Amazing Paper Grace

This is another gorgeous card, Becca! I love that rich, Navy ribbon. My guess for today is that you will be travelling to a lot of craft conventions demonstrating your peg bow maker!ReplyCancel

Hi Becca, beautiful card today. I love the bold colors and as usual you have given me a great idea in cutting the spellbinder in half. I know, you have done this in the past, but it never hurts to remind us. In fact, that is my greatest gift received–the fact that you and others in the craft world share your talent–it sparks my creativity tremendously. Hey, could that be your new endeavor–you are going to get your Gallery up and running? Hmmm? That would be awesome!!! Can’t hardly wait for the announcement tomorrow. Have a blessed day!ReplyCancel

To give for me is pure JOY and LOVE. Joy because it brings joy to my heart to make something by hand and with every creation I pour as much love as possible into what I create. To receive I have to say mutual love because I know that the gifts I receive are made because another friend loves the craft as much as I do and it was made with as much love as we can possibly pour into our card designs. Therefore, it equals into great friendships made along the way.ReplyCancel

I love to give homemade cards because every person that receives one fells special. That’s the whole point right? :)ReplyCancel

Becca, this blue and white card is stunning. Of course, ALL your creations are stunning, but this color combo just makes this one particularly so. I receive the gift of peace through my crafting. It helps to quiet my soul with the added benefit of giving a special something to someone special when the card or project is complete.ReplyCancel

This is not a one-sentence-answer type of question, Becca. New friends and wonderful comments are very special to me, as well. However, I have had a creative urge all of my life and no real outlet emerged until I discovered paper crafting. Drawing is a struggle for me, painting is out of the question, home decorating and gardening are outside my budget. The second crafting venture that I do indulge, miniatures, is also a bit pricey. Paper crafting can be as expensive or inexpensive as you make it and, somehow, it just seems to roll out of me in a way that pleases me. Sharing and inspiration abound in this crafting community. Support for each others efforts comes as naturally as breathing in this community. I feel I have found a home for the deeper part of me as long as I care to stay. This is not something I have found in relationships or in the work place in my 67+ years. Can you even imagine what it means to me?ReplyCancel

I receive the gift of peace when I craft. It puts me in that “happy place”. Even when no one else sees what I did.ReplyCancel

Can’t wait! Another lovely card!ReplyCancel

This is such an elegant card…very beautiful, as always! Whatever you have in store for us tomorrow is bound to be exciting…you are so creative and inventive. Maybe it’s something for Spellbinders? My family and friends have so come to expect my handmade cards that their joy in receiving them is my gift for giving them. They are always a work of love.ReplyCancel

Lady, you are so gifted, the card is gorgeous as always.
I make cards to send to recepients just to let them know I am thinking of them….get well, sympathy, birthday, anniversary, etc.
On a side note, your bow maker is wonderful and has helped me with cards and gift wrapping.
Thanks for all you do for us followers. God bless.ReplyCancel

Wonderful cards, as always. You are my favorite site to go to for inspiration. Now let me guess. You are going to design your won paper.
What do I get from card making…..the joy of creating and the pleasure I see in someone’s face and smile when they open the card I gave them.ReplyCancel

I receive joy, and a fulfillment of who God created me to be when I make something to share with someone else. And the satisfaction of seeing someone’s face when they receive my gift, just adds even more joy!ReplyCancel

Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Gorgeous!! Love this card.

What do I get from card making. I love pondering the special thing that the recipient would like… their favourite colour, topic, flower etc. Sometimes it’s the message inside… sharing in their sorrow or joy… encouragement to keep going… special gifts that I see in them. So I guess my greatest joy comes from the blessing that “hug with a fold” gives to someone.ReplyCancel

Beautiful card. Love the blue.
For me, I give gifts from the kitchen; homemade baked goodies, candies,different meat rubs, etc. All made with love of course. I also make and give homemade note cards as well.
Can’t wait till you reveal your big secret. You sure are keeping us all in suspense
ColleenB.ReplyCancel

The wonderful friendships I have made along the way!!ReplyCancel

Good Morning, Becca, I love your gorgeous blues, perhaps because it one of my favorite colors. Just beautiful. My homemade cards are a touch of love to friends and family. Family lives in Australia, and New Zealand, with grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Friends around the world as well. This is a way of blessing them, and their responses are a blessing back to me as well. God is so good, he keeps us closer with His gift, of sharing homemade cards and sentiments. Miles mean nothing, but love does. And this craft is a gift of love……thanks for your inspiration of love a gift to us.ReplyCancel

I receive a mental creativity “push” from crafting that I don’t get in my job (accounting.) I enjoy giving a tangible remnider to folks that someone is thinking of them, loving them, cherishing them. You just don’t get the same “hold in your hand” feeling from Facebook!ReplyCancel

Forgot to add that this card is a real stunner! Love the navy and cream together!ReplyCancel

This is like saying….How do I count the ways….Friendship would have to come first..so many friends from across the world. Satisfaction would be another. I love it when I finally get the card/paper/etc. just the way I want it. Continual learning..both about the craft and about myself. I often have to remind myself..that the point is to have fun, not to be perfect. I don’t have to make the perfect card..LOLOL. Have a grrrreat day!ReplyCancel

I love your work, whether you have special offerings or not, it is one of the first pages I open when I switch my computer on! Thank you for sharing – you are inspirational. You should design your own spellbinders!ReplyCancel

Ooops…in a hurry this morning and didn’t finish. Card making/papercrafting has helped me thru some difficult times and helped me to make good friends who share the same interests. Sometimes I think it saves my life or sanity!ReplyCancel

My gifts are absolutely self-serving: I receive joy! When I am in my studio, alone, I get completely involved in making art. I lose myself in design and beauty and all the worry, angst, pain goes away. When I am with friends, I receive an overwhelming gift of sister-hood and the wonderful synergy there is when we are all creating together. I do find if I do not make time for my craft, I have a hard time concentrating, lean toward depression and become very vexing and cranky. So, in reality, disappearing into my own little art world is giving all those around me — some peace!ReplyCancel

