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Framing with Petaloo florals!

Hello again...now that our kids are back in school and we have a little more "free time", it's the perfect time to start thinking about the holidays and the gifts we want to create for family and friends! This picture frame that DT member, Irene Tan has created would make a wonderful holiday gift!

We hope you are inspired to make one of these beautiful floral frames....  

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Recently, I've been given a bare frame by Dusty Attic to play with. I wanted to create a soft floral frame with a picture of my kids. Of course, the first thing I reach for is my Petaloo flowers.

The elegant Chantilly blooms are perfect for this frame which I've lightly distressed and crackled.

 
Petaloo products used on this project:

Chantilly Velvet & Lace (Buttercream)

Chantilly Velvet Mini Blossoms (Pumpkin)

Chantilly Velvet Hydrangeas (Cream)

Canterbury Flowering Vine Spray (Yellow)

Till my next Petaloo project!

Welcome Irene Tan, our new DT member!!

 Great News from the Petaloo family...

we are very excited to announce a new member on our Petaloo Design team:

Irene Tan !!!

 

Welcome Irene!  We love your work and we are so thrilled to have you join our team!

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Hi everyone! This is my first ever blog post here for Petaloo. I'm so excited to be part of this amazing team and can't wait to share with you all some of my creations with the gorgeous blooms by Petaloo.

Today's layout is a layout on my dog, Hiro. I've added some colors to it using the beautiful Petaloo spray and flowers.

 

The browns and cream added so much more fun colors to my layout.

 

 
Petaloo products used on this layout:

Canterbury Vine Spray (Brown)

Chantilly Collection (Mixed Blooms - Mocha/Brown)

Velvet Hydrangeas (Cream)

Hope you all like my first blog post and continue to check out more Petaloo projects from me here!

Using "scraps" to make a tag!

Welcome back!

Here is the second part of Evana's creative concept "using scraps"....

This next project in a nice easy twist on a parcel tag for a gift.

 

 

Products Used:

1 large Tag

Glimmer Mist

Stamps

White pen

Maya Arts Ribbon Off cuts

Petaloo:

Mulberry Street Value Bag - Earthtones Colour Asstm. & Vintage Victorian Colour Asstm.

Sure hope you have had lots of creative time. Now grab some Scraps and see what you can create with only a few embellishments. It can be fun!

Hugs

e

 

 

Using "scraps" to make a card!

After being MIA for a while buried in family stuff, I am back to share a couple of quick cards with you. Not being a 'card maker' as such but someone who likes to make cards when they are needed, scraps are the perfect way to use up products. Petaloo products are the best adition to 'spesh' those cards up and add to that some awesome ribbons by Maya Arts and you have an easy card in the making.

PETALOO Products used:

CMC Flower Layers - Scarlet & Periwinkle LINK

Mulberry Street Wild Roases - Eggplant  LINK

Mulberry Street Value Bag - Vintage Victorian Colour Asst  LINK

Maya Arts Ribbons and Dusty Attic Chipboard Peacock Feather.

 

PETALOO Products Used:

Mulberry Street Mini Magnolias - Soft Yellow  LINK

Mulberry Street Value Bag - Earthtones Colour Asstm.  LINK

Ribbons by Maya Arts

Dusty Attic Chipboard.

Sure hope you have had lots of creative time. Now grab some Scraps and see what you can create with only a few embellishments. It can be fun!

Hugs

e

 

Layout- Brand New

Great news...

The Petaloo DT family would like to send a big hug & CONGRATULATIONS to our DT member, Christine Ousley and her family, on the birth of their healthy baby boy!!!  

We are so excited to share a layout of her new son... 

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I couldn't wait to scrap some photos of my brand new baby boy so I grabbed some Petaloo flowers and some new paper by Authentique and got started.  

 

Christine has colored the "Color Me Crazy" Flowers Layers  and mixed them with the Devon Collection of Sweetpeas in brown...

Thanks Christine and lots of luck with the new baby...

The Petaloo family

"Color Me Crazy" Challenge winner for Altered Art!

Thank you to everyone who entered an Altered Art Project in the "Color Me Crazy" contest!  There were so many beautiful projects, it was difficult to choose... But once you see the amount of work that went into creating the winning project, you will understand why it was chosen for First Place!

Our First Place Winner is a very talented Lynne Forsythe!

Lynne colors a mix of "Color Me Crazy" 12 pc flower layers LINK create this amazing "Beach Bound" canvas!

 
"i stamped (the flowers) with Archival Ink.  I soaked up the left over paint with Petaloo Color Me flowers."... Lynne F.

If you enjoy making canvas art, you MUST check out Lynne's Blog!  She gives wonderful directions on how to make this wonderful canvas!!!  Lynne F BLOG   

Congratulations Lynne!!  

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 Second place winner was Amanda Phillips. She created a beautiful shadow box using the "Color Me Crazy" Wild Roses and Hydrangea Layers LINK that she custom colored...

"My first entry is of this configurations box all dressed up with Petaloo's , Color Me Crazy, Wild Roses.  With it's flora and avian detailed with bottled seed, flower pots, charms,  and authentic dyed silk ribbon  this interesting show piece is a delight to be taken in"...Amanda Phillips

Here is the link for Amanda's Blog...She gives a fantastic description of the three projects she created for the "Color Me Crazy" Challenge! Amanda Phillips 

Congratulations Amanda!!

