06/29/2014

With Best Wishes

My card for you today could be used for a variety of occasions including birthdays, to express thanks or, in the case of this card, I used a sticker sentiment to express best wishes.

I used the Tulip Fanfare and ran it through with a few colors for pink and purple tulips. I also cut the tulips to layer into the window box.  I used one of the shapes that are leftover from the Meso Background to add interest on the wall inside the window.

Supplies:

Poppystamps Dies - Dianna Border [1029]

Poppystamps Dies - Classic Ribbons [1005]

Poppystamps Dies - Tulip Fanfare [1018]

Poppystamps Dies - Baby Kittens [982]

Poppystamps Dies - Meso Background [999]

Poppystamps Dies - Verano Lamp [891]

Poppystamps Dies - Aston Side Table [897]

Poppystamps Dies - Grand Flower Box [821]

Poppystamps Dies - Grand Madison Window [815]

Greeting, Cardstock, Adhesive

[1005] DIES- Classic Ribbons	[1029] DIES- Dianna Border	[999] DIES- Meso Background	[1018] DIES- Tulip Fanfare
[982] DIES- Baby Kittens	[891] DIES- Small Verano Lamp	[897] DIES- Aston Side Table	[821] DIES- Grand Flower Box
[815] DIES- Grand Madison Window

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06/26/2014

Summer Bench

My card for you today is a summer bench full of playful kittens.

This card is a quick way to send a sunny summer birthday card to a cat lover.

I framed the park bench by using two die cuts of the Leafy Sprig Border. 

Next I ran the Brighton Flower Border through the die cutting machine a few times and cut the flowers off the stems so I could adhere them to the top of the card.

Then I ran the kittens through several times to get different colors.

While it seems like a lot of die cutting to get the different colors of flowers or kittens, the great part is that you can save what you do not use for another card.

Supplies:

Poppystamps Dies - Baby Kittens [982]

Poppystamps Dies - Brighton Flower Border [1022]

Poppystamps Dies - Leafy Sprig Border [1002]

Poppystamps Dies - Madison Park Bench [881]

Colored cardstock

Adhesive

[982] DIES- Baby Kittens

[1022] DIES- Brighton Flower Border

[1002] DIES- Leafy Sprig Border

[881] DIES- Madison Park Bench

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Wishing You Much Luck

Welcome to the last day of May!  

My post for today can be a birthday card, hello greeting or, as in the case of my card, a card wishing luck.

For this card, I chose to dry emboss the Bailiwick Background by Poppystamps.  I cut a 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper in half and then folded along the 5 1/2" side (instead of the fold on the shorter 4 1/4" side).  I then cut another sheet of paper in the same color family just a bit shorter in order to create a layer.  Then I cut the last sheet of paper, lighter, but in the same color family.

I adhered the first two layers together and ran it through my Big Shot with an embossing pad.  Then I glued it onto the card background.  This allows the embossing to cross both colors.  Since I typically have to use another piece of cardstock on my Big Shot, it wasn't an issue; however, if you do not have to use a shim or cardstock, then you may want to emboss each layer separately.

Next, I ran the Bailiwick Background through in a green color and cut off all the leaves and glued to the card.  Then I ran (several times) the Rosebud die in two colors of cardstock.  Once completed, I carefully trimmed the flowers from the stems before inserting the cutaway pieces back into the flowers before adhering to card.

I embellished with tiny half-pearls and then used the ribbons to cut a layered greeting.  I used the smallest ribbon and cut a little off in order to get the fourth layer.  Then I added a German greeting sticker.  Finally I put a little pearl inside each ribbon and adhered with foamed back adhesives for a little dimension.

I hope you enjoy the card and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

[1017] Poppystamps Wild Rose Bud Die

[1005] Poppystamps Classic Ribbons Die

[987] Poppystamps Bailiwick Background Die

Adhesives [glue pen, foam based adhesive, tape]

Embellishments [pearls for center of flowers]

Scissors

Cardstock

Sentiment 

Spring Treat Bag

5/27/2014

Hello.  For my post today, I created a treat bag.  

The treat bag began with a piece of cardstock cut 6 high by 11 inches long.  The finished product is 11 inches tall with 2" sides.  The front and back are 3.5" wide.  The treat bag is perfect to fill a few truffles or hard candies.  When tied with a ribbon, it makes a perfect little thank you or party favor.    

