Sweet friends, we’re back for more weekly inspiration. Flowers seem to be the embellishment of the day, so we gave in. All of us are happily playing around with Venise Lace dies and today I created a card using Hemstitch Rectangles and Cinch and Go Flowers II. The Hemstitch die is quickly become my go shape and the flowers are so easy to make – these flowers all use 1 petal shape – the largest, that I burnished and separated the paper layers to make it seem fluffy. I embellished the edges of my rectangles with a flourish from Spellbinders Imperial Squares. My sentiment is stamped on the banner in Decorative Swallowtail Tags.
Stamps: Wordsworth – Life’s Embrace (retired)
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest – Natural White – Cover – 80lb smooth, Bazzill – Vintage Pink
Ink: Versafine – Onyx Black
Accessories: Venise Lace, Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangles , Spellbinders Cinch and Go Flowers II, Spellbinders Imperial Squares, PL-001 Platinum™ Die Cutting And Embossing Machine with 8.5″ Platform, The Paper Studio – Pearls, May Arts Silk Ribbon
Here’s More Inspiration!!
Joanna Krogulec (above) used Emmeline Treillage to create a beautiful floral backdrop. She layered the lace die on top of the ‘shadow’ die to create a perfectly matched and shaped Birthday Card. She fashioned a bouquet from Cinch and Go Flowers I and a petite tag from Graceful Tags peeks out from underneath all the beauty.
Melissa Bove (above) brought so many shabby nuances into this card, it’s really a delight to look over. From the weathered background that peeks out behind Emmeline Treillage or the patterned leaves and flowers from Cinch and Go Flowers II – there are so many details to take in. She made her card on a base of Hemstitch Rectangles, even the tiny tag!
Kristi Schurr (above) created a sweetly vintage baby card using Emmeline Treillage over a sweet scene you can see peeking out from behind. Her colors are immaculate, with both pink and blues pulled from the stunning design paper.
Teresa Horner (above – first card) created a card with a textured base using Marcheline Plume – simple and gorgeous! Her second card is smoky with beautiful layers of Hemstitch Rectangles and the Gossamer Knot background. Her sentiment is on Francesca Label beautifully embellished I used the Cinch and Go Flowers II leaves.
Anita Kejriwal (above) gave us a sideways perspective of Emmeline Treillage embellished with pretty symmetical flare from Isadora Trinkets for her first card. For her second card, she layered up a floral collage using Victoriana Crest and Emmeline Treillage.
I hope you’re having a lovely day! Me? Snatching a minute here and a minute there to enjoy the sunshine :-)
All the cards are so well done, thanks for the inspiration. Christine S
Wow, Becca – your card is sooo gorgeous! The thin ribbon multi bow is so different for you too and is perfect on this card. Scrolling down the blog, we are treated to many other beautiful examples of your wonderful die collection. I must get around to purchasing some of these. The difficulty is which ones?! All of them!
Doreen R
Beautiful work, everyone!!
Wow wow wow … thanks for the inspiration and even more so now that that the design team give us even more.
Beautiful selection of cards
Sending much love
Joanna (OurJojo)
Amazing cards! I love all the colors a lot.
After seeing a few postings, I appreciate the individual styles of the design team members but this week there is such a sense of harmony! The creations of the team, individually and collectively are such a delight. These cards are so beautiful and effective in revealing the potential of these dies. Thank you!
Oh my gosh, the cards are beautiful. Each team member made such beautiful cards.
I could not pick one over the other. They look like a lot of time was spend on each making them.
Thank you very much for sharing your talent with us.
Such gorgeous cards love <3
Oh my dear friend Becca,
It just gets better and better if that is possible. What one doesn’t think of, another does and it goes on and on and never two any where’s close in design. I don’t know how they and YOU do it. You guys have more inspiration in your little finger than I have in my whole body for a month!! LOL Love to see that I have a email from my sweet friend!! It makes my day!!
Hugs
Ann Robbins
All the cards are so beautiful, you are all so talented! Thanks for inspiring me!
All of these cards are lovely. I really love the Blue one.
Gorgeous cards! Such inspiration, ladies your work is amazing!
All of todays cards are sooo beautiful and well made, and all have really done some great and amazing work on each their projects. Well done ladies, sooo much beauty here.
Good morning Becca, what a fabulous way to start the day!!! Thankyou!!!
Your card is pardon the pun Amazing and the team’s cards are too!!!
Have a good one!!!
Loopy Lyndaxxx
Hello Becca,
All the cards are so beautiful and different, which gives us more and more ideas.
Maureen x
Hi Becca, Firstly can I say that the link for the hemstitch rectangles takes me to tags dies !! The hemstitch rectangles dies look stunning in this card as do the cinch and go flowers too. Your DT samples are all stunning, fabulous inspiration.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Each project is absolutely beautiful and I love Becca”s new collection. I purchased her last collection from Create and Craft in a bundle and find myself wishing this new collection was available in a bundle somewhere. Maybe Spellbinders ccould put together a bundle?
Your card is beyond beautiful! I am blown away with every single detail! I’m so in love with the pink and the card for that matter . Want I wouldn’t pay to craft with you ! You and your team members rock what an awesome job they did as well. I’m truly blessed by your designs ! Thanks for sharing
All cards are very stunning!! Thank you for the inspiration!! Hugs, Juili
Love the teams creations – you all do such beautiful work! I really appreciate the emails I get from Amazing Paper Grace and look forward to them. My summer craft shows begin next week – I’ve been very busy creating a variety of one of a kinds with the die cuts I’ve accumulated – I put them all on my website under Special cards for Special occasions and special people – with and without messages (there are two categories of them for a total of more than 90! Thanks to you Becca – my husband thinks they are beautiful and I am an artist! Hugs the kardlady
All the cards here are gorgeous! That die bundle sounds wonderful ‘Sandra Smith’.
What a stunner, Becca! I love the hemstitch die! I’ve just washed my grandmother’s white cotton tablecloth which has a hemstitch border and I was reminiscing :o)
Thanks for all the lovely offerings from the team too.
Hugs
Anne(UK)x
The cards are so gorgeous! Each one shows little details that remind me to go far beyond just putting the dies on the card! And as always, the crafted flowers on each leave me speechless!
Hi Becca, all the cards are beautiful. I especially love what you did with the flowers on your card. I am going to have to figure out how it is done! Love it x
Hi Becca, I thought I’d let you know how much I enjoy the inspirations from you and your newly assembled team. It provides so many more ideas to apply to your new dies which are wonderful. Inspiration is a term I use loosely. Copy is more accurate but why reinvent the wheel when the design experts are so accomplished. Spellbinders site has improved so much. Now it is easy to get your dies as soon as they are available. Please continue with what you are doing. Your ideas bring me so much pleasure. Thank you, Barbara