Beauty of the Season

Good Morning!  Joy here today.  The Classy Cards 'n Such online store has the supplies I used to make this card.

The first thing was to pull out my favorite die set from My Favorite Things called Blueprints 4 along with the die set called Silverdale Snowflake Duet by Memory Box, the Spellbinders Labels Eighteen and die cut them all out using the paper from the 6x6 paper pad Candy Lane Collection by Bo Bunny.

  The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy called Christmas Joy and was heat embossed with Sparkle 'n Sprinkle's White Detail Embossing Powder on a piece of Heavy Weight Vellum.  The little heart was added and the snowflakes were covered with Wink of Stella - wish I could get the pretty sparkle to show up in photos.  It only took a few minutes to arrange the elements.

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

What If Wednesday

Today for the Repeat Impression's weekly What If Wednesday challenge.  Wendy gave us this sketch to use.

And this is my card

The sentiment is called Peace and was embossed with Detail Embossing Powder.   What Would You Do with this sketch?   We would love to see what you would do - Remember it does not have to be a card - you can make a layout or a 3-D project.  Just use a sentiment as the focus in your design.  You don't have to use Repeat Impression stamps but if you do, you name will be entered twice (2x) for a random drawing for a really nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  Check out Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built for the complete guidelines and link your project there. 

Here is the list of Rock Star Designers who have made something to inspire you.  Good luck - and I'm looking forward to see your projects.

• Kathy...

• Heather 

• Patti

• Karen...

• Cheri... 

• Deonna... 

• Joy... you are here

Have a Happy Stamping Day! 

Ornament Challenge

Hi, it's Joy this morning showing you what I did for the Classy Cards 'n Such challenge.  This week it is ornaments, any color, shape or style - 3D project, scrapbook page or card!  The Classy Cards 'n Such online store has so many great stamps sets to chose from for this challenge!  I used the Noel Christmas Ornaments by JustRite.

The white card stock was embossed and lightly rubbed with a Mini Ink Blending Tool and some distress ink.  The ornament by JustRite and called Noel Christmas Ornaments was stamped, die cut and stamped with Merry Christmas from Sweet and Sassy's Christmas Joy.  I lightly attached it to some designer paper by BoBunny called Candy Cane Collection and attached to the inside of the card.  I used a larger ornament die to cut out the front of the card.  The back of the ornament was stamped with the To: in the Noel Christmas Ornaments set and I signed my name and year.  The ornament can be pulled off and put on a tree.

Now, it's your turn to show us what you would do with Classy Card 'n Such's Ornaments Challenge.  We would love to see what you would do with this challenge.  Just go to Classy Cards 'n Such Blogspot.com and look at the details for the challenge.  Be sure to check out what the other design team members did.  Then link your project there or here.  You could be the winner of a nice prize!

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

An InLinkz Link-up

Blessed (extra) Joy

Hello, Even though it doesn't snow much in my part of Texas, I still hope to see a little of it.  Today I'd like to show you a card I made with supplies from the Classy Cards 'n Such on line store.

This was colored with several colors of ink and a Mini Ink Blending Tool.  The 3 large snowflakes were die cut into the cardstock with a die called Silverdale Snowflake Duet and also die cut snowflakes from white cardstock along with the word blessed.  These were recessed into the colored cardstock.  The small snowflakes are heat embossed using Sparkle 'n Sprinkles Fine White Detail Embossing Powder.  Then I gave the letters and snowflakes a good coating of Wink of Stella (love that pen for everything!)

Here's hoping you get to see snow this winter!  Thanks for looking at my card!

Classy Cards 'n Such Gratitude Challenge

Good Morning!  Today the challenge at Classy Cards 'n Such is to make a project that uses thankful, blessed or grateful - so that can include a lot!  Here is my card:

I used some paper from Simple Stories 6x6 pads called Harvest Lane and Pumpkin Spice.  The sentiment is from You Are Beautiful by Impression Obsessions.  The sentiment was popped up using Large Joy Foam Pads.

Now it's your turn.  What would you do with this challenge?  Just go to Classy Cards 'n Such Blogspot.com and look at the details for the challenge.  There will be lots to inspire you.  Then link your project there or here.  You could be the winner of a nice prize!

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

An InLinkz Link-up

Winter Wonderland Hop with Lauras Loft

Today at Laura's Loft, the Design Team has cooked up some great WinterWonderland projects for you.  If you have just come from Lisa's blog, you are at the right spot.  If you missed her beautiful creation, just click the previous button and it will take you right to her blog.

