Savvy Saturday~Thank-Full
To start out, a little message from Beth who headed up the Black Friday Blog Give-Away yesterday:Â “Thank you so much to all our wonderful friends and fans for entering! You kept us hopping all day and night! We truly appreciate all the kind comments and your patience during the day! And a great big thank you to our Spellbindersâ„¢ Blog crew, Eli and Margie, for all their help!”
The winners of the four time slots follow the post but we do have some winners who (at the time of my writing…) had not responded to Beth’s e-mails. Be sure to check your spam folder for a message from bethping at spellbinders dot us…who knows…
Working on this layout this week gave me an opportunity to look over some of my favorite photos that I took over the last year. I gathered a few to put together on one page representing things that I’m thankful for…mostly shots involving my family.
I wanted a cool technique to go along with it and this is what I decided on…alcohol inks on acetate. If you like to get a little messy, this is for you! Check out this cool S4-227 Pumpkin!!
First, you’ll need to gather a few supplies: Spellbindersâ„¢ Wizardâ„¢, S4-227 Pumpkins, S7-017 On the Vine, S4-161 Labels One, S4-235 Fancy Tags; My Mind’s Eye, Penny Lane patterned papers, Core’dinations mustard colored core cardstock; JustRite Stampers Brayton Font, 95 pt; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVE by 3L, 3-D Adhesive Squares, photo splits; green pen; Alcohol Inks and blending solution; non-stick surface; PVA Glue.
Don’t forget the S4-227 Pumpkins, S7-017 On the Vine die templates are part of the Limited Edition Seasonal Die Templates. These are only being produced until the end of the month…then once they run out, they are out.
To create this layout, print out six photos at 3½x3½”. Then cut them with S4-161 Labels One, #5 (counting from the center). Cut/emboss S7-017 On the Vine from brown patterned paper.
Using acetate, Spellbindersâ„¢ die template packaging works well for simple shapes like this:
Cut S4-227 Pumpkins, #5, using a regular cutting sandwich:
- White cut mat
- Magnetic Spacer Mat
- Die Template, cut ridge up
- Acetate
- White cut mat
You may need to put this through the Wizardâ„¢ a couple of times. Depending on the thickness of the acetate, it might not cut all the way through. If not, use my craft knife to snip through the parts that didn’t cut.
Place a non-stick mat on your work surface and lay down several strips of alcohol inks. Add Metallic Mixatives in between. I used gold.
Lay the acetate S4-227 Pumpkin onto the strips of inks and see how they blend. Lift it up (messy part) and lay flat to dry. You may want to drip a bit more ink onto the S4-227 Pumpkin. Work the color until satisfied but try not to allow the colors to over-mix.
Cut/emboss S4-235 Fancy Tags, one small one for every photo and one large for the title block. Sand each of the small tags and write photo captions on them.
For the large tag, cut off the right end, trim a strip of the mustard yellow Core’dinations and add it to the left side. Stamp “Thank” using JustRite Stampers Brayton Font, 95 pt. Trim the strip. Add the trimmed piece to the right side fancy end and stamp “Full” on it.
Arrange elements on the layout and adhere as seen below.
Don’t forget to add some journaling and edge the page with a coordinating Copic Marker!
Thanks for taking time to stop by today. I hope you enjoyed learning a new technique. Remember, using your Wizardâ„¢ does burn calories. So start with pumpkin pie and end with S4-227 Pumpkins on a layout.
