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Mixed Media Father's Day Card

Hi everyone, Lynne here, and today I have a mixed media Father's Day card for you. Actually, it would also work very well as a Birthday Card.

Pretty rugged, isn't it?!! I decided to use more papers from Maja Design....love!!! And oh so perfect for this card. I added a lot of inking, and many layers, but I kept the background pretty simple.

The layers include a die cut Tim Holtz Weathered Clock, as well as a few chippies from Recollections. The variety of the base color, affected the look of the blue and brown mists I used. I also added a Prima Doily diecut from one of the papers. To get the weathered look on the edges of the papers and flowers, I misted onto my craft mat, and then dragged the papers and flowers through it. I thought I should mention, that I actually like the backside of the Timmy clock diecut better than the front, so I flipped it over.....bet you didn't notice!!!

The Petaloo Mixed Blossoms and Forget Me Nots in Robin's Egg Blue really pop with the addition of the brown mist.

The alphas are a mix of printed chippies from K&Company. The "D's" were originally green, which gave them a different shade of blue as well. To finish off the card, I added some metal gears.

With great sadness, this is my last post for Petaloo. It was such a great opportunity, honor and dream come true, to be on this awesome Design Team.  Thank you so much Cheryl and Jeff!!!!

Lynne

Petaloo Supplies

Mixed Blossoms Robin's Egg Blue #1836-056

Forget Me Nots Robin's Egg Blue # 1837-056

 

Other Supplies

Tim Holtz Die Weathered Clock

Prima Vintage Clock

Tim Holtz Ideaology Gears

Dylusions Ink Spray Melted Chocolate

Adirondack Color Wash Denim

Maja Design Papers

K&Company Alphas

Let's Have a Tea Party Banner and cards

Hello, Friends!  Put on your best frock, your finest jewels and break out the china cups because today, we're having a tea party!  

Our middle granddaughter loves tea parties so much that she decided to have a tea party theme for her birthday party this month.  I thought it would be loads of fun to make a girly little banner, party invites and a tea party themed birthday card for her.  Pretty Petaloo spring flowers added just the right finishing touch!

Banners are loads of fun to make, especially when you use cute supplies like these "Tealightful" papers from Pebbles.  Doesn't this make you want to have a tea party? The floral accents are Petaloo Pink Darjeeling Mini Butterflies, Pink Petite Darjeeling Blossoms, and White Vintage Velvet Pansies.

I cut each pennant to measure 4.25" x 5.5" and then cut a fishtail on the bottom.  Patterned papers were cut 1/4" smaller and stitched onto each pennant.  I die cut doilies from the paper collection and layered on fussy cut images like this adorable bear in a tea cup. These larger pennants are spaced between ATC sized pennants on either side.  The finished banner is so pink and girly and perfect home decor for a spring birthday party.

I used Tim Holtz' Tea Time die from Sizzix to cut out these cute tea cups. 

And no tea party is complete without a fancy cake! 

Because banners are so hard to photograph, I put together a very short (under 3 minute) video tour of this project for you.

 

I created a matching easel card that I'll give the birthday girl on her special day.

And because I was having so much fun, I made some little note cards that she can use for invites or as thank you notes.

Pinkies up!

 

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Darjeeling Pink Petites x 24 1465-110

Darjeeling Pink Mini Butterflies x 8 1486-110

White Velvet Pansies x 15 1110-000

 

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Happy Feet: A Flip Flop Party Activity

Hello, Friends!  Seems like summer is zipping by at light speed, doesn't it?  If your summer is anything like my summer, it means lots of parties!  Birthday parties, slumber parties, pool parties...the list goes on and on.  We just celebrated another birthday in our great big noisy family and it was grand!  To keep "the littles" occupied, I had prepared a Nana Fun Bag project that was a real hit: we turned plain old flip flops into fabulous fashion footwear using Petaloo flowers.

This is one of those quick, easy and affordable projects that we all love.  I found my flip flops at the discount store, so they were very reasonably priced.  I filled a canvas bag with ribbons, buttons and beautiful Petaloo flowers so each of the girls could "design" her own flip flops.  Julia (age 4) chose these pinkalicious ribbons, buttons and Gerber Daisies.  I tied the bows, and hot glued everything.  Better to have Nan's fingers hit the hot glue than the kiddoes!

