Happy Holidays! I’m peeking in just in time for the last Day of Giving Friday of 2016. Shhh….I have a house full of company and have stolen away a couple of times today to get this finished up and online. It’s been an amazing holiday and although it wasn’t planned, I was able to see all three of my kids. My two daughters came home and decided they couldn’t bear not to see their brother (who could not get time off) so we piled in the car and drove across the state to spend Christmas with him. It was impulsive but well worth it, even though it was for one day. What a blessing :-)
It has been a whirlwind since November – isn’t that the way it is for everyone? Today I’m sharing a card made with the Graceful Frame Maker and one of my new borders. I’ve received lots of question and this is the best place to share some updates for people who are looking for these dies. Currently, the collections are available at Create and Craft USA and Create and Craft UK – some of the dies are sold out but pop over to the respective sites and you’ll be able to see what’s still available. If you want to get your hands on to these sets, Create and Craft has the best current availability.
The dies will be shown at CHA in January so definitely encourage your local store to pick them up; they should be available in the Spellbinders Online Store in March 2017 and if you were unable to get the Graceful Frame Maker in the US or see any of the others that have sold out, you can put them on your wishlist in the Spellbinders store right now.
My card today has been on my workbench waiting for a bow for several weeks – I was playing around and decided to layer two mitered borders onto one card using Spellbinders Graceful Fans Border and it was cut using the Spellbinders Graceful 6 x 6 Frame Maker. The way the dies are configured, it’s easy to cut the four borders where each fan center is cut then follow up by cutting the outline shape to put behind the fans for a punch of color. I’m using a lovely Quietfire Design sentiment (Just Living Is Not Enough) that works wonderfully in a square frame!
About Day of Giving Friday
For new readers, every Friday it’s my pleasure to give away a card. The card goes to a randomly picked reader (worldwide) who leaves a comment in our conversation. Want to know more about Day of Giving, here’s a link to my FAQ’s just check out #11. You can check to see if your name is on the list of winners HERE! For your comment: What’s one thing you want to ditch and one thing you want to pick up in 2017?
Stamps: Quietfire Design – Just Living Is Not Enough
Craft Paper: Neenah Classic Crest – Solar White – Cover – 80lb smooth, The Fine Touch Gold Poster Board
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black and Clear Embossing Powder
Accessories: Spellbinders Graceful Fans Border (Spellbinders) Spellbinders Graceful 6 x 6 Frame Maker (Spellbinders), Recollection Pearls, mulberry flower
Have a Happy, Happy New Year!!
Happy holidays Becca
Missed u last week but glad I got to spend with family.
Beautiful arc today. Hope I start the year with winning it.
Hugs
Ann R
P. S.
I forgot to answer the question, I was so happy to see your post. I would like to ditch all the clutter in my craft room and my whole house actually and make my life more committed to myself and less to other projects I get involved in. I had 4 cards I needed to make this week and didn’t get them done because of another committment to another project!
I want to ditch negative draining friendships and pick up some new friendships.
gorgeous card. looking forward to getting these either from spellbinders or my lss.
I love this! Your cards new always so beautiful!
I got the boarder and the frame make and will have try the layering – great idea. Want to ditch over committing myself and pick up a more open schedule! Have a great new Year!
I love your white and metallic combos. So elegant. Love this die. The thing I would love to drop is the high expectations I put on myself and the thing I would love to pick up is living each moment to the fullest because life is too short. Happy New Year, Becca.
Absolutely beautiful card. Very inspirational! Each time I see a new post it makes me want to rush into my craft area and create! Thank you for the enthusiasm! !
Amazing!
Happy New Year Becca! In 2017 I want to ditch wood blocks (removing red rubber and creating foam mount stamps). I plan to use a gift card from a sweet friend to pick up a new Perfect Stamping tool (half the price of a MISTI and works terrific). Love it! I also want to buy several new Spellbinders dies – especially your designs.
Happy holidays!
I would like to ditch all the clutter in my house!
I want to pick up more meaningful time with all my family!
Good morning Becca, what a fantastic Christmas you must have had!!! Don’t you think spur of the moment things are the best : )
You’re card is absolutely stunning but they all are!!! Thanks for sharing : )
I agree with Yoshiko!!!
I wish I was like I used to be before I hit my head!!!
Have a good one!!!
Wishing you and yours a Very Happy New Year!!!