I guess that’s about it…oh, wait, you want to know the winners of the four time slots yesterday. Here you go! We still have a
* 12:00-5:59 am EST: Ultra Early Bird Give-Away
Nestiesâ„¢-008 Octagons Nestiesâ„¢-009 Flowers Nestiesâ„¢-010 Labels
WINNERS: Nancy Ann, Vanessa, Sharon
* 6:00-11:59 am EST: Early Bird Give-Away
WINNERS: Sheena, Samantha, Rebecca
* 12:00-5:59 pm EST: Sleepin’ In Special
WINNERS: Sue, Barbara, Lynne
* 6:00-12:00 midnight EST: Gettin’ Back from the Mall Specials
WINNERS: Leigh, Dolores, Roxie
Congrats to all, Eli
Tags: Alcohol Inks, Core'dinations, Eli, JustRite Stampers, My Mind's Eye, S4-161 Labels One, S4-227 Pumpkin Nestabilities®, S4-235 Fancy Tags, S7-017 On The Vine Border Grand, SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L, Scrapbook Layout, Stamping, Wizard™
November 28th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Congrats to the 12 very lucky ladies!!! I didn’t win — WAAAAA!!! LOL!!! It was still fun — can we do it again, Spellbinders??? Soon???
November 28th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Congrats to all the winners!
November 28th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Congrats to all the winners!!
November 28th, 2009 at 11:00 am
I was so EXCITED yesterday to get home from work to see the email from Beth saying that I had won in the from the Early bird draw. I had mentioned that I entered the contest before we left work (in the wee hours) and he said “well you never know, you might just get home to find out you have won already”. I was speechless and pointing to my laptop screen minutes after we got home….to show him how prophetic his statement had been! Thank you so much to Spellbinders for having such another awesome contest featuring what is definitely my favourite crafting tool at my disposal. You rock!
November 28th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Congrats to the lucky winners!
November 28th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Thanks for the fun opportunity to win. You ladies are very generous……..maybe next time I will get lucky!!! Happy creating!!
November 28th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
What a wonderful surprise to actually win in the contest!!! I love Spellbinders !!! Thank you again !!!
November 28th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Congrats to all the very lucky winners !
Love the inked pumpkin! Great LO!
November 28th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Congratulations to the Lucky 12! Thank you to all the wonderful people at Spellbinders for putting this together and making it possible!
November 28th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
congrats to all the winners. enjoy your goodies.
November 28th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
WOW you lucky bums—congrats to you all………happy holidays.
November 28th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Congratulations to all twelve winners.
November 28th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Congratulations to all the winners! I won last time, so I know how excited you must be~
Rho
November 28th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Could I be the Sharon you are looking for? My mail box has been down for 2 weeks??
November 28th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Congratulations to everyone to stayed up all night, depending on your time zone. It was worth the wait!
To Beth—–Good job!
Am I one of the 12:00 to 5:59 winners? I’m a Lynne
November 28th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Yea!! To the winners, have a great time with your new toys! Create something wonderful for all to see. And maybe I will will be as lucky next time around!
November 28th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Sorry Sharon, its a different Sharon! Best of luck next time!
Beth
November 28th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
I’m happy for all of the winners! What a way to start the Holiday Season?!!
Am I possibly one of the 6 - 12 Midnight winners? I’m a Leigh but can’t find any email notifying me.
If I’m NOT, congratulations to the other Leigh!! There aren’t many of us around.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:20 am
What a super way to kick off the Holiday season with a really fun contest. Congrats to all the winners. Hopefully you will post one of your new creations soon.
What a neat contest. I hope there will be more like it.
~C8>
November 29th, 2009 at 6:47 am
I’m sorry Leigh, its a differnt Leigh with a different last name and email. Thank you for entering!
November 29th, 2009 at 9:26 am
congrats to all the winners.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I was so very pleased and thrilled to get my winning email from Spellbinders!! Thank you do much for your generosity - it’s no wonder you have so many fans all over the world - fabulous products and an amazing team! Thank you!!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
I am so excited and thrilled! Thanks again! This pumpkin looks fab! Great tutorial!
December 1st, 2009 at 3:21 am
Thanks for the opportunity to win, it was fun. Also, love the pumpkin tutorial, can’t wait to try it!!!
December 2nd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Thank you so very, very much for a chance to win one of the great new sets of Nesties! I can’t wait until they arrive! What a wonderful thing to do…giving something away and making so many people happy…
you all are to be commended because it speaks very highly for your company! Thanks again!
Barbara