One of a Kind Giveaway

I am happy to report that I am a guest blogger on the Spellbinders blog today.  To make it even better, I will be giving away the project I have created for this tutorial. And to make it even better than that, Spellbinders is hosting a giveaway (details are at the end of this post) of some of the products I used to create my card. 

Card? Yes...card. I have never made a traditional card (shared with the public at least) before but thought that today was the perfect time. As a blogger for Spellbinders, one of my goals is to introduce mixed media techniques to all the card makers and scrapbookers who use their products. Figured I should walk the walk, step inside their shoes, and make a card. Who knows -- maybe I will scrapbook next. I believe creative people come in all forms and that there is every reason for us to cross over to "the other side" -- whichever that may be.

This card was inspired by Spellbinders new Birds on a Wire die. I die cut and embossed some decorative paper to start the project. Leaving the cut paper in the die, I used the die as a stencil and inked the birds as well. You will note that one bird is in a different shade. 

I selected Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B die set to create a window, using dies #4 and #6 and decorative paper.

Turning the window over, I taped the birds to the reverse side...

...so, when turned back over,  they would be strung through the window on the front.

I next used the largest die in the same set to cut and emboss a different color paper to use as a base for the window.

Using adhesive pop dots to create dimension, I then adhered the window to the base.

You can better see the layers from this angle.

I then used Spellbinders Scratch Lines Texture Plate to create additional embellishment for the card. This plate deeply embossed a piece of foil so that I can add a bit of texture as well. I cut this strip into 3 pieces to place in different areas on the card.

Using Spellbinders Font One - Lowercase die set, I cut a phrase that was inspired by the birds out of decorative paper.

With all my components ready, I used a piece of decorative paper to make the card itself. I chose to cut it to a size of approximately 6 ½" x 5 ½" when folded based on the measurements of all the pieces that I had made.

Finally the time had come to put together all the individual parts and create my first card.

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Supply List

Spellbinders Paper Art Supplies:

MMM-001 Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer

IN-024 Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® Birds on a Wire
S5-172 Spellbinders® Nestabilities® A2 Curved Matting Basics B
GLT-001 Spellbinders® Scratch Lines Texture Plate

S5-199 Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® Font One Lowercase
F-012 Spellbinders® Precious Metals Premium Craft Foils

Preferred Promotional Partners: Tsukineko®  Dew Drop Brilliance Pigment Ink Pad, Tsukineko®  Dew Drop Momento Die Ink Pad,  Imagine Crafts® Inkblushers Sponge

Cross Promotional Partners: Authentique™ paper, DCWV® paper

Other: scissor, adhesive, pop dots, tape

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Giveaways

To be entered into the giveaway sponsored by Spellbinders and be eligible to win many of the products I used to create my card, head over to the Spellbinders blog and follow instructions there.

For a chance to win this "one of a kind" card, please leave a comment on this blog post and make sure I have your email address. Comments will close end of day Wednesday 4/2 and the winner will be contacted by email.

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Lynn Hardy who is the lucky winner!