Have you heard? We’re doing a blog hop with Tattered Angels, makers of Glimmer Mist and much more. Today, Design Team Member Julie Overby has blogged a project, go check it out! You can also check out the Tattered Angels Blog for even more ideas.
I cut S4-220 Nested Pine Trees #3 with Core’dinations Cardstock, then embossed with one of the Impressabilitiesâ„¢ templates. I repeated this step 2 more times, with a different tone of green, so that I had 3 large Nested Pine Treea die cuts, each embossed with a different Impressabilitiesâ„¢ template. I trimmed the lightest green tone for the top section of the tree, then the medium tone for the center, and left the darkest tone full size. I cut a trunk from dark brown cardstock. I inked the edges of the tree with Dark Moss ink.
I sanded the embossed areas that would show, then spritzed with Pearl Glimmer Mist. I cut/embossed 2 tones of tan cardstock with S4-142 Long Classic Rectangles LG # 4 and 5, then inked the edges with Chestnut Roan ink. I stamped a Mini Ornates sentiment with Chestnut Roan onto the smaller rectangle.
To give the tree depth, I lined the lower curved edges with 3D Foam Squares, but used normal flat adhesive at the top of the tree.
I assembled the card as shown below. The “lift” and inked edges give dimension and shadow.
We’re excited to share a new technique created by our Design Team member, Karen Taylor. She shared it first on her blog, Creative Yearnings, and we thought it was so great that we had to share it here too.
I am excited to share a new Spellbindersâ„¢ Impressabilitiesâ„¢ technique with you. It is a heat embossing technique.
To do the technique you will need fun foam or foam letters, an Impressabilitiesâ„¢, a hot pad and a heat tool.
Using your hot pad, heat the Impressabilitiesâ„¢ with a heat gun. Heat for at least 30 seconds and lay it on your foam. Gently press with hot pad. Let cool and lift the Impressabilitiesâ„¢
This is a very versatile technique. Since fun foam can be cut in the Wizardâ„¢, the possibilities are endless.
This is sure to be come a favorite technique….I know it is mine! Karen Taylor
WOW, Karen, that looked so fun that I had to try it on my layout featuring my daughter’s fall picnic at school.
I found the fun foam to be a little more challenging to “take” the embossing than I did the foam letters. So I modified the technique just a bit. First. I like to work on a 12×12″ ceramic tile. You know, the kind you get at the home store for a couple bucks. It is heat resistent and gives me plenty of room to work. I cut my three ovals (S4-140 Petite Ovals Small) from Burgundy fun foam. I placed the Impressabilitiesâ„¢ template on the tile and heated it with my heat tool. I was so tempted to check to see how hot it was before I laid my foam oval on but decided that was not a good idea.
As soon as I removed the heat, I placed the foam oval on top of the Impressabilitiesâ„¢ template and then pressed down on the foam using an acrylic block. I could see through the block and it pushed the foam down into the template in an even manner. I noticed that the places on the template that were the hottest, actually gave the foam a shiny look…so cool. Here is a close up of the embossing!
I created three of these ovals, changing the placement on the template for variety. I wanted to echo the template again on the page, so I embossed 2 sections of a cardstock strip, added metallic rub-ons for emphasis and adhered it with the title. Next went the photos and journaling blocks on top of my embossed ovals. Voila! Not too difficult and definitely worth it. Thanks, again, Karen for the fabulous new technique and great inspiration.
First of all, many thanks to all those who participated in the contest entries, blog comments and excitement surrounding our CHA Blog Frenzy! BIG THANK YOU!!!
Our lucky winner has entered all 14 CHA Blog Frenzy contests to be eligible and has been drawn randomly. As a result, the winner will receive all 29 newly released Spellbinders products valued at over $550.00!
And the winner is (opening the envelope):
LAURA from Virginia, USA!!!
“OMG! OMG! OMG! I am literally shaking right now with excitement. I saw the email title and thought you were announcing the winner. It never dawned on me that I WAS the winner! (I had to read the email twice to make sure).
I have followed the day-to-day CHA announcements by your design team and can’t tell you how excited I am about the new release. The dies are amazing! I would also like to say that I am so impressed by your design team. I appreciate how much time and effort they put into their detailed step-by-step tutorials on how to use the new dies. Not only did they make me excited about the new products, but I feel as though I will be able to “hit the road running” with the new release.
