Home for the Holidays

Joy here today.  I wanted to show you a card I made using supplies found at the Classy Cards 'n Such on-line store.  This card is for this weeks challenge to make a Bright and Fun Card.

I used the die by Anna Griffin called Flourish Medallion for the base and inked the flourish while the die was still attached to the cardstock using a Mini-ink Blending Tool . The pretty flourish circle stamp is from the JustRite Stamp set called Old Friends(which is on sale).  The sentiment is from Noel Christmas Ornament stamp set by JustRite.  The Small Blooming Poinsettia die is made by Poppy Stamps.  I shaped 2 of the poinsettias using a Susan's Garden Tool Set.  This set has all the tools you will need to give your flowers great dimension.  I popped up the elements using Small Joy Foam Pads.

We would love to see what you do with this challenge.  Just go to Beverly's blog called Classy Cards 'n Such and look for all the details.

Thank you for looking at at my card.  Have a happy stamping day.

The Lord Knows

Good morning, Joy here with a card using supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.  I tried a new technique on this one and will try to explain what I did.

First I cut 3 branches out of green card stock from  Beach Sprig by Memory Box.  Then I strategically cut 3 more branches out of yellow card stock.  Then I fit the green branches into where the yellow branches were cut -- like a jigsaw puzzle.  This made the green branches lay flat into the yellow card stock.

Then I cut a Spellbinders frame called Nested Oval Medallion using paper from Kaiser Craft's The Lake House, then traced around the inside with a black pen.  I stamped the sentiment from Cast All Your Cares by Just Rite and popped up with Joy Foam Pads.   I punched out a few little flowers and shaped them on the tan mat from Susan's Garden Tool Kit using the little stylus (this kit is ON SALE!).  The flowers were scattered around and attached using Art Institute Clear Adhesive .  I used this adhesive because it has a tiny pinpoint metal tip that put the adhesive right where I needed it. Lastly little Clear Rock Candy buttons from Queen Company were put in the centers of the flowers.

Thanks for looking at y card, have a happy stamping day!

Repeat Impression Sale

A "SPECIAL" THANK YOU!

Bill and Wendy Wyman owners of Repeat Impressions wanted to give thanks for you, their customers.

In appreciation, they are offering 20% OFF all their rubber stamps and other goodies on their website for the next 7 days only.  Place an order on their website Friday, Nov. 21st through Thursday, Nov. 27th.  Then simply enter code THANKS20 at checkout to take advantage of your special pricing. 

This will be the last sale promotion of the year so don't miss this great opportunity to shop for the holidays or pick up a little something for yourself at reduced prices.

Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving and all the best for the upcoming holiday season!

Wendy & Bill
Repeat Impressions

Peace on Earth

Hello friends, Joy here today posting a card for the Classy Cards 'n Such challenge this week called Christmas Blooms.

Here are the dies used:
Marietta Buckle by Memory Box - 3 were cut
Small Blooming Poinsettia by Poppy Stamps 3 were cut, with a few extra leaves
Banner die

The little poinsettia were formed on the mat  and shaped using one of the tools from Susan's Garden Tool Kit  then glued to the Marietta Buckles, then the green leaves were added.  The sentiment from Christmas Sentiments by Impression Obsession was heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder by Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.  These elements were popped up using some Small Joy Foam Pads.  Then these were placed on some paper from the 6x6 paper pad called Holly Bright by KaiserKraft.

Check out all the details for this week's challenge on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog.  Check out some of the inspiration there and link your card - can't wait to see what you create.

Sketch Day at Repeat Impressions

Soooo, is it cold and snowy where you are?  It's cold and clear here -- and it makes me want to stay inside and play!  So today I'm taking that opportunity to try my hand at Repeat Impressions inspirational challenge.  Thank you Geri for for your photo.  Here is her inspirational photo:

So.....whatever inspires you from this pic.  Here is my take:

Stamps: Merry Christmas and Small Pine Tree and Ornament Frame.  I really like the ornament frame because it can be filled with so many different elements.  The Merry Christmas was heat embossed.  The scallop circle and circles are dies.  We would love to see what you do with Geri's inspirational photo.

Go to Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built and see all the details and link your card there.  Yours could be the randomly drawn name that will receive a nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  Here is the list of Rock Star Designers who have made cards to inspire you.

Brenda...

Melissa...

Patti

Karen...

Cheri... 

Geri... 

Deonna... 

