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Bon Appetit!  Diana gave the Design Team an informal challenge to create a card using Red, White and Black from the new  A Little Yummy for Your Tummy Collection available at Magnolia-licious.  They are all adorable images along the line of a Kitchen/Cooking Theme; I can already see the endless possibilities for snacks and goodies bags with the jam labels, tea cup, cupcake and recipe card . . . oh and the rolling pin!  So I created a card with this sweet little chef girl  (#383 Oops Tilda) that has just broken an egg . . . ahem . . . that so me – at least the clumsy part is. 

I’m loving the design paper too – oh yeah, its part of the collection, is a nice weight cardstock and is also available at Magnolia-licious.  She is colored with copics and it was pretty easy since the theme called for red, white and black.   I left her apron and hat white and just worked with greys to shade a little.  I shaded a little bit more on the outside than I normally do because there were so few colors on the image.  For the sign I used the jam label which normally has lines within, I just omitted them and computer generated the word Bon Appetit.

So, a little bit of news . . . these images have arrived so hop over to Magnolia-licious and have a look while they are still available.  In addition, pre-orders are still going on for the So Spooky Collection.   And . . . a new collection is now available for pre-order – So Jolly – Under The Mistletoe – So Snowy Collections.  Would you believe me if I said it is the cutest collection yet?  Oy . . . I got a good look at this collection last night and it will be hard not to have them all!!

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  Magnolia – #383 Oops Tilda
Paper: Magnolia – So Yummy Paper Pack
Ink:  Memento – Black Tuxedo
Accessories:  Spellbinders Curved Rectangles, Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch, Ribbon, Bling

Well that caps it off for me on this post – I’m working on other things from this collection so keep your eyes open.  Hope to see you soon!

 

 

 

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  • Kim HowardOctober 18, 2009 - 10:58 am

    Gorgeous card, love the layout of it. Love the patterned paper you used.ReplyCancel

  • debOctober 18, 2009 - 11:17 am

    This is adorable. Reminds me of the Campbell Soup kids.ReplyCancel

  • Faye OwensOctober 18, 2009 - 11:22 am

    This is so adorable. The colors are perfect and you coloring is impeccable. LovelyReplyCancel

  • RubyOctober 18, 2009 - 11:25 am

    As usual a beautiful card… I’m always amazed by your creativity. I do have one question, you said you computer generated the words ‘Bon Appetit’… what font did you use, is it MS Word or a font package? I like to do that too, because many times the stamps I have are never the right size or I can’t find the words I want to use in a stamp.ReplyCancel

  • ElaineOctober 18, 2009 - 12:04 pm

    Love your card but the website for the stamps is a little bit confusing. I could not find the image and they only show a tad little bit of the stamp so you have to click on each one…I wish it were easier to navigate their site! :( Your card kind of makes up for it because it’s darling!! :)ReplyCancel

  • TheresaOctober 18, 2009 - 12:13 pm

    She is too adorable. I love the colors and she brings back homestyle cooking. Thanks for sharing with us.ReplyCancel

  • annekeOctober 18, 2009 - 12:16 pm

    BEAUTYFULL card Becca!!!!!!!

    greeting annekeReplyCancel

  • Margaret ThompsonOctober 18, 2009 - 12:21 pm

    What a different but beautiful idea! It would make a great insert page idea for a hand made cook book, a memory cook book of one’s mother’s or grandmother’s favorite recipes or even a nice Christmas cook book gift.

    As usual Becca, you do such beautiful work. I definitely will be waiting to see your next design for this Magnolia collection. I know it will be absolutely great!ReplyCancel

  • Suzanne J DeanOctober 18, 2009 - 12:30 pm

    So oopsie cute Becca–I love your layout & fab papers & of course Tilda is just a doll!

    hugz,
    SuzanneReplyCancel

  • EdieOctober 18, 2009 - 12:35 pm

    Love your card Becca. Another creative design you have here.
    Hugs,
    EdieReplyCancel

