Welcome to JustRite Stampers’ newest Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops #4!   Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps!  This week, it’s the Spellbinders design team!  So mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 9am Central for great Christmas gift, card & project ideas, starting at the JustRite Inspiration blog!

Just this past week readers shared their thrifty tips on how frugal they are when they craft and during life in general.  After reading so many great comments it had me thinking how satisfying it is to find something, a left over perhaps from another part of my life that I am then able to use in crafting.   My mind settled on some pretty, pretty lace cupcake liners I used for a gift quite some time ago.  I had several of them left over and I used them on my card today.  Those black cupcake liners, like most liners, have a curve.  I used this to make an arch to highlight the JustRite stamps that I used for my Christmas Card.  I just love the filigree look, I think it makes a stunning backdrop!!  I ran my ribbon right behind the filigree since you can see through it. 


I picked JustRite JB-08770 Christmas Joy as my focal image.  It’s a tried and true sentiment from the JustRite Christmas Collection.  I love the vertical oval and it matches several of my Spellbinders perfectly.  For the oval medallion I layered  Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals SM , then Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Ovals SM and lastly Spellbinders Classic Ovals SM.  My image is colored with Copic Markers.    I used the two cupcake wrappers by just folding them over the edge of my card and taping them on the back.   I tried and tried to slather pearls all over this but my spidey sense just said no.   Instead, three understated pearls on a cosage pin break up the strict symmetry.

How are you coming on your Christmas cards.  I promise you, we’ll be there before you know it!!  So how was my attempt to be frugal today?  If you like it and would like to see more items like this, please leave a comment to let me know :-)  In the mean time, please visit these designers’ blogs to see what fabulous JustRite Christmas inspiration they have for you on the hop today!

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  JustRite JB-08770 Christmas Joy
Paper:  Cosmo Cricket, Bazzill
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories:  Cupcake liners (Hobby Lobby), Spellbinders Big Scalloped Ovals SM, Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals SM, Spellbinders Classic Ovals SM, Pearls, Corsage Pen, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Copic Markers

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Spellbinders Paper Arts
Becca Feeken
Mona Pendleton
Debbie Olson
Ashley Cannon Newell
Sharon Harnist
Eva Dobilas
Kazan Clark
Beate Johns
Kellie Fortin
Margie Higuchi
Kathy Jones
Regina Hanson
Sankari Wegman
Deborah Young
Angela Barkhouse
Michele Kovack
Terre Fry
Barb Schram

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  • MargSeptember 29, 2010 - 9:05 am

    What a wonderful looking card! Before reading the article I wondered what the lace was. A terrific idea. I would love to see more frugal examples.ReplyCancel

  • MargieHSeptember 29, 2010 - 9:17 am

    Simply beautiful, Becca!
    Love the use of liners :)ReplyCancel

  • SankariSeptember 29, 2010 - 9:19 am

    What an absolutely gorgeous and creative card Becca! I adore those liners and you have created a magical card with them!
    hugs,
    Sankari :)ReplyCancel

  • Deborah YoungSeptember 29, 2010 - 9:23 am

    Really gorgeous! I would have thought that was lace…..love it!ReplyCancel

  • Becky GreenSeptember 29, 2010 - 9:31 am

    Your card IS FABULOUS!!!!! It looks SO ELEGANT!!!! Sure we could ALL use more ideas on being frugal!!! :) If your cards will look as GORGEOUS as this one, who’s going to argue with you???? :)ReplyCancel

  • JenSeptember 29, 2010 - 9:52 am

    Fantastic use of a lacy cupcake liner.
    Beautiful.
    Thank you for sharingReplyCancel

  • Dotty ASeptember 29, 2010 - 9:54 am

    As always you have out done yourself!! This card is just Beautiful!! I was saying to myself now were in the world did she get that lace behind the verse….??? Never would had guessed it was a cup cake liner……never. Again, Just Beautiful! And would love to see you use other things in different ways!ReplyCancel

  • MarianSeptember 29, 2010 - 9:58 am

    I too wondered about the “lace”…I thought it may have been from a Cricut! Gorgeous…I have never seen them. Is that something that can be found at Michaels?
    Beautiful (as per usual :) )ReplyCancel

  • Karen WSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:01 am

    How gorgeous, what a great idea and I’ve never heard of lace cupcake liners? Fabulous!ReplyCancel