Joy... you are here

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

Thanks for Being You

Hi, Joy here today posting a thank you card that was made using supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.   I always need Thank You cards and this was a quick one that will go into my stash so that it can be pulled out and addressed in no time.

The bottom half of the card was embossed using Anna Griffins embossing folder called Juliet Damask.  The sweet little scallop border is from Impression Obsession.  The round frame is from JustRite and called Old Friends.  Just a word about this stamp set --- IT'S ON SALE -- and one of the greatest sets ever.  It has 6 separate round frames (perfect for Spellbinders dies) and 6 separate fabulous sentiments.  They have an interlocking ribbed grid that I just press onto my clear stamping block and they stamp so clear and clean. The outer sentiment circle was popped up using the small Joy Foam Pads.  Hey -- pop by Classy Cards 'n Such and look what else is on sale!

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

Classy Card 'n Such Ornament Challenge

Hi, Joy here today- thinking thoughts of Christmas and Christmas cards.  The Classy Cards 'n Such on line store is a great place to begin. It's also a great place to make a wish list - print it out and just leave the list in a conspicuous place - and act surprised on Christmas Day.

This card has an ornament that can be detached and put on a tree.  I  stamped 3 of the ornaments from the set called Noel Christmas Ornaments by JustRite on thick card stock and heat embossed one with Sparkle 'n Sprinkles  Black Detail Embossing Powder. They were then cut out and glued together them together making sure the colored one was on top. dated it on the back.  The little sentiment is also from this set.  There are many small sentiments in this set that fit into the rectangular space.

The larger Merry Christmas sentiment is from the set by Impression Obsession called Christmas Sentiments.  The pretty paper is from 6x6 pads French Country by Graphic 45 and The Twelve Days of Christmas by Graphic 45.  The light yellow paper was embossed with the embossing folder called Dots by Crafts Too.

This challenge would be a great opportunity to add to your Christmas card stash and perhaps you could be the winner of a great prize from Classy Cards 'n Such.   Just go to the Classy Cards 'n Such blog, see all the details. - get some inspiration and link your card.

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

Anything Goes Blog Hop with Die-Versions and Repeat Impressions

We hope you are ready for some great inspiration - our theme is 'Anything Goes', and what awesome creations there are to see!

  

And...what's a blog hop without prizes?

  

There will be one lucky winner of a $20 gift card from Repeat Impressions, 

and one lucky winner for a $20 gift card from Die-Versions!  

Let's get hopping!

You should have arrived here from Linda Fish's blog.  

If you didn't, and you'd like to start at the beginning, you can find the entire hop list on the Die-Versions and Repeat Impressions' blogs

Be sure to start at the beginning, so you have the maximum chances of winning!  

The more you comment along the way, the more chances you have of winning!

You will have until midnight CST on Saturday, November 15th, to comment.  

Winners will be announced on the Die-Versions and Repeat Impression blogs on Sunday, November 16th.

Supplies:  Repeat Impressions Baby

Die-Versions Everyday Complements

Supplies:  Repeat Impressions Chickadee at Rest

Die-Versions Everyday Complements

I added glossy accents to the words.

We hope that we have inspired you to be creative, and that you'll do a bit of shopping at the Die-Versions and Repeat Impressions' websites!

Thanks for stopping by today!  

Your next stop on the hop is 

Mary Moisan

Thank you for leaving a comment - have a HAPPY stamping day.

An afternoon with Anna Griffin for Classy Cards 'n Such

Good morning!  Joy here posting a card with supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.  I am wild about Anna Griffin die cuts and embossing folders.  So I spent most of the afternoon making cards with supplies I found on the Classy Cards 'n Such on line store.  Here is one of them

The Anna Griffin embossing folder is called Cherry Blossoms.  The large yellow medallion is called Flourish Medallion.  Anna Griffin folders and die are so very well made and incredibly easy to work with.  The next layer is a stamp from JustRite called Kindness.  After fussy cutting it out, it was colored with a few copics and the Praying for you sentiment is from the set called Ornate Frame Sentiments by Our Daily Bread.  I used Large and Small Joy Foam Pads to pop up the elements and give them some dimension. The small ones are perfect for using on fine line die cuts.

Thanks for looking at my card - have a Happy stamping day.

Thinking of You with Classy Cards 'n Such

Hello, Joy here today with Classy Cards 'n Such.  I needed a quick card for a friend and put this one together for her.

