Spellbinder's 5 Year Anniversary Celebration

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 the Spellbinders Blog at www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog for the announcement of Daily Winners. Grand prize winner will be announced on January 30th."

Note: Hi everyone, I wanted you to read this first so you don't miss it: Commenting on this post is certainly 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.

Are you ready for an exciting event? Spellbinders is celebrating their 5 year anniversary and the party has begun! The Spellbinders team will be sharing 16 days of sneak peeks of brand new products....you're going to love these new die templates. And it wouldn't be a party without lots of prize drawings for the new die sets! Today there will be a drawing for the die template I am showing you plus those that were revealed yesterday. See the contest rules at the end of this post for all the details. Each day an additional die is added to the daily giveaway list for a grand total of 16 dies on the 16th day of reveals!

Before I get to my sneak peek today, I want to give you the blog listing of the other designers and the dates that they'll be posting their sneak peeks. You'll need to visit each designer, each day if you want to enter the contest.

Blog Schedule
Jan. 5 Debbie Olson http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/muse_and_amuse/

Jan. 7 Holly Craft http://todayscreations.blogspot.com/
Jan. 8 Sherry Cheever http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Jan. 9 Heidi Blankenship http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/
Jan. 10 Becca Feeken http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/
Jan. 11 Jennifer Ellefson http://createdfrompaper.blogspot.com/
Jan. 12 Sharon Harnist http://paperfections.typepad.com/
Jan. 13 Jeni Calkins http://studiojeni.blogspot.com/
Jan. 14 Wendy Weixler http://wickedlywonderfulcreations.blogspot.com/
Jan. 15 Beth Pingry http://bethping.blogspot.com/
Jan. 16 Keri Lee Sereika http://pinklemonade.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Jan. 17 Sally Lynn MacDonald http://inkyheart.typepad.com/
Jan. 18 Donya Schroeder http://donyas.typepad.com/puckish/
Jan. 19 Linda Duke http://lindaduke.typepad.com/lindas_works_of_heart/
Jan. 20 Trudee Sauer http://trudee.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Onto the sneak peek...here are two photos below of the new die templates I'll be using for my projects today. The dies are called Large & Small Classic Inverted Scalloped Squares. They will coordinate with your existing Spellbinders Square Die Templates. I love the design possibilities of these new shapes.The Classic Inverted Scalloped Square Die Templates are the opposite of the existing Scalloped Square Die Templates. All of the points are inverted, resulting in a square that resembles a postage stamp.

Here is the official name, die numbers, retail price and measurements of the Classic Inverted Scalloped Squares:

DIE NAME: Large and Small Classic Inverted Scalloped Squares
DIE SKU # S4-196 and S4-197
MSRP $24.99 each

Small Set Measurements: (6 total dies) Smallest die cut size is 3/4" square, largest die cut is 3-1/4" square.

Large Set Measurements: (6 total dies) Small die cut size is 1" square, largest die cut is 3-1/2" square.

Product availability: Dies are scheduled to ship at the end of February.

Okay, now on to my project. As I said before, these shape of dies remind me of postage stamps.

I immediately knew I wanted to do more of my Postage Stamp Layouts, with the focal image resembling a large postage stamp. With Valentine's Day coming up, I thought some cute note cards with hearts would come in quite handy. My finished cards measure 4-1/4" square.

To make the postage stamp focal point for my cards, I simply started by die cutting Papertrey Kraft cardstock with the third smallest die from the S4-196 LG Classic Inverted Scalloped Square Die set.
I then stamped my die with a dotted square image from Papertrey's Borders and Corners Squares stamp set using Papertrey Vintage Cream ink. The square image fits perfectly into the die!

Using various patterned papers from October Afternoon, I die cut 1-1/2" squares using my Spellbinder's Square Nestabilities Die Templates. The basic square shapes layer perfectly with the new dies. I finished off the focal point image with small stamped hearts from Papertrey's Heart Prints stamp set. I then adhered these to my card fronts using pop dots, then added a finishing touch of some loopy ribbons.

I love the way these turned out! I can't wait to try out the smallest squares to make even tinier postage stamps. Try using these accents on the outside of envelopes where an actual stamp would go. How cute would it be to hand deliver that fun card? Or make these accents into tags to tie onto gifts and packages. Or how about tying them around jars of jelly or home made treats. Or use them to label baskets for organizing. The possibilities are endless to what you can do with these fun new dies!!

And to change things up a bit, I made a second type of card using the same S4-196 LG Classic Inverted Scalloped Square Die Templates as I did for the cards above. This time though, I used the second from the largest die to show you the look that the larger dies give. Just another great detail accent to add to a card front. Card uses Papertrey Heart Prints stamp set, October Afternoon patterned paper, small heart punch, PTI Kraft and Ocean Tides cardstock, and PTI ribbon.

For information on how to use the Spellbinders dies with the Wizard and other die cutting machines, visit these links below. It's easy to get professional looking projects every time!

Spellbinders Universal Dies - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m51gPhNmywY
Spellbinders Wizard with Spellbinders Universal Dies - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQJpHgDWlB0
Spellbinders Wizard – Universal Craft tool - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yzQ0h9U08

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 7, 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 the grand prize entry, no exceptions. Please consider whether you will have access to the same e-mail address from January 5th through January 20th 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 for their newsletter.

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

I hope you enjoyed my sneak peek projects today! Be sure to check out the other designers' blogs for even more sneak peeks and good luck with the contest!!!