I receive so much pleasure when I give a card I’ve made and see a smile. :) Your card of blues is beautiful!ReplyCancel

Another lovely card. Your work is true inspiration for me. I just wish I had your talent. Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations!. Can’t wait to hear your announcement.ReplyCancel

This blue/white card is another gorgeous creation. What I give from crafting would be letting people know they are close to my heart and that I can add a bright moment to their day when they receive something from me. What I get from crafting is immeasureable … the calm, the peace, the satisfaction, the knowledge, keeping my brain exercised and on and on. Still trying to figure out what the surprise is … could it be you will be making more public appearances at scrapbook shows where more of us could have a more personal one-on-one with you or participate in a workshop that you would lead? Can’t hardly wait for tomorrow … see you then.ReplyCancel

I’ve basically been crafting in some form for as long as I can remember, but for me paper crafting was truly life changing. I’ll never forget the first time I picked up a rubber stamp, applied pigment ink, then heat embossed — that’s all it took — I was hooked! I received the gift of feeling I could create a piece of ‘art’ and truly treasure that feeling. I know I’m not nearly as talented as many of the truly gifted paper crafters I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know, but I still receive so much pleasure from tackling a new challenge, learning a new technique and then ‘making it my own’ and finally sharing my creation with someone I care about. It’s truly a craft from which we receive so much and in turn give back — what more could we want?!!!ReplyCancel

Wow, this is stunning Becca! I have also found some wonderful friendships, and have received some beautiful cards in the mail :DReplyCancel

Oooops! P.S. GORGEOUS CARD!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE the Navy Blue! :) You’re THE BEST Becca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)ReplyCancel

You sure know how to be suspenseful ! LOVE today’s card and know I’m thinking you are going to be THE designer for Just Rite because you do it JUST RIGHT!
Thanks for sharing your creative talent.
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I just read the comments already here, and I have to echo what so many have said… the peace and personal fulfillment of creating are a wonderful gift, and giving something made with a person specially in mind is what I hope I give to others.ReplyCancel

My gift from crafting is a sense of accomplishment and well being.ReplyCancel

It’s a slow process, but I learn how to put a card together and how to work around mistakes.ReplyCancel

my gift I receive from my paper crafting is my friends and family’s pleasure in the cards I make for them.ReplyCancel

Your card today is soooo beautiful, AS ALWAYS :) I don’t think that I have ever checked your blog and seen a card that I didn’t like.
The gift that I receive when I give a handmade card is the look on the face of a friend when they open the envelope and take out the card. They are amazed that I made it just for them.ReplyCancel

What I receive is the pleasure of creating a unique card and I hope I also give pleasure to the recipient. Your wonderfully creative cards are an inpiration…thanks so much for sharing them.

Joanne from CanadaReplyCancel

Crafting for me is a wonderful creative outlet. So part of the gift is the time I give myself to do it. (Helps me stay balanced.) I also love being able to give the items I make with my family and friends. They appreciate it and I know it is something they can’t get any where else. So for the person “who has everything?” Give them something hand made…ReplyCancel

I love to sent cards. I hope the cards will inspire or cheer those I send to, many are people who are ill, some are birthday cards and also some are sympathy cards. I send at least 3 a week to family and friends at church.
I like the feeling I get from doing something personal with my cards.ReplyCancel

Crafting gives me peace: peace of mind, peace in my heart and spiritual peace. It lets me use my head, my hands and my heart to say what my words cannot say. It gives me an outlet for the gifts I’ve received from God and those who love me. I am so very blessed!ReplyCancel

Exciting countdown!
I receive the gift of inspiration, the awe of looking at such beautiful creations and if something works ‘out’, a sense of success.
Thanks.ReplyCancel

It keep my head busy. I do a lot of card just in my head. I think of new stamps new spellbinder and how I can present it.
The exchange with other crafter are so rich of different experience, and for sure the pleasure when a do something and I am very proud of.
Beautiful card love the navy color.

Merci francineReplyCancel

Gorgeous! You totally made the bg paper work!ReplyCancel

You always have the best surprises. Waiting …ReplyCancel

Oh My Gosh this is fabulous! I love the colors and design, GORGEOUS!

I have a one word answer to the question of the day. JOY.. It is such joy to be able to create and give a card or gift that came from my hands and heart. It brings me such joy to see how the recipient reacts when they open that envelop or package. It is a joy to bring a smile to someone’s face. It seems whenever I send a ‘Thinking Of You’ card out of the blue it always arrives on a day the recipient needed it most. Knowing I’ve brought some cheer or made someone feel special is a gift you can’t buy.
Blessings BernieReplyCancel

The gift I receive most is meeting here with such wonderful kind people that re-establish my mindset each time that there is more good in the world than bad and it is there for the sharing.ReplyCancel

I think the greatest gift I receive from my paper crafting is ANTICIPATION! From the moment I sit down to make either a specific card for a special friend, or a bundle of cards for friends and family, or Christmas tags for neighbors, I just can’t wait for the moment they see their gifts. It’s almost a little “needy” on my part, because I thoroughly enjoy their responses. So thank goodness I have so many friends and family… enough to keep me in a constant state of ANTICIPATION!ReplyCancel

Oh wow. You are so talented. I am inspired by your work.ReplyCancel

Wow. I love this card. While all your cards are so pretty, this one is in MY favorite color combo-sapphire & cream. Love how all the elements work together.
What I receive from crafting is peace. I can be tired, cranky & out of sorts, or stressed, and I go to my craft spot, dig into my papers and stamps, and all the stress falls away-at least while I am working there. It’s my little retreat from life’s issues.
I like to think that the cards I give bring some beauty and peace into the lives of others and let then know how much I care. It seems whenever I need a specific card for someone I can’t find one among those I have already made and must sit down and make one especially for them.
Can’t wait to see what your news is! Blessings to you.ReplyCancel

