 
Greetings blog friends! I hope you’ve had a fantastic week! I’ve been pushing things around the craft table this week and today I’m sharing a tall card with a shaped bottom out of cool purples. Purple is growing on me! I pulled the small sentiment from Get Well Labels Twenty with JustRite Papercrafts to make a thinking of you kind of card. Over Memorial Day I snagged a couple of good sales at Joann’s and picked up these huge flowers, skeptical that I’d be able to use them. I folded one of them in half and tucked it underneath my focal panel for an effect I like. It made the perfect place to seat a bow and a mulberry flower. I created the card base using Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders One and added a panel using Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles and topped things off with Spellbinders Labels Twenty.
So to recap the layers I used from the bottom up, I started with a card base from cream paper cut to 4-5/8″ x 7″ using A2 Bracket Border on the bottom, design paper layer 4-1/2″ x 6-1/4″, Foam Tape (optional), die cut Resplendent Rectangles layer, purple matting layer 3-3/8″ x 4-5./8″, design paper 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″, foam tape, die cut Labels Twenty. Ribbon, bow and pearls set on appropriate layers.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
Stamps: JustRite Papercrafts – Get Well Labels Twenty
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Smooth Natural White 80lb, Coredinations, By Digital – Magic Garden Postcard
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Amuse – Heather
Accessories: Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles, Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders One, Spellbinders Labels Twenty, Prima Burlap Leaves, Purple Silk Flower – Joanns, Mlberry flower, May Arts Silk Ribbon – White, Recollections Pearls, Becca’s Bow Maker |
Hugs to you all — thanks so much for stopping by. I’ll see you soon!
It’s a brand new day and an brand new week – I hope it’s a happy one for you friends. Spending many blissful hours in the craft zone this weekend, I have a card to share with you today to get my week off to a crafty start. I love it when I have enough time to play that I make a happy discovery. This for some will seem minor but it’s the little things after all, right? You know how much I love seam binding and I love it even more when I take the time to dye it to match my card. Just by scrunching and spritzing and manipulation you can get splotches and stains and such. The ink I used for my card is a chalk ink and I could not find an ink to match it so I threw up my hands and used my chalk ink re-inker. Never in a million years would I have tried that but you know . . . desperate measures! I loved the result. Although it is hard to tell in the photo, the effect of using a chalk re-inker takes the sheen off of the seam binding and makes it look powdery soft giving it an opaque color. On to my card, the inspiration for the card was this Leafy Background Stamp by JustRite Papercrafts and the sentiment is from the Get Well Labels Twenty set. I wanted to show the background by having bits of it pop through the die cuts and around the border. I picked Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles and Spellbinders Labels Fourteen to make my frame, highlighting the frame using Spellbinders Twisted Metal Tags and Accents. To seat my sentiment I used Spellbinders Floral Ovals and Spellbinders Classic Ovals SM. The green is quite pale but you can get a better view by clicking on the picture to enlarge.
So to recap the layers I used from the bottom up, I started with a card base from light green paper cut to 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″. Foam Tape, cream matting layer 5″ x 7″, foam tape, dark green matting layer 4-5/8″ x 6-5/8″, Cream background stamped layer 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″, foam tape, Timeless Rectangles/Labels Fourteen die cut layer, foam tape, Twisted Metal Tags die cut layer, Floral Oval die cut layer, Classic Oval die cut layer, foam tape, Classic Oval die cut layer. Ribbon, bow and pearls set on appropriate layers.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
Stamps: JustRite Papercrafts – Leafy Background Stamp, Get Well Labels Twenty
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Smooth Natural White 80lb, EK Success Cloud, Coredinations
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Amuse – Pistaschio
Accessories: Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles, Spellbinders Labels Fourteen, Spellbinders Twisted Metal Tags and Accents, Spellbinders Floral Ovals,Spellbinders Classic Ovals SM, White Seam Binding, Sewology Button, Recollections Pearls, Becca’s Bow Maker, Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cutting Machine
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The other ladies on the design team are also previewing June sets today, here’s where you’ll find more inspiration:
JustRite Inspiration • Becca Feeken (here) • Darsie Bruno • Michele Kovack • Sheri Holt • Eva Dobilas • Angela Barkhouse • Marisa Job
Don’t forget, JustRite is having an awesome sale on dies – 20% off. Thanks for stopping by to visit today, I’ll see you soon.
