Graphic 45 Trick-or-Treat Blog Hop - Day Five

In honor of the Halloween Rejuvenation Challenge the designers at Graphic 45 are going to "treat" you to a fun design team blog hop all this week!

Each day you'll see a sneak peek of a fantastic Graphic 45 trick-or-treat bag designed by the design team members. Make sure you hop along each day, September 26-30! Today you will visit:

Melanie Forbes

Gloria Stengel  -  YOU ARE HERE!

Edited to add: I will draw ONE winner from my comments to win my card, shown below, and a small prize pack - to help you make your own bag! (Sorry the treat bag is the property of Graphic 45 and not up for grabs!) I will draw the winner on Monday, October 3. Leave a comment to win!

Here is my treat bag, which I originally created for Summer 2011 CHA. Each team member created a bag, and Graphic 45 had them all displayed in their booth at CHA. I am so happy that we get to show them to you this week as part of this FUN blog hop! I think you will be amazed at how creative the team was with simple, brown paper bags!

I went with a traditional black and purple scheme, my favorite Halloween colors!

I covered the bag with Magic of Oz paper, and then created a flap using the Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur and LF-161 Grand Labels die templates.

I covered the sides of the bag with images of the witch, in more yummy purple. This is Wicked! paper.

The tag is made using Spellbinders die template S4-318 Fleur De Lis Squares. I love how the edge has a Gothic look to it when cut from black cardstock.

The best part of the bag is my house...which fell on the witch! I covered a chipboard house with paper, then accented it with Imaginarium Designs chipboard, a Graphic45 metal tag and chipboard, and a bingo number. I witch must live at #31, right?! I fussy cut the witch feet out of the paper and stuck them under the house. Wicked funny!

I also created a matching card:

I love the Graphic 45 stamps! This witch is so fun to color. I sat one day and colored a bunch just to use on various projects!

I used some lace, flowers, and pins to keep the vintage look alive!

Remember, Graphic 45 is offering two awesome Magic of Oz gift packs as prizes this week! Want the opportunity to win? Just click on over to our featured design team members' blogs each day and leave a comment. We will choose two random winners from our design team members' blog comments and announce them on Friday, September 30th! Sound like fun!? You bet it does! Check out this amazing prize! A Magic of Oz 12x12 paper pad, Chipboard Button Staples, 3 chipboards from Imaginarium Designs, and some beautiful bling by Want2Scrap! Remember, there are two chances to win this week! Wow!

In case you can't make it every single day this week, here is the schedule for our design team member blogs. This shows you who will be featured on what day so you can check out all the fun! Don't forget to leave comments for your chance to win!

Monday
Lynette Carrol
Jane Tregenza

Tuesday
Laura Denison
Robin Shakoor
Tara Orr

Wednesday
Sherry Cheever
Jack & Cat Curio
Nicole Eccles

Thursday
Nancy Wethington
Hilde Janbroers
Yuka Hino

Friday
Melanie Forbes
Gloria Stengel  -  YOU ARE HERE!

And one more big announcement! All of our submissions for the Halloween Rejuvenation Challenge are now in and it's time to vote for your favorite! Venture on over to our Facebook - Halloween Rejuvenation Challenge album and click "Like" on your favorite Halloween/Fall-inspired altered object. The two most "liked" submissions will win the grand prize of our entire Christmas Emporium collection! The winners will be announced this Friday, along with this week's blog hop contest winners! That's 4 winners to announce in one day! Amazing!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill, Neenah, Stampin' Up
Graphic 45 Paper: The Magic of Oz (Magic of Oz, Journey to Oz, Goblin Gazette, There's No Place Like Home, Wicked)
Stamps: Graphic45 Magic of Oz 3, Hero Arts Happy Halloween
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Gray Whale, Blackbird, Copic Markers
Chipboard: Graphic 45 Magic of Oz Tags 1 and 2, Imaginarium Designs (fence, birds), Maya Road (house)
Embellishments: Metal Tags Graphic45, Twine May Arts, Bingo Number and pins Maya Road, Flowers and lace Wild Orchid Crafts, Ribbon Really Reasonable Ribbon
Tools: Grand Calibur Machine by Spellbinders, Die templates by Spellbinders (LF-161 Grand Labels One, S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants, S4-318 Fleur De Lis Squares, S4-324 Ribbon Banners, S4-190 Labels Four, S4-309 Labels Four Small), Square punch by Creative Memories
Adhesive: Tape by Scotch 3M, glue by Tombow

Spellbinders™ and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock® Blog Swap! - DAY 2

Welcome to the Spellbinders™ and Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock® Blog Swap!

