Amazing Paper Grace

You Make Me Smile

Becca Feeken — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:47 +0000

Are you ready for the Fourth of July?? I can’t wait!! Last night while I was in my studio I could already hear the rumble and pop of what I thought might be thunder. To my delight, somewhere nearby, someone was enjoying fireworks! We’ve always been fortunate to see the fireworks from our house but [...]

Follow Your Heart

Becca Feeken — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:58:43 +0000

Today I’m sharing a card made with Spellbinders Contemporary Hearts Pendant. I wanted to change it up a little bit so I decided to offset two of the same shapes with cut out centers. It leaves a great area in the center that I can place a center, flower or even a sentiment. On the [...]

ODBD Blog Hop and New Releases

Becca Feeken — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:32:35 +0000

You are going to love, love, love the new releases from Our Daily Bread Designs - I know that I sure do. The treasures include Mother Teresa quotes and a large background stamp with the music from Amazing Grace! If you haven’t read my bio here, I’ll tell you Amazing Grace is my favorite hymn [...]

JustRite Peace and Comfort

Becca Feeken — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:00:36 +0000

I’m so excited to share with you a new JustRite set that is being released on the JustRite website on July 7th. The name of this set is Thinking of You - it comes with six borders and centers that are perfect those more solemn occasions when we need to let someone know they are [...]

Sending Hugs

Becca Feeken — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:47:03 +0000

Greetings!! In need of a card for a friend who is having a hard time, I set out to find something in the new selections from JustRite Stampers that would fit the bill. From the JustRite Tiny Words Borders and Centers set I narrowed my choices down to Sending Hugs although several of the other [...]

Great Expectations

Becca Feeken — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:00:19 +0000

ETA: Your imagination is not playing tricks on you. I had two posts scheduled that had a mind of their own…so today you have all sorts of mail from me. Have you been checking out the posts from the JustRite Designers blogs? Well, there is a new set scheduled for release on July 7th called [...]

He Restores

Becca Feeken — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:41:14 +0000

ETA: Phooey, I had this post and another scheduled but they did not go off on schedule and I’ve didn’t check behind it - arrgh!!. Oh well, the best laid plans, hunh. Today I’m sharing one of the June releases from Our Daily Bread Designs from the set Quiet Waters. This long wide sentiment gave me [...]

Thinking of You Fleur

Becca Feeken — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:47:10 +0000

Okay, I am honestly winding down with the Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant, but if you couldn’t tell, when I started working with this die template, I went on a card making binge!! For a very quick post tonight, I wanted to share another sample I made earlier with the Fleur Pendant that has a [...]

Happy Birthday Michelle!

Becca Feeken — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:48:08 +0000

Happy Birthday to you!! Happy Birthday to you!! Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday!! Happy Birthday to you!! My dear friend, Michelle over at Stampers Dream, is the lucky Birthday Girl today and all of us with the Dream Team are celebrating the occasion. I pulled together a birthday card using one of the new releases with [...]

Tulips 4 Sale

Becca Feeken — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:47:57 +0000

I couldn’t resist using the new Spellbinders Tulips Pendant and Spellbinders Tulips Borderabilities - I’m tellin’ you, it’s CUTE!! I simply used the Pendant and changed out the color of the tulips by cutting extras and popping them up. Then I did the same thing on the Borderabilites. I think it made the perfect whimsical [...]

Live the Life

Becca Feeken — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:45:19 +0000

I’m back to share two cards with you today. The first is lemony goodness thanks to this new set from Flourishes called Live, Love and Lemons. Of course I had to throw in the Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant, but I really wanted to dress it down a little bit to go with this casual [...]

Best Wishes - Fleur de Lis

Becca Feeken — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:55:45 +0000

As I mentioned, the Fleur de Lis Pendant speaks elegance so I wanted to share a wedding card that I put together using that Pendant. It has similar layers as the card I revealed yesterday however the Center is raised on this card, rather than recessed. The elegant saying is standard faire from Flourishes - [...]

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants Blog Frenzy

Becca Feeken — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:56:05 +0000

Spellbinders Introduces: Shapeabilities Pendants Blog Frenzy June 22 through June 29th, available for ordering June 30, 2009 Edited to Add: Thanks to everyone who entered the Spellbinders’ Shapeabilities Pendants Blog Frenzy to win my Die Template releases. You can no longer enter to win my release. Please check out the links below to enter the contest on other [...]

Sweet Baby

Becca Feeken — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:37:46 +0000

A quick post today to share a baby card that I’m sending out to a friend. My goodness what was happening nine months ago - I know quite a few people having babies. It was an excellent opportunity to use one of my Magnolia stamps - so I chose baby Tingla (#286 Sitting Tingla). She [...]

Bird Song

Becca Feeken — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:00:08 +0000

I am absolutely wild about the new Nesting Bird stamp by Impression-Obsession! It’s so funky and different from my normal style that I thought it would make for a fun afternoon trying to figure out how to make it work. I decided to emboss it in white on white watercolor paper and use my Tombow [...]

