When you step inside the Spellbinders™ booth at CHA, it’s as if you’ve travelled back in time into a glamorous, Victorian mansion….filled with lace and jewelled treasures. These displays were showcases for Spellbinders “A Gilded Life Studio” , a mixed media product line for jewellery making, home decor, embellishments, paper crafts and so forth. A vintage dress form made from dress patterns! Fabulous! Spellbinders also introduced a new collection of Shapeabilities™ dies that are trendy and smaller in size, called “In’Spire”…..the anchor, birds on wire, feathers, typewriter etc. The other new Shapeabilities collection is called “Create-A-Flower”, die sets of petals and flower pieces that you build to create beautiful realistic 3D flowers, which I didn’t photograph, but you’ll see on the Spellbinders website and blog in the upcoming weeks. One of the most exciting products newly released by Spellbinders is their new “Tool n’ One”, a portable tool that…
Hi everyone! Jodi Wilton here today to share with you a Holiday Layout I made using one of my favourite Dies from Spellbinders & The fun holiday Collection by Simple Stories: December Documented: I used this Spellbinders die set all the time to make banners in different styles; but today I wanted to share a layout using this die in a whole new way! Triangles are a hot new trend on layouts, so I decided to make a pattern with the medium sized pennant (it would work for any size if you wish!). I used the Basics Kit from the Simple Stories collection to create a pattern that ran the length of my page: Next I added some strips of paper, followed by some May Arts ribbon between the strips of paper and photos. I also used some May Arts ribbon as string for my chipboard ornaments. To…
Upcycling Pop Cans to Make Embossed “Tin Panels” by Christy Riopel I was inspired by old tin ceiling panels when I created this page. I love how they go with the vintage feel of the photo. Supplies: Fancy Pants Designs patterned paper and stickers, Spellbinder’s dies and embossing folders, gesso, Stephanie Barnard for Clearsnap ink sprays, Beacon Adhesives 3in1 glue and Decoupage gloss sealer, Bazzill Basics Paper cardstock, marvy gel pen. To make the panels I cut the top and bottom off a pop can and down the side. I then took my Spellbinders embossing folder and embossed the metal from the can. I then painted it with gesso and let it dry. I sprayed it with Stephanie Barnard for Clearsnap Ink sprays and when they were almost dry I sealed them with Beacon Adhesives spray on Decoupage Gloss Sealer. This keeps the colours vibrant. I sanded some of…
Hello everyone – Kim Gowdy here on the blog today! I have a confession. I feel scrapbookers /card makers guilt because I was just NOT on the ball this year when it came to making Christmas cards. Not just making them, I couldn’t seem to get them mailed out either. Some years are just like that. For whatever reason; our time gets pulled away from us and used for other things. So I choose NOT to stress [too much] over this and thought I can still share homemade cards. This year I will send out homemade Thank You cards, for Christmas gifts received, and make a few Happy New Year cards to those who REALLY should have gotten at least a store bought Christmas card! So I created this little card to send out after the holidays! Pretty simple card using 3 different stamps from Impression Obsession…how I love their…
Spellbinders is Celebrating 10 YEARS of Creative Possibilities in 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOO!!!! They will kick off their Diamond Anniversary year with a SNEAK PEEK & GIVEAWAY – Jan 6 to Jan 10! There will be daily prizes, amazing tutorials and one lucky GRAND PRIZE winner at the end of the week!!!!!!! Here’s how to join the fun: Good luck everyone!!!!!!
It is DAY#6 of a Taste of CHA featuring Karen Foster Design and Spellbinders How it works 1. This contest is all about giving our sponsors some LOVE! NO sponsors NO prizes! 2. During the next 10 days (Feb 10-20) you need to visit 21 of the HOTTEST scrapbooking manufacturers on facebook LIKE their pages and say CS SENT ME. Joining their communities will keep you informed of all things good in the scrapbooking industry! What will you win – A TASTE OF CHA sample pack worth 400.00$ of the latest product released by each of the 21 sponsors this past Jan at CHA!!!!!!!!!! WOWZERS! Lets get started! #1 – Karen Foster Design Visit Karen Foster Design on facebook – CLICK HERE – say hello from us. This collection of scrapbooking kits from Karen Foster Design will be included in your prize package! *Please do not continually post the same comment on the…
Have you seen these beautiful intricate dies from Spellbinders? They are just gorgeous, and with a few little tricks, easy to use. I absolutely love this little die called ‘Cattails’. Although I have to say, I’m a prairie girl, and while I’m sure the die could look like cattails, to me, it looks like wheat. So that’s what I used it for. Stalks of ripe wheat, blowing in the breeze. The first time I tried using this die, I discovered it was not quite as simple as all of the other Spellbinders dies I have used over the years. Because it is so intricate and highly detailed, I had a few issues with it cutting all the way through, and then had trouble actually getting the paper out of the die. I had a quick look on the internet for some suggestions on how to make it easier. I found…
Check out Jodi Wilton’s take on our Jan sketchy featuring My Little Shoebox Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: My Little Shoebox; Cardstock: Bazzill; Burlap and Dew Drops: Robin’s Nest; Pink Twine: Karen Foster Designs; Spray Ink: Stephanie Barnard ColorBox by Clearsnap & Heidi Swapp Colorshine; Ink: ColorBox by Clearsnap; Button: Bella Blvd.; Alpha Stickers: My Little Shoebox & American Crafts; Tool: Stampin’ Up! Snowflake Punch; Ek Success Corner Rounder; Hearts by Spellbinders. Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L EZ Runner by 3L; Beacons Fabric Tac; Glossy Accents by Ranger; Best Creations Inc Foam Tape . Jodi based her layout on this sketch created by Sue Sykes We want to see your take on this month’s sketch! Visit our gallery – CLICK HERE Get your sketchy on!
