 
I have something very fun to share today. Flower Soft is sponsoring the Friday Challenge #40 for JustRite Stampers over at the JustRite Inspiration Blog so be sure to pop over for the details. (Psst….if you don’t know what Flower Soft is, click the link and pop over for a look!) I guess you could call me a wallflower, because for the past years I’ve been watching everyone have fun with Flower Soft but I’ve never tried it myself. Now that I have my hot little hands on some, I’m amazed at what texture it adds to a project. I kept thinking that I needed to stamp some flowers or trees to use it but honestly, it’s an embellishment and you can put it anywhere! 
For my card today I’m using the JustRite Original Autumn Blessings set and this particular stamp I had not inked up. With fall in the air, I thought the basket of apples would be perfect. My images are stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers. I cut/embossed a panel with Spellbinders Labels Sixteen and cut a border using Spellbinders Classic Ovals LG and Classic Ovals SM. On the back of a strip punched with a Martha Stewart Punch, I added clear adhesive from a sticky tape then covered the area with three fall colors of Flower Soft. It added texture in colors that compliment my stamped image :-)
Card Recipe:
Stamps: JustRite Stampers – Autumn Blessings
Paper: K & Company, Bazzill
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Flower Soft – Ultra Fine Sage, Ultra Fine Strawberry, Ultra Fine Toffee, Spellbinders Labels Sixteen, Spellbinders Classic Ovals LG, Spellbinders Classic Ovals SM, Zva Creative Pearls, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Martha Stewart Infinite Loops Border Punch, Copic Markers – YG03, YG67, R05, R29, Y38, YR31, W1, 0, E35, E30
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Thanks so much for keeping us in your prayers.
Thanks so much for all your kind comments and the prayer you are sending for my husband. We’re in an awkward limbo so I don’t really have any news to share, but I can tell you his spirits were lifted to know he was on the minds of so many. I hope you’ll continue. In the meantime, I channeled some of my nervous energy into a card to share. The card is really quite simple so I’ll keep the description brief and as always, the links are here so that you can see what I used. I’m using a sentiment from the October Our Daily Bread Designs release called Missing You.
This pulled together quickly and decided to work with papers from my scrap bin. I’m relieved to know that I can actually make a card without touching absolutely every piece of paper I own (smile). You do what you gotta do, right?
Thanks for stopping by. I sincerely mean it when I say that you all bless me.
Greetings! I have a card to share today that honestly was not that involved. It uses one of the fabulous Quietfire Design sentiments called Look For The Dream. My inspiration was this piece of vellum paper (vellum is not always my friend). On this card I knew I wanted to showcase the pretty pattern on the vellum plus I wanted to give a hint to what’s underneath. One of my favorite conventions to use when I don’t want to cover something up is to make a pretty sleeve. The sleeve is part of the card – not intended as any part of envelope and it also gives me a great staging area for my ribbon. Since I had something interesting to show, I also gave it a little peek-a-boo effect.
Here’s the card totally assembled. It’s a tad under 5" x 7". My sleeve is edged with Spellbinders Fair Isle Borderabilities Petite – it was just the right size that I didn’t have to cut in the middle of my pattern or repeat. For the medallion inside I used Spellbinder Labels Seventeen and embellished with Spellbinders Petite Ovals LG and Petite Ovals SM. That dazzling bling is from Prima – it frames the sentiment so nicely. The centerpiece for my bow is also Prima.
I found a stash of vellum in my room as I was moving some things around so I may need to spit out a couple more of these Peek-A-Boo Sleeve Cards to use up some of that vellum. Hope your weekend is being spent doing just what you planned! See you soon.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Quietfire Design – , Stampabilities – Flourish
Paper: Bazzill, Coredinations, The Paper Studio – Vellum
Ink: Versafine – Vintage Sepia
Accessories: Spellbinders Fair Isle Border Petites, Spellbinders Petite Ovals LG, Spellbinders Petite Ovals SM, Spellbinders Labels Seventeen, Prima Bling, May Arts Silk Ribbon – Champagne |
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Beautiful Becca! Thanks for convincing us that Flower Soft can be used on things other than flowers, etc. Nice tip!