This week Spellbinders™ has teamed up with Core’dinations Color Core Cardstock® to showcase the wonderful ways the products work together!

Stop by each Designer Blog and leave a comment to enter to win! We will randomly draw winners at the end of the week from all the comments posted on the designers blogs.

Today's Spellbinders Designers are:

Kazan

Christine

Gloria  -  YOU ARE HERE! 

Here is the card I created for you.

For my card base I used Core'dinations Darks Card Set. The color is called Nightfall. I then layered Bordeaux from the Graphic45 Signature Series paper pack, and on top of that, I layered a Core Impressions cardstock called Aunt Grace from the Jenni Bowlin Everyday Collection. I sanded all of the cardstock for a distressed look.

I created the flower detail by cutting shapes with the Spellbinders™ die templates and the Grand Calibur® Die Cutting Machine. The birdcage is cut from black cardstock using the S5-033 Bird Sanctuary die template. I stenciled the shape with gray chalk ink. I cut the flower shapes from Core'dinations Graphic45 Bordeaux cardstock, and sanded the petals. I used S5-049 Carnation Creations and S5-067 Anemone Flower Topper to create the flowers. I used Antique Moss cardstock and S4-328 Foliage die template to create the leaves.

I created an extra flower for the inside of the card.

I stamped the image (Waltzing Mouse) onto white paper, then distressed with purple ink, and cut the shapes with S4-190 Labels Four and S4-309 Labels Four Small templates.

I hope you have fun on the hop this week! Make sure to check to see what the Spellbinders and Core'dinations teams are up to!

But there's more! Visit the Core'dinations Blog to see today's Core'dinations Blog Swap Designers!

Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders™ die templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand Calibur® machine and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ die templates cut and emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to grand proportions. Follow Spellbinders on Facebook, Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!  

Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock is the only sandable cardstock with a color core. Sand it, tear it, emboss it and so much more! The Core Essentials line comes in over 160 colors with matching color families. Or maybe you are looking for something a bit more contrasting like the Black Magic or Chocolate Box collections. The sandable core will shine through the unique black and brown colors once it is sanded. Core’dinations has also teamed up with industry leading companies such as Pink Paislee, Basic Grey, Graphic45 and more to create new and unique pre-embossed cardstock that perfectly accents their patterned papers.

Check out Core’dinations website for the new Cardmaker Series, Kraft-Core and various other wonderful cardstock lines. Follow Core'dinations on Facebook or on the Core'dinations Blog.

Spellbinders Supplies:
S4-190 Labels Four, S4-309 Labels Four Small, S4-328 Foliage, S5-049 Carnation Creations, S5-067 Anemone Flower Topper, S5-033 Bird Sanctuary, Grand Calibur Machine

Core'dinations Supplies:
Core Cards Darks Card Set, Graphic45 Signature Series, Core Impressions Jenni Bowlin Everyday Collection, Sand it Gadget, Dust Buddy

Other Supplies:
Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Whisper White Cardstock
Creative Impressions brads, netting, ribbon
Waltzing Mouse Rescue Remedies, Fancy Phrases
Clearsnap Colorbox Graphic45 Decades Photogenic Dye Ink, Lavender, Gray Whale Fluid Chalk Ink; ink applicator

Spellbinders™ Fall Ensemble

I hope it's a lovely fall day where you are! Here on the southern California coast, it's what passes for fall. It's foggy and 65 degrees. It may burn off by this afternoon and be a lovely day, but right now...not so much!

To get us all in the mood, I have a Fall Ensemble that I created for the Spellbinders™ Gallery.  These projects were also seen at Summer CHA in Chicago. I created a 12x12 scrapbook page, a card, and a table place card holder.

I used the colors in the photo for my inspiration. The colors of the cardstock and the Graphic34 papers worked perfectly.

