Hello there, I’m battling internet issues – mine was out all last night a little after midnight and it just came back up. You never understand how truly dependent you are until it vanishes and you realize that almost everything you do touches the internet. Well it is indeed a glorious day and I’m glad I have my internet back!!
Today I’m sharing a card that features a sentiment from Quietfire Design. I’ve been collecting butterflies in preparation for what I wanted to do with the stamp, so when I sat down to create – things went together fairly easily. I’ll admit, that’s not always the case, but this sentiment called If Nothing Ever Changed, is just begging for a butterfly as a part of the card.
I used a couple of punches and a couple of Spellbinders to create the vertical piece on the card. I punched out each butterfly at a marked interval, then used a scallop punch for the curved part on both sides of my strip of paper. I backed up each of those with a Spellbinders™ Standard Circles LG. To balance out the card, I added a scalloped border made using Spellbinders™ Big Scalloped Borderabilities® Petite For the sentiment I used Spellbinders™ Labels Eight.
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Okey dokey, that’s it for me since I’m scared my internet is gonna go back out. Have a blessed day friends!
Becca this is Beautiful. You just amaze me ,eveyday a tremendous adventure in design. You would be awesome at an Architectural Design Career. Thanks so much for sharing such a great talent.
becca i really like this card the butterflies are really neat. i love how u always come up with different ideas and things to do with them. you are truly special.
Your cards are sheer elegance and your flair for designing is out-of-this-world! I am in awe of everything you create.
Such a beautiful card Becca and I love the quote. I really love your little subtle touches of red, adds so much life to the card. Gorgeous as always.
Elaine Allen
GORGEOUS!! Just love the butterflies – is it a MS punch?? LOVE how you have used the scallops for them as well as matting them. Oh how I wish I had but one of your creative genes!!
Oh Becca! What a stunning card! I am in love with those butterflies and the way they stand out. Please, please, please do a tutorial on HOW you managed to only punch them part way in the paper and then how you were able to use the spellbinders large circle to do partials again!! I would love to duplicate this technique! Thanks for any help.
I don’t know how you continue to come up with such wonderful designs! You’ve done it again~GORGEOUS!
You always keep me saying “HOW DOES SHE DO THAT!!??” Thanks for the inspiration you give me. Happy Lent.
Very cool :)
I love everything you make and this one has just knocked me off my keyboard! I, also, wait for the fab tutorial on how you did all the wonderful punching. FABULOUS
This is so elegant!!! WOW!
Oh I love it!! So unique . But I think we need a butterfly punch tutorial for this one Pleeze!!
When you have time
Thanks
Barbara
this is so neat. just love how you come up with new stuff all of the time.
All of your designs are outstanding, but I must admit, this one has me puzzled. What is the butterfly punch? Also, did you cut a frame first, and then cut circles? So many questions, so little time, LOL! I absolutely love it, and going to order that sentiment today, it is so beautiful and true!
How totally awesome !!! How in the world did you EVER get that strip punched out that way ??? I read what you wrote but I can’t picture it….
I’m with the rest…………..tutorial please !!!
Thanks for sharing.
Simply stunning, Becca … what a gift you have.
Wow….that is just gorgeous…..you do some amazing work…thanks for sharing….
Becca, I am blessed everyday by your cards. Thank you. I know you are not creating them with me in mind, but I claim them for my own anyway! N.
Wow, you never cease to amaze and inspire Becca with you talents!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful creation LOVE IT
and I love that stamp too.
Hi Becca,
I am not sure how you did your cut out around the butterflies with the curved punch. What punch did you use? Information please. I could use a visual. I am a little slow at times.
Anyway I love the saying with your butterflies. I am so thankful for your creative gift. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs, Judy
Lovely card, are those butterflies from the new Martha Stewart punch?
beautiful I love butterflies
So pretty and so innovative the way you used the punches together. Love it!
Becca
You have done it again.. Simply beautiful. I have a love for butterflies and beauty. Thank you for sharing
Ok Becca…..your instruction are Greek….. I have tried and tried to understand them but I don’t…..
But I absolutely love your card…. and thank you for sharing……
What a beauty! I just received this stamp in the mail yesterday, so it was a special blessing to see your inspirational post today! Hope your internet connection behaves for you.
This is SO very beautiful!!!!
Angela xxx.
Yet another gorgeous card! Love your style girlfriend:)
Becca, this is gorgeous!!!!!!! I would LOVE to see you do a video tutorial on how you made the vertical piece with the butterfly punch. I am definitely intrigued by that one! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blessings
Pat
Becca, I love the colours you have used in this one, stunning as always.
hugs………..Baukje
BECCA BECCA ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT CARD. I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU COULD DO A VIDEO TUTORIAL ON SOME OF YOUR CARDS.
