To Keep Your Balance


Greetings blog friends!  First of all let me tell you there are some winners to report here!! You’ll remember at the beginning of the month I was interviewed by an on-line papercrafting magazine called Scrap’n Art. They graciously extended free 30 day subscriptions to Amazing Paper Grace readers so they could get in and see the article as well as the breadth of valuable content they offer on a monthly basis.  Well, there was a promise of 10 free one year subscriptions and they’ve given me the names of the winners.   All the necessary changes have been made to extend subscriptions, the winners don’t need to do anything except enjoy.  The winners are:

-Irene Bazell
-Kathy Clement
-Joanne Garland
-Yvonne Gebauer
-Nan Gustafson
-Lorrayne Ingram
-Robyn Josephs
-Glenda Kerr
-Kelly Neis
-Lisa Sackett

I have a card to share today using a fabulous sentiment from Our Daily Bread Designs called Bicycle.  Now I have to add, I don’t ever stamp a sentiment without using a Stampamajig and I even use it with clear stamps.  This sentiment as originally seen in the set is one long sentence.   The beauty of stamping makes it such that we can change these things if we want to; this is something I do all the time!  I needed a much more compact area because I wanted to fit into one of the new Spellbinders™  S4-367 Back to Basics Tags.  In looking for something different to do, I added Spellbinders™ Grand Labels Twenty Three behind my focal panel as a border.  I also picked a small flower die template that makes teeny tiny rolled roses from Spellbinders™ Whimsy.  ETA:  The bicycle is not a stamp but a motif on this fabulously masculine My Minds Eye paper that I picked up at Hobby Lobby.  The ODBD set does feature a bicycle also!! :-)

SUPPLIES I USED
Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs, Bicycle
Paper:  My Minds Eye, Bazzill, Recollections Kraft
Ink: Amuse French Roast
AccessoriesSpellbinders™  S4-367 Back to Basics Tags, Spellbinders™ Grand Labels Twenty Three, Spellbinders™ Whimsy, Satin Ribbon, Recollections Pearls, pearl brad

Thanks for stopping by and remember, something good is always on the way :-)

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  • ChelseaJune 29, 2012 - 1:44 am

    This is a beautiful card, Becca. I love the design. And the coffee color is so rich looking. Just lovely!ReplyCancel

  • Christine Harrop, Oxfordshire, UKJune 29, 2012 - 1:59 am

    Terrific card Becca and I love it. I think you must have made it just for me because I do a lot of cycling!! And this is a card you could send to a man – I am always on te lookout for “male – type” cards!ReplyCancel

  • AstridJune 29, 2012 - 2:01 am

    Stunning, love that bicycle stamp and the whole design and the colours are just beautiful together.ReplyCancel

  • AstridJune 29, 2012 - 2:09 am

    Hi Becca, Astrid again, I just checked the bicycle stamp on the Daily Bread design site and saw your bike is very different, did you change that stamp too or was the actual cycle part of the paper?ReplyCancel

  • Ursula UphofJune 29, 2012 - 2:50 am

    Becca just love this card, with the sentiment and all.ReplyCancel

  • Kathy SJune 29, 2012 - 3:13 am

    so prettyReplyCancel

  • MaryannJune 29, 2012 - 3:30 am

    What a wonderful card here Becca. As always you´ve done a terrific job, and I love this one here.ReplyCancel

  • cynthia beynonJune 29, 2012 - 3:40 am

    Becca Hope your weather is better today. Ours only hot hotter. That is
    the only way to describe it. 114 degrees. Loved your card as it brought
    back so many memories.

    cynthiaReplyCancel

  • ColleenB.June 29, 2012 - 4:12 am

    lovely card.
    Congratulations to all the winnersReplyCancel

  • TrishJune 29, 2012 - 4:20 am

    Just love this card. and the sentiment is wonderful.
    Cannot ride a bike so think this is lovely.
    Hugs Trish.ReplyCancel

  • Kathy/NorthCarolinaJune 29, 2012 - 4:37 am

    Yippee! Can’t believe I won a one year subscription to Scrap n Art! Thank you so much, Becca! I’m very excited!!!

    I love the colors you used in this card. That brown satin bow is so dreamy, and makes me want to go get a cup of coffee. Mmmmm….The quote is perfection with the bicycle image.