Posted in *Classic Ovals SM, *Floral Ovals, *Labels (14) Fourteen, *Timeless Rectangles, *Twisted Metal Tags and Accents, -Religious Cards, :Cream, :Green, Retired Products, |Elegant, |Many Layers, |Stencilled Cards
Happy Friday sweet friends! What are your crafty plans for the weekend? Or perhaps you’ll make us all jealous by heading to the beach or the mountains. No beach for me — I have work to do this weekend…. Earlier this week I started a birthday card for a friend and I finished it off last night to post today. It’s a simple shaped card using Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nine. Ahem, I think this is the first time I’ve used that particular die template – and it was a sweet discovery – I’m not sure how I missed using it! The filigree border I used is from Spellbinders Gilded Gate Two – I simply cut the gate four times and discarded the parts I didn’t need – the decorative top of the gate is stellar. I framed the top of the card with Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles and topped it off with Spellbinders Classic Ovals LG for my sentiment. The sentiment is from JustRite Papercrafts Birthday Vintage Labels Four.
So to recap the layers I used, I started with a cardbase cut using Labels Twenty Nine – largest size (#6), foam tape, cut four Gilded Gate Two and glue to Labels Twenty Nine #5, foam tape, oval from Radiant Rectangles, foam tape Classic Ovals LG. Ribbon and bow set on appropriate layers.
The other ladies on the design team are previewing June sets today, you can catch all of their inspiration at: JustRite Inspiration
Oh, I forget to enable mention, JustRite is having an awesome sale on dies – 20% off. It’s a great time to get all those you’ve been adding to your wish list, just sayin’ :-)
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This is just stunning. Love the colors and love the designer paper. Great idea in the use of that flower.
Oh my god, this is sooo gorgeous Becca. I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this card here. You´ve just done aa masterpiece here again hun, it´s so beautiful work.
Have a wonderful week-end and lots of fun.
OH MY BECCA!!!!!!!!!! Makes me think of a Garden Tea!!!!!!!!!! :) SOOOOO LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Love it! Great color combo! Great job Becca!
What a gorgeous card. I LOVE the Magic Garden Postcard image.and what a great idea to use that large flower the way you did.Have a great weekend!!!
Becca, Your designs are stunning! Its always a delight to check email and find that you’ve created another project that I must dash off to see IMMEDIATELY! You are truly an inspiration, and unbelievably talented!!!
Beautiful as always .Melanie uk
Gorgeous!
Oooooh! This is terrific! Everything about your card makes me feel good. Along with the wonderful attributes that we’ve come to expect from you, I particularly love the way you’ve incorporated the pretty paper and the half flower. Delicious!
Lovely, Becca. Just so lovely!!! The color is so soothing, and the flowers are gorgeous. What a pretty creation!
Fabulous card, love the design and the digital paper is just beautiful! Love Helen
Oh, this is another very beautiful card that makes my day, Becca.
Lovely garden card Becca….TFS your creative talents!
Wow is this a beauty or what. How thrilled would the recipient be to receive one of your gorgeous cards. I’m simply amazed with all of your cards and congratulate you on your talents and focus. Blessings,
This is another lovely card that is so inspiring. Using a large silk flower by folding and tucking it under a layer is so pretty but is also a reminder to use those things we find on sale or have been sitting in our stash. I know I have that same flower in my stash and it has been there too long. Now I have an idea for using it. I also love that you added the A2 Bracket Border One to the bottom of your base to lengthen the card. You are sharing how to make cards of varying sizes by mixing our dies together. I think that is so awesome. I love your work, Becca, and thank you for sharing it with us.
