I'm back today to share the projects we made in my "Poppies Galore" class this week. Although a nasty flu bug wiped out a few from attending, several were still able to make it and we had a lot of fun with this incredible suite from the 2020 Mini Catalog. My goals for the class were to use all the products in the suite and really give each person a good look at what they could do with it. I'll share what we did and then give you more details on how to get your own suite!
One of the best features of this suite (very hard to pick a favorite) is the "Peaceful Moments" stamp set with so many greetings for various occasions and lovely sentiments to add the perfect heartfelt touch to a card or other project. Be sure to note what sentiments were used in each card/project!
The first card we made involved some background stamping on the card base. We used Real Red Ink on a Poppy Parade card stock base so the ink would show up a little better than if we used Poppy Parade Ink. We added a small piece of the gorgeous Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper, some Whisper White crinkled ribbon, a Mossy Meadow circular die cut and sequins! To attach the sequins, we place a "glob" of the Shimmery Crystal Effects (carried over from the Holiday Catalog) and then gently pressed some sequins into the glob with the Take A Pick tool. You do have to set it aside for awhile to let the Crystal Effects glue completely dry! The sequins are rich jewel tones of reds and purples with some gold bling thrown in - stunning!
Our second card played with the "Peaceful Poppies Elements" pack of paper. There are 2 sheets of pre embossed watercolor paper, 2 sheets of pre embossed vellum, 2 sheets of black accents and some poppy die cuts. We used the watercolor paper and our Aqua Painters and colored poppies and leaves for this card. Depending on the saturation of the ink, you get various shades with your watercoloring, making it look quite artistic! I thought the striped DSP paper on the bottom give the impression of "stems" for the poppies!
Our third card featured the use of the large poppy dies cut out of Poppy Parade cardstock and then layered on a Pear Pizazz background piece that was embossed with the Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder, also from the 2020 Mini Catalog. There are several sentiment dies that also come with the Painted Poppies bundle, perfect for adding that special sentiment to a card.
The 4th card features my favorite sheet of Designer Series Paper. It's a full sheet of beautifully watercolored poppies that can be cut into six panels of 5-1/4" x 4" for a card background. We tore aware a couple of the corners of the paper and daubed it with some black ink with sponge daubers. There's a tiny cardstock "ribbon" die that was also used for this card, just a subtle accent under the sentiment.
Our final project was a oversize tag that can be used as a gift or even something to hang in your home. The tag was 2" x 6". We daubed the edges with Soft Suede ink, added some Poppy Parade "blotches" from the Painted Poppies stamp set and a beautiful life-affirming sentiment. The poppies were fussy cut from one sheet of the Designer Series Paper and then we added some ribbon at the time, retired varieties from my stash. The ladies really enjoyed making the tags for something different. You can purchase these types of tags at an office supply store.
Because the Designer Series Paper is my favorite, I wanted to show you a great picture of all the pieces!
With gorgeous paper like this, it is very difficult to not be inspired with your crafting efforts!
The entire suite is available for $136.50 (#153938) or you can purchase each individual component if that works for you. My supplies are listed below so please click on them and you'll be directed to the online store for more information and ordering.
I definitely plan to revisit the Poppy field soon and am already thinking of some Memorial Day cards and other ideas. This set is perfect!
Thanks for taking a peek at what I'm up to! I enjoy sharing my ideas with you and hope you are doing something creative as part of your busy life. It's so good for the soul!
Happy Stampin' and have a great weekend!
Sarah
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