Wild Wyoming Art Cafe'

Spellbinders Guest Bloggers and Design Team Call!

Spellbinders Paper Arts is having their Blog Team be Guest Bloggers each week through November!  They will be showing you lots of cool tricks you can do with your Spellbinders Edgeabilities!  Woo-hoo.

Ok, wait a minute, I'll bet you're wondering what the difference is between a Spellblogger and the Spellbinders Blog Team?

Well the Spellbloggers are myself, Julie Overby, Kazan Clark and Beth Pingry.  We write the Spellbinders Blog Posts each week bringing you the most current Spellbinders products and fabulous techniques.  We are posting on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and now Pinterest!  (Click on those links and sign up people!!  You will never run out of new and interesting things to do with Spellbinders!!!)

The Blog Team is a group of Designers that post on their own personal blogs and feature amazing techniques, tutorials and projects they create using Spellbinders Paper Arts products.  The Blog Team Members include Heidi Blankenship, Sherry Cheever, Becca Feekan, Linda Duke and Debbie Olson.

 

Also - it's that time of year again!

Spellbinders is looking for Designers to be on their Team!  

You don't want to miss this opportunity!  They are one of the best companies to design for I promise you!

I was fortunate enough to be on their Design Team in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010, then I became a Spellbinders Blog Author in 2010 and now I'm a Spellblogger!

I started my journey with Spellbinders in 2006, along with my sister Diana Dellos.

We had so much freaking fun at the Design Team Retreat!!  We spent the night at Stacey Caron's house, laughed, drank wine, told stories and watched the gorgeous Arizona sunset go down.  I just had to share some pics of the good ole' days back when I got the privilage of working as a designer with Spellbinders! 

Here's the scene in the warehouse.  We all got lots of goodies, a brand new Wizard that Stacey had signed, and we learned tons of techniques.  It was like a dream come true.  Still is actually.

Stacey taught us all the tips and tricks.  She told us the story of how she got started and her fabulous husband who supported her dream.

We went to Stacey and Jeff's home in the evenings.  We helped Stacey celebrate a milestone birthday.  All of us dressed in black! lol

We played card games and Kim decided to take off with the loot! he he

You know girls, we like to play dress up....Here I am with Kim Hupke and my sister Diana. Diana and I are Cowgirls of course!

Here we are outside the Spellbinders Office and Warehouse.  We were having so much fun, we had to do a cheesey shot of the girls on the car.

My lovely sister Diana decided to have some Photoshop fun.  Notice anything different about Diana's t-shirt, anything a bit more ample?  Yes, my sister photoshoped my cleaveage onto her, and then mass emailed it out to everyone we know. (well ok, not everyone) LOL!

 

Ahhhh - no better way to relax then by the water, a palm tree and the sunset.  This is Beth and I chillin'.

Thanks for letting me share of my oldy, but goody pictures.  I have had the time of my life with this company, and hope there are many more years to come.

Holly

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!

I made this layout using a ton of Spellbinders (TM) dies.  The great thing about many of the dies is that they can be curled, bent and folded to create a 3 Dimensional look.  Yellowstone is my absolute favorite place in the US.  I travel there every year.

I hope you find some time to do some creating today, or hop on a website and join in all the NSD online fun!

Don't forget to check out  Spellbinders Blog..they are having a ton of fun over there too!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!

Images of Love Layout

This has to be on of my favorite layouts.  It's truly my style and oozes of things I love: the color blue, metal embellishments, rub-ons and black and white photo's.

To make the custom center for her Lotus die cut, I cut the die template with Premium Craft Foil.  Leaving the Lotus die cut in the die template, I lined up the center with an image on the Floral and Stone Impressabilities™ and embossed. On the white Blossom Two flower, I letterpressed with the Impressabilities™.  The same Impressabilities™ is used on the background, where I inked over it like a stencil.

Ingredients:  S4-232 Blossom Two; S4-240 Lotus Borderabilities® Petite; S4-269 Lotus Pendants; I2-1006 Floral and Stone Impressabilities™; F-003 Flue Premium Craft Foil

Cross Promotional Products:Clearsnap, Blue Surf, Ebony Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink

Other Supplies: White, Black, Red Patterned Paper; Black Rub-On's; Label Maker

And....DID YOU SEE THE NEWS ON THE SPELLBINDERS BLOG?!!!!

I'm so honored to be a Spellbinders blog author!  I hope you'll pop over and see all the creations that Me, Margie and Beth come up with!

Have a great week!

Holly

Pictures of Us....

Happy Valentine's Day!  I think this is one of my favorite layouts.  So often I'm shooting pictures of my girls', and I forget that I need to focus on Aaron and I sometimes too.  

