 
Greetings friends! I wanted to slip in today with a card for my stash that I wanted to share. The paper is so lovely and I cringe that I covered it up as much as I did but I had a series of dies I really wanted to use. I started out using Spellbinders Majestic Labels Twenty Five with Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares inside (Spellbinders Classic Squares SM) helped me make it a frame too). Tucked in the upper and lower corners of the square I filled in with Spellbinders Corner Flourish. I couldn’t resist the little birdie on the banner so I placed Spellbinders Bird Banner on the inside which is stamped with a Wordsworth sentiment. Lastly the flowers on my bow are created with Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms.
My card today users older dies except for one, so I’m happy to share the how-to cause you can make it now. By the way, the I added the gold birdie by just cutting the die an additional time and snipping it off from the banner. With Corner Flourish, I positioned each flourish underneath my frame and snipped off the excess – I love that inside look!
You Can Make This Card Too: Start out with a hinged card base sized 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″. Here are the rest of the layers from the bottom up. Foam tape to lift gold mat layer cut to 5-1/4″ x 7-1/4″, design paper layer cut to 5-1/8″ x 7-1/8″, double layer of foam tape (I use Scotch 3M Foam tape that is 1/16″ thick) to lift frame cut using Majestic Labels Twenty Five, quadruple layer of foam tape to lift Fleur de Lis Square embellished with two Corner Flourishes. Quadruple layer of foam tape to lift Bird Banner placed in center of square. Frame embellished by loopy bow and embellished with flowers made from Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms (1 of each flower). Embellish with pearls.
| CRAFT SUPPLIES I USED |
Rubber Stamps: Wordsworth
Craft Paper: Neenah Classic Crest – Smooth – Natural White, Gold Poster Board (Hobby Lobby), K and Company
Ink: Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, Versafine – Onyx Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Majestic Labels Twenty Five, Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Square, Spellbinders Corner Flourish, Spellbinders Bird Banner, Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms, Spellbinders Classic Squares SM, Recollections Pearls, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine |
I have been so busy at home, and sadly my craft room is in shambles. I hate that because I work best with a tidy area. I feel a spring cleaning coming on – heaven only knows what I’ll find. I hope all is well in your sweet world!
Hi there friends, I’m back. Lol, I know you didn’t know I was even away; I went to the mountains for some family time. Time with my sweet girl and Bailey was medicine for my soul. Oh, and this Florida girl was snowed in for a couple of days. Even though everyone else hated it, I was just like a little girl on Christmas morning. It was beautiful – the scenery literally took my breath away!! I don’t know why but whenever I’m standing outside in new snow, the crisp stillness of natures glory makes it seem like the whole world is holding its breath. The icy blues and grays are a favorite palette, sigh!
Today I’m sharing a card that I almost finished before I left, it was waiting for some final touches. Actually I threw away my flower because it was my “playing around” version. When I got back I pulled it out of the garbage can and decided to run with it. My card is 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ built on a hinged base. On top of that I layered a pretty embossed folder called Spellbinders European Tapestry. My next layer is Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Two with the second largest die turned 90 degrees on the next layer. Next comes Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two with a sentiment from Wordsworth Stamps. Lastly, my rose from Spellbinders Create A Rose on a bed of flourishes from Spellbinders Foliage Flourish.
So sorry for two consecutive posts using pinks, I made a group of cards at once and it was what was on my desk. I’ll be changing up, I’ll see you soon!
Good Sunday Morning sweet blog friends – I hope your week was magnificent and that next week is stacking up for more of the same. Today I’m participating in a fun blog hop with my team mates from the Spellbinders Blog Team. We all just got together on our own and decided to post our creations on the same day, so there’s lots to see. Today I have a card that uses an embossed background to enhance the shape of the dies layered on top – really it doesn’t get much easier than this and the detail of the embossing does all the heavy lifting. I broke up my 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″ base with a couple of layers topped with Spellbinders Mediterranean Medallion. On the bottom of that layer I attached Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders One, wrapping the excess around the edges. The card is topped off with Spellbinders A2 Valiant Honor (stenciled with Victorian Velvet while still in the die), stamped with JustRite Papercrafts Welcome Spring and embellished with pearls and bows.
My fellow designers are hopping too, hope you can peek in on them too!
Seth Apter • Sherry Cheever • Debbie Olson • Heidi Blankenship • Linda Duke • Michelle Woerner • Darsie Bruno
Have a glorious day and I’ll see you soon!
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Oh Becca you´ve just made such a wonderful card here again, and this die has always been one of those, I´ve grabbed over and over again too. It just fit sooo perfect for sooo many things, and always looks amazing as well. I love your card here today again.
Sweet Card… and I Love the bird banner from Spellbinders, might just have to get me one of thoses !! Thanks once again for sharing !!
Great card yet again – love the bitty blossoms dies – they are a fave along with Elegant Labels 4 and some others! Enjoy the spring clean – a good tidy up and sort out just has to be done sometimes – it’s quite therapeutic I find if you get in the mood beforehand! The time defintely pays dividends later on – although sometimes I move things to ‘special places’ and then a few months later…. do you think I can remember where the ‘special place’ was? I can remember I put it in a ‘special place’ but then spend hours turning the house upside down till I find it – that really, really annnoys me!! This happened last week when I was trying to find the radio charger lead – I found it in a saucepan cupboard of all places – what was I thinking?!! The lead is now labelled and in the leads draw along with all the others – which are also labelled – as I would never know what charges what otherwise! Enjoy your tidy up!
wow, another fabulous card Becca.