As always, beautiful! The stamped sentiment is one we all need to stop to think about every minute of every day.ReplyCancel

I ADORE the blue and white combo!!! Great card! I do have another idea. Maybe you will be openng your own online store and will be offering all the products you use so well to we card lovers!! You would be a major success!ReplyCancel

you are going to become a celebrity in the paper craft industry, but you all ready are anywayReplyCancel

Beautiful card, Becca, as always. You are such a blessing in my life. The gift I receive from crafting is the hapiness in the face of someone receiving my cards. It truly gives me great joy. Another wonderful gift/compliment I receive is when my family requests I make a card for them to give to someone. I delight in card making, and it makes me very happy to accomodate my family/friends in this way. I also receive the wonderful gift of fellow crafters such as you. You are always so willing to give of your talents. It helps me and keeps me motivated and inspired. Thank you.ReplyCancel

I love giving scrapbooks! they are a lot of work and very time consuming, but the few I have given away made me feel so awesome! It helped that the receivers were very excited. :)ReplyCancel

I totally adore the blue and white combo. Crafting is my outlet, my way of destressing and coping with all the adversities life hands you at times. Work, illnesses and even deaths of those we love so very much. But at the same time it is a way for me to celebrate the living, those who are my friends, love ones and co workers. By making something beautiful for them it gives me joy right along with the joy it gives them. It may start out as a thought to lift someone elses spritits but it ends up lifting mine as well. Thanks for all your inspiration. Blessing , LindaReplyCancel

This card is heavenly with those beautiful blue colors! The ribbon is just fabulous!
My gift is putting a smile on the face of any child, spouse, or parent when they receive a card I made from their loved one serving overseas through OWH. I also love to see the looks on my friend’s faces when I surprise them with a scrapbook they didn’t know I was making! I’ve saved pictures for decades, and sooner or later they become treasured scrapbooks for my dear friends.ReplyCancel

I started stamping my own cards a few years ago when I was invited to a Stampin Up party. I never heard of the company or even knew you could stamp your own cards. Well, I been hooked every since and have branched out to shows and many websites like yours. I really enjoy making the cards and giving them away. The best part is the response I receive. I can’t believe that my family and friends actually save them. My aunt gave me the greatest compliment a few months ago. She said “we really forward to receiving your cards, you send them on birthdays, holidays and just because you want to say hello.” I make cards because it makes me feel good and now I know it makes others feel good to.ReplyCancel

I teach a class to two ladies, not my class minimum. But one of the ladies has had some serious illnesses, of which she is an overcomer. Each class she says, “This is the most fun I’ve had in a long time, this just brightens my day, I look forward to it.” etc. This reaction from her makes it all worth while for me. I would continue the class even if it was one-on-one.

Thank you for sharing your talent with us, and can’t wait until tomorrow!!ReplyCancel

My most favorite thing I love is my church family. I know they are always there for me and they know I’m there for anyone of them. And doing work in the community, always something going on. A few weeks back the brotherhood came out and built a ramp for my husband and boy was it HOT but no complaint. Just good fellowship. and my crafting goes a long way in VBS. love my church!ReplyCancel

There was a lady that always sent homemade cards.Last year I didn’t receive her card and really missed it. It stood out from all the others. So I just started in March learning to make cards. I saw Heartfelt Creations at a show and fell in love with there cards.ReplyCancel

I give many gifts through my crafting. I donate cards to charities, I cheer someone up when I send them a card, and I share my creativity when I teach card making and stamping with people every week. In turn, I have received many gifts through crafting like making new friends and sharing ideas. It feels good to share something you love with other people and it is the best therapy!ReplyCancel

Beautiful card again. I guess you are coming up with a line of ribbon, I see such beautiful bows on these cards.ReplyCancel

This lovely card reminds me of the Delft chinaware I saw in Holland! The blues are wonderful and I fell in love with them anew when looking at this card. The things I gain from crafting are Friendship and Fellowship. I have made wonderful friends through my scrapbooking and card making. I love giving my cards to friends and family and am always amazed that they often save the cards I send!ReplyCancel

One of my favorite things to do (besides making cards, of course) is teaching a class at a retirement home in my town. I have between 12 – 15 ladies once a month. (Two have macular degeneration and several have joint issues that they have limited motion, so creating cards can be a challenge, but each of them is determined and they make two different cards every month). It’s really satisfying.ReplyCancel

OH MY! Love that card, and the navy seam binding ribbon/bow… Beautifully done, once again. I still believe you are going to reveal that you will be or have designed your own dies. (smiles)ReplyCancel

Just a wonderful card. I love giving papercraft gifts…cards, albums, sachets, etc. and making their day special helps make my day special.ReplyCancel

I make cards for family, to send and also to take to craft shows to sell, I know this will make someone happy.
I do cards, scrapbooking and other paper crafts and it is a really good stress reliever and fills my days since I retired.
I always tell everyone that retirement agrees with me.
Lovely card today Becca
JanReplyCancel

First off, I love this card, especially the background paper. The blue is so pretty. Second, the friendship and love that I receive from my stamping friends is beyond words. Also, the sharing of ideas and techniques we as stampers share. I find that “crafty/artistic” people are so giving and are willing to share their talents. I feel so blessed.ReplyCancel

Absolutely love this blue card! Blue is such a soothing color, all shades of it. I think this would make a wonderful sympathy card, too. As for giving of myself through my crafts, I like to make cards to send and give to friends, co-workers, and others. I’m planning to branch out into boxes and other things soon, though!ReplyCancel

Crafting is my escape from a stressful job and relationship. I get some relaxation and satisfaction from it.
DeniseBReplyCancel