The paper is from a 6x6 pad called Lady Rose from Kaisercraft.  The tag was die cut using the Spellbinders Die Set called Fancy Tags Two.  The Thinking of you sentiment is by JustRite and called Hugs & Kisses Sentiments and the ribbon is Eggshell Seam Binding by Hug Snug.  I'll tell you a secret - I stink at making bows - except for this seam binding!  It just seems to fall right and fold so neatly!  I just love it!  You can make this ribbon match any color by spritzing on a little color.

Thanks for looking at my card - have a HAPPY stamping day.

Thanksgiving Blessings at Repeat Impressions

Hello, today Brenda one of the Repeat Impressions' Rock Star Designers challenged us to make a "Time to Give Thanks" card.  Here is how I met that challenge

Stamps:
Prize Pumpkin
Thanksgiving Blessings

I added glossy accents to a leaf die and put it behind the pumpkin that I colored and popped up with some pop dots.

How would you answer Brenda's challenge?  We would love to see what you would do.  Just go to Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built and check out all the details, make a card and link it on the blog.  You could be the winner of a fabulous gift certificate! 

Here is the list of Rock Star Designers who made a little something to inspire you.

Brenda...

Melissa...

Patti

Karen...

Cheri... 

Geri... 

Deonna... 

Joy... you are here

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

Celebrate

Hi, friends, Joy here beginning to celebrate the season with Classy Cards 'n Such supplies!  The on line store makes card making fun.

The bicycle, present and Christmas tree was die cut using Bicycle Die Cut Set by Impression Obsession and then stamped with the clear rubber stamp set from Impression Obsession called Riding Pretty.  The sentiment is from Christmas Sentiments by Impression Obsession also.  I colored them, and popped them up with the Small Joy Foam Pads.  The pretty snowflake paper is from Bo Bunny's new Candy Cane Lane collection.

We sure would like for you to join in the challenge at the Classy Cards 'n Such Blog.  Check out the simple guidelines and link your card on the blog.  Can't wait to see how you trim your tree --- I need some more card ideas!

I hope you are getting your Christmas cards made - be sure to check out the supplies at Classy Cards 'n Such that will help you check this off your list quickly.

Have a HAPPY stamping day.

Joy

Blueprints

Hi Joy here today.  I wanted to share with you a super neat die set called Blueprints 4 that I found in the online store at Classy Cards 'n Such. It consists of 9 pieces.   I am so excited about this set and the endless possibilities.  Here is what it looks like

I cut multiples of this die set using the beautiful  Christmas paper called Believe from Authentique and some red card stock and a few pieces of white.  Here is what the results were:

 Then I played and played and played with the pieces -- this is an incredible set.  Here are a few of the combinations I came up with in about 2 minutes.  They are not glued down yet because I wanted to play some more before I adhered them to a card base.

The Blueprints 4 die set is going to make my Christmas card making so easy and my cards won't look mass produced.  Classy Cards 'n Such has several different Blueprints die sets  Here is one of my finished cards.

I used the stamp set by JustRite called Noel Christmas Ornaments.  The images were heat embossed using Sparkle 'n Sprinkle's Gold Detail Embossing Powder.  The white pieces of card stock were popped up using Joy Foam Pads and the card was finished by tying some tiny Christmas bells to some gold sparkle twine.  I'll be posting other cards made using Blueprints Die Set 4 soon.

Thanks for looking at my card - have a HAPPY stamping day.

What IF Wednesday

Hi friends, today is What If Wednesday at Repeat Impressions.  Wendy, owner of the blog, The House That Stamps Built gave us this sketch as a challenge.

and here is my card:

Stamps:
Clock Face
Happy New Year
Embellishments
snowflake buttons, clock hands

Now it's your turn.  Make a project using Wendy's sketch and link it on her blog, The House That Stamps Built where you can read all the details.  You could be the randomly chosen name that will receive a nice gift certificate.

The Rock Star Design Team made some projects to inspire you.

Brenda...

Melissa...

Patti

Karen...

Cheri... 

Geri... 

Deonna... 

Joy... you are here

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

Joy, Peace and Hope

Hello Joy today showing you a card made with supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.   This is for this week's challenge at Classy Cards 'n Such.  I've started making Christmas cards and this is one of the first ones.

This card used the die set from My Favorite Things called Blueprints 4 -- which I just love!  I used the stamp set call Noel Christmas Ornaments from Just Rite and underneath the peace word I used a little flourish from the Just Rite set called Spring Words.  The little framed sentiments were popped up using Joy Foam Pads.

