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Petaloo Design Team Part 2

A few days ago we introduced you to four our Design Team Girls.  Today we will introduce you to the remaining four. Each team member brings so much inspiration to our blogs weekly that we feel you should all get to know them and give them love whenever possible.  They work so hard creating and they deserve a special day like today to be the center of attention.

Christine Ousley

I am a mother of three beautiful children and the wife of an adoring and very supportive husband.  My family is why I scrapbook and they love to be involved in the things that I create and to be the star of the show!  I live in Birmingham, Alabama and besides papercrafting, I love to bake and read.

I have been scrapbooking for about 16 years and remember the first time I went to a crop.  It was as if a whole new world opened up for me.  I had always enjoyed photography, but this new hobby allowed me to create something from my pictures and also give them a voice.

I know now that there are so many stories in our pictures that would never be told without scrapbooking.  As everyone has probably experienced, scrapbooking can lead you into other paper crafting worlds and it wasn't long before I was learning how to stamp, make cards, 3D altered art, and other paper craft items.

I love the scrapbooking business.  It is a wonderful beautiful community filled with the loveliest people.  We care about each other, encourage each other and share a passion like no other and I am so glad to be a part of it.

 

Lisa Valentine

For as long as I can remember I have been drawing, painting and playing with paper.  I dabbled in scrapbooking some years ago but I was never really pulled in.  Then, about a year and half ago I started looking at some online galleries and was so happy to see how much scrapbooking has evolved.  Well, I had to try again and I have not looked back.  I love to pay it forward and hope that something I've created inspires you as much as you have inspired me!

 

Mireille Divjak

Mireille is a layout artist, but she also dabbles in cards and altered pieces.  Her style is romantic and whimiscal.  Mireille comes from the Netherlands and has two beautiful children.  She's a Mom by day and a Artist by night. 

 

Alice Carman

My name is Alice Carman and I love to make cards.  I grew up in sunny California, where I still live with my hubby of 12 years and our 2 lovable dogs, Artemis and Frodo.  My passion for card making started about 10 years ago when I visited a local stamp store.  After that I became addicted to all things crafty.  Creating cards for me is a hobby that encompasses many of my interests – paper, stamps, ribbon, brads and buttons; all the ingredients to making the perfect recipe of cards. I have been designing and teaching card making at local scrapbook stores in southern California for the past 5 years and made some awesome friends along the way.  I just love card making!

Well...we hope you have enjoyed meeting them so please leave some love and let them know that you are out there and you are visiting the blog.  It's nice to know that what they create has an audience.  Have a great day!

 

Petaloo Design Team

 Have you ever wondered who the faces are behind each creation you see on the Petaloo blog?  Today we would like to introduce you to each Design Team member so you can get to know them and love them as much as we do.

Each team member will share their favorite project and a little about themselfs.

Today we will start with our first 4 members.

 

 

Helena Johannson

My name is Helena Johansson and I'm from Sweden. I'm 40 years old and live in the south of Sweden with my dh and our two children, 11 and 7 years old. I'm a socialworker by day and a scrapbooker by night. I often say scrapbooking is my passion in life! It gives me some time for myself and I love the feeling of being creative, I feel peaceful and calm and can forget about the stress I have in my day job. I've been scrapbooking since 2006 and I mostly do 12x12 layouts and cards, but I do like to alter things now and then. My style is shabby and romantic, sometimes with a touch of vintage. I like soft, pastel colors and I always pay a lot of attention to details. I want people to discover new little things every time they look at my work.

Irene Tan

My name is Irene Tan or more known as “Scrapperlicious”. I'm a mother of two and I have the most wonderful family that always supports me in pursuing my passion. Scrapbooking to me is really about family and life. There's nothing more fun and inspiring than to scrap photographs captured everyday of our loved ones and the moments. My scrapping motto has always been "Scrap with your heart and don’t forget to have fun too!"
I officially started scrapbooking in March 2007 and a couple of months later, in June; I discovered an absolute love of stamping and inking. I don’t really know how to describe my style of scrapping. However, others had told me that my style is ephemera/distressed. I’m so excited to be part of the DT for Petaloo and can’t wait to see what the outcome is when I combine Petaloo’s beautiful products into my creations.

 

Eva Dobilas

Eva Dobilas lives in Southern California and has been an avid scrapbooker/cardmaker for the past 14 years.  She loves to create elegant, classy, sometimes dreamy cards, layouts and 3D projects.  You may have seen her work in the Cards magazine Cardmaker and Scrap and Stamp Arts Magazine.

