Sunday, March 17, 2019

Introducing The Gilded Age Collection Blog Hop


Greetings glimmeristas!    Today, we are launching The Gilded Age - a small glimmer collection with some exquisite plates.  Join us as we introduce five new Glimmer Sets (some with dies) and 1 brand new Die Set that has matching glimmer plates. We've eased into the beautiful habit of building card layers and layering frames with foil and the Spellbinders Glimmer Foil System.   These metal plates are just like stamps and can be used for letterpress and deep embossing as well as transferring gorgeous foils to many items.  Welcome to The Gilded Age Collection - Becca shares her inspiration below:

Inspiration for The Gilded Age

I have a romantic fascination with days gone by and the beautiful, fragile relics that survive to create our memories. The Gilded Age is a look back to a time when beautiful things were all around and each item had a story tied to it.  Fineries were hard earned and treasured, garnered with much pride and bathed with love and sentimental value.  Whether in art or clothes or architecture, the timeless glamour of the era thankfully punctuates our lives today.
It was an age where dreamers knew no bounds in decorating and inventing, paving the way for exquisite art, extravagant embellishment and a level of grandeur that defies simplicity.   We're fortunate that traces of the era live on.  One of our present day methods of gilding comes in the way of foiling. Once only able to be carried out at prints shops, it was an expensive process that signaled exceptional taste; your eyes can't help but be drawn to it.
In the collection, I've curated a couple of looks inspired by a ladies stationary desk.  A desk where she might sit a compose "Thank You" notes with care and attention to detail using her coveted fineries of the day.  Each plate in the collection delivers a mark that can be considered hallmarks of fine penmanship and papers.  I'm convinced that each of us has a mark, an indelible mark - the tools are there, calling out for us to use them.


I'm tickled to get to introduce GLP-121 Gilded Trimmings




Here is what the plates actually look like:


I love these 2 plates and found that there was so much that you could do with them.  For my card i used the thickest plate to create a border in the light blue with the silver foil and then under that i also added another layer that i made with the smaller border plate on both sides.  This was easy to do because the foils can be heated one right after another and it all looks so beautiful when it's done.

I also had a white box that i bought and decorated with the wider border that i heated twice to make a continuous border all the way across the top.  For this one you will need some tape to position your paper as you work but the result is gorgeous so it's worth the time. 

Availability:
These plates are available right now on the Spellbinders website —–> HERE

Prizes:
In the meantime, be sure you leave a comment on this post and every Creative Team Members post for a chance to win an Amazing Paper Grace Die from any previous collection.

There are three dies that are being given away.  One name will be randomly picked from comments left on the combination of our seven blogs on the Introducing The Gilded Age Blog Hop post between March 17 and March 22, 2018, at midnight US Central Time.  We encourage all of our international friends to participate!  The randomly selected names will be announced on the Amazing Paper Grace Blog on March 23rd.  (All giveaways for this hop are managed by and the responsibility of Amazing Paper Grace).


There will be a total of three dies and a winner can win once among all the blogs.  If your name is selected, simply claim it within 2 weeks of the announcement by sending your address through the form under the Contact Tab on the Amazing Paper Grace Blog.  There won’t be a reply back but if you leave your choice, we’ll get it, I promise.  When sent, you will get an email that your die is on the way. The dies will be mailed out from Amazing Paper Grace.

Creative Team:
Visit Joanna   – joannakrog.blogspot.com
Visit Teresa   –  victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com
Visit Melissa  – keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com 
Visit Ewelina -  elinaart.blogspot.com
Visit Judy       – judyhayesdesign.blogspot.com 
Visit Kate       – craft2owls.blogspot.com
Visit Becca     – amazingpapergrace.com/blog

Thanks so much for joining us for the Introducing The Gilded Age Blog Hop.  We hope you'll find a little bit of inspiration along the way!  Don't forget to leave a comment to tell us which plate you like best - do you have a favorite?  Have you tried Glimmer yet?  What's your favorite way to use foils?

