Friends are a Gift

Good morning!  Steph here.    It's getting near Christmas and it's time to start those Christmas cards. Friendship and Christmas go hand in hand and there is nothing better than creating a handmade card for a friend. Sometimes the simpler cards make a dramatic impact.

Using JustRite's Friendship Nested Sentiments stamp set, I stamped a sentiment in brown ink, then used Tim Holtz Bundled Sage Distress Ink around the edges. After matting it on brown cardstock, I created a patchwork background using papers from Simple Stories Handmade Holidays.

Each layer of paper was inked with Bundled Sage Ink and matted on brown cardstock before adhering to the card. The sentiment layer was added with Joy Foam Pads as I  wanted it to stand out from the card. Some beautiful
 Christmas green pearls were added to the bottom of the card.

Thanks, Steph!  Christmas will be here before we know it!

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Christmas Stained Glass Window

Hi, it's Holly posting today.  I've created this glittery stained glass window card to share with you.  The products from Classy Cards 'n Such that I've used on this card are:

Bricks and Bark embossing folder

Grand Gothic Luminary Window die (PoppyStamps)

Grand Gothic Window die (PoppyStamps)

Embellishment #2 die set (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Wreath Strip die (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Yellow Viva Decor Pearl Pen

I started by embossing the Brick pattern onto my white card base, and then I swiped a pale gray ink over the "grout."  I cut out the Gothic window and the Luminary window from white cardstock and adhered the Luminary window inside the Gothic window.  I hand-cut a piece of clear acetate to fit the window and carefully glued it to the back of the window die.  I then used the Stained Glass Stickles Technique from Technique Junkies to achieve the glittery red and clear areas in my window.

Once the glittery window was dry, I adhered it to my card base.  Then I die cut the Wreath Strips from olive cardstock and affixed them to the bottom of the window.  The three little white flowers are from the Embellishment #2 die set, and I added a little dab of Yellow Viva Decor Pearl to the center of each flower.  Once the yellow pearls were dry, I glued them onto the greenery at the bottom of the window.

I love the pop of red and green color against this mostly white card.  This card is intended to be a Christmas card, but you could use it for anything.  Just change the colors to suit your theme, and you have a wide variety of cards you can make from these awesome window dies!  

Classy Cards has a wide variety of window styles available along with flower boxes, shutters and doors.   You can see them all here.  Thanks for such a beautiful card, Holly!

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Christmas Blessings

Hello all - Jenn here, and I have a clean and simple yet elegant Christmas card to share with you. 

I started with a 6 x 5.5 base of Stardream Jupiter. To that, I added one of my favorite papers from the Kaisercraft Turtle Dove Paper Pad. These paper pads measure 6.5 x 6.5 and come with single sided patterned papers as well as specialty papers and 4 pages of die-cuts. Everything you would need to make a card!

Since I already knew that I wanted to use the sentiment of "Christmas Blessings", I thought a cross might be appropriate somewhere on the card. So, I pulled out the Cross Set from Cheery Lynn Designs along with the Foil Paper-Textured Patterns 1. I cut out my cross in the gorgeous red foil but when I laid it on my base, I felt something was missing. Immediately I thought, "dimension". So, I cut the cross out again and using the small foam pads I adhered the two crosses together and it was perfect! 

I wanted to adorn my corners and the Lace Deco Corner E set along with the Reich Shine Champagne paper is what I used for just that purpose. 

For finishing touches I stamped my sentiment on a die-cut label that came out of the Turtle Dove Paper pad. I inked the edges a bit and adhered it with large foam pads. 

Isn't this gorgeous???  And so easy!  Thanks, Jenn!

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Thanksgiving Pumpkins

Hi y'all!  It's Holly posting today.  Can you believe Thanksgiving is almost here??  Wasn't it just summertime last week??  Time just flew by, didn't it?  :-)  I have a quick and classy Thanksgiving card to share with you today.  

I started by stamping the Gingham Cover-a-Card stamp onto some mustard cardstock and I used the Curled Corner technique from Technique Junkies on the upper left corner.  I adhered this mustard layer onto a dark brown card base.  The same dark brown cardstock was used to die cut the Happy and Thanksgiving dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and then I adhered them onto the mustard layer.  I used some orange and green cardstock to cut the pumpkins and leaves from the Pumpkins die set (also from Cheery Lynn Designs).  To give the pumpkins some depth, I sponged a darker orange ink onto the edges and I used a marker to color the stems.  I then affixed the pumpkins to the mustard layer with some Joy foam pads (small) and adhered the leaves and tendrils in a random fashion around the pumpkins.  It's really fast and easy to adhere these die cuts with the Quickie Glue Pen - it's the perfect size for these fonts and the delicate tendrils.   

Such a cute card, Holly!   The Mega Mount works great for stamping large images.  Click the Mega Mount link and scroll to the bottom of the page for a video demonstrating how to use it.

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Happy Couple

Good morning!  Steph here with a sweet wedding card.

The stamp titled Happy Couple is from Stampavie. Don't you love how he is holding her ever so close on this special day! I used a combination of gray and pink - love those colors together. The gray complements their clothes and the pink complements her roses and the trims.

