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December 5, 2017

Repurposing the Filigree Booklet and Weekly Inspiration

You’re done with your Christmas shopping, right? Lol, I have not even started! In the meantime, I wanted to pop in with a card and some Creative Team inspiration for the week. For my card, I wanted to try my hand at repurposing the filigree booklet die into a background for a card. How easy is that? Using the Filigree Booklet Die, I cut the same pattern into both sides (the die comes with two pattern inserts). By using both inserts the focal panel you come up with is pretty and covers a lot of real estate. I covered the double inserts with Breanna’s Corset Label Die which I had stamped with a Christmas sentiment!

Repurposing the Filigree Booklet into a Full Background

To cut, you simply run through once cutting and once embossing with the pattern, then run through a second time with the pattern in the second slot but only run through to cut and emboss to the edge of the die – just like partial cutting. You do that to minimize flattening out what you’ve already done.

Be sure to cover up the holes – no one will know what this originally was.

What a lovely way to repurpose those patterns :-) Because they make a big full pattern it opens you up to using the background for whatever you want!! Hunt through your dies, is there anything there to repurpose?

As always the Creative Team has been very creative! Scroll down to see some handmade card beauty!

WR-Supplies

Stamps: Stampabilities – Merry and Bright
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest – Natural White – Cover – 80lb smooth, Metallic Poster Board, The Paper Studio – Vellum
Ink: Versamark and Gold Embossing Powder
Accessories: Amazing Paper Grace Dies, Spellbinders Filigree Booklet Die, Spellbinders Breanna’s Corset Label Die , PL-001 Platinum™ Die Cutting And Embossing Machine with 8.5″ Platform, The Paper Studio – Pearls, Satin Ribbon

All of the dies the ladies used below belong to Amazing Paper Grace Collections – predominantly the Chantilly Paper Lace Collection.

Thanks so much for sharing a moment with us today!

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LageneDecember 5, 2017 - 2:27 pm

Gorgeous cards! I love the repurposed die card!ReplyCancel
Kathy Jo WoodDecember 5, 2017 - 2:31 pm

All are beautiful creations! Fabulous ideas for the dies!ReplyCancel
Chelsea JohnsonDecember 5, 2017 - 2:43 pm

What beautiful cards!!! Thank you for the inspiration – I still haven’t finished making Christmas cards for this year. I love seeing all of these beautiful ideas.ReplyCancel
Pam TASDecember 5, 2017 - 2:56 pm

Hello Becca ,
you and your team have done lovely work again so much
inspiration in one post !
Your use of the booklet is another way you have shown us to
put your dies to more use, lovely colour your ribbon and card
hugs PamXXX ps Thank you ……..ReplyCancel
KathymDecember 5, 2017 - 3:40 pm

OH my gosh! All the designs are fabulous! I need to try them all! Thank you!ReplyCancel
Jan SDecember 5, 2017 - 3:41 pm

Absolutely beautiful, I love your designs, so elegant. Merry ChristmasReplyCancel
Christine SpringmanDecember 5, 2017 - 3:58 pm

Just lovely. All the cards are beautiful.ReplyCancel
TheresaDecember 5, 2017 - 4:44 pm

Gorgeous cards.Where can we get the book die for the first card?ReplyCancel
Becky GreenDecember 5, 2017 - 4:52 pm

LOVELY BECCA!!!! I am ALWAYS looking to see how to use my dies differently, BECAUSE OF YOU!!! LOL I’m STILL LEARNING! ;) LOOOOVE the RICH COLORS & THE ELEGANCE of this GORGEOUS creation! TRULY STUNNING!!! ;) (P.S. I just posted a creation using some of your dies today! ;) HOPE YOU LIKE!!!! I am LOVING to make the handmade flowers…. AND have MORE TO COME!)ReplyCancel
Rachelle OlaridgeDecember 5, 2017 - 5:24 pm

Such gorgeous designs Becca and team. Love the elegant dies.ReplyCancel
Connie AkersDecember 5, 2017 - 7:10 pm

Wow, Becca…another beautiful card. What an awesome way to repurpose this die. Your creativity made a lightbulb go off for me and I can’t wait to dig into my stash of dies and see what I can come up. Thanks so much for sharing your talent and helping us to think outside the box.ReplyCancel
Lynda Mellor aka Loopy Lynda UKDecember 6, 2017 - 1:20 am

Good morning Becca, very opulent!!! I love how you think outside the box!!!
The team have done brilliant too!!!
Still waiting for my booklet die to arrive!!!
Have a good one!!!
Loopy LyndaxxxReplyCancel
Crafty CruiserDecember 6, 2017 - 7:05 am

