Hey everyone! Happy Monday!
If you’ve been to my blog before, you’ll know that I love fussy cutting. I enjoy the challenge of intricate cutting, and even find it therapeutic. I know, I’m a bit weird.
So when it comes to dies, I tend to only use them if it’s for something special – detailed or intricate shapes that I can’t easily cut myself, or a design that just blows you away.
And when it comes to that, no-one does it quite like Spellbinders.
Spellbinders dies were the first ones I coveted an attempted to ‘collect’. I love the wide variety of designs, and their nesting dies were what first reeled me in. But the Nestabilites are only the tip of the iceberg – Spellbinders produce collections of dies that coordinate wonderfully together and even have stamps too! So it was an awesome surprise and honour to be asked to Guest Design for Spellbinders for a new release Blog Hop – and of course I said yes!
I was truly spoilt for choice when it came to selecting a collection to play with – so of course I was greedy and picked two! The Chantilly Lace Collection features some truly beautiful dies based on the designs of vintage lace and is absolutely breathtaking. And the quirky Love Set Match Collection contains some really unique dies and fun stamp sets!
I couldn’t wait to put both to use!
Let’s start with the Chantilly Lace Collection:
I couldn’t not create a Wedding Stationery Collection with these dies. They were crying out to me to do so!
Let’s start with how beautifully these dies cut. Thanks to the quality of the dies, and the power of the Platinum 6 machine, these designs cut like a knife through butter. Don’t want to be forever poking out all those tiny pieces? The Tool ‘N’ One is a go-to that I won’t be without now!
When the shape is so intricate, you really don’t need much to bring the design to life. I added some stamped details for the invitation, and a band of patterned paper to hide/reveal the details!
Don’t forget to RSVP – I created a little card for that!
I die cut the shape twice, adhering the patterned paper over the top before securing the centre panel to the design too. Again a little stamped detail was all that was needed to bring the beauty out.
This final piece was too pretty to use up, so I left it as-is! It layers beautifully with the rest of the set!
Next up was the Love Set Match Collection:
Back to something more familiar to me – cards! I fell head over heels for the cute Wink Wink set and that lightbulb in particular! I stamped it several times and then blended some yellow ink over the top to help them glow!
A little label maker accompaniment made this sentiment complete!
Aren’t these goodies amazing?! They were so much fun to create with too!
Giveaway!
I’m sure this Hop will whet your appetite – so it’s a good thing there are some giveaways up for grabs!
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Sunday, November 26th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post on Spellbinders blog the following day.
In addition, I am also giving away a $25 gift certificate too – so make sure you leave a comment on my post to win!
Here’s your Hop order for today:
Spellbinders
Jennifer Mcguire
Becca Feeken
May Sukyong Park
Yana Smakula
Jenn Shurkus
Debi Adams
Taheerah Atchia
Stephanie Low
Laurie Willison
Keeway Tsao
Simon Hurley
Erum Tasneem
Laurie Schmidlin
Tiffany Solorio
Nicole Picadura
Thanks for stopping by – and good luck!
Supplies
Chantilly Lace Wedding Stationery Collection
You’re Brilliant Card
Love the card! it’s brilliant!
I agree spellbinders dies and machine make die cutting so perfect and easy. Thanks for sharing.
I dies are so elegant and beautiful.
Love the lightbulbs.
thanks for sharing.
Love Spellbinders dies and your cards are SO pretty!
These are gorgeous cards Taheerah. I too, ” cut my creative teeth” on Spellbinders, however, with no income of my own I was only able to get the basics but I got them! And I could not be happier!
(Your first card is esp. beautiful and yesterday would have been my parents 69th Ann. but we lost him last year just days before their 68th…)
To bad I do not need to make any wedding invitations at this time, but I know now where to go for ideas in the future. Lovely creations.
Love the cards! They are beautiful. And the new release is brilliant!
Such beautiful stationery! Love the patterned paper and intricate frames.
Oh, what beautiful cards. I love the delicate lace collection! So elegant! The light bulbs make a great background! 🙂
beautiful projects…dies are awesome…
Aww i loved the simplicity and elegance of ur work.thnks for inspiring.
OMG!!!! These frame dies are so delicate and pretty, thanks for sharing your beautiful work!
Beautiful dies and your
cards are lovely!
Carla from Utah
What a beautiful wedding set! Love the elegance! The light bulb card is so cute. Love the perfect sentiment!
Love the modern twist to the dies!
Beautiful projects! Love the dies you used!
Wow so intricate , makes such beautiful cards thank you for sharing
Simply gorgeous dies and projects!
Great projects, love those lace Dies!
Taheerah, your cards today were gorgeous! Thanks so much for using one of my Chantilly Paper Lace dies – you made an ah-mazing creation!!
What super cool creations using these new Spellbinders products!
I love Spellbinders in all of their dies, but this wedding stationery set is just exquisite! I wish I had a wedding to plan. :~)
OH my gosh – beautiful collection and love the intricate dies paired with that really pretty patterned paper. SO excited to see you use the “label maker” again 🙂
Wow! Fabulous projects. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win! 😀
I love the lace background dies. What a wonderful set of Wedding invitations. Also, I love the light bulb card 🙂
These are all so gorgeous!! Those detailed lace dies…Stunning!
Wonderful invitation and card!
This Chantilly Lace rivals any professional wedding stationary! Love how you combined it with the modern paper designs.
Just gorgeous cards. Thanks for sharing..
Your Card is so interesting.. Thanks for all your hard work…
Lovely combinations!!
Very pretty
Those die cuts are simply gorgeous!
I love Spellbinder’s dies, too. Lovely cards. Looking forward to your advent posts—that’s how I discovered your blog.
I LOVE these new dies, they are so very pretty!
Teheerah, your cards looks GREAT!!! That patterned paper REALLY ADDS a hint of a “modern bride!” It’s BEAUTIFUL with Becca’s Dies! (My VERY FAVORITE Designer from Spellbinders! LOL) 😉 AND your second card is CUTE TOO!!! SUPER JOB!!! 😉
Simply beautiful!!
Beautiful release – love to see the diversity of creations – we are all so unique Taheerah 🙂
Loved the originality of your designs Taheerah. You make it always so colorful and inspiring. Thank You.
Wonderful creations with these dies and stamps.
Such pretty work, the lace dies do certainly lend them self to wedding stationery. And the lightbulb card is really sweet.
I really enjoy how different both of your cards/card sets are. Very nice.
Cute idea!
Two completely different collections so each card is unique. Pretty!
Beautiful!
Being Weird is my middle name! It is called creative!! Love your card idea!!
Taheerah,
I love visiting your blog because you have a unique creative perspective that challenges me to greater work. Thank you!
Very pretty creations 🙂 The intricate details are awesome!
Love your whimsical cards!
Love the Chantilly lace die and the beautiful patterned paper you used. So pretty!