Razzleberry Poinsettias

Hi folks, it's Holly posting today!  Sometimes I like to change things up and do the unexpected.  Today I've created a Christmas card, but I've used non-traditional Christmas colors on this card.
  

Instead of the red and green combo, or a blue and white combo, I've gone way outside the box.  I've gone with a purple-ish color called Razzleberry, and I paired it with some grays and a pale pink and white.  I love how this combo turned out.  It's fun to come up with an idea in your head and then have the end result look better than you expected.  *grin*

I started with a Razzleberry card base and I added a sheet of the embossed gray paper from The Lake House 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad.  I die cut the Tiny Bubbles (Cheery Lynn Designs) from pale pink cardstock and then I backed it with a strip of the Razzleberry cardstock.  I glued this down on the left side of my card.

I then stamped the sentiment from Christmas Inner Thoughts (JustRite) on white cardstock, layered that on a dark gray cardstock, and adhered it to the card.

I die cut the poinsettias from the Poinsettia Strip (Cheery Lynn Designs) and picked out the ones I wanted to use.  I ended up using the smallest flower and the medium flower and I die cut extras so I could layer them.

I wanted a little extra magic to go with the sentiment on my card, so I smeared some Mercury Glass Stickles onto each poinsettia and smeared it around with my finger.  I let these dry completely before I glued the layers together.

The final touch was to add a Mother of Pearl Rhinestone to each of the poinsettias.

I have to tell you - I am in LOVE with this Mercury Glass Stickles.  That shine is just awesome!  This can go with any color and it will look fabulous.  I love the old-fashioned charm this gives to my non-traditional poinsettias.

A very pretty holiday card! Thanks Holly! 

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Giving Thanks

Hi, it's Misti again!

Growing up, I heard my Dad comment on how stores were going from Halloween right into Christmas and completely skipping Thanksgiving. I heard it alot!

I know that now they have figured out a way to make more Fall candy and cookies, but there is still a lot of skipping of Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for... big and little.  I hope you take a few minutes to be thankful for the blessings in your life.

For my card, I stamped the wagon from Autumn Blessings from Flourishes onto a white piece of cardstock. I used Vintage Photo, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick and Black Soot Tim Holtz distress markers with the Tim Holtz Water Brush. When I colored the gourds a solid color, they looked a little funny to me, so I added some faint green lines to them.  I don't know if you can see that or not.

I used two papers from the Autumn Song paper pad by Bo Bunny.

The ribbon is Old Gold - Sheer Asiana and it is gorgeous!

I had a hard time trying to decide which sentiment to use, I liked how the "Give Thanks" sentiment fit, so I went with it.

I added some Baby White Pearls to the two corners to jazz it up a little.

Great card for the season! Thanks Misti!

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Country Time Christmas

Hello Friends! It's Diane with you today on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog.

After making  more involved cards lately, I decided to share with you an easy card today. Easy, but it still packs a punch so to speak.

I started out with a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" white card stock. I added color using the 2011 Winter Seasonal Ink Pads by Tim Holtz. I sponged Spun Sugar on first, then Evergreen Bough below. 

Using a black ink I stamped an image from Country Time Christmas by Flourishes on top of the sponged ink.  I like how it gives a soft, muted look to the card front.

I went over various parts of the trees with a Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust Clear Pen, giving a bit of shimmer to all the trees. 

I used 1/2" Scor-Tape to mount the card front to a black piece of card stock, and 1/2" Scor-Tape once again to mount the piece to the front of my card.

To add a bit of texture, I cut my deer from cork,  using a die from Memory Box called Deer Trio, only using the doe and fawn. I used the Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust Clear Pen to make a few spots on the fawn.

To finish the card I added a bit of Doodle Twine, tied on a bead. Just these few steps for a fast and pretty holiday card.

I wanted to mention the Country Time Christmas stamp set has several beautiful Christmas sentiments included with it, which will help making your Christmas cards quick and easy. 

Thank you for visiting and hope to see you back here soon!!

A very pretty and quick card! Thanks Diane!

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Leaping Deer

Hi friends, it's Holly posting today!