The girls had a sleepover at the dance studio on Friday night, so we had a Valentine's Date at the Aspen House Restaurant in Rawlins, WY.  It was a quiet romantic dinner for two.  Life gets so busy sometimes and I really appreciate time we can spend just the two of us.

 
  

I love the new Spellbinders (TM) S4-240 Lotus Borderabilities® Petites die template.  It's one of my favorites.

I also used: S4-248 Labels Thirteen and S4-269 Lotus Pendants by Spellbinders (TM); Crate Paper, Light Orange, Pink, Off-White Lillian Collection Patterned Paper, Brown Lillian Collection Swirls and Flowers Rub-On's, Velvet and Colored Bling Lillian Collection Brads; Clearsnap, French Blue Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink; Copic, and Black Multiliner Pen.

Spellbinders (TM) Surprise Party!

SPELLBINDERS™ SURPRISE PARTY!!

January 7- 13, 2010

Commenting on this post is welcome but does NOT enter you into the contest. This contest is sponsored by Spellbinders™ Paper Arts. Directions on how to enter are in the Blog Post and Official Rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-party/. If you have any questions, please e-mail [email protected]  

Welcome to the sixth day of the Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!!

Spellbinders™ Paper Arts is hosting Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! We will introduce 25 new Die Templates and 2 Impressabilities™ templates! These sneak peeks are part of the collection that will be released at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show on January 24, 2010. We want to invite YOU, our greatest fans, to join the party from January 7-14, 2010! See the newest Spellbinders™ products, visit our Designers’ Blogs, and win fabulous Spellbinders™ prizes!

Today you have the opportunity to win a Spellbinders™ prize package (including all three Spellbinders™ Die Templates revealed today) through the contest entry email address listed below. Be sure to visit the other Designers’ Blogs participating today, and enter from those blogs for additional chances to win! You may enter once from each Blog! Each Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! blog post is open to contest entries for 48 hours. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time January 13, 2010 to enter this contest through my blog. Be sure to read the rules at the Spellbinders Blog before entering so that your entry will be valid!

To see previous Spellbinders ™ Surprise Party!! posts or to go to any of the future blog posts, feel free to visit the following:

January 7

Debbie Olson

Julie Overby

Lesa Rapp

January 8

Becca Feeken

Janine Blackwelder

Debbie Seyer

January 9

Heidi Blankenship

Karen Taylor

Cathy Chlebana/Beth Pingry

January 10,

Linda Duke

Jennifer Davis

Terre Fry

January 11

Keri Lee Sereika

Kazan Clark

Mary Pfaff

January 12

Karen Hunsaker

Christy Farneth Kerr

Holly Simoni

January 13

Sherry Cheever

Kimberly Crawford

Sharon Johnson

After the entry deadline is reached, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts will randomly pick one winner from each Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! blog event as stated in the rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-partyspellbinders-suprise-party/. 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 prize. If Winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new winner will be drawn for said prize.

Entrants visiting all 21 Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! events and correctly enter the drawing on each Blog will automatically be entered into the SPELLBINDERS™ SURPRISE PARTY!! GRAND PRIZE give away with a retail value of over $350.00. The GRAND PRIZE will be announced on January 24, 2010 on the Spellbinders Blog and consists of super secret products being released at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show. You WILL be excited!!

I’m thrilled to share my Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!!

project with you!

It's my Surf's Up Mini Album!

Supply List for Surf's Up Mini Album:

Spellbinders™ - Wizard™ Die Cutting and Embossing System,  I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities, S4-272 Surf's Up, S4-235 Fancy Tags, S5-019 Labels 8

• Clearsnap - colorbox fluid chalk ink - lettuce, blue lagoon, citrine, rouge; Smooch in Pearl
• Copic - black Spica pen
• Core-din-ations white core cardstock
• My Minds Eye - Penny Lane patterned paper
• Magic Mesh - black and turquoise
• Ranger - Distress Stickles
• Dymo - Label Maker
• Jenny Bowlin - minature tickets in pink

The two new Spellbinders™ products I am introducing today are I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities and S4-272 Surf’s Up!  Check it out!

 

I absolutley loved these 2 new products!  I have created so many projects with them I just can't stop myself!  I'll share more pictures of them in future posts.  So make sure to check back often or better yet, subscribe to my blog!

To begin, I used 1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities™ and Core’dinations cardstock.

     

To create base of cover and back of mini album: Cut S5-019 Labels Eight #6 (with #1 being the smallest) out of Core’dinations cardstock. To emboss the Impressabilities™, layer a Master Mat, I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities™, cardstock in the die, Tan Embossing Pad, Master Mat, then feed through the Wizard™. You will notice the gorgeous embossing that has occurred. Take the card stock out of the die template and sand with a sanding block as shown above.