I took this photo at Palomar Mountain, at Bailey's Resort during one of my scrapbook retreats. Every time I go there I take photos of this rusty, old truck! I even have it as my wallpaper on my computer desktop!

I used the new Spellbinders flower pot die template as the base for my fall floral arrangement. I created all of the flowers by hand, using die cuts and stenciling techniques. (See the supply list below for specific die templates.)

I "jazzed" up the chipboard letters with ink and die cut shapes. This is a fun way to breathe new life into all of those chipboard letters you have in your stash. And those of you who collect chipboard letters, you know who you are!

I created a card in the same style, using various die templates. I love using the chalk ink to ink my paper while it's still in the die templates. The unique "cut-emboss-stencil" properties of Spellbinders die templates makes it easy to create layered looks.

My last project is this place card holder. I wrapped two 12 inch candles with ribbon, and then attached the leaves and tag arrangement to create a place card holder.
 

Once again, I used ink to stencil my die cut shapes to give them interest and dimension. (This little lovely is featured on the Spellbinders Blog today!)

I hope this fall ensemble gives you some ideas for creating some fall projects of your own!

Spellbinders Supplies:
S4-190 Labels Four
S5-071 Twisted Metal Tags And Accents
S5-073 Orchard Harvest Tags And Accents
S5-059 Ironwork Motifs
S5-062 Lace Doily Accents
S4-328 Foliage
S5-050 Rose Creations
S5-060 Flower Pots
E8-001 Classic Scallop
Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur® Die Cutting Machine

Preferred Partner Products:
StampingScrapping Design Label Accents Stamps
Waltzingmouse Fancy Phrases Stamps

Cross Promotional Partner Products:
Bazzill Basics Paper Haley, Sherbet, Apricot, Yam, Lemonade, Sienna, Marigold, Cheddar Cardstock
Core'dinations Jenni Bowlin Everyday Whitewash Core Impressions Cardstock
Graphic45 Steampunk Debutante Fantasy Floral Patterned Paper
Clearsnap ColorBox Bisque, Pumpkin Spice, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Amber Clay, Dark Moss, Butterscotch Fluid Chalk Ink; Ink Applicator
Creative Impressions Brad; Sheer Cream Ribbon
Scor-Pal Scor-Tape
Glue Dots Medium and Mini Glue Dots
SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L 3D Foam Squares

Other Supplies:
American Crafts Coffee, Olive Textured Cardstock
Neenah Natural White Classic Cardstock
Memento Rich Cocoa Dye Ink
Copic Marker Sanguine (YR18)
Maya Road Trinket Pin
Close to My Heart Edge Tool
Craft Supply: Cream Grosgrain Ribbon; Pins; Candles; Liquid Glue
May Arts Twine
We R Memory Keepers Hole Punch; Brads
Scotch 3M Tape
Scenic Route Capitol Hill Uppercase Chipboard Letters
Tonic Scissors
DuraSand Sanding Block

Really Reasonable Ribbon Guest Designer!

Today I have the pleasure of being the Really Reasonable Ribbon Guest Designer! I've had a chance to do some work for Bonnie in the past, and it's always a pleasure. Besides, who doesn't love AMAZING ribbon at wonderful prices?! Check out the Website to see what I mean!

I created four projects for my guest spot. I will show you two here on my blog, and two on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog. What a deal for you! It's like a mini blog hop!

Here is my first project, using that little witch that I purchased last year! She's still cute!

I colored the image with Copics, and then matched her up with some fun Halloween papers from Fancy Pants, Echo Park, and Teresa Collins. I love mixing and matching papers from various companies!

I love layers, so I used two different ribbons: the orange is from the Autumn Diamond Satin Assortment and the black is Totally Twill. I used the Bow Easy Tool to tie my bow. I have a hard time making my ribbon tails fall properly, but the Bow Easy makes a perfect bow every time! That was the best $4.99 I ever spent!

Do you see those fantastic "brads"? Well, they are really made from paper and are a product called Candi, from CraftWork Cards! This color is called Mr. & Mrs. You attach the paper brads with foam tape called Candi Fix.

For my next card, I went with a Christmas theme, using My Mind's Eye papers and a Flourishes stamp. Colored with Copics, of course! This time I used Candi called Choc-a-Mocha. Yum!