  • Diana CrickOctober 18, 2009 - 12:36 pm

    I am so, so blessed. Becca this card is going to look absolutely fabulous in the kitchen. I love the layout and the DP combination. Ooops Tilda is one of my favorites. Thank you so much…I LOVE IT!!!!!
    hugs,
    DianaReplyCancel

  • **Milu**October 18, 2009 - 12:37 pm

    adorable
    great color combination
    Tilda is always so sweet…ReplyCancel

  • ToshOctober 18, 2009 - 1:58 pm

    Absolutely charming and adorable Becca!! From the papers, to the colors, to your fabulous layout and coloring!! Too cute!!ReplyCancel

  • Elaine AllenOctober 18, 2009 - 2:14 pm

    Becca –

    So adorable. The stamp image is lovely, but its the way you put the card together that always inspires me! You just have the knack!!!!

    Elaine AllenReplyCancel

  • lois skiathitisOctober 18, 2009 - 2:27 pm

    She can come and cook with me anytime. This is so adorable. TFS!!!ReplyCancel

  • Tracy McAlisterOctober 18, 2009 - 3:38 pm

    So very prettyReplyCancel

  • christiOctober 18, 2009 - 3:57 pm

    wow, how cute is this. all of the layers and everything. as always plenty of charming details. i love it.
    cReplyCancel

  • JenniferOctober 18, 2009 - 4:54 pm

    Your cards are always wonderful but something that has always bothered me about Tilda is that she has no nose or mouth. How is she supposed to eat what she is cooking?ReplyCancel

  • Debbie OlsonOctober 18, 2009 - 8:03 pm

    This is so beautiful, Becca, and colored perfectly!ReplyCancel

  • akkina van steenOctober 19, 2009 - 12:37 am

    Love your card
    AKKINAReplyCancel

  • TriciaOctober 19, 2009 - 4:02 am

    I just had to stop & say I LOVE your cards. All of them, you make the prettiest/ cutest cards!!!! I have not seen one I did not like.
    Thank You for sharing with us.
    TriciaReplyCancel

  • Marion (Australia)October 19, 2009 - 4:37 am

    Super card Becca!
    I love the freshness of this one.
    Hugs MarionReplyCancel

  • Bernice BarnesOctober 19, 2009 - 5:40 am

    Like the antique look of your card ( 50’s style) . Colours look great combined. Very nice.
    BerniceReplyCancel

  • DebbieOctober 19, 2009 - 5:47 am

    This is adorable. Reminds me of the Campbells soup kids I grew up with…ReplyCancel

  • Deb SaaranenOctober 19, 2009 - 8:12 am

    What a sweetie! I love your cheerful colors and lovely coloring on this adorable girl!ReplyCancel

  • DianeOctober 19, 2009 - 6:55 pm

    Becca,
    I love everything about that card.

    ~~Diane~~ReplyCancel

  • Cheryl RowleyOctober 20, 2009 - 4:17 am

    Love it, Becca! Great layout to showcase all your papers and your fabulous coloring!! Love the dotted ribbon!ReplyCancel

  • JacqueOctober 20, 2009 - 3:31 pm

    Becca, she is absolutely darling!! So stunning are those colors and the papers and that image is priceless!!! Great job…Hugs..JacqueReplyCancel

  • Kerry D-COctober 23, 2009 - 1:06 am

    OMG! This is SOOOOOO DELIGHTFUL! Looooove it!! My Kitchen colors are….LOL! ;)ReplyCancel

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Greetings!  Today I’m sharing a card made with one of the newly released Flourishes sets called Holly Background.  Shades of Christmas, this background is absolutely gorgeous and the detailing is amazing.  What a release – there are five additional new sets and you can see them HERE.

I stamped the Holly Background using a green dye based ink and colored the berries with a red copic marker.  The reason I didn’t use a water based marker is because I wanted something permanent that would not mix with the white I was going to use for the highlights on the berries.  For the highlights I used a fine tipped white paint pen.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a filigree flower and I thought it would look nice behind the poinsettia I cut using Spellbinders Nested Poinsettia.  The filigree flower is made using one of the swirls from Spellbinders Doodle Parts.   If you are interested in seeing how the filigree flower works I did a tutorial quite some time ago that you can find HERE.  To finish off the card I stamped Believe from the Santa I Believe set and cut it out using Spellbinders Tags 5 and matted it using Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large.