Loopy Lyndaxxx
Such an elegant creation!
I would like to ditch my habit of procrastination! And I would like to pick up a more timely habit of getting things accomplished!
I am so glad you got to see all of your children! We had five of our children (out of 6) home for Christmas, so it was fun, loud and exciting!!
I want to ditch my concern over what other people say about me and pick up on only good feelings for others. I’ve lost several good friends these last few months of 2016. I need to rid myself of negative feelings and look for the good. Life is short and we have no knowledge of when it may suddenly be taken from us.
Absolutely stunning, nothing beats a white card with gold, simply exquisite!
Glad you had time with your kids, it’s great having them home, had two from GA and one from LA and I take him to airport at 6am tomorrow, the other boy and the grandsons live an hour away. Oldest grandson will
Be Marching in the Rose Parade. He was so excited!
The card is lovely!! So good to hear you were able to spend Christmas with all the kids, I know when they move away and have lives of their own it is hard to get together. Wishing you a wonderful New year!
Oh Becca what a wonderful day you must have had with all your offspring together – it does a mother’s soul good to have that happen.
Love your exquisite card so beautifully executed!!
I would love to ditch some excess weight in 2017, and the cancer that is invading my family, near and far! What to pick up – grace and strength in the Lord.
Blessings
Maxine
Happy New Year, Becca!
How delightful that you got to be with all three of your children during the holiday season. What a blessing.
Thanks for taking the time to share this lovely card. It is gorgeous, and I can’t wait to get my hands on these new designs.
As for what to ditch and what to pick up in the new year….Whew….I have so much going on right now I can’t even answer that. I do pray, however, that God will be glorified in my life in every way in 2017.
Happy New Year Becca! Hope it’s a good one for you!
How lovely you were able to spend the Christmas Holiday with all of your children! A lovely way to spend the day and worth the effort of the travel to and from
Love how your card has turned out with those two layered frames. Makes it extra special Thank you for your continued inspiration.
What I’d like to perfect in 2017 is learning how to stamp successfully!
Happy New Year, Becca! What a wonderful blessing that you could see your children for Christmas. So glad for you.
In 2017, I want to choose joy and to ditch worry.
Another stunning card. One thing I would like to ditch is a few pounds. The one thing I would like to pick up is more of your dies. Christine
Becca so happy that you got to see all of your kids at Christmas and the spontaneity of it makes it even more fun. Another gorgeous card, but then all of yours are. Like most of your other commenters I’d love to cut back on outside commitments, get rid of negativity and clutter. I’d like to keep good friends and make more. I’d like to find more card makers, too! Wishing you and yours a Happy, Healthy 2017!
That is SO cool that y’all made an impulsive trip to see your son!! A lot of times the unplanned things we do are the very best! I totally love your card and sentiment! A lot of your new dies are definitely going on my wish list! Love them! Happy new year to you!!!!! Hugs!
Oh, I’d like to ditch what I call my piddle-diddling and get more focus on so I will have more time to try all the wonderful techniques and designs I see on Pinterest and blogs and instagram!
Gorgeous card. I just love your new dies and have tried watching for them to come back at Create and Craft. I always look forward to Friday’s just to see what you have created. I AM going to ditch negative people and surround myself with positive people. Life is much too short to have negative people trying to bring you down. Also, going to re-organize my craft room so I can find what I’m looking for. Must de-clutter my entire house. Have a blessed 2017 Becca.
Stunning card Becca! Love that Die!!
Sounds like you are having a wonderful holiday season!! Glad to hear it!
I want to ditch my disorganized house and pick up some better organization! Not too mention ditch some body fat and pick up more salad! Lol
Happy New Year sweetie!!
XOXO
Melissa
Happy New Year, Becca and I hope I get to start the new year off by winning this amazing card. My number one resolution is to stop dragging my feet and get my craft area better organized so I have a place to put all your great new dies that I’m going to pick-up as soon as they’re available.
Hi, Becca,
How wonderful to have your family together!
I have a surprise from my brother and sister-in-law.
I am letting go of disappointments with people and prioritizing things that bring me joy and feed my soul.
Happy new year!
Love and blessings,
Sandy
Sounds as if you had a great Christmas. Happy New Year!
Hi Becca,
Happy New Year!
I am having so much fun playing with the new Graceful Borders dies and the Graceful Frame Maker. I had to smack myself on the forehead today when I saw your gorgeous card as I would never have thought of layering two ‘fancy’ border frames. It makes for such a lacy look.
