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Hi there blog friends, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend, wherever you are! If you are with family over this holiday weekend, hopefully my card will resonate. Todays card is another of the beautiful new releases with Quietfire Design called A Family is a Circle of Strength. I hope you are not getting tired of this color palette. Since my laces are on top of the pile, I keep reaching for them and they are typically mauve, cream and white — so there you have it. You may have seen me using something similar on past cards but it was a small, discontinued stamp and the script was very compressed . . . on the other hand . . . this one is available! The text here is beautifully spaced and the sweet flourishes reach for the outside of my circle.
The bottom layer of my medallion is made using a one of my older tutorials about creating frames and circles using corner punches – you can see that tutorial HERE. When I originally created this, the newer Martha Stewart Corner Punches were not on the market, so if you use them, do not remove the wings. I then added a frame using Spellbinders Standard Circles LG and Spellbinders Standard Circles SM along with a floating circle for the center. I added some lace and sheer ribbon tied with my Peg Bow Maker as shown in this Figure Eight Loops Bow Tutorial. The card base for this card is 5.5″ x 7″ – my favorite size card and I typically piece my card bases to get the size I need. You can see I how do that and disguise it so that you cannot tell in my Piecing a Card Base Tutorial. I finished the card with the matching MS border punch along the bottom.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
| Stamps: Quietfire Design – A Family is a Circle of Strength Paper: My Minds Eye, Coredinations, K and Co. Ink: Fire Brick Distress Ink, Vintage Photo Distress Ink Accessories: Spellbinders Standard Circles LG, Spellbinders Standard Circles SM, EK Success Dotted Scallop Punch, Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Border and Corner Punch, Recollections Pearls, Corsage Pins, Peg Bow Maker |
Bless you all . . . really!! I’ll see you soon!!
Oh, Becca! This is so beautiful! Thank you for showing off the rubber stamps so beautifully. You inspire us all every day.
Absolutely LOVE that sentiment! Gorgeous card showcasing it too :)
NEVER get tired of your color palette or lace choices, or ANYthing you showcase. Hope your weekend is with family as well. TFS.
What a beautiful card. I love the ribbon and sentiment.
Everyday you never cease to amaze me and inspire. God Bless!
What a beautiful card and stamped sentiment on the meaning of a family.
Your designs are always exquisite Becca. Happy Memorial Day to everyone on Becca’s blog. Please remember what the true meaning of this somber holiday is all about, a remembrance of those men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice of their lives, so each of us can experience freedom and peace. God Bless our American troops around the world.
A really lovely card Becca.
Thank you for sharing.
Hugs
Cally x
Well, now you’ve done it! I’ve resisted getting any more stamps, but today’s entry from Quietfire ran away with my wallet! So I ordered 3 of their marvelous designs! Thanks for making me spend! If your work wasn’t so inspirational, I wouldn’t give it a thought to not order, but now I want all the Spellbinders and Quietfire stamps! Keep up the wondrous work!
This is a beautiful card. I like the colors you choice and how you layer it,too. I love the saying you use. And how you put lace on and it just look so perfect. Thank you for sharing.
Have a great day :)
Delama
HELLO BECCA WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SET OF WORDS. YOU COULD
USE THEM ON ANY TYPE OF CARDS. LOVE YOUR CHOICE OF
COLORS. AND THAT FAMOUS BOW. AFTER WATCHING YOU DAILY
I JUST CANNOT PUT MY CARDS TOGETHER AS EASILY AS YOU DO.
I HAVE TO TAKE QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO PUT IT TOGETHER. EVEN
AFTER WATCHING YOU FOR A LONG TIME.
CYNTHIA
Oh great I just mastered the border punching and now a new challenge. You sure keep us on our toes. Thank for the beautiful card. I just had to find the MS around the page punches you used in the Becca Bits “Punching Frames” can’t wait to get them. I been border and frame happy this week.
Outstand card.