Truly gorgeous card – as are all the cards from the inspiration team! Well done all!
Doreen RReplyCancel
Sandra SmithDecember 6, 2017 - 11:42 am

Absolutely beautiful cards with lots of inspiiration.ReplyCancel
Dorothy MutafopulosDecember 6, 2017 - 3:50 pm

Beautiful card love the idea too ! Just need to make more time so I can craft!ReplyCancel
RosemaryDecember 6, 2017 - 5:51 pm

They are beautiful cards, I would not expect anything else from you and your teamReplyCancel
Dianne aka the kardladyDecember 12, 2017 - 1:19 pm

The team outdid themselves with Christmas cards and Becca with your ornaments – they are beautiful and so clever! I so look forward to each email with anticipation! Thank you for sharing your lovely works. Hugs the kardladyReplyCancel
BenteDecember 13, 2017 - 8:35 am

Gorgeous cards from the whole team – so much inspiration.
Thank you girls!
And Becca, your ornaments are stunning – thanks for letting us know how to make them!ReplyCancel

December 2, 2017

Repeating Motif Christmas Card

by Becca Feeken25 comments

Sweet friends, you get a two for one today – a card with a repeating motif and a matching ornament. Bella Rose Lattice Frame from the Chantilly Paper Lace Collection is really two or three die sets in one. I’ve spent a lot of time this past month showing you what you can do with all the parts and pieces. For more inspiration click HERE and HERE. I have two posts today about using this “runner up” die in the set – there is simply so much to make with it. The first, shown here, is a Christmas Card and the second, over on the Spellbinders Blog is the matching ornament! P.S. It’s awfully quiet over there – please leave me comment if you can – there is no longer a requirement to register.

So lets talk about this card, the center oval is a great element and it makes for such a stunning element. When it’s stacked on top of itself and then offset to make a repeating motif, you have a winner. It will give you a focal point as large as the main attraction in the package. This is a little trick I love to do, because repetition is eye-catching, the eye tries to figure out what makes up the motif. Let me show you how easy it is to get this combination.

Using two elements, see how the ovals snap together perfectly to make for an intriguing pattern? A repetition of three will make almost a full background.

Building A Repeating Motif

Cut the Bella Rose Lattice Layering Die oval with two arched inserts, twice

Overlap left die onto right die, then use a clear glue product, like Ranger Glossy Accents, to sparingly attach one piece to the other.

Find the best real estate to put strips of doubly stacked foam tape to secure your project and raise it.

Looking for easy? This is easy. Cut repeating motifs, stack them together to compose a striking focal panel for your card, and you’re done! I hope this will let you look at some of your supporting dies in a new way!!

WR-Supplies
Stamps: Recollections Christmas I Noel Stamp Set
Paper: Bazzill Almond Cream Cardstock, The Fine Touch Metallic Poster Board, The Paper Studio – Vellum
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Ranger Gold Detail Embossing Powder
Accessories: Bella Rose Lattice Frame, Amazing Paper Grace Dies, Offray 5/8″ Satin Ribbon, Recollection Pearls, 3M Foam Tape, PL-001 Platinum™ Die Cutting And Embossing Machine with 8.5″ Platform, T-001 Tool ‘N One™

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Thanks for peeking in today! Sending Hugs!!

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margaret driscoll UKDecember 2, 2017 - 10:19 am

Hello Becca
I think this is one of your best sets ever…I love it and the card today is beautiful!
Love MargReplyCancel
Chelsea JohnsonDecember 2, 2017 - 10:20 am

Becca, this is a beautiful card. So elegant and classy. Thank you for showing us how you created it. You always impress me with your creativity.ReplyCancel
Christine SpringmanDecember 2, 2017 - 10:29 am

Lovely card will have to try this.ReplyCancel
SuzzieQDecember 2, 2017 - 10:35 am

Oh, yes, great idea to stack the dies for a focal element. I need to go through my stash and see with “new” eyes. By the way, all through the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale at Spellbinder’s, I tried repeatedly to order a handfull of your latest dies. I could not sign in, nor create a new account, nor change my password. I was not able to purchase anything that I was hoping to buy. Very frustrating! I wonder if anyone else had this problem at Spellbinder’s site?ReplyCancel
- Becca FeekenDecember 2, 2017 - 11:16 am
  
  Hey there Suzzieq, I’m going to pass your comment along to Spellbinders to see if they know what may have been going on :-)ReplyCancel
- KathyDecember 2, 2017 - 12:12 pm
  
  I had same issues…couldn’t order either!! Ps love today’s card too, I gotta have this die! It’s a must!ReplyCancel
KathymDecember 2, 2017 - 10:56 am