YES, YOU DO SOME, BUT NOT ENOUGH. COULD YOU GIVE THAT SOME
THOUGHT.
BLESSINGS TO YOU
CYNTHIA
So very lovely! Wish I had some of those dies..They’re on my wish list!
Becca, this card is Elegantly Stunning ! Every detail is a work of art and it deserves a guilded frame. :)
I’m with everyone else, would love to see a tutorial. You use your tools in such unique ways and I love it.
Thanks for sharing.
Becca,
Beautiful creation as always.
Be well,
~~Diane~~
I ditto Deanna Collins, tutorial PLEEEEEASE. The card is truly fantastic.
Another beautiful creation-keep them coming!!
Wow!! I love it!
Becca, you are amazing! I genius! I love all your work. God has blessed you so much; all I can do is sit back and admire and dream! Thanks so much for your wonderful inspirations.
Wow!
Another beautiful card. Becca, you never cease to amaze me with your creations. I hate to sound like a broken record, but this card screams simple elegance. Love it, love it, love it. Thanks
Wow I can’t get over how clever and creative you are, this is so sweet!
I smell a tutorial coming on! What a lovely technique with the butterflies and big scallops. Inquiring minds GOTTA KNOW!!!
It looks so complicated until you explain it. Then it sounds almost doable! Thank you!
Oh yes Becca, absolutely perfect with this sentiment and I love how you’ve used the punch…fabbo!! xL
You make me want to get the Spellbinder. Guess I’ll just have to keep on wishing and limping along til one rolls my way! Love you!
Becca, I love your blog so much I even check it daily while on vacation. How’s that for an addiction? Thanks for sharing this card today, I want to make one for my 97 year old Grandma who loves butterflies. I always love to see what beautiful thing you post. Thanks for making my day.
I am just like everyone else…totally amazed at how you can look at something and find an out of the box way to use it. I think this is that big scallop punch…going to test out my theory. LOL…not with your results, I’m sure!! Another completely gorgeous creation.
Your talent knows no bounds! AMAZING artwork!
You constantly WOW me!
Wow, what a beautiful card! Love the butterfly punch and thanks for the inspiration.
Hugs
Marisa
Becca,
I think everyone who wrote to you today would agree with me that if we had one wish it would be to spend one day one on one with you!
You are such an inspiration to all who view your cards.
I’ve been a card maker since the 50’s and my style has, obviously, changed over the years. I am so encouraged that card making is becoming so popular and that there is so much to choose from now in the industry.
Thank you for taking us out of the box…………stretching our imaginations and taking us out of our comfort zone.
Love this card and all that you do.
WOW! The way you see possibilities with shapes and designs is truly amazing! Gorgeous design and detailing! Blessings!
Becca,
Hello. This card is absolutely Gorgeous and stunning! Please excuse my absense lately, I have been a busy lady. I have alot of Becca creations to look at I am sure. I hope all is well with you and your family. I am off to get caught up on your blog.
Hugs,
Lisa Atha
Becca
Having collected Butterflies for years, this card truly made my heart happy, but I can’t visualize what you are talking about in how you made this card…
Is there a possibility of a visual?
This is a beautiful card!
Becca – this is absolutely beautiful. I think I’ve pondered over this butterfly punch – will have to see if it’s hanging in the hallway. Otherwise off to Michael’s tomorrow – just in case…
Another beautiful work of art! I can remember when the internet was unknown… just a short 16 or 17 years ago. My how time flies when everything is instantaneous
Becca, gorgeous card and I’m also putting in my request for a video on how you did those partial circles.
Becca, A beautiful card but for the life of me I can’t work out how you did those partial circles.
Rene from OZ xo
Beautiful! I love butterflies.. Your cards are always so pretty!
KUDOS to you MAGICIAN….. for the sheer magic u make….. The sentiment is very true….. But you are one blessed soul, who is at ease with & in her creations…..
Ash…..
WOW this is so awesome!! What you can do , Becca , boggles my mind!
Hugs, Candy
This card details are stunning, again! As I read your description on what you used and how you did a technique, I try to ‘picture’ the process. I’m baffled how you were able to use the Spellbinders circles and only do a partial cut. Will we see a tutorial soon on this technique?
We are a demanding fan club, aren’t we !?
thank you!
This card is just stunning. I love butterflies and love what you have done here with these. I wish I had your talent. Becca keep up your inspirations. They are just beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us.
This is gorgeous Becca, I love all the punched elements and how you arranged them. That pop of red on the heart button is a lovely finishing touch. I love that ribbon too. As always TFS!!! you always start my day with a smile. :-D
Fabulous! How did you punch the scallops? What a neat way of using that punch… love the butterflies. :o)
Becca – what a stunning card – very intricate to work out I assume. I like many others would love to see a tutorial. The colours are beautiful and I must take another look at Quietfire Design again!!
