A Cupboard Full of Surprises

Hi folks!  It's Holly posting today, and I've got a fun card to share with you.  The products from Classy Cards 'n Such that I used today are:

 

A Cupboard Full of Surprises (Stampavie)

Happy Birthday (Stampavie) - the little flower stamped in the background (yellow card base)

Olive Branches (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Miniature Rose (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Medium Rose (Cheery Lynn Designs)

 

 

Isn't that CUTE????  Those mice are so adorable!  I stamped the Cupboard image with black ink and then colored the image with Copic markers.  I cut some white cardstock slightly larger than the image and sponged blue ink around the edges.  The Cupboard image was adhered to the blue-sponged cardstock.  I stamped the tiny flower image from the Happy Birthday set with yellow ink onto the yellow card base (5.5" x 4.25").  The Cupboard image was adhered to the yellow card base.

 

I die cut some Olive Branches and glued those down on opposing corners.  I cut some flowers from blue cardstock.  Each flower has four layers of petals glued together.  I used the Distressed Fuzz technique from Technique Junkies to add some white fuzz to the centers and then I fluffed up the petals with my fingers.

Love those cute mice!!!  Thanks, Holly!

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Japanese Garden Lace Oval with Ribbon Roses

Recently, I needed a special card for a special friend.   I started with a 5 1/2" x 5" card base made from Pearlized Esse White Metallic.  I hope you can see the subtle texture and sheen in the close-up below.   So gorgeous!


I cut the Japanese Garden Lace Oval from Stardream Rose Quartz.  I adhered the Japanese Oval to the card base with a Quickie Glue Pen.  The Japanese Oval has no place for solid adhesives with all of those delicate loops, so a Quickie Glue Pen was just the right choice!


The oval in the center was cut from Cryogen White and mounted with foam pads for dimension.  I added a little bouquet of the shabby chic Purple Ribbon Roses and Tropical Leaves cut from Stardream Emerald cardstock.   The Tropical Leaves set from Cheery Lynn has five different leaves, each of a different type and size!   Perfect for little bouquets like this one!!


I dotted the flower centers with Viva Decor Pearl Pen - Yellow  and added the Gothic corners for a final classy touch!

I hope you enjoyed my card today!

Be sure to take a peek at the Trendy Tapes on sale this week!  Buy 6, get 1 free!!  And there are three new Cheery Lynn Dies in the shop this week!!  Details are here!


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Linda's Glittery Daisies

Hello, everyone!  This is Linda and today Beverly is posting my challenge card for the Classy Cards 'n Such Challenge #10 - Glitter.

 

I started by cutting a rectangle from Cryogen White Paper  using the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangle.  On top of this, I placed this georgous Daisies Outline Sticker from Starform.  

I used my Quickie Glue Pen to apply the glue to the individual flower petals.  I applied the glue to only a few flowers at a time so that it would not dry too quickly as I worked my way around the sticker.  I applied Sparkle 'n Sprinkle's Chantilly glitter to the flowers and Meadow Spark glitter to the leaves.  I dumped the glitter off my card into a coffee filter.  Doing this makes it so easy to pour the glitter back into even the smallest container!  I placed a gold pearl in the center of each flower.  The vase was colored with Twinkling H2O's.

 

The card mat was made from paper I had in my collection and adhered to the card base with Scor-Tape.   The lace is White Cluny Lace from the Classy Cards 'n Such shop.  The "Happy Birthday" sentiment is also one of the Outline Stickers Beverly has in the shop.

 

This is a wonderful example of how easy glitter is to use and how much it adds to your cards or projects!  Thanks, Linda!!

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A Glittery Butterfly from Holly

It's Holly posting today.  Have you played in the latest challenge - Glitter?  I love glitter!  There are many beautiful colors in the Classy Cards 'n Such store, and I bought every single one of them!  LOL   On this card, I kept it clean and simple and just used one color of glitter - Crystal Ice.  This is gorgeous on white cardstock, and it's sheer enough that you can use it on colored cardstock as well.

For this card, I used the following products:

Crystal Ice glitter

Flower Flourish embossing folder

Celebrate stamp set (Stampavie)

Lacey Circles (Spellbinders)

Exotic Butterfly Small #2 (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Angel Wing, Small #2 (Cheery Lynn Designs)

May Arts Textured Ribbon - Light Blue/White

Joy Foam Pads Small

I cut out the butterfly from white cardstock and used the Glitter Roll technique from Technique Junkies to adhere the Crystal Ice glitter.  The matching angel wing was cut from blue cardstock and adhered to the white butterfly.  I cut out a circle from white cardstock and stamped the sentiment with blue ink at the bottom of the circle.  I adhered that to a Lacey Circle that was cut from blue cardstock.  

