 
… when friendship is formed. I have been planning to use this stamp for quite some time, it’s one of my hands down all time favorite sentiments. So much so, that I have it twice. I had it from another company that retired it but this one is current and and is available from Quietfire Design. Such a beautiful thought and this sentiment describes that special realization when you have a keeper. This one goes in my #written word line up for a friend.
I used Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments paired with Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight and Spellbinders Labels Thirty Six. Believe it or not, the round embellishment is Spellbinders Window Two D-Lite.
Here’s how I made it – step by step:
- Create a card base with cream card stock that measures 5″ x 7″. (Card bases is made with two pieces of 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″‘ paper scored and glued as in this Hinge Video.)
- With cream paper, cut a panel 4-1/2″ x 5-3/4″ and mat it with a lavender moon panel cut to 4-5/8″ x 5-7/8″. Adhere with cream on top.
- Cut/emboss Tranquil Moments from cream paper, rim with Krylon Pen and adhere to cream/lavender panel.
- Cut/emboss Labels Twenty Eight with lavender moon.
- Cut/emboss two D-Lite Window Two dies and cut off curved top, apply to lavender die cut with glue. Adhere to previous layer with foam tape.
- Wrap ribbon horizontally around card, taping on back. Adhere grouping to card base.
- Cut/emboss Labels Thirty Six, stamp with sentiment, rim with Krylon Pen, adhere to card base with double foam tape.
- Attach bow to left corner of card. Add Flowers and Pearls.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I’ll be back tomorrow with more goodies!!
Parking Lot Questions:
Good morning craft friends! Just a heads up, on Monday and Tuesday the ole’ blog was getting some needed attention on the back side with all the software being upgraded while things behind the scenes continue to be tidied up (six years worth). I’ve noticed that my contact form is no longer working :-( It will be fixed as soon as I can get to it. In the meantime I’m sharing a card that’s a little bit of a change of pace card. This one is will have a custom made envelope on my Envelope Board but cutting it slightly thinner will make it fit into a business sized envelope, the card size is 4-1/2″ x 9″.
The die I used to make the border along the left side is Spellbinders Petite Lace and I backed my resin oval with Spellbinders Floral Ovals. I tried my hardest to fit another die in the mix but it just wasn’t to be :-) So today is simple, as it needs to be :-).
Here’s how I made it – step by step:
- Create a card base with cream card stock that measures 4-1/2″ x 9″. (Card bases is made with two pieces of 4-1/2″ x 10′ paper scored and glued as in this Hinge Video.)
- With light brown paper, cut a panel 4″ x 8-3/8″.
- With design paper, cut a panel to 3-5/8″ x 8″ and adhere directly to a cream panel cut to 3-3/4″ x 8-1/8″. Apply to light brown paper panel above using foam tape.
- Wrap lace horizontally around card.
- Cut/emboss 2 Petite Lace and apply vertically, then run satin ribbon vertically, attaching a bow on top about midway down. Adhere grouping to card base with foam tape.
- Cut/emboss Floral Ovals and stamp with sentiment. Glue resin oval on top. Attach to card using foam tape.
- Finish by adding pearls on top of lace and a button on top of bow.
| CRAFT SUPPLIES I USED |
Rubber Stamps: Wordsworth Stamps – Peace
Craft Paper: Coredinations, Graphic45, Neenah Classic Crest – Natural White (tea dyed)
Ink: Tsukineko Delicata, Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Petite Lace, Spellbinders Floral Ovals, The Paper Studio Pearls, Satin Ribbon, Button, lace, Spare Parts Resin Frame |
Thanks for stopping by! Smiling back at you today :-)
Parking Lot Questions:
- Bernie K on Comment #3 asked about how to handle all the chads from an intricate die. Only one answer for that, the Tool-n-One over at Spellbinders will tame all those little pieces. Have a look at comment #9, lol we’re both on the same page :-)
- Maureen Iacuzzi on Comment #9 asked the source of the Resin Frame. Maureen, it’s Spare Parts which is a Hobby Lobby brand. These go on sale for 50% off quite often, so when they do I pick up one or two :-)
Good morning sweet friends, I have a birthday card to share today. You may have figured out that style-wise, I love corners. They make for some of the easiest cards that can be made because of all the configuration options they afford. Four corners together make a faux background that you can frame giving you lots of possibilities. The inspiration for my card came from this fairly new D-Lite, Spellbinders Corners and Accents Two. I cut the die four times and used a glue dot on the far corners of the motif to square them up and make a frame. For the interior part of the frame I used Spellbinders Marvelous Squares and I edged it with gold to give it a little bit of pop. Then I popped up a small frame made using Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares and Spellbinders Classic Squares SM.
I used a set of stamps from Anna Griffin that was the perfect square size for my frame. Then, finished up with pearls, flowers and a bow!
