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Thursday 28 June 2012

Sneak Peek: Spellbinders™ Summer Spectacular - Day 8



Hello friends,
Today is a truly special post as I can share with you a project I made using brand new die templates, 
never seen before!  These will be revealed at CHA but I get to show them here first!  
They are Asian Accents and Asian Motifs.

Approximate Die Templates Sizes:
Flower Accent: 1 1/8 x 1 1/8”
Corner SM: ¾ x ¾”
Corner LG: 1 ½ x 1 ½”
Oval Label: 3 ¼ x 1 ¼”
Motif: 2 7/8”
Border: 8 ¾ x 1”

Approximate Die Templates Sizes:
Coin: 1 1/8”
Circle Tag: 1 1/8 x 2 1/8”
Motif SM: 1 ½ x 1 ½”
Motif MED: 3 1/8 x 3 1/8”
Motif LG: 4 x 4”

Here I have made a card featuring these gorgeous dies with some added gold!
Supply List:
Asian Accents S5-123 MSRP $29.99
Asian Motifs S5-124 MSRP $29.99
Paper - Graphic 45  – Olde Curiosity Shoppe
Stamp - Penny Black  – Flourish Birthday
Brad – own stash

Create a card from cream cardstock 6 x 5".  Select your patterned paper, cut into panels - the largest measuring 3½ x 5" and two strips of 1 x 5".
Cut/emboss decorative strips and smaller elements from matching cream cardstock in 
the Grand Calibur die cutting machine®.
Using Spellbinders craft foils, gold – cut/emboss the pendant.
A useful tip is to insert the brad while the foil is still in the die template; it holds it firmly in place.
Stamp a sentiment to bottom of card.  Begin to layer up your panels inserting the decorative strips 
and two strips of gold foil too.
You can see from this picture the layering and how wonderfully realistic the gold foil looks.
Finally add a row of five of the smaller decorative elements and attach your pendant using foam pads.
These die lend themselves to all sorts of projects, here I have chosen to use them to create a notebook.  They layer so well and the decorative strip looks superb the other way up too!
The Sneak Peek: Spellbinders™ Summer Spectacular! Begins on June 21st and will end on June 28th, 2012. It consists of 24 individual prizes and one grand prize drawing.  
Enter the Sneak Peek: Spellbinders™ Summer Spectacular! by visiting the participating blogs each day.
At the end of each blog post, click on the "Enter HERE" to open the entry form. You may only enter once from each blog each day.
Spellbinders™ will randomly draw one winner from each participating blog to receive that blog’s newly revealed dies. The Grand Prize Winner will be randomly drawn from the pool of entrants who sent entry forms from each and every participating blog during the 48 hours each blog was open. For the full list of official rules please click RULES.
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142 comments:

  1. beautiful projects, Christine! Love those dies!!

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  2. Love your projects!! Gorgeous!!

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  3. Beautiful projects Christine!! Love your card and altered notebook! Love the foil on your card too! Great projects!!

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  4. Beautiful Layers! Love how you used the foil. That Journal is to die for too! Gorgeous Christine.

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  5. Fantastic projects Christine, love how you have used the dies and each of the projects is so different. The card just glows with those beautiful papers off set against the gold; the notebook is just elegant and very, very beautiful!!

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  6. So, so very pretty. I am going to have to try working with foil more often. Great job. I love all the new spellbinders dies. I love all of the spellbinders that I have ever seen. I wish I had all of them and I do have quiet a few:)

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  7. I love that you added the gold metals on your project, it is just gorgeous! And the notebook is just as beautiful... great job :)

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  8. Beautiful projects, Christine! Love the way you used the gold. That notebook is gorgeous!

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  9. Christine!!
    I LOVE working with the craft foil/metal sheets:) I've not used them in this fashion though:) Your project is sooooooooo awesome:) Thank you so very much for sharing ANd for inspiring me:) be blessed
    ~Beyond Measure
    Tammy
    www.urbeyondmeasure.com

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  10. Great card - love the mix of materials. Great job showing off these beautiful dies!

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  11. Beautiful projects.

    Oh my. That border die is "to die for". Hee. Sorry.

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  12. Fantastic projects just love these dies they will be on my wish list Melanie

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  13. This is gorgeous Christine! I am loving the frenzy so many fabulous projects and the dies!! I have never seen these foils in this country - are they available here? Hugs Susan x

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  14. Stunning!! I love the notebook!!

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  15. Great projects, thanks for sharing

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  16. Hi Christine, great designs love the notebook more inspiration to try. Want these dies!!!! Wilma

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  17. Fabulous Creations Christine! Love your style!

