Beautiful Sunflower

Hi, it's Misti! 

My card for you today started from my background paper.  I was looking through some of my paper pads and noticed how I have 2 or 3 of the same pad and I have used the exact same papers out of each pad.  I looked through some of the papers that I haven't used and decided to plan my card around those papers.

I pulled out 2 papers from the French Country paper pad by Graphic 45. I cut my sunflower background paper panel to 4 x 5 1/4 inches.  And cut the yellow piece 3 x 5 1/4 inches. 

Then I decided my ribbon, Eggshell Seam Binding, was going to go at the top.  Then stamped my sunflower, from the Sunflower Vintage Labels Five by JustRite, onto a white layering panel.  I used Wild Honey, Peeled Paint & Vintage Photo distress markers with the Detailer Water Brush.  

I remembered to write down the dimensions as I was cutting, so I included those this time.

Thanks, Misti!  I love those sunflowers!!

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A Fall Gathering

Hello Friends!

It's Diane here today on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog to share my latest fall creation! I don't know about you, but fall is my favorite time of the year.

All the pretty colors, crisp, fresh air, pumpkins, flannels, and just being outside to harvest what you can.  Have you ever taken a walk through the woods and gathered bits and pieces of fall??  That is what my card is about today.  The simple things in life!

The first thing I found on my walk was a Pine Branch by Impression Obsession.

Then there were a couple of discarded feathers nearby. The feathers are actually a brand new release called Quills and Ink Pot by Cherry Lynn Designs. Aren't they pretty?

A few more steps and I found the most beautiful Leaves by Impression Obsession, and lying close by was a nutty acorn  by Memory Box!

My Pine Branch, Leaves, acorn, and Quills and Ink Pot were all painted the colors of fall with Twinkling H2Os - Autumn Brilliance.  Have you tried these yet??  Once you use them, you will be pulling them out to use over and over.  There is a wonderful selection in the store here!  A quick tip for their use....they will arrive "dry", just lightly spritz with water, then paint them on....when done, just leave the lids off until they are dry...just that simple!!

The pretty Textured two tone ribbon by May Arts - Orange/Yellow is the perfect touch to enhance the die cuts.

The beautiful sentiment is from the Flourishes set Autumn Blessings, which I stamped with Dew Drop Brilliance Cosmic Copper.

I hope you enjoyed your walk in the woods with me.  See you soon!!

Loved the walk and your card! Thanks Diane!

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Twinkles, the Blue Snowman

Hi folks! It's Holly posting today!

I am slowly working on my Christmas card stash.  I've got a cute Christmas card to share with you today, and I hope y'all like it!

Isn't that a cute snowman??  I stamped this Twinkles snowman, (Impression Obsession), onto white cardstock and colored him with Copic markers.  I cut him out with the 2" x 3" rectangle die from the new Blueprints 6 die set and then I set him aside while I worked on the rest of my card.

My card base is an A2 sized card using medium blue cardstock.  I used the largest rectangle die from the Blueprints 6 to cut a white background layer, as well as a blue snowflake background layer.

The blue snowflake paper is from the new Graphic 45 6x6 paper pad called 12 Days of Christmas.  It's GORGEOUS! I love the colors and the patterns in this new paper pad.

I cut about an inch and a half off the bottom of the blue snowflake background layer and glued it directly to the white one.  I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Sentiments stamp set (Impression Obsession), with black ink onto the white background layer and let it dry.

There is a solid dark blue paper in the 12 Days of Christmas paper pad, and I pulled that out and cut the pretty dotted scallop border using the Blueprints 6 from the dark blue paper.  I glued that to my background papers directly above the stamped sentiment.

The colored snowman piece was glued to my background right above the dotted scallops and then I wrapped some blue seam binding around my background and tied it in a knot.

I used the dark blue paper and cut it with the fun little rounded tag from the Blueprints 6 and glued it onto the side of my snowman piece.

The button was die cut from white cardstock using the coordinating button die in the Blueprints 6.  I glued the die cut button down on the rounded tab piece.  With all my pieces in place, this background piece was glued down to my card base.

I love this card.  The snowman, the blue papers, the fun die cuts, and the sentiment all work perfectly together.  I love how all these different die shapes from the new Blueprints 6 work so well together.  I'm having a lot of fun playing with them!

Such a cute card! Thanks Holly!!

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Christmas Bendi Card

Hello! It's Diane here today at the Classy Cards 'n Such blog, to share with you a wonderful card I have made using the Bendi Card tutorial that is on Splitcoast Stampers. There is also a video that is by the designer of the tutorial.  I suggest you watch the video as it is very informative.

I have seen a few versions of this card. In fact, while visiting with my friends from three other states to share ideas, not only did I bring this idea along, but so did one of the other girls with a different version!!

This is really an easy card to do. I did learn a few tips along the way which I will share with you. I think the hardest part is deciding which dies to use!

For my card, I started with white cardstock and covered both the front and back pieces.

For the outside I used a glitter paper, but it was a very thick paper Tip: I would choose a thinner piece next time. It was hard to get it to bend.

The inside was covered with a piece of paper that I  had on hand...that is what is so fun, you can use anything you choose!

The dies I used on the front of my card are Winter Cabin Landscape and Tall Birch by Memory Box.

Inside I used  Deer Trio, Santa's Sleigh and Reindeer, Snowflowers Set 2, and Country House by Memory box.

Here is a quick tutorial of the measurements to start with. The way you decorate is up to you! The ideas are endless with all the wonderful die cuts we can purchase.  I will list a few links below for ideas. You will need to start with a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock.