If you are new glimmer you can see this post for answers to frequently asked questions ------; HERE.

36 comments:

  1. GORGEOUS WORK, Teresa! The plate you've used is one that caught my eye right away!LOVE the little stripes on it & the floral motif! It is GORGEOUS done in blue! SO ELEGANT & REGAL! BOTH of your projects are STUNNING! My favorite is: Gilded Vines! I DO have a Glimmer Machine (Christmas gift), & my favorite way to use it is: On Card Fronts like you've done Teresa! ;)

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    1. So good to see you stop by and thank you as always for all the sweet comments about our new foils and plates. So glad to hear that you have the machine and you will have to upload a few of your creations to our blog ... can't wait to see them :)

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  2. Lovely! Thank you for the creative inspiration...

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  3. Beautiful card these new glimmer plates are gorgeous love the foiling on the card.

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  4. I love that you made both a card and box as you did with the March Die of the Month. I have found more than a “little inspiration along the way” from your blog. Your theme of ladies stationary desk hit a chord with me. In my youth I used to shop in stationary stores; unfortunately they have disappeared. Thanks not only for your inspirational ideas but also for the pleasant memory trip down days gone by…

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  5. A big WOW from me on this one! The plate and dies are absolutely gorgeous and your projects are stunning. Fabulous!
    Doreen R

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  6. Can't get any more classic than these new products. Beautiful.

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  7. so soo pretty, Teresa!!! You do such exquisite work! Your bows are absolutely perfect!!!

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  8. I really love your creations! They are beautiful!

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  9. Such gorgeous designs! Love your beautiful projects!

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    1. Thank you Denise for hopping with us and the kind words about my projects. I hope you will get to try this product. It's really easy and fun to use and there are so many gorgeous plates to play with.... Have a wonderful week!

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  10. Such an exquisite gilded die! Love your colorful card with the bow! So beautiful!

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  11. What a beautiful card! I love the glimmer!

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  12. This set is just spectacular and the gorgeous blue combo with glimmer is so elegant. Love that decorated box that coordinates with your card

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  13. This is simply stunning! So very elegant and all tied together with a big beautiful bow!

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    1. Hi Glenda... so happy to see that you stopped by and thank you so much for the kind words. Love all the things you make too :) Happy Monday!

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  14. Love these! Very elegant and gorgeous projects.

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  15. We don’t very often see blue used in cards and I know I don’t either but you have stepped it up so beautifully using blue for this set that it encourages me to try as well. This glimmer set has so much potential as it is a classic with those beautiful lines. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

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    1. Dottie you are so sweet and thank you so much for all the kind words. And yes you are right about using some colors. Sometimes we tend not to use them but sometimes they give us such surprising results when we do. Thank you for hopping with us... we so appreciate it :)

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  16. Very, very elegant, classy cards! Love them

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  17. WOW! Beautiful composition and I love, love that you think outside of the box and made a box!

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  18. These Gilded Age plates are gorgeous! I thought the gold foil with these plates was stunning, but the silver and blue is breathtakingly beautiful!

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  19. Love the intricacy of the dies. Beautiful and very elegant card.

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  22. So pretty and elegant
    I like the gilded nested rectangle.

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  23. Such a beautiful card and box! Thank you so much for sharing your sweet projects!

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  24. This is so beautiful with the gilded border and gorgeous ribbon bow. My favorite set is the gilded rectangles

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  25. Love your blue elegance. Just beautiful. The Glimmer line has added so much to my card making. Please don't ask me to pick a favorite. There are so many I like. I would love to watch you tie your bows. They are perfect. Thanks for all the inspiration.

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    1. Thank you Rosy for stopping by and hopping with us. I am really glad that you like the glimmer line.... it is really fun to use and it makes such pretty cards. And as to bow making i used to teach so i have lots of practice ... i might have to do some demos :)

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  26. I have an affinity for that gilded look and you did a great job with these.. they are on my wish list now

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