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Remembering our Veterans

Becca Feeken — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:56:00 +0000

Happy Veterans Day! I so hope you’ll take a moment to remember the fine men and women who have sacrificed for our country. My family has always been tied to the military so Veterans Day brings special remembrance for us. My late Father, my Father-in-Law, my Brother and the love of my life - my [...]

Penny Black Winter Swing

Becca Feeken — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:41:55 +0000

My word isn’t this the cutest image? Well, this is vintage Penny Black - I know because I have a whole shelf full of them ;-) Although most of mine are discontinued I was thrilled to see Penny Black releasing this new stamp and several more of the sweet cherubic figures that are my favorite [...]

Dear Santa

Becca Feeken — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:08:00 +0000

Greetings, I wanted to share a quick card using one of my new Magnolias - this one is #376 Tilda as Lucia. I find her simply adorable! She is a current Christmas Magnolia but you need to look at the new Christmas Collection (So Jolly, Under the Mistletoe and So Snowy) that are available for [...]

JustRite New Square Borders

Becca Feeken — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:55:00 +0000

Did you know that the new releases for JustRite Stampers are now being shown? Yup! The JustRite Blog team will be demonstrating them in a Blog Hop on November 17th and the quickest way to get them will be at JustRite on November 13 when they begin shipping! Have a hop over to the JustRite [...]

No Worries

Becca Feeken — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:59:14 +0000

Just a note to say that in the background I’m working on new items - no worries! Since my scare earlier this week, I realize that I’m walking a tight rope without a net where many of my computer files are concerned. I’m just like everyone else to say that I’ll get to that soon [...]

Holly and Ivy Pocket Card

Becca Feeken — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:59:31 +0000

Greetings! Today I’m sharing a card made with a lovely new set from Flourishes called Dove and Holly. The shading laid in by the artist makes it a joy to color. My card is essentially flat and functions as a pocket card. Actually it started out being a band around the card that got quite [...]

Good Will Toward Men

Becca Feeken — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:59:02 +0000

Good Morning!! I’m back to share another of the amazing sentiments with one of the newly released December Our Daily Bread Designs. They come just in time for me to stamp them for Christmas. I don’t think I’ll have to make a special effort for Christmas cards as I have a bit of [...]

Hold on to The Spirit of Christmas

Becca Feeken — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:24 +0000

If you are curious what happened to me yesterday, click HERE. If you are looking for the ODBD Blog Hop Contest post, click HERE. Good Morning friends! Today I’m sharing a new release from Quietfire Design - just in time for Christmas (*wink*). Suzanne has put together an incredible collection of Quietfire [...]

You Had the Power all the Time

Becca Feeken — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:07:41 +0000

I am back from the abyss. The amount of hours that have churned by since 9:00am yesterday morning seems to be more that 120 hours. So here is the scoop - yesterday my blog encountered a problem - as far as I could tell, it disappeared off the face of the earth. A quick call [...]

Our Daily Bread Designs November Release Blog Hop

Becca Feeken — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:02:56 +0000

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs November Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Debi Southard’s Blog - Debi’s Crazy Life, you are in the right place! If you happened on my blog but did not start at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog, you really should go back [...]

Caffeine and Friends

Becca Feeken — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:02:34 +0000

As much as I love coffee and as much as I love my friends, I couldn’t believe that I had not used THIS set from JustRite Stampers yet! I think I got all wrapped up in Christmas too much to know that this set was surely calling my name!! Funny, because when I do little [...]

Holly Berry House Poinsettia Box

Becca Feeken — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:32:29 +0000

I’m back to share another of these adorable little Holly Berry House boxes from Stamper’s Dream; this one is called Poinsettia II Victorian Treasure Box. The first one I did was white card stock, gold embossing and colored with Tombow Markers; you can peek at it HERE. Night and Day, right? I wanted to [...]

Is is real or is it Memorex?

Becca Feeken — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:35:13 +0000

Ha!! I think I’m giving up my age :-) I used to love those commercials! When we were teens we used to say that all the time…is it real or is it Memorex? Well when I was working on this card, I was so taken with how real that Santa face looks. The artist’s shading [...]

A JustRite Monogrammed Writing Ensemble

Becca Feeken — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:03:02 +0000

Let’s see . . . go get coffee . . . plop down in studio . . . cup chin in hands . . . daydream a little . . . look up after an hour of wondering what to make next. Lightbulb! . . . where is that bag of stuff from the $1.00 [...]

Sleeping Under a Quilt

Becca Feeken — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:58:45 +0000

Greetings, I have two cards to share that feature stamps newly released this month from Quietfire Design. The first card uses a sentiment that had me running for my brass embossing templates. How charming is that sentiment? It’s called Sleeping Under a Quilt. I used a technique I call Reverse Stenciling and that others call Letterpress. [...]

