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Get Inspired with the June Jamboree from Spellbinders!

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This just in: Spellbinders® Paper Arts has announced a brand new expansion to their Die D-Lites and In’spire Product Lines! The expanded line features 19 new Die D-Lites and 8 new In’spire die templates. In order to showcase these new products with a bit of a bang, Spellbinders is hosting the June Jamboree on their blog. Find fabulous paper craft projects featuring the new products every day for ten days in June!

June Jamboree

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Today is Day 8 of the June Jamboree, and designer Lesley Langdon  shares a stunning tri-fold card. The card features the new Dandylion and Celebration Two In’spire die templates, and the finished project is beautiful. Be sure to visit the Spellbinders blog for the full tutorial!

June Jamboree Day 8

A personal favorite is the Day 7 post from Spellblogger Darsie Bruno. This step card  format really lends to the garden’s look, and the fairies are made all the more whimsical with glitter! Included are the new Fairy Ariana, Flower Box, and Wrought Iron die templates.

June Jamboree Day 7

On Day 6, Linda Lucas shows us how to create this beautiful birdhouse with a helpful video tutorial. This project features the Gate Element die template. Find the video here.

June Jamboree Day 6

On Day 5, Beck Beattie uses the new Row Houses die template to create this charming scrapbook layout. The different colors for the windows in each house are an adorable touch!

June Jamboree Day 5

Day 4’s June Jamboree post is brought to you by Tina McDonald, and her lovely friends handmade card features the Fancy Label Tags One die template.

June Jamboree Day 4

I love trees as a central motif for pretty much any project, and this craft from Day 3 of the June Jamboree features the new Delightful Tree die template. Designer Teresa Horner does such a great job with this project!

June Jamboree Day 4

Show someone that “You make me happy when skies are grey” with the Day 2 project from Marielle LeBlanc. This lovely scrapbook layout features the new Wellies and Umbrella Trio die templates.

June Jamboree Day 2

Finally, the Day 1 paper project which kicked off the June Jamboree features the beautiful Bird Scroll die. Designer Linda Lucas does such a great job with the design of this card!

June Jamboree Day 1

Be sure to visit the Spellbinders blog to see the remaining June Jamboree projects and products!

 

 

How often do you use die cutting templates in your projects? Always, sometimes, never?

 

 

 

 

Spellbinders President Earns Two Awards for Acheivements in Business

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Pull out your papercraft supplies and make a congratulations card for the founder and president of Spellbinders Paper Arts, Stacey Caron. This week, Caron received two prestigious awards at the 10th Annual Stevie Award for Women in Business in New York. The trophies – a Silver Stevie Award in for Female Entrepreneur of the Year and a Bronze Stevie for Innovator of the Year – represent a long history of industry dominance for both Spellbinders and Caron.

Stevie Awards are given to female entrepreneurs, business owners and executives. Anyone is eligible to submit a nomination and this year, Stevie Awards organizers received 1,200 entries from over 18 countries.

This is not the first prestigious award Caron has earned during her prestigious career in Spellbinders. This year she was a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and received an Enterprising Women Award in 2012.

FaveCrafts has partnered with Spellbinders for a variety of giveaways, eBooks and craft tutorials. Check out some of our favorites below and get inspired!

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Homemade Christmas Gifts Giveaways: Spellbinders Prize Winner

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Only five days left in the Homemade Christmas Gift Guide Book Launch Party! Check out our Projects and Prize Winners page to stay up-to-date on our latest posts. And of course, remember to comment on our blog posts, like us and the company’s page on Facebook, and enter to win our final, fabulous giveaway!

Spellbinders brought us our most recent exclusive project, the Vintage Wreath Holiday Planner, along with an awesome giveaway prize! Let’s find out who won yesterday’s prize, a collection of exclusive dies!

Congratulations to…

Linda Rielly

We asked: “How do you stay organized during the holidays?”

Congratulations Linda, who replied, “I have done the same routine for so many years That it all just flows from one thing to another. We don’t entertain a lot so makes things easier. First clean house put up the outside Christmas lights, put up the tree and decorate, decorate the rest of the house and then do my Christmas baking. Usually finished 7 to 10 days before Christmas, then relax time.”

Remember, there’s a new project and a new prize TODAY, so enter for your chance to win. You don’t want to miss out on your chance to check out the Project of the Day, and win our next fabulous prize!