The background is embossed with the Flower Flourish embossing folder and I folded a strip of the gorgeous ribbon over the top before adhering it to a blue card base.  I cut the end of the ribbon in a fishtail look, and I adhered the circles over the ribbon with some Joy foam pads.  I used some more foam pads to adhere the butterfly above the sentiment.  I purposely placed the butterfly at an angle so it looks like it is in flight.  :-)

Holly's card is one of those go-to cards for a quick, easy and classy card for any occasion!   AND...embossing folders are on sale this week through Friday!   Enter promos code EF15 (all caps, no spaces) at checkout for 15% off all embossing folders.   You can see them all here.


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Whatever you ask...

Hi everyone!   This is Jennipher posting today.   My card today was inspired by the power of prayer.  My Mom was recently given some bad news and had to undergo some medical testing. There were lots of people praying for her and just like the Scripture says "we believed and received" good news! So I made this card to celebrate the good news and to have on hand to send to someone else in their time of need. 

I started my card with a 5x5 base of Emerald cardstock. To that, I added a layer of designer paper from the Laced with Grace Collection by Glitz Designs. I just love this line of paper! 

I stamped my Scripture on a rectangle of white cardstock and inked the edges with Distress Inks. I had to mix two colors together to get the shade I wanted. 

Using the Lace Corner Deco dies from Cheery Lynn Designs, I cut out two white lacy corners and added them to opposite corners. I used the Lace Corner Deco E collection and this was my first time using them. I really like them and you get three different designs in a package. It's a great deal! 

For finishing touches I added a Calcutta Mini in Willow which is a perfect match with the Emerald cardstock. The card ended up being a clean and simple design with the focus on the scripture, which I feel is appropriate. 

Supplies: 

Emerald Cardstock

Laced with Grace by Glitz Designs

Lace Corner Deco E

Calcutta Mini - Willow

To all those people out there who prayed for my Mom, THANK YOU! 

Thanks for a beautiful card, Jenn!   I'm so glad your mom is better!!

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Holly's Glitter Challenge Card

New products and a new sale are in the Classy Cards shop today!    Embossing folders are 15% off when you enter promo code EF15 (all caps, no spaces) at checkout. Embossing is E-A-S-Y and adds class and interest to your cards whether embellished or not…your choice! This offer is effective through Friday, June 22^nd while supplies last!  


You can see all of the new arrivals and sales at Classy Cards 'n Such by clicking on the Weekly Deals icon on the right sidebar of the blog.

And now, here's Holly's card...

Hi folks!  Have you played in the latest challenge here on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog?  I love glitter, and it's so much fun to add that extra little sparkle to a card or project with some glitter.  I decided to think outside the box and do something a little different for this glitter challenge.

See the fun banners?  I actually used one of the dies in the Classy Cards 'n Such store.  At first glance, you are thinking there's no such die there.  Actually, by thinking outside the box, you'll find multiple uses for your dies.  For my banner, I used the Lace Light Deco Border and cut it out several times.  I set aside the "border" die cut for another use later on.  Looking at the piece that is leftover from cutting, you can see the banner shape in the picture below.

That's the piece that I used for my card here.  Pretty cool, huh??  I used the Glitter Roll technique from Technique Junkies and adhered three different colors of glitter to three strips of the banner "die cut."  Then I arranged the banners on my card layer and glued them down, letting the strips hang over the edges.  I used scissors to cut off the excess glittered banners, and I stamped the sentiment at the bottom.  This piece was adhered to a turquoise card base that is 5.5"x4.25" (A2 size).

The following products that I've used can be found in the Classy Cards 'n Such store:

   Lace Light Deco Border (Cheery Lynn Designs die)

   Sweet Wishes stamp set (Stampavie)

   Green Nugget glitter

   Misty Blue Ultrafine glitter

   Lacy Lilac glitter

There are lots of beautiful colors of glitter in the store.  If you are a glitter lover like me, you'll want to own every single one of them!  :-)  Play along in this fun challenge and you'll have a chance to win a fun shopping spree and stock up on more glitters! 

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CCNS Challenge #10 - GLITTER!!!

Glitter is a fun embellishment to add to a project!  Use a lot or a little...whatever mood you want to convey!  It doesn't have to be messy, so stick with us for some tips on using it!   Classy Cards has a great selection of quality glitter...so take a peak by clicking here.


Many of the recent challenge entries have not followed the guidelines below and consequently, could not even be considered for our challenge prize.   Please read our rules carefully before you submit.   We want everyone to play, but please follow the guidelines below.  Thanks!   

Here's how to play:

1. Make a classy card, tag or other paper crafting project using glitter (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 CCNS10 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, June 28th 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!


Here are a couple of cards where Linda and Holly used glitter to get you going!

Linda

Holly

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 creation with GLITTER when you use the InLinkz tool below to enter our challenge!!!  Good luck to everyone!!


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WINNER - Challenge #9

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, June 18th, 5PM 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!!

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Rose Birthday Card

I made this card for a challenge using aqua, red and white for our monthly card club.   Aqua seems pretty popular right now!   This is another out-of-my-box color combo, but I like the way it turned out.   This card ultimately became a birthday card, but could certainly be used for a lot of occasions!


