For Always

Our new For Always paper package is bold and elegant....yet, I find it works with so many things.

This Childhood Portrait stamp set is one of my retired favourites. I stamped it in Black Pigment ink on Colonial White cardstock, then embossed it. I stamped the sentiment in Lagoon ink from Fringed Phrases. I added Lagoon cardstock and some Epoxy Bubbles to complete this card.

All supplies are Close To My Heart
Stamps: Fringed Phrases; Childhood Portrait
Paper: For Always
Ink: Lagoon; Desert Sand; Black Pigment
Cardstock: Colonial White; Lagoon
Embellishment: Epoxy Bubbles
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Flirty meets Claire

The last Workshop On The Go Kit from the Fall/Winter Idea Book my club used was Flirty. I loved the stamp set so much, I thought it would look nice with some Claire paper.

I stamped the flowers in Barn Red; Goldrush; and Cotton Candy ink on White Daisy cardstock. I added a mat of Autumn Terracotta; then Claire patterned paper; then a Ruby mat on a White Daisy base. The sentiment is stamped in Black ink from the Words of Comfort set. I added some Red Sparkles to finish the card.

All supplies are Close To My Heart
Paper: Claire
Stamps: Flirty WOTG; Words of Comfort
Ink: Barn Red; Goldrush; Cotton Candy; Black
Cardstock: White Daisy; Autumn Terracotta; Ruby
Embellishments: Red Sparkles

Birdies are so Tweet!

While I have been using my Claire paper a lot, I thought I'd show you something different today.

I started with the leaves and small flower from the Chantilly Workshop On The Go stamp set. I stamped them on Twilight cardstock with coordinating ink. Then I stamped another one of my favourite new images in Pear, the small bulls eye looking image from Hello Blooms.

I added a small strip of patterned paper from Chantilly; Burlap Ribbon; Buttons; Blooms and Brads. I stamped the sentiment from Fringed Phrases in Twilight and the cute birdie, also from Hello Blooms, in Pear.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Paper: Chantilly
Stamps: Fringed Phrases; Hello Blooms; Chantilly WOTG
Ink: Pear; Twilight
Cardstock: White; Twilight
Embellishments: Burlap Ribbon; Colonial White Waxy Flax; Twilight Buttons; Blooms; Pear Brads
Tools: Artiste Cricut cartridge

Chevron Craziness with Claire.

Wow, last week really got away from me. After a really busy week of classes, I decided I needed some couch time. Now I'm back to posting some creations. 

I am not that fond of chevrons.....well, not until I pulled this paper from my Claire package. I LOVE this paper! I think it must be the combination of colours that has me so smitten.

I stamped the flowers with Hello Blooms in Sunset and Hollyhock. The sentiment is stamped in Outdoor Denim and the background is stamped in second generation Sunset. You will have to forgive me for not recording all of the stamp sets I used.....ooops! I tied up a Blush button with some waxy flax to finish off.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Hello Blooms
Paper: Claire
Ink: Sunset; Hollyhock; Outdoor Denim; Desert Sand
Cardstock: Sunset; Colonial White
Embellishments: Blush button; Colonial White Waxy Flax
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

A quick, bold post

Ha, it seem the leprechauns from St. Patty's Day took over my brain for longer than the 17th! I loaded these pictures up and meant to come back later to add the words.....but forgot!

These two cards were cards because I happened to have these shapes on my workspace and I wanted to use them up.. The shapes were cut on Cricut Artiste from Sweet Leaf; Sunset; and White cardstock. I added Sunset brads and stamped in Ruby ink and DONE!

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Paper: Chantilly

Stamp: Thank you

Ink: Ruby

Cardstock: Sunset; Sweet Leaf; White

Embellishments: Sunset Brads

Tools: Artiste Cricut cartridge

Hello Tweety gets swirly.....

In addition to my wonderful flower dies, I also purchased this swirly cutting plate, from Taylored Expressions.

I used my plate to cut swirls from Slate cardstock. I stamped this bird cage image from, Hello Tweety, in black ink. I added the bird and sentiment stamped with Lagoon ink. It is not shown so well, but I matted the bird image with our fantastic new Glitter Paper in silver.

All supplies are Close To My Heart. unless noted.
Stamp: Hello Tweety
Cardstock: White Daisy; Slate; Glitter
Ink: Lagoon
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
Other: Taylored Expressions Swirls Cutting Plate

More gorgeous Claire!

I went a wee but cutting crazy after receiving my dies from Taylored Expressions. I cut this beautiful poppy in most every orange; red; pink and every shade of those colours I could find.

For the first card, I used Sunset; Blush; and Creme Brulee cut poppies along with a strip of Hollyhock cardstock. The pattern is from Claire on a Sunset cardstock mat, with a White Daisy base.

This card has poppies die cut from Ruby; Sorbet and Creme Brulee on a Blush cardstock strip. Both sentiments are stamped in Ruby ink from, Say It In Style. This second card has everything edged with Desert Sand ink. I did not edge the flowers in the first card.

All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted

Stamp: Say It In Style

Paper: Claire

Ink: Ruby; Desert Sand

Cardstock: Sunset; Blush; Creme Brulee; Ruby; Sorbet; White Daisy

Other: Taylored Expressions Silhouette Stem 1