I don’t know about you, but when it comes time to make sympathy cards I find myself trying to walk a fine line between not too plain and not too frou frou. I always want my card to look serene and dignified but not overly done. So as I sat down with my new Our Daily Bread Designs set, With Deepest Sympathy, I wanted a monochromatic look in hopes it wouldn’t be busy at all.
I had been toying around with this new Spellbinders Poinsettia Border Grand and realized that the entire border, cut in half, would make an entire embossed background similar to Impressibilities but with dimension from lifting the partial cut out petals. It even left enough room for me to nestle the sentiment in the center on a Spellbinders Labels Four die cut. My card is just shy of 6" x 6" – which is a whole lot easier than me telling you it is 5 17/18" square :-}
Well, not much else to say as this really was a simple card. I’ve decided that the Poinsettia Border can essentially be used all year round, perhaps for other occasions like wedding because used like this, the flowers are a little more non-descript. I normally like to stencil with this template, but think this looks lovely plain with no stencilling.
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October 9, 2009
5:03 am
Becca – this is such a beautiful serene card and could so easily be used a wedding card (with a different verse) I love it. These dies have gone to the top of my wish list!! tfs.
Hugs
HW(UK)
xx
October 9, 2009
5:12 am
Oh my gosh, this is just truly stunning. The monochromanic is so lovely with this and so elegant.
October 9, 2009
5:19 am
Stunning card. How fabulous that you came up with such a workable idea. Definitely will be looking out for this one to add to my collection, so versatile, so thanks for sharing your amazing talent with us, as always.
October 9, 2009
5:25 am
Becca, PLEASE do a video tutorial on this card. I just can’s see how you got from the border to the card and it is so beautiful! Help us mere mortals! Jane
October 9, 2009
5:28 am
Oh my goodness Becca this is stunning. I too would love to see how you did it with a video. It is just awesome!!!!
Joan
October 9, 2009
5:28 am
Becca this is gorgeous!!! I love the white on white elegance and it really lets the attention focus on the wonderful verse! Great idea to use the SB cut in half as a bg!!! You think so out of the box and I love what you come up with!!!
October 9, 2009
5:30 am
Well, after I picked up my jaw off the floor I can type this! You inspire me so much. I would NEVER have thought of this, thank you so very much. Huge thanks.
October 9, 2009
5:32 am
so BEAUTYFUL BEAUTYFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fine weekend
anneke
October 9, 2009
5:39 am
Becca: This is beautiful! Change the sentiment and you could have an anniversary, wedding, birthday etc. card. Love those bows. Please write a book on tying bows…..yours are the best!
Mary
October 9, 2009
5:41 am
This is just amazing! When I first looked at this I thought Wedding. This is a beautiful, beautiful design, you truly are amazing!!
October 9, 2009
5:41 am
love it love it love it!
October 9, 2009
5:41 am
Becca, this card is so special !
I Love it!!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
October 9, 2009
5:43 am
Oh my! Becca this card is truly amazing! I think that of all your cards but, this one is breathtaking. Your talent never ceases to amaze me.
October 9, 2009
5:55 am
jjThis is one of the most elegant sympathy cards I have seen. Love to see a tutorial on how to do. Gorgeous.
Bernice
October 9, 2009
6:15 am
I adore this card. Just outstanding. It really is special.
I wasn’t fussed on that border but after seeing what you have done with it I am putting it on my must have list.
Thanks for sharing this beauty Becca.
Blessings Marion
October 9, 2009
6:28 am
As my namesake in Australia said : “I adore this card” ……”It really is special”. Perfect for a With Sympathy card but equally as lovely for a wedding, birthday, Christmas or a very special “Thank You” card. Truly a card for all seasons and all reasons.
You really are one hugely talented lady Becca. Thank you for the pleasure you bring so many of us.
Marion, UK
October 9, 2009
6:34 am
Love this card. I agree with the others…please do a tutorial so we can see how the border cuts occur!
