Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop | Peaceful Poppies

Hello stamping friends! Welcome to the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop, where this month we are all about the amazingly beautiful Peaceful Poppies Suite which is found on pg. 24 - 27 of the Stampin' Up! 2020 Jan - Jun Mini Catalogue.

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The hand painted blooms and watercolour washes in the gorgeous DSP make for beautiful backgrounds on all your projects. The Peaceful Poppies Suite Bundle includes two stamp set and die bundles for even more fun! The outline poppy images accented by watercolour effects allow you to choose from a large range of inspiring coordinating colours to design your projects. This suite can be used for any occasion, whether it be for sending a birthday card, your deepest sympathy, or celebrating a friendship, your handmade creations are sure to shine as bright as a field of poppies when creating with this suite.

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While the suite has lots of reds and purple colours I've moved away from  these colours today to show you some projects in some softer pink colours. Before I made my two cards I did a bit of a Google search to see what colours Poppies actually come in, I'm not much of a gardener, so I wouldn't know, and it turns out they come in  a whole range of colours. Ranging from whites, pinks, reds, purples, yellows, oranges and even blues. 

I've even only known them to be red because of their association with Rememberance Day (11th Nov) and ANZAC Day (25th April)  here in Australia. The red poppy is a symbol of both Remembrance and hope for a peaceful future. Poppies are worn as a show of support for the Armed Forces community.

My two projects today are incorporating some of the pink colours in the Stampin' Up! colour family for a softer and 'pretty in pink' look.

My first card uses Shimmery White Cardstock, my favourite 'white', for the base layers and then over that is a layer of vellum embossed with the 3D Scripty Embossing Folder. If you were to pick one embossing folder to go with everything, that would be the one I would tell you to choose. It's just gorgeous.

Over the base layers I've put some pieces of Basic Black cardstock and then layered over that is the large Poppy blooms in the colours Petal Pink, Blushing Bride and Flirty Flamingo. Pretty!!!

 Layered with the Poppies is some of the leaf die cuts as well as some pieces from the Peaceful Poppies Elements. I love the look of layering the two pieces of the Poppy in the same colour for that tone on tone look. It makes it look like the Poppy Blooms are all one piece. The accents of the gold sequins, from the Peaceful Poppies Sequins, and the Gold Glimmer Paper really gives the projects that 'finishing touch'.

My second project again starts with the Shimmery White cardstock for the base, the same as the first card. But this time I've layered the Poppy Blooms under a Stitched Rectangle Frame for that layered framed look.

I've used the same colours again for the Poppy flowers and accented the main flower with the left die cut and some pieces from the Peaceful Poppies Elements. The 'Happy Birthday', the same as the first card comes from the Peaceful Moments Stamp set. The card has then been finished off with some Linen Thread, Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, Gold Sequins   from the Peaceful Poppies Sequins and some Gold Glimmer Paper.

I do hope that when you get products from a suite that you do try to use them with colours other than the coordinating ones. You'll be amazed at the different looks you can get when you change things up a bit.

Now on to the oh-so-amazing Stesha Bloodhart in the U.S. with her stunning Peaceful Poppies projects. That girl is so creative. I'm sure she will provide you with lots of inspiration.  There are so many amazing projects with this suite to get the creative ideas flowing. I hope that you take the time to check out all 16 blogs.

Caroline van der Straaten

Emma Goddard

Helene den Breejen

Jan Clothier

Lauren Alarid

Leah Fedynak

Manuela Geiswinkler

Marine Wiplier

Martha Groger

Martin Stone

Narelle Farrugia

Nina Waldschmidt

Rochelle Blok- You are here

Stesha Bloodhart

Tammy Wilson

Zsuzsanna Balazs

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Just Add Ink #492 | Sketch Challenge

Hello there stamping friends! Welcome, Welcome. It's so good to have you here. It is Friday so that means that its time for the new challenge over at Just Add Ink.

This week its a fantastic sketch designed by fellow JAI team member Jackie Aitken. It's fairly straight forward but enough to get those creative ideas going and that creative brain working.

Today I'm using products from the Stampin' Up! Botanical Prints Product Medley. Have you seen these products yet? It's found on pg. 61 of the Stampin' Up! 2020 Jan - Jun Mini Catalogue and has just about everything you need to get creating. Check it out HERE. All you need to have in your stash already is ink, cardstock, paper trimmer and adhesive and then with this product medley you are able to get crafting as soon as you have this product medley box in your hot little hands.

