Hi friends! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! I wanted to share some cards I did but you can tell by the photo is was a few short months ago when things were still a bit warmer! LOL I also had some super, fun news to share! It's time to get your craft on! Spellbinders is having a HUGE contest and you can read all about it below. I think you should go for it!!! One never knows until one tries!!
Also on the Spellbinder blog you can read some amazing things about Stacey, the owner, and how 'trying' and a lot of perseverance has brought her to where she is at today. It's an inspiring story!
~ You Could Win BIG Time!! ~
Spellbinders is
currently running the BIGGEST contest they've ever hosted to date!
Spellbinders Explore Beyond Challenge: Craft to Win gives you a chance at
a $5,000 Grand Prize Package from Spellbinders and their cross promotional
partners! They'll also be choosing a 2nd place winner to receive a $1,000 prize
package and a $500 3rd place prize package!
Prizes will
include products from WorldWin Papers, Want2Scrap, Xyron, KaiserCraft, Scrapbook
Adhesives by 3L, Basic
Grey, Scrapbook & Cards Today
Magazine, BoBunny, Fancy Pants Designs,
Canadian
Scrapbooker, Nikki Sivils, Elmer's, Bazzill Basics, Graphic 45, IMAGINE
Crafts/Tsukineko and more!
How do you
participate? It's easy!
Simply create an
original project using at least two (2) Spellbinders dies. And get creative with
it! Push your own creative boundaries...do something different. We'll be looking
for those crafters and artists who have really taken on the challenge to truly
"Explore Beyond".
Take photos of
each step of your project. If chosen as a finalist... You'll be asked to submit
these photos.
Submit a photo
(of your finished project only!) to the appropriate Spellbinders Flickr Group.
Contest runs
from November 26th, 2012 through December 26th, 2012 Midnight EST.
Categories:
Official
Rules:
You may enter
more than once in multiple categories. Projects entered must be original. A
total of twelve (12) finalists will be chosen. There will be two (2) finalists
from each category. Finalists will be announced on December 27, 2012. Finalists
will be asked to submit photos of the steps of their projects to validate their
originality. Finalists will be asked to mail in their final original project to
the Spellbinders office. Original projects must be received by end of day,
Friday, January 4, 2013.
A celebrity
panel of judges will review the twelve (12) final submissions and narrow it down
to three (3) winners. Winners will be announced on Friday, January 11, 2013.
There will be one (1) Grand Prize winner of a $5,000 prize package and the
project will be featured at the Spellbinders booth at the Craft and Hobby
Association show on January 12, 2013. There will be one (1) 2nd prize winner of
a $1,000 prize package and featured on the Spellbinders blog. There will be one
(1) 3rd prize winner of a $500 prize package and featured on the Spellbinders
blog.
Legal:
All federal,
state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. By acceptance
of the prize, winners agree without limitation to the use of his/her name,
photograph and/or likeness for publicity purposes without any additional
compensation. Winners agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the
Spellbinders panel, which are final and binding in all matters regarding this
event. Winners agree that the event and its representatives affiliates, agents,
directors, officers and employees have no liability whatsoever for any injuries,
losses or damages of any kind relating to or arising from this event or
resulting from participation in this contest.Contest is not open to Spellbinders
Employees, Various Team Members, or their immediate family members
(Grandparents, Parents, Siblings, Spouses, Children).
Thanks for stopping by my blog!! I have more cards to share and a RAK coming up in the next few weeks.
Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season. One last card to leave you with!
(Cards created with Kaiser Crafts paper and Spellbinders Decorative Eight and Labels Eight die templates.)