I make cards, boxes, and other papercrafts–I give candy and cookies in boxes and bags that I create for gifts to my grandsons’ friends for school holidays, cards to the soldiers that give so much to protect us, and I do this because I get something too–it makes me feel good to create and to give.
Last day of the mystery; I am looking forward to see what you have been withholding!! :-)ReplyCancel

I get an opportunity to tell my friends thank you by sending cards that I make that were inspired by going to your blogs. I like to send bible verses that fit circumstances that a friend is experiencing. One of my friends is an old testament professor. I love finding stamps and verses that fit what she is teaching at the time. Or finding verses that fit the bible study that a group of us are in, to make bookmarks from the study so we can stay focused on the key verse. I love Making the verse visual to help to remember it.ReplyCancel

I have to say that crafting has given me peace. I am so relaxed after creating a card. I find that I am so lucky to have the time to craft and a husband that is patient and is there to support me in my addiction. LOLReplyCancel

I’m not a “joiner”. When I started “crafting”, I was scrapbooking. I’ve scrapbooked my family genealogy and my husband’s also. Then I started making scrapbooks for my five grandchildren. I just do from birth to high school graduation. But I was invited to go to a card making party several years ago and fell instantly in love with card making! I now belong to a great group of women who also love to stamp. So the first thing I thought of is the friendships I have formed that I would probably never have if I hadn’t taken that first step out of my comfort zone. And secondly, I love making my cards and sending them out to family and friends. Mine are not up to par with your beautiful creations, but still, many have told me they have kept every card I’ve sent them. That does wonders for my self-esteem! It’s just a nice, relaxing hobby I love!ReplyCancel

Siempre tan femeninos y hermosos tus trabajos!!! Felicitaciones!!!ReplyCancel

With baited breath I wonder…….ReplyCancel

Love your card! My gift or what I receive from crafting is the smile on the face of the recipient when they see what you created just for them.
The grandkids and kids are always so excited to get their special card. I may not be as great as some of the design teams, but the kids don’t know that! LOLReplyCancel

I have made so many friends through crafting and blogging. That has been a real gift and treasure for me.ReplyCancel

Most of the cards I make go to Chemo Angel patients. Love it!ReplyCancel

So many people that I give a card comment to me that they save every one. That kinda makes me feel special. My friend and I make cards for the Missions group at my church to sell. It’s not a lot of money but each card has a special message to send on. Can’t wait til tomorrow, I feel like a 10 year old waiting for the day to come when he goes to Disneyworld!
Thanks and may your blessings always be many.ReplyCancel

Can’t even imagine, Becca. Maybe a die.ReplyCancel

Everything I make is an inspiration of me given by God and am willing to give this card to someone hopefully filling their day with the blessings of cheer and love.ReplyCancel

This response may be a bit lengthy, so please allow me to apologize in advance. First of all, I came to card crafting from the inside out … I know this sounds a bit strange, but I’ll explain. I come from a crafty family, in that home crafts of various types were always abundant in our home. For me, even as much as I enjoyed crafting (and I dabbled in a nice variety of mediums), my particular passion was in writing … short stories, poems, verses. I often received comments that my works should be published, which I considered a dear compliment, but nothing more. One day, more out of curiosity and fun than anything else, I thought I might give it a try and attempted to sell a verse. Local papers and magazines did not seem to have much interest, but I did find a small market open in the greeting card industry.

I have to admit that it was an “iffy” market at best, but still I was totally thrilled to have an ocassional verse purchased … and even more so to open a card and see my words in a card. However, my passion remained in the writing and not the selling. Then I had this “high in the pie” kind of dream that I might one day like to write a book of verses designed for those making their own cards (I know of many card crafters that would love to have such a book), but if I sold my verses, to the card companies, I could no longer claim them as my own as I sold the rights to them as well. So I started writing for free online greeting card groups and also started making my own cards as a way to give my verses a home. To my utter amazement, I found myself caught up in the crafting of cards … so much so that it now shares an equal passion to my writing.

Since I am now retired, and have much more time to dabble at these passions. My poor family and friends find themselves recipients of a special card from me for every possible occasion that comes along that I design especially for them, including the verse. Get a good check up at the Dentist? Here’s a card. Got a new puppy? Here’s a card. Off on vacation? Here’s a card. Break a fingernail? Here’s a card. Well, you get the idea. Lucky for me, they all seem to enjoy them and even rave over my abilities. But who am I kidding? I am sure they endure them mostly just to humor me … but in my mind, they love them, and that delights me, which in turn gives me great pleasure and keeps me inspired to keep creating them.

BTW, I am equally delighted when I receive a hand crafted card from someone, as I picture it as having been made with as much love as I put into mine. Ohhh, and that book of verses? Well, that is still nothing more than a dream … but then, who know, maybe one day. Till then, I’ll continue to enjoy doing what I do now.

Thank you Becca for sharing your lovely creations with all of is … I cannot begin to tell you how much creative inspiration your lovely work gives me.

Hugz,
CarolReplyCancel

My favorite gift that I’ve given is a toss up between three. I made an album filled with pictures of the people in my grandma’s life with their names and their favorite memory of her to help her remember people and their names. She suffers from Dementia. The other gift would be all the cards that I made for Operation Write Home. They send blank cards to the troops overseas so they can go ahead and send cards to their loved ones. The third is birthday cards that I helped asemble to send to patients who suffer with Aids, many times they do not have loved ones to remember their birthday.ReplyCancel

my thought is that sometimes God puts a gift in your hand and with the tenderness you received it then when you forward that gift through a card or such… the receipient…maybe that day opening that card or reading the words made a world of a difference in their day and the smile radiates throughout in kind…
thank you for your gift…ReplyCancel

Well
I think I get more out of the friendship too. Have agreat group of stamping
buddies I get together with regulurly.
Love your card as usual.ReplyCancel

When I make cards for someone, I feel that I am giving part of myself. It is an extra special way to show I care.ReplyCancel

With all the great tools available now it is so easy to create and let the design inside of me come out. Thanks you for supplying some of those tools.ReplyCancel

Love this card it is both bold and beautiful. My gift is the joy of crafting that comes from the joy of others when I give them something I put my time into and also from having the ability to give to my church craft group to raise funds for mission work.ReplyCancel

Ooooohhhhh … I really like the colors on this card!!! Those bold blues are beautiful with the cream!
And I’m so excited to find out what your secret is!!
I love it when people say they get enjoyment out of the cards I make and send. I’ve had people say they never put them away because they just like to look at them. Makes me feel good that I can give joy to someone who may be shut in or having a bad day ~ and all just by sending a simple card!ReplyCancel

I’ve received so manythings from crafting. Relief from depression, online friends, inspiration. It would be hard to pick just one.