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  18. This is a beautiful card made from another lovely set of dies!! Cxx

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  19. Morning, these a simply wonderful, when will they be available to us all? This Summer frenzy has been really great and at last its your turn to display your talents. Well done, these will be going on the list for must haves - also the metals.
    TFS
    Hugs Amanda x

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  20. Christine these cards are so beautiful and I love the gold highlights- magnificent

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  21. Oh you have wonderful projects!!!! Stunning in fact. Thank you for sharing these. You are very talented. :)

    Thank you,
    Sara Tanner
    Sar Tann

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  22. Love the gold accents! Beautiful projects!

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  23. Wonderful projects Christine, you´ve done a really great job with these new dies, I already love them, even before I´ve atually got them, but they sure have lots of potential, that´s for sure, and I havae a bunch of ideas already for these awesome dies here.

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  24. What beautiful projects Christine and more gorgeous new dies! I also love working with the craft foil, I recently made some flowers with the copper using Spiral Blossom One for a steampunk project and everyone who saw it loved them! Carole Z X

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  25. Stunning!!!! Wonderful layers and colors!!!

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  26. Hi Christine, these dies look absolutly stunning. on my wish list for definate, and your project is beautiful. Love the new look blog. Well done.
    lv norma

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  27. Wow! Amazing work and loving the new blog look!

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  28. Wow! Amazing work and loving the new blog look!

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  29. Morning Christine, you were not wrong sayng that we would all WANT these new dies. They are fabulous and the gold foil is great. Can we get that here in the UK? And when will the dies be available to buy? Love the graphic paper, the colours are so rich and with the gold foil - perfect.
    Elizabeth x

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  30. Simply stunning Christine! Gorgeous projects!

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  31. Hi Christine. Your projects are wonderful and I really like your new look blog it is so pretty. x

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  32. very pretty projects
    Paper Hugs,
    Jan

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  33. Have loved all the new releases and these are stunning.Loving your new look blog.

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  34. Gorgeous Cards and I loved the tutorial with the foil. Great job and beautifully done,

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  35. Love all the gold foil on your projects! The foil on your first card really brings out the colors in the paper that you used! Beautiful!

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  36. Morning Christine

    Oooh these new dies are gorgeous and the card you have made is stunning

    Are you on C&C today?

    Sue xxx

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  37. Your card is just gorgeous. I love it. Great tip about putting on the brad while it is still in the die. The journal is a nice project as well.

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  38. Hi Christine, I love the dies and your step by step for them..Love the colours you've used. Have a great day ...xxxx

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  39. I didnt know if to say Ooo,Ahhh, or WOW so i said all three,what beautiful creations you have made with these fantastic dies Christine ,and thanks for the great tip you have given to us .

    Elaine H X

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  40. Hi Christine, You lucky girl. Spellbinders definitely left their best dies till last. I LOVE these. The circular design edging is beautiful & the embossing detail incredible. Great projects, as usual. You've really shown the dies off.

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  41. Fabulous projects with these fab dies Christine, thanks for the step by step too - feeling inspired to make a card and adapt some dies I have!

    Maggie

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  42. Absolutely gorgeous Christine! And I love the new look to the blog. I hope these dies arrive here soon they are a definate must have x

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  43. another pretty accents die set... Love it!

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  44. Morning Christine,
    Fantastic projects. Never tried the foil will have to try to fins a supplier for this. Your instructions are so helpful.
    Have a good day.
    Lydia
    X

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  45. These are gorgeous as are all the other dies featured in the sneak peak blog fest. Can't wait for these to come onto C&C as soon as they are available for release to us in the UK.
    For now I will have to emulate this design using my Persian dies as they would lend themselves to this design in lieu of the Asian set you have used. Also I have never seen that crafting metal you have used although I have some craft metal from a UK based craft company but oly have silver, Christine can you engineer it that when this Asian set is made available that the metal sheets accompany them.

    Crafting hugs, take care, Ness

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  46. Beautiful projects Christine, love the dies and the use of the foils. You have really captured the Orient. Anne x

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  47. Hi Christine, the new dies are lovely and your projects are absolutely stunning and is this new look on your blog for keeps? I love it, it is so you, bright and so lovely. Crafty hugs, Anne x

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  48. Oh my, your cards are gorgeous! These new dies are so beautiful and I lovehow you have used them.

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  49. Lovely card and book, these dies are certainly. Versatile!

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  50. Wow stunning projects and fabulous dies.

    Hugs Sheila xx

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  51. Gorgeous projects Christine - love your choice of paper to create the oriental theme. Your altered items always appeal. You were right - we will want to buy the new dies (lots of them!!!) tfs.
    Hugs
    Heather
    x

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  52. Wow, stunning work!! Thanks to you and spellbinders for all this wonderful product and such great inspiration!! Have so enjoyed all the sneak peaks, now I just hope I can win some, thanks for the chance!! What a wonderful birthday that would make today !!
    Hugs
    Donna

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  53. Beautiful. Love your use of foil.

