Hi there friends!! Thanks for joining me yesterday for the Frame Pincushion post and tutorial. I can’t wait until I have time to place around with that a little bit more. It is definitely on my gift list. In the meantime, I have a quick card to share today, and as I like to say, it really is simple. I’m working to keep out of a rut and sometimes that means stretching your creative muscle. I don’t think I do CAS (Clean and Simple) very well, but because of that I don’t want to quick trying. Today my creative muscle stretch was to save time by forgoing the design paper. It really makes me conjure up a different kind of card but it’s a great exercise.
I used two Impression-Obsession Backgrounds then stamped a sentiment on top. I kept away from the ribbon and lace (this time), but pulled out one of the flowers I made on the flower loom (love that thing!!). This one is made with wired sheer ribbon and that’s definitely the way to go. I punched along the bottom of the card with a MS border punch then finally embellished with pearls.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
| Stamps: Impression-Obsession Cover a Card Thick and Thin Background, Cover a Card Ornate Floral , Background, TPC (sentiment) Paper: Coredinations, Xpedx Brilliant White 140 lb Cover Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink – Ice Blue, Prussian Blue Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Large Labels, pearls, ribbon, pearl brad, Prima Pearls swirl, Pearl Picks, MS Border Punch |
By the way, new stamps are being released over at JustRite Stampers today and all this week, bop over and have a look at the JustRite Inspiration Blog. Thanks so much for stopping by today, see you soon!!
Oh my Becca!! I love the blue! this is a beautiful card! Thanks again for sharing.
this card is just beautiful. I LOVE the blues. thank you so much for sharing it.
what a G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S. card!!!
love it :D
this card is G.O.R.G.E.O.U.S.
Great card! Love those colors and that flower is awesome! TFS!
A beautiful simple elegant card!
I love your clean and simple. It is better than my really fancy stuff. The blue is like a beautiful morning sky.
I love your ribbon flower, Becca!
What a beautiful card, love the bow and the punched borders. I can’t believe you consider this a simple card, elegant yes but not simple. Your work is so wonderful.
Absolutely beautiful in blue, Becca…another gorgeous creation.
Beautiful card…as always!
Hi Becca…although you say it is CAS….I love it!! It has a very classy look to it….I think I will try one too!
~hugs~
So beautiful and simple! I love it.
It is gorgeous…and I love that soft creamy blue color…yummy!!!
Beautiful card. Great Inspiration. That ribbon goes so well with the rest of card.
Really like the lay out of this card and no matter what; a person can always tell you put alot of love and thought into making of your cards.
ColleenB.
WOW…love it, what a super colour. Off to have a play now…thanks for sharing with us so faithfully, it is appreciated.
xxxxx
Beautiful card and I really, really love the flower. Need to try that and the pincushion project too. So many great ideas that you share and now I just need some time to play.
Even your CAS cards are stunning. :)
I love the simple elegance and the blue ribbon flower. Thanks for the video on the pin cushion – love it!
I love this card! I find blue a tricky colour to make cards with but this is like a lesson in making the perfect blue card.
You truly are a constant source of inspiration!
Your card is so fresh and dainty with the pretty blues and whites. I love the pearls and the frilly ribbon bow. When I glanced at it I saw fresh summer bedding with eyelet trim! Wonder if I am still tired this morning… :D
Thanks for sharing! :)
such a pretty and peaceful card. love it. thanks for sharing.
Simply elegant. I love it. This card would sure encourage the receiver.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Bonnie
love this card. so peacefful. thanks for sharing with us.
Hi Becca! How very pretty! I have got to make myself one of your flower looms, well and one of your bow makers, and and and and………… : ) I’ve been digging thru my stash because I KNOW I have some little frames somewhere LOL What a glorious enabler you are my dear ; ) Have wonderful day Becca. Iris, Saved by Grace
Such a beautiful card! You are so talented! Absolutely LOVE the pin cushion! Thank you so much for sharing with us!
