Welcome Diana!!! Wonderfully Made

Congratulations and welcome!

Diana Nguyen has graciously accepted to become a member of the Classy Cards 'n Such Design Team! She has been our guest designer for the month of June. You can find more of Diana's wonderful ideas on her blog here.

Hi, it Diana!  Popping in today to share with you a baby card I made, that didn't use the normal pastel color palette.

This verse is one I always associate with new precious bundles of joy.  Everything about babies are just about perfect - those beautiful eyes, cute nose, toothless grins, and oh, baby feet!  Yes, they are definitely wonderfully and divinely made.

For my background, I used the Texture Wave stencil from Classy Cards 'n Such.  I sponged it using Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade and Broken China.

I cut a couple of Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly to go behind the window I made with the Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A.

I embossed the verse with White embossing powder on vellum to place in my frame.  I love the look of Vellum and this window is one of the easiest way I've found to use it without worrying that the adhesive is showing. The 1/8 Scor-tape is perfect for gluing the vellum onto the frame (and anything else detailed).

And what's a baby card without a few buttons? 

I also used the Sakura Star Dust Pen to trace my butterfly and added a Pink Mini Rose Bud to the center of the butterfly. 

What a pretty card for a mom-to-be! Thanks Diana!

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Birthday Blessings

Hi, it's Karen here today! Today's card is filled with blessings for that special day in some one's life! 

 

There's just something SO soft and sweet about the gorgeous colors of the patterned papers found in the Simple Stories-Vintage Bliss 6x6 paper pad.  I used three different patterns from this lovely collection along with a sticker tab (bottom left) from that same line.   I machine stitched my papers in a matching pink colored thread. For another soft touch, I lightly brushed the edges of my card in white acrylic paint.

Next step was to adhere a small piece from the beautiful Frilly Flourish Swirls - White Pearl.  I placed that in the upper right-hand corner. 

I used a two-part sentiment from the Rubz Birthday - Inspirational by My Sentiments Exactly!.  One part of the saying is rubbed onto a journaling block cut with the lovely Spellbinders Labels Eighteen die, which I double matted. The smaller portion of the Happy Birthday sentiment is rubbed onto a small sticker. 

Down in the lower left-hand corner, I added a bow made using the Seam Binding - Chalk White and topped that with a few of the lovely Zva Creative paper roses in both Pretty Pink and Soft Blue Transition. 

I adhered my paper roses to the card using the AMAZING Scor-Tape. That stuff is truly awesome, and holds things SO well.

All these great Classy Cards 'n Such products came together beautifully to create this simple little card.  I just think the store is CHOCK FULL of gorgeous things to help make your card making and creating SO easy.  Thanks for stopping by today to take a peek.  I hope that you will have a BUNCH of fun browsing through our amazing store.

We really hope that you will be inspired by the cards we share, and if we can answer ANY questions for you about how something was made, or anything about our lovely products, please feel free to leave a message.

Blessings to you all and Happy Crafting!!

Just a beautiful card Karen! Thanks!!

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Sweet Pink Birthday card

It's Karen posting today.  Well, if I do say so myself.....this turned out beautiful!  Just look at these GORGEOUS papers and embellishments from Classy Cards 'n Such! 

I started with two different patterned papers from the Webster's Pages Spring Market Collection.  The combination of the red gingham and the pink floral is just lovely together.  Next, I used the Spellbinders Labels Eighteen Die-Cut to make a journaling mat.  The birthday sentiment on that mat is a rub-on from the Inspirational Birthday Rubz set.  These rub-ons are priced at just $3 and have several great sentiments on each sheet.  

I embellished the sentiment with some of the love mini rose buds from Zva Creative in Classic Red, Soft Olive and White. I also added a small bow made with a length of Chalk White Seam Binding as well as one of the gorgeous White Pearl Swirls for that elegant touch I was trying to achieve.  All the lovely products at Classy Cards 'n Such make it easy to create beautiful cards and layouts.

Happy crafting!

Such a sweet card, Karen!  Thanks!!

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A Quick and Easy Thank You

Hello friends of Classy Cards 'n Such!  Karen here with a quick and easy card using some lovely supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such. 

I cut some banner strips using several designs of adorable patterned papers from the Simple Stories Summer Fresh 6x6 Paper Pad.  I added a length of Yellow Floral Trim and also added some of the lovely mini rose buds from Zva Creative in both Classic Red and Olive Green that are topping a bow made from hand-dyed Seam Binding.  Click here for the tutorial in case you missed it.  Each of the patterned paper strips is inked using the Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Barn Door Red, Bundled Sage, and Crushed Olive (on clearance!!).  