  • Kay G.September 29, 2010 - 10:01 am

    Becca, your card is beautiful. I love it. I love the cupcake liner. Thanks for this card. Have a nice day.ReplyCancel

  • barb schramSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:02 am

    Ohhh, a girl after my own heart!!! LOVE frugal ideas!!! Terrific card, Becca! Take good care!ReplyCancel

  • Mary HaverlandSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:12 am

    Would love to see more ideas along these lines. Have never seen these cupcake liners at H/L (Don’t bake!). I will look for them next H/L visit. I thought it was lovely lace. What a stunning card…each one gets better & better.ReplyCancel

  • MicheleSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:17 am

    Beautiful! Love the look of the lace!ReplyCancel

  • JaneySeptember 29, 2010 - 10:19 am

    I always try to figure out what products you use on a card but this one had me fooled….a cupcake wrapper! First, I’ve never seen a liner this elegant and secondly, I never would have thought to use it as you have.

    Thank you, Becca, for sharing your artistic gifts with us.ReplyCancel

  • chrisdSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:22 am

    Another lovely idea. More frugal ones too at least once in a while please!ReplyCancel

  • lacyquilterSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:24 am

    Awesome! I LOVE the lacy cupcake liners.ReplyCancel

  • JessicaSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:29 am

    Lovely card! I’ll try to get back for the blog hop, but have to go to the Dr. Thanks for sharing your talent!ReplyCancel

  • LenoriaSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:30 am

    I love it and would never have dreamed it was a cupcake liner!ReplyCancel

  • Judy CoveySeptember 29, 2010 - 10:31 am

    I love how you showed your frugality in your card. I can’t really picture what your cupcake liners look like to be able to come up with such a beautiful shape underneath your image. Is it possible to post a picture of the cake cake liner, so that we can see the before and after? I would love to see more cards showing your frugal side. I LOVE this one!!!ReplyCancel

  • Cynthia WilliamsonSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:42 am

    Oh My ! What sort of naughty cupcake would you use those on? The card as always is stunning.ReplyCancel

  • EvaSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:49 am

    WOW, Becca, I have never seen these cupcake liners, and I am just amazed how stunning your card is!!! Love EVERYTHING you make!!!ReplyCancel

  • ChrisSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:50 am

    What a Beautiful card! I think that cupcake liner would look great on a Halloween card, too. I absolutely Love all of your cards – you are so inspiring!ReplyCancel

  • EzSeptember 29, 2010 - 10:53 am

    Stunning!!! Love the use of color combination. That is an amazing cupcake liner. Did you get them at a speciality store?ReplyCancel

  • Marla H.September 29, 2010 - 10:58 am

    WOW I have never seen cupcake liners like this. I too thought it was lace!! I would LOVE to see more of your frugal tips!! You are truly amazing!!ReplyCancel

  • AlexandraSeptember 29, 2010 - 11:06 am

    As usual your card is stunning Becca. I have never seen or heard of cupcake liners in UK, they’re gorgeous. Seems a shame to mess them up with cake though. At first glance I thought you had maybe used a fancy Cricut cut out design that I’d missed. I suppose this kind of look could be achieved with an intricate Cricut image.
    tfsReplyCancel

  • stephanieSeptember 29, 2010 - 11:27 am

    This is stunning!!!ReplyCancel

  • Donna G.September 29, 2010 - 11:53 am

    Beautiful! Love the card and those cupcake liners!ReplyCancel

  • Rhonda MillerSeptember 29, 2010 - 11:53 am

    This is beautiful. TFS.ReplyCancel

  • Peggy AllenSeptember 29, 2010 - 11:55 am

    Becca, you amaze me. Cupcake liners, you are a always thinking outside the box and I love it. I need to keep my eye open for great finds such as these. God bless.ReplyCancel

  • Sheri HSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:05 pm

    Truly stunning! I love that cupcake wrapper!ReplyCancel

  • kazanSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:20 pm

    absolutely lovely as always
    Hugs
    KReplyCancel

  • LorieSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:27 pm

    Oh my goodness, my mouth is just hanging open! This is gorgeous!!ReplyCancel

  • TatankySeptember 29, 2010 - 12:34 pm

    Great card very elegant love the way you used the cupcake liners frugal and still makes the whole card look stunning !ReplyCancel

  • BarbaraSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:42 pm

    I love the lace look !!It is so unique . You never cease to amaze me
    I have never seen cupcake liners like this. I’m Off to Hobby Lobby