She loves using flowers, stamps, paint and dies on all her projects and loves to create cards and mixed media projects.  Her designs come from the heart and people say you can spot a card of hers just by the colors, as she truly loves playing with colorful, happy products.

 

Lynne Forsythe

 I hail from the small but Beautiful state of New Hampshire. I have 2 teenagers, Melysa, 19 and Douglas, 17 and they provide me with plenty to scrap! If was to classify my creative style I would say it's Distress meets Shabby and always has a FLOWER!!!

Thank you for visiting and come back soon!  We still have 4 more DT members to share with you so see you soon!

Happy Holidays from the Petaloo Design Team

We have a special surprise today from the Petaloo Design Team.  Our talented girls made these beautiful cards for Cheryl and Jeff Cohen, owners of Petaloo International. 

From the Petaloo Design Team, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!  Thank you for your genoristity all year through and for making our jobs so easy with your beautiful products.

 

card by, Christine Ousley

card by, Eva Dobilas

card by, Helena Johansson

card by, Irene Tan

card by, Lisa Valentine

card by, Lynne Forsythe

card by, Mireille Divjak

card by, Alice Carman

Happy Holidays and thank you for supporting us all year!  We look forward to bringing in the New Year at CHA with awesome sneek peeks from Petaloo at CHA Winter 2013!

Petaloo & Canvas Corp = Delish!!!!!

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It's our 4th day and we have given away 5 gift baskets already.  That leaves us with 7 more baskets left....super fun!!!!

Wednesday's winner are...

Crissy Simpson Stankovich and Jean Marmo!!!

 

  Congratulations and  please email your home address to cheryl@petaloo.com to redeem your prizes.

 Today we are going to pick one random person to win.

  Here's how you can enter:

Share us on your Facebook walls with your friends

Like us and have your friends Like us

Leave a comment on our blog/Facebook

Follow us on Pintrest

You are not required to do all of these tasks, but if you do, you can increase your chances. 

Our talented Design Team have been busy making projects using Canvas Corp and Petaloo.  Here's what  DT Member Lisa Valentine created.

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*fanning myself*  I love texture.  Period.  Products from Canvas Corp combined with Petaloo's Color Me Crazy line of products literally leaves you with a blank canvas and ENDLESS possibilities.  TOO.MUCH.FUN.

I created an OTP canvas wall hanging for my first project.  I think if I were to add up all of the product I would be pushing the $25 limit on this.  BUT, once I started I just couldn't stop.  Even my family stayed out of my way.  Ha Ha! 

I used a piece of white corrugated cardboard from Canvas Corp, and the small burlap "canvas" I layered on top of everything.  Isn't that little clothes pin too stinking cute?!

I used a variety of mists on the Color Me Crazy flowers: a yellow, an orange as well as a patina green.

Love those crocheted flowers from Petaloo!

Aren't those cattails the sweetest things?  These can be found in Petaloo's Foliage packs.

This little door knob hanger was a lot of fun to pull together.  I took a square piece of Canvas Corp canvas and folded two of the corners toward the center to create a cone-like shape that provided me with a pocket to stuff full of pretty things.  I used Fabri-Tac from Beacon Adhesives to glue where the ends meet in the middle.  I actually used Fabri-Tac for this entire project and it worked really, really well and dried pretty quickly.

I used two different mists from Ranger on the canvas to make it look a bit like faded denim and then used some Vintage Photo Distress Ink along the edges and some of the wrinkles to age it a bit.

A little bit of mist and stickles go a l-o-n-g way in dressing up these flowers.

I hope you continue to enjoy the hop.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

XO, Lisa

Supplies

Petaloo Color Me Crazy

Petaloo Canvas Flowers

Petaloo Foliage

Canvas Corp: canvas squares, burlap canvas, corrugated cardboard, clothespins.

A White Christmas.......

 

and

It's our 3rd day and we have given away 3 gift baskets already.  That leaves us with 9 more baskets left....super fun!!!!

Tuesday's winner is...

Tina M

Tina's comment :As always, your projects are STUNNING! Thank you for sharing them and for the chance to win.

  Tina please email your home address to cheryl@petaloo.com to redeem your prizes

 

Today we are going to pick two random people to win.

  Here's how you can enter:

Share us on your Facebook walls with your friends

Like us and have your friends Like us

Leave a comment on our blog/Facebook

Follow us on Pintrest

You are not required to do all of these tasks, but if you do, you can increase your chances. 