MaryReplyCancel

Beautiful blue card–I love your ribbon! When I craft or make a card for someone, I love the expression on their face when they see it. I love they way the look at each and every detail, and I love the hugs and ‘thank you’s” I get. I love to be able to personalize each card to the person’s taste and color favorites. I have one other guess for your surprise–I wish you would start a magazine of how-to’s and ideas–none of them out there really pique my interest enough, but I would cherish one with your ideas and creativity in it…! Even if this isn’t your surprise, I think you should give it some thought. We really do need a great magazine for making cards and layouts… I already have my fav artists/crafters in mind that you could include in it: you of course, Bev Rochester, Gabrielle Pollaccoat, Krista Smith, to name a few right at the top.ReplyCancel

My biggest joy I get from crafting is that I get to share it with my dear friends. Jan is 82 and she had started me making cards and she has such great ideas and believe me there is NO waste where she is concerned or no mistake that cannot be “covered” up. This lady is very dear to me, just like a mother. I also met my best girlfriend through my love of cross-stitching and the tables are turned there because I am old enough to be her mother also. Strange how crafts make friend of all ages.

I love your design today as usual and is your secret the thing we already know, your daughter is going to college tomorrow?ReplyCancel

Another gorgeous card Becca. The gift that I receive from crafting is a feeling of accomplishment. I love it when I feel like my project is well done and the receivers are truly overjoyed with it, it really gives me a great feeling inside.ReplyCancel

Gorgeous card as usual… I so enjoy seeing your work. The gift I get from crafting… I love making things. It makes me feel like I accomplished something, and when I teach that craft to someone else, I feel then that I have passed a little bit of creativity along to others. You never know how much of an impact you have on someone else’s life, until you hear them comment, or have someone else tell you… remember when you taught us such and such.. well, I did that and my project came out wonderful.ReplyCancel

I love this card…..I think the best gift I receive besides friendship is the peace of mind I receive when I slow down and craft…ReplyCancel

OH MY GOSH!! I almost can’t take the anticipation of what you will come up with. I make cards that are also elaborate, so I know it takes time to come up with ideas. BUT, Becca you are “amazing.” I have a very stressful job so making cards is my zen. When I am in my craft room I am so happy. Even if it is just organizing or playing with all my stuff. I have a disease call paperism. I love to hear people say they keep my cards. I wish I had the time to learn about blogs, etc and swaps as I have tons of stuff and all you ladies that write in sound wonderful. Becca, are something else, I can’t explain how much stress relief you provide by just reading your site. Bless you and many prayers for you to continue your love for making cards.ReplyCancel

I am thankful for all the friends I have made since learning to stamp. It also provides me with quiet time when I stamp. Seems like it helps clear my mind and calms me down and helps me know I can be creative. Frances BReplyCancel

Beautiful blue card. You ar always right on! I love to hear friends say that they forward cards they receive as gifts to someone else, by just putting a post-it note inside with their message. I also receive a lot of happiness from the friendships I’ve made in my crafting journey.ReplyCancel

When my son was in Iraq then in Afgan I got involved in sending my him packages where I went to my local dentest and got loads of toothbrushes
toothpaste, Walmart donated washcloths and socks and small things they needed such as dedorant and other things and then we got busy making cards for the troops to fill out and send back to their families. My son said the guys loved that and so when he caie home I would continue doing the cards and now am doing cards for cancer patients and have met so many friends through that, but now I am not able to walk so I send the cards up to the Chemo clinic and they call me and wish me well even with all they are going through and I love them all for it… That is why I make cards and Love using your quotes and designs and your ideas. Thank you so much for being you. You know I wish they had something like the Cards for guys when My Husband was in Vietnam, but they didn’t.. would have helped them and us. But glad life has gotten better, maybe no more war! I also love making cards for my family they love them as do my friends. I get so much love from seeing smiles on their faces.
Hugs, JeanReplyCancel

Crafting gives me the ability to find calm, peace and total relaxation especially after a day spent working with the patients on the mental health ward on which I am privilaged to be the Sister – Crafting is my therapy !! x It gives me the strength to fight on with them and for them xReplyCancel

What a lovely card, as always, you have amazed me! I love sending cards that I have made; it is a calming, creative outlet. And, it’s especially fulfilling when friends say that they have saved every one of them! Thanks for sharing your many talents with us, your on-line friends!ReplyCancel

LOVE your card!! It is really a beauty. That is the one thing about crafting that I like. You can express yourself through your creations. Crafting gives me the opportunity to make something very special for the person that I am going to give it to but most of all it lets me be me with my imagination taking over. I love to work with my hands and mind to create something special for a person who is very dear to me. I am so glad the day I was given the opportunity to have a chance to become a crafter. Thank you for all the beautiful cards you make and share with us. Love them all.ReplyCancel

Becca, I love the dark blue and white. Please do this more often! With those beautiful colors and your talent they would be so lovely! I have to agree with a previous poster…if a book is not what your surprise is, please consider it! I am sure many, many folks would be purchasing that book! Probably at least everyone here! If it’s not a book then I’m hoping you are going to open your own on-line store and sell cards you have made along with supplies that you recommend. As for me, I have made a very wonderful friend that I would never have even met if it had not been for our card making hobbies. I get to share things with her which is a benefit to me. I’m always offering to share my tools with others, because I love to share, plus it gives me a little bit of peace knowing I’m not spending all that $$$ on tools just for me to use! : )ReplyCancel

