Sunday, July 17, 2011

CHA!!!

Hello blogging friends!! I am just popping in here for a very quick post--sorry no artwork to share with you today. I am getting ready to leave in a few minutes for the airport!! SO excited to see some of my friends that I only get to see once or twice a year at CHA!!!! I will be working in the Spellbinders booth during CHA so if you are going to be at the show please stop by and say hello!! I would LOVE to meet you!! I can't wait for people to see ALL of the Fabulous NEW Products!!! I will also have some of my artwork in the JustRite Stampers booth and the Want2Scrap™ booth at the show. I will still be posting during the week so please be sure to stop back. ;-)

Ok, gotta run! Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Crafty Secrets - New Releases - Celebrate Life Card

Hello blogging friends! OMGosh I can't believe I will be leaving in just a couple of days for CHA!! The time is just flying by--so many things to do and so little time--LOL!! All of the companies are coming out with their new products and the sneak peeks are popping up all over blog land!! Speaking of sneak peeks you will have to check out the Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Blog. This past week Sandy Redburn, owner of Crafty Secrets has been showing the New Releases for Crafty Secrets!! Today, I have a card to share with you using three of the New Release Stamp Sets--Antique Trims, Lacey Patterns and Vintage Silhouettes.All of these stamp sets are Fantastic!! Antique Trims is a large stamp set and includes eight (8) antique style lace trims and borders. Lacey Patterns is a medium stamp set and includes five (5) block style lacey stamps and eight (8) little lacey elements. Vintage Silhouettes is a small stamp set and includes eleven (11) images and four (4) sentiments. I think Vintage Silhouettes is going to be a favorite of mine! I started by stamping the two borders from Antique Trims. Then I added a little color with a Copic marker, stamped the sentiment from Vintage Silhouettes added Baby Turquoise Rhinestones from Want2Scrap™ and added some glitter.Here is a close up so you can see the stamped images and sparkling rhinestones and glitter.

For the top half of the card I stamped one of the Lacey Patterns images with Antique Linen ink. It is very light in the background (see close up picture below). Then I stamped the images and sentiment with Tuxedo Black ink. I added a little color using Copic Markers and then for a little sparkle I added Baby Turquoise Rhinestones from Want2Scrap™ and diamond glitter.Here is a close up so you can see the Lacey Patterns background.For the bow I used hand tinted seam binding and added a couple of trinket pins and a paper rose.
Supplies
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Antique Trims, Lacey Patterns, Vintage Silhouettes
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth White, Blue 67#, Posh Milk Chocolate Felt 80#
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black; Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink; Copic Markers RV63, GB53, V25
Accessories: Want2Scrap™ Baby Turquoise Rhinestones; Maya Road Trinket Pins; Paper Flower; Hand Tinted Seam Binding; Diamond Glitter; Two-way Glue Pen

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! Don't forget to check out Crafty Secrets Blog where you will see all of the New Releases and get so see some beautiful inspiration from the designers.

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Spellbinders™ NEW Square Bracket Edge Box and Anemone Flower Topper

Hello blogging friends! Today, I have a fun little project to share with you using the NEW LF-010 Square Bracket Edge Box from Spellbinders™.This little box is SO quick and easy to make!! It's just the perfect size for little gifts. Here is a photo of all the die cuts. The two larger die cuts are from LF-010 Square Bracket Edge Box. The patterned paper is K & Company from the Waterfall Collection. The flower and flower center die cuts are from S5-067 Anemone Flower Topper and the corners are from S5-062 Lace Doily Accents. All of the solid colored paper Simply Smooth Ivory, Razzleberry Light Prismatic and Honey Hopsack Treasure 80# is from Discount Cardstock.Next I inked the flower die cuts with Color Box Merlot. For the flower center I used Dried Marigold Distress Ink and Antique Linen for the corner die cuts.For a finishing touch I added Baby Bling Pink Rhinestones and a 72 Count Pearls Sage Green from Want2Scrap™ to the center of the flower.Here is a close up of the flower.Here is a look at the inside of the box.
Supplies
Spellbinders™: Grand Calibur™, LF-010 Square Bracket Edge Box, S5-067 Anemone Flower Topper, S5-062 Lace Doily Accents (corners)
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth Ivory, Razzleberry Light Prismatic, Honey Hopsack Treasure 80#
Ink: Ranger Antique Linen, Dried Marigold; Clearsnap Color Box Merlot
Accessories: Want2Scrap™ 72 Count Pearls Sage Green, Baby Bling Pink Rhinestones; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ EZ Runner®, 3D Foam Squares; Bone Folder

I want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of your wonderful comments during the Spellbinders Blog Frenzy!!! I truly love reading all of your comments and appreciate it so much!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Great Day!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Vintage Postage Stamp Card