Speaking of prizes…

Grand Prize Giveaway

…you could win big in our Extreme Craft-tacular Grand Prize Giveaway! Make sure you enter today for your chance to win! Good luck to everyone!

Vintage Wreath Holiday Planner: Project and Giveaway

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Our Homemade Christmas Gift Guide Book Launch Party has reached day eleven! We hope you’ve been loving it as much as we have been! To celebrate the launch of this new free eBook, Homemade Christmas Gifts: 14 Gift Ideas and DIY Home Décor, we are giving away prizes and posting new, incredible projects from our 14 sponsors featured in this book. And if that isn’t enough, you have the chance to win big with our Extreme Craft-tacular Grand Prize Giveaway! Stay tuned to the blog this month because these giveaways will be popping up all month. Find the contest rules and enter below.

Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas Book Launch

Today’s exclusive project comes to us from our friends at Spellbinders! Keep track of all your parties, events, shopping lists, and mailing lists with this festive Vintage Wreath Holiday Planner.  This cute paper craft idea will keep all your holiday plans and to-do lists neat and organized.

Vintage Wreath Holiday Planner

Vintage Wreath Holiday Planner

Store whatever you’d like in this planner from Spellbinders, from gift lists to addresses. The Vintage Wreath Holiday Planner is such an easy paper craft to make that you can easily whip one up every year to make sure you’re stress free and calm during the crazy holiday rush. Craving a little holiday organization? We have the full tutorial available for you.

Homemade Christmas Gifts eBook

Whether you’re looking to create your own unique holiday décor this year or you’re looking for some clever gift ideas for friends and family, Homemade Christmas Gifts: 14 Gift Ideas and DIY Home Décor is filled with great projects that are perfect for all your holiday decorating and gift-giving needs! Get your own copy of this free downloadable eBook today!

 

 



ENTER TO WIN TODAY’S PRIZE

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Today’s prize is a collection of dies from Spellbinders! In order to win today’s prize, all you need to do is:

* Like the AllFreePaperCrafts Facebook Page here, AND

* Like the Spellbinders Facebook Page here, AND

*Leave a comment on this blog post below telling us:

How do you stay organized during the holidays?


OFFICIAL RULES FOR DAILY CONTEST
  • There is a maximum of one entry per person. The entry will be based upon a comment left on this blog post. Duplicate comments will be deleted and are not tallied.
  • You must “like” the AllFreePaperCrafts Facebook Page and the Spellbinders Facebook Page to be eligible.
  • Winner will be selected at random from the comments on this blog post below.
  • Winner will be announced here on the blog tomorrow as well as contacted by the email address provided.
  • You have until October 22nd, 2013 at 11:59p EST to leave your comment on this post. Comments posted after that will not be counted.
  • Contest open to anyone 18+ in US and/or Canada.

SUPER BONUS ! WIN THE GRAND PRIZE!

Grand Prize Giveaway

Don’t miss your chance to stock up your craft stash and win more than $1,500 in prizes! You can enter each day to win. You have 8 more days to enjoy the Extreme Craft-tacular Grand Prize Giveaway, so take some time out of your day to come to the FaveCrafts blog each day to hear about the latest prize.

Good Luck!

Cool2Craft + FaveCrafts Giveaway: Positively Me Dies by Julianna Hudgins & Spellbinders Grand Calibur

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If you haven’t checked out the Spellbinders Grand Calibur, you’re missing out. This product is a must-have for papercrafters, cardmakers and scrapbookers. A die cut machine is an essential tool if you want precise, quality images for your work. You can use paper you already have in your stash rather than heading to the store for pre-cut pieces and make adjustments as needed. Basically, if you don’t have great dies and a well-made cutting machine, you’re missing out on amazing opportunity to create great crafts! Luckily, this month’s giveaway from FaveCrafts and Cool2Craft has you covered. Until June 29th, you can enter to win a Spellbinders Grand Calibur and Julianna Hudgins Positively Me Dies!


You can’t go wrong with a quality die-cut machine like the Grand Calibur from Spellbinders. This machine is lightweight and portable, making it ideal for crafting on the go. Also, it’s compatible with all kinds of Spellbinders dies, so you won’t have to run out and buy anything new. Cut and emboss all the templates you want in no time! Best of all, you can cut multiple shapes at a time. This machine makes crafting simple, and who doesn’t need some simplicity in their life?