Now it's your turn to show off what you would do with this challenge.  Go to Beverly's blog, Classy Cards 'n Such blogspot.com and see all the details and to link your card.  You could be the winner of a nice prize.  Why not challenge a friend to make one with you - I often challenge my sister.  We have so much fun chatting about what products and designs we will use.

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

Repeat Impressions Project of the Week

It's my turn at Repeat Impressions to do a Project of the Week.  I'm hoping to spur your creativity to find new ways to use borders with a few ideas.  Here is a card I made:

I felt like it needed something else so I cut and added a tiny red metallic border which I think made it look more complete.

This caused me think of ways to make borders for my cards and here are a few ways that might help you.

To make a gold or silver metallic border exactly match any metallic embossing you have on a card,













smear embossing ink on a small piece of card stock and heat emboss with gold or silver.  It is then easy to cut this into tiny strips and use them as borders on your card projects.

Another way to get creative with borders is to cut or punch a border out of vellum then emboss the border with your favorite embossing folders.  Here is an example:

I hope these few ideas will spur your creativity in finding new ways to use borders.

Thinking of You at Classy Cards 'n Such

Hi, it's Joy today for Classy Cards 'n Such.  A few weeks ago I did a challenge card with sunflowers stamped on vellum and had a few of the sunflowers left over.  I just didn't have the heart to throw them away, so this is what I did with them.

First thing was to spray some yellow cardstock with a little glimmer mist and dry emboss with the Anna Griffin folder called Matelasse.  The flowers from the Just Rite Stamp set called Botanical Medallions & Banners have been stamped on vellum with versamark, heat embossed with Sparkle and Sprinkle's White Detail Embossing powder, colored with a few copics and fussy cut out.  The scalloped border is from My Favorite Things and called Blueprints 4.   The flower pieces were popped up with Joy Foam Pads on the card base and the stamped Thinking of You sentiment is from Hugs & Kisses Sentiments by JustRite.  Finally a few little clear stones were added.

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

Repeat Impressions DCC Challenge "Leftovers"

Good Morning!! It's my turn to do the Designers Choice Challenge at The House That Stamps Built by Repeat Impressions.  I have a tray on my desk that I throw "leftovers" into while I'm making my cards.   Once a week i go thru these "leftovers" and try to do something with them.  So here is your challenge, look around on your desk, find those leftovers and make a project - we sure would like to see what you do!   You can go to Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built and get all the details.

Here is my tray

and here is what jumped out of this jumble

Repeat Impression Stamps:
Large Butterfly (from the Summer Series)
In All Things (from Woodland Animal Series)

Butterfly was colored with copics and covered in glitter.

Now here is the whole Designer Team giving you some inspiration:

Melissa...

Patti ...

Karen...

Cheri... 

Geri... 

Deonna... 

Joy... you are here

Now it's your turn, we would love to see what you do with this challenge.  You don't have to use Repeat Impressions stamps, but if you do - your chances of winning a nice gift certificate DOUBLE!  Just make your project and link it on Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built.

Thanks for looking at my card - have a HAPPY stamping day.

Thankful For You

Joy, here posting a card for the Fall Photo Inspiration at Classy Cards 'n Such.  You can go to the Classy Cards 'n Such blog and catch all the details.

Here is my card for this week's challenge.

For this card I used Blueprints 4 by My Favorite Things for the scallop border and for the base.  The brown strip with the little bird and sentiment came from Harvest Lane by Simple Stories and the fall plaid is fromVintage Bliss by Simple Stories.  The "for you" sentiment is from the stamp set called Anytime Sentiments  by Impression Obsession and the little tiny flourish is from Spring Words by Just Rite.  This was layered on top of a card which the corners were rounded.

We would love to see what you would do with this challenge.  All you have to do is go to the Classy Cards 'n Such blog and link your card there.  You could be the winner of a nice prize.

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

Quilted God Bless You

Joy today, showing you a quilt card made using supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.  This is one of two posts about using scraps of paper from my favorite paper pad called Lake House by Kaisercraft. here is a picture of a few of the scraps I'll use to make the card.

I just really love these papers and have not wanted to get rid of the small pieces.  Here is the card made from these scraps.

Small squares measuring 1.25 were lined up on the dark brown paper from the Lake House pad.  After lining up the squares it was embossed using the folder from Anna Griffin called Crowned Medallion.  The God Bless You sentiment from Hugs & Kisses by Just Rite was stamped on a die cut from Spellbinders called Vintage Labels Five.  It was popped up with Joy Foam Pads on top of the next size of die from the Vintage Labels Five Die Set.  It was hard to photograph the embossing on the prints, but it looks like a real quilt.  Those Anna Griffin Embossing Folders are amazing!

