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Hi there blog friends. Happy Memorial Day. Let me just say that I’m so thankful for all that have served our country. Today I’ll say a prayer for the fallen and a prayer to those in harms way. God bless them all.
I’m starting the week off by playing along with Mojo Monday 193. My card is very simple . . . I kept looking at it and thinking it needed something else, but I stopped. It was a perfect opportunity for me to use one of the Quietfire Design stamps I’ve had in my stash for a while called Letters Mingle Souls.
The neat thing about the sketch this week is that the square version looks like a mitered frame. Quite by coincidence I had a MS punch sitting off to the side because I thought it would make an easy mitered frame without measuring. Well guess what . . . I was right! All I needed to do was lop off one corner of the punch out that I punched two times on a 2″ strip. The lattice is tilted in 45 degrees – who knew? So, that makes for a perfect mitered corner without me having to measure. I just joined each corner together with tape . . . I’m sure you’ll see this again, lol!
| SUPPLIES I USED |
| Stamps: Quietfire Design – Letters Mingle Souls Paper: Coredinations, Bazzill Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Victorian Velvet Distress Ink Accessories: Spellbinders Labels Sixteen, Spellbinders Classic Squares LG, Spellbinders Classic Squares SM, Pearls, Seam Binding dyed with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, Lace, twine, |
Happy Memorial Day to you all! See you soon!
Awesome, Becca!!
I have that punch and must try the wonderful border :o)
Hugs, Candy
How beautiful Becca! Your creations are just stunning!
Have a great day!
Patty
delightful card, love that mitered frame but hafta admit i don’t get it (your instructions ) i have that punch and can’t make it do what you seem to do so effortlessly… my mind isn’t as evolved as yours i guess. happy memorial day to you
Becca, I like things that don’t need to be measured! Beautiful card, as expected! :) You don’t do ugly.
lovely card, love that frame effect. i have that punch and can’t make it do what you can, i don’t understand your instructions no matter how i try. my mind isn’t as evolved as yours i guess
I have that punch, will have to see if I can attempt what you did so beautifully. Lovely card. Your idea of ‘simple’ is amazing! TFS
WOW BECCA!!!!!!! This is so so beautiful. Your bow is fabulous! The colors of the card inspire me to make some simple elegant cards. TY and big hugs. God bless our Veterans.
Awesome card. amazing what one can do with punches, especially you.
Great take on the mojo sketch. Loving the lattice and the sentiment is fabulous.
i love hearing you say that ANY of your cards are “simple”!!! lol!
beautiful, yes….simple? hmmm!
great tip on cutting the lattice! now THAT’S simple! even i can do it!
tfs, sandyh
Can’t get over how your mind is always working….what a talent God gave you. Joyce
Wow, Becca, this is georgous! I can see I will have to get this punch. I hope it is as easy to creat as it looks! I am sometimes geometrically challanged, so we will see. THS, and blessings to you, too! Have a fabulous day. J.
Wow… I have that punch… and now a wonderful lattice frame! You’re great and a wonderful tip! Tks for sharing it.
Great idea!! You always amaze me with your mind!!!!! TFS~~I must admit though, I’ve tried right angles, and math is not my strong suit!
Hey Becca, I love this card! I read your directions several times, but I just couldn’t get it. Usually I get your directions very easily, but this time… Sometimes I’m a visual learner, and need to see it as well as read it or hear it.
Can you do a becca bit on how you did the mitered corners?
Or if you don’t want to do a video, would you do a photo tutorial?
Sorry to be such a pest, but I’d really like to try this. Your other tutorials on how to make around the page punches were fairly easy for me. They requited practice, but I got them.
Thanks for sharing your talents!
Hugs, Jessica
Beautiful!
BECCA YOU HAVE COME UP WITH A BEAUTIFUL CARD AGAIN.
AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH PUNCHES. I DID THAT WITH
A DIFFERENT PUNCH BUT I LIKE YOUR MUCH BETTER. AND THE
COLOR MAKES IT PERFECT.
CYNTHIA BEYNON
Beautiful, is the only word I can say!!!!!
wow! That lattice is fabulous…as well as the rest of your card.
Thank you for sharing.
Love the Lattice frame! Gorgeous, Becca………….how about
a tutorial showing how you made it??????? Please!!!!!!
Becca, you are just amazing, my brain won’t come up with all this stuff, but thank God for you and yours. I have that MS punch going to try it. This is also why we need you to continue to send ideas and tutorials.
Love Ya Happy Memorial Day
Oh thump!! That frame is a super idea . I have this punch and I never saw that possibility! The 45 degree angle lines are already there to cut the miter. sigh
I always tease when I come back in a next life I want to be taller ( I am 5’1″); I want a heavy head of hair and I now want a creative mind like you Becca LOL No I don’t really believe in reincarnation, but it is nice to dream.
