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Smile.....Petaloo and Simple Stories Canvas

We are super excited to team up with Simple Stories this week. There will be ton of inspirations from both design team and prizes all week long. We look forward to sharing all the inspirations using Petaloo's Penny Lane collection and Simple Stories Vintage Bliss collection. 

We are giving away one prize a day so check back often to see if it's you.  I'll be pulling from all the different sources so be sure to Facebook, Share, Pintrest and comment on our blog.

Here's different ways you can enter:

 1. Like us on Facebook (if you haven't already done so)

2. Share this blog post on your Facebook wall and tell us you did on our Facebook wall

3. Follow us on  Pinterest

4. Comment on our blog or Facebook

Dont' forget to head over to Simple Stories Blog and Facebook, there's a lot inspiration there too!

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When I opened my Design Team box that contained the 
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS
Petaloo ~ Penny Lane Flowers and
Vintage Bliss by Simple Stories,
it just about killed me
to have to wait to work with
these BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTS!!

But once I had a moment....
I pulled out all the goodness
and let the creative process flow.

 and can I just tell you....I had the time of my life!!

To add a cohesiveness to all the
different Petaloo flowers that were used,
I added some Precious Metal Effects Paint to the
edges of the flowers. 

The basis for the canvas was the piece of
patterened paper that I just fell in love with.
Grey Wood ~ Vintage Bliss.

Using several Crafter's Workshop Stencils,
I applied layers of Gesso
and Wendy Vecchi's Embossing Paste.

Don't you just love the "SMILE"?
It was cut from one of the Simple Stories
papers and outlined with
a Pitt Big Brush Pen
which adds lots of depth!

I created a video tutorial of the above
Technique Tag for you to
further see how I created the canvas.

I hope you enjoy it!!

PRODUCTS USED:

PETALOO
Penny Lane Collection
Mixed Blossoms ~ Antique Rose
and Robin Egg Blue
Forget me Nots ~ Antique Rose
and Robin Egg Blue
CMC ~ Mini Delphiniums
Beaded Hat Pins
Darjeeling Daisies ~ Teal
Fancy Trims ~ Taupe
Chantilly Velvet Leaves

SIMPLE STORIES ~ Vintage Bliss

THE CRAFTER'S WORKSHOP
SPLASH OF COLOR 

Petaloo and Bella Blvd Team Up Winners!!!!

What an incredible week!!!  Thanks to you all for making it successful and for the Facebook time, Pintrest, Sharing and just for following along.  We have enjoyed your comments and feeds and we are so thankful for all of you.

A BIG thank you to our friends at Bella Blvd for their generosity and efforts in putting this together.  Also, thank you to their awesome design team for their fantastic projects!

It's time to announce the winners...yahoo!!! 

Monday:

Janetta Grillot Zeimetz says:

(You are a sweet and special Aunt...invites and a crown! The invite and crown are adorable! I love the colors, flowers, the feather, and the brad!)

 

Tuesday: 

Karen Martin Oshanick says:

(love the creativity and the colors...yippee for spring   btw, shared.)

 

Wednesday:

Buffy Esser says: 

(Such a cute birthday card, I've already been to Bella Blvd and the projects over there are stunning as well....you have some very creative people on your little blog hop! thanks for the inspiration oh and all the bright flowers....LOVE those!)

 

Thursday: 

Stefanie Haluk says:

(Cute place cards)

 

Friday:

Megan Gibbs says:

(Shared!!)

 

Saturday:

Kelli Smith says:

 (Hoping Petaloo International & Bella Blvd team up again soon. I thoroughly loved all the great creations, tips and talent both your companies shared with us this week)

 

Congratulations to all the winners.  Please email  your home address to cheryl@petaloo.com so we can get your prizes out to you.  Thank you again to all that played along. 

We are doing this all over again in a few weeks so stayed tuned!!

 

 

Birthday Blog Hop with Bella Blvd Day 1

What an exciting week we have in store for you.  We have teamed up with the wonderful folks at Bella Blvd to bring you this Birthday Inspired week.  It's definitely a happy fun birthday celebration!

We are giving away one prize a day so check back often to see if it's you.  I'll be pulling from all the different sources so be sure to Facebook, Pintrest and comment on our blog.