The yummy ribbon is Burgundy 1" Satin with Grosgrain Edge. This ribbon is beautiful and the color matches the paper perfectly!

I decided to tie a knot this time, rather than a bow, to keep that informal and rustic look going.

I hope you enjoyed my Guest Spot at Really Reasonable Ribbon! If you think you can stand to see more...check out these peeks of two cards that I am showing on the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Stampin' Up Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black; American Crafts Coffee
Designer paper: Fancy Pants Oct. 31; Echo Park The Apothecary Emporium; Teresa Collins Haunted Hallows; My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas
Stamps: Clear Art Stamps Halloween Fun; Flourishes Apple of My Eye
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers; Ranger Distress Old Paper; Gelly Roll White Pen
Embellishments: CraftWorks Cards Candi Mr & Mrs, Choc-a-Mocha, Candi Fix
Ribbon: Autumn Diamond Satin Assortment, Black Totally Twill, Burgundy 1" Satin with Grosgrain Edge
Tools: Bow Easy Tool, Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur and die templates (S4-116 Standard Circles Small, S4-125 Classic Scalloped Circles Small)
Adhesive: Scotch 3M tape runner, Glue Dots mini craft dots

Best Wishes from Spellbinders™

Each month I create a selection of projects for Spellbinders™ to use in their advertising, on their website, for videos, and so forth. I never know when or where my artwork will show up! It's always fun to see how they chose to use what I make!

One of my NEW cards can be seen in the Spellbinders Idea Gallery! I just created this as part of my August artwork using some new stamps! Gotta love new stamps! And some of the Summer CHA release die templates. (See supply list below.)

I used one of the new Spellbinders™ Edgeabilities® (Classic Petal Edger) to create a decorative edge with my brown cardstock and the woodgrain paper. The possibilities for creating decorative edges with these NEW Edgeabilities are endless!

I used Copic Markers to color my image. Coloring the corn was fun! Buying decorative corn is something I do every fall, and I use it to decorate my house from October until after Thanksgiving.

I hope you enjoyed looking! You have my "best wishes" for the fall season!

Spellbinders Supplies:
S4-110 Classic Ovals LG
S4-112 Classic Ovals SM
S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants
E8-006 Classic Petal
Grand Calibur Die Cutting Machine

Preferred Partner Products:
JustRite Stampers, Autumn Blessings, Christmas Mini Sentiments Stamps
Want2Scrap, Say It With Baby Bling Red Gems

Cross Promotional Partner Products:
Jillibean Soup, Soup Staples Red Pea Pod, Pasta Fagioli Romano Cheese, Apple Cheddar Soup 6 x 6" Collection Patterned Paper
WorldWin Papers, Treasures Ivory Cardstock, CutMates Molasses Cookies, Butternut Squash Cardstock

Other Supplies:
Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock; Memento Rich Cocoa Dye Ink; Various Coipic Markers; Gelly Roll White Opaque Pen; Scotch ATG Tape Runner; Craft supply Liquid Glue

Graphic45 Christmas Cards

Two of my Christmas cards are featured on the Graphic45 Blog today. These are both from the Hampton Art Summer CHA booth and appear in the Hampton Art Summer Supplement Catalog! Graphic45 and Hampton Art Stamps have teamed up to make stamps that match the Graphic45 Collections. The new Christmas Emporium Collection stamps are such beautiful stamps that I know you will enjoy them as much as I do!

For these two cards I paired the stamps with the Christmas Past paper collection. It's always nice to give last year's Christmas collection some love...especially when I have so much of it! {grin}

I colored the images with Copic Markers. To add some interest, I die cut a snowflake with a Spellbinders™ die template, then stamped the greeting onto the snowflake.

A rosebud and crystal pin make the finishing touches.

For the next card I went with a black and cream theme. Sometimes I don't feel like coloring my images, and some images lend themselves to that simple look, like this one from the Christmas Emporium collection. It looks just like a pen and ink drawing...which I guess it is!

The twine keeps the card looking rustic and vintage, reminding me of the way folks used to wrap packages before clear tape was invented. I love the font that is used for the greeting. Very elegant.