Great card!!
God Bless Our Troops!! Becca, I don’t see how you could have added to it, this card of gorgeous. Gotta play with the punch, wish I knew the size of your paper but I will just practice on some scraps!! Have a wonderful day!
This is GORGEOUS, Becca!!!!!!!!! LOVE the MS punch & what you did with it!!!!!!!!!!! It REALLY makes this card!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! :)
A very attractive card. Becca, you’re always full of brilliant ideas that rubs off on me. Your blog is always a source of joy each day whenever I browse your stunning creations not only once but several times. What a gift from God!
All I have to say is OH HOW BEAUTIFUL. Enjoy your cards as always. Dianne
This is a beautiful card & what a great idea for the MS punch. I’m going to try it today.
A magnificent card by our very own ingenious cardmaker. Very many thanks for your tips on the mitered frame. That punch was sitting here in front of me and guess what – I now have one half of a mitered frame!MWAH MWAH
What a wonderful use of the punch. I’m going to give it a try.Thanks for all your great inspiration.
This card is stunning! Absolutely beautiful!!!
What a beautiful card and you gotta love it ’cause it’s pink, and love the gorgeous stick pin, which I’m sure you made. I have a question for you — where you do get the little plastic stoppers for your pins? I’ve looked at Michael’s but couldn’t find anything like that. Always look forward to seeing your creations. Have a wonderful Memorial Day. God Bless our Troops.
I am just so excited about this card and the prospects of a tutorial. You see, on June 8th last year you made a pink and white masterpiece called “So Thankful”. It had a wonderful frame made from the Classic Lace Border die and I fell madly in love with it.
I cranked out several miles of Classic Lace border with my little Cuttlebug in my unsuccessful attempt to recreate your frame. In my little acorn brain, it looks like the technique might be the same as it is for this current masterpiece and its lovely MS punch frame.
At the time, I was too shy to ask you how you did it. I am braver now that there are a few others that would like to know your secret. So just how do you do it? If you could word it as if you are talking to a not-too-bright 6 year old.
I know it’s a lot to ask. But if you could answer this question in a tutorial I’d be the happiest and most grateful card maker north of the 49th parallel. Thank you for considering my request. Even if you can’t, you’re still tops in my world.
What an absolutely wonderful card! I really like how you used the punch. It made an excellent mat for the saying and embelishments. I must also give this a try.
What a fabulous card. Fantastic frame. Love how the pearls finish off the corners so nicely. I’ve got this punch on my wish list. Love anytime one of my tools can do more then one job. Great tip on cutting the lattice! So simple even I could do it! Love your bow, it would never have dawned on me you use twine like that. Love your lace. You inspired me, I am proud to say I’ve purged and organized my lace.
Blessings Bernie
I love the simplicity of this card, although I know it wasnt simple to make, Like a few of the others, I have this punch as well. I have been kind of wanting to play with my “stuff”, maybe now I have some incentive to finally get busy. Thanks as always Becca. Hope your Memorial
Day has been blessed. Hugs,
deb
It’s perfect! It’s stunning and my favourite colour Becca! I have that punch and much have a go at that. Thank you for sharing another of your stunning creations Becca.
Love Sheila xx
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I think your card is very elegant, and so lovely in pink. Love how you have embellished right down to the twine which is such a nice added touch. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-D
This is elegant Becca, nothing simple about this card. Just stunning. And I love the sentiment, so regal.
Love what you did with that punch, Becca. Now I have to go off and try it myself. Beautiful card!
Hi Becca,
I delayed posting a comment until I tried your technique. It worked brilliantly!! I would never have even thought of doing anything like this. Your blog is invaluable!!
Many thanks
Christine
Absolut WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Hugs Riv
Wow! Becca that is beautiful! I have that punch and I think I can duplicate this from what you have said AND looking at the picture of the frame. It is just a matter of punching it until you have 12 loops, punch four of them and then trim them all to achieve that 45 degree diagonal mitre! I can hardly wait to get back into my room and give this a try!! Thanks for sharing. I love everything you do, and agree with what someone commented before, beautiful, gorgeous, wonderful: YES Simple, I don’t know. However, once you see it done, it truly is usually simple.
Oh my goodness girl, this is truly gorgeous!! I love how you use the MS punch.
Only you, Becca, could have come up with a new and unique way to use that punch. You are the best! I love it when you use a punch or a stamp set that I already have. I can’t wait to try it out!
Your cards and its sentiment are beautiful.
Letters are so important, even many years after they are written. While my father was serving in the Marines during the Korean (during the ’50s) conflict, he sent me (then age 6 or 7) several letters on encouragement, pride and love. In 1971, he died. Many years later, while looking for a special Bible passage to add to an article I was editing for the magazine I worked for, (also feeling the time pressure I was under), his letter, lost all those years, appeared.