Gougeous!! Beautifully calm and graceful! Your heart is in each design! Thank you!ReplyCancel
Crafty CruiserDecember 2, 2017 - 11:12 am

Wow Becca. Yet another stunning creation from you – absolutely gorgeous!
Doreen RReplyCancel
jamie schnirchDecember 2, 2017 - 11:47 am

So beautiful!ReplyCancel
jean marmoDecember 2, 2017 - 12:18 pm

So elegant!ReplyCancel
Becky GreenDecember 2, 2017 - 12:34 pm

THANK YOU, Becca for showing us JUST HOW YOU DID THIS! This is STUNNING!!! My husband liked it too! ;) It is GORGEOUS with the gold, embossing, pearls, ribbon, etc.!!!! It makes me want to RETHINK my Christmas Cards this year! LOL BUUUT, could I get the dies here in time? LOL TOTALLY STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS & SO ELEGANT!!!!!ReplyCancel
Beverly FuchsDecember 2, 2017 - 12:41 pm

This is one of my favorite die sets and I love the way that you have used it to make this ornament. It is so elegant and beautiful. It could be done with so many different materials. I can you imagine what it would look like with a little glitter. Thank you for sharing Becca.ReplyCancel
Sandra SmithDecember 2, 2017 - 1:00 pm

This card is so elegant aalnd beautiful.ReplyCancel
RosemaryDecember 2, 2017 - 1:15 pm

All I can say s amazing would love this die cutReplyCancel
Sylvia NeaveDecember 2, 2017 - 3:27 pm

That is so beautiful, so sophisticated and so rich looking! Another die that I must have! You are such a clever, gifted lady Becca. xReplyCancel
Betty McalisterDecember 2, 2017 - 5:04 pm

Beautiful card Becca. Love how you’ve overlapped the two diecuts to
Make a gorgeous focal point. xxReplyCancel
Pam TASDecember 2, 2017 - 5:44 pm

Hi Becca been over on spellbinders love it I am
going to have a go love your new dies ….
This card is lovely as well thanks for all you do
hugs Pam XXXReplyCancel
Kristine VencelDecember 2, 2017 - 5:55 pm

Oh my gosh, girl, why didn’t we think of this???? Such an easy but clever way to get more mileage out of our dies. Going to pick thru my stash & try to think like you. ? ???
If I don’t get a chance later on, have a very blessed and Merry Christmas, Becca!ReplyCancel
Christine CoileDecember 2, 2017 - 9:42 pm

This card is lovely. I wish you would show us how you make your bows.

Thanks:ReplyCancel
BenteDecember 3, 2017 - 7:09 am

Gorgeous design on your card!
I think this collection of dies is one of the most elegant ever designed :))
Thanks for the instruction on how to assemble!ReplyCancel
EarlineDecember 3, 2017 - 7:43 am

Love this die where can I buy it from. Love what you make is beautifullyReplyCancel
A BeallDecember 3, 2017 - 7:06 pm

What a great way to use dies! I wonder if there is a way to use other ovals, squares, etc this way? I’ll be trying it!ReplyCancel
Janet IngrahamDecember 4, 2017 - 4:52 am

I thought I could do without this die set but now you’ve changed that. Gorgeous creation. This site is dangerous to my pocketbook. Thank you for sharing.ReplyCancel
Dianne Schlegel aka the kardladyDecember 5, 2017 - 10:24 am

Thanks for the tutorial Becca – I love what you do with the dies! Hugs DianneReplyCancel
Karen WallaceDecember 9, 2017 - 4:08 am

I just received this die and have been playing with it, but now I have to try this repeated idea. Love it!!!ReplyCancel

November 28, 2017

Tone on Tone Backgrounds and Weekly Inspiration

by Becca Feeken17 comments

I hope you are having a good day! Me? Happy to say I’m in the Christmas zone! Today I wanted to show you an easy way to get a tone-on-tone embossed look simply by gluing your die cuts to the same color paper for a subtle, but dimensional look. In fact, the more I look at this, the more the tone-on-tone reminds me of a vintage tin tile!

Making a Tone-on-Tone Background

To get this look simply cut Spellbinders Snowflake Snippets and arrange them on your panel how you would want them to appear. Take each die cut and dot very sparingly with Ranger Glossy Accents and adhere each down with this clear medium, one by one. After it dries, amazingly, you have a tone-on-tone background that gives a understated but dimensional look.

Because I didn’t want to cover up my card, this was the perfect opportunity to use Vintage Pierced Banners to add a sentiment and at the same time, echo the curve around the flower! For the sentiment, I’m using Quietfire Design – International Christmas. I arched the stamp on my block so that it would match the curve of the pierced banner.