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  54. Your projects are stunning!! I love how you used the dies!! Thanks so much for the incredible inspiration :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  55. Elegant and gorgeous...love all the layers...wow...beautiful!!

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  56. Wow....wonderful projects! And wow do I love these dies!

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  57. So pretty!! I love the metalics!!
    Kristan

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  58. Gorgeous projects and love the new dies. You have excelled yourself again! Love the new blog layout too xxx

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  59. Oh.. This look kind of Indian.. And I love it.. Great with the Gold color.. and Amazing put together.. I love that corner die too.. And I love the way you have used it!..

    The Gold and the Design Paper matches Perfect..
    Great Work..
    And I want theese New Dies!!! :o)

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  60. gorgeous. i thought your journal was a pillow at first. so pretty. i love all the frill and bling on the card.

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  61. So pretty Christine!! Great job!

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  62. I love your asian themed card - the gold just sets it off perfectly! Another two sets of dies just made it onto my wishlist!

    Lynn Wild

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  63. I love the waterfall effect on your first card. I am loving all the new dies and the newly found appreciation for craft foils! Amazing job!
    :O)
    Jessica S

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  64. The card and notebook are so beautiful! I love the border die!

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  65. Beautiful samples Christine. The metal elements balanced out great! Thank you for sharing your talents and artwork.

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  66. When I first glanced at your card with that gorgeous paper and the new Spellbinder Dies edging I gulped. I am totally sold on those colors and contrasts. Wow. You sure hit a home run with this one.

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  67. Love these projects - the papers, the gold foil - all make a wonderful birthday card. Love the journal too!

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  68. Gorgeous projects. Love them both. Very versatile dies. Thanks for sharing, Johanne L.

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  69. Christine, you leave me breathless. These dies combined with your talent simply take my breath away. These are dies to die for and I can hardly wait for the release of them all. Thank you for a chance to win them.

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  70. Love your projects. The card has such wonderful layers and great dimension. I love the foil element and need to try that.

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  71. Absolutely stunning! Both your projects are so different - it shows how versatile the dies are.

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  72. Eileen L.

    Beautiful dies, gorgeous card. Have to have these for sure. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  73. Oh my these new dies are gorgeous.

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  74. Gorgeous projects!!! the foil is so pretty

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  75. Thanks for sharing such a great idea!

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  76. Wow-- what a terrific card. The paper is so busy but the Spellbinders embellishments ar the icing on the cake.

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  77. Fabulous creations!! That Gold Foil is so elegant looking and your tip about the brad...brilliant!!!

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  78. Beautiful cards I just love your creations. Thanks for sharing.

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  79. Such pretty cards...love the design and the dies.

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  80. So pretty Christine. Love the awesome die-cut accents. The foiled ones look fabulous.

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  81. Wow, your projects are amazing, and I love the real look of the gold foil.

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  82. Very pretty! Love how you used the gold foil!!

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  83. Gorgeous gorgeous...I am loving all the new dies,,,thanks for sharing.
    Linda

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  84. lovely projects. Another bunch of beautiful accent and motif dies. Have a great day

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  85. What a sweet little set, and your card is so beautiful!

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  86. Amazing set Christine, love yourprojects too, they are a must have.

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  87. Wow, such beautiful projects! You really made those accents and motifs come to life!

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  88. What a spectacular card! I just love the use of the foil and these new Asian Motifs and Accent dies are wonderful.
    Thank you for sharing two beautiful cards!

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  89. Gorgeous! I love the new ideas and the foil. Just when you think there can't be anything new that you really need, Spellbinders has all these great new ideas!

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  90. Just stunning Christine! I love each and every one of those dies. Can't wait to add them to my stash!

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  91. Beautiful project, love these new dies, just gorgeous.....thanks for sharing.....hugs

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  92. Your Asian birthday card is so pretty!

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  93. So wonderful! Your card is so pretty and i like the notebooK's delicate and fussy fun!

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  94. Two lovely projects, continents apart but equally lovely and they marry so well together.
    Definitely on my shopping list when the time comes - hope I get to dem these beauties.
    Hugs, Neet x

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  95. Wow Christine!! Beautiful projects!! These are stunning. Love those dies. Thanks for sharing with us. Have a terrific day!! Gloria

    Visit my blog. I would love more followers.
    http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com

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  96. Beautiful projects! Love the new dies!