Gorgeous card, love the papers, may have to invest in those.
This is just Gorgeous!
Your cards are always so inspiring – this one included! Thanks for sharing your God-given talent with the rest of us. I’ve started a notebook (old-fashioned I know!) with my favorite Becca cards, listing all the ingredients. Now just for fun, I can browse my catalog of ideas. Or I know where to turn when I need a very special card. Thanks so much!
You have me caught up on this digital paper – Wow is this super or what? Love the card and how you used the big flower, only you would think of that. Impressed once more!!!!!!! God Bless and have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs,
Mstgane
Ann
What a beautiful ‘secret garden’ card (one of my favourite books as a child). The use of the flower is genius!
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Hi Becca, your card is so beautiful, I went straight over to the Etsy shop and purchased those images as well as the postcards. You are an inspiration.
Rene from OZ xo
Lovely — that huge folder flower looks so terrific and works beautifully with the garden gate and flowers.
This card sent me right to the By Digital site. Oh my! You always inspire me to do more. Thanks.
Becca, I guess that you get sick of people saying that you inspire them but it is so true. I hunger after every new post on your blog and am eternally grateful for your generosity in sharing your talent. I like Anne from UK think your card looks like a secret garden and like her it was my favourite book as a child. Thanks for giving me the idea for the large flower. I have some huge silk flowers languishing in the dim dark recess of my craft room that I thought I could not use but now I will seek them out.
Blessings to you from South Australia
Love it, of course…You inspire me Becca…and I thank you for it…victoria
As always, just beautiful. I am off to purchase the paper!!
Beautiful. I really like the decorative extended front piece – just a bit different.
It’s beautifully stunning. A country garden with love.
Stunning – love the use of the bracket border – will be trying that idea.
Gorgeous Becca – love the paper. I have one of those huge flowers and now I know what to do with it… thank you for the inspiration.
Hugs
Heather (UK)
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Such a lovely background and love the way you folded over the flower, sweet touch!
I love this card, and purple is my favorite color as well. So it is a win win card for me! I just love this paper you used, all of your embellishments work so well together as usual, keep them coming
Beautiful card. You do such marvelous cards.
Just beautiful. You’ve inspired many of my cards. Tell me, what weight/type paper do you use to print out the digi paper?
Thank you, so much, for a marvelous web site.
I love the added dimension on this card provided by the design paper… it looks like you are peeking into a garden. I am becoming sold on these digital papers after seeing the beauties that you have used… I have purchased one that I saw on your site and will definitely be going for this one. I remember you saying some time ago that it is hard to find the kind of florals that you prefer and I agree. Thank goodness the digital market provides what we are looking for!! I hope they know what a great spokesperson you are for them… When you get your fingers on a product you make it irresistible to the rest of us because you make such beautiful things with whatever you put your hands to.
Morning Becca, Wow, love this. I love the die-cuts, and I adore the patterned paper, it is just so pretty, I am putting together a ‘wish list’ of all the gorgeous papers you have used. Have a lovely day.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Such a lovely card. All of your creations are stunning and a great source of inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing xx
Love this card Becca! But then again, I love all of your cards. The paper is a wonderful choice and your ability to mix and match dies to produce such elegant results is so refreshing. Thanks.
wow so wonderful Card, love the colours and great details
hugs pia
Hi Becca, absolutely love your cards. I have purchased some of the digital images but just wonder if you have reduced the size as the largest of the Resplendent Rectangles is actually smaller than the original image that I printed. (Hope that makes sense) Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas to keep us inspired. Julie, New Zealand.
Wow what a beautiful card!!! I love all of the flowers and the work you put into it.
gorgeous………you are soooooo blessed, big hugs
Thank you for the video. I’ve tried this technique in the past and was never happy with my results. I will try this again soon.
The card is beautiful (as they all are). What a novel idea about the big flower – it certainly works very well.
Have a good day.