Sunday, May 20, 2012

Holly's Sympathy with Cluny Lace


Hi, it's Holly posting today!  Have you played along in the Lace challenge on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog?  I'd love to see what you create for this challenge.  I've created a sympathy card with some gorgeous lace from the Classy Cards 'n Such store.
 
I purchased some Ivory Cotton Cluny lace, and when I opened the package, my jaw literally fell open.  This lace is GORGEOUS!  So soft, so beautiful, so elegant!  I bought 2 yards, so I still have plenty left over for more cards and projects.  There is also a Black Cotton Cluny lace, and that is definitely going on my next order!  Beverly (the owner) will cut the ribbon and lace to the length you order.  Some stores sell pre-cut ribbons in 1 yard pieces, and I don't like that.  Classy Cards 'n Such cuts it in one continuous length, which is exactly how I want my ribbons/laces.
  
I stamped the swirly frame from the With Sympathy stamp set with brown ink onto brown cardstock and then cut it out with the matching Nested Oval Medallion Labels die.  I stamped the sentiment with brown ink onto ivory cardstock, then cut it out with an oval Spellbinders die.  I used the Wisped Frames technique from Technique Junkies on the sentiment and then adhered it to the brown frame.  I added a couple of pearls to each side of the frame.
 
I cut some papers from the Vintage Blue paper pad and adhered them to a brown card base.  The yellow paper needed a little something, so I stamped the corners with one of the ornamental stamps in the With Sympathy set.  Next, I cut the gorgeous Ivory Cotton Cluny lace and adhered it to the blue paper on my card.  The framed sentiment was adhered with some foam pads to the center of the card.  
 
I could have left the card alone at that point, but I just wanted to add a few small flowers to it.  So I used some of the same yellow paper from the Vintage Blue paper pad and cut out three of the smaller flowers from the Cherry Blossoms die set.  I sponged the edges with some brown ink, added some pearls to the centers, and adhered them to the card. 
 

 
I've used the following products from Classy Cards 'n Such on this card:
 
Cherry Blossom dies (Cheery Lynn Designs)
 
Please take some time to check out the gorgeous ribbons and laces in the store.  I hope you play along in the challenge - you could win a fabulous prize!
If you like Holly's card, won't you share it using one of the buttons below this post?  Click the gold links above to see the items in the Classy Cards shop.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Linda's Rose Glitter and Lace Challenge #8

Hello everyone!  It's Linda with a card for our Classy Cards 'n Such Challenge 8 - Lace! 


For my card base, I chose to use the beautiful Butterfly embossed paper.  If you don't have this paper, you really should get some.  It's a great way to have embossing on your card without having to use an embossing folder. 


For my next layer,  I chose to use the Italian Flourish from Cheery Lynn Designs and cut it from Rose Quartz Paper.  The flourish was glued on top of the card base.   I then added some Pink Rhinestones from Want2Scrap.


For my focal point on this card, I chose to use a Rose from the Outline Stickers collection.  I mounted this rose on  a Spellbinders Teardrop Circles also diecut from the Rose Quartz Paper.  I then used the Quickie Glue Pen to fill in the inside of the Rose and covered the petals with Carnation Glitter from Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.  I also filled in the leaves with glue using the Quickie Glue Pen and used Meadow Spark Glitter from Sparkle 'n Sprinkle. This gives you a beautiful sparkle to your card!


Since this challenge is to use lace on your card, I chose to use the White Cotton Flowers Lace which Beverly has in the Classy Cards 'n Such online shop.  To carry out my pink themed card, I wove some very thin pink ribbon through the holes in the lace and glued the strip to the bottom of my card.


The sentiment on the Spellbinders Labels 10 is from a clear stamp from My Sentiments Exactly.  I stamped it with Versamark ink and embossed it with Gold Detail Embossing Powder from Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.







Won't you join us in this challenge and show us some of that beautiful lace you have in your craft room!!  All of the details of the current challenge are here.

Classy Cards has some great Father's Day bundles available!
The MAY CHEERY LYNN RELEASE is in stock now!!  See all of the Cheery Lynn dies here!

Are you looking for a more affordable way to get theTim Holtz Distress Ink Marker set?  Look no more!  CCNS is offering a Distress Ink Marker Club where you can purchase bundles of 6 markers until your set is complete.  Click here for details!

Click on any of the gold links to be taken directly to the items in the shop.

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Friday, May 18, 2012

CCNS Challenge #8 - Lace!!!

Lace adds an elegant or vintage feel to our cards!  Whether you have used lace as a border or maybe a flower or even something else, we would love to have you play along with our newest challenge!