Here is my card.  I used the sweet little stamp set called Winter Wonderland - Snowman.  The sentiment is from Casual Friday's Snowflake Splendor .  The silver snowflakes and sequins are from a INCREDIBLE collection of creative bling by Laura and is called Joyeux Noel.   There are tiny words, snowflakes, flowers, sequins and stars - oh my!!  She packs a lot into those bags.  The snowflakes are embossed with  Wow's Silent Night Embossing Powder.

Next stop on the Blog Hop is Linda - you will just love what she has created to inspire you.

Be sure to check out the "To Enter Giveaway Requirements".  You  will find them here.   The prize is a Stamp Set, die and Sequins mix -   Below you will find a list of the participants in case you get off track.

Jasmine - Guest Designer for November
Linda - Guest Designer for November
Laura
Deana
Robbie
Debbie
Leeann
Lisa
Joy - you are here
Cindy
Emma

Repeat Impression Blog Hop

Good Morning!  Wow!  You are in for a treat!  Repeat Impressions is having a special blog hop to show off Wendy's latest stamp sets - they are all the really popular large sentiments.  Here is my card - well card set:

The large sentiments make it so easy - this card set only took a few minutes.  I used the Thanks sentiment set.  Take a look at all the sets under the title called Cling Sets.   How would you like to win one of these sets?  All you have to do is comment on the blogs of the Design Team. So each comment left will count as one entry. The more blogs you visit and comment on, the more you will increase your chances to win. Leave a comment on the Repeat Impressions blog and all 7 of the DT blogs and they get 8 entries... Comment on only 4 blogs and earn only 4 chances to win, etc.

Our readers must complete the hop by commenting on each Rock Star Designer's project and Repeat Impression's blog and post their comments no later than 5pm Eastern Time on Sunday, November 15th. We will be giving away blog candy to two lucky hoppers! We will be awarding 1 unmounted word set of choice to one individual who comments on at least 4 blogs. And we will be awarding one other lucky individual ALL 4 of the unmounted word sets if they comment on the RI blog and all 7 of the design team blogs.

Cheri

Heather

Joy - you are here

Karen

Deonna

Patti

RI blog

On Monday, November 16th Wendy will announce the winners of the hop on Repeat's Impression's blog and Facebook page.

Golden Merry Christmas

Good Morning!  Joy here today showing you a really quick elegant card -- it's is quick I promise!
The supplies for this card are from the Classy Cards 'n Such online store.

I used the Spellbinders large and medium dies from the set called Decorative Labels Eight and the small, medium and large die from Spellbinders Labels Eight to cut out the dies using that beautiful Gold Mirricard.  This is a gorgeous shiny gold.  Each layer was popped up with Large Joy Foam Pads.  The Merry Christmas sentiment is from JustRite's Noel Christmas Ornaments and was heat embossed using Sparkle 'n Sprinkle's Fine Gold Detail embossing powder.  The teal blue snowflake paper is from Candy Cane Lane by Bo Bunny.

Easy and quick - have a happy stamping day!

Repeat Impression's Focus on the Sentiment Challenge.

Today Wendy, owner of Repeat Impressions has challenged us to "Focus on the Sentiment".  So here is my card:

I just love this sentiment!  This card is going to my stamping buddy, my sister.  We don't live in the same town, but get together often just to stamp and make cards.  

This one uses the 12 Days of Christmas - Stamper's Style.  Check out the Christmas for Stampers category - there are lots and lots of stamps just for stampers.

Now for the rest of the challenge.  What would you do with this Sentiment challenge?  We would love to see what you would do - Remember it does not have to be a card - you can make a layout or a 3-D project.  Just use a sentiment as the focus in your design.  You don't have to use Repeat Impression stamps but if you do, you name will be entered twice (2x) for a random drawing for a really nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  Check out Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built for the complete guidelines and link your project there. 

Here is the list of Rock Star Designers who have made something to inspire you.  Good luck - and I'm looking forward to see your projects.

• Kathy...

• Heather 

• Patti

• Karen...

• Cheri... 

• Deonna... 

• Joy... you are here

Have a Happy Stamping Day! 

Merry Christmas

Good morning friends.  Today our challenge at Classy Cards 'n Such will be to make a project with stockings or mittens with red and white and a touch of green.

Here is my card(s)

I die cut the Stocking Garland from Poppy Stamps but just used the stocking part and paper from the 6x6 pads called Mistletoe Collection by Bo Bunny and Home Sweet Home from Graphic 45.  The stockings were popped up with Small Joy Foam Pads.  The Merry Christmas from Christmas Joy by Sweet 'n Sassy was heat embossed using White Detail Embossing powder by Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.  These cards are just little hand out cards for friends that measure 4.25 x 4.25 so I made some little envelopes to go with them with my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board.