I can’t tell you enough how much this prize means to me. I wish I could put into words what is going through my shaky, adrenaline-rushed body. Money is really tight right now, and I feel truly blessed to be given such a grandiose prize. It simply doesn’t feel real. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of the heart.”
The last, but certainly not the least of our daily CHA Blog Frenzy winners is Joni, from Keene, New Hampshire, USA! Pinch yourself, make sure you are awake! Joni visited Keri Lee Sereika’s CHA Blog Frenzy and entered to win, and boy, did she ever!
“OMG I can’t believe it. This email just flashed across my screen. Am I dreaming??? Thank you thank you thank you. I love Spellbinders and use one in every card that I make. Thank you so very much! I am shaking just typing this. I hope there are no typos!”
Typos, schypos! Get your mojo ready Joni, because you’ll have a lot of cardmaking to do when you get a package full of these:
S4-227 Nested Pumpkins
S7-015 Holiday Lights Borderabilities Grand
S7-016 Poinsettia Borderabilities Grand
Our Grand Prize Winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 28. You will see 29 new Spellbinders™ releases and the one very lucky crafter who wins them all!
We are not quite done yet, even though we’ve given away over $4,000 in Spellbindersâ„¢ die templates and Impressabilitiesâ„¢ so far this summer! (I hope the big bosses aren’t reading this!) The Pendant Project Contest is open until August 10, and there will be 5 more lucky winners to add to the winners circle!
Congrats to all of our winners, and thank you everyone for joining in on our CHA Blog Frenzy! We hope you are as excited about Spellbinders’â„¢ new products as we are! Do you have a favorite?
Amy from Kearney, Nebraska, USA, has her happy dance going on! She’s the winner of Day 13’s Blog Frenzy contest. After visiting Jennifer Davis’s Blog Frenzy, Amy entered to win all the dies that had been revealed to date.
“OH…MY…GOSH….I broke out in a sweat when I saw this in my inbox! You have no idea how much I’ve been drooling over all these amazing new reveals. If I scream I’ll totally freak my neighborhood out, but that’s what I’m doing on the inside!! Thank you SO much, I’m beyond thrilled! *happy dance* I can’t wait to use all these goodies!”
Lets take a look at those goodies:
S7-015 Holiday Lights Borderabilities Grand
S7-016 Poinsettia Borderabilities Grand
Congratulations Amy! We can’t wait to see your creations! If you have made Spellbindersâ„¢ Pendant creations, why not enter them into the Pendant Contest? You could win even more goodies! Check out the rules and prizes here.
While it may seem a little bit like Christmas, for Day 12’s winner it is more like a birthday! And what a great birthday present! Sharlene of North Bay, Ontario, Canada is getting this package of birthday bliss:
S5-018 Poinsettia Frameabilities
S7-016 Poinsettia Borderabilities Grand
Can you believe it? “I AM REPLYING AND THANKING YOU VERY MUCH FOR PICKING MY NAME FOR THE DRAW. IT COULD NOT HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME BECAUSE MY BIRTHDAY WAS JULY 22. I THOUGHT WOULDN’T THIS BE FREAKY IF I SHOULD WIN. I HAVE BOUGHT FOUR OF THE LAST NEW SPELLBINDERS THAT WERE RELEASED LAST MONTH. I BOUGHT S4-210 Lattice Pendants, S4-218 Lattice, S4-204 Fleur de Lis Pendants, S4-213 Fleur de Lis, S4-208 In Spades Pendants, S4-217 In Spades, S4-206 Renaissance Hearts Pendants, and S4-215 Renaissance Hearts. THEY ARE JUST SUPER AND I DO A LOT OF CARD MAKING AND SCRAPBOOKING. I HAVE SO MANY OF THE OTHER ONES THAT THESE ARE GOING TO GO GOOD WITH MY COLLECTION. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I WON AS I NEVER WIN ANYTHING! THANKS AGAIN AND CANNOT WAIT TO GET THEM.”
Sharlene entered from Becca Feeken’s Blog Frenzy. Thanks for visiting with us, and for entering!
Oh Sharlene, one last thing. I am anxiously awaiting your entries into the Pendant Project Contest! You can enter up to 3 times, and there will be 5 very luck winners! You have until August 10 to submit your projects!
“YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!! I AM SO DARN EXCITED I COULD JUST P** IN MY PANTS!!! I LOVE SPELLBINDERSâ„¢ PRODUCTS!!! WHAT AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY THIS WAS AND I CANNOT THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH!! I THINK I’D BETTER RUN TO THE LADIES ROOM NOW….LOL!!!!!!! I REALLY WON???????? WOW!!!”
Hmmm, I think we caught Gina of Los Angeles, California, USA, by surprise! Go ahead and take a break Gina, while I let everyone else know what you’ve won! Gina’s prize package includes all these brand new Spellbindersâ„¢ die templates and Impressabilitiesâ„¢:
S7-016 Poinsettia Borderabilities Grand
Gina entered to win on Lesa Rapp’s Blog Frenzy. Thanks to everyone who visited, commented and entered.
There is still time to enter on days 13 and 14, so don’t delay! We have a few more lucky winners to announce and then the Big Kahuna of prizes, the Spellbindersâ„¢ CHA Blog Frenzy Grand Prize! Oh yes my friends, if you have entered each and every one of the 14 Blog Frenzy contests you will be automatically entered to win each and every Summer CHA Spellbindersâ„¢ newly released products. That’s over $550 in product!
Stress-busting and happy dancing, now if we could only figure out how to bottle and sell those! Somehow, we’ve been able to put them in a package and send it off to Rhodeen of Converse Texas, USA. Oh, and we’ve added a few other tidbits to the package, like these:
S4-233 Labels Nine
S7-016 Poinsettia Borderabilities Grand
“I cannot believe it, this has been such a stressful week with my family. You made my day Spellbindersâ„¢~ I can’t thank you enough! I am so happy and in awe of so many wonderful dies. I can’t wait to play with all of them. If you could see my face, it is doing the happy dance right now! I love all your artists, especially Sherry~ Thank you again, Rhodeen”
Don’t forget to visit Jennifer Davis today, and then Keri Lee Sereika tomorrow, you can find an quick introduction and link to their blogs right here! You could win a stress-bustin’ happy dancin’ package too!
Chris of Chatham, New Jersey, USA, is the winner of Day 9’s Spellbindersâ„¢ Blog Frenzy prize! Chris visited Sherry Cheever’s blog, entered to win and was randomly chosen! There is still time for you to enter and win, the prizes grow with each day!  Chris will be receiving these brand new Spellbindersâ„¢ die templates and Impressabilitiesâ„¢ products:
S7-016 Poinsettia Borderabilities Grand
Chris’ reaction? “What a wonderful surprise! I can’t tell you how excited I am. As a card maker who loves to layer, I find the Spellbindersâ„¢ dies a terrific addition to my creative arsenal. The dies are so versatile and easy to use I find myself reaching for them all the time. I can’t wait to get the new releases. Thank you so much.” Your welcome, Chris! We can’t wait to see what you create!
Stay tuned, there are more Spellbindersâ„¢ Blog Frenzy die templates to reveal and more prizes to give away!
“OMW, I’m ecstatic! I’m so excited I can’t type! Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I want to scream, but I don’t want to wake anyone! I can’t wait to get these. Thank you so much!”
I’ll tell you what, Melody from Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA, I would be screaming like crazy, jumping on the beds and waking up the whole house, maybe even the neighbors! Ha ha ha! But that’s ok, you can do that when this package of new Spellbindersâ„¢ die templates arrives on your doorstep:
S7-016 Poinsettia Borderabilities Grand
Melody entered our CHA Blog Frenzy contest from Julie Overby’s Blog and was selected at random from eligible entries. Thank you Melody, and everyone else for visiting, entering, and leaving comments for our designers.  We really appreciate you!
We’re almost done with the Blog Frenzy reveals, but don’t stop entering! These daily prizes keep getting bigger! After Day 14 we will be drawing a Grand Prize winner from those that entered all 14 of the daily contests. The Grand Prize includes all the dies revealed during the frenzy, and the rest of the new Spellbindersâ„¢ products we are revealing next week at the Summer Craft and Hobby Association Show in Orlando, Florida.
And if you still want more free prizes, enter the Pendant Project Contest, there will be 5 very lucky winners!
