No rest for the weary, we worked all the way up to each deadline!
I’m back, I’m back, I’m back! So, so grateful to be home and have slept in my own bed, lol!! Oh my goodness I’ve been missing you!! For some odd reason I was unable to post while I was away but I’m sitting here happily in my window seat with a cup of coffee chatting with old friends . . . you. I’ve been under heavy deadlines since October and CHA was the culmination of lots of hard work. The picture above is my hotel room as we completed the kits for a round robin class taught at CHA. When I say ‘we’ . . . my sister accompanied me to help with the mountain of work we still had to do once we got to Anaheim. I was thrilled, honored, awed and grateful to have met some of you at CHA.
NOW THAT I HAVE MY LIFE BACK . . .
If you are a winner and are waiting for a confirmation email from me, it is coming. I’m a little behind on sending out prizes but they will go out. There is still one winner to be posted for the ‘I commented all eight days’ goodie bag – it’s coming! Bear with me – I’m a one woman show and wear all the hats, so I thank you so much for your patience.
A SPECIAL FAVOR – ANSWER MY SURVEY AND YOU MAY WIN A DIE TEMPLATE
I haven’t done a survey in quite a while and want to get some feedback from you personally. Please do not put your answers in a public comment, instead, share this with me through the form reached by clicking the CONTACT tab in the upper right hand corner of my blog. Simply type the answers to the question which appear in the left hand column into the contact form and hit submit. (Edited to add: Survey done, questions removed on 1/21/16, thanks for answering)!!
PLANNING FOR 2016
This is information for my use only and is not shared. As I put together plans for 2016, I aim to serve my readers! This is the reason why I blog and I want to get an idea of what you would like to see. For your time — for all those who send a message to me answering my survey questions, I’ll randomly pick a name from all emails and send them one of my recently released die templates. I normally reply to each comment sent through my Contact tab but won’t send a reply on the survey – my contact page will revert to its original form on 1/21/16 and replies will resume.
PLEASE BE KIND
The last thing I ask is please be kind. Edited paragraph: Because I don’t want this to be about me but about the survey :-) I wear my heart on my sleeve and have lots of well intending friends who critique my my appearance/delivery/etc., instead, I’m interested in knowing what I can do to keep the written word and the kindness behind our giving alive. It’s easy to become stagnant and don’t want to bore you by doing the same things year after year. It’s scary, but I’m putting myself out there and I want to know what I can do to help you flourish and grow :-)
WE BEGIN!
Okay sweet little birds, look up at the upper right hand corner (if you are on a computer), click CONTACT and voila, you’ll see the questions.
Remember, click on the word CONTACT in the upper right hand corner of the blog to get to the survey questions.
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Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a very creative weekend!
Oh Becca what a beautiful card and those dies sure look like lace. You sure know how to use your dies, when I try it takes me hours to get dies that work together.What a bow.
Love the look of the Oval Regalia! Your card is really pretty!!!
So pretty Becca thanks again for sharing with us.
wow, love the card and the lacey look.
you know every time you do a cute card I “must” get the die. you may be creating hoarders all around the world. don’t worry, it’s not a bad thing.
I didn’t see a winner for those that commented on all 8 days of your end of year giveaway? did I miss it?
love visiting your blog and revisiting some of the earlier cards too. congrats on your new lines with spellbinders.
Lovely lace effect and beautiful colour scheme, Becca!
Hope you’re keeping warm.
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
So elegant, fabulous
Thank you for sharing this die technique, Becca. A good reminder that dies can be used in many different ways if we just let our minds think outside of the box.
This card is so beautiful! Elegant but not too fussy. Gently understated elegance, I think.
So beautiful. I love Spellbinders dies. I wish they had a tutorial for beginners using their dies. I have a set and I’m having a hard time figuring out to use them (all those layers). Beautiful job on this one!
What a cool idea! It is gorgeous!
Hi Becca. Love the colour and lace effect. How many loops on that amazing bow? I think I can see 6!!!! Dont think I can call washing, ironing and cooking creative. Not in they way you most probably mean. Heyho.
Wow! Love the neutral colours used! Wouldn’t have thought of it on my own.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful creations
Oh Becca, this is so beautiful. What elegant dies!