As always, thank you for your generous gift of talent. The blessings are all ours in viewing your wonderful creativity.
donna
October 9, 2009
6:35 am
Every card you post is better than the last one. How do you do it?
This is absolutely gorgeous! You are an incredible designer.
October 9, 2009
6:38 am
Absolutely stunning, Becca! Your designs continue to amaze and inspire me!!
October 9, 2009
6:38 am
this is a wonderful sympathy card
hugs
latisha
October 9, 2009
6:39 am
I love how your thinking outside the box challenges us to do likewise. This card is truly amazing. I think anyone who received such a card would put it on an easel so that they could reflect on it daily. I know I would! Thank you for sharing your wonderful God-given talents with us.
October 9, 2009
6:42 am
Good grief, Becca! This is incredibly amazing and gorgeous!!! Keep ‘em coming, girlfriend!!! You rock!
October 9, 2009
7:00 am
Simply stated this is stunning. I can see many uses for this card even for a Christmas card. TFS!!!
October 9, 2009
7:01 am
No other words but absolutely exquisite.
October 9, 2009
7:03 am
Stunning Becca!!
October 9, 2009
7:13 am
Your card is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your creativity.
October 9, 2009
7:21 am
Becca,
Oh my. That is just simply beautiful.
It really does look serene and dignified.
Wonderful work.
~~Diane~~
October 9, 2009
7:32 am
this is outstanding! I love everything about this card. great job!
October 9, 2009
7:36 am
Stunning! Clean, simple lines with heartfelt message!
Great Job.
Hugz
October 9, 2009
7:50 am
What more can I add to the wonderful comments telling you how gorgeous and elegant and stunning your card is, Becca, except to add to the number of comments. I just couldn’t let this beauty go without mimicking everyone else.
October 9, 2009
7:56 am
This is completely amazing. I have that border and haven’t used it yet, but you’ve given me so many ideas! You’re amazing!
October 9, 2009
8:16 am
Absolutely gorgeous!
October 9, 2009
8:28 am
Your card so touched my heart that I am crying as I type this. You are such an inspiration to all of us. It may be a simple card to you but I find it beyond beautiful. God bless and have a great day.
October 9, 2009
8:28 am
just beautiful!
October 9, 2009
8:31 am
Wow! What a stunning card! May have to move some of these borders to the top of my wish list!
October 9, 2009
8:31 am
Dear Becca -
What a beautiful card, just stunning. Would you grace us with a video on how this was accomplished? We know you are very busy, but . . . pretty please!
Elaine Allen
October 9, 2009
8:34 am
What a gorgeous card!! tfs
October 9, 2009
8:42 am
Elegant, beautiful, well thought-out… another wonderful card, Becca!!!
October 9, 2009
9:06 am
Becca! Stunning as always!
October 9, 2009
9:09 am
BEAUTIFUL as Always!!!!
Thanks Becca.
October 9, 2009
9:15 am
what a beautiful card! absolutely beautiful!!
October 9, 2009
9:43 am
Stunning Becca!
October 9, 2009
9:45 am
This is just absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!
October 9, 2009
9:48 am
Absolutely gorgeous! Another vote for the tutorial. I must have these dies now!!! Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Marvely
October 9, 2009
9:55 am
Becca you are just so amazing with creating the unusual!!!! WOW!! WOW!! Beautiful card…..love all your creations.
October 9, 2009
9:55 am
what a gorgeous and impressively classy card
October 9, 2009
10:10 am
Simply stunning Becca! You are so very creative beautiful work!
October 9, 2009
10:12 am
OH! OH! OH!
W O W!!!!
October 9, 2009
10:27 am
Oh hon, I tell you this is just breathe taking dear. I just get so wrapped up in your blog dear I so love all the inspiration you give dear. Your work is always just the most gorgeous art.
October 9, 2009
10:32 am
I love this clever and lovely card.