Beautiful autumn card. Don’t have any Flower Soft, Just Rite Stamps and only a few Spellbinders but I can dream and substitute what I do have, get this brain to working. Keeping your family in thought and prayer.
what a beautiful card,
nice warm colors
hugs andrea
Another beauty, you are one talented lady.
Another beauty Becca, the apples look delicious!! No pun intended LOL.
Hope all is okay with you and yours. God Bless
Becca, Love the fall paper. Gorgeous warm colors. I love the dimension that flower soft gives and how easy it is to apply.
Marcie
A beautiful fall card and love the colors. Edna
Gorgeous Becca! I have a couple of Flower Soft jars but haven’t used it yet. Thanks for the great inspiration!
Hi Becca
What beautiful rich colours.
Keeping you and your dh in thought and prayer.
Hugs
Anne (UK)
What stunning colours – great use of flower soft!!! Its quite popular in the UK. We have a dedicated channel to craft on our satelite TV called Create and Craft – and they have shows dedicated to using flowersoft and there are stamp sets available especially for using with flowersoft.
Paula, Derbyshire, UK. x x x
YEP!!! I was RIGHT!!!! Becca, You STRETCH US!!! Using the flower soft this way!!! I am ALWAYS AMAZED at the BEAUTY of your cards!!!! Such GORGEOUS COLORS!!!! You are SO TALENTED!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Your fall card is so pretty! It’s so colourful and sweet for an autumn greeting! Love the pearls on the front.
Thanks for sharing! :o)
Beautiful card !! Amazingly different way to use flower soft!! Now I need to buy some flower soft :) If I ever get a dedicated scrap room I will name it “The Becca Room.” Most of the stuff I have is because I saw how you used it.
Dear Becca,
You amaze me! Thank you!
With prayers and thanks,
Jean
Your mind goes places mine would never ever imagine. The tape behind the cutout strip. . .then the flower soft! It’s beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
With a hug and a prayer . . .
Beautiful card Becca. TFS
Vibrant and beautiful! Blessings!
Beautiful, Becca. Your coloring, and paper color choices, ahhhh, just beautiful!
Gorgeous card – love the colours!
Oh wow that is cooool! I would never have thought of that in a million years. Love the layout of this card too and all the beautiful layers.
Gorgeous GF!!
Beautiful card Becca, love the zig zag ribbon..
Another very beautiful card! I love this stamp set and your idea of using Flower soft on the border punch is very clever! How fun!
Simply perfecto..love the rich red, your apples look so real,
Best Wishes for a great weekend. Hope all is well
Gorgeous, such beautiful colors in the paper and your image, love the pearl frame!
Beautiful card, Becca! I have not used Flower Soft yet either, however, several in my stamping group have and I need to ‘just do it’.
I like the way you used it on this pretty fall card.
As I always say, “Wow!” Great use of pearls and flocking to lift this card into the stratosphere.
Thinking of you and John and praying.
Ahhhh…I love fall, and Becca Feeken cards! What a combo! HEY! Is that a NEW Martha Stewart border punch or just really old???
Becca,
This is absolutely stunning, gorgeous, and all other descriptions that are good! Sorry I haven’t commented lately, I have been visiting, I have just been very busy.
Hugs,
Lisa
Your card is wonderful….typical Becca Style! Hope things are leveling out a little for you guys!
Beautiful card!
Thinking of you……………….
Hugs
HW(UK)
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Becca:
You and your husband have been in my prayers and lingering in my heart. I heard a sermon last night at our revival and I just wanted to share some high points of encouragement.
2nd Chronicles 20 – Victory in the Valley. We know that Satan thinks he has won this fight, but the word tells us that the battle is not ours – It’s the Lords. All God wants us to do (to have victory in the valley) is (1) show up at the fight (even though we don’t have to lift a finger. Showing up speaks of our faith. (2) Stand Still (shows our fortitude-wait on the Lord) (3) See the salvation of the Lord and (4) shout in advance, as you advance and then shout again. The victory is ours! We know that God has all power to heal. Let’s just keep believing.
Beautiful!
Very cute design. Thank you very much for sharing. A video would be great.