I LOOOOOVE this Becca!!!! :) The papers ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!:) AND you’ve done a WONDERFUL JOB with this!!! All those white dies just seem to make me think of Lattice work! LOOOOOOOVE that LITTLE BIRDIE!!!!!!!!!:) He just makes me SMILE!!!!!!!!!!:)
Lovely card, Becca. I have these dies and havng another creative way to use them makes me happy. I can’t wait to try this out. Thank you so much for sharing this design.
Oh so pretty!
So very beautiful. Wish I had those dies to try it now. Thanks for the inspiration. Edna
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful card!
LOVE, LOVE YOUR CARD!!!….thank you for your inspiration!
This is such a creative way to highlight that pretty paper. I love how you have used the dies to add elegance and beauty, but have still preserved the pretty floral paper. Brilliant as usual, Becca!
Oh Becca this is lovely…I’ve been playing a little with some on my dies and my first thought is always….what would Becca do with this….
Anyway…love..love…your card and I’m going to attempt to make something like this…I have a special lady that would love it…tfs
Beautiful, Becca… and I have these dies!! I can try this! Thank you for your always amazing inspiration…
Beautiful Becca as always, the crafting will have to wait a bit, I broke my foot on vacation and can’t hobble to my basement for awhile, but soon. Was able to make about 8 cards before I left, some to send and some I took as gifts, it was so much fun to really play with what I really love.
I love the designer paper showing through…beautiful!
Love this card and the beautiful flowers/ribbons! I, too, need to clean my art studio. I began last week and never completed the mission. AAAaargh! But, I’ll get to it! Blessings to you, Becca!
Beautiful! I love the vintage look! Lovely BG paper for this effect!
Gorgeous card Becca and I love the colour combination. Nice to see the older dies making an appearance too. Take care xx
Love the paper and it really makes the die cuts shine. Beautiful Becca. I have just cleaned my craft room, and it helped with my Mojo which was a little low. Thanks once again, Outstanding.
Lorraine FDU. (We have rain!!!!! Praise The Lord)
This is so gorgeous Becca, love all the dies and sentiment, the paper is beautiful, you did not cover it all so don’t worry.
Lovely card.
Love & hugs
Jacquie J xxx
Beautiful card. I too hate covering up lovely papers but those dies and flower ribbon bow just add to it. Aiveen.
Lovely card Becca -I do like that paper peeking through and the sentiment and bird are so sweet.
Hope you enjoy your spring clean -you never know what might come to light!!
XxRuth
Dear Becca
Your cards are just amazing!! You have the creative genes many of us don’t, so we thank you so much for sharing. Love your little gold bird. Who can make cards and have a neat craft room?? Definitely not me!! Karen
Such a pretty bow with those lovely flowers.
Happy spring cleaning! I thought spring had arrived early here in the UK as we have snowdrops, crocuses and the first blossom and daffodils out – and then after beautiful blue skies today, the clouds came over and we had a fierce hailstorm!
My grandmother always used to say – ‘Ne’er shed a clout till May is out’ – and I thought of that today.
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Good evening Becca,
thank you for making a beautiful card with dies that we have instead of them all being brand new as sometimes we just can’t run to a whole lot of new dies especially when you’re already running on a very limited budget. You have made a beautiful card that is also achieveable for us lesser mortals.
love and crafty hugs,
Norah (Scotland)
Simple and elegant. Thanks. I need to do some spring cleaning too!
You never disappoint. This card is stunning. Would you consider this die to be a ‘staple’ Spellbinder to use? very versitile??
Pretty, pretty card today Becca!
Today is my Sis’ birthday and ofcourse, I made her a pretty card. I started making Bity Blossoms flowers and explained in her card, these were one of my first attempts, but when I called her today, she made me feel “soooo good because she thought the bity blossoms were just lovely. Still have some practicing to do to get them as good as yours. But you have given some inspiration that I can do them. Had the dies for quite awhile before I made the attempt. Good luck with your spring cleaning – I am waiting to get quotes to enclose my screened in porch to make a craft room. Sooooo excited, I am about to jump out of my skin. At least I have sorted out all my “stuff” and have it in plastic containers and labeled so I am calling 2014 my year of organization.
Hugs
Mstgane
Ann
Morning Becca, A stunning card, loving the colours, loving the die-cuts you have incorporated, loving the bitty blossoms and your bow is ‘to die for’, I’m especially loving the birdie banner, such a beautiful shape.
I know what you mean about your craft room, it is amazing what you find when you tidy through. I tidied mine a couple of weeks ago, and tried to organise my dies, and found I had duplicated a few of them !!!! and I had done the same with some stamps too !!!! anyone would think I had money to waste haha, not !!!
Have a lovely day, it is one of my linedancing classes this afternoon, I love it.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
great card again ,love the paper underneath.Laura O
Awesome card as always. Love the flower on the side and so wish I could make flowers look so good. TFS and keep up the good work.
Hi Becca,
I just love your cards. For the life of me I can’t work out how you make those lovely loopy bows!
Thanks for all the inspiration.
Rene from OZ xo
Beautiful, that paper is great for this type card, love the dies you used and the way you used them!
I love your cards. Always so pretty. Great inspiration.
Thanks for the chance to win, you’re amazing cards are so beautiful!
blessings, La Vonne
Thank you for always inspiring me. :) You do beautiful work.
Me encantan las tarjetas que continuamente nos presentas son hermosas y elegantes, muchas gracias por compartirlas
A love your card, is so beautiful can creative. Hugs
Your cards have such a gorgeous ethereal effect with your lovely ribbons and usage of dies! Inspiring!
once again classic
Hi Becca!
Every day I look for new cards you have created! They are all so cute and wonderful!
Thank you for your inspirations!!!