For 2017, I would love to ditch many pounds and would love to pick up more time to craft.
WONDERFUL CREATION, BECCA! SO GORGEOUS!!! THANK YOU for the update on your mitered corner dies….! And the one thing I’d like to “ditch” would be, being undisciplined a times! LOL The thing I’d like to “pick up” would be of course, discipline! ;)
What a beautiful card. I can hardly wait to get the 6×6 frame maker. For 2017, I would like to ditch my health problems and add some socializing.
Beautiful card Becca! Just love that sentiment! One thing I would like to ditch is unhealthy living and one thing I would love to gain is to be healthier.
Absolutely stunning! Too beautiful for words! Hmm…Think I’d like to ditch staying at home so much and get out more.
Such an entriguing card to make as it looks complicated. It Is just gorgeous!
Can’t wait to see what you’ve dreamed up with the new 6″ square frames.
What a beautiful card Becca! Fabulous bow, as always. :)
I’d like to ditch all the clutter in my house, especially my craft room, and pick up a new resolution to keep things organized and neat in 2017. I am such a messy crafter!
Good question.
I want to ditch self doubt! I want to pick up confidence!
Would like to ditch what’s in my closet and pick up a couple more dies. Happy New Year, Becca!
Beautiful card. I bought the set of borders and am so anxious to try them all out especially the frame maker. I love the double boarder on this card. I’m still trying to get on your mailing list again but I am not having any luck. I have to keep going to one of the old post to get to the newest one. I don’t want to miss a single post on the new boarders.
I want to ditch all the clutter and reorganize my craft room. Happy you had fun with your family.
Hello Becca so happy to see you have sneaked a few moments to
pop in to share your card it is perfect right down to the sentiment .
The dies are gorgeous especially the borders you never fail to impress
us and what a special bow WOW !!!!!
Happy you have had a special Christmas with your family a Happy New Year
to you and yours .
I would like to ditch Sadness and pick up some Happiness hugs Pamxxxx
Another absolutely gorgeous card. I have given up trying to make anything even similar.
Never, never give up on achieving anything!!! I am sure you can create something spectacular.
I want to ditch 15 lbs. and pick up healthier eating habits.
Beautiful layers and textures on this gorgeous card!
Something I want to ditch…. my tendency to hoard things!
And something I want to pick up…. to learn to be organized!
GORGEOUS card Becca!!!
Would like to ditch crafting items I am not using so someone can give them new life – actually am doing that as I have sold the house and moving into an Independent Living Continuing Care area in a one-bedroom apartment – so lots of downsizing!!! I wish to be very cautious in what I add to my crafting in 2017…will have to knock me off my feet – LOL!
Paper Hugs, and have a Blessed New Year Becca,
Jan
Beautiful card Becca (as usual). I would like to ditch being over weight and pickup healthy eating habits and a regular exercise schedule.
My thing to ditch is all of my love of sweets and thing to pickup is more exercise for better health.
Try adding Tai Chi to your daily life. Meditative and relaxing.
Well I have to say that I want to ditch the bad healthcare I
Received in 2016. I want to pick up my Dreams in 2017.
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I love this quote. Things I need so much. Does not happen in the PNW though until Spring and sometimes not until Summer. Happy New Year ?
Here’s wishing you a healthy, adventure-filled, memorable new year. As new year’s resolutions goes, resolving to keep them is the hardest but never give up. At the top of my wish list of things to ditch is my excess body substance aka ‘fat’. lol. Seriously, it would be nice to shake a bit off so I don’t have to go into the ‘next’ size. College size I ain’t but “matured” body is acceptable. wishful thinking?
Beautiful card. I am anxious to ditch the cast that has been on my arm for the past couple of weeks. Next year I hope to delve even further into my family’s genealogy.
Oh Becca what a beautiful card i just love it !!!
What would i pick up? Do you know i arnt sure !! Nor put down !! But i do know i wish i was as tallented as you
Wishing you a joyful and happy new year
Love Ang from GB xx
HNY Becca! Fab card as always. I’ve just ordered your frame maker and some border dies. Waiting for them to arrive. Can’t wait to play! Especially with the damask borders. My fave. I’d like to drop hoarding stuff I don’t use and pick some good storage ideas so I have more space to craft in! Guess I won’t be alone in this!!!!!
