WOW! I just took a peek at the Inspiration Alley Gallery where all the Pendant entries are posted from our Pendant Project Contest. Crafters, you all have outdone yourselves! Congratulations and thank you for all the inspiration!

Setting aside all those images of beauty, I would like to take these Pendants to a different level. Rather than accenting with our Pendants, how about making them a functional piece in our projects?

Let me show you what I mean with a gatefold card. First, we will be using these die templates: S4-210 Lattice Pendant (& center), S4-161 Labels One #5 (#1 being the smallest die), S4-114 Standard Circle Large #2 and S4-125 Classic Scalloped Circles Small #1

Using Core’dinations cardstock in various colors, I cut/embossed all the die templates. Note: I stamped an image from JustRite Stampers before cutting/embossing the S4-125 Classic Scalloped Circle Small #1 and then I adhered the S4-114 Standard Circle Large #2 to frame it. With the S4-210 Lattice Pendant and its center, I sanded them to enhance the embossing.

On a 9″x5″ piece of Fancy Pants pattern paper, I scored 2 1/4″ on each side to form a gatefold card and edged with Clearsnap Queue ink. Using wet adhesive, I adhered the left half of the S4-210 Lattice Pendant onto the left card flap. Let dry. With its center piece, I closed the card and adhered the right half of the piece on the right flap - place it in the middle of the Pendant so that it is in the correct position.

After adding Hero Arts Gems onto the S4-210 Lattice Pendant, I adhered the stamped image with Scrapbook Adhesives’ foam tape on top of the pendant center piece. Inside the card, I edged with Clearsnap Queue ink and adhered the S4-161 Labels One #5. I finished off the inside by adding a small flower with a gem on the corner and done!

Now what function is the S4-210 Lattice Pendant serving? It is a latch for the gatefold card! There are a lot of other functions that a Pendant can be…a journal spot, a frame, a basket, an ornament and I’m sure there’s more! But the most clever idea comes from our Design Team Member Jennifer Davis. If you were here for the Pendant Blog Frenzy then you know what I’m talking about. This is Jennifer’s clever creation…

The function? A pop-up card! For more information on this project, please visit her blog. There is a video for us visual types. I hope you try it and let us know how it turned out! Many thanks to Jennifer for letting me share this clever idea!

Have a great Saturday!
MargieH

Thank you, our beloved fans, for all the contest entries, blog comments and excitement surrounding our Pendant Collection Blog Frenzy!

Its time to announce our lucky winner.  She entered all 8 Pendant Blog Frenzy contests to be eligible.  Her name was drawn randomly. She will receive all 8 Spellbinders Pendants and all 8 Borderabilities, a retail value of over $350.00!
The Grand Prize Winner’s package will include:

Contemporary Hearts Pendants

Fleur de Lis Pendants

Eyelets Pendants

Renaissance Heart Pendants

Kaleidoscope Pendants

In Spades Pendants

Tulips Pendants

Lattice Pendants

Tulips Borderabilities

Contemporary Hearts Borderabilities

Fleur De Lis Borderabilities

Eyelets Borderabilities

Renaissance Hearts Borderabilities

Kaleidoscope Borderabilities

In Spades Borderabilities

Lattice Borderabilities

And the winner is (drumroll please!):

Andrea, from Bloomfield, Michigan, USA

“All I can say is SHUT UP (channeling my inner Elaine from Seinfeld on that one…just need someone to push at the same time…my kids probably wouldn’t be very appreciative of that though!)!! Are you serious?? I am completely stunned right now…actually shaking a little bit as I type this! Really?? Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! This is just so awesome!!! I simply cannot wait to make something with the amazing Pendants and Borderabilities. I can only imagine how cool they are…I have some Nestabilities and abosultely love them. Thanks to all of the Design Team gals for the awe inspiring creations with these! I can only hope I can create something half as beautiful as what they made! Seriously??? I am still in complete amazement right now…THANK YOU!”

We look forward to seeing your creative artwork on our website!  Join in on our Pendant Party to win even more fabulous Spellbinders die templates!

