Spellbinders CHA Roundup - Day #5

BLOG HOP AND GIVEAWAY

Every year in December, craft and art companies across the globe begin to share details about their new product lines that will officially be unveiled at the annual Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Conference and Trade Show in January. Soon after, the products are available to all to buy and use.

This year is a very special year for me as I have teamed up with Spellbinders Paper Arts to create my very own collection of products to be released at CHA that are designed for artists, crafters, journalers, scrapbookers, cardmakers, and all other creatives too. In other words, for everybody.

The idea for this line began nearly two years ago and I couldn't be more excited that the first of my many planned releases is nearly here. This week, Spellbinders has hosted a blog hop where all their amazing designers have revealed one or more items from their new collections and shared creative tutorials with you as well. Today, the last day of the hop, is my turn. If you missed the earlier posts, you can find them here:

Stacey Caron

Becca Feeken

Tammy Tutterow

Yana Smakula

Debi Adams

Loretta Lock

Donna Salazar

Jennifer Ingle

Seth Apter (you are here)

Teresa Horner

This blog hop is just the beginning. There will be other events and giveaways prior to, during and after the January CHA Show. You can sign up for updates and find all the details and dates here.

Read on for the first of many upcoming product reveals. Details on how to join today's giveaway can be found at the end of this post. 

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MEMORY KEEPER

The inspiration for this project began with my new Spellbinders Drip Drop die. This set consists of two dies but I chose to only include one, which I ran through the Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine. The paper I used to cut the shape was my own hand painted paper from my stash.

I wanted to add depth to this die cut and make it dimensional. Using Drip Drop and teal cardstock, I cut nine more of the same shapes.

I stacked and glued them together, placing the die cut from my hand painted paper on top.

This gave me the dimension that I wanted and shifted the die cut from a piece of paper to more of an actual object.

I decided to create an embellishment to place within the circle of Drip Drop. I chose a hand painted paper and die cut the correct sized circle using the Standard Circles Small die set. I highlighted the circular shape by stamping with two of my new rubber stamps, one from the Turnarounds 1 set and the other from Turnarounds 2.

My next step was to create a background to highlight the die cut stack and stamped circle. I chose a piece of simply painted paper and ran it through the Platinum Machine along with my new Gridiron Embossing Folder. I rubbed an ink pad over the raised surfaces and further highlighted the texture by shading the embossed circles with a gel pen.

As the pieces were coming together I decided to place these elements on a larger surface to create a more substantial artwork. I took two cradled wood panels (8" x 10" x .75") and painted the outside surfaces and the insides.

I then attached the two panels together using hinges and a clasp. 

This created a book-like container that opened and closed.

At this point, I went hunting through my drawers, boxes and table tops to find a grouping of embellishments, found objects, hardware to alter, and other random doohickies and thingamajibs to complete the piece. 

In the end, I created an artwork that combines some of my new Spellbinders products with both commercial embellishments as well as altered and found objects. In other words...mixed media!

MEMORY KEEPER

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Supply List

Spellbinders Paper Art Supplies:

PL-001 Spellbinders® Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

S4-116 Spellbinders® Nestabilities^TM Standard Circles Small

S4-621 Spellbinders® Drip Drop Die Set

SEL-002 Spellbinders® Gridiron Embossing Folder

SBS-032 Spellbinders® Turnarounds Set 1 Cling Rubber Stamps

SBS-033 Spellbinders® Turnarounds Set 2 Cling Rubber Stamps

Preferred Partners: 

Imagine Crafts StazOn midi ink pads, Sakura gel pens

Other: 

Cradled wood panels, metal hinges, metal clasp, screws, acrylic paint, gesso, gilders paste, paint brush, hand painted paper, adhesive, scissors, tin snips, embellishments, found objects, vintage book covers, rub-on letters, beads, needle, thread

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GIVEAWAY 

Spellbinders is giving away the die set and embossing folder used in this artwork. You are of course more than welcome to leave a comment on this post but in order to be eligible for the giveaway, you must click the link below and follow the directions there within 48 hours of this posting. 

For Giveaway Entry, click HERE.

For official contest details, click HERE.

I am just one of many artists participating in this sneak peek.  For another chance to win, make sure to check out the work of Teresa Horner who is also posting in the Blog Hop today.  

Questions? Email ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us  (no entries will be accepted at this email address)