Happy Friday friends!! Where did the week go? I hope you have some spiffy plans worked up for the weekend. I plan to work this weekend but hope to get out for a little drive around town since spring is blooming everywhere. I had errands yesterday that took me through an old part of town with well kept, quaint little 1940’s houses and it really had me yearning for simpler times. I got a little bit choked up as I imagined how proud the families were of these first little houses they bought and were able to call their own. I always try to look ahead but I almost feel like I was asleep when life slowly changed. I don’t ever see kids playing outside, is it my imagination? Well, that was certainly one of the joys of my childhood and flashbacks of the anticipation of seeing what was going on outside make me smile. Thankfully, there’s today . . . with beautiful azaleas in bloom, I may make the best of it and take a stroll instead of driving. I have a quick card to share today using one of the new Our Daily Bread Designs sets called Flourished Verses. I hope you’ll meet me back here tomorrow – it’s Our Daily Bread Designs 4th Anniversary – you’ll love the stamp I’ll be revealing then – it’s a quote I picked.
Today I’m letting the design paper do the heavy lifting for this card – it was a perfect choice to highlight the ovals I used. Keep in mind I build layers from the bottom up using foam tape so I’ll break this card down for you layer by layer. I started out with the design paper that is popped up on the card base 5″ x 8″. From another piece of design paper I cut out the oval motif and stamped my sentiment and popped it up directly over the matching oval on the design paper. On my next layer I popped up Spellbinders™ Floral Ovals, turned horizontally, that I made into a frame using Spellbinders™ Classic Ovals LG. On my next layer I popped up Spellbinders™ Labels Twenty Five that I created as a frame using the next smaller size of Labels Twenty Five. For the upper layer I cut one of the smaller Florals Ovals as a frame using Classic Ovals LG and simply tucked the notches on the top of the oval into the Labels Twenty Five frame. It’s not a flat fit so the oval arcs and makes a beautiful landing spot for my spray of pearls – you can see that a little bit better below.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
| Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs – Flourished Verses Paper: GCD – Sweet Surrender, Coredinations Ink: Versafine Black Onyx Accessories: Spellbinders™ Floral Ovals, Spellbinders™ Classic Ovals LG, Spellbinders™ Labels Twenty Five, clear embossing powder, Zva Creative pearls, Becca’s Peg Bow Maker, Recollection Pearls, Martha Stewart Ribbon Additional Ideas: Our Daily Bread Designs Gallery, Spellbinders Blog |
Tomorrow? 8am Eastern Time? Hope to see you here!
Oh my goodness, this is sooo gorgeous becca, I just love it.
Have a wonderful week-end and hopefully some fun as well.
Wow!!! This is fabulous!!! Love the colors!
just love the color choices. it’s such a cute card and i love all of the layers.
Such quiet & cool elegance. Simply beautiful.
I think the reason you don’t see children playing outside, is: they have too many electronic toys, too much tv, and not enough discipline to be encouraged to go outside in the fresh air. Much easier to park them in front of the tv, instead of taking them outside to play something physical, as we used to do. (Red Rover, Hide & Seek, some kind of ball games, etc). It was a much simpler time, and I am sad that we have lost that. Also that people could trust in each other. We didn’t lock our doors in my little town. Can’t do that now, FER SURE.
Beautiful design &color. Sad to hear your comment on the community but it is like that EVERYWHERE!! it would be great if they were outside drawing on the sidewalks with chalk like we used to do!
Creative Wishes,
Claire S.
I love these long cards! Such a pretty green, beautiful card Becca!!
Not to fret, Becca, things have changed but some of the things that changed are us. There was a cartoon called “Pogo” (I think) when I was a kid and he was famous for having said, “We have met the enemy and they is us!” We just moved about 3 years ago to downsize from our big house when all our kids were grown and gone. This new neighborhood is mostly retired people (like my DH and me) living in smaller homes. All the kids are back in the old neighborhood with the big houses! I have a cute email about this very thing that I will send to you. You’ll enjoy it…
Personally I wish we could turn back the clock and return to those simpler times, the era of Ozzie and Harriett, Leave it to Beaver and Happy Days. I guess that reveals my age. Like you Becca I love that look of the old quaint houses and small towns.
One of my favorite memories is playing hopscotch as a child on the sidewalk with the other neighborhood children. Or Jump Rope. Back in my day there were no cell phones, computers, only black and white tv with all the old classic tv shows that were a joy to watch. There are days I wish I could wiggle my nose and return to that non violent, happier era.
Love your card Becca. It’s so stunning, the verse is divine. Thanks for letting us drift back in time. It’s nice to be able to look back and reflect on happier days.