I hope this inspires you to get a head start on your Christmas cards!

Supplies:Cardstock: Bazzill Raven, Kraft, Pomegranate, Walnut Cream; Neenah Classic Natural White, Stampin' Up! Whisper White
Designer paper: Graphic45 Christmas Past (Let it Snow, Deck the Halls,Holiday Spirit)
Stamps: Graphic45/Hampton Art Christmas Emporium
Ink: Copic Markers, Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Ice Blue, Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments: Ribbon and eyelet from craft supply, flower from Making Memories, pin from Maya Road, pearls from Queen and Company (Snowflake), rhinestones from Want2Scrap, twine from May Arts
Tools: Bow Easy, Spellbinders™ die templates (S4-116 Standard Circles Small, S4-114 Standard Circles Large, S4-286 2010 Snowflake Pendant, S4-169 Small Labels, S4-168 Large Labels ), Grand Calibur machine, Edge punch from Martha Stewart
Adhesive: Scotch 3M ATG and foam tape, Glue Dots craft dots

Happy Birthday to the Owner and Designer of Graphic 45, Diane Schultz!

It is my pleasure to do a special post today in honor of Diane's Birthday! I've met Diane a few times in relation to my work as a Design Team Member for Graphic45 - and she is the most gracious, loveliest person I've met in the business. She's sweet, cultured, and never has a bad word to say about anyone. She treats her staff and the DT like precious gems! When Diane speaks to the team, she is always so complementary about our work. I confess, she makes me blush!

Charee, who is Diane's daughter and also the Design Team Coordinator, asked the team if we would be willing to make something to post for a birthday message to Diane. You can see why I was happy to create a special project for Diane's birthday!

Here is what I made:

I created a mini wall hanging for Diane's office or desk, using the Curtain Call and Steampunk Debutante papers. I used things to decorate the piece that remind me of Diane: Paris art, feminine items like flowers and the dress form, grunge items like gears, and of course music and film inspired items.

I hope Diane enjoys the piece when she receives it in the mail! Happy Birthday, Diane! Have a mah-voooo-lusssss day!

Supply List:
Chipboard: Grafix, Maya Road
Graphic45 paper: Curtain Call Let's Dance, Applause, Tour de France; Steampunk Debutante Fantasy Floral
Flowers: Kaisercraft, Wild Orchid Crafts
Leaves: Spellbinders™ Die Template S4-328 Foliage
Ribbon: May Arts
Lace: Wild Orchid Crafts, Craft Supply
Ink: Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Blackbird, Chestnut Roan; Clearsnap Colorbox Pigment Bronze; Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Stampin' Up
Gears: Tim Holz Idea-ology, 7 Gypsies
Light bulb: Tim Holtz Idea-ology
Film strip: Tim Holtz Idea-ology
Punch: Stampin' Up
Distress embossing powder: Ranger Ink Vintage Photo
Adhesive: Glue Dots craft dots, Scotch 3M ATG and foam tape, white glue

CPC September Gracious Glimpse

The Christian Paper Crafts September Design Team Delights Gallery opens on September 15th for all Super Sisters and King’s Daughters members. It’s filled each month with projects created by the design team and special guests. You won’t be able to see these projects anywhere else…not on blogs, in galleries, or anywhere! They are exclusive to the Design Team Delights Gallery, so join us today and don’t miss a thing!

If you want to see a sampling of what’s inside the gallery, take a look at some Gracious Glimpses on the Creative Blog. These projects ere created to share with everyone – they are not exclusive to the gallery! This gives you a chance to see the sort of projects that will be in the Gallery!

Our theme for September is: Fall. Here is my Glimpse!

I stamped the image and colored it with Copics. The little girl was holding a book, but I stamped a mini pumpkin and cut it out, then glued it over the book so it would appear that she's holding up the mini pumpkin instead. You could replace the book with an apple, a gift, a ball, or any other small image! Getting more mileage out of my stamps is a MUST!

I used some yummy Spellbinders™ die templates to make borders. Again, I love how I can get so many uses from my dies! I used two of the banner die sets to create the top and bottom borders on the card.

I hope you enjoy seeing the Gracious Glimpses this month!