Good morning Becca, I love the simple but elegant card. I had trouble yesterday getting my message to go thru, so am trying again this morning. Have a wonderful day.
Your card is very pretty today Becca. I love the flower, it really pops. The BG paper reminds me of wall paper. I’ve always thought that florals and stripes always compliment each other. Beautiful work. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-D
Ohhhh, I really like this blue one!
Exquisite card Becca and I adore the blue shades that you have used. The ribbon flower is so scrummy too and works so well with the card. Love it all and thanks so much for all the inspiration you give me each time you share your stunning pieces of art on your blog.
Love Sheila xx
Very beautiful card, love that shade of blue and the ribbon flower just sets it off perfect. Dianne
Another beautiful card as always. I visit your blog everyday for inspiration. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
(I loved the tutorial on the pincushion)
Beautiful card, Becca. Love the blues and the flower. Love the cute pincushion and thanks for the tut on that too. Have a great day.
Beautiful, I love it when you make a blue card! I also love the cutout corners and the pearls placed there!
Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing your talent once again :)
Oh, my goodness . . . even your “clean and simple” cards are elegant! Love this! And, I really enjoyed seeing how you turned those little frames into a pincushion. {THANK YOU so much for taking the time to make video tutorials for us. I always look forward to seeing how you make those “special touches” that you add to your cards.}
So, so pretty. Love the blue bow.
I love this, so elegant and pretty and easy to case, LOL I have a bunch of background stamps and I forget to use them, thanks for the reminder.
You may call it clean and simple but I think it is SUPER. It takes true talent to make a card like this. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Becca this card is delightful with the dp and the loom bow is scrumptous! Also, thks for the tutorial on the pin cushion, I see some of these for gifts.
This is SO very lovely! I adore the beautiful bow and all the bling!
Yet again, a gorgeous card. You keep out-doing yourself over and over again. Thanks for giving us such great lessons and inspiration. Mary
I commented once but it did not show up so here we go again. I love your new card and the pincushion if just fabby! Do you lie in bed at night dreaming up these wonderful projects? They are all terrific but this one is just over the top!
Stamped or paper backgrounds, you make both look beautiful. Thanks for the pin cushion tutorial, it is a must try project.
Thanks for the chance to win a second pin cushion. Love your card I find it hard to do clean and simple as well it’s funny how we find a style that fits and struggle with anything outside that box. Thanks for sharing Ann Lind
Love, love, love this card. I am a “blue” person. Just beautiful. Thank You!
Becca, Lovely card as usual. (fingers crossed for your beautiful results from your Becca Bit!!!)
Becca, you do CAS perfect! Love the softness and the ribbon flower is gorgeous! Thanks for the pincushion tutorial; it was very easy to follow and the results are amazing. Hugs, Sarah
Very pretty card today. Anything blue captures my eye and this one is so simple.
Could you in the future explain how to put on a card the pearl flourishes. I see the packets in the craft stores, but am a afraid to try and put them on a card. Maybe a video? Of course if you’ve already done one, please point me there look on your site!
Beautiful card as usual. I would love to see your craft room. I bet it’s filled with stamps and dies. Thanks for sharing your talents.
I LOVE your gorgeous blue card, Becca. Not exactly what I’d call clean and simple, but I’m sure it is for you. I love using background stamps. For some reason they are not as intimidating as designer paper.
Love your card as usual your style even though simple is elegant.Thanks for sharing Ann Lind
You even manage to make a CAS card look elegant. Beautiful!
Love this “simple” card.
Could you please explain how to attach the pearl flourishes to the card. I’ve seen these products in the stores, but have been afraid to purchase them as I’m unsure how to use them. They look more complicated than putting a pearl on at a time :).
