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Becca Feeken on April 16, 2013
Good morning sweet blog friends. Today is Preview Day 2 of the Waltzingmouse Stamps April Release. I have a pair of small cards to show. These sure fill a void in my stash – I don’t think I have any baby stamps at all and this set is called Nordic Baby. It’s small and sweet and the little stitch marks give the motifs texture and character. In a nutshell I created an a baby welcome card that I can redo whenever I need one – in a flash. I took cardstock measuring 5 – 1/2″ x 8″ and scored in half. I cut using Spellbinders™ Romantic Rectangles, I centered and cut from the front flap leaving a frame. I backed that frame using Spellbinders™ Basic Lattice. That gave me a latticed card base that you can see through. I cut a small piece of cardstock (2″ x 3-3/4″) for the left edge of the card and added lace and a tied bow with buttons. That’s where I hung the sweet pair of shoes from a button. The petite scalloped edge was created using Spellbinders™ On the Edge.
I stamped the nordic circle motif using Spellbinders™ Standard Circles SM and mounted it on Spellbinders™ Medallion Four. This set begs for sweet little buttons and pearls.
Peek at what the rest of the design team dreamed up for this set!
Thanks for popping in to visit!! I’ll see you soon!!
Find more like this: Spellbinders, Stamping, Waltzingmouse
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Becca Feeken on April 15, 2013
Hey there blog friends!! I bit the bullet and finally signed up for Instagram and Twitter. What was I thinking? I’m not really that talkative so I’ll have to see about Twitter, but I finally figured out what I could do with Instagram. I have so many ‘not ready for prime time’ pictures that I take of things I’m working on and my area, that would never appear on my blog. Hope you’ll join me there. In the meantime, do I ever have the coolest sets to show you today! It’s Preview Day 1 of the new Waltzingmouse Stamps Releases. The new sets simply make me grin then they are so cute!! So my project today uses the new set called My Kind of Guy. It will be available from Waltzingmouse Stamps on April 18th, there’s lots to see from the Design Team today. When you see the set the pattern will look oddly familiar. As a matter of fact, I simply delved in to find out as much as I could about the pattern. So the kind of shoe is a Brogue (noun….A strong outdoor shoe with ornamental perforated patterns in the leather). I love the pattern and if you want to get an idea about some colors to use, just google Trickers Brogue and see all the colors. No men you’re crafting for? No worries, google Trickers Brogue for women. Isn’t that amazing?? I couldn’t wait to get started – the whole set reminded me of clever wedding favors so I pulled out the remainder of these cute Jolees stickers from a couple of years ago. I thought they worked perfectly with the decor of this set.
Many moons ago I purchased a template to make these box lids. Long since lost but I thought the concept was a great match for that awesome border. It’s a regular box top scored to fit the length and depth dimensions of the bag with two slits cut on top. And the bonus is that it just so happens Spellbinders™ Classic Scallop matches the curves of the border pattern!!
The card is an addition to the ensemble – it along with the bag are meant for a mans gift in a wedding setting. For the sentiment, I cut it using a template from Spellbinders™ Address Book and backed it with one of my favorite elements from Spellbinders™ Ironwork Motifs. Working with this set is such a treat!!
Speaking of treat . . . .hop around and see what the design team has in store for you today!!
Happy Monday Tax Day, see you tomorrow :-)
Find more like this: Elegant, Spellbinders, Stamping, Waltzingmouse
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Becca Feeken on April 6, 2013
Hello there sweet blog friends! Today is a glorious day and I hope you are basking in it. I’m elbow deep in a bunch of projects and I hope that in the near future you’ll be able to see what I do when I’m not actively blogging. On top of that, I seem to be renovating every corner of my life – I knew it would happen when the time was right, and not before — so stay tuned. In the mean time, I wonder how many of you have local stamp stores and local scrapbooking stores? I’m big on local support and my closest local stamp store is an online store — I have a teeny bit of driving to get there, but it’s a treat knowing that so much creativity is going on right down the road from me. My local online stamp store is Flourishes – in Pensacola, Florida. I’m on the teaching roster for a one day class that will be held there on April 20th, 2013. It’s an intimate little studio setting and my goal is to take the stress out of bows. If you interested, check out the details —–> HERE. In the meantime, I received some little Flourishes goodies and I whipped up this card – perhaps, just perhaps it had a little bit to do with my spring fever as well :-)
I created my card base using Spellbinders™ 5×7 Matting Basics A using the technique that I showed you on how to make a Hinged Card. I used Spellbinders™ 5×7 Matting Basics B for the layers then covered the top layer with my favorite lace. This window, Spellbinders™ Window Two simply speaks my name! I filled it with flowers and pearls and added a bow. A hand cut banner spans the bottom with a sentiment from Inside & Out – You.
You all bless me!! I am so grateful, I just can’t say it enough :-) Blessed wishes, always!
Find more like this: Flourishes, Friend Cards, Spellbinders, Stamping
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