I've got another Christmas card to share with you, and this one has a country rustic feel to it.

I started off with a Kraft card base (A2 size). I added a strip of the red paper from the Tradition 6" x 6" paper pad from Authentique, at the bottom of the card.  Next I cut a piece of green cardstock, and added it to the top of the card. To finish off the base layers, I cut a smaller layer of the Christmas floral paper from the same Tradition 6" x 6" paper pad and adhered it to the green cardstock.  

I then cut the Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily Die  from green cardstock and trimmed the doily in half.  I glued one half of the doily on the floral paper.  The other half of the doily has been set aside for another project.

Using a strip of the off-white paper from the Traditions 6" x 6" paper pad, I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas Sentiments by Impression Obsession, with green ink in the center.  I glued this off-white strip right below the half-doily and added one of the Cranberry Pearls to dot the "i" in the sentiment.

The final step was to die cut the Leaping Deer by Memory Box out of Kraft cardstock. I affixed the deer to my card using Joy! Foam Pads.

I love how this deer mimics the red paper below - look closely and you'll see the white leaping deer on that paper. Neat, huh? 

Great card for the holidays! Thanks Holly!

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Blessed Holiday

Joy here today with a Christmas Card made with supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such!

I'm still working at getting my Christmas card stash ready.  This one uses gorgeous stamp sets from JustRite called Just Keep Calm (the frame) and Nature's Nested Sentiment also from JustRite.

The frame was cut out using Spellbinders Nested Oval Medallion Label Die.  The ribbon is Eggshell seam binding which is a great color because it goes with everything! 

The paper is from a 6x6 pad called Summer Fresh 6 x 6 paper pad. It has some great papers that can be used for Christmas!   In a few weeks you will see another Christmas card I made using different papers this 6x6 paper pad.  See the little Red Rhinestones for the bling?  They are on sale!  I picked these because there are 3 different sizes in the package.

Thanks for looking at my card!

A beautiful card for the holidays! Thanks Joy!!

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Spirit of Christmas

Hi, it's Misti!  I have had this set from Flourishes sitting on my desk since the day it arrived in the mail.

Supplies used:

Home for the Holidays stamp set by Flourishes

Dots embossing folder

Scor-Buddy

Red Satin String

Cranberry Stickles

Peeled Paint Distress Ink Marker

Barn Door Distress Ink Marker

Tim Holtz Water Brush

I took a white piece of cardstock and used the Scor-Buddy on the background.  Then took a smaller strip and ran it through the Dots embossing folder.  I backed all of the white pieces with red cardstock and added the Red Satin String.

I had the idea to use some of the smaller images from the Home for the Holidays stamp set first, but it took me a few tries to get it even.  I found out it was easier for me to stamp the sentiment first and then stamp the pine bough above and below it.  I tried stamping the pine bough on the top and then the sentiment, but I didn't get it even.

Even though I knew I was going to use Cranberry Stickles, I still went ahead and water colored my image. I used the Tim Holtz Water Brush to apply Peeled Paint Distress Ink Marker and Barn Door Distress Ink Marker.

 I learned a long time ago to add the Stickles last. I know it's tempting to add them once the water coloring is dry, but it is way easier to wait to add the Stickles until the very end! 

Once everything was taped down, I added a thin layer of Cranberry Stickles to the areas that I water colored red.  It adds just a little sparkle!

Your card is so pretty! Thanks Misti!

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Thanksgiving Ensemble!!

Hello, Diane here with you today on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog, to share a bit about one of my favorite holidays...Thanksgiving!! 

It's the time of the year where you can sit down with family and friends, count your blessings, be thankful for what you have before you, and let your creativeness flow.

I love to make most of my holiday decorations and with all the wonderful Die Cuts and beautiful Papers available to us, it is an easy task!!

We have good friends coming to stay with us over the holiday, so I decided to make a group of Thanksgiving decor.

First is the invite itself. If you know me, you know I love to think of ways to use my dies for other ways than they were intended for.

I started with the gorgeous Champaign Neenah Pearlized Metallic paper Beverly stocks in her store.

