On the 8th Day of Christmas...

Hi everyone! I'm very excited to be participating in Spellbinders 12 Days of Christmas and I just love, love, love the new holiday dies introduced so far. It's never too early to get started on your Christmas crafting! Hop over to the Spellbinders blog to see my project:

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Spellbinders Diamond Anniversary: Sneak Peek and Giveaway - Day #3

Welcome to the third day of the Spellbinders Paper Arts™ Diamond Anniversary: Sneak Peek and Giveaway! I am so excited to showcase one of the newest die templates being released at the Winter 2014 Craft and Hobby Association trade show! You will have the chance to win the new die template I have used by entering the contest at the bottom of this post.

I am sneak peeking Spellbinders' Shapeabilities® S2-066 Create-a-Flower: Gerber Daisy:

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Supply List:

• S2-066 Shapeabilities® Create-a-Flower: Gerber Daisy
• S5-152 Expandable Patterns: Fancy Lattice
• S5-190 Nestabilities® Nobel Rectangles #3 and #4
• S6-001 Nestabilities® 5x7 Matting Basics A #6
• S6-002 Nestabilities® 5x7 Matting Basics B #5 and #6
• GC-001 Grand Calibur® Machine 

Promotional Partners:

• May Arts 1.25 White Silk Ribbon
• JustRite Papercraft® Hugs and Kisses Sentiments Clear Stamps
• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko®: Tuxedo Black, Love Letter and Olive Grove ink pads, sponge daubers
• Bazzill Basics Paper®: Ivory, White, Pink and Light Green cardstock
• KaiserCraft White Pearls
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 3D Foam Dots
• Beacon Adhesives ZipDry

To make the card you will also need:

• dry embossing stylus or pen barrel

I am so thrilled to be able to show you how to create your own flower using these dies in the educational video below. Now you can control the look of your flowers with the right shading, shape and form with these easy-to-use die templates!

  Here is a close-up view of the finished Gerber Daisy:

For my second project, I wanted to show you how easy it is to use felt with the Gerber Daisy die templates. I used the Artisan X-plorer™ Machine with the Metal shim, but felt cuts easily in the Grand Calibur as well. I created a pretty Eyeglass Case made from 100% wool felt.

 

Supplies:

Dies: S2-066 Shapeabilities® Create-a-Flower: Gerber Daisy, MMM-001 Artisan X-Plorer, MMM-203 Metal Shim

Materials: 100% Wool Felt: Rose, Pink, Mauve, Dark Mauve and Green, DMC Pink Floss, Needle

Inks: Dark Green Copic Marker

Embellishments: Beacon Adhesives Fabri-Tac, Want2Scrap Swirls Finesse - White Pearls, Black Button

Contest Giveaway

You are more than welcome to leave a comment to this post (I love them!) but in order to be eligible for the giveaway from my blog to win the newly released die set used in this post, you must click the link below and follow the directions there within 48 hours of this posting. 

 

For Contest Entry, click HERE.

 

For official giveaway rules, click HERE.

 

I am just one of many artists participating in Spellbinders Diamond Anniversary Sneak Peek and Giveaway. To see more amazing creations and for another chance to win, make sure you hop over to Linda Duke's blog to see her amazing Sneak Peek!

 

Questions? ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us  (no entries will be accepted at this email address)

 

Sweet 'n Sassy Sneak Peek...

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps are releasing new stamps next week, and here's a sneak peek of a delightful set called Itty Bitties!! You can use them as a full set, or as individual inchies. These are just too too cute! My card fits the Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge this week!

Make sure you join us next Tuesday for the Sweet 'n Sassy Blog Hop! You'll just love what the design team has created with the new stamps!

Holiday Sunday - Snow Globes & Ornaments Sneak Peek

Today is Holiday Sunday, where I make a Holiday card for you! My creation is from the newest release from Repeat Impressions called "Snow Globes & Ornaments". There are some fantastic snow globes in this series, as well as ornaments of snowflakes, candy canes and more! Check the website next week for the anticipated release and put your order in before they sell out!! Don't forget the Christmas Penguins stamps that were released last week! I'll be showing more cards I created using that set in the new few weeks!

My card uses the Snowflake Ornament, and I added some swirls from Inkadinkado to showcase it! The sentiment is also with this release!

Ethereal Forest Sneak Peek..

This week starts the Ethereal Forest Sneak Peek! The design team is showcasing cards made using their fabulous sentiments! There are all kinds of sentiments to fit every occasion! Take a look at their store and see all the variety of sayings for your cards! Visit their blog everyday to see what the design team members are creating!

I printed the "Spring is in the Air" from the Garden Sentiments on Whisper White cardstock, then cut it out with the Labels Eight Nestabilities. I sponged Memento Summer Sky and Paris Dusk ink on the label before I removed the die. My cut out is from the Lattice Edgabilities, and I added lace, ribbon flowers, butterflies and pearls to finish the card. Card size: 6 x 6 inches