Spellbinders Blog Frenzy: Day 12

EDIT: "Thanks to everyone who entered the Spellbinders' 5th Anniversary Party to win my Die Template release. You can no longer enter to win my release. Please check out the links below to enter the contest on other blogs. Check Spellbinders Blog for the announcement of Daily Winners. Grand prize winner will be announced on January 30th."

Commenting on this post is welcome but does not enter you into the contest. This contest is sponsored directly by Spellbinders Paper Arts. Please read the post to find directions for entering the contest. If you have any questions, please e-mail ContestQuestions@spellbinders.us.

The day has finally come! I finally get to share with you a new die set being released by Spellbinders! J I hope you have enjoyed all the fabulous designs so far that the Spellbinders designers have created for your viewing pleasure…I sure have. It amazes me what these gals come up with!! If you were not following the Blog Frenzy last summer, here's the scoop:

Spellbinders is celebrating their fifth anniversary with sixteen days of sneak peeks and drawings for each of the die templates that is introduced, culminating in a grand prize drawing for all 28 of the newly introduced die templates.  For the remainder of the sixteen days of give-aways, you will have a chance to see new die template releases at a different blog (schedule below) and enter a random drawing for that release. Since it is a progressive release, Spellbinders is adding the die templates that were already released on all the previous blob reveals. You also still have until 11:59 pm CST, January 16^th to enter Beth Pingry’s Blog, “Cookies for Breakfast”  to win her release.  

Here are the remaining designers who will be revealing new die templates and what dates you can see the new dies being used on their blogs.

• Jan. 17  Sally Lynn MacDonald    
• Jan. 18  Donya Schroeder             
• Jan. 19 Linda Duke                          
• Jan. 20 Trudee Sauer                   

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED on Spellbinders’ Blog

 

The die set that I have the pleasure of bringing to you today is called Peony...with its many layers and fluttery edges the possibilities on what you can do with these dies are endless.

DIE NAME:   Peony

DIE SKU # S4-193

MSRP  $24.99

 

The largest die (#6 in the set) measures approximately 4" across at the widest part. Each die is approximately ¾" smaller in diameter than the die larger than it.

 Each die’s approximate size is as listed-
#6 – 4"
#5 – 3 ¼"
#4 – 2 ½"
#3 – 1 ¾"
#2 – 1 ¼"
#1 – ¾"

Spellbinders S4-193 Peony (MSRP - $24.99)

When I first saw this die I was so excited to play around with it! I thought I would do a little research on the internet to see what a real peony looked like…I had a pretty good idea but wanted to be sure…some of the images I found were astounding! The one thing that really stuck out to me was the fluffy softness of peonies in real life. So I instantly thought about what material other than cardstock I could use to create my release project. I found a great site with tons of different colors of Crepe Paper and placed an order hoping it would work! I found it worked great when shimmed with a layer cardstock and I was in business! So once I had figured out what material I wanted to use to create some peonies, I had to figure out what I was actually going to create as the final project…and that was when the idea of a Peony Pen Bouquet came to me.

 

 

Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how I created my Peony Pen Bouquet.
To get started you will need:

Spellbinders S4-193 Peony
Spellbinders S4-158 Sunflower Set Two
Crepe Paper in assorted colors (I ordered mine through D. Blumchen & Company)
Spring Willow Medium Prismatics Cardstock
Scrap Cardstock (used for shimming and will be thrown away once used)
Craft Wire
Large Needle or Paper Piercer, Paper Piercing Pad
Floral Tape (can be found at any craft store in the silk floral area)
Mono Adhesive by TomBow
Bic Pen (or other smooth barreled pen of your choice)
Flower Pot & Rice (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And my second project for today is a fun “out of the box” way to use the Peony dies! I used the largest die in the set to create these little baskets. Aren’t they sweet? Just imagine the possibilities these little treat holders could be used for! Any color, any paper you like! I don’t want to overwhelm you today so I will upload a step-by-step tutorial on this sweet little basket tomorrow so you can see how it is done!

If you do not own a Wizard Die Cutting System, don’t lose heart! You can still use Spellbinders fabulous Universal Dies!!! Here is the  link to show you how!

 

Now, for all the details on the BIG CONTEST!

Spellbinders 5 Year Anniversary Celebration

Sneak Peek Party Drawing Information 

Spellbinders will randomly pick one entry from each of the 16 Spellbinders Sneak Peek Blog reveals as stated in the “Rules”. This name will be drawn to receive the die being revealed and any other dies listed as a part of said blog give-away.  These entries must follow all rules stated below to be valid for the drawing.  

Entrants visiting all 16 Spellbinders 5 Year Anniversary Celebration Sneak Peeks Blog reveals and correctly entering their information into the 16 separate drawings, as described below, will automatically be entered into a GRAND PRIZE give away of a full set of all 28 NEW RELEASE dies debuting at the Winter Craft and Hobby Association Show in Anaheim, California, on January 25-28, 2009!

Rules 

Any participant wishing to be included in the daily drawing for the Spellbinders Birthday Celebration Sneak Peek die give away must adhere to all of the following rules: 

1.  Participant must click on the provided link on Reveal blog to enter each individual drawing on sneak peeks between January 5 and January 20, 2009.

2.  Participant must type in the subject line the name of the die being revealed.  

3.  Participant must send their entry for this blog before 12:00 midnight Central Standard Time on January 17, 2009.

4.  Participant is only allowed to enter each of the 16 Spellbinders sneak peek blog give away drawings one time per sneak peek. Participant must use the same email address daily to be considered for grand prize entry, no exceptions. Please consider whether you will have access to the same e-mail address from January 5^th through the 20^th and plan accordingly.

5.  Spellbinders Design Team members and employees are not eligible for drawings. 

 Any participant wishing to be automatically entered into the drawing for the Spellbinders 5 Year Anniversary Celebration Sneak Peek Grand Prize drawing, must enter the drawing from all of the 16 blog reveals and follow all the above rules. 

Please note:

*Spellbinders will only use email information to contact the winner.

*Spellbinders will not share this email address with any other parties. 

*Spellbinders will not use this email information for advertisements or communications

other than to contact the winner.

*If you wish to be included in further communications from Spellbinders, please go to their homepage SpellbindersPaperArts.com and sign up SpellbindersPaperArts.com for their newsletter.

If you have any questions regarding the contest, please e-mail ContestQuestions@spellbinders.us

To enter the Spellbinders 5 year anniversary drawing, click here

(If you use an e-mail client that does not work with this pop-up box, you may copy and paste this address to send your entry to:  ContestDay12@spellbinders.us )

 

For more Spellbinders product release information to www.SpellbindersPaperArts.Com

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial and the final project! And like I said, stop back by for more ways to use this great new die set! Enjoy~