I love the soft colors in this card. Again, your bow is just awesome!! – Got a chance to see IO last weekend at Stamp Fest in Orlando – wish I had purchased this background stamp– next time !! Love your tutorial on the pin cushion– what a great gift –
I love how you think outside of the box time and time again. Thank you for your tutorials.
Becca I love the card, color combo and the pearls with a bow. Oh myyyyyy simply beautiful and I love the punch (border).
As for the pin cushion frame, when I came to check I had a flash back of a miniature pillow / pillowcase for my doll house, the begginning of my sewing experience. Thank you for sharing your gift(s)
verrrrry prettyand it looks easy enough even I could do it, lol
Beautiful as always. Loved the pincushion video. Simple.
Just LOVE your clean & simple! (Doesn’t LOOK simple though…rather elegant would be the word I’d choose). TFS
Lovely card!! I don’t really do CAS either, but keep saying I’m going to try it. I love seeing some of the wonderful CAS cards that so many people do. It’s such a gift to be able to make a card that is striking in it’s simplicity.
Such a pretty card Becca. Love the blue hues. Lovely ebmellishments from the ribbon flower to the pearl swirl. :o)
Good Morning Becca,
Another beautiful card. I enjoyed the video for the pin cushion. Might have to give that a try.
You may call it simple, but I would consider it more like “elegant”. And in my favorite blue color, too. You are amazing. Your pin cushion idea is really a gem.
What a beautiful card and thanks for the pin cushion tutorial. You made it look so easy.
Beautiful card, even without lace! I’ll have to look into the flower loom!
Have a wonderful day!
Lori
Love your card Becca. The pearls add so much. I never thought of using wired ribbon in my loom. Great idea! Thanks for sharing your amazing talent with all of us. God Bless
Good Morning Becca-what beautiful paper–its simple-dainty-love the bow-I think its a lovely card. Keeping my fingers crossed that I will be lucky this time.
Becca,
Thanks so much for your tutorial yesterday. I loved your pincushion demo. I agree sometimes it is hard to keep your creativity muscle going? Love this card’s paper backround. What a pretty pattern. Very nice. Thanks…
Blessings…Leanne
Love this card since blue is my all time fav color. The Martha Stewart punch is one of my fav punches, too. Thanks for sharing.
Love the quick project, thanks!
Becca,
You have an interesting twist to Clean and Simple! Great card, the colors are beautiful. The flower is perfect for this card.
Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us.
Another beautiful card. It is just so simple and elegant. Thanks for sharing. Kindest regards kendell
Becca your work is always amazing and thank you so much for sharing with us.
Very pretty card. I agree that clean and simple is not usually your style. You have such a talent for layering and embellishing. Thats what I love about your cards. Thanks for your video on the frame pin cushion. Such a neat idea.
Another great card!! Love it!!
Love your CAS! It still has how many layers??? Plus, I am a fan of the blue.
Truly a beautiful card…as always. Your creativity is only surpassed by your generosity. Thank you for sharing all you do and all you are with us. Hope you have a creative and joy filled day.
Very Pretty! It has a nice cool and calming feel to it. Must be the pretty blue paper and ribbon bow on it!
Very Pretty! Like the cool feel to this card. Must be the pretty blue paper and ribbon bow on it.
OH BECCA!!! Even your CAS cards are AMAZING!!! By the way I LOVED your pin cushion idea and tutorial!!!
Blessings,
Valerie Martin
Beautiful card. I love the coloring and am always amazed how you use all the different layers. I enjoyed your tutorial yesterday on the sweet pin cushion.
Simply Elegant! Love the colors and the layout. Tha background is stunning.
Blessings Bernie
Love the simplicity. The stamped background in blue is very pretty. I just bought those stamps from io and am glad to see how nice they look. I really like this card.
Blue is one of my favorite colors, co I am for sure liking this card.
Enjoyed your video tutorial on the pin cushion too. Looks very easy
to do. Turned out very pretty.
