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How do you layer flowers?

Today's post is all about flowers.  It's the perfect embelishment for Spring!  I love all the fun and bright colors of this season. Petaloo's Flora Doodles have the right shape, size and colors.  

I couldn't decide what flower I like best so I used a few to create today's card.  Don't you just love these flowers?

I started layering my largest Flora Doodles flower and used the smaller Flora Doodles flowers to fill in the empty spaces on my card.  I also tucked in die cutted leaves where needed.  This is a great way to build clusters and to add more texture to your card.

Want another techinque to use on your card?  Using the Mulberry Paper Flowers I like to fold them over and layer them on another.  I like this look because it reminds me of a Cone Flower Daisy(my favorite).  

The only difference between a real flower and my card is my flower has a cute frog on it.  You can get these adorable frogs from the Dazzlers Water Animals collection.

Supplies I used:

Jeweled Florettes - Blue/Pink/White/Yell - Baby’s Coming

Embossed Mulb.Paper Daisies - Chartreuse

Hope you enjoyed today's techinques and come back tomorrow to see more creative projects by our talented Design Team.

Alice

 

 

Farewell Post

Hello Petaloo fans, it's Tanisha here with my final post as a Petaloo Design Team member.  I have had the pleasure of designing for this team for 2 years, but as we know, all good things must come to an end. 

I created a nice and simple Spring layout for my final post.  I stretched my title across the page and embellished with the Darjeeling Mini Pearl Daisies and a butterfly.  The embellishments match the Quick Quotes papers and the photo so perfectly!

I used bubble wrap and WOW embossing powder to create a little texture to the background.  I then inked over the embossing with Quick Quotes Powder Puff ink and added a couple of those gorgeous butterflies from the Darjeeling collection.

The different hues on each flower really give them a life-like appearance.

 

Spring Darjeeling Flowers:

Mini Daisies in Hyacinth color

Butterflies in Hyacinth color

Mini Pearl Daisies in Hyacinth color

Daisies in Hyacinth color

Thank you Cheryl and Jeff for the opportunity to work with your fabulous products!! 

Tanisha

Thank you Tanisha!  It's been a pleasure to have you on our Design Team!!  We wish you all the best in the future!!  We will miss you and your beautiful work...

Spring has Sprung.....

Howdy folks......Lynne here from the wonderful
state of New Hampshire where..

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!
We have had unseasonably warm weather.....
NOT THAT I'M COMPLAINING
AT ALL!!!

What goes better with beautiful weather
than BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
and I have to say the
SPRING DARJEELING LINE
fits this bill!!



I create this litte ditty to hang in my kitchen!

Now, when I create.....
I try not to take what I am using
JUST AT FACE VALUE....
I like to look past what it is
and see what it could be!



If you look closely at my flower cluster,
you can see that I have taken apart one of the
GLASS FLOWERS
and used it as accents.
I also seperated one of the
NIGHTFALL ~ DAHLIAS
folded then in half and tucked them in
to use as subtle accents!!

Other BEAUTIES I used....
Mini Pearl Daisies
Mini Daisies with Leaves
Frosted Roses
Butterflies
Foliage Assortment

 

Spring is in the air....

Hello there.......Lynne here!

In New England, the weather has been ANYTHING but spring like....
but a girl can dream...RIGHT!

When I think of spring, it congures up the thought of birds returning,
plants poking through the ground and a new smell in the air.
When I saw the BEAUTIES newly released at CHA....it took me there!!


I pulled out a dollar store cheapie...which I must say was a tad hideous.
Using the BEAUTIFUL Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue, I covered the birdhouse,
I then wrapped it with a lucious piece of ribbon.



Then it was.....bring on the PETALOO GOOODNESS!!
Darjeeling Flowers  ~ Shabby Beige color 
Mini Pearl Daisies  view
Beadded Hat Pin  view
Butterflies  view
Dahlias x 10  view
Foliage  view

Darjeeling Flowers ~ Nightfall color
Mini Daises with Leaves  view
Dahlias x 10  view

I hope you have been as taken in as I by the beauty of the
Spring Darjelling Collection!

 

More Spring Darjeeling

It's another darling card made with Petaloo's NEW Spring Darjeeling collection. 

Petaloo's Srping Darjeeling have been very popular this year.  I love that the line comes in many colors especially the natural kraft color flowers and leaves.

I also used Petaloo's  Beaded Hat Pins in beige.  The whole collection matches to a tee.  Don't you just love it?

I tied everyting together using Graphic 45's Little Darling collection and May Arts ribbons.

Here's what I used:

click here to see Foliage Assorted - Dark Browns by Petaloo!!

click here to see Darjeeling Daisies x 4 - Pistachio by Petaloo

Click here to see Beaded Hat Pins ~ Beige by Petaloo

 Click here to see Frosted Roses Shabby Beige

 

Also Used:

Graphic 45: "Little Darlings" paper collection

May Arts ribbons: green w/brown edge #340-66

 

Thanks for visiting and come back soon!  The Petaloo Design Team is making Spring a splash with Petaloo's  SEVEN new colors of Spring Darjeeling flowers!!