To start my card I cut all the layers of the card and then using my electronic cutter I cut an oval shape in the black and white striped DSP. Layered behind the DSP is one of the Pretty Peacock laser-cut overlays from the product medley and then behind that I have layered some Pretty Peacock cardstock. I'm so loving this Pretty Peacock, Black and White colour combo! Isn't it just striking??!!

Layered over the base layer elements is some of the pieces from the Botanical Prints Product Medley as well as some extra ribbon and trim, like Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, Linen Thread, Pretty Peacock Scalloped Linen Ribbon. Also, some of the other product not found in the product medley, but which I thought teamed well with this project is the Basic Black Scalloped Element from the Peacful Poppies Elements and the Gold Sequins from the Peacful Poppies Sequins.

I do hope that you like my take on this weeks sketch challenge and hopefully I've given you some inspiration with this product medley. Make sure you check out the Just Add Ink Blog to see the rest of the gorgeous projects from the JAI Design Team. We hope you’ll join us and create your own card using this weeks sketch. We love to see what you make as we browse the gallery each week to see your fabulous projects.

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop | Coordination Campaign Customer Facing Blog Hop

Hello there stamping friends! Welcome to another Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. We have a special treat for you by having our second special blog hop for the Stampin' Up! Coordination Product Release that you as a customer can now purchase, right up until 31st March 2020. There are so many amazing projects to get the creative ideas flowing. I hope that you take the time to check out all 16 blogs.

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  These products coordinate with products from both the Sale-a-bration and the 2020 Jan - June Mini Catalogue. The Coordination Campaign promotion features Brand New products that coordinate perfectly with select Sale-A-Bration items and select Jan - Jun Mini Catalogue Items, for you to purchase. The Coordination Product Release is an exclusive, limited-time collection of products that has everything you need to let you celebrate your creativity. The most fabulous thing about these products is that there is NO MORE FUSSY CUTTING!!! The die sets coordinate with stamps from Sale-a-bration and the Jan-Jun Mini Catalogue, and the DSP Coordinates with a Punch! YAY! YAY! YAY!

My projects today are using the Sending Flowers Dies which coordinate with the 2020 Sale-a-bration FREEBIE Sending you Thoughts Cling Stamp Set. Simply spend $90.00AUD to get the Sale-a-bration item for free. Why not purchase these Sending Flowers Dies, some cardstock, ribbon, trim and some adhesive and you'll easily then be able to the stamp set that coordinates with these dies.

My project today is a my take on the Eclipse Technique that has been around for a while now in the papercrafting circles. I really anted the flowers in the die to pop off the card so this technique is perfect for that.

I've started with a square Basic Black card base and then cut a piece of Fluid 100 Water colour paper to layer over that. I then did a light Pool Party watercolour wash over the cardstock. This water colour wash looks a bit like the sky over the flowers. I then cut a 4" circle in the water colour paper.

This circle I saved to run though my die cutting machine with the large circle die from the Sending Flowers Die for all the 'negative' pieces. Making sure all the pieces stayed in the die I put adhesive on all the 'negative' pieces and then, turning the die over, adhered these pieces onto the card. Making sure all the pieces are stuck down on the cardstock very gently lift the die up making sure all your pieces are stuck down.

Again, cutting another 4' circle, this time out of Basic Black cardstock I die cut the Basic Black layer. Then again on a scrap piece of Watercolour paper, using the large circle die and the smaller flower pieces die cut the next layer. The Basic Black layer is then adhered to the card with Dimensionals to give that 'raised, popped up' look.

On the scrap watercolour die cut layer I coloured the stems, using an Aqua Painter, with Garden Green ink. Then stems were snipped from the die cut piece and adhered over the Basic Black layer. The flower water colour pieces I coloured with Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather. Over the top I brushed some Clear Wink of Stella for some added shimmer and sparkle. These were then added on top of the stem layer for a pretty spring garden look.

The card was then finished off with some Linen Thread, Sahara Sand Woven Thread Trim, Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace Trim, Basic Pearls and a layering of the banner dies, one which I trimmed down, from the Sending Flowers Dies.

I just love the prettiness of this card and how those flowers almost just jump off the card.

To see more projects using these amazing Coordination Products you can also check out lots of additional samples in our previous Artisan Blog Hop Click HERE. 

Just remember these are only available till 31st March 2020 so get yours TODAY!!!

Caroline van der Straaten
Emma Goddard
Helene den Breejen
Jan Clothier
Lauren Alarid
Leah Fedynak
Manuela Geiswinkler
Marine Wiplier
Martha Groger
Martin Stone
Narelle Farrugia
Nina Waldschmidt
Rochelle Blok
Stesha Bloodhart
Tammy Wilson
Zsuzsanna Balazs

Thanks so much for stopping by!
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