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Sunday 17 March 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.
My Project For Today:
I used GLP-128 Lace Frippery Glimmer Hot Foil Plate The Gilded Age by Becca Feeken and Glimmer Hot Foil Roll Aura in the center of oval die cut out from golden mirror paper Shapeabilities Lisette Oval Shadowbox Frame Etched Dies Shadowbox by Beeca Feeken  for the background soft green paper.



Here is what the plates actually look like:




My love to Hot glimmer continue! I love this collection! For today my chose is delicate ornamental design plate in the center of my card i relay missing sunshine over here and I decided to bring little bit to this creations - rainbow rays of the sun.


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 theIntroducing 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.



28 comments:

  1. I just love your card and those colors in the foil are just beautiful!! Thank you for sharing this with all of us today!

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  2. I LOVE the unique way you've framed the gilding on your card, Ewelina! AND the rainbow of the foil! I'll HAVE TO look for that foil in the store! ;) Your card is REGAL & ELEGANT!!! I LOVE IT!!! I DO have a Glimmer Machine (Christmas gift), I THOUGHT I liked the Gilded Vines Glimmer Die the best, but my mind is going WILD with all I'm seeing on this hop! LOL I like to do my foiling on the front of my cards, like you have done here! :D

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  3. Beautiful card love the new glimmer plates.

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  4. One of both my favorite dies and glimmer plate. As usual you have created a stunning card - simple yet so eye catching. Reminicent of times past. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. Beautiful card from this lovely plate and intricate die.
    Doreen R

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  6. Lovely card...and what a great intricate die...

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  8. Just too pretty for words. Lovely,lovely

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  9. Simple elegance and beauty! Love your choice of foils! Amazing how much that adds to hand made cards!

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  10. A simple and beautiful card! Love the choice of foil! It make it come alive!

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  11. This is so pretty! The foil design adds such an elegant touch! Lovely!

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  12. The twinkling of the Aura colors really show up framed out so beautifully! Love the way you designed that so perfectly!

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  13. Very pretty! I love the glimmer!

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  14. That gorgeous foil really adds elegance and flair to your beautiful card!

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  15. Stunning! I love these glimmer sets!

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  16. The classic oval. Oh how I use that shape more than any other. AND this time it’s in gold! So pretty.

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  17. These Gilded Age plates are gorgeous! And I think this set is also my favourite. Your card is stunning and the foil must be really pretty in real life

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  18. The glimmer gives your lovely card such elegance and sophistication.

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  19. Beautiful card.
    My fave is the Gilded Nested Rectangle.

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  20. Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

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  21. Wow! That holographic glimmer detail is amazing and so beautiful! My favorite set is the gilded rectangles

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  22. Love that lacy plate. I am sure it will become a part of my collection. It fits in so well. Your card is so beautiful. The colors are amazing. I have used many of the Glimmer plates in my card making and I am so pleased with the results. They add such elegance and I am amazed at how easy it is. Every time I sit down to make cards, I have to figure out how I'm going to use foil on each card....I have to ;-) It's become "the thing to do!"

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