CCNS Challenge #14 - Borders

Welcome to a "New" year of challenges at Classy Cards 'n Such.  We all know that after the holidays it is always fun to get away and maybe go south of the "border".

That is what this weeks challenge is all about (no, not travel...had you, didn't I?) but "BORDERS".

Use at least one border - either a die or a stamped border - on your project, the more the better!!

We have a few requirements to play:

1.  Make a classy card, tag, or other paper crafting project using at least one border die or border stamp.  

2.  Theme must be followed.

3.  The project must contain at least one item currently sold in the Classy Cards 'n Such online shop. The item used must clearly be listed in the blog or gallery post.

4.   Must be a follower of the CCNS blog either by email or reader and/or be a  CCNS newsletter subscriber. If a follower via reader, must email beverly@classycardsnsuch.com with name used in the reader.  If you aren't a follower or newsletter subscriber, sign up now!

5.   Direct link your entry post (not blog), to the InLinkz tool below.

6.   If using a gallery, such as Splitcoast Stampers, use code CCNS14.

7.  You must link back to this blog post on your blog post or gallery entry. 
8.  Only new entries please.  No back posting allowed.

9.   Please enter in no more then 3 challenges (including this one). Three entries per challenge are allowed.

10.   New challenges begin on Mondays and end on Saturdays at midnight central time.  Winners are announced on Sundays.

11. CCNS has the right to remove any entries not following the guidelines and/or entries deemed inappropriate.

12. Most of all, have FUN!!!

The Prize:

1.   Due to increasing costs for international shipping, we can only ship prizes to US addresses at this time.

2.   A prize will be offered to the winner based on merit. Occasionally, a guest designer spot may be offered!
3.  A Classiest Card badge may be awarded when entries are exceptionally good.

4.  Winner must claim their prize by Wednesday of each week or the prize will be forfeited.

Enter to win this week's prize!!

The Bubble Daisy Border by PoppyStamps  - such a fun border!!

Here are a few samples from the Classy Cards 'n Such Design Team....enjoy!!

Diane

Holly

Joy

Misti

We'll have full posts on each of these beautiful cards later this week!

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Winter Whites

Hi folks! It's Holly posting today!!

I decided to make an all white card, so I pulled out some dies and played around until things fell into place.

The dies I used are all from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I cut out the following dies:

French Pastry Doily

Francesca border - not in stock

Holly Lace Flourish

Wheat Heads - set of 2

Shasta Daisy Strip

Additional supplies:

White satin ribbon
Rhinestone brad 

I started with a white card base and glued the French Pastry Doily down.

Next I glued a strip of the Francesca border die at the bottom of the card (kind of hard to see with all the ribbon, but it's there).

Some white satin ribbon was wrapped around the card and I tied additional pieces of ribbon in place for a fun and flirty accent.

I glued the Shasta Daisy Strip flower petals together and added a rhinestone brad to the center, and then glued this down on top of my ribbon.

Carefully tucked in the Holly Lace Flourish and the Wheat Heads - set of 2 here and there until I was satisfied with the arrangement.

So beautiful and elegant! Thanks Holly!

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The Classy Cards Challenges will start again on Monday, January 6th!   Join in the fun!!!

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Sharing the Love

Classy Cards 'n Such will make your Valentines cards easy to do! Joy, here today!

My plan is to make a few special Valentine's Day cards and then some little favors for my grandkids to give to their class mates.  So I need to get started right away.  Here is my first special card.

The pink background paper is shiny, heavier than regular designer paper, and comes from the The Lake House 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad by Kaisercraft.

The two rectangle filigree layers are cut using the pretty Spellbinders' Decorative Labels Eight dies.

The filigree circle from the JustRite Hugs and Kisses Sentiments was stamped on some of the paper and cut out. I punched out the Love die cut from the The Lake House 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad by Kaisercraft, and popped it up with pop up glue dots.

The The Lake House 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad has four pages of special die cuts that can be punched out. This makes it easy to make a card look special.

 

Dies:    Decorative Labels Eight by Spellbinders

Stamp: Hugs and Kisses Sentiments by JustRite

Paper:  The Lake House 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad by Kaisercraft

Thank you for looking at my card - have a HAPPY stamping day!

Your card is full of special love. Thanks Joy!

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Daisy Glitter Stripes

Hi folks, it's Holly posting today!  I was itching to pull out some glitters and play, so here's what I came up with.

Isn't that fun??  I had such a blast making this card.

First, I cut a layer of white cardstock and then laid down some strips of 1/4" Scor -Tape.  After I pulled off the protective papers, I remembered to turn my ceiling fan off BEFORE I opened the jar of glitter.  LOL!!  With the fan safely off, I opened the Misty Blue Ultra Fine Glitter from Sparkle 'n Sprinkle and sprinkled it all over the exposed tape.  I then did the Glitter Roll technique, from Technique Junkies, to make sure all my glitter was pressed down and then I shook off the excess glitter.

I stamped the sentiment from Anytime Sentiments from Impression Obsession with black ink and then adhered this white glittery layer to a black card base.

Next, I cut some white cardstock with the Shasta Daisy Strip from Cheery Lynn Designs and adhered the layers of flower petals together.  I glued a yellow button to the center and then glued the daisy down onto my card where the lines of glitter intersect.

Such a FUN card to make, I tell ya!  I have a feeling I'm going to spend this weekend making more cards like this with different colors of glitter and different flowers and sentiments.

Are you going to make a card similar to this one?  I'd love to see what you create!

Your card is so fresh and fun! Thanks Holly!

Click any of the gold links above for more info or to purchase any of the products Holly used.