Wait, what did you say?  8 days of prizes and a Pendant Party isn’t enough?  We think 8 days isn’t nearly enough!  We’ve still got to showcase our Craft and Hobby Association Show releases!  Hold onto your hats my friends, we’re going to do it again!  Stay tuned, the details are coming very, very soon!

Pendant Project Contest!!

July 1 through August 10, 2009

Spellbinders invites you to join in the creative fun of a Pendant Project Contest!! Enter your original projects using our newest crown jewels, the Pendant collection, to win GREAT prizes!!!

The contest will start on July 1, 2009, and end on August 10, 2009.  The Spellbinders Pendant Collection will be available for purchase on July 1, 2009, from your favorite Spellbinders retailer. For all the important details read the Pendant Project Contest Rules below!

Pendant Project Contest Rules

1. Contestants may enter NO more than 3 projects in the Pendant Project Contest. Projects may be cards, layouts, altered, home décor, or mini albums.

2. Each project must include a minimum of one Spellbinders Pendants and/or matching Pendant Borderabilities die templates.

3. Submission Information:
…..a. Projects must be submitted as a jpg attachment to:PendantProjectCont@spellbinders.us. The jpg file name must include entrants’ name and project name (example JaneDoeThankYouCard.jpg).  Spellbinders reserves the right to resize images, if necessary, to upload to Spellbinders Website.
…..b. The following information must be included in the body of the email entry, this information will not be used or shared for any purposes other than to promote the Pendant Project Contest, as explained in #4 below:
……….i. Name
……….ii. Shipping Address
……….iii. Title of Project
……….iv. Name of Spellbinders Pendant die template used on project
…..c. Project must be submitted no later than August 10, 2009 at 11:59 pm, Eastern Standard Time.
…..d. Any projects submitted that includes pictures of people must include a photo release form which can be requested at PendantProjectQA@spellbinders.us.

4. By entering this contest, entrant gives permission to Spellbinders Paper Arts to display project on the Spellbinders Website, Spellbinders Blog and selected industry media, including entrants’ first name, city, state and country of residence.

5. Winner information:
…..a. A Spellbinders Paper Arts judging panel will announce the top 5 entries on the Spellbinders Blog on August 17, 2009.
…..b. The top 5 entries only are required to send their projects to Spellbinders Paper Arts. These projects will become the property of Spellbinders Paper Arts and will not be returned to the artist.
…..c. A winner will be chosen from the 5 top entries via a random drawing through Random.org and will be announced on the Spellbinders Blog on August 20, 2009.
……….i. The 4 runner-up project entrants will receive the following:
……………1. $100 Spellbinders die templates (of their choice)
……….ii. The Grand Prize Winner will receive the following:
……………1. $500 Spellbinders die templates (of their choice)
……………2. Spellbinders Paper Arts Die Template Carry Case.
……………3. Spellbinders Cross Promotional Partner products from JustRite, My Minds Eye, Core’dinations and 3L Scrapbook Adhesives, and Clearsnap.

6. Employees and current design team members of Spellbinders Paper Arts are not eligible to participate in contest.

7. Contest is open to all participants globally.

8. Any questions concerning this contest may be sent to PendantProjectQA@spellbinders.us.

Any submissions not including all required information shall be considered invalid.

Spellbinders Paper Arts would like to thank the following Cross Promotional Partners donating product to the Grand Prize for this contest!

Hi, everyone!

The Blog Frenzy will be starting tomorrow and we wanted to get some “housekeeping” issues (aka the Rules) out of the way now and kick off the Frenzy right away on Monday!

This Frenzy is an opportunity to win the Pendants and corresponding border dies introduced each day.

When the entry deadline is reached, Spellbindersâ„¢ will randomly pick one entry from each Blog Frenzy reveal as stated in the “Rules.” The 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 the prize. If the winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new name will be drawn for said prize. The winner will receive the new die templates being revealed on the specific daily blog post they are entering.