To create base of all inner pages of mini album: Cut/emboss six S5-019 Labels Eight #6 out of your favorite Penny Lane patterned paper by My Mind's Eye. Lay out your pages as desired and glue them back to back to create a total of four two-sided pages.

Print out your photo's: I chose to print all of my photo's 2 1/2 x 3 1/2” using Adobe Photoshop Elements. I printed them out on white card stock on best quality setting.

Using S4-272 Surf’s Up die templates, cut/emboss 2 sets of Flip Flops in a coordinating My Mind’s Eye patterned paper. We'll use one for the cover, and one for page 3. I loved how the Copic Spica black pen added some glittery details.

Let's alter some Surf boards next!

I found the easiest way to use this die template as a stencil is to make a “mask” for it. Here's how: Cut/emboss a Surfboard out of heavy weight cardstock. Use your scissors to cut apart the de-bossed section of the surfboard. This will allow you to actually have 2 “masks” to use while stenciling your surfboard!

  
  

I also used S4-235 Fancy Tags for the cover, and applied a bit of Clearsnap blackbird Fluid Chalk ink. I used my Dymo label for the title.

Creating pages 2 and 3:  
Line up the Surfboard die template over a picture that will fit within the surfboard size. Cut/emboss for a unique picturesque surfboard!

I used black Magic Mesh for an edgy masculine feel. Black matte buttons are used throughout as well.

Creating pages 4 and 5:

  
  
On page 4: I used 2 different widths and colors of ribbon, a tad of bling, a matte black button and a beach ball that was cut out of Core’dinations cardstock and then embossed with my I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressabilities™, just as we did for the front and back covers.

On page 5: I traced and filled in the debossed areas of the surfboard with the Copic atyou Spica black pen. I also used the atyou Spica pen to write “Carla” on the surfboard. Next I used Distress Stickles on the surfboard and allowed it to dry.

Cut and emboss the umbrella out of the pink striped Penny Lane patterned paper. Apply Rock Candy Stickles and allow it to dry.

Cut/ emboss/stencil with the Beach Ball as shown. You can use removable tape or create a mask for the sections of the beach ball die cut to successfully apply various colors to the embossed areas. Add a bit of bling and a matte black button.

Pages 6 and 7:

Cut/emboss/stencil surf board and beach ball die cuts as shown.

Reverse Stenciling Technique:

Apply ink to the cut edge side of the Umbrella die template as shown. Then cut/emboss with the Umbrella die template and pink patterned paper.

 

Use the Reverse Stenciling Technique to create the black and white surfboard. This time apply embossing ink on the die template, cut/emboss out of black paper. Sprinkle white embossing powder, shake off excess powder and heat with heat gun to finish. Layer photos, die cuts, magic mesh and other ephemera as shown in photo above.

The back cover is created the same way the front cover is.

 

The album is bound by using a Cropodile to punch 2 holes in each page. I inserted 2 silver rings and tied a bit of black ribbon on each ring.

I hope you enjoyed the Surf's Up mini album!

 

S4-272 Surf's Up $19.99

Limited Edition Summer

Surf Board is 3 3/4 x 1 1/8”

Ball is 1 9/16”

Umbrella is 2 x 2 3/16”

R Flip Flop 1 13/16 x 7/8”

L Flip Flop 1 13/16 x 7/8”

Impressibilities™ Sea Scape

I2-1016

MSRP $6.99

Limited Edition Summer

5 3/4 x 4 1/2”

 

Now here's my 2^nd project using these two fabulous new Spellbinders™ products!

 

It’s an altered 10x10” canvas. Can you guess how I used the I2-1016 Sea Scape Impressibilities™ and the S4-272 Surf's Up die template?

 

Check back for a future post on my blog for all the details on how this was made.

RULES

For the complete Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! rules go to http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-surprise-party/ .

TO ENTER CONTEST:

1) Send your email entry to: [email protected]

2) Type the name of the die template being revealed on my blog in the “subject” line of the email.

3) Click send!

If you have any questions regarding the contest, send an e-mail of inquiry to: [email protected]

Thank you for visiting my blog and good luck!!

Altered Clipboard using Spellbinders die templates and Glimmer Mists....

Altered Clipboards are really easy to create.  This is one of my favorite projects.  I used Spellbinders die template, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, 7 Gypsies patterned paper, old book pages and Crafty Secrets postcard ephemera. I love the fall feel of it.   

I took 7gypsies patterned paper, traced the clipboard on the backside of the paper and cut out the shape.  Then I applied a medium layer of mod podge to the clipboard and used my brayer to smooth out the paper.  (I stacked a few books and my Wizard on top of the clipboard for about an hour while it dried.)

