Greetings friends!! All that work with ornaments earlier this week sure got me all in the mood for Christmas! Sigh, walking through Hobby Lobby just makes me smile from ear to ear ’cause they already have the Christmas stuff out. I know, I know – why oh why do stores start putting holiday stuff out in June and July? Well, because they see me coming!! It used to get me frustrated but I’m amazed that having the stuff there gets me in the giving mood and is an ever present reminder of the birth of Jesus. Last year we unexpectedly went out of town in November and didn’t return home until January, missing Christmas at home – although the spirit of Christmas was certainly with us. I’m savoring plans for our giving this year. I’m sure I’ll start early, I have plenty of supplies that I didn’t use last year, ahem…you’ve been warned – it’ll be knee deep here before you know it. Which leads me into what I’m showing today . . .
We’re having a JustRite Christmas in July and we’re celebrating with a Blog Hop!! JustRite Stampers has released new Christmas sets HERE and I snagged one to use in my project today from the Holiday Cheer Borders and Centers Set. These little centers fit perfectly in the new Spellbinders 2010 Snowflake Pendants so I wanted to show how well they fit. For my card I used some frilly Anna Griffin scrapbook paper that I cut down and mitered so that I could have a border. Then I cut my Spellbinders™ Snowflake Pendant as a frame and popped up my gold snowflake along with a layer from Spellbinders™ Snowflake Wonder , two layers from Spellbinders™ Standard Circles LG. As a gift to go along with the card, an ornament of course. It can be flattened and included in the envelope with instructions to the recipient to fold it out and hang it on the tree!! The ornament is made differently from the one I made HERE. This one is simply four snowflake pendants (with a circle frame cut from the center) folded in the center and glued together – how easy is that?!
Here is the order for the Blog Hop, so be sure to jump around to each of the designers to see more Christmas in July – we’ll have you in the mood too – I promise ;-)
JustRite Inspiration Blog
Becca Feeken
Debbie Olson
Stephanie Kraft
Sharon Harnist
Kazan Clark
Kellie Fortin
Heidi Blankenship
Barb Schram
Kathy Jones
Michele Kovack
Angela Barkhouse
Sankari Wegman
Project Recipe:
Stamps: JustRite Stampers – Holiday Cheer Borders and Centers Set
Paper: Anna Griffin, The Paper Company, Bazzill, Grafix Gold Foil Paper
Ink: Versamark and Gold Embossing Powder
Accessories: Spellbinders™ 2010 Snowflake Pendants, Spellbinders™ Snowflake Wonder, Spellbinders™ Standard Circles SM, EK Success 1 1/4" round punch, pearls, swarovski crystal, silk May Arts Ribbon
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Thanks so much for stopping in to see me!!!
Please don’t forget that you have until 11:59pm tonight to enter to win the New Spellbinders die templates I revealed yesterday – all the information is HERE. Here is the list of fabulous designers who are revealing new templates.
July 13
* Julie Overby
* Debbie Olson
July 14
* Judy Hayes
* Latisha Yoast
July 15
* A.J. Otto
* Kimberly Crawford
July 16
* Becca Feeken
* Linda Duke
July 17
* Sherry Cheever
* Deborah Young
July 18
* Gina Hanson
* Ashley Cannon Newell
July 19
* Mona Pendleton
* Heidi Blankenship
July 20
* Kerilee Sereika
* Kazan Clark
Nice and bright card, Becca! Your coloring is awesome and coordinates so well with the papers. I really like the horizontal lace borders, too. Will have to keep that idea in my Tips folder.
This is simply adorable!!! Your coloring is fabulous!
Very cute! Where did “Becca Bits” go?
Oh my oh my she is sooo gorgeous. I really have to try this paperpiecing too, as it looks fantastic. I just love the way she turned out here.
Thanks sooo much for all the great inspirience always.
Biiig hugs Maryann
Very cute! Love the paper you picked!
Really really pretty. Love the colors and I’ve always like the “Bloom where you are planted” quote.
Oh your cards are always so gorgeous Becca!!! Love all the soft colors!
Beautiful card, lovely quote.
Wonderful card. Thanks for the reminder about the ‘mistake-hider.’ The shading on the pieced areas add so much needed dimension to blend with the over-all appearance of the rest of the artwork. (Superbly done, of course.) I also appreciate Maryann’s “inspirience” word which I read as inspiration/ experience, a newly-coined one to me but very descriptive and apt.
Becca, I’ve invested in my first set of Copics after drooling over your images for far too long. I also ordered a collection of Magnolias — I love your treatment of Tilda.
I have paper pieced to cover booboos before. Aren’t we just the most thrifty people not to want to waste a single snippet of paper. We spend a fortune on the tools and equipment and stamps, but then wait for paper to go on sale. Nobody would understand that logic but us’ns.
N.
beautiful and vibrant = love it!
Paula x x x
This is adorable! I love to paper piece but I never thought to cover up boo-boos with it. I do have to remember that!
Cute card. Love the colors.
This is just the most GORGEOUS card, such a sweet image and beautiful colouring xx
Wow Becca, the card is beautiful!
xAndrea
She is sooo sweet! Love the colours and the frill!
Thanks for sharing! :o)
Cute card and hey, there was music w/it! LOL! Have a good rest of the week!
Sweet card Becca, your coloring and paper piecing are superb. I love the bright colors they are so bright and cheerful. The lace ribbon is a beautiful back drop for the main focal. Love this card. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-D
She’s adorable. Love it. Edna
Aaaaaw she looks adorable with those papers on her dress/tag and the sweet flower. Great choices. :-)
you are truly amazing … LOVE IT!
Sandra
Love the paper piecing. Really adds to the card. We would never have known about the boo-boo, if you hadn’t told us. Any way, it’s the finished product that counts & this one turned out wonderful. I like the lace ribbon that you used.
Marcie
Such a wonderful card Becca!! Just like you!!
very cute image and tag, love the lace ribbon!
Happy card – I like it!!!
Such a beautiful card Becca. I love the colors. Hugs Cheryl
Oh… I love this Becca! I really like how you’ve paper pieced her : )
Love and hugs ~
Lori
I like how you used the clear lace ribbon, doesn’t effect sending off
card and adds that tint of yellow to go with card, always such lovely cards on your site