Hugs
HW(UK)
x
Just like all the others, this one begs a tutorial. I’m new to cardmaking and can’t figure out how you did this one. The place I would love to go would be Greece. Not for me, but to see the look on my beloved husband’s face when he sees it for real instead of just in books.
Hi Becca
Another AMAZING card. Thanks for sharing.
Dear Becca the Great,
Please oh please show us how you made the super cool circle border! It’s just gorgeous!
XXX
Really cute card, great colors, thanks for sharing.
Hi Becca – really clever design to this card. I love it.
Paula x x x
Becca….I would also love a tutorial. I am already trying to figure out a way to adapt this design to products that I already own. Your designs are inspiring, always.
Becca…I amazed by your talent!!!! I have to agree with some of the other comments, you MUST do a video on this technique. We want to know how you did the the circles on the strip.
Betty
Becca,
Could you please direct us to a website on how to use the Spellbinder circles without cutting them all the way through?
I’m not sure how to do that.
Thanks!
Hi Becca
Me thinks this could be another technique for Becca’s Bits he he :) A beautiful card.
Jen
x
You are such a genious!!! How’d you do that,the butterflies???
This card is stunning!!! Will we be lucky to get a tutorial??? Please!!!!
Absolutely gorgeous Becca!
This is stunning! My Mom has this punch and we would love to see instructions on how you did this.
another breathtaking creation. How do you do it? Thanks for sharing all your beautiful work with us.
Absolutely stunning, Becca. I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not I should buy that MS punch. It is now back on my “Must Have” list. Thanks for enable…I think. LOL!
Becca, I love this card. It is beautiful. I would love for you to do a video showing and explaining how you used the bordabilities and the circle nestabilities. I don’t understand how you did it. Please explain.
Thanks.
Beautiful card Becca! I live about two hours from Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. You will have to go there one day – the scenery is awesome, the mountains are majestic, and it is truly humbling to be amidst nature in it’s unspoiled glory.
Hello Becca
I don’t quite follow how you got the butterflies to show up like that in the middle of the circle..and then the other cut outs around it.
I have that punch and would like to see how you do it..the card
I just love it and it’s really so magical…
Could you do a Becca Bit….oh I would so love to see how you do it.
thank you
pat…the senior
Hi Becca,
My first post, yet I am hear all the time. I came hear from Melstampz, through her cuttle bug links and never stopped. I am curently starting from the very beggining and have to remind myself to look at the curent page to see what is going on.
That is some yummy candy and I don’t want to want it , but I do. I am lucky to live in Philly because each year at this time we have the International Flower Show. This years theme is Passport to the World.In 2007 it was Legends of Ireland, that is the only place that ever gave me wonderlust, ah! someday. But going to the show is beautiful, memerable and a breath of spring just at the right time.
Movie, I Remember Mama, the Inn of the Sixth Happiness, oldies but goodies.
Sorry to go on and on , you are so inspirational and generous.
Thank you much .
Hi Becca
You are truly inspirational. Definitely need one of your step by step tutorial on this one as well. You always think out of the box and your art work is absolutely beautiful. Thanks again for sharing all of your creations.
I’m guessing that the butterfly has been completely punched out and then “implanted” back in the original punched area, attached with some glue and the pearl at the antennae?? The scalloped piece, I think, was done with the EK Success large scallop punch that was not lined up exactly to create a continuous scallop but was, instead, spaced so that the next scallop lined up with the end of the punchable area on the punch itself, instead of right next to the previously punched scallop on the paper?? At least that’s what I came up with when trying to figure out what you did!! :} One thing I think would be helpful is if you could let us know the size of the base card so we could figure out the overall size of the card. Just a thought!! I really enjoy seeing your creations, and look forward to each E-mail from you. God has really blessed you with a creative mind!! TFS with us!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE THE CARD…I have been looking all over trying to find the EK SUCCESS LARGE SCALLOP PUNCH and have had no luck…can you direct me somewhere that I can purchase it from. Thank you.
Love you card, ditto from what Marvel said, would love to know the base of the card!!!! I have all the items to make it, but the size of the 3 x 7 piece does not fit on a standard size card. Look forward to hearing from you!
Becca,
You create the most beautiful cards and I enjoy looking for inspiration and ideas on your website; your talent is absolutely AMAZING!!
I love this card and would like to case it and after watching the video, I now know that the butterfly piece is 3 X 7 1/2 but like Marvel and Donna, I would like to know the dimension of the base; where would you find such a long piece of cardstock? From your card recipe, I noticed that the paper you used was from The Paper Company but I can’t find any sheets larger than 12 x 12.
Thank you for sharing your talents with us!!!