Happy New Year to you, Becca and all those who read this post. I trust 2017 will bring much love and blessing to all.
What a beautiful card. I love the gold and white and also the sentiment. Life without flowers (or nature) would be so dull.
In 2017 I really, really want to ditch the house I’m living in. I so want, need and look forward to picking up my bungalow – the retirement home I’ve should have moved to last year. Third choice and hoping that the old adage ‘third time lucky’ will apply – even though I don’t believe in luck.
N
Happy New Year, All x
Hi Becca, lovely card.
I want to ditch the fear of jumping into starting my own little venture of selling my cards. I would like to pick up the joy that I’m feeling helping my daughter organise her wedding in August 2017, and really enjoy doing her Wedding Stationery.
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! ???
Awesome card, what fun a house full for you…yet it’s always good when things r back to normal too…ditch my bad habits of shoving stuff away without going threw it..want to clean out my horrible craft room…thanks for sharing
Hi Becca ,beautiful card and verse .
I want to ditch my weight and pick a good diet to help me to do it lol.
May i just wish you and yours a very happy ,healthy New Year.
God Bless .
Elaine H X
What a gorgeous and elegant card, love the frame you have made :))
I wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR, Becca – and I am so much looking forward to your new projects in 2017!!
I want to ditch my health problems and pick up some good health.
This is a beautiful card. I love the great mitering and the beautiful little pearls.
The getting rid of part is easy. I want to de-clutter. I want to get rid of excess weight and lose all negativity in my life. I would like to pick up extra time , lots of energy and a great attitude. Have a wonderful New Year, everyone. God bless…Denice : )
Becca, love your card! I was lucky enough to pick up your complete new dies and love them! I would like to ditch my 3 hour round trip drive to work and would love to pick up a job closer to home giving me more time to spend with my children. They grow up way too fast. Happy new year and thank you for the wonderful new dies.
Another WOW card!! I’d like to ditch my desire for “sugar” and pick up exercising on a regular basis (I have lots of good intentions but not a lot of follow through). Have a great and wonderful New Year!!
Beautiful card!! I am always amazed with your talent!! I would like to ditch the clutter in my home and open my senses to the beauty in this world by starting to paint again. Painting and card making go hand in hand. Happy 2017! Reply
I want get rid of my worries and embrace being more positive. Best wishes to you and everyone. How wonderful visiting your son unexpectedly and having a family Christmas with your children
Hi Becca so glad that you were able to spend spend? time with your family over Christmas as I think it is the one time we should spend wiith our loved ones.
Your card is as always beautiful and your new dies are on my wish list so hopefully they will find a loving home here shortly.
Would just like to wish you and your family a Happy, healthy and peaceful New Year.
Wendyx
What a joy to open your e-mail today and see this card! I used the same dies yesterday to make a card for a good friend in the hospital. BUT the best part of our visit was me showing her your new dies that I bought the first day available on C&C, so although we could not craft together we passed your die back and forth planning our next craft day and just how many new and wonderful cards we will be making. Thank you Beccca for a wonderful visit with my Friend Sally!
What I want to lose is weight and what I want to gain is restraint from eating everything in sight. I also want to have more time to scrapbook and paper craft.. I love making cards and have a large selection but never seem to have an appropriate card for the occasion. I wish you a happy and healthy 2017.
Hello Becca,
Beautiful card made with wonderful dies.
I want to ditch old age and pick up my wrinkles!!!!
Maureen xxx
The one thing i most want to lose is weight and the one thing i want to pick up in 2017 is courage.
Just love the card and your new borders Becca cant wait for when they appear in my favourite craft shops.
Thank you Becca for your continued inspiration, i find you popping up more and more in my creations. ;)
Happy and blessed 2017 to you and yours.
Love this card! I want to ditch clutter and increase my focus.
Hi Becca,
What a beautiful card. I was able to get the collection from Create and craft and have yet to use them. I may attempt to make a card like this now. For 2017 I would like to “ditch” my laziness and “pick up” motivation and inspiration to start using my stash and create more cards. Hopefully some elegant ones like you make.
Another beautiful card! You have such a talent. I’m praying that 2017 will be a better year. I would like to lose feeling that my life no longer has purpose since losing my husband of 42 years. I’d like to gain a cure for my daughters pulmonary hypertension and my brothers cancer.