    Hobby Lobby buyers will wonder why the sudden run on lace cupcake liners LOL
    They never met you :)ReplyCancel

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  • LIz aka JavagirlSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:45 pm

    I am so gld I found out about this hop it’s getting me in a good mood and ready for the holidays beautiful workReplyCancel

  • MarcieSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:47 pm

    Becca this card is so elegant. I just love it. Glad I read thru to see where the lace came from. Never would have guessed that it was a cupcake liner thou. Where did you find these. I’m a baker and have never seen these. However, Martha Stewart has teamed with Provo Craft and has a cake cartridge with nothing but cupcake designs shaped like these. However, I don’t believe any of the designs are as this intricut or as beautiful. Must share where you found these. Please. This is definitely where frugal and saving has paid off.
    MarcieReplyCancel

  • MoniqueSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:49 pm

    I have never seen anything like that before… Just gorgeous Becca!!ReplyCancel

  • Marilyn ClarkSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:52 pm

    I must be shopping out of the loop because I have never seen cupcake liners like this. Awesome card. TFS.ReplyCancel

  • BarbaraSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:56 pm

    Yes I would love to see more frugal ideas or designs using older Spellbinders dies, JustRite sets or other things from past years.
    I am on a ” New Ideas for Old Stuff” mission

    Thursday’s supper has always been leftovers before I go shoping on Friday.
    I clean out the freezer and frig and figure out a meal from the left overs.

    Maybe you could do “Left Over Thursday” with cards from old stuff. LOLReplyCancel

  • Camilla DuenteSeptember 29, 2010 - 12:57 pm

    This is a fabulous idea. I will definitely look for those liners when I’m shopping next! Love how intricate they are. Stunning card!!ReplyCancel

  • NoreenSeptember 29, 2010 - 1:02 pm

    Very romantic looking!ReplyCancel

  • DonnaSeptember 29, 2010 - 1:09 pm

    WOW Becca! That’s all I can say-WOW! Absolutely GEORGEOUS! Like so many others, I would have never thought of a cupcake liner/wrapper. And I have never seen them in the stores either! So very ingenius!! WHERE do you come up with all these BEAUTIFUL ideas? God has really gifted you!! LOVE ALL your cards!!ReplyCancel

  • Mona L. PendletonSeptember 29, 2010 - 1:10 pm

    Stunning card Becca! So elegant!ReplyCancel

  • MickieSeptember 29, 2010 - 2:14 pm

    How very ingenious. That is quite lovely! Don’t believe I have ever seen those liners.ReplyCancel

  • Janet CastleSeptember 29, 2010 - 2:14 pm

    cupcake liners you say! WOW…love the look. Wonder if anyone can make a die like that????? YUM! Beautiful card Becca!
    Jan CastleReplyCancel

  • Carol FroehlichSeptember 29, 2010 - 2:15 pm

    Gorgeous Card Becca!!! Yes, we would love to see more like this.
    Love your Christmas cards and have used several for patterns of my own.

    Thank you for sharing.ReplyCancel

  • Josie ManningSeptember 29, 2010 - 2:16 pm

    I don’t comment very often but I had to weigh in here and let you know that this is beautiful! When the screen opened, I gasped and sat mesmerized. So simple yet so stunning!ReplyCancel

  • LIz aka JavagirlSeptember 29, 2010 - 2:46 pm

    I wish I werea better stamper I am encouraged by this hopReplyCancel

  • KarenakasoccerboyzmomSeptember 29, 2010 - 2:47 pm

    Xmas already wow thanks for the funReplyCancel

  • Brooke GuadagnoSeptember 29, 2010 - 2:51 pm

    Cool idea Becca. I never heard of a lace cup cake liner before. I’d love to see them in person.
    hugs,
    BrookeReplyCancel

  • Aga TrawinskaSeptember 29, 2010 - 3:13 pm

    WoooooooooooooW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Greta WilliamsonSeptember 29, 2010 - 3:17 pm

    Wow, I guess I never would have thought to put such a thing on a card. It’s lovely. Guess I need to start thinking out of the box!!ReplyCancel

  • Vicky SchmidtSeptember 29, 2010 - 3:18 pm

    Becca, As usual you have a beautiful card. I like the idea of the cupcake liner. Once I used a paper lacey doilly in my card.ReplyCancel