I really appreciated hearing from my father after all those years. Though he had died nearly 26 years earlier, he again gave my the encouragement and love I needed.
Doesn’t God also work in the same way? His words are the Bible.
Hi Becca,
LOVE that card and the Verse. Now, I’m definitely out of the loop here…but I’m trying to find what the name of that MS punch? You make everything look so easy Becca, you have such a wonderful talent!
Thank you again for your inspiration and the beauty that you create with your cards!
Wow love what you’ve done with the martha stewart garden trellis punch Becca, and guess what, I actually have this one so of course I’m going to try it.
Thanks Becca for all that you share so willingly.
Very cool card, Becca. Unfortunately I didn’t understand your explanation. I guess I need a Becca’s Bit. ;) Happy Memorial Day!
Hi Becca
I delayed posting a comment until I had tried the technique for myself. Wow! It really works so well. There is no way I would have even dreamed of using this punch in this particular way. Thank you so much! Where would we be without you and all your useful hints and tips?
Love Christine x
I have this punch & can’t wait to try this out! Thank you.
Wow… I love how you used the MS punch. I have that punch and after the first read through of what you did, I have to say that I don’t understand what you did! LOL!! I’ll go back and read it again and hope I can figure it out because I LOVE this use of the punch!! Maybe we visual learners need a Becca Bit!
Simple is an understatement, Becca! It is truly a beautiful card. I love what you did with the lattice.
Absolutely beautiful! What MS punch is it that you used? Thanks
Gorgeous card. I LOVE the lattice frame. :)
Beautiful! Thanks for the explanation on mitering the punch corner.
that is so cute and adorable can you please make a video but I’m a visual person or shall I say video person aol thanks
Another beautiful work of art! Fewer layers than I’ve become to expect from you, but its simplicity is breathtaking! Works of art like these are why I continue to visit your Blog daily. Even when you don’t present a card of tu torial, I still love your site and will continue to visit. Thank you for sharing your gift with us!
This is quite lovely. I love that bow! The mitered punched frame is very pretty. I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t know if I have that MS punch or not. It’s been awhile since I’ve used them. I’ll have to check to find out, ’cause I’d like to try this.
Oh, HURRAY!! I have this Martha Stewart Garden Trellis punch! What a gorgeous frame you’ve made with it! This card is one of my favorites of all the beautiful cards you’ve made, Becca. Kudos! And thanks!!
Lots of techniques used on this one. Looks complicated,
but knowing you, there are always tricks you use to get
it done and show us how. Thanks for sharing your talent.
Oh, how beautiful!! I’ve been out and about all day, and decided to check back in to see if you’d been creating today – and, what a treat awaited me! NO, your card doesn’t need anything else. It’s perfect just the way it is (as always)!! Thank you for sharing.
SO beautiful!
What a great idea for this lattice punch! I havppen to have this punch and you’ve definitely inspired me to give this a try. Thanks!
Gorgeous! You can bet that I’ll be getting out that punch and experimenting with mitered corners! I make lots and lots of card for Operation Write Home, they gather blank handmade cards from cardmakers all over the place and ship them to the troops serving overseas to use to write home to family and friends. It’s my way of thanking them for their service. Why I went into that is that the size that they like the most (fits the best in boxes, etc) is A2 or 4.25 x 5.5. So I try to convert the inspiration that I get from you to that size. Since I never know which of my cards I’ll end up sending to OWH. Only occasionally do I make cards in the large sizes that you do.
Thanks for sharing your amazing art works,
R/
A beautiful card Becca. Did you use the Martha Stewart Lattice Punch to make this?
After I read your fantastic idea for a frame using the MS punch I immediately tried it and WOW is works perfectly! Thanks for another wonderful idea. I have learn so much from you I wish I could do something to repay you. I can ‘t think of one craft site that has as many fantastic ideas and gorgeous cards as yours !
Gorgeous card!!! I can’t wait to try that with my MS punch, thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas. Enjoy your week.
Simply gorgeous! Love your lattice work. Thanks for playing along with Mojo Monday!
This card is so beautiful and elegant. It says it all for this day of rememberance. Just beautiful and I love all the special elements you’ve added. As usual your outstanding.
pat
Stunning card Becca. Your “touch” with embellishments is perfect. You always seem to achieve a perfect balance.
Hi Becca,
I just voted, but I wanted to add that I LOVE your tutorials, and could never get enough of them. Whether it’s a Becca Bit video, or a written tutorial, I always get excited when I see that you’ve created a new one.
Thanks so much!
Donna G
A beautiful work of art, its simplicity is breathtaking!
~C8>
Das wieder eine sehr schöne Karte geworden.
Danke für die Erläuterung.
LG Eve
gorgeous, now you know we gonna wanta know how to do it LOL
Oh, what a stunning card. Very elegant..