Here's different ways you can enter:

 1. Like us on Facebook (if you haven't already done so)

2. Share this blog post on your Facebook wall and tell us you did on our Facebook wall

3. Follow us on  Pinterest

4. Comment on our blog or Facebook

Bella Blvd is also giving away prizes so be sure to go to their blogs and Facebook pages too!

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My neice's birthday is right around the corner.
Can I just say....If I don't show up
with some type of "creation" to make
it will NOT BE A GOOD DAY!!

With that in mind I created an invitation
to her party!!

I used the combo of Bella Blvd's
Birthday Girl and
Spring Flings and Easter things.

Using the Cute Cuts paper
I cut out the 3 flowers.
I stacked them with the ohhh
so adorable
Yellow Embossed Daisies...
and accented with Pink Flowers buttons.
....and what little girl doesn't like a little bling!!
Thanks to a bit of German Glitter. 

I used the recipe card
as the invitation
inserted into the
white glassine bags from SRM.

Now....to our Birthday Craft....
....what every Birthday girl needs a crown.

....and we will be making these!!!

We will make a BEAUTIFUL stacked flower
from the Bella Blvd paper
and Petaloo Embossed Daisies
all held together with 
a super fabby Embellishment Brad!!

The last time I spent time with her
....she made me a card that said
"ART is A flower"
(just like Aunt like Niece!) 

Products Used:
 Embossed Daisies ~ Yellow
Dazzlers Birthday
Embellishment Brad
Fancy Trim 

HAPPY SPRING/EASTER........

....when I opened my Graphic 45 ~  12 x 12 Place in Time Paper Pad....
I just fell in love with the March Paper! 
It's been a long...strange winter this year,
And I'm am sure many of us are wondering
if Spring will ever come!

...with Spring.....comes FLOWERS...
...and GREEN...and LIFE!!

This wreath began as an Easter Wreath,
but ended up being a SPRING WREATH.
Something that could grace my front door
until SPRING FINALLY ARRIVES!!

 
I had SOOO much fun working with the
New Printed Darjeelings ~ Shades of White.
(all things are better when they start out white!!)

I colored then with various Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold colors.

The White ~ Crochet Lace was just the
perfect accent.

Using the Tattered Floral Die
I cut (1) "large" flower from each...
March Place in Time paper
Canvas Corp Handmade &
White Flute papers.
And colored them with Viva Colour ~ Inka Gold.

The icing on the cake...
I soooo loved the "verbage" I found on the
backside of the printed paper.

"At Last, Spring is Here"

It's spring fever. 
That is what the name of it is. 
And when you've got it, you want -
oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want,
but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! 
~Mark Twain 

Products Used:

PETALOO
Printed Darjeeling ~ Shades of White
Wild Blossoms Butterflies
Wild Blossoms ~ Medium
Wild Blossoms ~ Large
Wild Mini Blossoms
Crochet Lace Fancy Trims ~ White

Graphic45 ~ Places in Time ~ March

Hope you enjoyed my Spring Wreath...

 

 

 

 

Shoot for the Stars.....

I must say.....
I am TOTALLY SMITTEN with the new
Printed Darjeeling Flowers!!
The colors are just DIVINE....
but I must say
the "Shades of White" Collection
has STOLEN MY HEART!!!! 

As y'all know.....I LOVE to color
EVERYTHING I touch!!
I must say.....the flowers are UNBELIEVEABLE!!!
They "sop" up the color
and keep their BEAUTIFUL shapes!!!

Let me stop chattin' about them and show you!

I began with a wooden star,
which I covered with
the Graphic 45 ~ November Cut Apart paper
from the Place in Time Collection.

ohhhhhhh such gorgeous colors.

I then pulled out some of the
Wild Mini Blossoms
Medium Wild Blossoms
and the fantabulous
Wild Butterflies.



I chose to use Twinkling H20's
to color these beauties!!
(do you just see the A~MAZING COLOR??!??!) 

Just look at that butterfly.....
LOVE IT!!! 

Some people dream of success...
while others wake up and work hard at it. 
~Author Unknown

sooooo.......SHOOT FOR THE STARS!!!

A Sweet Baby Doll!!!

A co~worker of mine brought me a picture
of her Grand Daughter, Hailey.
She asked if I could help her come up
with something to give
Hailey's Great Grandmother as a gift. 

I knew I had just the products for this picture
of SUCH A LITTLE CUTIE....

Authentiques ~ Renew Collection
and
Petaloo's NEW TEXTURED ELEMENTS Flowers, 
Fancy Trims and Embellishment BRADS. 