This card is really beautiful Becca, so glad you were able to spend a few days with most of the kiddos, when they get older it is hard to all match up schedules but when you do, it is so much fun and love.
I need to ditch my procrastination and learn to be a bit more impulsive. I need to pick up more classes on crafting.
Gorgeous card! it would make a stunning wedding card for someone. I would really love to see a video on the Graceful Frame Maker and how you put together this card. My mind can’t wrap around how to make the frame, even after looking at the die on the Spellbinders website.
What to Ditch and What to Pick Up: I’d like to ditch housework and pick up a real job! Lol. Long story which I won’t bore you with. Needless to say, I’m ready to get a job again!
Hi Becca, A stunning card !! I am so pleased that you got to see all your children this Christmas holiday, such a blessing.
I would like to ‘stop moaning about things that can’t be helped. and in 2017 I would like to ‘be a much better person’.
Happy New Year to All, and I hope that 2017 is kind to you.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
So, so beautiful! Thank you for the wonderful year of giving! I want to ditch all sweets and carbs and I want to pick up more excerise!
Gorgeous card! Love everything about it, from the gorgeous scalloped mattered coreners to all the pearls.
I plan on ditching the negative people in my work place and try to master Fair Isle knitting so I can make my grandchildren awesome hand knitted winter hates!
What an amazing trip you and the girls made! I love these unplanned exploits – they often turn out to be the best! How lovely for you all to be together at Christmas like that!
Love the card and the way you have transformed the borders with your genius die!
De-cluttering and organisation are top of the list for 2017 :o)
Hugs
Anne(UK) X
Beautiful card, I was just thinking what a special gift this card would be and then noticed you give them away. How sweet!
Ditch: the concept that I “need that something else”
Pick Up: better habit of using what I have already
Happy New Year!!!
Your new card is exquisite – I love your extra little touches to each die – you have a unique way of presenting them. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your work – I know appreciation is one of my motivators and definitely inspire me onward! I wish the same for you in 2017 – Have a great new year!
Dianne
Happy New year, may 2017 be good for all. I want to ditch the clutter, and gain space and organizational skills. Cheers
Oh my! You make creating such a beautiful card look so easy! This is one gorgeous creation! I would so love to get rid of the clutter in my work space. I keep telling me once I finish up my granddaughter’s scrapbooks, I will give anything left away and concentrate solely on making cards. They may never be as beautiful as yours, but I do my best. Wishing you a happy, healthy New Years!! Thanks for the chance to win your beautiful card!!
Just beautiful
Hard to believe it’s been a whole year since I’ve been here! lol! This card is so lovely!
Watch less, DO more is my motto for this year. I have so many bookmarked projects (like this one!) I hope to actually DO some of them!!
Looking forward to more fab inspiration from you this year!
Hello dear Becca! This new die frame creator die set is a must have! While it’s on preorder I want to try out the technique manually for non-square cards, but oh will that beautiful set be part of my collection!
I’m stopping by as part of my anual tradition of visiting your virtual home to say Happy New Year! Also, to thank you for all the inspiration, ideas, tips, products, generosity and love you don’t mind to share with us throughout the year.
My wish for you is that you keep winning in all you do :D More new beautiful releases, more time to create, blessings, love and health.
Have an awesome 2017 dear Becca,
hugs,
Gracie Chavez
Hi,
Is it possible for them to make Graceful frame maker in an
A 2 size? In our area that is the popular size. Very few 6×6.
I hope they can do it. I bet it would be very popular.
Let me know please.
Melanie
I feel like my entire home needs a major reorganization and deep cleaning. I’ve been in a wheelchair for 2 years now so there are many things around the house that are difficult or not possible for me to do. Fifteen months ago, my husband developed a very serious heart problem which resulted in a specialized open heart surgery that required we travel out of state for. As a result, my wonderful hubby hasn’t been able to do the house hold duties he would normally do. I feel as if we are behind in everything and it really bothers me. I am praying for a much improved 2017 where we catch up.
I love your new card and especially love your border dies. I am so glad I purchased them when they were on Create and Craft. Looking forward to creating with them at 2017!
I LOVE this card and the dies used! In 2017 I would like to ditch a few pounds and add a few more smiles to everything!
I’d like to ditch some clutter and gain more organization.
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Well like to ditch all the mess in my craftroom . My new year’s is to get it organized and I started and I just need to finish. But lets get back to your card it’s fabulous.