So, hop on over and see all the Christmas goodness that Flourishes has cooked up for you – six new sets – how are you coming along on your Christmas cards? 

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  Flourishes – Holly Background, Santa I Believe
Paper:  The Paper Company, Bazzill
Ink:  Green Dye Based Ink, Red Dye Based Ink
Accessories:  Spellbinders Doodle Parts, Spellbinders Nested Poinsettia, Spellbinders Tags Five, Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large, Ribbon, Pearl, Copic Marker, Fine Tip White Paint Marker

Oh my goodness, it’s a stamping kind of day. . .
 

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  • Cindy HaffnerOctober 17, 2009 - 7:56 am

    Oh Becca this is pure elegance.ReplyCancel

  • SMKOctober 17, 2009 - 8:38 am

    WOW! this is so pretty! love how drawing the ribbon in in the middle really draws your eye to the flower, sentiment, and accents! simply wonderful :)ReplyCancel

  • ConniecrafterOctober 17, 2009 - 8:39 am

    so elegant, love it all!ReplyCancel

  • Linda EOctober 17, 2009 - 9:25 am

    Becca, your card is amazing. I can’t believe that the background isn’t designer paper. Truly magnificent!ReplyCancel

  • Stacy SCS TwinshappyOctober 17, 2009 - 9:58 am

    Beautiful Becca, love the sheer ribbon and your holly looks awesome.ReplyCancel

  • MarisaOctober 17, 2009 - 10:33 am

    Love the holly BG, that wide sheer ribbon and how you pulled it together around the poinsettia and mounted it over the nesties die. Fabulous card.ReplyCancel

  • Marion (Australia)October 17, 2009 - 11:48 am

    A lovely all round card. the background looks great.
    hugs
    MarionReplyCancel

  • Judy McMullenOctober 17, 2009 - 11:56 am

    Wow! Simply gorgeous!! Love it all!!!ReplyCancel

  • LyndaOctober 17, 2009 - 12:10 pm

    Oh Becca! How clever you are!!
    I was making a get well card for a friend based loosely on the fleur de lis pendant card that you did a while ago but it just wasn’t working and I couldn’t get it to go right. Today’s post reminded me of the doodle parts flower and guess what it is just the thing!
    Many thanks for your inspiration.
    Bye the way I notice the Triangle box at the bottom of your post. I used this recently for the favor boxes at my daughter’s wedding. Needless to say I had very many compliments! However making 80 of them WAS a challenge!!!! :)ReplyCancel

  • Denise (peanutbee)October 17, 2009 - 3:29 pm

    Soooooooooooooo incredibly GORGEOUS!!!ReplyCancel

  • lois skiathitisOctober 17, 2009 - 3:38 pm

    Simply stated this is stunning. Lucky those people on your card making list. Just so very festive. TFS!!!ReplyCancel

  • Lisa SturgillOctober 17, 2009 - 4:58 pm

    Again…what can I say except, SO ELEGANT!!! I love your blog and all your cards!

    Thank you so much for sharing your faith, and talent!

    Lisa SturgillReplyCancel

  • Linda C.October 17, 2009 - 5:06 pm

    Beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • Jerri KayOctober 17, 2009 - 7:09 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous Becky! Love Flourishes new sets, the background stamp is fabulous!ReplyCancel

  • DianeOctober 17, 2009 - 7:20 pm

    Becca,
    Just stunning. Great job with the background stamp. I really love it.