  • AngelaSeptember 29, 2010 - 4:06 pm

    absolutely stunning Becca!!! Love the lacey lookReplyCancel

  • Bev R.September 29, 2010 - 4:52 pm

    Amazing…love the cup cake liner idea. I love to see how people can repurpose items for stamping, etc.ReplyCancel

  • Bev R.September 29, 2010 - 4:58 pm

    Love the card and the bling. I always find a lot of inspiration on your blog.ReplyCancel

  • RebekkaSeptember 29, 2010 - 5:35 pm

    Absolutely amazing.. This is just stunning.ReplyCancel

  • BirdSeptember 29, 2010 - 5:41 pm

    wow, I had never even heard of a cupcake liner and what a delicate filigree it is! Very pretty indeed and no wonder you used it on your card, another triumph Becca!ReplyCancel

  • MichelleSeptember 29, 2010 - 5:57 pm

    OH so pretty!ReplyCancel

  • Kathy J (Wattle)September 29, 2010 - 6:30 pm

    *GASP* Becca this is Stunning!!!!ReplyCancel

  • BonnieSeptember 29, 2010 - 7:01 pm

    I loved this card from the moment I saw it, and couldn’t read fast enough to find out what the lace was. What a great idea.ReplyCancel

  • RufusSeptember 29, 2010 - 7:57 pm

    Cupcake liner??? It’s gorgeous! So is the card you created with it. Hmmm~ wonder where you get cupcake liners?
    R/ReplyCancel

  • Mimi RSeptember 29, 2010 - 8:30 pm

    Seriously beautiful!! So glad I peeked in on you today!!ReplyCancel

  • SandraSeptember 29, 2010 - 8:47 pm

    very pretty!
    SandraReplyCancel

  • Jana MyersonSeptember 29, 2010 - 9:39 pm

    What a beauty Becca! Thanks for sharing!!ReplyCancel

  • BeateSeptember 30, 2010 - 5:28 am

    Gorgeous card, Bekka! Love your idea of using the cupcake liner. It’s a beautiful backdrop for you gorgeous main image.
    Hugs and smilesReplyCancel

  • KimSeptember 30, 2010 - 5:55 am

    I love your card Becca. It is so elegant. Thanks for sharing.ReplyCancel

  • Pat JandacekSeptember 30, 2010 - 6:34 am

    You even have fabulous left-overs! I’ve never heard of nor seen a lacey cupcake liner so you are still keeping up your reputation (with me, anyway) of always introducing something new and wonderful. TFSReplyCancel

  • CathySeptember 30, 2010 - 7:13 am

    I never would have suspected that you used cupcake liners. How awesome.ReplyCancel

  • paulaSeptember 30, 2010 - 7:35 am

    WOW Becca – my jaw dropped when i saw this beautiful card – but when i read that it was a cupcake liner – it dropped a bit further!!!

    its simply stunning and a fabulous example of frugleness – i wish all my frugleness turned out like your just did!!!

    Paula – Derbyshire, UK.ReplyCancel

  • LorililacSeptember 30, 2010 - 7:42 am

    This is So beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • MarilynSeptember 30, 2010 - 9:06 am

    Beautiful! Love your bow and your pin with jewels on it, adds elegance to your card!ReplyCancel

  • ConniecrafterSeptember 30, 2010 - 9:48 am

    Great idea, that makes for a very elegant background!!ReplyCancel

  • MarisaSeptember 30, 2010 - 4:22 pm

    Wow!! Those lace cupcake holders are stunnign on this card!! Totally elegant card.ReplyCancel

  • gabbyOctober 1, 2010 - 6:55 pm

    Holy Canolli, this card is FABULOUS! I wish our Hobby Lobby had such exquisite cupcake holders! :) Love this card all the way down to the stickpin … can you tell? Heehee!ReplyCancel

  • rosieOctober 2, 2010 - 5:58 pm

    hello,i think your card is glorious! But where on earth do you purchase the cupcake liners.We don’t have them in my shops, so do you get them online? i would be grateful for a reply,hugs Rosie.xReplyCancel

  • ColoradoOctober 2, 2010 - 6:17 pm

    What a gorgeous card!! Those cupcake liners are so pretty… I’ve never seen anything like that before… didn’t know anything like that existed. Now will be on a search for pretties like that. Can you tell where you found them?ReplyCancel

I love new releases!!!  Today there’s a new release for JustRite Stamps called Give Thanks – Nested Frames.  I’m getting those fall stirrings and I almost think that the more I dream and reflect on my favorite fall things like cider and pie, Thanksgiving, russet leaves and the smell of a fire place, the quicker it will get here.  Well, I guess a gal can dream (sigh)!   It will be here soon enough right?  Well I love pulling out fall tones so that’s what I’ve done with this card.  All of the nested collections at JustRite lend themselves to stacking very well, so I really went with the layers today.  