There are so many variations to this theme but from a decorative standpoint, tone-on-tone is the easiest. The next time I try this card, I’m gonna play with the two toned look by placing some of the cream chads back into place :-)

As always the Creative Team has been, well, creative! Here is some inspiration to tuck away!

WR-Supplies

Stamps: Quietfire Design – International Christmas
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest – Natural White – Cover – 80lb smooth, Metallic Poster Board
Ink: Versamark and Gold Embossing Powder
Accessories: Amazing Paper Grace Dies, Spellbinders Snowflake Snippets, Spellbinders Vintage Pierced Banners, PL-001 Platinum™ Die Cutting And Embossing Machine with 8.5″ Platform, The Paper Studio – Pearls, Satin Ribbon

All of the dies the ladies used below belong to the Chantilly Paper Lace Collection and Amazing Paper Grace Collections

Jo Ferriby

Teresa Horner

Joanna Krogulec

Please enjoy the busyness of the season. Everything that goes into the planning, the arranging, the worship and the giving — well, that’s the sweet spot. Savor and definitely enjoy!!

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Chelsea JohnsonNovember 28, 2017 - 6:08 pm

Beautiful, beautiful cards everyone!!!!ReplyCancel
Lynda Mellor aka Loopy Lynda UKNovember 28, 2017 - 7:09 pm

Good morning Becca, I have a question??? Are you getting my e-mail’s that I keep sending???
Have a good one???
Loopy LyndaxxxReplyCancel
- Becca FeekenNovember 29, 2017 - 7:01 am
  
  Hi sweetie:
  I’m working from another location and do not have access to blog emails. Can you dm me on Instagram?ReplyCancel
  - Lynda Mellor aka Loopy Lynda UKNovember 30, 2017 - 4:17 am
    
    Hi Becca, I’m sorry I don’t know how to : ( Its a fluke I can blog : )
    Bless you!!!
    Have a good one!!!
    Loopy Lyndaxxx
DevyNovember 28, 2017 - 7:26 pm

Becca-your cars is absolutely stunning! Tone on tone is such understated elegance!ReplyCancel
Sandy ArtmanNovember 28, 2017 - 7:34 pm

Hi, Becca,
This is a great idea and I can see the vintage tin tile look, particularly with the gold metallic paper.

Love all the beautiful cards in this post!
Love and blessings, SandyReplyCancel
Becky GreenNovember 28, 2017 - 8:07 pm

STUNNING, BECCA! What flower die did you use to make the poinsettia? I’ve looked at the collection, but not sure if you used that particular die or not. Another thought that came to me with the dies you used….. What about Stained Glass???? That would be WONDERFUL ALSO! SIGH! This CHRISTMAS GORGEOUSNESS has put me in the mood for Christmas too! (It has also helped that I decorated the house today! LOL) ;)ReplyCancel
Christine SpringmanNovember 28, 2017 - 8:28 pm

Love the tone on tone card plus the cards of the design team. Quinty girlReplyCancel
Janice BrummettNovember 28, 2017 - 8:38 pm

Beautiful card! Reminds me of vintage tin used on ceilings. Really hit it out of the ball park with this one!ReplyCancel
fusiafscrappingNovember 28, 2017 - 10:02 pm

They are so so so pretty!ReplyCancel
Crafty CruiserNovember 29, 2017 - 3:36 am

As always, all the cards are so beautiful
Doreen RReplyCancel
VickyNovember 29, 2017 - 5:51 am

This is beautiful. I am also making my Christmas cards.
It has been so warm here, it does not feel like Christmas is coming.ReplyCancel
Pam TASNovember 29, 2017 - 6:07 am

Becca lovely card and also lovely cards by
your team thank you all for sharing !
Its getting busy now not long to go and
stilll lots to do ………
Hugs Pam XXXReplyCancel
KathymNovember 29, 2017 - 10:09 am

All of the designs are awesome!!! Great inspiration!!! Thank you!ReplyCancel
Ann robbinsNovember 29, 2017 - 10:41 am

Becca
All of these are absolutely georgous. Got me into working on my cards.
HUGS ?
Ann RobbinsReplyCancel
Janet IngrahamNovember 30, 2017 - 12:48 am

Magnificent cards come together with these beautiful dies you’ve designed Becca! I’m always anxious to see what you’ve designedReplyCancel
BenteSNovember 30, 2017 - 1:53 am

Gorgeous cards all of them!
Your tone-on-tone look is great, Becca, also gives such an elegant look with the golden papers.ReplyCancel

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