The gifts I receive from card making are self esteem and the chance to make something unique and special for some one . When I finish a card sometimes I am amazed that I actually made thatReplyCancel

Aside from thinking you may be a new designer forfSpellbinders, I’m thinking you could be a designer in a magazine or book or other publication. You have a huge bank of ideas that all card and paper crafters could benefit from.ReplyCancel

Hello Becca. I absolutely adore your works of art. I so look forward to seeing what you post everyday. I believe I go through withdrawals when you are away. So… I’m going to guess that you have something to reveal involving maps. You’ve been doing a lot of traveling lately so my guess is something with maps.ReplyCancel

I love your card! Fabulous colors! I really enjoy seeing the faces on those I give my cards to. Your inspiration is so appreciated.ReplyCancel

Hi Becca, the gift that I get out of making cards is the peace and understanding of patience. I takes me forever to
Ale each individual card because I think of the joy that the person receiving it will get. I’m going to start a class at my home this Friday and hope others enjoy the love it brings them as well. I love your choice of colors these last two cards. Very pretty. I believe that your reveal will be something regarding maps. So much traving you’ ve been doing lately, makes me think of maps.ReplyCancel

Give….something I have made specifically with someone special in mind; pouring myself into making it perfect for folks I care a lot about….letting them know they mean that much to me.

Get….the smiles and oohs and aahs I get back from them.

I think this sounds corney, but……that’s it.ReplyCancel

Blues…..ahhh……my favorite color. Beautiful! I’ve gained much inspiration from other crafters. You can always learn something new. that is the real job of crafting for me. Learning and doing something different each and every year.ReplyCancel

At a very young age my mother taught me to crochet. To that I’ve added knitting, stained glass, counted cross stitch and now card making. Each of these I have shared with others hoping to put a smile on their face. I know when I get a hand made gift it is a treasure.ReplyCancel

Love the blue. Reminds of the blue willow china my mother used to have. As for giving, I always like to make small gifts to give to others, especially family members. As for receiving, I love the fact that so many love the cards/gifts I make and say they have every one of them. To me, that is so fulfiling. Can’t wait till tomorrow.ReplyCancel

As everyone has already said I too love the looks on peoples faces when they know that I took the time to make a card just for them. I also enjoy donating cards to charitable organizations and knowing that I gave something of myself to someone I don’t even know.
MaryReplyCancel

Beautiful card – love the paper from LYB…..I’m anxious to find out your secret! Hoping it’s a book. About me – I think the biggest thing I get from all my crafting is that creative outlet that I would go crazy without! My day-to-day job can be boring and frustrating/stressful at the same time and if I don’t get to craft a little I think I would go bonkers! There is something so soothing about sitting down and just cutting something out, or coloring….ReplyCancel

Becca, again you have done a wonderful job. You do inspire people to continue to look outside the circle when making cards.

BarbaraReplyCancel

Beautiful card!! love the colors! I have made friends also and get a lot of insiration from the various places I look online, especially yours!! I like makeing cards that encourage and uplift others!ReplyCancel

Hi Becca, thank you for your efforts of inspiration and sharing. I often think of how blessed I am to be able to make and send greeting cards to family and friends, and the gift I often receive is (thank you that’s the nicest card and/or the most beautiful card I’ve ever received. These thank you’s come from persons I might never meet if God had not given me this opportunity.
Thank you and God bless you.ReplyCancel

Good morning Becca. Love this card and the blue is amazing with the die cuts and that saying just wonderful.
I feel i am so lucky as I have made some wonderful friends through crafting. I was lonely till I started and now I have this fantastic circle of special friends that cheer me up so much and help me with my crafting.
Hope you also have a wonderful circle of friends to help you.
Hugs Trish.ReplyCancel

Having a creative outlet that I share with friends.ReplyCancel

The gift I recieve when I give a handmade card or gift is seeing the smile on their face…that is the BEST gift of all!

Another beautiful & oh so elegant card!ReplyCancel

So very pretty. I’m a novice and my gifts from crafting are all the wonderful women I’ve met and their generosity of spirit in teaching me the fun art of card making. Your website is one of my favorite “gifts”!ReplyCancel

Love your cards today and yesterday especially – blue and white are so crisp, clean and eye-catching. What I love about card-making is that it’s a blessing to those who give AND to those who receive. It’s an enjoyable way to spend some time, a satisfying hobby with immediate results, a fun way to connect with other people who have a similar bent, and a therapy for difficult days. Yet it can convey to the recipient how much he or she is valued because one took the time to make the card especially for him or her. And the smiles one receives in return are priceless! So, dear Becca, thanks for all the inspiration!ReplyCancel

I have a small store and when I sell something I take great pride in knowing someone bought that to give as a gift and spent time picking an item to give.ReplyCancel

Love your card today. Blue is my favorite color and you have been on it for 2 days! I love to send cards because I feel that I can use them as a ministry tool and the joy I receive when someone thanks me because I have taken time to create a handmade card for them is what I receive. I also have developed some lasting friendships with people who share my love of this art form! Keep on keeping on!ReplyCancel

Hello Becca
Blue & white, one of my all time favorite color combinations. You have done them proud!!
Crafting, paper or fabric, yarn or other, gives me a sense of calm; the ability to tune out the world for a little while. Then once finished, I get to give a personalized gift to someone special, yeah!
Hugs & Smiles
TrishaReplyCancel

Your card is beautiful!! The blue and white reminds me of delft blue china… so pretty. I love creating and giving handmade cards to my friends and family. I love sharing techniques with other crafters. Crafting has brought many happy memories and I’ve received the gift of friendship from others who enjoy the same.ReplyCancel