Hello blogging friends! Today, I have a vintage postage stamp card to share with you. I love these tiny beautiful little images from the New Vintage Mini Creative Scraps from Crafty Secrets!! The Vintage Mini Creative Scraps sheet is filled with all kinds of sweet vintage images.Here is a close up of the images. I layered the images on postage stamp die cuts. To create the die cuts I used the Grand Calibur™ and the New S4-348 Postage Stamps #2 die template from Spellbinders™. The Vintage Mini Creative Scraps fit perfectly on the postage stamp die cuts. I inked the die cuts with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and then edged them with Rich Cocoa Ink. Then I added some diamond glitter to the images. I used Sky Metallic cardstock, the Grand Calibur™ and S4-346 Labels Twenty-two #5 to create the label shape. For the embellishment I added hand tinted seam binding, a crochet flower, rhinestone and trinket pins. I used the New E8-005 Classic Postage Stamp Edgeabilites® from Spellbinders™ to create the decorative edge. I love the decorative edge with all the tiny little hearts cut out. Love the detail! For the card base I used Simply Smooth Ivory cardstock. I inked the edges with Antique Linen and Rich Cocoa. Then I stamped the design elements and sentiment using the French Mail Stamp Set from Crafty Secrets. For a finishing touch I added Baby Blue 72 Count Rhinestones from Want2Scrap™.

Supplies
Crafty Secrets: Mini Vintage Creative Scraps, French Mail Stamp Set
Spellbinders™: Grand Calibur™, S4-346 Labels Twenty-two #5, S4-348 Postage Stamps #2, E8-005 Classic Postage Stamp Edgeabilites®
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth Ivory, Sky Metallic
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink
Accessories: Want2Scrap™ Baby Blue 72 Count Rhinestones; Maya Road Trinket Pins; Hand Tinted Seam Binding; Crochet Flower Aunt Gail; Glitter; 2-Way Glue Pen; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 3D Foam Squares

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful and creative day!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Spellbinders Paper Arts Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy Day 6

Spellbinders Paper Arts
Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy
July 6 - 14, 2011


Welcome to the sixth day of the Spellbinders Paper Arts Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy!

Spellbinders™ Paper Arts’ is absolutely thrilled to bring you one of the most exciting die releases to date! These new collections are some of the most innovative and beautiful die templates in the world. The Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy allows you a sneak peek of the products we’re introducing at the Craft and Hobby Association trade show later this month.

• Win today’s new Spellbinders die templates!

• Be eligible to win the Grand Prize by entering each day (see schedule below)!

• One entry per person, per blog please, on the designated days.

• Each blog will accept entries for 48 hours.

• You have from 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time July 11, 2011 to 12:01 a.m. July 13, 2011 enter my contest. See the Official Rules (link to blog post- link coming)

• Today you can enter my contest and Judy Hayes contest.

Thank you, Spellbinders Paper Arts, for sponsoring this contest!

I am thrilled to be sharing two projects with you today using S4-345 Picot Edge Circles Nestabilities® Decorative Element and S4-351 Spiral Blossom One.

For my first project I designed a card.

Look at how absolutely gorgeous this rose is!! As so many of you know spiral or rolled rose have been so popular. They are fun, quick and easy to make but now with the S4-351 Spiral Blossom One die template you can create beautifully detailed edge roses and the die does all the work for you! On my card I create a larger double rose and two rose buds and I have a step-by-step tutorial to share with you.

I started out by using the Grand Calibur™ Machine to cut/emboss all of my die cuts. From the S4-345 Picot Edge Circles I cut/embossed #3 (#1 is the smallest) with Simply Smooth White, #4 with Soot and #1 with Green Crepe. Using the S4-351 Spiral Blossom One die template I cut four die cut shapes with Simply Smooth White cardstock. I used S4-321 Nested Leaves with Green Crepe t0 cut all of the leaves.

To create a two tone rose I inked the inside edge with Spun Sugar Distress Ink. Here is a little tip for inking the spiral blossom, slide the die cut in between two pieces of paper and ink and turn the die cut as you go. It's quick and easy and it will keep you from getting ink on the top of the petals.

Now comes the fun part, creating the flower. Start from the outer edge of the die cut and begin rolling the paper.


Keep rolling the blossom until you reach the larger end of the die cut. I like to roll the blossom pretty tight.


Then let go of the blossom and it will spin back opening up. Then I applied 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue from Beacon Adhesives to the bottom of the flower and held in place for just a little bit until the glue could take hold.