Our talented Design Team have been busy making projects using Canvas Corp and Petaloo.  Here's what  DT Member Lynee Forsythe created.

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Tis the season of Gift Giving....
Tis the season to be Merry and Bright!!

So, what can one make....worthy of the above....
with one piece of Canvas Corp ~ White E~Flute Paper,
two packages of Petaloo ~ CMC~Wild Roses,
one Canvas Corp ~ Canvas Fabricpage,
and from my stash......
a jar of Emperor's Gold ~ Silks Acrylic Glaze,
one bottle of Luminarte ~ Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist,
miscellaneous stamps,
and a paper mache cone.

A BEAUTIFUL centerpiece
that can WONDERFULLY adorn any holiday table.

I began by separating the Canvas Fabricpage into two pieces.
I then tore one piece into 2" x 12" strips and
and cut (4) Tattered Leaves from each strip.

With various stamps, covered with Silk Acrylic Glaze,
I randomly stamped the leaves and
the other piece of the Canvas Fabricpage.
 Then, let the pieces dry.

When the leaves were dry, 
I spritzed them with water,
and dipped the edges into puddles of mist.
When the leaves dried from this process,
I pinched the large portion of each leaf together
and stapled it together, giving the leaf more dimension. 

 

Next, I took the white e~fluted paper,
and tore it into various size strips
(1"-1.5" wide) then into (4) pieces per strip.
(leaving a 4" x 12" piece leftover)

I sprayed each strip with Emperor's Gold ~
Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist,
along with the CMC ~ Wild Roses.

When the strips were dry,
I rolled the ends of each piece
and spritzed the rolled ends. 

I then assembled my tree
beginning at the bottom of the paper mache cone.
I topped off the tree with
(3) CMC ~ Wild Roses. 

With the leftovers, I created a gift tag.
I pulled a bit of vintage lace
and a CMC ~ Canvas Flower
from my stash, along with a memo pin
to embellish the tag. 

And there you have it....
A Heartfelt, Handmade Holiday gift
that can be enjoyed for years to come!

The artist is nothing without the gift,
but the gift is nothing without work.  ~Emile Zola 

PRODUCTS USED:
PETALOO
CMC ~ Wild Roses
CMC ~ Canvas Flowers

CANVAS CORP
White E~Flute
Canvas Fabricpage 

LUMINARTE
Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Emperor's Gold
Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist ~ Emperor's Gold

 

Oh what a feeling for Holiday Darjeeling!!

Alright.  It's no secret that I am a super big fan of Petaloo's Darjeeling line of flowers.  A lesser known secret is that I'm not much of a "traditional Christmas color" kind of girl.  A made a few cards, one a bit more traditional in color than the other, but they both feature Darjeeling flowers.

 

For me, blues, purples, silver and pearls scream Holiday Season for me.  I love how these colors all work so well together.

This card is a bit more traditional with its red, black, cream and navy blue.  Much more reminiscent of a type of tartan plaid.

As you can see, Darjeeling flowers can be used in modern, alternative, or traditional designs flawlessly!! 

Thanks for stopping by!!

XO, Lisa

 

Supplies:

Petaloo Darjeeling in Teastained Purples and Blues

G45 - Nutcracker Sweet

Getting Festive with Petaloo's Holiday Darjeeling Flowers

Well it's officially time to start decorating for the holidays and I have a fun and easy idea for you to try this year.  I love decorating my mantle with candles and they usually stay there year round.  As I was thinking of ways to use my Petaloo flowers in my holiday decorating, I remembered some holiday candle rings that I had some years back.  It was then that I decided to make some homemade ones using my Petaloo Holiday Darjeeling flowers.  I think the candle ring that I made actually turned out better than the ones that I bought.

I will first show you some closeup shots and then give you a step by step tutorial on how to make some for yourself.

The first step in making a candle ring is to create a base.  I took some chipboard and cut it into a 2 x 12 inch strip.  I molded it around the candle using my hands, gently bending the cardboard.  It might have a few bends in it but don't worry because we will be covering it with paper so they won't show.

I apologize for the following picture but hopefully you can tell that what is on the cardboard is some ScorTape.  It's a very strong double sided tape and will hold the cardboard together easily.

Wrap the cardboard around the base of your candle to get a good fit and then seal it at the ends with the tape or strong fast drying glue.

After you have your cardboard base ready, cut a 2 x 12 inch strip of patterned paper and wrap it around the base.  Secure it with more tape or glue.

