishing world is always many seasons ahead. I thought I would share a couple of cards with you that didn’t get picked up. And I am ok with that. I learn a lot from my cards that don’t get chosen. Like this one. Yep, its a little odd for New Year’s, with the whole kraft-y look. But, I love this patterned paper with the star bursts. And I loved playing with some tape from 7gypsies. Tape is hot and fun and comes in so many fun patterns.

Supplies:Patterned paper-Jillibean Soup (Black Bean Kraft Chopped Celery), Cardstock-Papertrey Ink, Core’dinations, Stamps-Hero Arts (Holiday Sayings,) Ink-Versamark Watermark, Embossing Powder-Stampendous (Detail Black), Ribbon-Michael’s, Tape-7gypsies, Button Sticker-Creative Cafe

And this one too. Its ok. I am happy with the card. Its cute, simple, and I am proud to say that I cut those holly leaves out all by myself. :) And once I see the issue, I will know exactly why my cards weren’t chosen. The color could be off from the article, someone else used the same products but with a more interesting twist, or, it just wasn’t what they wanted. It doesn’t make me give up. It makes me want to keep submitting more and more. If you are interesting in being published, try it! Go for it! Submit! You never know what the editors are looking for. Oh, and be sure and have Christmas music ready to play in April! LOL!

Supplies: Stamps-Hero Arts (Holiday Sayings, Write Your Own-Cling), Patterned paper-Cosmo Cricket (Material Girl), Felt-Creative Cafe, Chipboard button-Jenni Bowlin, Ink-Palette (L’Amour, Landscape), Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Spring Moss) World Win (Canvas), Twine-May Arts, Spellbinders-Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large, Classic Rectangles Large

thanks for stopping by!

just thinking of you

I hope that you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! My hubby and son spoiled me all weekend. And I am very grateful!!

Today’s card is a simple peek at Very Square and Very Square Sentiments. I inked the diamonds and square image with Deep Lagoon pigment ink and stamped it onto cardstock. The square was easily cut out by hand. I added Liquid Pearls to each intersection. The square was placed inside a Labels 9 frame. And then I die cut a smaller Labels 9 and stamped the sentiment inside. I have been thrilled to discover how many different Spellbinders shapes the sentiments fit inside of. And how many shapes the squares work with.

My super sweet and talented friends, Becky Oehlers and Denise Marzec, have another little peek of Very Square and Very Square Sentiments for you on their blogs today. Pop on over and check them out!

have a wonderful start to your week and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies-Stamps (Mint Motif-Very Square, Very Square Sentiments-available at iheartpapers.com starting May 14th), Patterned paper (Pink Paislee-Bayberry Cottage 6x6), Cardstock (World Win-Canvas) (Core’dinations-Bermuda), Ink (Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk-Deep Lagoon), Liquid Pearls (Ranger-White Opal), Pearls (Creative Impression), Spellbinders die template (Labels 9)

**Just a little FYI, I will spend more time talking about cutting out the Squares later in the week, but the squares are made to be cut with Spellbinders Classic Squares Large or Small, or a Marvy Uchida Mega Square Punch. **