October 9, 2009
10:48 am
Oh Becca, your work is so beautiful
and creating a new technique to be used with
Boardabilites! Wonderful!
Thank you for sharing!
October 9, 2009
11:01 am
Beautiful card. Love it. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity and talent with me too.
Will you be doing the tutorial ? Please Please.
October 9, 2009
11:09 am
This is stunning, Becca! Love how you have some of the petals elevated. Love the white on white and the way you’ve framed the sentiment. Fabulous card!
October 9, 2009
11:12 am
thats really really pretty and a good idea. I dont know what to say except its more than beautiful. hope you have a good day too
hugs
kay
October 9, 2009
12:02 pm
Oh Becca – your card is just STUNNING….I love this soooooooo much!!! Hugs ~S~
October 9, 2009
12:39 pm
Another beautifully awesome creation by Becca!!! Wow… and super good inspiration for me!! Thanks so much!!!
October 9, 2009
1:13 pm
Stunning!
Sharon L
October 9, 2009
2:11 pm
I know I’m only the millionth person to say it but this really is an amazing card, one of the best I’ve ever seen. I love it.
October 9, 2009
2:14 pm
Absolutely elegant! You took this die to another level! TFS your talents!
October 9, 2009
2:35 pm
Just beautiful!!! I would like to try these grand borders but don’t know what I need to use them in my Cuttlebug. What system do you use with these dies?
October 9, 2009
2:38 pm
That card is beautiful.
where I can find those elegants pearls that you use?
thanks.
Marta
October 9, 2009
2:44 pm
This card is the most beautiful card I have ever seen!!
Absolutely amazing!
October 9, 2009
3:15 pm
This is beautiful! You know….this would make a beautiful card for a wedding or anniversary also (with a change in the wording of course)!!
October 9, 2009
3:45 pm
I can only echo the comments above – stunning!
Such a beautiful card, and one that could be used for different occasions with a slight change of verse and/or embellishment.
Not being familiar with the dies mentioned, I would be very interested to see how this card was made.
thank you so much for sharing your creative talent!
October 9, 2009
4:09 pm
Absolutely beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, breathtaking!!!!! WOW!!! Every time I think you’ve outdone yourself you do something like this! I also would love to see a tutorial on this. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us.
October 9, 2009
4:16 pm
Becca, this is so beautiful! I need to make a sympathy card for a family that lost two loved ones on Sunday but I haven’t been able to do it yet. You’ve inspired me with this gorgeous card. Thanks for sharing!
October 9, 2009
4:46 pm
Becca,
Wow! That is a wonderful sympathy card! I’ll bet it even will bring a smile to the person who is going to receive it, dispite it’s purpose. So elegant, I love what you did with the poinsettia background.
Hugs,
Lisa Atha
October 9, 2009
6:04 pm
Again, you mind works in the MOST AMAZING way! To realize that you could take a border stamp & use it in strips to make this AND LOVE how the petals “hold” the Labels Four perfectly with your beautiful sentiment stamped thereon. The ribbon/pearl details just make it perfection in white!!!
October 9, 2009
6:47 pm
Good Goly, girl, you’re AMAZING……this is incredible!
October 9, 2009
7:40 pm
STRIKING!
October 9, 2009
8:02 pm
Becca, what you do with paper, ribbon and ink is always remarkable and so beautiful. Thanks for sharing…you’re a sweetie.
October 9, 2009
9:39 pm
Just so beautiful-love the lifted petals. tfs
October 9, 2009
10:09 pm
I check your website weekly. I always think you do the greatest things…but you have totally outdid yourself this time. This is totally the greatest card I have ever seen. Congrats on making me speechless for the first time in my whole entire life.
October 9, 2009
10:17 pm
Wow, wow, wow … what an elegant card … ove what you did with the spellbinder die and the tone on tone is absolutely stricking.
Thanks for sharing.
October 10, 2009
12:09 am
I don’t even know what to say…I’m literally speechless over this elegant, stunning, creative beauty!!! Unreal!!! Becca, you are an amazing talent. WOW!!!