Cut this piece at 4 1/4", leaving you with two panels measuring 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Cut one of the panels at 2 1/2".  You will now have one piece for the base and two pieces for the swinging flaps.

Score 1/2" on each end of the swinging flaps. Trace a line lightly with pencil at 1/2" at the opposite side of the scored line. Tip:  I made my line slightly wider as I wanted my flap a bit bigger.

  Free hand cut two notches.

Trace a line with a pencil on the base piece of cardstock 4" from the end. Tip: I made mine slightly in more, as I wanted a bit more of a "bend".

Trace a line on the left swinging flap (the bigger one) 2" from the end. Mark with pencil on top of those two lines where you will make the slits for the notches to be inserted. Cut the slits with a hobby blade.  Tip: I lined up my flaps even with the bottom, and the notches to the markings, so I knew exactly where to cut my slits.

Erase all your pencil lines and marks. Add 1/4" Scor-Tape  to the end of the flaps on the scored side.

Hand draw the valleys at the top of each flap. Cut inside the trace line, adhere flaps to the base card.  Decorate as desired.

A tip for decorating, when covering your slits with paper, remember to flip your card over and recut them, and also don't cover up your slits with tape, pop ups, etc. when decorating. Most of all have fun!!

Here are a few links for suggestions for your own Bendi card:

Fireplace Stockings

Frosted Christmas Tree

Frosty Border by Memory Box

Ornamental Christmas Tree

Santa's Sleigh

These are just a few suggestions.  There are many, many more!

Wonderful card and tutorial! Thanks Diane!

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Single Fall Mum

Hi, it's Misti today!

Have you seen all of the mums blooming?  They seem to have popped up in every store I have gone in lately.  I really like the burgundy ones the best!  The burgundy flowers with the green leaves just seem to pop.

  

I had a piece of the green designer paper leftover, so I used it to build my card around it.  Since it wasn't big enough for a whole panel, I thought it would be a perfect accent backdrop for the mum.

Starting out with my base card, I adhered a piece of black cardstock.  To add a little dimension, I embossed a white piece of cardstock using the Dots embossing folder.

Using the dotted scallop border from Blueprints 6 by My Favorite Things, I cut a piece of black cardstock to add a pop of color, between the green designer paper and the white embossed piece.

I stamped the single Chrysanthemum in black and water colored it using the Barn Door Distress Ink Marker and Peeled Paint Distress Ink Marker.  It dried quickly since I only used two colors.  I layered black cardstock behind image panel and taped everything down.

I pulled out my black pearls and put one in each corner of my card.

Supplies used:
 

Chrysanthemum by Flourishes

Dots embossing folder

Barn Door Distress Ink Marker

Peeled Paint Distress Ink Marker

Tim Holtz Water Brush

Blueprints 6 by My Favorite Things

Black Pearls

White and Black cardstock

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Lovely card! Thanks Misti!!

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Watercolored Pumpkins

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Hi, it's Holly posting today!  I pulled out my Distress markers and relaxed by watercoloring these pumpkins last night.

I didn't have any plan in mind. I just pulled colors out and just colored for the fun of it. After I was done coloring, I let it dry overnight and then I put the card together.

I started by stamping the pumpkins from the Autumn Blessings from Flourishes with black Stazon ink onto watercolor paper.  After I let it dry a few minutes, I colored the image with the Tim Holtz Water Brush and the following Distress Markers:

Tumbled Glass (sky)

Crushed Olive (grass)

Peeled Paint (grass)

Forest Moss (grass) - sold out

Vintage Photo (wheelbarrow)

Walnut Stain (wheelbarrow)

Mustard Seed (pumpkins, squash)

Spiced Marmalade (pumpkins, squash)

Dried Marigold (pumpkins, squash)

Wild Honey (pumpkins, squash)

Rusty Hinge (pumpkins)

Barn Door (berries)

Once the image was completely dry, I cut it out with the JustRite Vintage Labels Two Dies and sponged a little bit of Tea Dye distress ink around the edges.

I cut a card base (A2 size) from suede cardstock and folded it in half. I cut the gorgeous fall-themed paper from the Bo Bunny Autumn Song 6x6 paper pad, to 3.25" x 4.5" and matted it with a soft yellow cardstock.

Some sheer brown ribbon was tied around the bottom of this autumn paper layer and tied into a bow on the left side. Finally, I affixed the pumpkin image with some Joy! Foam Pads, Large, over the ribbon and the patterned paper and glued the whole thing down onto my suede card base.

I love how this turned out.  It just screams "fall" to me, and it's actually feeling like fall now.  I love this respite from the summer heat, and these rich fall colors always put me in a happy mood!

Cute card for fall! Thanks Holly!

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Feminine Feathers

Hi! It's Joy today, showing you a card made with supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.

Today I challenged myself to pick an element and make both a feminine card and a masculine card using the same element.  Today I'll show you the feminine card. The masculine card is posted here.

The element I used is a beautiful embossing folder called Feathers from Crafts Too! There are also stamped feathers that are stamped and cut from the stamp set called Bird Song by Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.

The "Thinking of You" sentiment is from the Mountain View stamp set by Flourishes.

The frame is actually a left over piece from an oval die. I just mounted the left over piece on top of the embossed feather paper.

The White Pearls that Classy Cards 'n Such has on a special sale, come in a package that has several sizes and were the final touch to the card.

Thanks for looking at my card. Have a happy stamping day!

What a beautiful card! Thanks Joy!

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