I stamped the image on Cryogen White cardstock. It has a nice shimmer and shine and is perfect when using Copic Markers. So, using Copic Markers, I colored her gown with light shades of gray and his outfit with darker shades of gray. The roses are red violet and so are the trims on the clothes.

Once the image was colored, I sponged some Spun Sugar Distress Ink and some Victorian Velvet around the image. A sheer ribbon was tied around the card and some Doodle Twine was tied to the knot.

Cute wedding card, Steph!

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Snowflower Season card

Hi Classy friends!  It's Holly posting today and I'm sharing this clean and simple Snowflower Season card.  Sometimes you just want to make some quick and easy Christmas cards so you can get them addressed and in the mail before the season is over, and this card fits the bill.  Other than the drying time for the liquid Gold Viva pearls, this card can be made in less than 10 minutes. 

These are the products from Classy Cards 'n Such that I used on my card:

Christmas Sentiments stamp set (Impression Obsession)

Rejoice 6x6 paper pad (Bo Bunny)

Classic Scalloped Oval Large dies (Spellbinders)

Snowflowers Set 1 dies (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Snowflowers Set 2 dies (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Gold Viva Decor pearl pen

I started with a card base made from kraft cardstock and then I added a layer of dark brown cardstock.  I cut a sheet of patterned paper from the Rejoice 6x6 paper pad and layered it onto the dark brown cardstock.  Next, a small strip of green cardstock was adhered near the bottom of the card.  The sentiment was stamped onto kraft cardstock and then cut out with an oval die.  I layered that onto a Classic Scalloped Oval Large die cut from dark brown cardstock, and then adhered this to the small green cardstock strip.

The fun part was cutting out the new Snowflowers from Cheery Lynn Designs and playing around with the layout to see which snowflowers I wanted to use on my card.  I ended up using only five of the six Snowflower die cuts and I affixed them to the card in a random fashion.  The snowflowers needed a little oomph so I squeezed some Gold pearls into the centers.  This Gold Viva pearl pen is a thick liquid that you can squeeze onto your projects.  You can make round pearls or you can make squiggles or lines, whatever you want.  You can see how the pearls are different sizes on my card - that's the versatility of these pearl pens.  Love that!  :-)

Viva Decor Pearl Pen

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Loving Mouse

Hi all, Jenn here and I'm back with a card to showcase one of the many fabulous Stampavie stamps that Beverly carries it the Classy Cards 'n Such Store. Today I am working with Mouse with Sunflower. I like this image because it can be used to send many different sentiments such as thinking of you, hello, happy birthday, and with love, just to name a few. I chose to make him a loving mouse for this card. 

My card base measures 5.5 x 5.5 inches and is a basic gray color. I chose gray to work off of the gray tones in the papers I had chosen from the French Kiss by Glitz Designs paper pad.

After layering my first pattern onto the base, I cut a 2.5 x 5.5 piece off of another pattern and layered it on a gray mat and then adhered to my card base off to the left side. Next, using Spellbinders Lacy Circles Dies, I die cut a gray circle and embossed it with the Dots embossing folder by Crafts Too. This was added to the lower portion of my base. 

After coloring my stamped image with Copic markers, I die cut it out using the Spellbinders Labels Eighteen and adhered to my card.  I stamped my sentiment on a smaller Labels Eighteen and popped it up with foam pads. For finishing touches, I added three Smokey Brown Rhinestones to the bottom and the top of the card. 

If you get a chance, check out the Stampavie Stamps. They are perfect for those of you that love to color!

So cute, Jenn!  Thanks!!

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Fall Birthday card and FREE SHIPPING

Hi Classy folks!  It's Holly posting today and I'm sharing a birthday card that I made for a special someone.  I wanted this card to be classy and elegant and still reflect the gorgeous colors of this fall season.  Here are the supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such that I used:

 

Birthday stamp set - My Sentiments Exactly!

Romantique 6x6 paper pad - Prima

Floral Ovals dies - Spellbinders

Light Coral pearls - Want2Scrap

Chalk White Seam Binding

Francesca border die - Cheery Lynn Designs

 

I started by adhering one of the gorgeous floral papers from the Romantique paper pad to a brown card base and I added a Francesca die cut border (in dark rust cardstock) to the top of the card.  The little flag tail strip on the side is hand cut from another sheet of paper from the Romantique paper pad.  I tied the seam binding around the top and affixed two of the pearls to the bottom right corner.  I stamped the sentiment onto one of the cream-colored papers from the Romantique paper pad and cut it out with an oval die.  This was adhered to a larger oval die cut from a dark rust cardstock and then that was adhered to a brown Floral Oval die cut. 

I've already sent this to the birthday girl so she would have it before I posted this.  Hopefully she will enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it for her.  :-)  Happy Birthday, sweetie!!

Thanks for the beautiful card, Holly!!!  

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Scenic Combo

Good morning!  Steph here and I absolutely love this stamp from Heartfelt Creations. It's so peaceful. I chose to create a fall scene, but think how lovely it would look with summer colors!