Off to see what else I can come up with that uses more scraps.  Thanks for looking at my card.  Have a HAPPY stamping day.

What If Wednesday at Repeat Impressions

Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions challenged us with the words "What if I gave you this sketch" - what would you do.  So here is the sketch

and here is what I did

Supplies from Repeat Impressions
Thanksgiving Blessings sentiment
Foliage Positive from the Vertical Series

Now what would you do?  Join in the challenge and show us what you would do.  The Rock Star Design Team has made a few things to inspire you and below is the list.

Brenda...

Melissa...

Robin

Karen...

Cheri... 

Geri... 

Deonna... 

Joy... you are here

Now it's your turn, make a project using Wendy's sketch, link it on Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built and you could be the winner of a nice gift certificate at Repeat Impressions.

Thanks for looking at my card. Have a Happy Stamping Day!

Blooming Christmas

Today it's Joy posting a card made with supplies from Classy Cards 'n Such.  The challenge inspiration picture is on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog as well as a few guidelines and some great inspiration from the Design Team.  Here is my card:

This was a quickie card.  The flowers are cut from a Poppystamp Die called Small Blooming Poinsettia with the stamens coated with Art Institute Adhesive and Sparkle 'n Sprinkle's Aztec Gold Glitter.  The little scallop piece is cut using  My Favorite Things' die called Blueprints 4 and then embossed with Dots Embossing Folder by Crafts-Too.  The sentiment is from Christmas Sentiments by Impression Obsession with the solid red and green paper are from  Believe by Authentique  and the paper with the little polka dots is from Holly Bright by Kaisercraft.  I used a few of the Small Joy Foam Pads for the poinsettias.  Before adhering all the components together, used a Mini Ink Blending Tool and a little ink to highlight the edges.  

Now - it's your turn to make a card using the inspiration photo found on Classy Cards 'n Such Blog.  You could be the winner of a nice gift from Classy Cards 'n Such.

Thanks for looking at my card, have a Happy Stamping Day!

God Bless You from Classy Cards 'n Such

Hi, Joy here today showing a card I made with supplies from the Classy Cards 'n Such online store.  I have enjoyed using die cuts and putting them together like a puzzle.  For example:

I cut the flower from Poppy Stamps called Cecilia Flower Outline.  I cut one green flower outline to use as a base and cut a yellow and dark orange to fill in the green outline - just like a puzzle.  The sentiment is from a Our Daily Bread Stamp Set called Ornate Frame Sentiments that was stamped on a die cut from Spellbinders called Labels Eighteen.  The sentiment was popped up using Joy Foam Pads.  The little raindrops were added randomly.

Thanks for looking at my card - have a Happy stamping day.

Classy Cards n Such Two for One, part two

Hello stamping friends.  Joy here for Classy Cards 'n Such to show you the second part of my post called Two For One.  All supplies for these cards can be found at the Classy Cards 'n Such online store.

Here are the two cards:

Now here are the details for the number two card:

I used the left over circle from my previous glitter back ground card which used Sparkle 'n Sprinkle Glitters and placed it on a card panel.  The birthday die cut is from the Happy Birthday Background die by Poppystamps.  The Happy is from the stamp set by Just Rite called Hugs & Kisses Sentiments which I embossed using Fine Detailing Embossing Powder by Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.  I added a few sequins and the second of the Two for One cards was finished.  It was a super quick card.

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

Repeat Impressions Winter Challenge

Hi! Today Patti is a guest Designer for Repeat Impressions and she has challenged us to make a project with a winter theme.  So here goes:

The image is Snow Skating and the sentiment is actually cut from the stamp called Let It Snow Chorus Line.  The snowflake stamp is from Snowflakes.  I actually just used one of the snowflakes from this set.  I colored with copics, cut him out and popped up with foam dots.  The snowflakes were colored with a Wink of Stella pen and a little tiny sequin was glued in the centers.

Now it's your turn, show us your winter card -- and yours could be the randomly picked card and you would get a nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  Just link it at The House That Stamps Built.

Here is the list of Rock Star Designers who have provided some inspiration.

Brenda...

Melissa...

Robin

Karen...

Cheri... 

Geri... 

Deonna... 

Joy... you are here

Thanks for looking at my card. Have a Happy Stamping Day!