Alice

 

 

Petaloo's NEW Spring Darjeeling

Petaloo's NEW Spring Darjeeling in Pistachio color, Graphic 45's "Little Darlings" collection and May Arts ribbons, oh my!  What an awesome trio!  I love that I get to work with such awesome companies and LOVE that Petaloo makes such beautiful realistic flowers.

I also love to cluster Petaloo's flowers!  It's so easy when the flowers comes in different sizes and colors to choose from. 

Did you see the butterflies and the mini pins?  Look how cute these are?  I love it all and you will too.  The butterflies and pins are NEW to the Spring Darjeeling collection.

You can use it in clusters like I did here or use it in any of your craft making.  The pins and butterflies come in the same color tones as the flowers so it's super easy to match them up.

Here's what I used:

Click here to see Beaded Hat Pins ~ Beige              by Petaloo!!

click here to see Darjeeling Butterflies ~ Pistachio     by Petaloo!!

click here to see Darjeeling Mini Daisies ~ Pistachio     by Petaloo!!

 click here to see Darjeeling Dahlias X 10 ~ Pistachio     by Petaloo!

 

Also used:

Graphic 45:  "Little Darlings" Collection

May Arts Ribbons: beige/green stripe #385-58-46

green w/brown edge #340-66

 

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day!

  Alice

Teals and Blues are HOT HOT HOT from CHA show!

Hello again from Petaloo!

If you are wondering which colors are going to be HOT, HOT, HOT this spring, then look at the TEALS, BLUES and DENIMS!

 These colors were in every booth at the CHA show!  Many companies said that "teals and blues were their best selling colors!"

  

(Ruffled Roses x 4 in Teal color & Assorted Mini's x 6 in Paprika color from the Petaloo "Penny Lane" Collection)

 Graphic's 45 "Tropical Travelogue" paper collection has all the teals and blues that are "all the rage" this spring!  Although the paper was released early, it was a "BIG HIT" at the CHA show...

If you have "fallen in love" with this paper collection, Petaloo has the "Penny Lane" Collection of flowers that match "Tropical Travelogue" perfectly!!

(Forget me Nots, Ruffled Roses and Wild Roses from the "Penny Lane" Collection in Teal color)

(Forget Me Nots, Ruffled Roses and Asst Minis in Paprika color from the "Penny Lane" Collection)

(Card featuring "Tropical Travelogue" papers and Penny Lane ~ Assorted Mini flowers in Paprika color) ~ Beth Bergner designer

The "Penny Lane" Collection of flowers is available in 9 colors:  Slate Blue, Mint, Plum, Black, Paprika, Brown, Teal, Pink and Vanilla(shown) 

To see more colors of the Penny Lane Collection, take a peek at our website!

Petaloo Website!!

 Until tomorrow,

Your Friends at Petaloo 

 

"BABY" themes were HOT at the CHA show!!

If you are playing along with the Swirlydoos 

February Blog Hop Block Party, please scroll to the bottom of the page...  

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Hello again from Petaloo...

Today we are going to share with you a few more NEW items from the CHA show that were really

HOT, HOT, HOT!!!

Would you belive that the BABY theme was a HOT seller at CHA???

There were baby papers all over the show!  One of our favorites was the Graphics 45 paper collection called "Little Darlings".  It is a beautiful mix of vintage baby deisgns that looked wonderful with our

Spring Darjeeling Collection of flowers!

 

Looking to create a BABY BOY album, card or layout???

 

(G45 "Little Darlings" papers shown with our Spring Darjeeling flowers in "Cottage Blue" color...they match beautifully, don't you think?!)

or....

Looking for papers & flowers to create a BABY GIRL album, card or layout???

(G45 "Little Darlings" papers shown with our Spring Darjeeling flowers in "Hyacinth" color...)

 

The Spring Darjeeling Collection has flowers and accessories for every BABY project you can imagine... from baby cards to albums to layouts!!  We have flowers from the smallest, mini size to medium and large sizes!  But more exciting than that, we have sweet little accessories that will make your projects shine!!

(Beaded Pins to match the Spring Darjeeeling~Hyacinth colored flowers but also available in BABY blue too!)

(Glass Beaded Flowers to match the Spring Darjeeling flowers, available in BABY blue too!)

 (Hand painted Butterflies to match the Spring Darjeeling flowers ~ Hyacinth color.  Also available in BABY blue to match Cottage Blue Spring Darjeeling flowers!)

 

If you are looking for a little GLITTER on your Baby projects, our new BABY BOY & BABY GIRL Dazzlers are just the thing...

(NEW... "Baby Dazzler" lightly glittered, 3 dimensional, Peel n Stick
available in 3 styles and designed by artist Cheryl Seslar)

 

Thanks for stopping by our blog!