The NEW Memory Box and PoppyStamps release has been revealed!  Orders started shipping to retailers today, but I don't have a date for my order yet.  However, you can place your orders for these fabulous new dies AND new stencils now for the best selection!   I expect that I will have my order sometime within the next week or so at the latest and we will be ready to ship to you!  You can see the dies along with other new products - like Wild Rose Studio stamps - in the NEW!!! section.

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

 

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Five Minute Card

Diane with you today, on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog! 

Have you ever been in a time crunch for a card?  That is what my card is about today.  Making a card in a mere 5 minutes....no kidding, it can be done!

I designed my card around the paper from Lady Rose 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad from Kaisercraft. All the paper elements used were from the same paper pad.

I cut my card stock base to measure 4 1/2" x 4 1/2", adding a piece of the gorgeous background paper on top from the paper pad.

Next I cut the Cherry Lynn Designs, Italian Flourish Doily Die.  After adhering it down, I popped up the label with Joy! Foam Pads, Small.

This paper pad has four die cut pages in the back, and two embossed pages, which is where I got my label, bird cage, and butterflies from. I fussy cut the two butterflies and birdcage and popped them up.

On the  bird cage, I added the cutest little resin Whimsy Hearts - Peach embellishments.

For those final touches, I added a scrap of a bow, and three White Baby Pearls in the corner for balance, and the card was completed!

The Lady Rose 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad is full of beautiful papers to make many more 5 minute cards similar to this one.

Thanks for visiting with me today....see you again soon!

 

Your card is so pretty and quick too! Thanks Diane!

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Spring Blossoms

Hi, it's Misti today!

I'm so ready for spring. We had another snap of cold weather and I told someone that we have had winter, now bring on spring! I am not a fan of winter weather at all!!

Have you seen the NEW goodies Beverly has added to the store? Oh my goodness! A few of them made it to my house, but I still have quite a few things on my wish list!  I pulled out a few of the new items to create this card.

I love the new embossing folders added from Darice. I used the Stripe Background on my white panel.

The vase of tulips from the Spring Blooms stamp set by Inky Antics. I colored the image with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Markers using Barn Door, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, and Broken China. The colors were applied using the Tim Holtz Detail Water Brush.

I cut the image panel so it would fit with the classy Spellbinders Labels Twenty-nine die.

The Graphic 45 French Country 6" x 6" paper pad has double sided papers.  One side is the pattern and the back is a solid. I used two sheets of the green on this.

I had ordered some White Cluny lace a few orders ago and it's the perfect divider between the panels. It is so pretty!

The three mini Baby White Pearls add the final touch.

A beautiful spring card! Thanks Misti!

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Classy Quills

Hi, it's Joy today, featuring some supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.

Sometimes I play a game called "make it with what is on my desk". So, here is a card I made with just the supplies I had on my desk. 

The feathers had already been cut with Quills and Ink Pot by Cheery Lynn Designs. I got this die some months ago, and love it so much that I cut out a little pile of them from scrap paper.

The oval background paper is from The Lake House 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad by Kaisercraft.

The large filigree die and oval die are from A2 Filigree Delight from Spellbinders.

The sentiment is from Cast All Your Cares by JustRite. It  was stamped on a little Die Cut from the The Lake House 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad. This 6.5" paper pad has 4 pages of gorgeous die cuts, some with little images.  This pad is usually out on my desk because the papers are so pretty! The layers were popped up with pop-up glue dots.

Recap of Supplies:

Stamp:  Cast All Your Cares - JustRite

Dies:     Quills and Ink Pot - Cheery Lynn Designs

            A2 Filigree Delight - Spellbinders

Paper:  The Lake House 6.5" x 6.5" paper pad - Kaisercraft

Now that my card is made, I'll clean up my desk and put these away for another day. Thanks for looking at my card. Have a HAPPY stamping day!

Love the colors and quills! Classy! Thanks Joy!

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Pearly Stencil Thanks

Hi, it's Holly posting today!  I played with the new stencils and Pearlescent Embossing Paste and came up with this card to share with you.

Look at the background - isn't that fun?  I laid the Cathedral Windows, large brass stencil over a piece of black cardstock and then spread Pearlescent Embossing Paste over the stencil with the Palette Knife.  Once all the holes were filled in with the paste, I used the Palette Knife to carefully drag off the excess paste and returned it to the jar.  

I carefully peeled the black cardstock away from the brass stencil, laid the black cardstock down on my table, and immediately washed the stencil and the Palette Knife.  I let the stenciled piece dry overnight.

The next day, I pulled out the Sweet William Strip  die by (Cheery Lynn Designs), and cut out the flower petals several times.  I glued together three layers of petals, three times, to make three complete flowers and set them aside. I cut out the leaves from the Flourish Leaf Strip die by (Cheery Lynn Designs) from different colors of green cardstock.  I then cut some of the pieces apart and glued them behind the flowers in a fun mix 'n match fashion.

I arranged the flowers at the bottom of my stenciled piece and glued them down.  Then I fluffed up the petals with my fingers, and I affixed Snowflake Pearls to the centers.

The sentiment, from the Picking Wildflowers (Flourishes), was stamped on white cardstock, and then trimmed the edges with scissors.  I affixed the sentiment to the stenciled piece with some Joy! Foam Pads, large, and then I glued the entire black piece to a white card base.

I love the gorgeous pearl shine and the texture from the embossing paste.  It adds an extra depth to this card that you just can't get from patterned paper or background stamps.

Your card is so pretty for the year round! Thanks Holly!

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These stencils and pastes are so fun to play with!   Try them out and see!!


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

   

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