How would you add a some stockings or mittens to your project?  Now, it's your turn to show us what you would do with Classy Card 'n Such's Mitten/Stocking Challenge.  We would love to see what you would do with this challenge.  Just go to Classy Cards 'n Such Blogspot.com and look at the details for the challenge.  Then link your project there or here.  You could be the winner of a nice prize!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for looking at my card - have a happy stamping day 

Fall Thank You

Is it fall yet?  The Classy Cards 'n Such online store has some beautiful papers that show how beautiful fall colors are.  Here is a card I made with some of my favorite papers called Harvest Lane and Pumpkin Spice by Simple Stories.  The sentiment and scalloped center stamp is from Floral Fan Elements by JustRite.  

The bottom half of the card was embossed with the Anna Griffin folder called Smitten.  My favorite part of the card is the upper half which comes from the Harvest Lane pad.  It has several pages of 3x6 elements.  This one was trimmed to fit my card base.  The layer medallion was cut with two dies from Blueprints 13 by My Favorite Things and the scallop border is from Blueprints 3 by My Favorite Things.  The medallion was popped up with Large Joy Foam Pads.

Here's hoping fall is coming soon near you - while you wait looking at the many pretty fall colored papers at Classy Cards 'n Such can keep you dreaming that fall is right around the corner.

Repeat Impressions Color Challenge

It Color Challenge time at Repeat Impressions!  The colors are green, blue and gold!

And here is my card

I used the the Large Pine Tree and the Peace stamped in white embossing powder and added a gold star and a gold mat.

What would you do with this color challengechallenge?  We would love to see what you would do - Remember it does not have to be a card - you can make a layout or a 3-D project.  Just use green, gold and blue in your design.  You don't have to use Repeat Impression stamps but if you do, you name will be entered twice (2x) for a random drawing for a really nice gift certificate from Repeat Impressions.  Check out Wendy's blog, The House That Stamps Built for the complete guidelines and link your project there. 

Here is the list of Rock Star Designers who have made something to inspire you.  Good luck - and I'm looking forward to see your projects.

• Kathy...

• Heather 

• Patti

• Karen...

• Cheri... 

• Deonna... 

• Joy... you are here

Have a Happy Stamping Day!

Gobble Gobble Classy Cards 'n Such Challenge

Good Morning! Getting ready for Thanksgiving?  If you are the challenge at Classy Cards 'n Such will get you in the mood!  It's called Gobble, Gobble - add a turkey to your card.

Here is mine

The bookmark/tab and circle/sunburst die cuts are  from Blueprints 13 by My Favorite Things and the stitched stripe border is from the die set called Blueprints 3  by My Favorite Things.  The paper is from 2 different 6x6 pads from Simple Stories called Harvest Lane and Pumpkin Spice.  The Thank God for You sentiment is from the set called You Are Beautiful by Impression Obsession and the tiny "to my dear friend" sentiment is from JustRite called Floral Fan Elements.  These were popped up using  the small Joy Foam Pads.

How would you add a turkey to your project?  Now, it's your turn to show us what you would do with Classy Card 'n Such's Gobble Gobble Challenge.  We would love to see what you would do with this challenge.  Just go to Classy Cards 'n Such Blogspot.com and look at the details for the challenge.  Then link your project there or here.  You could be the winner of a nice prize!

An InLinkz Link-up

Repeat Impression's Project of the Week

This week for the Project of the Week from Repeat Impressions, I'll be showing how to make a book-type gift tag using Repeat Impressions Dies.

For this project we will be using the Flip Stitch Die Set that is the square.  You can use any die for this project, but the stamps I will be using fit perfectly on the 1 7/8 stitched square.

The other supplies we need are
1. some kind of scoring board
2. scoring tool
3. removable tape or painter's tape
4. die cutting machine

First score your card stock to fit the die you have chosen.
Then place the folded card stock on the die with the cutting edge of die right above the fold, but the stitching right below the fold.

This is backside with die edge above fold

Run thru your die cutting machine and open your little book type gift tag, stamp and color.  Because I wanted to use the Peace sentiment, I stamped it on the diagonal with a stamp positioner and added a little Snowflake.  Hopefully the Penguin and Do Not Open till Christmas will keep my grandkids out of their presents till Christmas.

Then I took out my Spica Glitter Pens and colored each gift tag and stamped Merry Christmas Wishes from the Snowglobes & Ornaments series on the inside and added a little string to tape onto the packages.

Below is my finished Book Type gift tags:

This was a fun and quick tag to make and the Spica Glitter Pens add just the right bling.

Thanks for looking at my Project of the Week.  Have a Happy Stamping Day