Spellbinders™ Summer Spectacular! Day Three

Hello, friends. Welcome to Spellbinders Paper Arts’ Blog Frenzy for its Summer CHA 2012 Release. I hope you have been enjoying the projects the Spellbinders team has been showing so far. I am truly excited to be showcasing to you two of my Licensed Designs today. They are perfect for cards, scrapbooks, home décor and other projects.

• Sweet Folk Art S5-141, MSRP $29.99
• Homespun S4-142, MSRP $29.99
• Classic Scallop Edgeabilities
• Classic Decorative Inserts Five
• Grand Calibur® machine

I made these cards with gift giving in mind. The main elements on them were die cut magnet sheets that were embellished with paper and felt using the Homespun S4-142 dies. Not only are you giving away a handmade card, but also a handmade gift that the recipient can use every day at home.

These are not difficult to make and can be easily mass produced using the different shapes of the Home Spun die set.

I first die cut magnet sheets, which you can purchase at any office supplies store. Or even better, you can upcycle the magnets you receive in the mail along with your junk mail, if you live in places where these are regularly sent to you. The magnet sheets die cut like butter in the Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur® machine! It took no effort at all. If you have no access to magnet sheets, you can use any magnet as long as it's smaller than the die cut. Simply attach it to the back of the die cut cardstock or patterned papers.

I then die cut patterned papers that I used to cover the magnet. This is the perfect way to use scraps of papers you have laying around your work desk.

If your magnet sheet is not thick enough, you can die cut heavy card stock to make your magnets sturdier, like I did here.

I adhered together all die cut layers (magnet sheet, cardstock and patterned papers), including the basket liner.

I embellished my assembled magnets with different elements, such as twine, bling and felt flowers, which were also die cut using the Home Spun dies.

I die cut a circle from heavy cardstock and adhered it to the almost finished card with foam tape. I adhered the magnet to the cardstock using repositionable tape.

The sentiments are from The Craft's Meow's Simply Delightful stamp set. The papers are by October Afternoon.

As you can see, it was not hard to make these at all. And I just love the results. Because the magnets were adhered using repositionable tape, it can be easily peeled off the card and placed on the refrigerator door. How about you? Do you make gifts to give away? 

Speaking of gift giving, I made these ornaments using my other licensed design, Sweet Folk Art S5-141 dies. I die cut wool felt and stitched most of the cut pieces on them. If you prefer not to sew, any fabric glue or hot glue gun would work as well. These would be so fun to make, even with your kids. And what a special gift to give away when the whole family took part in the process!

The Sneak Peek: Spellbinders™ Summer Spectacular! begins on June 21^st and will end on June 28^th, 2012. It consists of 24 individual prizes and one grand prize drawing. Enter the Sneak Peek: Spellbinders™ Summer Spectacular! by visiting the participating blogs each day.

At the end of each blog post, click on the "Enter HERE" to open the entry form. You may only enter once from each blog each day.

Spellbinders™ will randomly draw one winner from each participating blog to receive that blog’s newly revealed dies. The Grand Prize Winner will be randomly drawn from the pool of entrants sent entry forms from each and every participating blog during the 48 hours each blog was open. For the full list of official rules please click RULES.

***Enter the contest by clicking HERE***

Please visit the other participants in today’s Blog Frenzy to have more chances to win some highly anticipated new Spellbinder products!

Judy Hayes

Debbie Seyer

Thank you for joining us on today’s hop. Remember there will be more in store for you as the Spellbinders™ team showcases the upcoming Summer CHA 2012 release. I know you will not be disappointed!

Questions? ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us.  No entries will be accepted at this email address.

A Very Special Post

Today is a very special post that I am so honored to write. And that is because today is the 50th wedding anniversary of two very dear people, my in-laws! Happy 50th anniversary, Mom and Dad! Wow, they were beautiful then, even more beautiful now as their marriage and life together have been a testimony of God's grace and love. 

I have personally been blessed greatly from this union and lavished with God's goodness by their love, example and producing my Kris :). Here's an anniversary card that doesn't seem to be enough to show how we feel about Mom and Dad.

This next card is totally appropriate for the occasion. Because of their marriage, I have known happiness beyond my expectation and definitely beyond what I deserve by their raising a wonderful son. And they are the best in-laws any girl could ever ask for. I have seen firsthand their love and care for each other (you still see them hold hands...so sweet), their faith and trust in Christ, and their never-ending sacrifice and service to their family. I am truly thankful that God has brought them to my life. I still remember the first time I met them, way back when Kris and I were still dating. They flew from GA to CA to meet me and in an instant they made me feel part of their family.

We love you, Mom and Dad, and wish we could be there to honor and celebrate two of our most favorite people in the world! Here are a couple of my favorite photos with them. They were taken when we made a surprise visit to GA in 2010. I love the expressions on their face. You can see my original post here.

The Craft's Meow's June 2012 Release Hop

Welcome to The Craft's Meow's June release Blog Hop. I hope you have enjoyed the previews we've been sharing with you all. Today is the day we get to reveal the full stamp sets. If you came from the talented Lindsay's blog, then you're at the right spot.

For today's hop, I am showcasing the two sets I designed for this release,

Stitched Flowers

  Stitched Sentiments

 I made a set of cards that are clean and simple.

Here they are close up.  I colored the flowers with Copic markers and followed the colors of the patterned papers.

I used scraps of Simple Stories papers to adorn the bottom.

Several strands of twine and buttons finish the card.

The Craft's Meow is giving these new stamps away! To be eligible to win all 6 new sets from TCM, you  will need to visit & comment on each blog on the hop. The deadline to comment is 9:00pm PDT, Sunday, June 23rd. To see the order of the hop, please visit the TCM blog. I'm the last stop on the hop.I hope you have enjoyed the TCM team's projects today and you've been inspired to try something new.

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TCM Previews: Oh Deer and Summer Fun

Welcome to Day Four of The Craft's Meow's June release. Today we are showcasing twonew sets,  Oh Deer, Aimes' debut set, and Summer Fun, the new Free with $50 purchase this month.

I kind of went pattern-crazy with my first card. :) I just love this new Simple Stories paper collection and I had to paper pieced that cute deer (okay, I didn't need to, but it was so much fun) :).

The set comes with adorable and punny sentiments that will sure bring a smile to anybody's face.

My second card highlights Kaitlyn's new set called Summer Fun, which you will receive for free with a $50 purchase. It has her signature text pattern on some summer icons.

I added the stamped and die cut banners from It's a Banner Day stamp set across the top.

Please make sure you stop by The Craft's Meow's blog for more info in this month's release festivities, including welcoming our two guest DTs this month, Gayatri Murali and Larissa Haskett. And of course, what's a release without tons of stamp set giveaways? :). See you back here tomorrow for the release blog hop!

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