This is absolutely stunning ~ what a wonderful sympathy card. It would definitely let someone know you were thinking of them in their loss! The grey and green, which I would never have thought of, is beautiful together.
TFS!!
I guess you did get a little caught up as it is so much later than you usually post.
Mstgane
Ann
Your cards are always a pleasure to see, and this one is no exception. I agree that there are no longer children outside enjoying themselves, playing chasey, bat and ball, riding their bikes. I live in South Australia, and when a child, my Mother used to say “off you go outside and come home for lunch”. It is a shame we can’t bring back those days. Somehow I feel it will never happen.
Thank you for your inspiration every day.
THIS IS GORGEOUS Becca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE the light colors! AND the longer shape of the card! (sigh! I think spring is here & can see it in your card! :) ) No, you’re right!!!! Kids don’t play outside anymore & it’s because you have to WATCH THEM EVERY MINUTE now -a-days, with all the perversion in our society!!!!!!!! When it seems EVERY WHERE you look there are pediophiles! And kids are kept busy with buttons now! I TOO WISH we could go back in time to the Leave It To Beaver days! But, even if you TRY to create that life now, with your own family, OTHERS try to destroy it! “You’re too protective!” “They’ll be fine….(if you don’t protect them from danger)” At least that’s what we’ve been told! Everyone feels it’s THEIR RIGHT to put in their two cents on raising YOUR kids! It’s a WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD we live in now!
How Perfectly —L O V E L Y
Oh my goodness, this is gorgeous becca, I love it. I too wish we could go back in time. I would be much younger LOL!! But I do agree with everything you said. Big {{{{HUGS}}}} my friend.
It is super nice !
I understand so well with the detail of each level. It is perfect card and very very well explain for not English people like me.
Many thanks ! For this spring inspiration.
Francine
The colors are stunning! Gray with this beautiful green…who would have thought. I am amazed at how you put your layers together and have it all come out so well. Perhaps working so much with the dies helps, but it still takes a lot of fidgeting around to get them to work. I love how the die kinda leans out with the pearls floating. At first I thought they were resting on transparency film. I hope to try some kind of version of this card as I also like the oblong cards for some reason. I certainly hope its as lovely as yours.
Such a lovely card. Great color combo. I, too, miss the sight and sounds of children at play outside–but in today’s dangerous world, it just doesn’t work. So sad— gone are days when we all looked out for everyone’s safety and welfare. Even schools aren’t safte anymore. Too much technology too fast. Consequently, too much danger. Simpler times were better times…but somehow the world manages to move on, and each generation manages to make its own way. Hope carries on!
Wow! another beauty courtesy of your creative hands. I particularly like the gorgeous avocado green and gray color combination and the details. You score big again, Becca, on this one. Thanks kindly for sharing.
So elegant long slim cards love them . Nice the patterned paper peeping through. Yes its a gem of a card.
Gorgeous card, Becca! Yes, I too enjoyed leaving the house just after lunch and not returning until dinner time as all us kids head out on our bikes to the corner store and then the park to play…so sad kids can’t be kids much any more. Along with that, they are so overprotected in many ways, they have been unable to learn how to risk a bit. Thankfully we are in a nice area and they are able to walk to the corner store for a slushi or to the school to play now that they are older (10 plus).
Those were the days, our neighborhood is like the others, few children play outside. We use to sit outside and watch the kids play and it was always amazing how many would just stop and talk, about their day. We listened and laughed. Wonder if parents spend time just talking and listening to them and not just the computer or tv? This generation needs our prayers for safety and understanding with much love. that will change their lives more than anything. … Becca, this is a beautiful card. love the size too. so glad you take the extra time to explain each step, and simply; on your videos as well.
thank you so much for sharing and blessing us. ………God Bless with hugs and blessings.
I just love this card.
Becca oh just love this one. and yes you are always on my mind too.
Hugs Trish.
Beautiful card !! Like a breath of fresh air !
Colours are lovely and spring fresh
Love it !
Just a gorgeous card. Dianne
This is beautiful Becca!!! I love the new spellbinders ovals ….on my to buy list for sure….oh the days of yesterday…..now a days when you do hear children outside you think something is wrong….and that is so sad….even when my children were playing outside…it was a neighborhood that all children played outside….and you hear the laughter of kids playing…I do miss those days….
This card is just lovely as always! I adore your work so much Becca. You do an amazing job on creating beautiful artwork.
Wow!!! This is fabulous!!! Love the colors!
A few months ago a family moved into a home I pass on my way home. There are five little ones who do the strangest thing, they actually play out doors. I see them every time I drive by. They made snowmen and had snowball fights when there was snow, more recently I’ve seen them, playing ball and hopscotch and yes one time two of them were fighting. It is such a delight to see them! So sad that they are the exception. Gosh when I was a kid if the sun was out so were we but then we didn‘t have a phone so we had to talk face to face and not even a TV to tempt us indoors.