I receive the gift of fully realized self-expression through my crafting and a further closeness with extended family members and old and dear friends, as well as many new ones. That’s important to me in the sunset years of my life. It is also a way for me to communicate with grandchildren I will never see grow up, so that I can give them a sense of their roots.ReplyCancel

Hmmmm, it’s hard to talk about yourself, but my gifts from my crafting is hear people tell my how talented I am. When I give my cards to people, they can’t believe I made them. I just live crafting and I love all the people I have come in contact with. There are so many talented people in this world and Becca you are on the top of the list!ReplyCancel

Wow!! Another beautiful card! Love the blue! What do I get out of crafting you ask? I love the feeling of accomplishment when I finally finish a project! I love showing my family and seeing how much they like it!!ReplyCancel

Hi Becca

Your card is beautiful as always I love creating things it gives me so much satisfaction. I love it when I am asked to create a card by someone who wants something unique and in return watching them being happy that they have got something special for their loved one. Cant wait for tomorrow.

Hugs RizwanaReplyCancel

I have made some wonderful, life-long friends through crafting – both nearby and many miles away (through the wonders of the internet). Crafters are a friendly lot and often freely share new techniques and magnificent artwork (just like you do), so I gain so much from this. I also love it when friends and family admire my work too. I especially like to make sure that my cards are themed for their intended recipients, so that they feel special too.
Only one more sleep now!

Lynn WildReplyCancel

Love your card today, Becca. You have such a way with lace and ribbon. I can’t imagine what your surprise will be—maybe have your own magazine or book that will be published. PatReplyCancel

I have alot of people tell me that I should sell my wares, but I get so much more enjoyment out of making things and giving them away. I just take their comments as compliments and that way, I receive and I give back. It’s a win-win situation!ReplyCancel

There is great satisfaction in seeing a completed card that I have created with my mind and not copied the idea from something I have seen. I tend to keep the cards more simple but sure do enjoy seeing your cards with the many layers and ribbon!! They are beautiful and very inspiring! I’ll be checking early tomorrow for the “big” surprise!ReplyCancel

I like the feeling I get when I give my projects to someone and then they show me all the projects I have done for them over the years because they treasured and saved them … there are no real words to describe how I feel when this happens. I have an aunt who has all the cards I have made her for more than eleven years, I fell that is a real tribute to myself and the cards I have created.ReplyCancel

The gift I get is the smile I see on their faces when they open one of my handmade cards. Everyone loves to get a card for a special occasion or just a thinking of you.
Thanks for all your talent and ideas you share with us everyday.

Hugs
Donna BReplyCancel

I love this blue on blue combination Becca. Such a lovely card. Just like all of your beautiful work.
Hugs…LeanneReplyCancel

I enjoy the gift of making something unique for the person receiving the card or gift. The time creating and the kind words from the recipients always overwhelming.ReplyCancel

I love the feeling inside me when someone opens something I have made. I also love the social aspect of card making, meeting new and wonderful people and having gatherings with something we all love.ReplyCancel

Becca,
Your card is lovely, as usual! For me – every card I create is one of a kind. I try desperately NOT to reproduce and to bring something unique and special to every paper craft project I work on. I love to see that person smile and feel special.ReplyCancel

whenever i spend time in my stamping “room” i’m in my happy place. if i’ve had a difficult or frustrating day at work, it fades into the corners and dissolves away. i get peace . yeah, it’s my happy place.ReplyCancel

i love hearing someone say to me, oh, you made this? it’s so beautiful!
and the gift to myself is just letting the process take me over….i go inside myself and it is peaceful there!
sandyhReplyCancel

The gift of giving is a reward in itself, it’s great to see people’s reaction to things I’ve made, especially when they don’t craft and think it’s really hard to do…LOL!
Releasing the desire to be creative is theraputic.
I love making cards…I’m just sad that not more people send them.ReplyCancel

I get to go to a quiet, meditative, creative, self-satisfying place down deep inside. I receive peace, self-confidence, relaxation, and the gift of friendships. And I so enjoy giving the gifts of encouragement and love, through cards made from my heart.
LauraReplyCancel

My guess is to that will sell your own home made gorgeous ribbons….ReplyCancel

I get the gift of communion with the Spirit through creativity.ReplyCancel

Gorgeous card. One of my favorites! I love the combination of blue and white on almost anything. Thanks for all the inspiration.ReplyCancel

I’m thinking you’ll have your own line of cards? You should. Yours are so beautiful.ReplyCancel

Too stunning for words. You do blue very very well! Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog some weeks ago. I finally picked my jaw up from the floor.
God bless!ReplyCancel

I have never seen so many Beautiful Cards – WOWReplyCancel

i enjoy making a gift that will make someone happy and feel good!ReplyCancel

I can hardly wait for tomorrow morning to get here. Becca I love making cards to give to the folks that I love and care about. Although I love GIVING the cards, I also RECEIVE such great pleasure when I see how my little act of love touches their hearts so deeply. I also love having “dates with Jesus” as I “play” in my craft room. It’s just a lovely time to have some quite time with the Lord. Love your blog and your creations Becca….thanks for all that you share with us!ReplyCancel

Can’t wait to see the news tomorrow, I am guessing its a new line of dies or some great organizationReplyCancel

Loving the navy blues! From crafting I receive new friendships and am told I inspire others (give).ReplyCancel

I think you will design your own spellbinders dies. Thanks for all your cards. You will be great at whatever you do.ReplyCancel

Gorgeous card! Making cards relaxes me! I have about 100 seniors in my apartment building and I make them all a birthday card. The look of joy on their face when they receive their card makes me so happy!ReplyCancel

Crafting is not work, but fun. It brings me pleasure to make a card or a gift for someone.ReplyCancel