I started with a white card base and layered an aqua mat, topped with a white layer.   I cut a Swedish Spring Oval Frame out of aqua.   This frame is so delicately detailed and was perfect for the roses from the With Sympathy set.  I did have to mask off  some of the foliage on the upper portion of the roses to get them to fit properly on the oval cut from watercolor paper. I just put small pieces of Post-It notes over the parts I didn't want to stamp before I inked the image and then removed before stamping the image.  It was either that or fussy cut around them and some had pieces that were too small for that!


I colored the roses with my Distress Ink Markers using a small paintbrush dipped in water.  I colored these before the Detailer Brush Nib waterbrushes arrived.  More about those in a later post.  I got an added benefit from using the paintbrush as I used water that I had previously used for Twinkling H20 coloring and got a nice, subtle sparkle on the image!  I sponged Old Paper Distress Ink around the edges of the roses while they were still in the Spellbinders die cut.  Hint:  If you don't have the Distress Ink pad of choice, you can always use a Distress Ink marker.   Just spread a small amount on your craft mat with the brush tip and pick it up with a sponge to apply.


I added a couple of corners cut from aqua from the Lace Deco Corners I, but I trimmed each one just a bit on the lower corners.   I finished the card by adding Baby White Pearls in the centers of the flowers on the edge of the Swedish Spring Oval Frame.

And there you have it!  A quick, classy card for a birthday, get well, sympathy, thinking of you...whatever kind of card you need for a special person!

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Holly's Green Ducks

Have you made your Father's Day cards yet?  You still have time to order the special Father's Day bundles on sale from Classy Cards 'n Such.  I showed you one card yesterday, and this is the second card I've made with the the Father's Day Homeward Bound Bundle.  This card will be for my husband.

I used the Homeward Bound die to cut some white cardstock, then I embossed the whole thing with the Gold Detail Embossing Powder.  I pulled out the Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade re-inkers along with my old Peeled Paint reinker and made a background using the Pulled Reinkers technique from Technique Junkies.  The inside of the card has a sentiment from the Happy Father's Day Outline Sticker Sheet.  

Do you see how the addition of a green ink totally changed the mood of the background?  Yesterday's card was bright and eye-catching, and this card is more muted, more calm.
 

Grab your special Father's Day bundle(s) now while they are still on sale!  :-) 

Holly

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Holly's Peacock Ducks

Have you made your Father's Day cards yet?  You still have time to order the special Father's Day bundles on sale from Classy Cards 'n Such.  This is the card I will be sending to my Dad this week.  I used the Father's Day Homeward Bound Bundle for this card.

I used the Homeward Bound die to cut some white cardstock, then I embossed the whole thing with the Gold Detail Embossing Powder.  I pulled out the Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade re-inkers and made a background using the Pulled Reinkers technique from Technique Junkies.  The inside of the card has a sentiment from the Happy Father's Day Outline Sticker Sheet.  I love the vibrant colors of the background against the warm gold embossed image!  

 

Check back tomorrow for another card I've made with this bundle.  I've used the same products, but it looks slightly different.  :-)  In the meantime, don't forget to go order your Father's Day bundles so you can get your cards made!

Holly

 

Stunning card, Holly!  We'll get those Father's Day orders out right away, so please don't hesitate to order now!!

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Musical Friend

It's Holly posting today and I've got a romantic and musical card to share with you. First, the products from Classy Cards 'n Such are: 

• Shabby Chic Labels Four set (JustRite) 
• Pretty in Pink 6x6 paper pad (Glitz) 
• Stardream Fuse Azalea cardstock 
• French Pastry Doily Die (Cheery Lynn Designs) 
• Exotic Butterfly Mini (Cheery Lynn Designs) 
• Textured Two-Tone ribbon - Light Blue/White (May Arts) 

I cut some dark brown cardstock to 4.25" x 11" and folded it in half to make a card that is 4.25" x 5.5". Some musical paper from the Pretty in Pink paper pad was cut to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and adhered to the brown card base. The doily is cut from the Stardream Fuse Azalea cardstock - a gorgeous shimmery mauve-y color. I had already used the top third of this doily on another card, and this is what was left. I cut a circle from vanilla cardstock and another, smaller, circle from the rose paper (also from the Pretty in Pink paper pad), then adhered these to the center of the doily. I cut off what was sticking out from the edge and adhered the doily to the musical paper. 


I tied the gorgeous ribbon around the card, moving the knotted end to the left side. I stamped the "Friend" sentiment with brown ink onto vanilla cardstock and used scissors to trim it into a tag shape. I punched a tiny hole at the top and threaded some linen thread through the hole and tied it around the knot of the blue ribbon. Lastly, I adhered the butterfly to the top of the knot.

What an elegant card!   Any friend should be pleased to be the recipient!!


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