    I just ordered a stamp a ma jig, and can’t wait to start using it. Thanks again, and keep moving!ReplyCancel

  • loftylassJune 29, 2012 - 5:35 am

    Love your card Becca – the colours, craft card and sentiment plus cycle are well suited to ‘male themed’ cards – and we all know how ‘difficult’ these cards are to come up with. tfs
    Hugs
    Heather (UK)
    xReplyCancel

  • lois skiathitisJune 29, 2012 - 5:43 am

    Awesome card Becca. Tim Holtz style done the Becca way. Very nice I might add. Love the sentiment. I like the bow at the top of the card this time for a different look. Beautiful work. Congratulations!!! to all the winners. As always Becca, TFS!!! :-DReplyCancel

  • GlendaJune 29, 2012 - 5:44 am

    Becca, love your card this morning. The sentiment just speaks to me this morning as this is exactly how I’m feeling. I feel if I stop everything will tumble! Thanks so much…the colors are so beautiful and I love the bicycle stamp!ReplyCancel

  • Diane HJune 29, 2012 - 5:54 am

    Beautiful card, and love the sentiment!ReplyCancel

  • Nan GJune 29, 2012 - 6:06 am

    OMG! Is all I could say, as I was scrolling down the winners…..That’s me! Thank you! Love the online mag Scrap n Art! And your card fabulous! Love how you’ve curved the sentiment to fit your tag. So nice to see something other than pink… :DReplyCancel

  • Becky GreenJune 29, 2012 - 6:09 am

    CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!! :)

    BEAUTIFUL card Becca!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the lined paper you used! By what I read, it sounds like the sentiment & the bicycle are the ONLY things you stamped! WOW!!!! Your card is BEAUTIFUL with ALL the extra pretties you add! :) BEAUUUUUUTIFUUUUL!!!!!!!!!!!! :)ReplyCancel

  • Marilyn ClarkJune 29, 2012 - 6:15 am

    Your card is a work of art. TFS. Have a great day.ReplyCancel

  • Lynn WildJune 29, 2012 - 6:21 am

    This is just gorgeous Becca! I had already been contemplating purchasing this new stamp set and you’ve just confirmed that I “need” it now!

    Lynn WildReplyCancel

  • Gloria WestermanJune 29, 2012 - 6:23 am

    Congratulation to the winners!!! how exciting…..I love your card…..will have to case this one too…..like I do all of yours…..LOL….tfsReplyCancel

  • Francie (Montreal)June 29, 2012 - 6:25 am

    What a great card and sentiment! I’m just going to have to get my hands on that sentiment. I popped over to ODBD and checked out Bycycle. It will be perfect for a couple of folks near and dear to me. But it’s not just the stamp, it what you do with it and nobody does it like you!ReplyCancel

  • RebekkaJune 29, 2012 - 6:28 am

    wow Becca, another stunning card. Wonderful warm colors.ReplyCancel

  • Rhea ThompsonJune 29, 2012 - 6:57 am

    Hi Becca!

    You must like to stay up late! Your e-mail came into my computer at 1:15 am this morning!

    I like the direction of your bow today – it’s nice to see different ways bows can be added since I get stuck doing the same thing over and over.

    I’d love to know the size of your cards each day; would that be possible? In my mind, you are the absolute BEST designer on the web! I can’t wait each day to see what you have created. Keep up the good work!

    With much admiration,
    RheaReplyCancel

  • Dottie DavisJune 29, 2012 - 7:49 am

    The card is gorgeous with the brown tones, the bike and the sentiments. The little bitty flowers are just perfect … any larger would distract from the beautiful paper and bike. I love the idea of using the “older” dies with the new.ReplyCancel

  • IreneJune 29, 2012 - 7:52 am

    yay, I won, I won, thank you so much. And your card, as always, is beautfiul!!ReplyCancel

  • Laura with Layers of ColorJune 29, 2012 - 8:02 am

    Oh, I’m loving these rich chocolate colors! Gorgeous, Becca!

    Warm summer hugs!ReplyCancel

  • MarilynJune 29, 2012 - 8:05 am

    Congrats to the winners. . . lovely card, great quote! And your bows are terrific!!!ReplyCancel

  • anapajaritaJune 29, 2012 - 8:18 am

    The bicycle stamp is not the one on the link provided…
    It is a beautiful stamp! Where can we find the other?ReplyCancel

  • EileenJune 29, 2012 - 8:37 am

    I agree with Loftylass….I think this makes a wonderful male card, the colours and theme would be ideal for a guy who loves to ride his bike.
    LOL EileenReplyCancel

  • KarenJune 29, 2012 - 9:41 am

    As always, wonderful!ReplyCancel

  • ANN ROBBINSJune 29, 2012 - 9:46 am

    Congrats to the winners, I am waiting for the new dies from spellbinders ~ that’s what I want to win (LOL)!!!!! Love the chocolate brown colors and the bike is really cool! I have an old friend who is a bicyclist and this would make him a great card. TFS!!!! HUGS!!
    Mstgane
    ANNReplyCancel

  • SusanJune 29, 2012 - 9:52 am

    Congratulations to the 10 winners of the magazine subscription. Hope you enjoy it!

    I really like this card Becca. Very different! I like the way you used the lined paper, love that bicycle and of course all of the finishing touches that make your cards so special.