Supply List:
Cardstock: Stampin' Up Basic Black, Whisper White
Designer paper: My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Two Rosy
Stamps: My Favorite Things, Stampin' Up, Close to My Heart
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Spellbinders die templates: S5-044 Banner Basics One, S5-045 Banner Basics Two, S5-028 Nested Pennants

Want to Make it Fabulous Blog Hop Winners!

I want to thank all of you who hopped on by during the Want to Make it Fabulous Blog Hop with Spellbinders™,  JustRite® Stampers, and Want2Scrap™! I loved seeing so many of you come and "hang out" with me!

These two lucky winners were randomly drawn to receive a Spellbinders™ die template valued at $25.00!

Amanda H, who commented on Becca Feeken's Blog

and

PJ, who commented on Windy Robinson's Blog

Please contact Spellbinders at ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us so your prizes can be sent off to you!

Don't forget to check the lists of winners on the Want2Scrap Blog and JustRite Stampers Blog, too!

Graphic45 Halloween Rejuvenation Challenge!

Anyone want to win a fantastic prize?! Well, read on, my friends, read on!

Graphic45 is pleased to announce a Halloween Rejuvenation Challenge! Fall and Halloween are definitely on the way and we thought it would be fun to have an altered art challenge that's inspired by this colorful season. We're asking you to take an old object and bring it back to life with Graphic45 products! We've all got stuff around the house that could use a little dressing up. Maybe it's something you found at a garage sale, thrift store, or even an old item that's been sitting in the basement since Abe Lincoln was a boy. We want you to create a beautiful Halloween or Fall-themed altered art project from an old, random object you might have - - using Graphic45 products. It's the perfect craft challenge to jump-start your holiday crafting!

The submission deadline is September 25th. Email submissions to charee@g45papers.com. On September 26th all of the submissions will be uploaded to our Facebook Photos Gallery and the fans will get to vote for their favorite submission by "Like"-ing it! Voting is from September 26th to 7am on September 30th. The TWO projects with the most "Likes" will win! Winners will be announced on Friday morning, September 30th at 8am on our Facebook and on our Blog.

The prize? You could win our entire Christmas Emporium collection! A 12x12 and 8x8 Paper Pads, both coordinating chipboard die-cuts, and one of each cling stamp set! That's a $76 value!

I really hope that you play along! I'd love to see one of my Followers win this prize! To inspire you, I recycled a Starbucks Frappuccino bottle and turned it into a Halloween treat holder! (I did not have any treats to put in my bottle! Sorry about that!)

This is a very simple project, which takes less than 20 minutes to put together! But how fun to make up a batch of these for gifts or as table decorations! Plus, you get to drink a lot of Starbucks! I colored the witch with Copics, naturally. She's so horrible, you gotta love her! Don't you, my pretties?!

I colored the lid with a black Copic marker, then dressed it up with a die cut shape, a chipboard button, and some twine. What's a fall project without twine?!

Have fun. Rejuvenate something!

Supply List:

Glass bottle with lid: Starbucks

Graphic45 paper: The Magic of Oz Emerald City

Chipboard: Graphic45 The Magic of Oz Chipboard Tags 1

Stamps: Graphic45 Magic of Oz 3, Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Odds and Ends

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Gray Whale

Twine: Craft supply

Cardstock: Bazzill Raven, Kraft

Spellbinders die templates: S4-190 Labels Four, S4-309 Labels Four SM, S4-304 Eyelet Circles

Adhesive: Scotch 3M ATG and foam tape, liquid glue, Glue Dots adhesive craft dots

Want to make it Fabulous Blog Hop - Day 4

Do YOU want to make it fabulous?!

Want2Scrap™, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts, and JustRite® Stampers Designers have teamed up to bring you an amazing four day Blog Hop Event Sept 6 -9, filled with fabulous designs that are sure to inspire all!! Each day we will be sharing a link list with you for the featured designers! Today is the LAST day, so make sure to hop! To make it easy, all the designers' blogs are listed at the end of this post!

What would a blog hop be without prizes? Yes, we will also be giving away prizes!!

Want2Scrap will be giving away 2 $25.00 Gift Certificates.

Spellbinders Paper Arts will be giving away 2 Die Template sets with a value of $24.99 each.

JustRite Stampers will be giving away 2 Stamp Sets of the winner’s choice.