Beautiful as always
ColleenB
These are some of my fave colors…..and that sentiment is so beautiful!! Thanks for sharing with us!!
Another fabulous card. I know you said you get your laces from Joann’s, but I guess my store doesn’t carry them–just gorgeous. Hey, in the past you have asked what we would like to see on your blog. I, for one, am curious about what it’s like to be a designer for a stamp and/or die cut company? How do you get selected? Do they pay you or just in product? How often do you have to produce projects for them? I follow several blogs for designers and I was just curious.
Lisa
Lovely card, Becca! And I love how you always have unique ways of displaying your work.
Love it! Thanks Becca for sharing your blessings and your blog!
As always a beautiful card. Fantastic sentiment! Thank you so much for referring back to your tutorials. I often find I don’t have what I need to accomplish something you teach us especially with punches. When you refer back to it later I realize; Hey I have what I need now and can finally put your teaching to use. At times is just a technique I haven’t used for a while and it’s wonderful to go back to it again. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent.
Blessings Bernie
What a beautiful sentiment to go along with a very pretty card. I see that you are having fun using all of those gorgeous laces. The big bow just stands out in my mind. I also like how you have placed the stick-pins. Beautiful work. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-D
Don’t think I will ever get tired of cards with that beautiful lace. This one is beautiful. I love this sentiment!!!!
Marcie
Gorgeous card again Becca, ansd we never get tired of watching your lace and bows, that´s for sure. I for one just love them.
Hope you had a wonderful week-end too hun.
Awesome! And pink…the color I used today. I wish I could share my card with you as I am actually quite proud of it. NOTHING like yours, but not bad for a beginner. I’ll have to learn how to use my blog! lol
Beautiful card and beautiful sentiment. TFS {{Hugs}}
Another lovely card – using a beautiful sentiment! I absolutely LOVE your style, and so look forward each day to seeing what you create! Thank you for sharing with us!
Another lovely card – with a beautiful sentiment! I so LOVE your style, and look forward every day to seeing what you create. Thank you for sharing with us!
Lovely sentiment.
Beautiful card as always Becca, but I especially love this sentiment, it is so special and just what families are all about.
Thanks for the beauty that you bring every day.
Dear Becca
Beautiful card and the words are so special.
Thanks for sharing with all us stampers.
Stamping Hugs Joyce.
Gorgeous as always. I love the lace and the saying is wonderful. Blessings.
OOOOOH BECCA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is SOOOO LOVELY!!!!!!!! WONDERFUL SENTIMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have worked your MAJIC again!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Becca if you have a chance could you post the name of the MS corner punch you used for the card? Thanks
This is stunning, Becca! No one does bows like you do!
Beautiful card and what a lovely sentiment!
Nice card. I think this bow is the best one yet. Isn’t it fun when it all comes together and looks especially nice.
I think this is on the “simple” side which is perfect for the sentment. Your laces are alway so beautiful. I’d love to go shopping with you!
Sharon L
A beautiful card and loving sentiment. Hope you have been
enjoying the holiday, Becca. I’ve had to work all wk-end and
will work tomorrow too, but it was a good wk-end.
Becca, this is just breath taking beautiful. The colors really offset each other and such detail. Your cards are fantastic. Please do a “candy” for 1 or 2 of your cards–I think the meter would go wild with all the comments for a chance to win!!
Hugs Monica M.
Beautiful card to match the love sentiment! Thank you for sharing and for reminding us how important family is.
Blessings!
Hi Becca – so pretty and the color combination – gorgeous! Thank you. Blessings.
So gorgeous on the outside. What do you do to bring the blessing and enjoyment to the inside?
Beautiful! I never get tired of your cards or color combos…thanks for sharing!
Simply Gorgeous. So elegant and love the sentiment!
Wonderful card! Love the colors, the lace, the sentiment, everything about it!
Love the circle how did you make it with the border punch
I love the sentiment, the colors, the lace, the ribbon, the lovely pins, the pearls, the flower…….love it all.
hugs
Oh Becca, this is so beautiful! It is so true about family.