Hello Becca
I just the Pierced Dies and use them all the time!
Todays card is lovely and one that needs to be copied if you don’t mind!
Take care
Love Marg
Love the lace look!!!! The pierced oval framing the Quiet Fire words communicate I are so artistic. A truly enticing combination!! I can’t wait to try it myself. Maybe I could have each lace layer in a different soft color depending on the occasion? So exciting! Thank you!
BEAUTIFUL card Becca…you always create such beauty!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Oh my this is so lovely! Love how you made the delicate looking lace bottom and added pearls, I am in awe of this card.
A beautiful lacy card today adorned with one of your gorgeous silk bows. I wish my “kraft” colored cards looked as lovely as your “kraft” colored cards. Thank you for sharing your creation today. It has snowed here in the mountains and I have so far moved, since Thursday: 21 1/2 inches of white fluffy snow from my front deck. It is still snowing with big winds blowing through making the temperature below zero. Brrrrrr.
So beautiful Becca, I love the neutral colors, the Regalia dies are stunning, they look beautiful with this design.
This card is so beautiful and elegant. Love it!
Love the simplicity yet beauty of the card and how you repurposed the Spellbinder to get multiple layers!
I too, love the neutral color palette, the multi-loop Becca bow and the petticoat on this card! Just lovely! ! Wish I could find a good source for the May Arts silk ribbon.
My, what a gorgeous card. Love the design.
HOW GORGEOUS BECCA! That die looks like LACE to me too!!! STUNNING! AND so is your bow!!!! ;) I even LOVE the TAUPE you chose to use!!!! ;)
Loving the lace effect and what a beautiful color too,gorgeous just gorgeous.
God Bless .
Elaine H X
That’s exactly what I mean. A couple of snips and you show us a whole new use for a die. AMAZING!
What a lovely card for a wedding. Love the color choice. Blessings, Lisa
Hi Becca,
What a stunning card, love all the layers, they really do sell themselves as lace, beautiful. Loved yesterdays card, who would have thought that those beautiful delicate flowers would be from the pine cone die, amazing, such lovely creations.
I really must try this year to check your blog each day as I really look forward to your posts and I keep missing them lol! At the moment I am struggling on a very old laptop as my PC died today, thankfully I save everything to an external hard drive!
Until your next post
Love & hugs
Jacquie J xxx
Hi Becca, A stunning card, beautiful colours and gorgeous die-cuts and ribbon bow. Stunning.
I’ve just noticed your yesterday’s post, I missed it, but your card is stunning, as usual.
Congratulations to the lucky Winners, enjoy your goodies.
My ‘go to’ colour is normally shades of lilacs/purples.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Hi Becca, Who’d of thought of cutting two perfect filigree oval die cuts in half and matching them with a simple, plain pierced oval? Well, Becca would and it looks great–not mismatched or off balance. Of, course, the bow goes a long way to make anything look great. Thanks for doing something different, and I love it. I really appreciate you using previously released dies. It makes me want to tap into my stash of untried dies and not hesitate to add new dies to my full collection. Thanks, again. Barbara
On Becca what a lovely card,love the lace effect and the sentiment is beautiful
Keep warm and safe
Wendyx
This is gorgeous!
Love the way you have used the Oval Regalia die :))
This card is really lovely, so dainty. Love the oval die.
Oh my…not just lace, but layers and layers of lace…it is beautiful! Love the card – it is gorgeous! ThNks for sharing Ms. Becca.
Joni
Hi Becca
Such a lovely card and great idea to layer the oval Regalia die.
You inspire me, thanks.
Hugs Kira
Love the color, but especially love how you create the lace…outstanding!
Hi Becca
Such a beautiful elegant card , I love the colors you use. Just stunning!
Beautiful!! I love how you made that lace. Brilliant!! Thank you for sharing the technique with us!!!
You have such wonderful ideas.
This card is elegant & what a great way to make the lace.
Beautiful card and sentiment.
This is absolutely gorgeous! I love the daintiness of it all.