If you would like to have a ribbon on your candle ring, now would be a good time to put one on.  Just wrap it around your base and tie a bow or knot.  Trim off the ends of the ribbon.

Then start putting your Petaloo flowers on the cardboard base.  I like to use Glue Dots. They are very sticky but also flexible.  Just start placing the largest of the flowers first and then fill in with the smaller ones.

Keep covering the front of the cardboard base until you like how it is decorated.  I only covered the front and the sides of the candle ring.  That is why I decided to cover the cardboard with patterned paper. 

You might also want to add in some Petaloo Darjeeling leaves in between the flowers.  I love the white ones in this collection.  It really adds some unexpected color among the red and green flowers.  I also added some glittery stems that I picked up at my local craft store.

 

My home decor project took me just under 20 minutes to make.  With just some Petaloo flowers, cardboard, paper and ribbon you can have a stunning holiday decoration.  Here are the flowers that I used.  Have fun decorating!!

Christine

         

Petaloo Supplies:

• Darjeeling Dahlias Teastained Reds
• Darjeeling Dahlias Teastained Greens
• Darjeeling Mini Mix Teastained Reds
• Darjeeling Mini Mix Teastained Greens
• Darjeeling Petites Teastained Reds
• Darjeeling Petites Teastained Greens
• Darjeeling Leaves Medium and Small Sizes

 

Christmas cards continue....

Christmas is my favorite time of the year, and making cards for it really gives me so much pleasure!  I love Christmas papers, stamps, decorations, bling and all that you can add to make a card festive, such as our gorgeous Petaloo flowers.  Take a look at what I came up with.  I think it will please your eyes, too.

I have a secret to tell you...shhh...I am so not a purple color fan, however the color of the Nutcrackers Graphic 45 line and our Petaloo flowers are simply yummy, so I really enjoyed creating this card. Here is a detail shot of my card.  You can see the pretty flowers I used on it.

And here is another shot of my card to show more details of the gorgeous flowers and foliage I used.  As you can see this card will make a great gift to someone.

Petaloo Supplies used on this card:

Beaded Peonies Small- Plum

Forget me Nots x 15 - Plum

Forget me Nots x 15 - Mint

Darjeeling - Foliage asst x 15 - Greens

Glass Ornament Pins x 6 - Dk. Rose

Thank you for stopping by!

Eva

Tis the season of Gift Giving.....

Hi peeps.....the Black Friday Frenzy is over
and I'm not sure that I am happy to say I was a part of it!!
WAY too many people.....
stores that looked like a BOMB had gone off....
long lines with GRUMPY people! 

This year....I think my gifts will consist more of
"Gifts from the Heart"!!
Something handmade....something personal....
something to Cherish!!

With this thought in mind....I created this project.

The basis for my project was an embroidery hoop.
I cut a piece of Canvas Corp Burlap a bit
bigger than the hoop.
then colored the wooden hoop.

I pulled out a couple packages of Holiday Darjeelings 
and Color Me Crazy flowers and leaves
to accent my "hoop"!

I did get a little "artsy fartsy"
with the image transfer of the Victorian Lady
and a bit of Molding Paste.

In the end.....a FABBY wall hanging!!

Products Used:

Holiday Darjeeling Collection
Dahlias
Mini Mix
Petites

Feathers ~ Cream
Mini Pearl Daisies
Beaded Hat Pin

Color Me Crazy
Foliage Assortment
Canvas Flowers ~ Straight Cut
Chipboard ~ Birdhouses and Bird

 

He is a wise man
who does not grieve for the things
which he has not,
but rejoices for those which he has. 
~Epictetus

 

Graphic45 meets Petaloo

I got the chance to play with the beautiful Nutcracker Sweet Collection. I really love to do something else then the obvious so you have to forgive me for the non traditional christmas photo's. This was during a walk.. I thought the colors are christmas looking, don't you agree? 

I had to play with the beautiful paper and layer it using 3D foam tape and creating my own "stage".

Apart from the beautiful flowers I also used branches with twigs with gold details.. and I used beautiful Glass ornaments.

Supplylist:

Darjeeling Collection Dahlias #1467-101

Darjeeling Medium mix #1461-002

Darjeeling glass orn. #1475-002

Darjeeling mini mix #1462-102

Darjeeling mini mix #1462-101

Darjeeling foliage #1472-009

Darjeeling petites #1465-101

Darjeeling glass ornaments #1475-009

 

Have fun creating

XOX

Mireille Divjak