Have a lovely weekend.
Blessings Bernie
I love the cascade of pearls. The colors are so calming and beautiful.
You are right, children can’t play outside w/o adults now. 2 of our granddaughters live next door to us, and even though one is 7, we still walk her to her door. I miss the simpler times. Neighbors talked to one another, everything was at a slower pace and it wasn’t a “hurry up world” we live in now. Thanks for the reminder of yesteryear in word and in your beautiful creation
Cindy
This is a beautiful card and just in time for the green of the 17th. Have a wonderful day. God bless….. Denice
WOW! What a beautiful and elegant card! You really have such creative ideas and I appreciate you sharing your creativity with us and helping us know how to do what you do! Not sure my efforts would ever be able to match your impeccable style, but it’s so fun to try! haha
Blessings,
Diane
Your mention of those little 1940’s houses was very touching for me. My parents hand built their home in 1949, with the help of Dad’s brothers and some other members of the extended family. I remember the two oldest of my brothers and me carrying tools and some of the building materials, stiring paint and cleaning brushes….Various tasks suited to youngsters who wanted to help and needed to be kept out of th way.
My folks are gone now, but my ‘baby’ brother’s oldest son now owns the home and is proud of the heritage.
The card is beautiful. LOVE the subtle colours
Linda S in SC
I love the way your pearl flourish sweeps across your sentiment! Beautiful!
wow…This is gorgeous…Love the pearl flourish.
What a beautiful card! I love the blue paired with the light green. The sentiment is perfect, one that I could see myself using over and over again.
OOOohhHHH Girl! You’re killing me! What wonderful colors! That green looks sort of pale celery on my monitor – what a beautiful spring combo! And now I have to put the floral ovals on my wish list. Thank you for the beautiful inspiration!! You are are cardmaking GENIUS!!!
Your card is so elegant. Love the whole lay-out with some yummy colors chosen. Love how you have embellished the card especially the stick-pins. I must say that in our day people weren’t snatching up children or maybe the kids were in school when you went out Becca. Or maybe your neighborhood has no children. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-D
This is so pretty , Truly lovely, it could be used for so many occasions. Looking forward to more, Jan East Yorkshire England
Hi Becca – this card is gorgeous. The colours are beautiful and the overall appearance is elegantly serene. tfs
Have a lovely day.
Hugs
Heather (UK)
x
Becca gorgeous card as always! How do you get the pearls to float like that without putting a piece of acetate behind them? If I tried that my pearls would end up falling into the frame and sticking to the sentiment! LOL!
As for the kids playing outside, mine do. I have four close in age, and live on a cul-de-sac. In fact, most of the kids on our street play outside regularly. I do know though that when my son goes down to the end of the street to ask his friends to play, he often comes back saying that they are not home because they are at some after school activity or another. Could that be it? Perhaps we keep our children too busy with other pursuits and organized sports and maybe that’s why we don’t see them playing outside anymore? I know we had baseball and football teams and things like that when I was a child, but it didn’t seem to have the frequency of practice and game playing that it does now. We also don’t seem to have the relationships with our neighbors that we did in the past, and that is really a shame.
Another stunning masterpiece from you today Becca. The colours and make upof the card are just beautiful. Love the words and the pearls too.
Hope you managed to go for your walk. The weather in Scotland in the U.K. is eventually starting to improve, we even have a ball of yellow in the sky today, I think from memory is it called ‘The Sun’ LOL.
Eileen
What can I say that has not been said about this card? It is indeed a work of genius. Added to this, grey/green is one of my favourite colour combos. Lovely.
I have wonderful memories of every single decade I’ve lived in starting in 1948. Every generation has its charms offset with its difficulties. Yet, somehow the planet continues to turn and the specie continues. Enjoy your walk. Spring is in the air and life is good.
Becca — you continue to make the loveliest of cards. I absolutely adore this sentiment and your paper, pearls and die cuts are amazing!
Stunning!
Just love this, Becca. Soooo elegant!
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
This is absolutely stunning my friend! I love the colors, the sentiment, the dies. Everything is just beautiful!
So Pretty, Thank you so much for sharing.
Have missed you the past three days….hoping you are well and
creating new wonderful cards for us to enjoy – learn and treasure
God Bless…..
Hi, I’ve been reading your blog for few months, your cards are super BEAUTIFUL!!!! they are adorable!!!
I’m wondering would you even sell the cards you made?? please let me know where can I have your card if you do.
Have a nice day.
I love this card…the colors are beautiful, but those layered frames are stunning, and what great design paper. It’s all just gorgeous!