 
Greetings blog friends, I’m peeking in with a card and a quick post for my card making idea today. Changing up a little bit from my run on pink, I knew I wanted to showcase this gorgeous Prima Flower, so I dove in with a bit of purple. It’s centered on a background made from JustRite Lacey Tiers Die Cut Template which I designed and the filigree corners on the edges are the smallest die from Spellbinders Captivating Squares. I don’t have precise measurements to share today but the square 6″ x 6″ format makes it a fairly easy card to make. The Lacey Tiers Template round motif cut alone actually doesn’t cut a circle, it cuts out the center filigree pieces. The circle is cut when you include the outer square motif. For this card I cut the round motif into a square and topped it with the outer motif. This gave me a great layer to raise for a lot of depth from all the cutouts in the motif.
A multi-loop bow with a centered button and a tag from Spellbinders Back to Basic Tags makes way for a sentiment that doesn’t cover the beauty of the awesome flower and intricate die. I reached for JustRite Large Elegant Sentiments; Get Well is a sentiment I don’t use nearly as much as I should.
I’m already enjoying the glorious turn from summer to the next season. I won’t say fall yet, but I love this shoulder before the chill starts to blanket the evening. I keep finding myself outside just mesmerized by the difference in the light and the fresh air. It rained almost every day this summer so this is a wonderful reprieve. Even though I’ve not been here this week, I’ve been a busy girl. In fact, I have some rather cool news to share on my post tomorrow so I hope you’ll peek in to see what I’m up to :-)
Sweet blog friends, so sorry for my absence. Like most, I go through brief bouts of being overwhelmed and pushing to create and that’s when I know it’s time to take a couple of days off to rejuvenate. It feels empty to make something just for the sake of making it – I love to enjoy the process and I really do craft from the heart. This is from my heart. I sat down yesterday with the Fine Feathers stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps that I added to my collection after last months release – truth be known, I had to have it. Claire made sure it found it’s way into my hands – thank you Claire!!! It’s been a week of introspection and this is a beautiful reminder, one I sorely needed. It was my treat to sit down and create with such a beautiful thought.
I pulled a couple of dies together to layer and the card base is made as I’ve shown with the Filigree Hinged Card Tutorial using Spellbinders Scalloped Borders Two. It was made that way so that the two borders used could be arranged on a flat front sheet and then joined to the back – I find it easiest that way. I followed with Spellbinders Opulent Ovals, Spellbinders Labels Thirty Two and Spellbinders Captivating Squares. The cut out from the borders made such an intriguing window that I lined the inside with pink.
Here’s your Step-By-Step Recap, from the bottom up, just in case you’d like to make one too. Start out with a card base cut to 5-3/4″ wide x 6″ tall. Cut with Scalloped Borders Two before assembling, foam tape, die cut layer from white using Opulent Ovals, foam tape, die cut layer from white using Labels Thirty Two, foam tape, die cut layer from white using Captivating Squares.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps – Fine Feathers
Paper: Masters Touch White Watercolor Paper (140 lbs), EK Success – Pink Viburnum
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Amuse Blush
Accessories: Spellbinders Scalloped Borders Two, Spellbinders Opulent Ovals, Spellbinders Labels Thirty Two, Spellbinders Captivating Squares, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Recollections Pearls, Feathers from my stash, Becca’s Bow Maker, Grand Calibur Die Cutting Machine |
I’m working on a tutorial friends. I think this week the jet lag got the best of me among many other things. I’ll be back in the saddle soon as I have lots of goodies to play with :-)
Good morning friends, I hope you had a stellar weekend!! Last week was busy with new releases from JustRite and today I’m sharing another one that I wasn’t able to work in. I reached for a Spellbinders die that I had not used before, and paired it with Grand Sentiments. This time around I used Spellbinders Enchanted Labels Twenty Eight and used it as a frame tucking my panels up into each corner. On the next layer I used Spellbinders Wrought Iron by cutting two and using them as a background. For the sentiment I used Vintage Labels Four which is a Spellbinders Custom for JustRite Die.
I loved the inner shape of the stamped frame so I took a second to fussy cut the upper layer and popped it up for dimension.
Here’s a Step-by-Step Recap of the Layers from the bottom up: Pink cardbase 7-1/4″ x 5-3/8″, foam tape, die cut layer using Enchanted Labels Eight, pink layer 6-1/4″ x 4-1/8″, foam tape, white matting layer 5-1/2″ x 3-5/8″, pink layer 5-3/8″ x 3-1/2″, die cut layer using two Wrought Iron die cuts, foam tape, die cut layer using Vintage Labels Four, foam tape, layer using hand cut border on sentiment. Add Ribbon, Flowers and Pearls.