My layout is based on a sketch by Lydell Quin,
(need to give credit where credit it due!!)
which called for LAYERS of paper.
So.....I punched a little,
stenciled with a bit of
Modeling Cream
and Inka Gold
and finished it ALL OFF
with the BEAUTIFUL
TEXTURED ELEMENTS Flowers
Fancy Trims and Embellishment BRADS!!

See how I used both the Amber and Black
Mixed Textured Layers....
A REALLY cool effect!!! 

I think Great~Grandma will like it....
I know Hailey's Grandmother does!!!

 Products Used:

Authentique and Petaloo Valentine Blog Hop Winners

What a wonderful week we had here on the Petaloo blog.  It was so fantastic sharing the week with our friends at Authentique.  What a lovely way to start the love fest!  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for joining us and  here's a recap of all of our lucky winners.

Monday: Racheal Moses

Tuesday: Jo Ulrich

Wednesday: Wendy Crowe

Thursday: Trudy Harris-Thomas

Friday: Lori Elizabeth Williams

Saturdady: Denise Day

Thank you so much for playing along with us and please email your home address to cheryl@petaloo.com so we can get your prizes out to you.  Please resond by Friday, Feb 8th...thank you!

Valentine ATC's with Petaloo and Authentique - DAY TWO

Yesterday was an awesome first day!! Thank you so much for all the LIKES on FB and the Pins we got on Pintrest.  Love that it went viral because you cared to share...it's a love fest. 

It's time to announce Monday's winner...Rachel Moses who pinned our blog hop on Pintrest. 

Congrats Rachel Moses!!!

We are giving away one prize a day so check back often to see if it's you.  I'll be pulling from all the different sources so be sure to Facebook or Pintrest.

Here's different ways you can enter:

 1. Like us on Facebook (if you haven't already done so)

2. Share this blog post on your Facebook wall and tell us you did on our Facebook wall

3. Follow us on  Pinterest

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Can I just say.....
I have had soooo much fun creating with the
Darjeeling Valentine Flowers and
Authentique's ~ Lovely Collection.

My first creation was a Valentines Card.
And it just wouldn't be me if I didn't add a little color
.....her and there!

I pulled out a few containers of Inka Gold
and a paint brush and let the FUN begin,
coloring anything I could get my hands on
Flowers.....paper......ribbon!!

Then I got to thinking....
I wanted to create a little "something" different
to give to those I love....

 ....and once I got started

I just couldn't....

stop...

making them!!!

I had soooo MUCH FUN....

I created a video tutorial on how
on how I created
sooo... so you could make them, too!!

Product Used:
Darjeeling
Dahalias ~ Hyacinth
Mini Pearl Daisies ~ Hyacinth
Mini Daisies ~ Hyacinth 
Mini Daisies ~ Red Raspberry 
Beaded Hatpins ~ Fuschia

 

Word for the Year.....

I'm not big on New Year's Resolutions....
but have gotten into the habbit of choosing
a "Word for the Year"!
This year I decided to create a little something
to hang on my wall to remind me
of the word I chose.....INITIATE!

I began with a burlap canvas that covered with various 
mediums....Crackle Paint and Gesso.

I then pulled out my box of Petalaoo Goodness...
and began to choose some flowers to match.

I began the flower grouping with some of my favorite flowers:
Darjeeling Daisies
(I just love ALL THE Darjeeling flowers...PERIOD!!)
Added a few Mini Daisies
and
Mini Pearl Daisies
A bit of Silk Acrylic Glaze ~ Emperor's Gold
and it all began to come together.

Lastly, I pulled out some Chantilly Velvet Leaves
which I pinched and stapled at the
bottom of the leaf, slopped on a bit of
the same Silk Acrylic Glaze,
I chose to use the leaves with
the non~velvet side up!
And there you have it!!

in·i·ti·ate  /iˈniSHēˌāt/
Verb: Cause (a process or action) to begin
Synonyms: start - begin - commence - institute - open - lead off

I would love to hear what you chose for a "Word of the Year"!!

Products Used:

Darjeeling
Daisies Large ~ Shabby Beige and Grey/Black
Medium Mix ~ Black/Cream/Brown
Mini Daisies ~ Nightfall

Petites ~ Black/Cream
Mini Pearl Daises ~ Shabby Beige

 

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!