Here's how to play:

  1. Make a classy card, tag or other paper crafting project with lace (see above).
  2. The card must contain at least one item currently sold in the Classy Cards 'n Such shop.  
  3. The Classy Cards 'n Such item(s) must clearly be listed in the blog or gallery post with the entry.
  4. Post your card or other paper crafting project to your blog or gallery such as SplitCoastStampers.  
  5. Blog/gallery posts with challenge entries must have a direct link back to the Classy Cards 'n Such challenge post.   All gallery posts should include keyword CCNS08 and include a direct link to the Classy Cards 'n Such challenge post if allowed by the gallery.
  6. Upload your project using the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of this post and link directly to your blog post or gallery post - not just to your blog or gallery in general.  
  7. Entries must be linked to this post by Thursday, May 31st at 7AM Central time.
  8. Enter as often as you like as long as the above rules are followed.
The winner will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to the Classy Cards 'n Such online shop!   In addition, we may choose one or two entries to receive the Classiest Card Award!



And now for some inspiration from the design team:


Linda


Holly

Beverly
Over the next several days, I'll post details of how the cards above were made, so be sure to keep checking back!


Show us your classy lace creations when you use the Inlinkz tool below to enter our challenge!!!  Good luck to everyone!!

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Winner Challenge #7!!!!

Congratulations to Vicki Romaine, entry #2!!!  You are the winner of a $10 Gift Certificate for the Classy Cards shop!!!   Please contact me no later than Monday, May 21st 6PM Central time for instructions about collecting your gift.





Please stop back by tomorrow when our next challenge will be posted.  We would love to have you play along!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Until next time...




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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

As You Graduate


Hi there!  It's Linda, back with another graduation card.  Again, I kept this one simple, but I really like the look since it's for a young lady.

The card mat is cut from the Glitz Vintage Blue paper pad.  The Spellbinders small petite oval was cut from the Deep Blue Layering Swatches.  These small sheets are perfect for a mat or used, as I did, to cut your diecut element.  


The top oval is cut using the Spellbinders Lacey Oval which I popped up on foam dots to add some dimension.  The sentiment is from the My Sentiments Exactly! Graduation Rubz set. These rubz are so simple and easy to use.  Check out the Classy Cards 'n Such online store.  Beverly has a variety of these for many different occasions.  


My last embellishment was a Fanciful Flourish which, along with the Lacey Oval, was cut from a light tan paper that really enhances the color in the card mat.






Thanks, Linda!!  So elegant!!!   There are just a few more hours to enter our Graduation Challenge!   We would love to see your creations!!  Click here for the details and post your entry today!


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NEW Cheery Lynn May Release in Stock NOW!!!


The May Cheery Lynn Release 
is HERE!!!

The long awaited May 2012 release of new dies from Cheery Lynn Designs is in stock and ready to ship!!! 

Just in time for Father’s Day
       Homeward Bound – Ducks in flight!

       



Bass Fishing – A bass ready to be caught!


MINI Fanciful Flourish – The very popular Fanciful Flourish in a smaller version. 








Iris Leaves – More foliage for flower bouquets or great for seaweed!



Flourish Leaf Strip – Great foliage – leafy vines

Spring Flower Burst Doily with Angel Wing – Gorgeously detailed and comes with an angel wing!!!  The angel wing will cut a solid background perfect for the Spring Flower Burst Doily!

New corners – Wonderful for enhancing cards or scrapbook pages!!
       Lace Corner Deco G


       Lace Corner Deco I


       Lace Corner Deco J



Build A Flower #1 – This is going to be a great set of dies for flower making!  FAR less expensive than punches and MUCH easier to store!!

Mini Flourish Band – Great dainty, detailed border!!!


Get yours now!!!  Follow the gold links above go directly to the new dies or click here to see all of the Cheery Lynn products in the Classy Cards shop.  Enjoy!!!


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Monday, May 14, 2012

Holly is a Winner!!!

Holly entered her Purple Bear with Parasol in the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge this past Friday and she WON!!!




Congratulations, Holly!!!!


Follow the gold links above for details and please be sure to leave Holly your congratulations below!!!


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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I want to show you the Mother's Day card that I made for my mom.  I couldn't post it earlier since my mother reads this blog and in addition to that, I didn't finish it until this morning!  J


And now for my card.  I started with a card base of Stardream Chiara Coral which is a delicate pink and scored it in the center.  The card is approximately 5" x 5 1/2" but I'm not one to measure if I don't have to.  Both mats are from my stash.