Everlasting Light

Becca Feeken — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:59:18 +0000

Greetings! I’m back to share two more cards from this month’s releases with Our Daily Bread Designs. My first card today is made using the With Deepest Sympathy set. I stacked my layers and embellished with Spellbinders Petite Ovals Large and Spellbinders Petite Ovals Small. The Flourish on top of the ovals is from the [...]

Clean and Simple Magnolia-licious Blog Hop

Becca Feeken — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:59:40 +0000

Good morning! What a treat we have today with a Clean and Simple Blog Hop by the Magnolia-licious Design Team! Oh what a challenge this was - I had quite the time getting my mind wrapped around "Clean and Simple". I mean, how can a card be finished without layers and layers and ribbon and [...]

No More Sorrow

Becca Feeken — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:58:00 +0000

I’m sharing a card using one of the October releases from Our Daily Bread Designs; this one is from a set called Praying for You. I picked this sentiment from the set because I find the verse so comforting. It is mounted on Spellbinders Labels Eight and framed with Spellbinders Flourish Accents. The scalloped border [...]

Canterbury Cross

Becca Feeken — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:55:53 +0000

Can I tell you that I just swooned when I received this gorgeous cross in the mail from Stamper’s Dream. Called Canterbury Cross Small, this lovely creation is from Holly Berry House. Stamper’s Dream has quite a few in the collection and all of the Holly Berry Stamps are unique with all their layering possibilities. [...]

Flourished Tea Towels

Becca Feeken — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:59:52 +0000

As I start my list for possible Christmas presents and comb through my resources for inspiration, it dawned on me that I had not shared this project here. I thought I should share these Tea Towels since for this year they are on my short list :-) The inspiration for these towels was a lovely [...]

My Tag Solution

Becca Feeken — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:59:43 +0000

A good friend was an inspiration for the project I’m sharing today. She travels often and we traded stories about how all luggage looks alike and when it comes to the moment of truth when grabbing your bag from the conveyor belt, she has inadvertently grabbed someone else’s bag. The reverse has happened as well, [...]

Bon Appetit

Becca Feeken — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:00:05 +0000

Bon Appetit! Diana gave the Design Team an informal challenge to create a card using Red, White and Black from the new A Little Yummy for Your Tummy Collection available at Magnolia-licious. They are all adorable images along the line of a Kitchen/Cooking Theme; I can already see the endless possibilities for snacks and goodies [...]

Believe

Becca Feeken — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:59:44 +0000

Greetings! Today I’m sharing a card made with one of the newly released Flourishes sets called Holly Background. Shades of Christmas, this background is absolutely gorgeous and the detailing is amazing. What a release - there are five additional new sets and you can see them HERE. I stamped the Holly Background using a green dye [...]

Tis the Sweetest Season

Becca Feeken — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:40:24 +0000

Also, tis the sweetest sketch challenge. What challenge you ask? Well, JustRite Stamps is the sponsor over at 2Sketches4 You this week. You still have time to do the sketch and upload it at the 2Sketches4 You site. The winner will take away a $100.00 gift certificate from JustRite so what are you waiting for? I [...]

Splendid Silent Sun

Becca Feeken — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:55:47 +0000

I know for some of you the seasons careened directly from summer, into an early snow or winter. We can only dream about fall, right? I’m sharing a card today that is all about fall. The Created by Hand Tuesday Challenge this week is to create something related to Harvest, so I picked this new [...]

Simply Heartfelt

Becca Feeken — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:59:15 +0000

Good Morning!! This month Our Daily Bread Designs had the tremendous insight to reveal three new designs which are Sympathy sets; With Deepest Sympathy, Praying for You, and With Heartfelt Sympathy. Did she read our minds? I can’t tell you how often someone at our church experiences a loss, a friend loses a family member, [...]

Nature’s Gift

Becca Feeken — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:08:09 +0000

My card today has a lot of my fav’s; the pinch of red and the kraft cardstock is something I love to use. I colored the Apples Stamp with Tombow markers and spritzed with a fine mister to it bring out all the best that the artist intended. I stamped the Natures Gift sentiment with [...]

For You on your Birthday

Becca Feeken — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:32:33 +0000

Much to my chagrin, with as many cards as I make, I often miss out on the opportunity to get them in to mail to people I know. Okay, I admit that once in a while I even buy a store bought card (insert sheepish grin here). October is a huge birthday month, so I’m [...]

Your Reward

Becca Feeken — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:45:04 +0000

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 [...]

Just Sitting Here

Becca Feeken — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:59:40 +0000

This month Suzanne Dean challenged all the members of the Magnolia-licious Design Team to make an easel card. It took me a little bit to get my mind around the idea, but I put one together and I actually like the whole easel thing :D. I used #362 - Berry Tilda and Sentiment #703 - [...]