Delicious blues, Becca! Maybe you should take a walk through the blue spectrum more often–beauty. Crafting as a gift to others tells them I care, that they are on my mind, they matter. People respond so kindly to just a simple gesture of a card or framed photo or baked goods, it melts my heart. Crafting as a gift to myself helps fulfill my need to create. Most days are not the best they can be without having made something, anything. Can’t wait for your announcement!ReplyCancel

Lovely card Becca. I actually really like the bold colors.
I have to say I love to give instruction for using new materials, and then seeing the lightbulb moment come on for others gives me such a joy.ReplyCancel

Beautiful as always! The gift I receive from giving is some quiet time to myself and the smile on the recipients face when they see the card I made that was clearly made with them in mind.ReplyCancel

What do I get from crafting? The satisfaction of creating one-of-a-kind items to share with my family and friends. Creating relieves stress and puts me in a better mood. Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations,ReplyCancel

the gift I give to others is a part of me from enjoying what I love to do which is creating. I get satisfaction from knowing that I did my fair share for the day of creating something new.
I am thinking maybe your surprise is something to do with becoming a designer for your own Templates & Stamps to match!ReplyCancel

I have found that I made a lot of new friends that I would otherwise had never met.I don’t know how to explain it but alot of people that I stamp with are older than we and I would probably have never met then if it wasn’t for stamping, but I think wow we really had a great time.ReplyCancel

Really, really like the blue in this card. Am anxiously awaiting the surprise in one day!! Can’t wait.ReplyCancel

With crafting I get a chance to relax and recharge plus a chance to put a smile on someone else’s face.ReplyCancel

My IFFs—Imaginary Friends Forever…some I have met in person and some through swapping or through their sharing on their wonderful blogs.ReplyCancel

Elegant cart, love the navy blue! A friend and I try to make cards for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines day and Easter. It gives us a chance to spend time together and It has helped our family stay in touch more. They love getting handmade cards and look forward to our next creation.ReplyCancel

I love the blue and white cards!

I think I receive a bigger blessing from making and sending cards than those who receive them.

I started making cards after my best friend died and it was so therapeutic. About that same time, I found your blog and fell in love with all the beautiful cards that you posted, and gradually, I found that I was able to begin to heal just by starting to think of others and sending them a card with words of encouragement when I could.ReplyCancel

Crafting is relaxing and enjoyable and I consider it a great stress buster. If I don’t have the time or energy to work on a project, I can go online and enjoy a creative project that someone else has completed. I especially enjoy your site, Becca. Thanks for all you do and share.ReplyCancel

Could you possibly have started a line of embellishments? I know you have the talent.ReplyCancel

A gift I receive from stamping is all the special people I’ve met–both face-to-face and online-who love to stamp, too. A gift I give is the cards I make for my church and also all the cards I make for Operation Write Home to help our deployed military personnel keep in touch with loved ones. I also love to make cards for family and friends. My neighbor says she keeps every card I make for her.

Your navy and white card is stunning!ReplyCancel

Making cards does not relax me because I don’t feel like I’m creative or imaginative, so I am often very stressed. This is the reason I get so much inspiration from sites such as yours. But what I do get from card-making is (1) my husband is my biggest fan and he always love my cards for him, and (2) I make cards for Operation Write Home. Our U.S. military are my heroes and if there is anything I can do to show them my support and offer my thanks and appreciation, I want to do it., Thank you for sharing your wonderful art. It is truly a blessing to see.ReplyCancel

hallo and thanks to you to spend your blessing with others. I love crafting because it gives me the possibility to show someone they are important enough to give a handmade card or gift. And it helps me to forget many troubles and sorrows. Hugs,ErniReplyCancel

I feel inspired and have a sense of peacefulness when I am making cards for my friends and family. I try to think of the person’s likes and dislikes and aim to portray those on the card as I visualize their smiles and happiness when they open up the envelope to see what I have created for them. Love that shade of blue on your cardsl Last thought is that your surprise is that you are going on a “scrapbooking/cardmaking cruise where you will be teaching your techniques of cardmaking. Will wait and see!ReplyCancel

Your card is gorgeous. Love the colors.

I like to make cards in sets to give to friends as gifts. It’s always really appreciated because not only do they not have to run out and get a card when they need one, but the one they get to give out is handmade.ReplyCancel

As always beautiful work! Papercrafting gives me a peaceful creating outlet.ReplyCancel

First I’d like to say that I love this card. For me scrapbooking and card making (which I started recently) help me relax, other than the satisfaction I get from the gratitude of the gift receiver. I work 40+hrs., and am helping my daughter raise my grandson (4yrs old) so I could use some relaxation….he heReplyCancel

I love your blog, you give me the most creative inspiration. Crafting gives me the gift of knowing I have something to offer others that will make them happy, I love seeing smiles of love ones and friends when they receive something I have made especially for them. Bless you for all you do.ReplyCancel

I have received so much from paper crafting. I only started this craft about three years ago at the age of 75. I thought it would be just a passing whim. Was I ever wrong. The gifts I have received are numerous. I have had time with my daughters sharing something they have been doing for many years. When I craft with paper I forget anything and everything around me and only live in the moment, which is a good thing. But the joy I receive when I give a card to a friend or family member cannot even be measured. Can’t wait until you reveal your surprise, especially since I was the one who said “Are you pregnant?”ReplyCancel

Becca, could it be that this is not a “business” surprise but rather a “personal” surprise? Maybe you’re going to relocate. Whatever it is, you have given us something to be excited about… and that’s a good thing.ReplyCancel

Good morning Becca, your card is beautiful and elegant. I very much enjoy making and giving cards. It’s the happiness that this gesture gives to others which in turn makes me happy. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas. Take care, Jean.ReplyCancel

I know I am late on the comment but here it is anyway. I enjoy making things for people. It is a joy to let creative juices flow and then to express a phrase that is needed to touch where a person is at. Also, I enjoy making journals, booklets with creative fronts and papers where people can be free to express what is going on inside of them or use as a photo album.
It is an an outlet from me and hopefully a blessing to the receiver.ReplyCancel