The winner of this giveaway will also receive a set of Positively Me Dies by Julianna Hudgins. These templates are both beautiful and empowering. Everyone wants to feel like a goddess, so why not evoke this image in your cards, scrapbooks and mixed media designs? You can use your Grand Calibur to emboss or cut using one of these two templates. This package also includes wire-work inspired hearts to complete the set.

You don’t have to be a crafting expert to love these products. Spend a little time with the Grand Calibur and Positively Me Dies and you’ll see why the industry is buzzing about these amazing craft products.

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This giveaway ends June 29th.

Meet Stacey Caron, President of Spellbinders

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Recently, Spellbinders Paper Arts announced that their president, Stacey Caron, had received the 2012 Enterprising Women of the Year award from Enterprising Women magazine. This award recognizes highly successful, entrepreneurial women leading fast-growth companies who mentor or actively support other women and girls involved in business and are proven leaders in their communities.

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We’re huge fans of Spellbinders! We reviewed and gave away a Spellbinders Grand Calibur and Presto Punch last spring, and we have tons of Spellbinders projects on FaveCrafts, such as the Best Coupon Organizer, the Spring Bloom Headband, and the Decorative Clutch Purse! And now, we have an exclusive interview with Stacey Caron, president of Spellbinders and winner of the 2012 Enterprising Women of the Year award. Here’s what she had to say:

Stacey Caron

  1. When did you start crafting and what crafts do you enjoy doing the most for fun? I started making cards and stamping in the early ’90s.  After the birth of my first son I started scrapbooking. It is a great way to capture those wonderful family memories. Crafts I enjoy most: stamping & mixed media was always my first love.
  2. What inspired the birth of Spellbinders in the beginning? I was teaching as well as crafting for fun and identified the need in the market for dies that cut, emboss & stencil as well as the need for a universal die cutting machine.  How did you come up with such a great idea?  Between my husband and me (he’s an engineer and tool & die maker and I’m a crafter), it was a perfect combination! We put our heads together and so it started!
  3. As your company continues to grow, how do you determine what products to create? How influential are your customers or other crafters? As we grow it’s ever more important to keep our ear to the ground and listen to our customers. We use our social media channels to be in constant communication with our crafters as well as formal surveys to ask questions and listen to their input & ideas. They buy our product, they use our product, they know our product – the consumer’s voice is very important to us.
  4. Where do you find inspiration?  I find inspiration everywhere & anywhere, in every aspect of my life. I also love working with other great designers & artists – it’s such a great inspiration to see how others create.
  5. What sorts of ways do you get involved with community service and mentoring? There must be plenty of women in that line of people trying to get some of that Stacey Caron wisdom! (and how do I get in that line?) Giving back and sharing what I’ve learned has always been important to me. I’ve enjoyed opportunities to work with local schools and organizations as well as traveling further afield to Haiti to bring the joy of crafting to people whose lives are filled with struggle and little opportunity for leisure activities. We were also able to donate crafting products to the people of Joplin when disaster struck last year.
  6. Who was your role model or mentor?  Design icons Julie McGuffee & Jean Kievlan were key in my personal growth & learning at the start. Other inspirational women include my friends Melody Ross and Julianna Hudgins.
  7. What are the biggest challenges of running your company?  Coming to the realization that I can’t do it all by myself and learning to trust others to help my company grow. Getting the right people on the bus!  Biggest rewards? Seeing crafters all over the world love & use Spellbinders products and embrace us as an industry leader!
  8. What advice do you have for women who want to launch their own product line in the craft industry? Identify your passion, know that you will need perseverance & build your dreams with purpose!
  9. What new product that was launched at CHA Winter are you most excited about? We just loved the new M-Bossabilities! I love them all but the M-Bossabilities were a real winner! Two designs, twice the value. you can’t get better than that. Oh! And I have a particular passion for Accents & Motifs! Just a personal favorite!
  10. What’s next for Spellbinders? Any super secret information you can share with our readers?  INNOVATION, INNOVATION, INNOVATION! Along with an exciting partnership…watch this space! It’s going to be great!