This card is an easy format to follow when you need to make a quick card, and great for using up small pieces of left-over patterned papers.  Be sure to check out these wonderful goodies, and more, available in the Classy Cards 'n Such Store.

Cute card, Karen!   I think we all need quick and easy at times!

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A Cute Country Birthday

Hi!  It's Karen posting today.   Well, if you haven't guessed by now, I might as well tell you all that I am a HUGE fan of Simple Stories. I don't think it's possible to make a card that's not cute when you use the adorable Simple Stories 6x6 Summer Fresh Paper Pad.  

The base of my card is one patterned paper from the Summer Fresh 6x6 Paper Pad, and so is the patterned paper used inside the chipboard square.  The chipboard square is painted cream with acrylic paint, and then coated in the beautiful Crystal Ice Glitter.  I printed a sentiment on the computer that I placed across the chipboard frame, and also added a rub-on and chipboard letters (also coated in Crystal Ice Glitter at the bottom of the card.  

I used a short length of the lovely Natural Trim and adored it with mini paper flowers from Zva Creative in both Classic Red and Soft Olive Transition.  There are SO MANY soft, sweet embellishments available in the Classy Cards 'n Such Store to help you create all kinds of sweet cards and scrapbook layouts.  Take a look!

Cute card, Karen!   I love the glitter on the mat!!

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The Best Days of Our Lives

Hi!  It's Karen posting today.   There's just something special about the sweet patterned papers from Simple Stories, and I can't seem to get enough of them! 

For this card, I used three different patterns of paper from the Simple Stories Summer Fresh 6x6 Paper Pad and machine stitched them together.  These papers can be mixed and matched SO beautifully, you will definitely want to pick up this set!  

To embellish my card, I hand dyed some of the sweet Chalk White Seam Binding from Classy Cards 'n Such to perfectly match my patterned papers.  I will be sharing a tutorial with you very soon to show you how easy it is to dye your own seam binding.  

I also attached a few of the Zva Creative Flowers in classic red, olive green and white.  These darling Paper Flowers come in several colors and have the long green wire stems that you can wrap to make the sweet little stems you see on my flowers.  They're just delightful, high-quality paper flowers, and once you order one color; you will surely want them ALL!  

I used a rub-on from my stash for the sentiment, and adhered it to a Spellbinders Labels Eighteen die-cut. 

Making cute cards is quite simple when you have the adorable and versatile products offered at Classy Cards 'n Such.  Feel free to visit my blog, My Cup Runneth Over, to read more details about this card and to pick up a Coupon Code for a discount in the store.  I can't wait to see what YOU will create!

Such a cheerful card!  Thanks, Karen!!

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There are Always Flowers

Today I'm excited to introduce another new member of our guest design team!  Karen will also be designing for Classy Cards during June and July.   Our next designer will come on board in July, so stay tuned!

My name is Karen Letchworth, and my blog is called My Cup Runneth Over.  The reason I chose that name for my blog is because I feel truly blessed by God (my cup/life overflows with His goodness), and I want my art to reflect the love and the blessings He has given to me.  I love to create pretty, shabby, country and sweet creations of all sorts.  I was absolutely THRILLED to be invited to design here at Classy Cards 'n Such and I look forward to sharing with you all.  

I live in sunny Las Vegas with my hubby of 28 years, Darren, and our three beautiful children (Andrea-26, Alicia-20, and Andrew-14).  I look forward to meeting all of you, and invite you to visit my blog and become a new follower, and I will follow and visit your blogs in return.  It's SO exciting to design for Classy Cards 'n Such because the shop is just FILLED with such WONDERFUL products, and I hope to showcase them for you in a way that will inspire you to purchase and create!  It's SO nice meeting you all, and I can't wait to get started.

This card was created using a piece of white cardstock for the base, and then adding some patterned papers from the 6x6 Simple Stories Harvest Lane Paper Pad.  You can also see some stickers from this same Simple Stories line along with a length of Natural Trim to create a border across the card.  All my layers and trims are adhered to the card using Scor-Tape.  This lovely sentiment is from the Nature's Nested Sentiments Stamp Set by Just Rite Stampers, and is stamped on white cardstock using brown ink, and the edges are touched with Tim Holtz Bundled Sage Distress Ink.  There is a row of machine stitching along the edges to give this card a home-spun, country feel.  The final touches were made by adding a sweet little blue flower by Zva Creative and dusting the edges of my card base with Crystal Ice Glitter.  

You can find all the lovely products you will need at Classy Cards 'n Such to create a quick little card much like this one.  We would love to see what YOU will create using your supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.  Happy crafting!

Thanks, Karen, for a cute country card!

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