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Our Honorable Mention in the Altered Art category for the CMC Challenge goes to Jenny Svensson who entered an amazing door hanger in the Challenge! 

Look at the beauty in these details...

Jenny used "Color Me Crazy" Wild Roses LINK create these wonderful purple flowers!

Amazing huh?!!

Well done Jenny!  The beauty of this project is in the details...

Congratulations!!!

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Thanks once again to everyone who entered the CMC Challenge!

Your friends at Petaloo 

 

CMC Challenge Winners for Cards!

 Thank you to everyone who entered a Card in the "Color Me Crazy" contest!  There were so many beautiful cards, it was difficult to choose... But once you see the amount of work that went into creating this card, you will understand why it was chosen for First Place!

Our First Place Winner was Vickie Duffill     aka Nana Vic...

Vickie uses a mix of "Color Me Crazy" Jeweled Florettes to create this amazing Peacock card! ...

"The Petaloo flowers are a dream to work with as they are made out of recycled t-shirt material. They hold their shape well and can be dyed or inked with any medium so that you can coordinate your favourite colour combinations to match your project. The big blue flower is from the Tc Collection and all the little daisy style flowers from the Florettes, both are 'Color Me Crazy'. They are a clean bright white cotton when you get them. The little daisy ones have the diamontie already in the center and the large blue one has the silver charm in place."...Nana Vic

" The image above shows the original stetch at the back that I designed especially with the intention of turning the tail into a beautiful flow of tiny daisies. I coloured all the flowers using Perfect Pearls and found that I had to repeat the process as I wanted the flowers to be bright. The first coat soaked into the material and gave a soft tinted finish and the second coat was much more the look I was hoping to achieve. I did colour the digital with copics, even thou I knew that I was going to be covering the tail with flowers."...Nana Vic

If you enjoy making cards, you MUST check out Nancy's Blog!  She is a "master card maker" and gives wonderful directions on how to make these beautiful creations!!!  Nana Vic's BLOG link:  

http://vickiejstudio.blogspot.com/2011/06/peacock-digital-card-for-sis.html

Congratulations Vickie!!  

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 Second place winner was Stephanie Severin aka Smilin Steph (love it!!)  She created a beautiful card using the "Color Me Crazy" Gypsies LINK that she custom colored...

"I used distress inks and water to watercolor my Petaloo Blooms.  

I started by getting them wet with a paint brush and then pressed them into the Spiced Marmalade ink pad.  Next I used my paint brush and more water to soften and blend the inks and added touches of blues and greens for a sort-of tie-dye effect that I thought worked well with the blended background"...Stephanie Severin.  

Here is the link for Stephanie's Blog...She gives a fantastic description of how she created her card for the "Color Me Crazy" Challenge! Stephanie's BLOG

Congratulations Stephanie!!

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Our Honorable Mention in the Card category for the CMC Challenge goes to Mico and her daughter who were the only Mother-Daughter team to enter the Challenge! 

Mico colored and stamped a daisy from the CMC 12 pc Flower Layers Pack LINK make her wonderful card for the Challenge:

Her daughter colors a CMC Embossed Daisy with her own personal style! 

 

 Who could resist such sweetness??  

 

To see Mico's Blog : http://ameblo.jp/sora2325807/entry-10942903860.html 

Well done girls...   Congratulations!!!

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Thanks once again to everyone who entered the CMC Challenge!

Your friends at Petaloo 

 

Color Me Crazy contest winners...Layouts!

Thank you to everyone who entered a Layout in the "Color Me Crazy" contest!  There were so many beautiful layouts, it was difficult to choose... But once you see the amount of work that went into coloring the CMC flowers for this layout, you will understand why it was chosen for First Place!

Our First Place Winner was Ulrika/LillBlommen...

Make sure to check out Ulrika's blog post... she gives wonderful directions on creating these beautiful blue flowers using the "Color Me Crazy" TS flowers! LINK

Ulrika's Blog LINK 

Ulrika uses a mix of the Color Me Crazy TS flowers to create this layout ...

"This flower I´m really pleased with! I misted it with Patina and painted with Midningt Blue while still wet. When the flower where complete dry I took Stickles glitter glue and painted stripes and around all edges. On the metallmiddle I put a Rhinestone. Love it!"...Ulrika 

" I just love these Flowers with small narrow leafs! I painted with Pixie Blingz."...Ulrika 

Congratulations Ulrika!!  

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Our Second place winner was Amanda Phillips!  She created an adorable layout using a mix of the "Color Me Crazy" Wild Roses LINK and TS flowers LINK that she colored red and blue...

Here is the link for Amanda's Blog...She gives a fantastic description of how she created all her entries for the "Color Me Crazy" Challenge!  Amanda's Color Me Crazy LINK entries ....

Congratulations Amanda!!

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Our Honorable Mention in the Layout category for the CMC Challenge goes to Nadia Cannizzio who did an beautiful job enhancing the all white "Color Me Crazy" 12 pc flower layers LINK with Ranger's Distress Inks and Jones Tones White Puff Paint to give it a puffy finish to the edges... 

"Here is the LINK to the technique I used to colour these flowers. They are so unbelievably easy to colour...and I would have never thought to use my inks this way."...Nadia

Here is the link to Nadia's Blog: LINK

Well done Nadia and Congratulations!!!

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Thanks once again to everyone who entered the CMC Challenge!

Your friends at Petaloo