To get the different colors on stems and leaves, I used three different shades of green markers and hand colored.  I also used markers to color the flowers after using the die cut on ivory cardstock.

and for a side view: 

Supplies:

Mod Flower Border [1010]

Fresh Cut Grass [1016]

Brighton Flower Border [1022]

Woodland Fawn [945]

Markers (including a chalk marker for the fawn's spots)

Adhesives (for assembling the bag, I recommend a double sided tape)

Scissors

Scoring tool

Ribbon, twine or rope (to cinch and tie the bag)

Hope you like the treat bag and it inspires you to make your own.

Have a great week!

Woodland Fawn

[1016] DIES- Fresh Cut Grass

[1022] DIES- Brighton Flower Border

[1010] DIES- Mod Flower Border

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Butterflies for Mother's Day

In thinking ahead to Mother's Day, I created a simple card to send love to Mum on the wings of Poppystamp's newest butterflies.

Supplies:

Poppystamps Cheviot Butterfly die [1024]

Poppystamps Delaney Butterfly die [1028]

Poppystamps Longier Stem die [1012]

Adhesives

Cardstock

Greeting

This is a simple card to make.  Simply cut out three Cheviot butterfly backs and three Delaney Butterfly outlines.  I glued them together and set aside.

Next, cut out the Longier Stemp on the top, reverse the direction and cut along the bottom.  Be sure to keep the stems that are cut out. 

Glue the purple cardstock to the cardbase.  Then glue the Longier stems back into the place they were cut out.  Then adhere the butterflies across the middle of the card.

Your greeting can go inside and it can be for Mother's Day or Hello or Birthday or whatever you like!

A Sunny Thank You

Greetings!

I created this card featuring PoppyStamps dies as a sunny thank you card for a dear friend.

The sentiment for this card is a sticker and is basically the equivalent to "Thank you very much".  And while it is past Easter, it is still Spring so I added a sweet little bunny in the corner by the tree.  I used one of the two bunnies in Bunny Buddies and reversed it.

The tree is my favorite Viva Tree with a bug haircut (so to speak). I trimmed off the majority of the branches and leaves, leaving enough to glue on pink and purple Brighton flowers.

Need a way to use up some yellow scraps of paper?  Use them to create the look of lights in windows.  A little bit of scissor work to get them to fit just right and a glue pen will light up your card. 

This card could easily be used a a Home Sweet Home sentiment to welcome someone into their new home or placed on a bluish background and cut out clouds from PoppyStamps Dies, perhaps some balloons embellishments or balloons cut out by hand for a sunny hello or get well soon.

Supplies

PoppyStamps Fresh Cut Grass Die [1016]

PoppyStamps Brevilla Houses [1009]

PoppyStamps Brighton Flower Border [1012]

PoppyStamps Classic Ribbons [1005]

PoppyStamps Viva Tree [901]

PoppyStamps Bunny Buddies [998]

Scissors, adhesives, cardstock, greeting and protractor [for the sun] or something else to trace or cut a sun.  Enjoy your Sunday and make something to brighten someone's day with PoppyStamps Die Cuts.

03/14/2014

Poppies for Mother

Welcome to the first day of the Poppystamps Blog Blitz!  I am excited to kick-off the 14-day event with a fab new die, Arched Poppies, from the new release which also begins today!!  

I love the way Poppystamps dies fit in with any card style you want to make.  It can be fancy, embellished or, in this case a simple Mother's Day card.

I used the Arched Poppies die and ran it through the die cut machine a few times in both gold foil and white cardstock.  Adding small strips of color to the rear of the white cardstock provides color inside the poppies when the foil is overlaid on it.  And it is a great way to use small scraps of paper left over from other cards.

I used stickers for my greeting on the front and inside of the card. 

To add some additional color, I took inspiration from Easter eggs and used a bunch of spring colors and speckled the paper with a color spritzer and markers.

The white card base and greeting were attached with foam squares to give some dimension while the Arched Poppies were attached with a glue pen.

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Supplies:

Poppystamps Arched Poppies Die [1019]

Cardstock

Markers

Adhesives [foam adhesive, glue or tape runner, glue pen]

Ink Spritzer

I hope you liked my card and I know you will love ALL the new release dies as much as I do.  So don't forget to check out Poppystamps blog for your daily inspiration!