October 10, 2009
12:16 am
Becca – this card is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Elegant, peaceful, beautiful.
October 10, 2009
1:49 am
Wow, who would have thought that white on white could be so beautiful? Just gorgeous!!
October 10, 2009
9:01 am
Beautiful!
October 10, 2009
9:11 am
Hi Becca,
Oh my I can hardly believe my eyes! This card is definately a Show Stopper!!! I agree with the other meer humans I to would like to see a video on this card. Before your beautiful creation I had no use for this spellbinder but now, i am definately ordering this borabilitie. Thany you Becca your sharing your God given talent with us.
Friends, Judy
October 10, 2009
11:02 am
Absolutely the most amazing Sympathy card ever. What did you do for the inside? Also what would you do to send such a card through the mail?
October 10, 2009
12:15 pm
Another beautiful and elegant card?
Could you do a tutorial on tying bows on cards? Yours always look fabulous.
October 10, 2009
12:29 pm
This is one of the most beautiful handmade cards I have ever seen. My only hope is that in some way I can duplicate it nearly as well.
October 10, 2009
2:10 pm
Wow, Becca–this is so elegant! I love your outside-the-box thinking!
October 10, 2009
2:33 pm
DEAR BECCA I CAN’T BELIEVE THE TALENT COMING OUT OF THOSE
FINGERS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING IT …. I LOVE EVERY CARD I HAVE
SEEN MADE BY YOU.
October 10, 2009
7:10 pm
WOW……..all of your cards are wonderful but I absolutely love this one. Although it’s for a sad occasion in this instance, it would make just as beautiful a Christmas card.
October 10, 2009
11:35 pm
Wow, this is beautiful! Elegant! Thanks for reminding me how beautiful monochromatic , esp. just white can be!!
October 11, 2009
2:56 am
This certainly is elegant and pristine! Oh, my goodness gracious, how lovely!
October 11, 2009
6:39 am
***THUD*** OMGosh this is STUNNING Becca!!!
October 11, 2009
6:45 am
I cannot picture how you took the border die and made this background. I would love to see a tutorial on it, also. I absolutely LOVE this gorgeous card!
October 11, 2009
8:51 am
Stunning…absolutely stunning!
Charmaine
October 11, 2009
9:06 am
I too would love to see a tutorial for this card. This card is stunning.
October 12, 2009
7:13 pm
Oh My!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is quite possibly the most amazingly stunning card i have ever seen – its absolutely gorgeous. Great Becca.
October 12, 2009
8:30 pm
Oh my goodness. This card is absolute beautiful. I agree with everyone especially Laurie on 10/9.. I am placing my order with Spellbinders tomorrow. Thanks for always sharing your wonderful talent.
October 13, 2009
5:46 pm
This is the most stunning card I have ever seen..
Just beautiful
October 16, 2009
7:20 am
I have this cuttle bug die and would never have considered it for anything other than a christmas card. this is an inspirational card. simple but beautiful, i love it.
October 16, 2009
9:21 pm
ooooooooooooooooh! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! what a stunning card! You talent is amazing!
October 17, 2009
3:33 pm
Simply stunning whatever occasion used for
October 24, 2009
7:25 am
*GASP*
October 26, 2009
8:43 am
this card would show someone you care so much. wonderfully well done and thanks Becca for being willing to share a “great idea”
for poinsenta border
October 31, 2009
1:28 am
Cette carte est tout simplement MA-GNI-FI-QUE !! Bravooo !
November 18, 2009
5:09 pm
Hi Becca What a beutifull and stuning Simpathy Card from first time i saw it untill now i cannot get it out of my head i see it every day. I have made one myself but put three flowers down each side and put the cross in white ribbon as you have and the comments i have had was amazing and it was all down to your out of this world card designs thank you for such for sharing your insparation my it go on forever. L.O.L .xxx
Keith Smith male crafter from UK.