I stamped the image and colored it with Copic Markers. Once I die cut to the oval shape, I used Crushed Olive Distress Ink and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to add some color around the image.

I lightly sponged on both colors with an inking tool, then darkened the colors around the outside edges of the oval. Once done, I matted the oval with green cardstock then assembled my card.

The sentiment is from JustRite Stamper's Nature's Nested Sentiments. I stamped it with black ink and, after cutting to size, I inked the edges with Crushed Olive Distress Ink.  Joy Foam Pads provided a little dimension under the sentiment.

What a beautiful scenic card!  Thanks, Steph!

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Gun Metal Berries Ornament card

Hi card-makers!  It's Holly posting today, and I bet you're wondering about the "gun metal" in my title.  LOL  That comes from the name of the pearls that I used on this card - Gun Metal Pearls from Want2Scrap.  I decided to do something different and used these dark silver Gun Metal pearls for the berries on top of the ornament on my card.  I love how they contrast with all the burgundy and beige on this card.

Here are the supplies I used for my card:

Gun Metal Pearls (Want2Scrap)

Handmade Holiday 6x6 paper pad (Simple Stories)

Twig Wreath die (Impression Obsession)

2011 Heirloom Ornament die (Spellbinders) - sold out

Noel Christmas Ornaments stamp set (JustRite)

Joy Foam pads (small) 

 

I started with a vanilla card base and added a layer of black cardstock.  The burgundy with circles paper from the Handmade Holiday pad was layered on to the black cardstock.  I added a strip of black cardstock and then a smaller strip of the beige polka dot paper (also from the Handmade Holiday pad).  Next, I stamped the ornament with some burgundy ink and then colored in parts of it with Copic markers.  I stamped the sentiment with black ink directly in the middle of the ornament, and then I used the corresponding die from the 2011 Heirloom die set to cut the ornament out.

 

The pine branch at the top of my ornament was created by running the Twig Wreath die through my machine with some dark green cardstock.  I did this four times so I could have two sprigs of pine on either side of the ornament.  The pine branch is one of the smaller dies inside the wreath die.  I didn't use any of the other parts of the die - just the little pine branch.  I adhered the ornament with some Joy foam pads, affixed the pine branches at the top, and added three of the gun metal pearls to the center.

Another cute Christmas card!  Thanks, Holly!!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi everyone!

I have a Thanksgiving card to share with you today.  I started with a kraft card base and used the A2 Matting Basics A to cut the mats.  These Spellbinders die cuts make cutting straight mats a breeze!  I cut the Lacey Pumpkin Corner Flourish and adhered it with dots of Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive with the metal tip.  Using the metal tip with the adhesive gives lots more control over the amount of glue and the placement.  Love it!!!

I colored the pumpkin and flower with Distress Ink Markers. I filled the leaves with Meadow Spark Ultra Fine Glitter by Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.  I filled the leaves using the Quickie Glue Pen.   I wanted the glitter a little thicker in a few places, so I added some of the Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive and sprinkled more glitter on top.

I die cut Happy and Thanksgiving and adhered them in the same way.  I didn't have matching baby pearls for the center of the flower and dotting the i's in Thanksgiving, so I colored White Baby Pearls with a matching Copic marker.

I framed it using one of the Assorted Gold Lines styles.  I think the lines add a finishing touch, don't you??

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Water Wheel Scene

Hi, it's Steph with another card using some awesome products from Classy Cards n Such.

I created a 5 1/2" square card and used my Scor-Buddy to  create the perfect fold. Using several pattern papers from Simple Stories Handmade Holidays 6x6 pad, I created the card layers. The stamp is part of a 2 piece set from Heartfelt Creations called Scenic Combo and I absolutely loved coloring it with Copic Markers. Since I wanted it to fit the front of my card, I chose to cut it into an oval shape, but made sure to keep the trees intact in the upper left. Using Spellbinders Labels 18, I created a mat for the image from cardstock.

The sentiment is from Justrite's Nature's Nested Sentiments and is just the perfect mate to this image. The image was added with small Joy Foam Pads while the sentiment was added with large Joy Foam Pads.

Beautiful card, Steph!!  Thanks!

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White Rose Wreath

Hi everyone!  It's Jenn and I have an easy to make wreath card to share with you this week.

For starters,  I began with a base of Stardream Ruby cardstock measuring 4.25 x 5.5 inches.   Next, using Stardream Emerald cardstock, I cut out the Curly Wreath Die by PoppyStamps. It's hard to see the wreath because I already have the flowers and leaves added, but this die cut has so many different potentials and cuts out nicely. 

Curly Wreath

Before I adhered the wreath to my card base, I decorated it. I started with the Mini Roses in White. These come with very long wire stems and I recommend that if you are going to use them to decorate a wreath that you cut the stems shorter so that you don't have so much wire to wrap around the wreath. Once I had the roses in place, it looked a little sparse so I used my leaf punch and the Stardream Emerald cardstock to create some leaves and fill in the gaps. I used glue dots to adhere my completed wreath to the card base. However, for added dimension you could use adhesive foam pads.

For finishing touches I cut out a label and stamped my sentiment on it. 

Such a beautiful card, Jenn!  Thanks!!

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