To set this up I created a base with Spellbinders Labels Seventeen #5.  On top of the base I layered one of the square nested frames cut with Spellbinders Long Classic Rectangles LG #4.  My next layer up is cut with Spellbinders Mega Ovals LG #2 and #4 followed by an additional rectangle cut with Long Classic Rectangles LG #2.  My center, the Give Thanks sentiment, was cut by hand (ahem, that cut by hand thing is a very rare occurrence in my life).  Along the left edge of the card I cut a border with Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Border Petites

To finish off I tied a bow and added these fun flower filigree pieces.  They all bell caps for jewelry, but I flattened them with a wood block and they make a nice embellishment to draw your eye along the bottom edge of the card.

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  JustRite Stampers:
Paper:  The Paper Studio – Family Heirloom
Ink:  Ancient Page – Bordeaux
Accessories:  Spellbinders Labels Seventeen, Spellbinders Long Classic Rectangles LG, Spellbinders Mega Ovals LG, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Border Petites, Filigree Bell Caps, Ribbon


Thanks so much for your kind comments!!  Your stopping by simply makes my day!!
 

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  • Cindy KSeptember 21, 2010 - 10:33 am

    I just love this fall card! Fall is my favorite time of year because of all the colors, scents, and food! You did our autumn season justice with this beautiful card!ReplyCancel

  • KimSeptember 21, 2010 - 10:43 am

    Gorgeous card Becca. Beautiful colours and I too love all the beautiful colours that fall brings. Thanks for sharing.ReplyCancel

  • Becky GreenSeptember 21, 2010 - 10:54 am

    This is VERY ELEGANT and just BEAUTIFUL!!! I LOVE the colors!!! And the beautiful papers !!!! The attention to detail!!!! As usual Becca, you WOW us!!!! :)ReplyCancel

  • MickieSeptember 21, 2010 - 11:04 am

    Ooooo, that is sooo pretty! Girl, you are on a roll!ReplyCancel

  • Sabrina RadeckSeptember 21, 2010 - 11:41 am

    Elegant and absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful colors – gorgeous paper – and just love those filigree flower caps! Thank you Becca.ReplyCancel

  • Sue WorthSeptember 21, 2010 - 11:51 am

    Hey Becca,

    Another beauty of a card. You never cease to amaze me.

    BTW, I can smell wood burning from a neighbours house. The leaves are turning colour and it’s a crisp 9C, right now. Not sure what that is in Farenheit but it’s chilly, here in Ontario, Canada.

    You are welcome to come up for a cuppa. Fall is only days away but it is, surely, Fall now.

    Keep on keep on, my friend. Look forward, as always, to each day’s look at your blog.

    SueReplyCancel

  • Jessica MooreSeptember 21, 2010 - 12:50 pm

    This is beautiful, soft and elegant and I love those layers!ReplyCancel

  • KathleenSeptember 21, 2010 - 1:09 pm

    I have just recently discovered your beautiful creations. Truthfully, I was getting a little bored with my own ideas and somewhat in a rut with my cards. Your work has beauty and power in it. Thank you for sharing your creativity and your faith. I feel newly inspired.ReplyCancel

  • janeySeptember 21, 2010 - 1:43 pm

    I love the layered effect, Becca! I think you have a real knack of designing your cards so they ‘pull’ the viewer in. In other words your cards are not flat!

    Thank you for sharing with us.ReplyCancel

  • Cindy LouSeptember 21, 2010 - 1:51 pm

    I love your creativity Becca, it’s nice to see someone who is not afraid of a hammer and a woodblock to make something fit! Card it beautiful and the extra “flattened” out embellies are just the perfect touch! Thanks again for sharing!ReplyCancel

  • paulaSeptember 21, 2010 - 2:19 pm

    Lovely card and also sweet thoughts about autumn. It seems to be a big thing your side of the pond to relish the fall coming on. To most of us in the UK, it just means more miserable weather to follow the misterable weather of summer!!!