I cut the largest sized Floral Ovals from Cryogen White (love that sparkle!!) and sponged very lightly with Old Paper Distress Ink. The tulips are from the Iris & Tulip set just added to the shop this week.   A couple of tips:

  • The Floral Ovals are very frilly and detailed.   Place a piece of wax paper between your cardstock and the die cut to make removing the die cut MUCH, MUCH easier!  If you don't use wax paper (or similar), you run the risk of damaging your die cut.
  • Both the tulips and iris in this stamp set have a frame as part of the stamp.  I didn't want to use the frame for this card. I inked the stamp as usual with black ink and then I used a damp cloth and carefully removed the ink from the larger areas and used a cotton swab to remove it in the small areas.   Worked great!
I painted the tulips with two shades of pink Twinkling H2Os and the stems and leaves were painted with one shade of green.  I stamped, painted and cut out another image of the open tulip and adhered it with foam pads for some dimension.

I added Baby LeCreme pearls around the edge of the Floral Oval in four places for flower centers and on the lace corners.  I cut four corners from the Lace Corner Deco E set and adhered them with a Quickie Glue Pen.  I just love this corner with the little heart cutouts!  I also used the Quickie Glue Pen to add a touch of Lemonade glitter in the center of the open tulip.  I framed the card using the thinnest lines from the gold Lines sticker sheet.

I used the same papers and embellishments inside the card but on a smaller scale.  I added a sentiment from the Mother's Day Rubz.  







As always, click on the gold links above to be taken to the item in the shop.


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Happy Mother's Day to all!!!

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Graduation Congratulations!!!

Linda has created a quick and simple, yet elegant graduation card which is appropriate for a guy or a gal!


She started with Esse Smoothe Pearlized Cocoa for the card base.  The mat is Deep Blue from Layering Swatches #2.  The layering swatches are so handy since they are already cut to perfection to just the right size (3.75" x 5")!


Linda embellished the card with Graduation outline stickers and framed the card with the Lines outline stickers.  Congratulations is from the Gold Multi sayings outline sticker.  This is a very quick and easy card and looks great!



The Cat Grad stamp which Chris used three different ways in this post, the Graduation Rubz used in this post and the Graduation outline stickers which Linda used here are all on SALE!! Follow the gold links above and get yours now!!


Be sure to enter your creation, whether clean and simple or elegantly embellished, in our Graduation challenge here!  I can't wait to see what you have done!!



Paper Pads are 15% off at Classy Cards 'n Such when you enter promo code PaperPads (no spaces) at checkout.  We have paper pads from top companies including Webster’s Pages, Prima, Glitz Designs and Doodlebug!   This offer is effective through Friday, May 18th while supplies last!




NEW this week!!

  •    IMPRESSION OBSESSION - A new vendor of quality stamps for Classy Cards!!
    • Background stamps - Three fabulous LARGE (5.75" x 5.75") Cover-A-Card background stamps
    • Mega Mount - A rocker-style acrylic block with handle which can be used with any unmounted stamp - cling, acrylic or unmounted.   Scroll down on the Mega Mount page and watch the video to see how it works and what you can easily make with it!!  The Mega Mounts are on order and should ship to me next week!
    • Gorgeous FLORAL stamps!!

   


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Friday, May 11, 2012

Holly's Bear all decked out in Purple!!!


Hi - it's Holly posting today!  I'm sharing a card with this adorable bear that I colored with Copic markers. 
Isn't that bear just darling??  I cut it out after I colored it, and then set it aside while I composed the rest of the card.  I sponged some blue ink at the top of some white cardstock, and then I sponged some green ink at the bottom.  


I used the Simple Whitewash technique from Technique Junkies on the fence and then I sanded it just a little bit to give it a more weathered look.  I cut out the grass twice, adhered one strip to the bottom of the white cardstock, adhered the fence, and then adhered a second strip of grass in front of the fence.  The Quickie Glue Pen is perfect for glueing down these strips of grass, the fence, and the flower stems.

I cut the daisies from some pale yellow cardstock and I cut their stems from some green cardstock.  I used white brads to adhere the daisies together, and then I adhered the flowers and their stems to the card.  I applied some Joy!  Foam Pads (small) to the back of the bear image and then adhered it to the card.  The bear pops up from the card, giving it a 3D appearance. 


The supplies that I've used from Classy Cards 'n Such are:
Bear with Parasol (Stampavie)
Darling Daisies die (Cheery Lynn Designs)
Grass Border die (Cheery Lynn Designs)
Victorian Picket Fence die (Cheery Lynn Designs)

I hope you've enjoyed this sweet little card.  Have a wonderful weekend!
Cute card, Holly!!

Leave a comment below if you like Holly's card.  She'll love it!  Follow the gold links to the items available in the Classy Cards shop!

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