I love this paper. It is a nice weight and  quality that has metallic shimmer for making classy and elegant cards.  I embossed it first, then added a Fanciful Flourish from

Cheery Lynn Designs.

My turkey was made with one of the leaves/petals from the Build A Flower #2. I used twelve of the larger leaves, and two of the smaller just building the turkey as I went...easy...easy!! ( I have a little pattern at the end of the post so you can see what the body looks like).

The sentiment is from the set Autumn Blessings from

Flourishes.

Adding a couple stick pins and a snippet of a bow and my invite was finished.

Next is a candle ring made with 12 Days of Christmas 6" x 6" by Graphic 45  and Authentique Tradition 6" x 6" paper pad. In fact, all the designer papers used in all the projects are from these two collections.  I cut out numerous fall leaves from the Impression Obsession Leaves. 

It might look like it took a long time, but in reality it was only about 10 minutes or less of cutting. I traced a small plate for my base and just started adding flowers around it, leaving room for the candle.  When I had all the leaves I wanted, I just cut an X in the center, big enough to slide the candle in.  This could be decorated more if you wanted, with berries and such.

Using some of the left over leaves, I made my napkin ring by cutting a strip of paper and gluing a few leaves around it..very quick and easy.

Last are just simple little candy cups to set at each place setting...a few left over leaves glued on as well.  I will use these items for my dinner with friends.

Here is the turkey body pattern.

I hope you enjoyed my post and it has inspired you to get 

creative for the holidays yourself! 

A great ensemble for the holidays! Thanks Diane! 

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Bronze Autumn Greetings

Hi Classy friends!  It's Holly posting today, and I would like to share this rich, shimmery, autumn-inspired card with you.

I bought some of the Echo - Bronze Stardream Metallic paper from Classy Cards 'n Such, and it is just perfect for fall-inspired cards.  I cut a layer of this gorgeous paper and adhered it to a mustard card base.  You can see the shimmer in the first picture, but here is a picture of how it really shimmers and changes when you tilt it back and forth in your hands.

Isn't that awesome?  I love this Metallic paper!  I kept my card simple by cutting out the rectangles using the dies from the Blueprints 4.  I cut three mustard cardstock pieces and then three pieces from one of the papers in the Autumn Song 6x6 paper pad.  I kept them in the same order so you can see the graduation of colors in the papers.

Before I adhered my rectangles down on my card, I die cut some flourishes from a deep rust colored cardstock.  I cut one Mini Fanciful Flourish and one Mini Fanciful Flourish - Reverse (Cheery Lynn Designs), and then I cut the flourishes apart and arranged them behind and around the rectangles.  Once everything was arranged, I glued it all down.

I wanted a little sentiment at the bottom, so I die cut the "hi" from the Parker Lower Alphabet and arranged it on the bottom rectangle.  It needed a little shimmer to go with the gorgeous Bronze paper, so I covered the "hi" with Champagne Stickles and let it dry.  Once it was completely dry, I glued the letters down.

I love how this card turned out.  You can see the gorgeous Bronze paper and the flourishes really enhance the swirls you see in the patterned paper.  This is going to be a fun card to send to someone just to put a smile on their face.

A very pretty card! Thanks Holly!

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Heartfelt Thanks

Hi, Joy here showing a card made with great products from Classy Cards 'n Such.  I thought I'd do a few special thank you cards to get ahead of the after Christmas rush. I love this stamp set from JustRite called Live, Love, Laugh Vintage Labels Two and the coordinating Spellbinders Die.  The sentiment is from a neat set called Thanks Sentiments and has eight different Thank You sentiments all in different fonts.

Recap of Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Live, Love, Laugh Vintage Labels Two

              Thanks Sentiments

Spellbinders:  Filigree Delight

                     Vintage Labels Two Dies

Paper:  Kaisercraft The Lake House

           Graphic 45 French Country (this pad had the perfect green)

Bling:  White Pearls ( I like these because there are different sizes on the card)

Ribbon:  from my stash

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

Beautiful card, Joy!   Thanks for sharing!!

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