I, too, love that flower – so frothy and pretty. This is just a lovely card. TFS
Very clean and simple but just as beautiful. Love the cards you do. Yvonne
Becca, I don’t do CAS very well but you did a great job on yours! Thanks for sharing your awesome creativity.
I don’t miss the lack of designer paper at all. It’s a beautiful card. So crisp and restful even. I really like the pearl flourish & the sheer flower keeps the crisp theme going.
I love the cool, classic tones to this card! It is beautiful!! I wish I could embellish a card the way you do.
I love the colours you’ve chosen and how you’ve showcased the sentiment. It’s lovely and I think you do C & S terrifically. Wish I could do it half as well as you do.
Another gorgeous card. You call it CAS but I call it simply elegant. Wishing you a blessed day.
Simple yet elegant! Love this bow with this card!
CAS is not what I would use to describe this stunning card. The multi-looped bow sets it off in a very stylish way. {{Hugs}}
Would love to win this cute pin cushion. Thanks for the second chance!!
Fantabulous card. {{Hugs}} PS TY for the cushion tutorial.
This card is lovely the blues are soft an calming. I will be trying the pin cushion project. Good job as usual.
No suprise! Another gorgeous card thank you for sharing!
The Becca Bit on how to make the pin cushion was awesome! ;-)
I love your card. Coincidentally I ordered ten of these cover-a-card stamps YESTERDAY while Scrapy-Land has their 15% off storewide coupon (SUMMER15 through June 30). They already have them discounted 15%, then with the extra 15% off coupon I got them for $8.66 each! So I am feeling like a really frugal bargain hunter, despite the fact that I ordered TEN of them, LOL!!!
So I thank you very much for some timely inspiration, your card is absolutely beautiful and I like your “CAS” style!
Thanks for another chance to win the pincusion. This is a very pretty blue card.
Becca,
What a Beautiful Card. I love the Background Stamps and the Blue color is So Pretty. I loved the Pin Cushion Tutorial and have some Frames that I am going to make some of these wonderful Pincushions from. Thank you for always sharing.
I would love a second chance to win this adorable pin cushion. Thanks!
Becca your card is awesome and feels like summer ocean breezes blue! Also love the second chance you are offering on your beautiful and also awesome pincushion!
Thanks for being you!
Another beautiful card, Becca! I appreciate how u use the MS punches. It gives me an idea what they’ll look like on a creation before I decide to buy them. Hope to have another chance at the pincushion! Have a wonderful day!!!
Another stunning card – love this color of blue.. Becca, Did you use the floral background stamp before/after cutting out your paper with the Spellbinders label template? Congrats to Regina – enjoy that pretty pincushion… TY Becca – Have an awesome day!
You always create such beautiful and thoughtful cards. Thanks for sharing.
You do CAS beautifully! I bought a little loom. I’m going to see if I can make it work. It doesn’t have the center nail, so I’m not sure how I’ll handle it. I may just add one somehow. Thanks for the great idea, though!
Beautiful card, Becca. I love it’s purity … the colours are soothing and your stamped backgrounds and loom flower are gorgeous … not to mention the abundance of pretty pearls :) Hugs x
Becca what a lovely card as usual ! You have such an eye for design and color!! Again I want to say how much I loved your pin cushion idea !!
This is lovely Becca. You do CAS wonderfully but then it is not simple for some of us. You are so talented. Love this card.
Love the card! I bought the little wooden box to make these flowers, but haven’t got the rivets yet.
Another beautiful card, Becca! The colors are so soothing. I’m praying I win the other pincushion and pins!!! Just adorable!
Whenever I need inspiration I come to your website. Your site always makes me feel happy and blessed. Love the colors on this card and the simplicity of it is beautiful.
love the card. the bow is beautiful.
oh and thanks for the second chance on your pin cushion.
cat s.
Becca,
You did a wonderful Clean and Simple card.
It’s beautiful!