To create the next layer of the rose I used a foam pad and the end of my paper piercer to go in a circular motion on the petals. The petals will begin to take shape. If you don't have a paper piercer with a rounded end you can use a stylus, a pen or anything that has a round tip.


Adhere the first blossom onto the second one and begin to roll the flower. For this second layer I applied glue along the inside edge as I rolled.


Here is a picture of the larger rose with two little rose buds. I used the same steps to create the rose buds but I only rolled the first four petals. Then I added the small green crepe die cut from S4-345 Picot Edge Circles to the base of the rose bud and pinched the end. I used a bone folder and paper piercer to shape the petals. So you can see the difference the first rose bud in the picture is just rolled and the second has the petals shaped.


Here is a close up picture of the rose buds.


I inked all of the leaves with Peeled Paint Distress Ink.


For the sentiment I used Cl-02125 Signs of Life stamp set from JustRite Stampers. Then I added Nestabling™ Heart Circles Black Rhinestones. The Nestabling is made to go with S4- Heart Circles but it also works perfectly with S4-345 Picot Edge Circles.


Next I assembled the card as shown. I layered the two S4-345 Picot Edge Circle die cuts using 3D Foam Squares. Then I added the larger rose and the leaves. I added Swirls, Finesse White Pearls from Want2Scrap™ to the bottom and side of the card.


The rose buds were the last pieces I added to the card.



Supplies
Spellbinders: Grand Calibur Machine, S4-345 Picot Edge Circles, S4-351 Spiral Blossom One, S4-321 Nested Leaves
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth White, Soot, Green Crepe
Stamps: JustRite Stampers CL-02125 Signs of Life
Ink: Tuskineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Spun Sugar, Peeled Paint Distress Inks.
Accessories: Want2Scrap™ Nestabling™ Heart Circles Black Rhinestones, Swirls, Finesse White Pearls, Baby Bling White Pearls; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 3D Foam Squares; Foam Pad, Paper Piercer, Bone Folder; Beacon Adhesives 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue

Shown above is the S4-345 Picot Edge Circles

MSRP: $24.99

DIE SIZES:

1: 5/8"
2: 1 5/8"
3: 2 3/4"
4: 4"
Shown above is the S4-351 Spiral Blossom One

MSRP: $19.99

DIE SIZES:

4 1/8 x 4 1/4", 5/8" wide strip


For my second project I altered a candy box.


I layered the S4-345 Picot Edge Circles to give the appearance of doilies and then I added three roses made with S4-351 Spiral Blossom to the center of the box.



Here are a couple of close up pictures so you can see all of the details.


I added 72 Count Red Pearls and Baby Bling LeCreme Pearls from Want2Scrap™ around the edges of the S4-345 Picot Edge Circles.


I trimmed the the outer edge of the box with a lace trim.


Supplies
Spellbinders: Grand Calibur Machine, S4-345 Picot Edge Circles, S4-351 Spiral Blossom, S4-328 Foliage
Paper: Discount Paper Simply Smooth Ivory; Blush Red Dark Prismatic, Herbal Garden
Ink: Tuskineko Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Antique Linen, Fired Brick Distress Inks
Accessories: Want2Scrap™ 72 Count Red Pearls, Baby Bling LeCreme Pearls; Prima Lace Trim; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 3D Foam Squares; Beacon Adhesives 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue.

Are you ready for a chance to win the die templates that I've used here today? See the official Spellbinders Paper Arts Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy rules.


This contest has now officially ended. Thank you so much for all of your wonderful comments and good luck to all who entered!!


TO ENTER: My contest is open for entries from 12:01 a.m. July 11 2011, to 12:01 a.m. July 13, 2011 Eastern Standard Time.

1) Send your email entry to: (either click the link or type the address into your email program)

2) The subject must be Picot Edge Circles and Spiral Blossom One.

3) Send! Be sure to visit all the Designers on their contest dates:


July 6

Debbie Olson

Kimberly Crawford


July 7

Becca Feeken

Latisha Yoast

July 8

Tonya Dirk

Shanna Vineyard

July 9

AJ Otto

Gloria Stengel

July 10

Christine Emberson

Michelle Woerner

July 11

Judy Hayes

Heidi Blankenship

July 12

Linda Duke

Tina McDonald

July 13

Sherry Cheever

Lesley Langdon

July 14

Holly Simoni

Windy Robinson

Daily contest winners will receive an email within 24 hours of the contest’s closing. The winners will have 72 hours to reply to that email to claim prize. If a winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new winner will be drawn.

To be eligible for the Grand Prize, enter each contest within its designated time period. Use the same email address to send the entry email. The Grand Prize has a retail value of over $1400, and includes the complete Spellbinders line of die templates released at the 2011 Summer CHA show, and a Grand Calibur™ Die Cutting and Embossing Machine!