    However, I love it that its harvest time and all natures foodstuff is ripe and ready. All the hardwork of the spring is coming to fruition and we’re enjoying, quite literally, the fruits of our labour.

    Looking forward to more home grown produce next year.

    Paula x x xReplyCancel

  • corlissSeptember 21, 2010 - 2:44 pm

    Love the card. Very elegant.ReplyCancel

  • BeateSeptember 21, 2010 - 3:03 pm

    You and your cards are really amazing!

    BeateReplyCancel

  • JeanSeptember 21, 2010 - 4:16 pm

    Love the card, the colors are wonderful and the design is awesome.ReplyCancel

  • Linda LSeptember 21, 2010 - 6:27 pm

    It’s a layering masterpiece Beeka….ab fab!ReplyCancel

  • Marilyn ClarkSeptember 21, 2010 - 7:49 pm

    I agree with Linda L..a layering masterpiece!ReplyCancel

  • Peggy AllenSeptember 21, 2010 - 11:15 pm

    Becca, this card is lovely. The colors are great, layering, embellishments and stamps. God bless!ReplyCancel

  • Angelina WesselsSeptember 22, 2010 - 1:42 am

    Becca, what a beautiful card! I look forward to your posts to see what you make next! I loved all of the layering that you do with the Spellbinder dies. Since I have been checking out your site, I have been inspired by all of your beautiful cards. A big thank you.ReplyCancel

  • ConniecrafterSeptember 22, 2010 - 10:25 am

    So Elegant!ReplyCancel

  • JessicaSeptember 22, 2010 - 10:36 am

    What an amazing gift idea! Not only the flowers inside but the box is lovely as the flowers. It’s so traditional looking. I love the colors and the flowers too. TFSReplyCancel

  • Brenda WhiteSeptember 24, 2010 - 4:48 am

    I enjoy your cards so much, you’re absolutely first on my blog list! I’m in the process of going back through the archives now and picking up any ideas I may have missed on the first go-round.

    Brenda WhiteReplyCancel

I love it when that happens!!  I’m a background stamp kind of girl so no one was happier that me when one of the Our Daily Bread Designs releases this month was a background stamp.  For my card I’m showcasing the Brocade Background and using no design paper (insert scary music here).  Actually this really goes back to my roots — when I started stamping I always used some kind of background stamp and never would have dreamed of using design paper.  My how times change!!  This would look wonderful in any color, in fact before I settled on the blue I tried out several pigment inks.   I’m using a sentiment from the Full of Grace collection called Peace.

To show off the sentiment, I used one of my favorite new die templates, Spellbinders Labels Fourteen, matted.  Around the edge of the card I used two borders, Spellbinders Ric Rac Diamond Border Petites and Lotus Border Petites.  On top of the double tied bow is a large rhinestone brad and I added some crystal beads on a pin. 

I thoroughly enjoyed my playtime today and if you haven’t played around with backgrounds lately, you should give it a try!!

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs – Peace
Paper:  The Paper Company, Bazzill
Ink:  Adirondack Denim Pigment Ink
Accessories:  Spellbinders Labels Fourteen, Spellbinders Ric Rac Diamond Border Petites, Spellbinders Lotus Border Petites, The Paper Studio – Spare Parts Brads, Swarovski Crystals, Satin Ribbon


Several of you have emailed to ask about the bright shiny thing I’ve been perching my cards on.  Can I first say that I was totally defeated by trying to get my cards to stand exactly where I’ve put them when getting ready to photograph.  I notice that others use a little floral frog but I didn’t have any luck with that – it was getting my cards dirty.  I found this stand at Michaels and apparently it holds candles.  I just flipped it upside down and simply slip my card in between those mega huge hulking crystals and it does not move.  I rarely stamp on the inside of my cards because I can’t get the card to stand stable enough to show the inside . . . hmmmm . . . maybe this will change now.  Hope this clears up the mystery :-)

 

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  • Jerri KaySeptember 20, 2010 - 10:21 pm

    This is absolutely stunning Becca. I love the background stamp and the colors you selected for the design, very rich and elegant. I’m not a DP girl. I absolutely love DP, but when I play with it, I’m afraid it looks like just that . . . . paper that’s been played with. I don’t have the talent and skill it takes to successfully design with it. You are a natural with it, as well as background stamps I might add! Hugs!!!ReplyCancel

