 
Hiya friends! Hopefully the second time will be a charm in getting a winner for the Clear Case Blog Candy. Stay tuned to the end of my post. In the meantime a cheery ‘Hello Friend’ card using all older dies except this precious new window, Spellbinders Shuttered Window. It’s my favorite kind of card because I can take a new die and mesh it with the classic Spellbinders core shapes you already have in your stash :-) Did I mention I love windows? I guess you know by now even though I use a lot of large sentiments, I have a thing for tiny tags. Quick tip: Create a card using all the sweet stuff you pile on the front – great dies, flowers, cute buttons – then when you need a card simply put a one, two or three word sentiment on with a little tag – you’ll never be caught empty handed!
Here’s how I made it – step by step:
Start with a card base using Spellbinders Enchanted Labels Twenty Eight and simply cut off the bottom to give it a different look – you can see my tutorial on How To Make Hinged Card Bases. Next layer up add Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight and cut the bottom off using Spellbinders A2 Bracket Border One – adhere using double foam tape. Cut design paper with Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight then cut off top and bottom using clean edge bracket piece from A2 Bracket Border One set – adhere using foam tape. Next layer up add Spellbinders Window Four (I covered the back of my window so my design paper would not show through), adhere using foam tape. Next layer up add Spellbinders Shuttered Window. Add bow, flowers, button, pearls and hang sentiment tag from bow using Spellbinders Back to Basics Tags.
Also, ever wonder how I send my cards? This was a question that made it into the Question Parking Lot on my last post. I decided to answer the question by posting pictures to show you how in the Question Parking Lot – here’s a link to get back to that post — Butterfly Card – How to Mail without Crushing :-)
| CRAFT SUPPLIES I USED |
Rubber Stamps: Wordsworth Stamps – Friends Collection
Craft Paper: Neenah Classic Crest – Natural White – Smooth 80lb, Crafty Secrets Digital Paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Spellbinders Enchanted Labels Twenty Eight, Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight, Spellbinders A2 Bracket Border One, Spellbinders Back to Basics Tags, Spellbinders Shuttered Window, Spellbinders Window Four, The Paper Studio Pearls, May Arts Silk Ribbon, Prima Roses, Button, Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine |
Drum roll . . . now for the winner. Remember the winner needs to claim their prize within 48 hours by reaching out to me through my contact page with their address. If you are in the US I’ll pass the information along to TapeOnLine and the cases will be sent to you directly, otherwise if you are international, I’ll forward a goodie box to you. Thanks as always for stopping by and remember if you have any questions about the card, please leave them in the Question Parking Lot on this post. This is an easy way for me to answer questions about this post or techniques used :-)
 
See you soon friends!!
Question Parking Lot:
Well friends, I still have 20 clear cases to give away – the winner did not come forward to claim their prize. If you’re not familiar with these lovely cases, here’s the post where you can check them out: My Clear Case Storage. Leave a comment on this post, using Random.org I’ll pick and post a winner on Tuesday, May 27th. I’ll repeat the rules at the bottom of my post. In the meantime I have a card to share that simply made me smile when I worked on it. The pieces and parts of this card have been laying on my counter for about a week and every day I’d glitter something or wet something to move me along to the end. This week has been quite a phone week so I snipped the butterflies out of one full die cut sheet while I was chatting. Today while I was waiting for my computer to copy some files, I finished it up. I’ve had this idea to float these sweet butterflies using Spellbinders Butterflies since it came out. I love it when something turns out like you hope it will.
The entire card is made of watercolor paper. For the die cut layer I simply used a wet paint brush and swished color from a diluted re-inker across in pink, purple and blue. After dry, I ran through die cutter. I made another panel slightly bigger than the die cut layer. I did the same wash but this time I used only pink and once dried, I stamped a print across. This panel fits right behind my butterflies die cut. Then I die cut one more layer of butterflies out of paper I washed with pink. I sprayed adhesive on and covered with glitter. As you can see, the butterflies are connected together – I simply snipped in between each butterfly to release it. After folding each Butterfly in half, I hot glued them right over the outlines of butterflies on my die cut sheet then put a smidgen of hot glue on the back of two pearls I popped into the middle of each butterfly.