Entrants visiting all eight (8) Spellbinders™ Pendants Reveals and correctly entering their information into the separate drawings, as described below, will automatically be entered into a GRAND PRIZE giveaway of a full set of eight (8) Pendants die templates and eight (8) matching Petite Borderabilities® die templates being revealed.

Rules
Any participants wishing to be included in the daily drawing for the Spellbindersâ„¢ Pendants die templates in the Blog Frenzy giveaway must adhere to all the following rules. U.S. and international blog guests are welcome to participate in this Frenzy.

To enter each drawing of the sneak peeks between June 22 and June 29, visit the reveal blog and click on the contest link to reveal an email window.

In the subject line of the email, enter the die template name being revealed. Each blog reveal will remain open for 48 hours. Only one entry per blog is allowed and participants 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 email address from June 22nd through June 29th and plan accordingly.

Spellbindersâ„¢ Design Team members and employees are not eligible for drawings.

Any participants wishing to be automatically entered into the drawing for the Pendants Frenzy Grand Prize must enter all eight (8) blog reveals and follow all the above rules.

Please note:
*Spellbindersâ„¢ will only use email information to contact the winner.
*Spellbindersâ„¢ will not share this email address with any other parties.
*Spellbindersâ„¢ 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 Spellbindersâ„¢, please go to their homepage: SpellbindersPaperArts.com and sign up for their newsletter.

See you all tomorrow!!

As it was announced yesterday, Spellbinders™ will be revealing The Pendant Collection, a new line up of die templates, with an eight day Blog Frenzy starting June 22. The collection includes eight (8) Pendants and eight (8) coordinating Borderabilities®.

S4-204 Fleur de Lis Pendant - $24.99
S4-213 Fleur de Lis Borderabilities® - $19.99
June 22, 2009 - Becca Feekan

S4-205 Eyelet Pendant - $24.99
S4-214 Eyelets Borderabilities® - $19.99
June 23, 2009 - Debbie Olson

S4-209 Tulips Pendant® - $24.99
S4-211 Tulips Borderabilities® - $19.99
June 24, 2009 - Michelle Wooderson

S4-203 Contemporary Hearts Pendant - $24.99
S4-212 Contemporary Hearts Borderabilities® - $19.99
June 25, 2009 - Keri Lee Sereika

S4-210 Lattice Pendant - $24.99
S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities® - $19.99
June 26, 2009 - Sherry Cheever

S4-208 In Spades Pendant - $24.99
S4-217 In Spades Borderabilities® - $19.99
June 27, 2009 - Heidi Blankenship

S4-206 Renaissance Hearts Pendant - $24.99
S4-215 Renaissance Hearts Borderabilities® - $19.99
June 28, 2009 - Linda Duke

S4-207 Kaleidoscope Pendant - $24.99
S4-216 Kaleidoscope Borderabilities® - $19.99
June 29, 2009 - Jennifer Davis

So check back daily to see the designs of this amazing and innovative new die template collection!
You won’t be disappointed!

Introducing

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants

Die Templates

You’re invited to an 8 day celebration
June 22-29, 2009
on Spellbinders Designer’s Blogs

We are excited to have a new member of Spellbinders’ family of die templates and with another installment of Spellbinders’ Blog Frenzy!

Starting on June 22, each day a different Spellbinders Designer will feature one of these amazing Pendant die templates!

Blog visitors can sign up during specified times for a chance to win that day’s featured prize. Visit all the blogs and enter to be eligible to win the Grand Prize!

For more information and to be sure you don’t miss a minute of Shapeabilities Pendants worldwide introduction, visit Spellbinders’ Blog or the following blogs:

June 22 - Becca Feeken

June 23 - Debbie Olson

June 24 - Michelle Wooderson

June 25 -  Keri Lee Sereika

June 26 - Sherry Cheever

June 27 - Heidi Blankenship

June 28 - Linda Duke

June 29 - Jennifer Davis

Our fabulous Designers have been busy creating amazing projects and tutorials to showcase these innovative new Pendants.  You will not want to miss this Blog Frenzy, so mark your calendars, set your alarms, and subscribe to this blog for updates.  Then sit back and be prepared to be WOWed!