    ~~Diane~~ReplyCancel

  • ToshOctober 17, 2009 - 7:23 pm

    Beautiful Becca! Your bg is fabulous! And I love your flower with it!!ReplyCancel

  • Tracy McAlisterOctober 17, 2009 - 10:13 pm

    Truly beautiful, I’ve learnt so many different ways to use spellbinders from your blog thank you so much.ReplyCancel

  • Tami B.October 18, 2009 - 12:33 am

    Your cards are truly beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • Bernice BarnesOctober 18, 2009 - 6:57 am

    I thought the background was designer paper – you did a great job stamping & colouring it. Love the way the sheer ribbon draws your eye into the middle to the flower.
    BerniceReplyCancel

  • Beth NormanOctober 18, 2009 - 9:24 am

    Becca, you did it again. Truly magnificent. I took a peak at the lovely new stamps and it made me realize just how much talent you have in doing such an interesting card with the background stamp. So many of us just stamp out bg stamps, and you took colouring outside the box.ReplyCancel

  • jan hunnicuttOctober 18, 2009 - 9:54 am

    Simply gorgeous!ReplyCancel

  • ShawnaOctober 18, 2009 - 10:24 am

    STUNNING Becca! Absolutely stunning.ReplyCancel

  • Lisa D. Atha (inspired by purple)October 18, 2009 - 5:23 pm

    Becca,

    This card is absolutely gorgeous! How on earth did you make your card stock flowers look so real? With an embossing stylus? I love how you stamped and colored the background.

    Hugs,

    Lisa AthaReplyCancel

  • JanineOctober 19, 2009 - 7:50 am

    Becca This is just beautiful!!ReplyCancel

  • ClaudiaNovember 10, 2009 - 12:18 am

    Beautiful card.ReplyCancel

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Also, tis the sweetest sketch challenge.  What challenge you ask?  Well, JustRite Stamps is the sponsor over at 2Sketches4 You this week.  You still have time to do the sketch and upload it at the 2Sketches4 You site.   The winner will take away a $100.00 gift certificate from JustRite so what are you waiting for?

I used JustRite Something Sweet Borders and Centers set for the round element of the sketch – which is cut from Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large and Spellbinders Standard Circles Large.   I framed it with Spellbinders Polka Dot Frame embellished with buttons.  Lastly I used the top part of Spellbinders Fancy Tags for decoration. 

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  JustRite Something Sweet Borders and Centers.
Paper:  K & Co, Bazzill, Hobby Lobby Christmas stack
Ink:  Red dye based ink, Versafine Black Onyx and clear embossing powder.
Accessories:  Spellbinders Polka Dot Frame, Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Spellbinders Scalloped Circles Large, Spellbinder Fancy Tags, Ribbon, Buttons, Pearls

Thanks for peeking in on me today!

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  • lois skiathitisOctober 16, 2009 - 6:53 am

    How festive is this card. Nicely done Becca. The focal image looks so nice inside the frame. TFS!!!ReplyCancel

  • DianeOctober 16, 2009 - 6:59 am

    Becca,
    ‘Tis the sweetest card. ; )
    Thanks once again my friend.

    ~~Diane~~ReplyCancel

  • Tammy HowellOctober 16, 2009 - 7:31 am

    Love the burgundy for Christmas. Elegant card!ReplyCancel

  • BrendaOctober 16, 2009 - 11:58 am

    OK, I’m sold on Spellbinders. Your cards use them is such great innovative ways. Now, to enter some contests to see if I can win some. Being retired is great, but the fixed income part of it isn’t.

    Please tell me how to make photo’s like yours. Mine usually come out yellowish.ReplyCancel

  • Linda KlebackOctober 16, 2009 - 2:47 pm

    I love this one. It’s a little different and so elegant!ReplyCancel

  • Lisa D. Atha (inspired by purple)October 16, 2009 - 6:24 pm

    Becca,

    Oooooooooooo pretty and elegant as always. Love it!

    Hugs,

    Lisa AthaReplyCancel

  • Denise (peanutbee)October 17, 2009 - 5:00 am

    Such a rich color combo. Beautiful, Becca!ReplyCancel

  • Kay McBrideOctober 17, 2009 - 2:32 pm

    how festive , I still love those tags and what you do with them along with everything else. beautiful card.
    hugs
    kayReplyCancel

  • Deb RobinsonNovember 1, 2009 - 9:44 pm

    Your card has the hidden message! You always do beautiful work. I’m new at this card creating and you just inspire me so much.ReplyCancel
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