Hi Becca, love how you mix the dies, brings a whole new feeling in the creation, and good for us to think out of the box. well done and thanks so much keeping us inspired an learning,
PS:Becca, how did you make that gorgeous bow?. tutorial please. thank you.
Becca, you do such creative and beautiful things with your dies! I always wonder why I didn,’t think of that when I see your creations. Thanks!
Dearest Becca, I absolutely love you! Each time I open my email from you and read the words “sweet friends” my face smiles and my heart is warm. On a day like today in Somerset, New Jersey, I can use a little warmth. I adore the cocoa and white card, so dainty. I especially love the cocoa and caramel ribbon. I checked out May Art Ribbon Store, but couldn’t exactly put my cursor on the exact ribbon you tied onto this gorgeous card. Any chance you may have an ID number? I am in the throes of making Menus and Place Cards for my Grandson’s wedding reception and thought the same ribbon in blue would be perfect for the ensemble I chose. Thank you so very much, but I understand if you cannot read all of your email. Hugs, Sara
Beautiful card. So glad you are back – I missed you. I think we all did. But your creativity hasn’t skipped a beat. Looking forward to seeing you CHA projects. Did get to see your display table and I gotta tell you Becca, everything looked amazing.
Marcie
Gorgeous card, I love the colors and the different elements you put together
Hi Becca. Gorgeous card, love the dies and the sentiment :-) Beautiful card yesterday too! Hugs xxx
Hi Becca,
I love the Oval Regalia die. I find I turn to it a bit. As alway this is a beautiful card. I love what you do with your ribbons. I agree with some of the above readers can we please have a tutorial. I would also like to know which size May Arts ribbon you use.
Have a lovely Sunday! Keep warm x
A perfect “BECCA BEAUTIFUL ” card. It’s so loverly!!!
A beautiful elegant card, love the unusual colour too.
Becca, simply elegant! Love your style!
Gorgeous love the BECCA bow thank you for using some older dies again !
Having a day in my room will give this a go just won’t have the BOW to
match yours lol. The lacy look you have made is so clever thank you PamXXX
Beautiful card. Love the colors and the dies.
Classic Becca – another beautiful card.
Doreen R from Bournemouth UK
Good morning Becca, you’ve done it again!!! You always make me smile : )
This card is fantabidozy!!! I love everything about it!!!
Congratulations to Jannine!!!
Have a good one!!!
Loopy Lynda xxx
I love when you do cards in the soft mocha with cream and white. Beautiful lace die. Classic.
Becca…your work never ceases to amaze and inspire me. This card is so beautiful and elegant I just love every card that comes from your craft room. Be Blessed Becca.
Hi Becca,
This card is so beautiful and love the colors and the dies you used are amazing. The bow on card is just perfect!
Thank you!!
Becca, it does look just like lace. Had to look a second time to discover that it wasn’t lace. Pretty, pretty, pretty!
What a stunningly Beautiful card the lace die is gorgeous ??
Beautiful as always Becca! You so inspire me!! I really would Love to learn how you made this most Amazing bow??!! <3 Love Love Love your creativity!!
Hugs Caroline
Hello Becca,
Another gorgeous “Becca” card for us, it is exquisite.
love Maureen xxx
Another outstanding and very very beautiful card here. And I canåt overlook that absolut fabulous bow, you added to the beautiful frame, you made here and the fantastic sentiment, that you used for this one. This is so beautiful and elegant and just the kind of card, that woulds be perfect for any friend, close to your heart, that´s for sure. Simply gorgeous work here…… again.
Wow…another gorgeous card Becca. Love everything about it!!! Thank you!
Another lovely card in the typical Becca style!
Gorgeous! I love the lacy effect of the overlapping dies. I pinned.
Stunning card Becca
Just gorgeous
Been missing for a bit, but as I was looking back to see what you’ve been up to I was pleased to see you hitting hard with your creativity. You’re a great teacher. I hope you know that. I have prized my dies and their pristine cuts the way they come out of my Grand Calibur trying the use them in innovative ways as you do. Then you change the playing field and start cutting up the die cuts. W-H-A-T!!!!! Now I’ve got to toughen up and envision how to C-U-T up my beauties into new design pieces. Thanks for the push, because this card is gorgeous! Following your lead. (:~0)