Claire meets Taylored Expressions

Well, I just received a few new dies from Taylored Expressions. This gorgeous poppy die was in a bundle with 2 other single flower dies. Here is how my creations started!

Let me just put this out there......Claire is my FAVOURITE Spring/Summer 2013 paper pack! I LOVE orange in any shade you want to give me......this paper is full of shades.

I paired this gorgeous Claire patterned paper with Hollyhock cardstock and ink. I edged everything with Desert Sand ink and stamped the sentiment from Casual Expressions. Simple, crisp and clean!

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.
Paper: Claire
Stamp: Casual Expressions
Ink: Hollyhock
Cardstock: White Daisy; Hollyhock
Other: TE Silhouette Stems 1

Chantilly Club cards

These are the final 2 designs my Hostess Card Club made in February. Each gal received her own Casual Expression stamp set.

We started with a White Daisy base, then added Twilight cardstock. We used both sides of Chantilly paper and added a Sweet Leaf border. We stamped with an image from NEW set, In the Background, with Pear ink.

The flowers are cut from Ruby and Sunset cardstock. The leaves and sentiment mats from Twilight cardstock. We added some Stardust Glitz to the centre of our flowers and my sentiments are stamped in Ruby and Sunset ink.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamp: Casual Expressions; In The Backgroud

Paper: Chantilly

Cardstock: Twilight; White Daisy; Ruby; Sunset; Sweet Leaf

Ink: Pear; Ruby; Sunset

Embellishments: Stardust Glitz

Tools: Artiste Cricut cartridge

For Always

This is another set of cards my Card club created in February. They used For Always paper and their new stamp set, Casual Expressions. 

We started with a White Daisy base then added Lagoon cardstock. We used both sides of the For Always gorgeousness, then added ribbons with patterned paper; Silver Shimmer Trim; and Black striped grosgrain ribbon.

The sentiment is stamped with Lagoon ink on White Daisy cardstock, then matted with Lagoon cardstock. All edges, for my card club cards, have been sponged with Desert Sand ink.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamp: Casual Expressions
Paper: For Always
Cardstock: White Daisy; Lagoon
Ink: Lagoon
Embellishments: Silver Shimmer Trim; Black striped grosgrain ribbon
Tools: Artiste Cricut cartridge

Claire and Casual Expressions

These two cards start the designs created for my Hostess Card Club. They made 2 each of 3 designs.....but as you can see, I switched up designs to create vertical and horizontal cards of the same design. My club makes 12 cards all together and for Feb each received  the Casual Expressions stamp set.

We started with a White Daisy card base for these cards. The mat layer is Sunset cardstock, then we added a pattern from Claire. The next layers are Outdoor Denim and Blush cardstock, with a pattern piece showing the reverse side of the pattern to the base.

The shapes are cut with Artiste to coordinate with stamps from Casual Expressions. I took some liberties to match some non-coordinated stamps. The sentiment shapes are cut from Hollyhock and White Daisy cardstock. We finished each card off with a pink button, tied up with White hemp, nestled on a piece of Burlap ribbon.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamp: Casual Expressions
Paper: Claire
Cardstock: Sunset; Outdoor Denim; Blush; Hollyhock; White Daisy
Ink: Holly hock
Embellishments: Burlap Ribbon; Pink buttons; White Hemp
Tools: Artiste Cricut cartridge

Glitter paper....yummmmmmmmm!

Since my last embossing and die cutting class was held on Feb 10th, this was the 3rd and final card design the gals made.

Both started with card bases of White Daisy. One had Ruby cardstock embossed, the other, Blush. The sentiment shapes were cut on Blush and White Daisy cardstock, respectively. The mat was cut with our fabulous NEW glitter paper.

The embossed sheets are inked with Ruby ink and the sentiments stamped with the same. Both sentiments are stamped from long retired sets......but two of my favourite sets.

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.
Cardstock: White Daisy; Blush; Ruby; Glitter
Ink: Ruby
Other: Spellbinders

Clair with some embossing

This is the second of three designs, my Gals who attended my embossing and die cutting class made.

This is a White Daisy base again, with patterned paper from Claire next. The border is Barn Red cardstock and the tag from Sunset cardstock. We inked up a Spellbinders M-Bossibilities folder, then embossed this tag cut with a Tim Holtz tag die. The sentiment is stamped with an image from Bee & Bumble WOTG kit stamp set. The shape is cut from Art Philosophy. We added tiny sparkles to the sentiment, also, along with White Daisy grosgrain ribbon.

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted
Paper: Claire
Stamp: Bee & Bumble WOTG kit
Cardstock: White Daisy; Sunset; Barn Red
Ink: Sunset
Embellishments: Bitty Sparkles; White Daisy grosgrain ribbon
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
Other: Spellbinders M-Bossibilities; Tim Holtz Tag die

Embossing & Die Cuttiing Workshop with Chantilly

I recently held my 2nd embossing & die cutting workshop. The gals made 2 each of 3 card designs, using various dies and embossing folders. Here is the first card. 

Our card base is White Daisy, then we added an embossed piece of Blush cardstock. The panel is Buttercup cardstock and the flower is cut from Chantilly and Sunset cardstock. We inked all edges with Ruby ink and stamped the sentiment in the same. We finished off with a button tied up with Colonial White Waxy Flax.

All supplies are Close to My Heart, unless noted
Paper: Chantilly
Stamp: Fringed Phrases
Embellishments: Button; Colonial White Waxy Flax
Other: Spellbinders flower die; Cuttlebug embossing folder