Question Parking Lot:
Calli Medved on Comment #22 asked how to isolate the quadrant of digital paper to enlarge it. Calli, it will depend on which application you use – if working in Photoshop you can open the .jpg then crop just the part of design paper you want then make sure your layer is unlocked. Create a new blank page the size you want (my panel was cut down to 5-1/2″ square), drag your cropped design paper onto this new page and ‘control-t’ to transform it pulling on the handles to enlarge as needed. Then print. Other options include Photoshop Elements and Gimp or the print utility on Windows computers. Hope this helps :-)
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Oh Becca,
What a beautiful card, and beautiful sentiment. Thank you and God Bless xx
The perfect card!
Gorgeous, Gorgeous. Love the sentiment too. LOVE this card.
Lovely Becca! I used this recently for a close friend and she loved it. Have a wonderful Sunday! As always, thank you for sharing love and friendship along with your talent. I learn so much from you.
Hugs,
Sandy
Becca
Been camping for the last 15-17 days but managed to pack all my dies and embossing folders to let my neice and sister use while here in Ohio. Spent quite a few hours this week cutting and embossing. They have been so thrilled with all of your dies especially. Can’t not buy when it has your name attached. LOL
Love this card, so beautiful.
I have a question for the parking lot. When you do not have the exact die that you have in your menu, how should one go about improvising for something that we do own? Do you have any pointers for that? Just asking? Do you also know if Spellbinders is coming out with any new Christmas dies this year and if so when?
Hope you have a good week.
Hugs and prayers,
Mstgane
Ann
Beautiful card. How did you “rim” the die cut with the Krylon pen?
Be still my beating heart! Absolutely breathtaking!
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Love it so special no words could be found…..
What a beautiful sentiment and a lovely card.
Bless you.
Jan xx
What a beautiful sentiment and card, wish my best friend were still with us and I could make a card with this sentiment for her.
Hugs, Rose
So very beautiful!! I wish I could get my Krylon pen work to look as controlled and fine as yours. I find those pens a bit tricky. But this is a lovely card, and bears the sentiment beautifully.
Such an awesome card here again Becca, and such a wonderful sentiment as well. I really love this one, and as always you just make such perfect cards, and they´re ao aoooo gorgeous and well made, and always looks like a million, and so does this one here.
Stunning Becca, such a beautiful verse, love it.
Love & Hugs
Jacquie J xxx
Hello Becca
As its August and still Summer…. I am here today with a warm cardigan on!!!!
We had a glorious summer…. then it stopped…… but your beautiful cards bring a smile to my face and warmth like the sunshine..thank you!
Take care
Love Marg
What a beautiful card, and what a beautiful sentiment.
this is absolutely breathtaking, I love the bow, I have your bow maker but as hard as I try, mine never look this goo!!!!!
Beautiful card Becca, I do love your bows.
Rene from OZ xo
Hi Becca. Love this gorgeous card and lovely sentiment :-) xxx
You motivate me to think outside the box on all the dies that I own or are about to purchase. If the die can’t be used more than one way then I don’t buy it. Thanks so much for you inspiration.
Just gorgeous Becca ,and a true sentiment .
God Bless .
Elaine H X
Thank you so much for using this stamp. I love these sentiment so very much and didn’t know it existed in stamp form – now I know! You have done such a beautiful job of surrounding it with the most gorgeous card. Thank you for the beauty…
Beautiful Becca, and I love the sentiment!
Well done! Excellent color echoes and lots of lace without overpowering the sentiment.
thanks as ever for using Quietfire Design!
This IS a WONDERFUL SENTIMENT Becca & you’ve done it again! Another WONDERFUL CARD!!!!! I LOVE the colors & the dies you’ve used! :D
So beautiful! I love the layers. What an awesome sentiment to send to a friend! Thanks for sharing!
Becca,
That is beautiful.
There are only a few people that I would send that too.
Ones that are true friends or more like sisters.
What a special card – love it – like others have said, I would also welcome any tips on using krylon pen if poss.
Great sentiment Becca, I can understand why you like it and have it twice. Love the card too.
Hi Becca. Beautiful card with a lovely sentiment, I understand why you have it twice : ) Take care.
What a wonderful sentiment and your card is beautiful! TFS!
This card tugs at my heart and just blows me away. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Becca, A really beautiful card,, gorgeous colours, and a fabulous sentiment, very heartfelt.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
stunning!!!!! i LOVE the sentiment and will purchase it as soon as
possible.
You’ve inspired me this morning –and I needed it badly.
May God Continue to richly Bless you . . . .
Joyce Anderson
Good evening Becca,
not a truer word has been said, what a beautiful stamp. I always thank the day that i came back to work from a school week holiday to find a lady that right from the off became a very old and dear friend. She only worked with us for 4 months but 5 years later we still meet up every week and put the world to rights as i was pensioned of through ill health so i make myself go and see her each week because she is always there in good and bad. Thank you Becca for a beautiful card and now i need to find who sells this stamp in Scotland.
Crafty hugs flower
Norah (Glenochil, Scotland)
Becca,
Gorgeous card, I truly love how you are able to turn dies into something so totally different. You always do such an amazing job. I love your bows…always perfect.
Love this card. I don’t often use lavender this time of year, but it really makes the card (along with everything else!) Thanks for sharing your talent so willingly.
Stunning!
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