  • EdnaSeptember 20, 2010 - 10:26 pm

    Love the new background stamp and the card also. EdnaReplyCancel

  • EzSeptember 20, 2010 - 10:46 pm

    Wow!!! What an elegant card. Love the deep color!! You never cease to amaze. Thank you for sharing :)ReplyCancel

  • lacyquilterSeptember 20, 2010 - 11:20 pm

    Fabulous, Becca. I’m a background girl myself.ReplyCancel

  • CarolSeptember 20, 2010 - 11:28 pm

    Becca, I, too, am a background person. Love this stamp. Designer paper using marbled shaving cream is a fantastic background, especially if you ‘do it my way.’ LOL Lovely, lovely background, Becca!ReplyCancel

  • Candy MillsSeptember 21, 2010 - 1:24 am

    Oh Becca – what a beautiful card! Love the colour you chose to stamp with. The Brocade background stamp is a winner as is the sentiment – one I have loved for years. All of your SB layers are gorgeous.
    Hugs, CandyReplyCancel

  • Angelina WesselsSeptember 21, 2010 - 2:44 am

    What stunning colors together and such a beautiful card. I love to be with creative with background stamps. Designer paper is more simple, but at times, I believe it competes with the stamp images that I am using. Keep providing inspiring work!ReplyCancel

  • CorinneSeptember 21, 2010 - 3:04 am

    elle est splendide!!très raffinée
    bravo!!
    bises de la FranceReplyCancel

  • Jessica MooreSeptember 21, 2010 - 4:14 am

    This is gorgeous, I love every element and of course the color is stunning!ReplyCancel

  • LindaSeptember 21, 2010 - 5:11 am

    I really like your cards. I scrolled down through quite a few.

    Thanks so much for sharing!ReplyCancel

  • Marilyn ClarkSeptember 21, 2010 - 5:46 am

    Beautiful. TFS. God bless and have a great day.ReplyCancel

  • JeanSeptember 21, 2010 - 6:15 am

    I love your card. I love your choice of color and as always you have such wonderful designed cards!ReplyCancel

  • Marlene IacuzziSeptember 21, 2010 - 8:43 am

    Thank you, again for another beauty. Can you share where you found the little bottom stopper on the hat pin? I can find the long stalk part in the jewelry section of craft stores, but never the end piece. I would love to add some of these pretty hat pin decorations to my cards. Thanks.ReplyCancel

  • Sabrina aka okimom2girlzSeptember 21, 2010 - 8:51 am

    Becca, Becca, Becca, oh my goodness, this is so gorgeous!!! The colors are amazing……it looks so rich with this yummolicious ribbon!! Love it! Hugs and blessings, SabrinaReplyCancel

  • JessicaSeptember 21, 2010 - 9:16 am

    Hi Becca! You’ve done it again! What a beautiful card! I always love using different shades of the same color on my cards. You neer have to worry about the colors matching! Thanks for sharing. Thanks for sharing your amazing talent with us.ReplyCancel

  • ConniecrafterSeptember 21, 2010 - 9:32 am

    Lovely, that blue against the tan is gorgeous and love that pin and gem!ReplyCancel

  • Clare CurcioSeptember 21, 2010 - 9:43 am

    Becca, you don’t need no stinking background paper! This is so gorgeous! I don’t know how you do it! I do, but I mean that I can’t think up designs! My mind goes blank when I have a card to do! What a talent you have!ReplyCancel

  • Sue NelsonSeptember 21, 2010 - 11:36 am

    I really love your work. I wish you would give a tutorial on how to tie bows … they reall put your cards over the top … and I’m a lousy bow tier!ReplyCancel

  • MarcieSeptember 21, 2010 - 12:11 pm

    Hi Becca,
    I’m a day late in responding to this. Had the twins all day yesterday. They are mobile now and I am sure each have eight hands apiece. Fun as it might be, twins are quite a handful. My husband and I are really enjoying it thou.
    Glad your back and with such a lovely card. Love the rich blue.
    MarcieReplyCancel

  • Bev J.September 21, 2010 - 1:41 pm

    Love the pretty denim ink and the cardstock together-gorgeous card.ReplyCancel

  • paulaSeptember 21, 2010 - 2:15 pm

    Gorgeous colours and stunning background Bekka.

    Paula x x xReplyCancel

  • JanSeptember 22, 2010 - 4:44 pm

    Beautiful! I love this stamp.ReplyCancel

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