Showing posts with label Painted Poppies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Painted Poppies. Show all posts

Sunday, 24 April 2022

#CTC366 Farewell Annual Catalogue



Our last week to Farewell the Annual Catalogue:

Lest We Forget! ANZAC Day tomorrow was the inspiration for my card and I turned to the Painted Poppies for some ideas. Page 25 and the tag top left:

I started by making a tag with Real Red cardstock and punched the top with the (retired) Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. Using Memento Black ink I've stamped the tall poppy from Painted Poppies a few times. I then threaded two pieces of Crinkled Whisper White Seam Binding and tied it off with another piece. The Basic White layer has been Clear heat embossed with the open poppy from Painted Poppies. I added this panel to a Real Red mat and attached to a base card of Basic Black.

I've attached the tag with Stampin' Dimensionals and added some Polished Dots. The greeting is diecut in Basic Black and Basic White using the Amazing Thanks Dies and adhered to the tag.. 


Red, Black and White are always a winning colour combination. So pleased to see the Painted Poppies will reappear in the new catalogue. 


Sorry you have to look close to see the clear embossing but I like the subtleness.

We hope you can join us this week as we Farewell the Annual Catalogue. Pop a photo of your creation on our Facebook page using the link over on the right.

Next on the hop we have Michelle and her stunning masculine card using products I am sad to see go:

Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Box of Sunshine Alternative Ideas

WOW - Stampin' Up! have knocked it out of the park with this gorgeous all inclusive Box of Sunshine! It has everything; card bases, stamps, black ink spot, diecut elements, stickers, adhesive sequins, glue dots, dimensionals and the most stunning gold foil envelopes (the only thing you need is a block for the photopolymer stamps)The intention is that you use the kit you have purchased and then repurpose the box to gift to someone and maybe it will continue on for a while. 

I'm not here to show you the cards in the kit, I've got some unique alternatives using some extra cardstock and tools you may have. Here is the box redecorated with the address stickers provided:

The fine lines you can see around the elements is gold foil. Lemons and pineapple feature along with the sun and leaves. 

I might regift this box with something like this.

Chocolate, tea bags, tissues and a handmade project can be wrapped inside the tissue included in your box.

I used Daffodil Delight for my project, with Shaded Spruce embossed with Pinewood Planks and a few of the diecut elements.  On the inside - Lemsip!

Next I've made some cards. Using the Flowers for Every Seasons Memories & More Cards & Envelopes. I've cut one of the foil envelopes and trimmed the dotted sticker to the same height. I've cut a strip of Shaded Spruce cardstock to become my stem and adhered the sunflower at one end and leaves at the other, popping it all on with dimensionals. The greeting is Lovely You punched with the Lovely Labels Pick a Punch.

Inside a cheery envelope:

I've used a Basic Black card base and diecut the back layer out of a card from the kit with Many Layered Blossoms dies. I've adhered Adhesive Sheet to the back of Whisper White and cut the top layer then stuck the two layers together. I've popped mini dimensionals on the back to place it on the card. 

Inside the tiny flowers from the same die set:

With one of the other swirly patterned cards, I've managed to diecut five poppies and stamens using the Poppy Moments dies along with leaves from Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce and Basic Black.The black and white dotted background and frame are self adhesive.

A little more inside love using Painted Poppies and the adhesive elements:

The fifth poppy became a gift tag (or bookmark) using part of a gold and white striped card:

A pocket card from a quarter sheet of Daffodil Delight cardstock and the other half of the envelope above. Greeting is stamped in Basic Black and then again in Mango Melody a smidge over. I've chopped a piece out of the pineapple as it wasn't going to be seen and stuck the rest of it and the envelope to the card. I've used the white half of the piece I diecut the poppies from and folded it to create the card for the pocket. 

Card decorated with elements from the kit, utilising the piece of pineapple from the base and finished with the adhesive sequins.

Seriously, I still have loads of elements left to create with, but I hope these ideas inspire you to try something else with your kit and spread some sunshine. 

How about some fussy cutting after the elements have been removed and adhering the pieces to cardstock. Leave them as is or for some texture try embossing with Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder. This is a fun card to pop into a care package I'll send to my daughter closer to exam time. The gold frame is from the adhesive sheet for decorating the box:


Hopefully it will make her:


Thanks for stopping by 😊

Sunday, 15 March 2020

#CTC265 - 2nd Release Sale-a-Bration Week 1


CASE the second release Sale-a-Bration brochure:


My eyes rested on page 6 and the bottom card in the photo on the left:


I've used Garden Green cardstock with the same colour ink stamped the leaf image from Painted Poppies stamp set, then rotated the card and repeated the pattern. I've diecut a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock using the Stitched Nested Labels dies and with the same ink and stamps, once again used the pattern onto the diecut. 

After adhering the mat to a base of thick Very Vanilla, I've used the watercolour sheet from Peaceful Poppies Elements to colour a couple of images with my Aqua Painter, Real Red and Mossy Meadow Stampin' Markers. The diecuts are Very Vanilla cardstock and Well Written Dies. A few pearls for balance with a wash of Wink of Stella over the leaves and watercoloured images.


It was my Mother-in-Law's birthday this week, hence the card being made for her. It's a bit hard to see the Wink of Stella but it is there:


Time to pop over and visit Monique and her beautiful creation:

https://stamping-with-moni-q.blogspot.com/2020/03/ctc265-2nd-release-sab.html