    Hope you have a great long weekend and a happy 4th of July!ReplyCancel

  • Sharon RoselliJune 29, 2012 - 9:56 am

    love this card! the sentiment I needed today. thank you I receive it! something good is going to happen today!ReplyCancel

  • MichelleJune 29, 2012 - 10:46 am

    This is the most beautiful card that I have seen today!ReplyCancel

  • FrancineJune 29, 2012 - 11:05 am

    Something good is always on the way. It is so true with your blog.
    Beautiful card.
    Merci
    FrancineReplyCancel

  • Rebecca BowmanJune 29, 2012 - 11:09 am

    This is a wonderful card. Glad you step outside your girlie box for a change! Nice to have some ideas for the male population. You do such a great joB!ReplyCancel

  • ShelleeJune 29, 2012 - 11:35 am

    This is such a nice card! And, as always, I think it is also a great work of art! You are SO talented!
    ShelleeReplyCancel

  • MarisaJune 29, 2012 - 11:41 am

    Fabulous card as always, Becca. Love how you did the sentiment.ReplyCancel

  • Charlotte ZweigoronJune 29, 2012 - 11:46 am

    I have heard of this “Stampamajig” but have never seen one or seen one in use… You have given me something to investigate! I am familiar with the stamp you used so I know what part of it is altered and I often want to do this with some of my stamps and banners. The banner curves but the words do not!!! Beautiful card, Becca!! I know your plate is so FULL but I am still looking forward to being able to purchase something from your Etsy Shop. Hope the time will come soon!!ReplyCancel

  • Pattie JonesJune 29, 2012 - 12:04 pm

    Just a beautiful card, love the colors you chose, and the image is on my wish list….love it…..thanks for sharing……hugsReplyCancel

  • Charlene DahlbergJune 29, 2012 - 2:14 pm

    Becca,
    Your card is so rich with color. I love it – the colors are awesome.

    You say the stamps are Bicycle from Our Daily Bread but the set I see has the bicycle leaning against a fence. Is there another bicycle that I missed?ReplyCancel

  • FMJune 29, 2012 - 3:37 pm

    Congrats to all of the winners! I really like this card…the colors, the saying, all just beautiful!!ReplyCancel

  • conniecrafterJune 29, 2012 - 3:45 pm

    Great design and has that vintage feel!ReplyCancel

  • Vicky SchmidtJune 29, 2012 - 5:11 pm

    Becca,
    i just love all your cards. sorry i have not send you any emails. i had to have surgery on my right arm and i can’t use it for 6 weeks. and sleeping in a chair is not funny either. i would like to enter to recieve the magazine.
    vickyReplyCancel

  • JeanJune 29, 2012 - 5:20 pm

    Hi Becca, Another of your beautiful cards – just love how you have put it all together and how you stamped that perfect sentiment. Is it possible that you could mention which MME paper pad you used for this card in your next post? There are so many lovely MME papers to choose from. Many thanks – I always look forward to seeing what you produce.ReplyCancel

  • Robyn JosephsJune 29, 2012 - 7:37 pm

    Thanks for making me a winner!ReplyCancel

  • Shavanna BurlingameJune 29, 2012 - 9:04 pm

    I am so excited to get your emails. I love my new Becca’s Peg Bow Maker. I have always been so lousy at making bows, but love to use them on my cards. You have solved my dilema and made my life simple. God Bless you…love your site.ReplyCancel

  • LageneJune 29, 2012 - 10:08 pm

    Beautiful card, love the browns, makes it great for a guy!ReplyCancel

  • Carmen LuceroJune 29, 2012 - 10:57 pm

    Great to see masculine card inspiration! Thanks Becca i’ts fabulous!

    Hugs,

    Carmen LReplyCancel

  • karen dayJune 30, 2012 - 12:37 am

    Beautiful!ReplyCancel

  • DianaJune 30, 2012 - 6:45 am

    I love these cards and I am going to try the 4 butterfly one today, I love butterflies. Congrates to all of the winners.ReplyCancel

  • Lisa SackettJune 30, 2012 - 10:13 am

    I’m working my way around to your recent posts, and I love these rich tones in the cars you’re producing! Imagine my surprise to see my name as a winner on the subscription — wow! I feel so blessed.ReplyCancel

  • RobinJune 30, 2012 - 12:18 pm

    This is a great card for both men and women, I like that. And congratulations to the winners ; enjoy!ReplyCancel

  • Lisa :)July 1, 2012 - 3:52 am

    Beautiful card, Becca! Love the way you did the sentiment!ReplyCancel

  • KelleyJuly 10, 2012 - 12:19 am

    So cute!!!ReplyCancel

  • SallieJuly 20, 2012 - 2:01 pm

    So perfect. I just now was able to get to my mail after home damage in our recent storm here in Central VA. That is where I am…just keep moving. Love your card. I will always remember it and the quote from DBD.ReplyCancel

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