I love your comments! Unfortunately your comment does not count towards a contest entry, so be sure to enter (above, see To Enter section) and then leave a comment here on my blog!

If you have any questions, please e-mail ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us

Thank you for visiting and good luck!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Spellbinders Paper Arts Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy Day Five!

Today is the fifth day of the Spellbinders Get The Knowledge! Blog Frenzy! Please click HERE and visit the Spellbinders Blog for all of the details.

Today
Christine Emberson and Michelle Woerner will share their beautiful works of art with you and I know you will be inspired!!

July 6 Day 1

Debbie Olson

Kimberly Crawford

July 7 Day 2

Becca Feeken

Latisha Yoast

July 8 Day 3

Tonya Dirk

Shanna Vineyard

July 9 Day 4

AJ Otto

Gloria Stengel

July 10 Day 5

Christine Emberson

Michelle Woerner

July 11 Day 6

Judy Hayes

Heidi Blankenship

July 12 Day 7

Linda Duke

Tina McDonald

July 13 Day 8

Sherry Cheever

Lesley Langdon

July 14 Day 9

Holly Simoni

Windy Robinson


Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy the blog frenzy and all of the New Releases from Spellbinders™!!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Spellbinders Paper Arts Get the Knowledge! Blog Frenzy Day Four!

Today is the forth day of the Spellbinders Get The Knowledge! Blog Frenzy! Please click HERE and visit the Spellbinders Blog for all of the details.

Today
AJ Otto and Gloria Stengel will share their beautiful works of art with you and I know you will be inspired!!

July 6 Day 1

Debbie Olson

Kimberly Crawford


July 7 Day 2

Becca Feeken

Latisha Yoast

July 8 Day 3

Tonya Dirk

Shanna Vineyard

July 9 Day 4

AJ Otto

Gloria Stengel

July 10 Day 5

Christine Emberson

Michelle Woerner

July 11 Day 6

Judy Hayes

Heidi Blankenship

July 12 Day 7

Linda Duke

Tina McDonald

July 13 Day 8

Sherry Cheever

Lesley Langdon

July 14 Day 9

Holly Simoni

Windy Robinson


Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy the blog frenzy and all of the New Releases from Spellbinders™!!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Friday, July 8, 2011

JustRite Stampers - New Releases for July - Trick or Treat and Halloween Mini Sentiments

Good morning! Today, I have a card to share with you using two New Releases from JustRite Stampers, JB-09910 Trick or Treat and JB-09808 Halloween Mini Sentiments. The JB-09910 Trick or Treat stamp set includes 4 Designer Centers with fun Halloween images to color and 4 Interchangeable Borders. The JB-09808 Halloween Mini Sentiments includes 18 sentiments. To start I stamped the image using Tuxedo Black ink on to Simply Smooth White Cardstock and then I started to add color with Copic markers.Next I colored the leaves using to shades of green.I finished off the coloring and added a nice glow around the pumpkin.Here is a close up of the image. I used the Grand Calibur™, S4-314 Lacey Ovals and the NEW S4-346 Labels Twenty Two from Spellbinders™ to cut/emboss the shapes. To create the scallop along the bottom edge of the card I used the Grand Calibur™ and two of the NEW E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities from Spellbinders™. Here is a close up of the scalloped edge. I added Beautiful Bling Strips - Black Wave Rhinestones/Silver Pair and Black Bat Trim from Want2Scrap™ along the bottom edge. I stamped the Trick or Treat sentiment, cut it out, punched a hole and inked the edges and then tied onto the ribbon. I also added a few 72 Count Black Rhinestones and 72 Count Purple Rhinestone from Want2Scrap™. Both S4-346 Labels Twenty Two and E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities were revealed by Debbie Olson on day one of the Spellbinders Blog Frenzy. Click HERE to she the beautiful designs that Debbie created.

Supplies
Stamps: JustRite Stampers JB-09910 Trick or Treat, JB-09808 Halloween Mini Sentiments
Paper: Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth White, Soot, Purple Planet 65#
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers
Accessories: Want2Scrap™ Beautiful Bling Strips - Black Wave Rhinestones/Silver Pair , 72 Count Black Rhinestones, 72 Count Purple Rhinestone, Black Bat Trim (sold only at consumer shows), Ranger Diamond Stickles; Ribbon; Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares

Please be sure to visit each of the JustRite Design Team Members to see what they have to share with you using JB-09910 Trick or Treat and JB-09808 Halloween Mini Sentiments.

Mona Pendleton

Heidi Blankenship

Kazan Clark

Michele Kovack

Sharon Harnist

Angela Barkhouse

Barb Schram


Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Happy Friday!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

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