In Need of Sunshine?

Hello Stampers and welcome back to The Classic Card!

In case you might have forgotten, my purpose here at The Classic Card is to inspire you to create some clean and simple cards that are quick and fun to create without taking a lot of your time or a ton of embellishments.  If you are like most of us, you lead a very busy--- even hectic--- life and although you love being creative, you don't have a lot of time to spend dreaming up cards.  That's where I come in.  Although I cannot blog every day, I try to be as consistent as possible, given my crazy and hectic life.  I hope I never lose sight of you, my customers, in this blogging adventure.  I'm blogging to share with you!

Well, I think it is time that we move forward to the card for today.  As a sun-deprived transplant to the Pacific Northwest, I'm always looking for ways to add sunny color and energy to my life.  I've found many ways to do this-- through the clothes I wear, the colors I've chosen for my home, and of course the colors I choose for cards.  If you think for a minute, you'll realize that there's a lot of yellows, golds, and reds in my home.  I'm trying to warm it up and make it feel like a sunny day inside, even though it might be cold, wet, and gray outside.  Today's card is a similar effort... trying to bring some sunny color to you, my stamping friends.

Here it is...

 How's this for adding a little sunshine to someone's day?  And it only took a few minutes to put together, thanks to all of the great punches that Stampin'Up! offers.   Here's a quick list of products for you:

Stamps:
Mixed Bunch
Pursuit of Happiness (for the sentiment)

Ink:
Basic Black

Paper:
Basic Black
Whisper White
Daffodil Delight

Accessories:
Petals-a-plenty embossing folder for the Big Shot
Blossom Punch
Scallop Oval Punch
Large Oval Punch
3/4 inch Circle Punch
Black Scallop Dots Ribbon

We'll be making this sunny card on Friday night at Debbie's party.
If you'd like to attend, please email me for an invitation.

I'm sorry to say that if you want some sunshine in your life today, you are going to have to create it yourself.  The good news is that it is easy to do.  Turn on the lights, get out your "stampin' stuff," find some sunny Daffodil Delight card stock, and make a few bright and cheerful cards.  Then send them out...  that's the best way to spread some sunshine around!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll come back tomorrow for another classic card!
Sunny stamping!
Susan

Spring? Really?

Hello stamping friends!

It is said that "seeing is believing," but I had a hard time with what I was seeing about an hour ago... snow!  It was coming down hard here in Sherwood, with big fat flakes that were as large as any I've ever seen here in Oregon.  Of course it didn't stick, but still... snow??  I thought we were well past that kind of thing.  After all, Spring officially starts on March 20th.  That's the thing about weather in Oregon... it is always unpredictable and always offers a safe topic of conversation.

I've got a pretty card for you today that was made by one of my amazing downline members, Kathy Milano.  Kathy's cards are always well-designed and well executed and this one is no exception.  You could vary the sentiment on this card and use it for tons of occasions.  Take a look...

Here's what Kathy used to create this beauty:

Stamps:
Mixed Bunch 125537
Blessings from Heaven 123052

Ink:
Elegant Eggplant Marker 105110
Melon Mambo Marker 121074
Melon Mambo Classic Pad 115656

Paper:
Elegant Eggplant card stock 105126
Daffodil Delight card stock 119683
Whisper White card stock 100730
Old Olive card stock 100702

Accessories:
Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder 117335
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine 113439
1 3/4 inch Scallop Circle Punch 119854 (for leaves)
Blossom Punch 125603 (for large flower)
Boho Blossom Punch 119858 (for flower center)
Scallop Edge Border Punch 119882
White Baker's Twine 124262
Bitty Buttons 118761
Glue Dots 103683
Dimensionals 104430

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'll be back tomorrow with another classic card for you.  Meanwhile, let's all concentrate on thinking of sunny days, blossoming trees, and blue skies.  Perhaps if we all tune our minds to the same channel, we can bring Spring in a little faster!
Happy stamping!
Susan


    

Cheer Up, Buttercup!

Hello to all of my stamping friends!  Happy February 1st and thanks for stopping in today!

Wow!  Do you see what I see out there this morning?  Yes, it's BLUE SKY! And SUNSHINE!  I know that capital letters are supposed to be like shouting, but in this case, I think a little shouting is in order.  Those of us who are accustomed to sunnier climates rejoice on days like this!

In honor of a sunny day, I have a sunny card for you.  Of course it uses stamps and accessories from the Occasions Mini-catalog.  Here it is...

This is the kind of card that makes me feel better just looking at it... an instant cheer-up!   It reminds me that winter will be over and that sunnier days will come.  A card like this takes just a few minutes to make, as there is nothing complicated about it.  The colors are Lucky Limeaid, for the panel backing the top layer of Whisper White, and then the rest of the color on the card comes from ink and a bit of ribbon. The colors I used are Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeaid, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo.  For the flowers that are popped up on the ribbon, I used the "rock and roll" technique.  Just ink the stamp with the lighter color, then roll the edges in the darker color and stamp. I layered two flowers one on top of the other for more dimension.  Bending the petals up slightly also gives more dimension.
The stamp set is the new Mixed Bunch set, which can be found on page 17 of the Occasions Mini. I punched the flowers out with the matching Blossom punch, also on page 17.  The center of the flower was punched with the 1" Circle punch, p. 212 in the big catalog.  The little tag is made with the Modern Label punch, p., 209 of the big catalog.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  If you don't already own Teeny Tiny Wishes, I think that should be the very next thing you order.  It's on page 157 of the big catalog and with that one set, you can cover just about any occasion that comes along, from new babies to funerals and everything in between.
The pretty ruffled ribbon in Lucky Limeaid can be found on page 194 of the big catalog.  The little tag is tied on with some Lucky Limeaid Baker's Twine, page 35 of the Occasions Mini.

Have questions?  Please email me and I'll be happy to answer quickly!  Do you have friends who are stampers?  If so, please refer them to my blog.  I'm always in need of more readers. 

Well, I've got to run....I'm busy preparing for my next class, the Fun Folds class on February 18th, where you'll learn some new folds to keep you from getting bored.  I hope the sunshine and blue sky lasts all day long!  Enjoy it while it's here!   Be sure to come back on Friday (Thursday is babysitting day) for another classic card.
Sunny stamping!
Susan