I would like to comment on the pin cushion from yesterday. You said we could on today’s post for a another drawing :o)
I just loved it so much. Sure hope I can find some of those frames. Would love to make a bunch for my crafting friends.
Thanks for this second chance.
Hugs, Candy
I love to use pearls on my card so I appreciate seeing how you have used them. Thanks for more inspiration!
What a beautiful card…love the pearls, and that gorgeous ribbon flower!
Pretty card Becca! LOVING the blue!!!!!! I MAY be a little long winded here…. Our computer has been out of order for a few days… Electrical storm took it out the other day! :( Anyway, I LOVE your pincushion!!!!! It looks SOOOO PRETTY & OLD!!!!!!! Thank you for the tutorial!!!!!! :)
Another elegant beauty! You are truly blessed with oodles of atalent and creativity. Thanks for sharing your gifts with us.
What a pretty clean and simple card. Sometimes it’s fun to stamp your own background paper. Yours is lovely. And the ribbon flower is perfect on this card.
I watched your video on making the frame pincushion, sooo cute. Thanks for giving us a second chance to win one!
I like this card! It’s pretty and a style that anyone can enjoy. You are truly gifted. You’ve also got me inspired to try making a pincushion similar to yours. Your tutorial makes it look soooo easy that even I can make one. Thanks for getting my creative juices flowing again.
I think I would disagree about how well you do CAS. This is beautiful!
What a beautiful card…as always. Very sneaky of you to have a “sneaky” giveaway!
Very sweet
This is gorgeous Becca! You did a fabulous job creating the dp!
Such an elegant card, Becca. Love the bow and the pearls.
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Another beautiful card Becca! I always check your blog daily for great inspiration. Thanks for sharing your talent with the rest of us. I need to try that flower loom!
Karen M.
this card is oh so pretty and I think you do CAS well- love it thanks fpr sharing
Nice card, and in blue. Thanks for the second chance.
Beautiful. I love it.
I like blue on a card…and your pin cushions! Well, where do you get those pieces of inspiration! Just lovely. Thank you.
Love the card AND your pincushion. Check your blog daily and enjoy it!
ohhhh love that card Becca, as always, love all the shades of blue and your handmade ribbon flowers is lovely
TFS
I love your simple but VERY elegant style! I really enjoy your blog.
Beautiful. Love your loom bow with the wire edged ribbon and all the pearls.
This is so pretty.
Another beautiful card Becca. Simple, but elegant!
Oh, this is just beautiful! Blue is my favorite color, and this is so elegant!
Beautiful card Becca! I love those ribbon flowers you make. I need to try them. I love the pincushion idea too. I have some small frames I’ve never used and was going to give them away, but now I’m inspired to try my hand at making some of those also!
Beautiful! I love that background and your super pretty flower!
Clean & Simple!?!? Why? Your stuff is soooooo gorgeous. Compared to me, you ARE clean & simple. I strive to do something as beautiful as you do and not clutter up my paper so much. May never happen; we all have our style and what comes naturally to us. You are especially gifted.
I love pearl embellishments. I hadn’t seen the ribbon flower before and love it. I’ll have to try it.
Thanks for the second chance
I like blue and simple
blessings,
Oh I love the blues..Very pretty card..thanks for sharing your talent..:)
BECCA I LOVE THE CARD FOR TWO REASONS. ONE, ITS BLUE MY
FAVORITE COLOR AND TWO , I THINK THE LAYOUT AND PAPER ETC
ARE NICE.
CYNTHIA
Beautiful colors on this card! I love how you used the punch on the bottom! Have to give that idea a try. Thanks much!
Love the bow. Very cute card!
Thinking of You, is a real pretty card. Love it.
My first impression of this card was how fresh and clean it looked…..beautiful!
LOL Eileen
I love your card, Becca. Of course, it helps that blue is my favorite color! :) Thank you for sharing it with us.
Beautiful background, lovely flower and that border punch is so pretty ….. another one I want :) Love your pearl centers