The last thing I did was attached a bow that was hand dyed using the same re-inker I used for the pink washes. Oh, and the cutest little tag ever came from Spellbinders Back to Basic Tags. I stamped a little saying on it from Wordworth Stamps. So tiny and so cute!!
So again, I’d love to see these cases go to a winner! Here are the rerun of the rules:
What You Can Win:
In order to win, leave a comment on this post before Tuesday, May 27th at noon CST. You are allowed to leave one comment per day. The name will be be picked by comment number through random.org and I’ll post the name of the winner on Tuesday May 27th (please check back) and the winner has to claim their prize with 48 hours by responding with their address through my contact tab at the top right hand of the blog. I’ll forward the address on to TapeOnline for shipping directly to the winner. The clear cases are offered only for domestic US Shipping because for international guests, the shipping exceeds the cost of the cases HOWEVER, if you are one of my sweet international guests, I’ll offer an alternate prize of stamps and paper that I’ll take care of shipping. Hopefully the second time will be the charm!!
Question Parking Lot:
Let me know if you have any questions about the card!
1. Julie Blake, comment #32 asked where to get the ribbon I used for the card above. Julie it is white silk ribbon that is 1.25″ in width and I dunked it in a small cup with several drops of Ranger Industries Victorian Velvet Re-inker. May Arts has a list of retailers HERE.
2. Kathleen Kelley, comment #249 and Marge, comment #312 and asked respectively, (a) How do you get them in the mail? Most of my cards are mailed and would be squashed? and (b) One question, if you were mailing this card how could you prevent the butterflies from going flat? Thanks for the question ladies, this is the top asked question on my blog and I thought it best to show you . I used to buy the kraft bubble mailers but found them to be quite pricey, so I get these Cardboard DVD Mailers for quite a bit less. There’s ample room for bow and my butterflies won’t get smushed :-)
Sweet friends, so sorry for the late post — I couldn’t let you come today without having something crafty to show, so I sat down to make a card before answering all the remaining questions there were left in comments on the last post :-) Hang on until the end of the post for the winner information in the mean time, thank you for all the comments about my storage. The Question Parking Lot will be featured at the end of appropriate posts going forward so that everyone can benefit from the answers. Today, I’m sharing a card that will work well in memorial and will work very well for the upcoming holiday. It’s a new sentiment from Quietfire Design Garden Bench Collection; it’s simple and it’s classic. When I looked through my stash, this was one I did not have. Although I’m not a scrapbooker per se, I’m thinking about doing some memorial pages because this stamp will work into what I had in mind fabulously.
Here’s how I made it – step by step:
I started out with a card base sized at 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″. After embossing a panel using Spellbinders Labels Thirty Four Medallion, I trimmed the panel down to 5″ x 7″, attached ribbon on the right side and adhered with foam tape. I added a new die cut layer using Spellbinders Labels Twenty Nine and adhered it with foam tape. The next die cut layer was cut using Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Two; my sentiment was stamped before adhering with a double layer of foam tape. The last die cut layer was cut using Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles. I finished up with a sprig of pearls, a silk bow and an oval pearl brad.
Did you ask a question about my last post? Zoom on over to the Question Parking Lot to see the answer!
Here’s your winner for the clear cases!! Be sure to reach out to me through the contact tab at the top right side of the blog with your address so that I can pass it on – you have 48 hours to claim them.
Loving my awesome readers, I’ll see you soon!!
Question Parking Lot
Posted in *Labels (29) Twenty Nine, *Radiant Rectangles, *Romantic Rectangles Two, -Sympathy Cards, :Brown, :Cream, Blog Candy, Quietfire Design, ^Mediterranean Medallion, |Embossed Cards, |Many Layers
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Oooh! Scrummy peaches and cream this time – and yet another fabulous card!
Hugs
Anne (UK) x
Absolutely beautiful Becca, wish I had just a tad of your talent!
Congratulations to Bonnie!
I am in love with this gorgeous card!! I love all the layers and that bow, oh my, absolutely luscious! I love seeing your gorgeous creations and they inspire me to attempt them with my own twist! TFS~
Love the soft coral color and the windows too! Beautiful card.
What a delightful card Becca – simply stunning!
Jan
Congratulations Bonnie.