Cool2Craft + FaveCrafts Giveaway: Spellbinders Grand Calibur & Positively Me Dies by Julianna Hudgins

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When you think of paper crafting, card making and scrapbooking, the word “empowerment” may not immediately come to mind. Traditionally, these crafts are fun and often whimsical ways to capture memories and show how much you care. But with the latest giveaway from Cool2Craft and FaveCrafts, you can celebrate yourself and the wonderful women in your life while creating some seriously cool designs.

This month we’re giving away a Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine and Positively Me Dies by Julianna Hudgins.  The Grand Calibur is a lightweight and portable die cut and embossing machine. This is a new product, so it’s extremely innovative. What’s cool about this machine is that you can suction it to any surface to ensure you don’t slip and make a mistake when cutting paper. The Grand Calibur also comes with labeled cutting plates – it doesn’t get more user-friendly than that! You’ll also receive a complimentary package of dies to get you started. If you love to create scrapbook layouts and cards, this machine is a must-have.

The winner of this giveaway will also receive a set of Positively Me Dies by Julianna Hudgins. This is where the word “empowerment” comes in. These dies celebrate women and are meant to bring out your inner goddess! The shape, which is common in jewelry crafting, is meant to inspire creativity and represent a whimsical, playful aesthetic. This package includes the following templates: The Jewel Goddess, Grand Goddess, Baby Goddess as well as wire-work inspired hearts complete the set.

The Spellbinders Grand Calibur and Positively Me Dies are absolutely essential for all paper crafters. Get inspired, get creative and, of course, have fun creating amazing crafts!

 

This contest ends on March 30th.

Enter for your chance to win. Good luck!

 

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Project of the Day & Giveaway: “Enjoy Your Day” Card

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Today’s Project of the Day for National Craft Month comes from the fine folks at Spellbinders  This handmade card idea from is great for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. It just perfectly embodies the joy and excitement we all feel during the warm weather months!

Using Spellbinders’ really cute die templates, you can easily put together your own free-spirited card to send happy wishes to someone special in your life.  We’re sharing the full cardmaking tutorial below, so just follow the simple steps and you’ll have a stash of adorable handmade cards in no time!  These are so handy to have ready to go; you never know when you’re going to need to send out a quick card!

 

“Enjoy Your Day” Card Tutorial

By Latisha Yoast for Spellbinders™ Paper Arts

 

 

Card Making Materials:

Card Making Instructions:

1. Cut/score cardstock

2. Trim down smaller panel from white cardstock (4 x 5 ¼ inches)

3. Emboss white panel.

4. Cut/emboss kites using different colored cardstock.

5. Adhere the outside of the kite to the panel using liquid adhesive

6. Adhere the center of the kite using foam tape.

7. Wrap ribbon around the panel, tie a pretty bow.

8. Adhere panel to card using foam tape

9. Cut/emboss white cardstock using a tag.

10. Stamp sentiment onto tag

11. Attach tag to bow using twine.

 

We’re giving away a prize a day every day here on our FaveCrafts blog for National Craft Month. It is so easy to enter, so be sure to check back each day for our Project of the Day post like this one to comment to enter! You have 31 chances to win and a new special prize each day.

Today’s Prizes are …. Spellbinders S5-097 Jewel Treasures & Spellbinders S5-089 Home Sweet Home die templates!

  • Contest open to US and Canada residents 18+
  • One comment/entry per person.
  • Contest closes March 5, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
  • Please answer the question below in order to be entered.
  • Winners will be posted on this blog and notified by email.

Answer the question below in the Comments Section of this post for a chance to be today’s winner:

What is the best compliment you’ve ever received for one of your crafts?

 

Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine Giveaway – Enter Now!

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I have to admit that, before this giveaway, I had no idea how cool or innovative the Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine is. In fact, I didn’t know what it was at all. But as soon as I mentioned that Cool2Craft and FaveCrafts were teaming up to give this product away, my colleagues went crazy! And now I see why.

This is like the Rolls Royce of die cut machines. The Grand Calibur is portable and lightweight, but it will always gets the job done. If you’re constantly moving and on the go, this is an invaluable tool.

The best past is you don’t even have to have prior experience with a die cut machine! Try this out and you’ll see why everyone loves the Grand Calibur (and why they aren’t afraid to say it!)

This giveaway is a great opportunity to gain new skills and create intricate projects. But hurry – a winner will be chosen on March 31!

Check out a video review of the Grand Calibur from Terri O – learn why this is such a cool giveaway!

Enter this giveaway now!

Good luck!

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