A beautiful card!!!!
BEAUTIFUL Becca!!~
magnifique , plaisir de voir vos oeuvres bravo
Beautiful card once again, Becca.
I hope you are able to spend time with your family this long weekend.
I understand your dilemma with time and the computer! I believe many of us have this difficulty. One has to be strong and not give in to the temptation to spend all of our time on here.
Love and Hugs, Candy
Good Morning Becca
You have done it again, achieved excellence!!!
One of the choices on today’s poll should have been —
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO START SELLING MY CARDS???
And the answer is YES YES YES!!
I would definitely bid on this one, love it, love it, love it.
Hugs & Smiles
Trisha
Stunning! Stunning! Stunning! I love the colour…well a girl always loves pink! But the sentiment is outstanding and just so true. You jst never cease to amaze me Becca that’s why I love visiting your blog daily.
Love Sheila xx
Another stunning card Becca- love the colours – the stamps are fabulous. Anne
Hi Becca,
It has been a while since I commented but I am still here and I have not missed a day of checking your blog. As usual all the cards are stunning and I love the new lacy look . I always love your choice of papers too and you usually say which company makes them ; I wonder if you could also say which collection they come from . Just keep doing what you do and what you love best. Finally ,is there any chance that you would have a monthly draw where , say, people who vote or comment could receive one of your beautiful cards. If they look so beautiful on the computer I am sure your followers would love to have one of your works of art.
love
Cynthia (UK)
First off, wishing you all a happy, thoughtful Memorial Day from one of your neighbors to the north.
Another lovely card, Becca. The Quietfire sentiment gives pause for thought, and no one can put it on display like you. Another sensational design. Us get tired of the colour palette? Never! Thank you for sharing your wonderful work with us.
Thank you so much Becca…I notified Michele over at Stampers Dream and I should be getting my prize in a short amount of time. I only posted on your blog and I think one or two others and that was it. I was blessed to win and I am so thrilled. Will share the stamps and dies with my stamping/scrapbooking group, we meet twice a week. I love your blog and come to it first thing nearly everyday. You are so talented and I get so many ideas from you. Again ty for the chance to win and winning(yeah) a fantastic prize from Just Rite and Spellbinders. God bless. evette
Beautiful!
Thank you for sharing! :)
Beautiful, love the papers and you always find the loveliest lace, like the flower for the center of your bow
Hi Becca. Thank you for the beautiful cards you share with us so faithfully. I love this stamp and appreciate your exposing us to what’s ‘out there’. I just read your preview to the newest poll and your poll and think the poll would be easier to answer if we were rating them in order of importance to us. I would hate to have to choose between some of those. Yet I know they are all time consuming. I’ll attempt to choose, but it will be hard. Thanks!
I love seeing all the new projects and tutorials on how to make them. Being somewhat new, I also like any posts on the basics….and also on organizing all our “stuff.” My husband just made me bowmaker….smile…..and I’m about to label all my Nesties. Next I’m going to tackle the ribbons.
I’d love to see photos of where you do your cards.
Dee
Becca, you are totally unbelievable……one magnificent design after the other. Your talent is beyond my wildest dreams!!! And you, the person behind the work, are a Christian woman, through and through. Thank you for coming into my life!
Another beautiful card! It is so soft and airy and fresh looking!
Live the mitered corner look! How easy with that punch!
Love this one and feel Quietfire has really outdone themselves with these new additions. Beautiful card! Have a great Memorial Day.
Gorgeous card!!!!
Beautiful card Becca. I think the thing I like most about your cards is the layering. You have such an eye for it! Your cards help me visualize the possibilities! Thank you.
I love the card and the sentiment. I hope you had a great holiday!
Another beautiful card and I love that stamp….the words are beautiful!
LOL Eileen
Another gorgeous card. I love the way you framed the sentiment. And, that sentiiment IS fantastic.