Beautiful card and what a wonderful idea with the punch. Thanks!!
Becca,
thanks for sharing. I love the frame effect. this card is beautiful.
Hoping to see a tutorial on the lattice miter soon :) Beautiful card!
Stunning card! Love the lattice frame. Martha should give you stock in the company. You make us want to run out and buy every punch!! So happy you’re mixing the ribbons and laces. Now you’ve even added twine! I’m busy making angel stick pins to add to my cards. Love the vintage stick pins too. My grandmother had some beautiful buttons. Now I’m adding them to the bows you’ve shown us how to make! Busy Busy. A thousand thank yous for all your beautiful cards, Becca.
Your card is beautiful! Love the colours. I would never have thought of mitering the corners on this punch in this way! Pure genius! You always keep me coming back to see what new ideas you come up with next!
Becca, you are such an encouragement to us all to have a go with our punches so thank you for that.
LOL Eileen
stunning framing, beautiful pearl accents and lovely lace
Another awesome card. It just looks so delicate and perfect. Thanks for sharing. Kindest Regards kendell
WOW! Another awesome card, it is just so perfect and dainty. The colour is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Regards kendell
How beautiful!! Love the addition of twine to your bow! And what a creative way to use that lattice punch! I’m getting my punch out to try it! I love the way you share your works of art and explain how you created each one!
I’ve been watching your recent poll. Lots of readers are asking for more tutorials. Many just love to see lots of projects.
This gave me an idea for a tutorial I’d love to see. I would love to see how the inside of your cards look. Weird? Not really. The outsides are gorgeous and to die for, but I’ve often wondered how your neatly hide the laces wrapped around the cards fronts. Do you keep it on the front? Are there multiple layers inside to hide the lace and ribbon ends? I’m sure you have some tips on keeping the tails neat and hidden. I would love to learn them!
Really love your blog. Your cards inspire me. They inspire me to make large purchases to ODB and Spellbinders. I am having so much fun playing with my new toys from my recent birthday. Keep up the lovely work.
Once again a beautiful card with a great new paper engineering idea. You are the best!
Hi Becca, I would like to THANK YOU for all you do, I have multiple health problems that cause me to be in extreme pain daily and am homebound alot and when I see a new entry on your blog it brings a hapiness to my day, it gives me hapiness when I make a card or scrapbook for a gift and i see a smile on some-one elses face and gives me a feeling of worth, i love the tutorials and I hope at christmas you will show the one of your 3d snowflake. My mother has a tree she bought when i was born 49 years ago that has all the homemade ornaments that my brothers and I along with family members have made every Christmas Eve as a tradition, and now my 10yr old makes them with her. My brothers have both passed away and that tree brings us wonderful memories. Last years ornament was so beautiful. Thank you for shareing your talents, you are a beautiful person. God Bless, Diane
I love the frame! And it has just enough. I love the bow embellisment, too. Very beautiful!
Oh my goodness, haven’t I been paying attention to my email updates???? Becca, this is gorgeous! I need to sent a timer to visit your blog twice a day for my hit of inspiration. Thanks so much for using the rubber. The pink just pops, jumps out and grabs me by the heart! Beautiful!
Beautiful card, Becca! You are so gifted! Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
Love the card… great mitered lattice frame…
Hi Becca
Just want to let you know i check out your blog everyday. Your cards are absolutely beautiful. You are such a talented lady. You have such an eye for colour……i sit at my computer in the UK wishing i could produce something that stunning. Keep bringing us plenty of inspiration. Thank you
Julie x
Oh Becca, this is so beautiful! For sure you’ll have to do a tutorial. I tried to replicate it, but it came out all wonkie LOL.
Thanks for all your inspiration.
Blessings!
Carmen L
cal8007 at aol dot com
Just so beautiful, Becca!
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Becca….this is remarkable. I seriously wish I had even .25 of the talent you do. Thanks for sharing it with the world.
Just when I think I have a Feeken Fave you post something even more amazing! Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us!
Becca, your are so talented. This card is simply beautiful and simple. Thanks for sharing.
Breathtaking – absolutely breathtaking!!
Hi Becca,
Here is a second post from me. I have now created a card using the Martha Stewart Lattice punch. I mitered it just as you did. However, I am using the smaller, 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 cards, so had to make it smaller. I used only 7 and 9 loops for the outside and it turned out so beautifully. I was thrilled to find out how very simple it is to create this masterpiece. Simply cut your piece down to the size you want the outside edges to be, then cutting diagonally along the lattice pattern, you cut off with your scissors. Couldn’t have been easier! You are so amazing with your talent and your creative imagination. Thanks so very much for sharing your wonderful talent with us.
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You are the only person I know that can make even TWINE, look elegant!
Beautiful!!
lovly card..I like colors and form :)