Thanks for stopping by!!
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I love this card, purple is my favorite color, so it is beauty to my eyes!!! I wish I could be as talented as you, but you sharing your talent makes it possible for the rest of us crafters to duplicate them, so Thanksssssssss so much!!
WAUW Becca, you´ve just done it again and made an absolut amazing piece of art. I so love this card, and the color is wonderful too, so the endresult is just sooo perfect, and I simply LOVE it. Stunning creation.
ONE WORD ~ B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!!!!!!
Hugs,
Mstgane
Ann
STUNNING card, Becca (as usual!). It looks like this gorgeous flower is peeking out from a lovely trellis. I absolutely love everything about this card – the diecuts, the circle/square shape combination, the pearls & corners, and of course, your fabulously constructed ribbon bow.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Well, you have my interest. Looking forward to tomorrow’s posting – not that I don’t always look forward to a posting from you.
Beautiful card! Can’t wait to hear your news tomorrow!!! Enjoy your day.
Becca , I just love this card. Well I love all your cards but this one just Wowed me with the delicate dies and the gorgeous colors. Crazy for it !!
What a surprise I had spent the day making three beautiful purple cards and then came the feedblitz email for your post and I see you too have been bewitched by purple. Of course yours is stunning as usual. Since discovering Amazing paper grace I find myself asking myself whilst lost in creation ” would Becca do it like this” You have so influenced my growth and I know I have improved with your generous sharing of your talents. I will be forever grateful for this, thank you Becca.
What a stunning card. I love how you have so many layers and wish I could do the same, but I find it intimidating. I’ll be back tomorrow for the news. Can’t wait.
Simply lovely, Becca–a perfect use for those dies!
So beautiful, Becca… I loved this idea to show off a gorgeous flower.
Beautiful!!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! Iam in love with this card, my favorite color, love the filigreed! Becca you are the B-E-S-T!
Such a lovely way to showcase the pretty flower, wonderful layering!
Lovely, lovely lace!! How beautiful this card is!!! I love the layers and dimension that give the central motif that raised effect. So pretty! So very, very pretty!! Thank you, Becca!
GORGEOUS!!!! I love all the layering and the Lacy Tiers!
You creations just keep flowing and thanks for being such an inspiration to us all.
FABULOUS
Beautiful! Love the lacey tiers. Can’t wait to hear your news! Wish you could have sent some of that rain to SE TX, it’s been dry as a bone here this summer.
Hi Becca, I love everything about this as I do all your others, the flower is simply gorgeous, and I love the lilac, it was my Dad’s favourite colour. You are so talented Becca and always look forward to your posts.
Hugs May xx
Becca,
If I received this card, it would make me smile. It is a beautiful creation! Thank you, for sharing and inspiring.
Its gorgeous !
this is a stunner .Melanie
Oh I love your card today. It is beautiful! The violet is lucious!
Beautiful card Becca. Your talent continues to amaze me.
Thanks for sharing
Gorgeous card and love the way you have done the middle piece. now just have to get it into my head and do it.
Hugs Trish.
An amazing card, just so gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
You finally made a card with one of my favorite colors!! Yes the daily rain has finally let up but the love bugs are proliferate. Go north to experience a real fall, it’s supposed to be in the 70’s up there. Btw I love all of your cards. Keep up the great inspirations.
LOVE this card Becca! So simple, yet very elegant. I’m going to try this tomorrow morning.
Another beauty Becca. I love how you showcased the flower.
Morning Becca, A glorious card, loving the dies and the beautiful colours and of course the fabulous bow.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Hi Becca,
So glad Sue Wilson put your blog on her blog this morning. Your card is stunning – love it. I am sure that here in the UK your dies will be a sell out on Sunday but not until I have bought mine, I hope!!!
Much love,
Shirley T. xxx
This is gorgeous! Love the colors.
Congradulations on going to UK!!! You deserve it. What die did you use for the filigree corners on this beautiful card? And are you still going to do the tutu tutorial?
What a gorgeous card! You just outdo yourself with every post.
Hi becca watched c and c today brilliant show with sue hope you can get over here to the uk you and sue would be the next dynamic duo.I also subscribe to your utube videos.which i love.
I love your cards and have tried many of the techniques you have shown on video. Recently I was looking back through your achieves and found a card I loved with a darling stamp “Lessons from the Easter Bunny”. Do you know where I could get this stamp; I have tried a number of websites, but have not found it yet. My favorite card that I have tried was the interlocking trifold square card. Thanks so much for your energy and skills. Donna
as always this is just beautiful Becca… the purple and white is so refreshing.. .love those dies.. big sigh gotta say I am addicted to Spellbinder dies!
Love it all!
So beautiful!