Another Becca creation, stunning card. Thanks for sharing.
CONGRATULATIONS BONNIEG! :) I know you are a happy winner! :)
Becca, this card is GORGEOUS! What a BEAUTY! Absolutely GORGEOUS! :) I like to use little tags too! :)
WOW..This is gorgeous Becca. I love that window and the design is awesome as always. Thanks for that great tip on tags..Never thought of it, but that is why I come by here :)
What a sweet card you have made here! Great idea to put a greeting on a little tag. I’m going to keep that in mind for future reference!! Thank you so much for the inspiration!
I will have to look into the crafty secrets digi paper. You have had some beautiful ones from them. Just my kind of print.
My goodness! Another Gorgeous card!
Hooray! I can’t believe I won! Thank you SO very much. I can really use these cases. Since I found your blog I have been totally addicted to Spellbinders dies! I am building quite a collection. If I practice enough may be I’ll get one as gorgeous as yours. ;-)
BonnieG
The card is one of pretty ones presented. Love the pastel color with great 3-d detail. Thanks for the opportunity to look through the window and dream
I was looking and looking for a link to your Question Parking Lot and couldn’t find any. I have to assume you ask the question here!
When you say to use the double sided foam tape to raise the layer. Do you just use small pieces of foam tape or do you run a line of the foam all the way around the layer? I know this might seem a stupid question but was just wondering.
Hi Becca, This is a truly pretty card, lovely detail, gorgeous colours and the window is ‘dreamy’.
Congratulations to the Winner !!
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Great card and good tip – congrats to winner.
Such a beautiful card as always Becca
Congrats to the winner
Take Care
God Bless .
Elaine H X
This is gorgeous Becca. Thanks for the inspiration as always.
Lots of crafty love
Jo xx
Another stunner here again Becca. You are such a talented girl and I absolutely love all your gorgeous work always. And I love that you´ve made this parking lot, where we can find soo many good tips on things you´ve found out, and that way we can all learn from it, which is soo awesome.
Biiig congrats to Bonnie for winning this time, let´s hope, she sees it then.
Congratulations, Bonnie!!!! Enjoy ?
Good morning Becca,
This card is simply gorgeous.
Congratulations to BonnieG
Hi Becca. Congratulations to Bonnie : ) What a delightful card, so so very pretty. Take care.
As stunning as ever Becca, love it.
Love & Hugs
Jacquie J xxx
Hey Becca – I love all of your cards!!! While I have been involved with other crafts from age 6 (51 now) I am new to card making. I am a pastor’s wife and often have opportunities to encourage someone via cards so I am so excited about getting into this. Your cards are a great example for me because they are not only beautiful but they are uplifting and encouraging. Thank you for all you do to bring us these examples and to teach us the associated techniques. You are an “amazing” lady.
I have one question for you. I have seen in some of your posts that the Becca Bow was made available for sale. I admit that I am a TERRIBLE bow maker and would love to purchase one. However, I can no longer find them for sale anywhere. Are there any that I can still purchase either through a retailer or you directly?
Gorgeous use of all those dies, Beautiful!
Thank you for the response re mailing the butterfly card. Never thought of using a mailer. I must use your idea of using a small tag. Perfect when you have a stash of cards which I don’t but it is my dream.
Becca,
Words just fail me…your creations are always so amazing. Gorgeous, stunning, amazing, elegant, wow. You are one amazingly talented “child of God.” Thank you for sharing your gift with us all.
Beautiful card Becca but I have a question about a previous card on 27th april, the spellbinders lattice motifs. How do you get the white to show through the pink lattice.
Yes! Please answer Barbara Phillips question because I was wondering the same thing. It appears that the white is actually poking through the holes of the lattice. Are they?
I don’t know how you do it Becca, but you always seem to come up with something new and wonderful. I would never have dreamed about putting these dies together but they work fabulously well. Fantastic card.
Hugs Alice xx
Morning Becca what a beautiful card I love the soft cours you have used. And the dies are stunning. Take care xx
Debs xx
Good morning Becca,
What another beautiful card that you have made for our delight today. I love the soft colours that you use and the feminine touch that you mostly give your cards. Very pretty, thank you
Norah (Glenochil, Scotland)
You have such a talent. Your cards are beautiful!