Check back tomorrow to see more of the HOT, HOT, HOT items from CHA!!!

Your friends at Petaloo

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Welcome to Swirlydoos' February Blog Hop Block Party!!

 

Welcome to Swirlydoos February Kit Reveal Blog Hop BLOCK PARTY!!! If you came here from Tiffany's blog (http://stampingattiffanys.blogspot.com/), then you are on the right track.  If not, go back to Swirlydoos'  (http://www.swirlydoos.blogspot.com/blog) and start from there. 

You have until midnight, eastern time, on February 10th to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on February 11th.  In order to qualify to win here is what you need to do:
1: Visit all of the blogs and leave a comment on each. This way we know you were there. Become a follower if you're not already. Take your time. There are beautiful things to see along the way.
2: Before you leave each blog, look for the “special” words and write it down. 
Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. 
3: Finally, go back to the Swirlydoos blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had AND tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected.

My special word is : "the"

~ Petaloo's Prize ... $50.00 "Spring Flower" Surprise Pack! ~

The party continues over at Karola's blog (http://karolakraftuje.blogspot.com/).  Have fun!

Good luck!!!

 

HOT, HOT, HOT from CHA show!

We are just getting back from the CHA show, but there is one question everone is asking us..."What was HOT at the show?"

So we thought we would focus our next two posts on answering this question...

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Let's start by saying that "VINTAGE-SHABBY" style is HOT, HOT, HOT!!!

It is all about mixing old and new, loads of texture, and lots of dimension...

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We were pleased to see that the SPRING Darjeeling Collection was just the perfect blend of vintage and shabby!!

The Spring Darjeeling Collection comes in seven different colors.  This is Shabby Beige and it was a great seller at CHA!  It coordinates with so many new papers including Graphics 45, Bo Bunny, Pink Paislee, Glitz, IOD and many others! 

 (Frame featuring the Spring Darjeeling Collection in Shabby Beige color)

 

(Shabby Beige card and tag created with Quick Quotes new spring paper  Cards designed by Beth Bergner)

(Layout by Lisa Valentine featuring NEW Shabby Beige flowers and NEW Penny Lane Blooms x 4 in teal ~ includes Graphics 45 "Tropical Travelogue" paper)

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CHA also confirmed that BLUE's and TEAL's are going to be a HOT COLOR for spring & summer!

There were lots of papers with blue & teal in them!  One of our favorites was the Graphic 45 "Tropical Travelogue"  paper collection! Our  "Cottage Blue"  color from the SPRING DARJEELING Collection matches this G45 paper line perfectly!!!  

(Cottage Blue color from the Spring Darjeeling Collection of flowers)

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(Cottage Blue flowers from the Spring Darjeeling Collection matches the Graphics 45 "Tropical Travelogue" paper line perfectly!)

 

There is more to see from the CHA show...

Tomorrow we will be featuring two HOT new collections as well.  Don't forget to stop by...

Your friends at Petaloo 

Pretty Petaloo things at CHA...

 Hello from the last day of the CHA show...

There have been so many Pretty Petaloo things from the show, we wanted to show you some of them before it is time to take the booth down!!

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The Vintage style is HOT, HOT, HOT!  It is everywhere in the show...in the beautiful papers, the ribbons, and of course, our Petaloo flowers and accessories!

These Vintage Dazzlers were a BIG HIT at the the show! They are perfect for ATC cards, layouts and greeting cards.  They were created from over 100 year old designs, how's that for vintage?  Plus, the stores loved that they are only $3.99 for a pack of eight!

(Vintage Dazzlers frame featuring four new styles of the Vintage Dazzlers: Floral Mix, Best Wishes, Birthday Wishes and Love Letters...layout by Lisa Valentine and cards by Christine Ousley & Lisa Valentine)

(close up of the wonderful layout by Lisa Valentine featuring a Vintage Dazzler Tag from Floral Mix & Spring Darjeeling flowers in the Shabby Beige color)

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Another BIG HIT at the show was the Petaloo " COLOR ME CRAZY" ALL WHITE flower collection!!

Our customers like to color their own flowers and we have over 50 styles of flowers, chipboard designs, frames and accessories to choose from...

 We were so lucky to have Eva Dobilas demonstrating how to color our white flowers with  Ranger Inks and Luminarte paints! 

(Tag by Eva using the CMC Frames, NEW CMC Chipboard Butterflies, and CMC TS Flowers) 

(CMC Daisy Layer and NEW CMC Chipboard Branch... Tag by Eva) 

(Could not resist one more...Tag by Eva designed with NEW CMC Pearl Daisies, CMC Mixed Blooms x 6, and CMC Frames)

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 There is so much more to share from the show and we will be blogging about it in the next few days to come...Make sure you check back with us tomorrow!

 

Your Freinds at Petaloo