 
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!! :-)
Thanks for stopping by and remember, something good is always on the way :-)
Dear Blog friends, I had a chance to read all the comments from my blog post on Saturday morning. I’m simply overwhelmed by your words. One of the comments said I hope this is one of the days where you feel loved by all of your readers. One of the days? Just so you know, I feel that way everyday. But more than that, I feel the sweet generosity of spirit of all the readers who pass through leaving thoughts and tips for others.
I do have a card to share today, it features a new JustRitePapercrafts set called Thank You Labels 20. The set is designed to match Spellbinders™ Labels 20 and the center circles matches Spellbinders™ Standard Circles SM. In addition I used Spellbinders™ Marvelous Squares to frame it all in. I’m intrigued by the loops on the side of the frame, so naturally I’ve had a go at different weaving formations and this is one of a few I’ll be showing you. The colors here are a little bit darker than my normal palette, but a nice change of pace.
Sometimes I can’t bear to cut the tails on the ribbons too short. I know that will prompt people to ask what I do with them or how they can be sent that way. I just tuck them inside the card – way easier than trying to get them the correct length and honestly I like the long length.
Sincerely . . . thanks for stopping by, see you soon!!
Sweet blog friends, thanks for your kind words yesterday. Really, I’m okay, it’s just something I wanted to share. I hope I didn’t sound condescending because make no mistake, I have been guilty of needing to be pruned from the garden in some cases. I try my hardest though! Now, with that said, I’m peeking in because I had a chance to create some things yesterday and I’ll even have a post again tomorrow! Now that the new Spellbinders are making their way out, I can use them to show you how they lay on your everyday cards. I have a little secret for you – you are going to love the lattice I used today – I know I do. Here’s what I did – I laid down my die template face up, then a piece of wax paper, then my paper. It.cut.like.butter!! I have my old Wizard sitting off on the right hand part of my work area and I took my template (face up) that is now filled with little tiny square scraps of paper and quickly rapped it on the metal bar – like the quick snap you’d give when hitting bug with a fly swatter. (I know that seems an odd way to describe, but that’s the only thing I could equate). That makes all the pieces come out at once and I can sweep them up later. I’ve gotten very good at this little maneuver out of necessity – I am always drawn to the more intricate die templates and now I’m able to move through my cutting tasks quickly. Now I’m not saying you need to do this – I mean, you could risk damaging your template – but I’m happy to share how I unseat all the confetti. (Lol, lots of you already know this little trick ;-)
For my card today I’m using a sweet set from Our Daily Bread Designs called Thank You – ah, the wisdom of Proverbs! I took a marker and outlined the inside of it to get the drawn pink frame, then I covered my die template with ink and reseated my diecut for another run through the machine for the brown border. I layered my sentiment on the new Spellbinders™ Scalloped Labels One (New). As I mentioned before, I used Spellbinders™ Basic Lattice (New) as a backdrop layer for the card.
| SUPPLIES I USED |
Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs – Thank You
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest – Natural White – 80lb, Bazzill, Die Cuts With a View – Garden Tea Party
Ink: Amuse – French Roast
Accessories: Spellbinders™ Labels Sixteen, Spellbinders™ Scalloped Labels One (New), Spellbinders™ Basic Lattice (New), Seam Binding, Bazzill Button, Leaf Pins – Joanns, Ribbon, Recollections Bling, Darice Pearl |
Another rainy day here, but another full of calls from sweet friends and a shining “son” – blessings too many to count. Thanks for stopping by, see you soon!!
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This is a beautiful card, Becca. I love the design. And the coffee color is so rich looking. Just lovely!
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!
Stunning, love that bicycle stamp and the whole design and the colours are just beautiful together.
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?
Becca just love this card, with the sentiment and all.
so pretty
What a wonderful card here Becca. As always you´ve done a terrific job, and I love this one here.
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.
cynthia
lovely card.
Congratulations to all the winners
Just love this card. and the sentiment is wonderful.
Cannot ride a bike so think this is lovely.
Hugs Trish.
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!
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)
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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!!! :-D
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!
Beautiful card, and love the sentiment!
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… :D
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!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Your card is a work of art. TFS. Have a great day.
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 Wild
Congratulation to the winners!!! how exciting…..I love your card…..will have to case this one too…..like I do all of yours…..LOL….tfs
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!
wow Becca, another stunning card. Wonderful warm colors.
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,
Rhea
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.
yay, I won, I won, thank you so much. And your card, as always, is beautfiul!!
Oh, I’m loving these rich chocolate colors! Gorgeous, Becca!
Warm summer hugs!
Congrats to the winners. . . lovely card, great quote! And your bows are terrific!!!
The bicycle stamp is not the one on the link provided…
It is a beautiful stamp! Where can we find the other?
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 Eileen
As always, wonderful!
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
ANN
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!
love this card! the sentiment I needed today. thank you I receive it! something good is going to happen today!
This is the most beautiful card that I have seen today!
Something good is always on the way. It is so true with your blog.
Beautiful card.
Merci
Francine
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!
This is such a nice card! And, as always, I think it is also a great work of art! You are SO talented!
Shellee
Fabulous card as always, Becca. Love how you did the sentiment.
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!!
Just a beautiful card, love the colors you chose, and the image is on my wish list….love it…..thanks for sharing……hugs
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?
Congrats to all of the winners! I really like this card…the colors, the saying, all just beautiful!!
Great design and has that vintage feel!
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.
vicky
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.
Thanks for making me a winner!
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.
Beautiful card, love the browns, makes it great for a guy!
Great to see masculine card inspiration! Thanks Becca i’ts fabulous!
Hugs,
Carmen L
Beautiful!
I love these cards and I am going to try the 4 butterfly one today, I love butterflies. Congrates to all of the winners.
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.
This is a great card for both men and women, I like that. And congratulations to the winners ; enjoy!
Beautiful card, Becca! Love the way you did the sentiment!
So cute!!!
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.