I sprayed Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist to old book pages, edges of the ribbon and edges of the 7Gypsies paper.  I also applied Glimmer Mist to the Crafty Secrets Postcard Ephemera.  I love how thick the postcard is and that it already had adhesive on the back.

Funky Technique I used:  I also sprayed the tree branch with a few layers of Glimmer Mist and then let the buds soak in a puddle of Glimmer Mist overnight on my non stick craft sheet.  I love the depth of color and sheen it created.

Spellbinders die templates I used : S4-227 Pumpkins; S4-213 Fleur De Lis Borderabilities® Petite; S4-219 Nested Poinsettia; I2-1009 Flourish Impressabilities™.

Funky Technique I used:  I love using the Letterpress technique on the Pumpkins die cuts , using The Flourish Impressabilities™ embossing ink and Sparkle N Sprinkle, Copper Embossing Powder and heat setting it. I then cut/embossed with the Pumpkins die template.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Thanks for stopping by :)

Holly

CHA Spellbinders fun!

 

The Spellbinders booth at CHA in Orlando!  We had one make and take booth, and one demo booth to show all the great ideas and creations you can make with the new release dies!

 

Here are members of the Spellbinders Design Team at the CHA booth - Karen Taylor, Debbie Seyer, Heidi Blankenship and Kazan Clark.

 

New dies, nestabilities and gorgeous artwork!

 

New Impressabilities and more fabulous artwork!

More pictures in a few days.

Another Spellbinders blog frenzy for CHA!!

Here's all the details!

CHA Summer 2009 Blog Frenzy

Yes, that’s right! Spellbinders is doing it again, and it’s bigger and its better than before! You didn’t think we could stop with the new Pendant Collection did you? Oh no! We’ve got 17 more new Spellbinders products to reveal from July 9 – 22, 2009. And we want to share them with you!

Each day we will direct you to one of our talented Designer’s blogs where you will be introduced to our latest and greatest Spellbinders Die Templates. Enter to win by sending an email to the address listed in the blog. Daily winners will be chosen randomly from eligible entries. But wait, there’s more!

This time the prize is progressive! On Day 1, we give away the Day 1 release. On Day 2 we give away the Day 1 and Day 2 releases! The prizes grow each and every day for 14 days!! By entering each day from each blog, you become eligible to win the Grand Prize… COMPLETE set of CHA Summer 2009 Die Templates and Impressabilities releases, a total of 29 products with a retail value of more than $560.00!!

Check out this line up of talented Designers on the dates noted and then enter for your chance to win:

7/9 Debbie Olson

7/10 Michelle Wooderson

7/11 Karen Hunsaker

7//12 Kazan Clark

7/13 Linda Duke

7/14 Heidi Blankenship

7/15 Kimberly Crawford

7/16 Julie Overby

7/17 Sherry Cheever

7/18 Debbie Seyer

7/19 Lesa Rapp

7/20 Becca Feeken

7/21 Jennifer Davis

7/22 Keri Lee Sereika

See the entire line of Spellbinders products on the Spellbinders’ website.

Gimme a smooch.....

 

Clearsnap makes fluid chalk in and the great applicator that works beautifully on Spellbinders die templates.  They are a staple in my scrapbook room.  Check out the new Smooch!!! Aren't they just gorgeous?  Love the colors, the metallic sheen, the packaging!  They paint on with the applicator brush and will blend as well.  Ooohhhh can't wait to start playing with these!

Fabulous Spellbinders Design Team Retreat.....

I just really can't stop talking about how much fun I had with Spellbinders in Pheonix.  Thank you Spellbinders for the amazing retreat.  I learned a ton, laughed a lot and barely got a wink of sleep!  We got a very generous assortment of dies, a new wizard and the new bag and die case!  Woohoo!  We also got an huge assortment of product from some very generous companies.  Here's a few pics I borrowed from Janine, as I didn't have my camera handy.

 

We all seemed to really connect.  I'm sure I've made some new friends for life.  After I caught up on my sleep, I feel rejuvenated and energized.  I've been trying to organize the goodies I brought back with me...and more are coming in the mail!

Here's a list of where the Cross Promotional Products came from:

• Spellbinders
• My Minds Eye
• Hero Arts
• JustRite Stampers
• Crafty Secrets
• 3L
• Upsy Daisy Designs
• Chatter Box
• 7 Gypsies
• Magic Mesh
• Cosmo Cricket
• Clearsnap
• Robin’s Nest
• Flower Soft
• Glue Dots
• Copic Markers
• Crate Paper
• Fancy Pants
• The Paper Company
• Stampers Anoymous
• Taylored Expressions
• Creative Impressions
• Core’dinations

I'll share more later!  Have a great week!