Whoever Believes

Becca Feeken — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:26:16 +0000

Greetings!! I know you thought I was being quiet, but I was finishing up some projects and I’m excited to get back to stamping!! Today I’m sharing one of the June releases from Our Daily Bread Designs called Quiet Waters. I pulled out my Tombow Markers to color the scene and some K & Co. [...]

Black Velvet

Becca Feeken — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:48:51 +0000

I made this piece a couple of months ago and it rekindled my love of embossing stencils and marked my first time using the embossing paste that was languishing in my stash. It was all just an experiment but the effort was easier than I imagined and the results were eye catching. From my stash [...]

What Happened to 25,000 Mornings?

Becca Feeken — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:50:30 +0000

Those of you who visit often will remember that I had a post about a commercial that I love, love, love, put out by the State of Michigan. Well, truth be known I love all the Michigan commercials - the one on lighthouses, the new one about being yourself on vacation, there are quite a [...]

Shuttered Window Box

Becca Feeken — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:55:52 +0000

This week is Impression-Obsession week over at Stamper’s Dream. I’m tickled to be able to join the Dream Team for the first time and this week has seen a steady stream of fabulous cards from all. I love this Shuttered Window Box, it’s going on my favorites list along with many of the other images [...]

In The Beginning

Becca Feeken — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:28:06 +0000

I hope you are having a glorious week. I’m sharing a card that I created to have a touch of an old world feel. Both stamps I’ve had for years and I was tickled to be able to use them together. I distressed all my panels with Brushed Corduory Distress Ink and colored the world [...]

More News and Ask, Seek, Knock Windows

Becca Feeken — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:47:51 +0000

News first!! After being a long time shopper and a big, big time fan, I’ll be jumping on board with with the fabulous Dream Team at Stampers Dream!! They are the sweetest ladies ever and oozing with star quality talent! This week we are kicking off Impression-Obsession Week - with the newest IO releases!! I [...]

Asian Influence - Thinking of You

Becca Feeken — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:40:17 +0000

I’ve got some things going on behind the scenes so my normally long post will be short and sweet today. I’m sharing a card with you that I made out of an asian influence set that I’ve had in my stash for a while. I’ve used Spellbinders Labels Two as a backdrop then cut two [...]

Summer Notes - Magnolia-licious Blog Hop

Becca Feeken — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:21:23 +0000

Welcome to the first Magnolia-licious Blog Hop - Summer Notes. Why is it called Summer Notes? We’ve all made these adorable little Sticky Note Holders to celebrate the occasion. For me, this is my first opportunity to join the Magnolia-licious Design Team and what a wonderful place to jump in!! Now if you have come [...]

Long Nestibilities Storage Secret

Becca Feeken — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:05:54 +0000

Hi all, I’m back today with a non-card post but am sharing pictures and the answer to a question that I am asked quite frequently. The question is how do I store my long nesties. Some time ago I found some DVD cases that were perfect however they came with DVD’s in them. Over time [...]

Lift Up Our Hands

Becca Feeken — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:48:36 +0000

I’m popping in quickly to share one of my favorite projects that I haven’t shared here yet. Using one of my very favorite stamps from Our Daily Bread Designs called Lift Up Our Hands, I created a quick framed piece that graces my studio. The very inexpensive frame was purchased at Hobby Lobby and is [...]

Thinking of You

Becca Feeken — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:48:58 +0000

I just {heart} Penny Black Stamps - I have quite a few wood mounted ones and lo and behold they have clear ones now - where have I been? This one, from the Thinking of You set, was a cinch to color up and all my boo boo’s look like I really intended them. Don’t [...]

Sharing Some News and an ODBD Release

Becca Feeken — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:06:16 +0000

My goodness, I’ll seem chatty today. I have some news to share as well as a new release from Our Daily Bread Designs. First for my news, I’ve been invited to join the Magnolia-licious Design Team!! This is a pure indulgence for me as I’ve been smitten with those stamps for quite a while. Unknown [...]

Violets and Gold

Becca Feeken — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:48:04 +0000

This beautiful violet stamp has been on my desk for a while so I was thankful to finish it up. The violets are one of the recent sets from Flourishes called Sweet Violets. Using Tombow Markers and European Watercolor Paper, I watercolored the violets and cut them out using Spellbinders Classic Rectangle Small die paired with [...]

A Tiny Message That’s JustRite

Becca Feeken — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:16:17 +0000

You’re not crazy - this post reflects a date of yesterday! That’s how long I’ve been fiddling with this card!! I had it ready last night and wrote my first draft post but went back to the drawing board several times before I was interrupted by the need for sleep. Finally I get to share! [...]

My Soul Thirsts

Becca Feeken — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:53:36 +0000

Thanks so much for all the comments on my everyday cards! I enjoyed making them because they are short, simple and sweet and I know they’ll get sent out. Trust me, there will be more! Today, I’m sharing a sneak peek of one of the sentiments from a new Our Daily Bread Designs [...]