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  97. Ooh, can't wait to get my hands on these two die sets! Love how you used the individual scrolly things to make a border!! And while I'm not usually into metals, I must have that pack of foil papers.....love them~

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  98. What a fabulous golden birthday card! Oh those borders - they look fantastic!! I love that altered notebook too! Everything looks beautiful!!

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  99. Truely beautiful card. Thank you for sharing.

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  100. Beautiful creations, lovely layering of the dies!

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  101. These are beautiful x
    The new dies look fab ( I want them all) x

    hugs sally x
    sallysbitz.blogspot.co.uk

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  102. Gorgeous work! Gorgeous dies!

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  103. Just gorgeous. Love using the foil.

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  104. Gorgeous looking projects
    ColleenB.

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  105. Hi Christine,
    I am not entering the hop sorry sweetie, still not well enough for ages on the pc.
    I had to come see what you had been doing and find out the dies you were gived to play with. Well the dies are lovely and your creations are as always beautiful. I love the way you did the book. A simple idea that is just lovely and it still remains a very useful notebook. Hope you fun playing. Hugs Linda x

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  106. Love your projects - especially the opulent card - looks like it's straight from 1001 nights...

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  107. Wonderful projects - I definitely want these die - thanks

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  108. Gorgeous dies and fab inspiration for using them when I can get my hands on them.
    Sheila

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  109. Don't you just love those dies!!!
    Your Birthday card is so rich and luxurious. Your Journal is a real WOW. Off to browse your blog now.

    Mary Mac

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  110. Un très beau travail et le rendu avec le métal j'adore.

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  111. Gorgeous projects! Give me ideas to use with some of the dies I already have while I'm waiting on the new ones to become available. Thanks so much.

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  112. Lovely designs, the dies are great. Enjoyed the Spellbinders Blog Event, looking forward to the new dies coming over to the UK, so many on my wish list.
    Kathy

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  113. This is soooo ELEGANT....love your card!!

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  114. What a gorgeous card...lovin the gold!! Thx. Happy Summer CHA! Go Spellbinders!

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  115. Hallo Christine,
    Love the new dies and your card and notbook are super.Your new blog page artwork is lovely too. But sadly I and I presume others too, will expience difficulty in reading the print, especially words that are printed in the pale green/blue. From that point of view would prefer the old. B.W. Carolyn x

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  116. Your projects are just beautiful and so rich looking! Thanks for sharing.

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  117. The layers on your card are beautiful. Nice work using these new dies.

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  118. WOW! your projects are absolutely stunning! these dies are to die for! love them!
    hugs
    Judy

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  119. Gorgeous! Love your layers & layers!

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  120. I really must play with foil soon,this look is amazing. Thanks for the sneak peak Christine. Spellinders dies ROCK!

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  121. What a beautiful card, thank you for sharing it.

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  122. Wow! Your card is fantastic. I love the subtle gold accents with that rich and elegant paper. And the border is wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  123. Such a beautiful card! I love the subtle foil accents, and that border is just wonderful!

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  124. What a beatiful card I have foil that I have never open I see that I need to start using it. TFS

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  125. Hi, Christine. I was wanting to let you know that I share you on my facebook @ Delama White Starling.com
    And I try to share you on my blog but couldn't get it to take.
    Thank you again :)
    Delama

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  126. Just love how all of you talented ladies incorporated the die cuts and those fab metallic sheets.

    marg0006 at verizon dot net
    Loving Scarppr101

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  127. What beautiful projects! I don't know when I have seen more gorgeous and creative work!

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  128. Very lovely... nice projects.

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  129. LOVE the metallic work. The dies seem to work quite well with the foil! Great projects!
    Shellee

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  130. Fab projects Christine. I wish I had a smidgen of your creativity, your ideas are exceptional! Love the dies too!
    Janice x

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  131. Ooooops senior moment Christine - i came by yesterday and was sidetracked and forgot to leave a comment about your superb 'creation'. I love the dies you were given - how lucky to be able to play with these. Your project is simply beautiful and I wish I had an iota of your talent and creativity.

    I love the colours - so rich and gorgeous.

    Hugs Sue P xx

    PS Thought I had visited the wrong blog at first!!!

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  132. Stunning !! I'm new here. I will be joining your blog. I love your work. TFS.

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  133. Lovely creations using these pretty new dies and metallic foils. Thanks for sharing them.

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  134. OMG! These dies are AMAZING! Sorry for shouting but my heart is racing and I'm short of breath all over some pieces of carbon steel! Oh they are so pretty! Can't wait to get my hands on them and have a play.

    Your cards are gorgeous, Christine. Love that first one - the paper is stunning and the gold die cuts are just so luxurious!

    Thanks for all your inspiration.

    Happy crafting,
    Rachel x

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