Spellbinders Design Team Competition

Happy Wednesday and thanks for taking the time to visit the Charmed Life Blog. Well, I didn't make the Spellbinders Design Team this year. I found out yesterday evening. I was disappointed but there is always next year.

Stacey put a quote from Winston Churchill on the Spellbinders blog that I love -“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Not that I was a failure by any means, I just didn't make the team. And, I am not devastated that I didn't make it. Making it to the final round was such an affirmation of my work. So thank you Spellbinders for the opportunity.

The email that cameto me was encouraging. Stating that I am talented - I am valued - I am a success. So life goes on and I will see where the next step takes me.

That being said here are the projects that I submitted for the competition. This first one was the card for Round 1.


Round 1


For Round 2 I had to make a mixed media piece as well as a video tutorial. This totally took me out of my comfort zone, but they liked it enough to move me to the final round. Here is a link to the YouTube video as well. Click here.





Round 2 Mixed Media




Round 2 Mixed Media




Round 2 Mixed Media




Round 2 Mixed Media




Round 2 Mixed Media


For the final round I was sent the Gold label 4 dies that I was instructed to use on my project. The project was to be a scrapbook layout. I decided to use my friend's daughters beach wedding as my inspiration for the layout. Also the title is a play on her new last name. It's pronounced "Shoes". Hence the title is a new and the beach shoes.

Final Round Entry





Final Round Entry



Final Round Entry-(I sponged and stamped this beach scene)



Well, that's it for me for today. Hope your day is a blessed one. So until next time.........inky hugs









my design team entries

Happy Thursday and thanks for taking the time to visit the charmed life blog. I shared on my blog previously that I had decided to enter the competition for the 2011 design team at Spellbinders.

They make the nestability dies-as I am sure most of you already know.

1st round card

I sent in this card and was moved to the second round of the competition..

2nd round layout

The 2nd round  had 43 of us competing.
I had to create a 12 x 12 layout for this round.
I used my sweet granddaughter, Phoenix Daisy, as my subject.





I made it through this round as well and I was moved to the final round. There were 20 of us in this round.



final round card

We were sent a set of dies from Spellbinders and we had to create an ensemble for this round. In other words a card and then a layout that complimented the card.



final round layout

I chose to do a wedding card and then my layout was pictures from Kendra & Aaron's wedding. This is the young couple that we mentored for 2 1/2 years.





Well, I didn't make the 2011 design team. I was very disappointed but after I thought about it, I was honored to have made it to the final round. It was such an affirmation of the work that I do.

I wasn't able to post the projects previously but I can do that now.

Hope you have enjoyed seeing what I've done for this competition. Until next time.....