The winners will be drawn from the blog comments so be sure to visit them all and leave a comment one each to increase your chances of winning. The contest for the prizes will be open until midnight Saturday, September 10th. Winners will be announced on Monday September 12th on the company blogs.

I decided now was a great time to get started on my Christmas cards! Hopefully, you will be inspired to get going with yours, too!

I used Spellbinders Classic Rectangels and Classic Scalloped Rectangles to create the printed backdrops for my image. I edged each rectangle of paper with Feur de Lis Rectangles Nestabling. Remember, the great thing about Nestabling is that you can ALTER it to fit your project with just a few snips from your scissors or craft knife!

The smaller rectangle on the Nestabling was just one pearl too large for the way I wanted to position it on my shape. I just snipped the adhesive with my craft knife and removed one pearl from the length and width!

I added the extra tiny pearls on the Nestabling to my JustRite Treasured Christmas stamped image to represent the stars on the image. I used my craft kinfe to life the pearls off the backing sheet and adhere them to my image. I also used some of the larger black pearls for the corners of my card.

Are you new to Want2Scrap , Spellbinders Paper Arts or JustRite Stampers? Here is a little information about all three of these amazing companies. Each company offers a unique line of products that work wonderfully together to make some fabulous designs.

Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders die templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand Calibur® machine and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ cut and emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to grand proportions. Follow Spellbinders on Facebook, Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!

Want2Scrap™ manufacturers rhinestone lines including the specialty Nestabling™ line along with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line that coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders Nestabilities® die templates. Want2Scrap also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs. Follow Want2Scrap on Facebook and the Want2ScrapBlog!

JustRite Stampers entire collection of stamps are designed to be compatible with Spellbinders die templates. JustRite Originals interlocking stamp system allows you to mix and match borders and centers to create dozens of design possibilities. Since the spring of 2008, JustRite Original stamps have been designed to coordinate with the Spellbinders Nestabilities, Decorative Elements and Basic Shapes. In January of 2011, JustRite began introducing Cling Stamps Sets designed to coordinate with Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels. JustRite Cling stamps are deeply etched pre-cut red rubber mounted on Static Cling Foam made in the USA. Cling sets come on a colored 8 1/2 x 6 1/2" Storage Panel for easy storage in our Cling Mini Binder Box. For thousands of ideas on projects using JustRite and Spellbinders die templates visit the JustRite Design Gallery and the JustRite Blog. You can also follow the blog by following on Facebook and Twitter.

Subscribe to each company’s blog!
Want2Scrap Blog 
Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog
JustRite Stampers Blog

Today’s featured bloggers are:

Mona Pendleton
Heidi Blankenship
Windy Robinson
Michele Kovack
Tina McDonald
Gloria Stengel  - you are here!
Kathy Jones

Thank you, I hope you enjoy the Blog Hop. Your comment will count as an prize entry!

If you get lost during the hop, here are all of the designers' blogs for the entire hop! Have fun!

Sept 6th:
Becca Feeken
Holly Simoni
Julie Overby
Kazan Clark
Terre Fry
Karen Taylor
Barb Schram

Sept 7th:
Sharon Harnist
Sherry Cheever
Tonya Dirk
Linda Duke
Kellie Fortin
Christine Emberson
Elise Durenberger
Beth Pingry
Stephanie Kraft
Latisha Yoast

Sept 8th:
Debbie Olson
Shanna Vineyard
Michelle Woerner
Mimi Leinbach
Kimberly Crawford
Judy Hayes
Sankari Wegman
Dana Gustafson
Angela Barkhouse

Sept 9th:
Mona Pendleton
Heidi Blankenship
Windy Robinson
Michele Kovack
Tina McDonald
Gloria Stengel

Kathy Jones

Supply List:
Spellbinders die templates: S4-132 Classic Rectangles Large, S4-133 Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large, S4-116 Standard Circles Small, S4-114 Standard Circles Large
Want2Scrap Nestabling: Fleur de Lis Rectangles White and Black Pearl
JustRite Originals: Christmas Treasures
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Pomegranate, Stampin' Up Whisper White
Designer paper: Teresa Collins Christmas Home 6x6
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Ribbon: craft supply