Don't they look like they came from a fancy boutique?

Sophie was feeling in a purple mood, and I think she had the right idea.  The purple bows look amazing with Plum Flora Doodles Fabric and Glittler flowers! 

And she was gracious enough to model them for me!

 

Even Mom got in on the fun and made these super stylish flip flops using Ivory Burlap/Canvas Daisy Layers from our Textured Elements line. 

 

We had some great laughs, enjoyed modeling our fashionable flip flops and built great memories, too.  Who could ask for anything more?

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

Products Used:

Ivory DaisyLayers x 15  Burlap-Canvas SKU: 1205-200

Plum 25pc Fabric Flower Layers  SKU: 1292-126x

light pink Gerber Daisy x 6 SKU: 1174-101

assorted ribbons and buttons

hot glue gun

Kids Summer Fun Cards with Shona

 

Hello Petaloo Fans. Shona here today, and I am continuing with this months Kids Summer Projects. These cards are super quick and easy for kids to help with!

 

 

I created my cards on some watercolor paper, as I was adding lots of colourful mists! Lay a piece of leaf chipboard on the cards and I used two bright colourful Shimmerz mists. The chipboard acts as a stencil and leaves a nice white stencil behind the mists.

 

 

Next up I added some stamping, twine and gorgeous Petaloo blooms to finish it all off.

 

 

One more close-ups and I have a full list of the gorgeous DIY and Darjeelings used at the bottom.  

 

 

That is it for today. This is a fun project to make with kids! Make sure to check out our Facebook, there is always something fun and creative there! Take care and Happy Scrapping!

 

 

Petaloo Products:

 

Petites x 24Teastained Yellow ITEM: 1465-109

 

Dahlias x 10 Teastained Spice ITEM: 1467-108

 

Mini Mix x 8 Teastained Spice ITEM: 1462-108

 

Petites x 24Teastained Spice ITEM: 1465-108

 

DIY-Burlap Small Sunflowers x 4 Ivory ITEM: 1650-008

 

 

Other Products Used:

 

Water color papers

 

Shimmerz Mists

 

Twine

 

Stamps

 

Chipboard as a stencil

Time for Kid friendly projects.

Hi there Petaloo friends!  Maggi here today with some kid friendly projects.  Need an activity for a birthday party for a bunch of sweet little girls?  I've got some great ideas for you.

Now I'm just a grown up kid myself, and I still love stuffed animals and this pink poodle is my favorite!  Meet Sadie, she's modeling some of my projects for you today!

 

 

First up, a pith helmet all all jazzed up with pretty Petaloo blooms, Petaloo burlap trim, and  feathers. Graphic 45's new Safari Adventures collection was perfect for making this hat.  I cut the crown using Sillouette's 3D Garden Hat, then I designed a brim to go with it so that it would look like a pith helmet.  Here's a link to the brim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petaloo Supplies:

1256-208 Blossoms x 4 Apricot

1256-203 Blossoms x 4 Amber

1203-204 Butterfly and Blossoms x 5 Apricot

1101-103 Botanica Minis x 11 - Soft Yellow

1483-000 Burlap Trim

Other Supplies:

Graphic 45 Safari Adventures collection

Feathers

Sunflower button

This hat is oh so pretty and easy to make.  You can buy straw hats like this one at Hobby Lobby in different sizes and I bet Michael's also carries them.    This is a great project for younger girls because its so easy to make.  First I added some blue burlap trim at the base of the crown and then glued on some buttons for a fun embellishment.  Then I added lots of pretty Petaloo blooms.

 

I tied a pretty bow for the back of the hat.

 

 

I love those berry clusters!!

Petaloo Supplies:

1102-104 Botanica Blooms x 4 Teal

1101-104 Botanica Minis x 11 Teal

1483-129 Burlap Trim Teal

1170-122 Botanica Flowering Berry Picks Blue

 

 

And here's another great idea.  These foam visors are really inexpensive and the kids can decorate the visors and then wear them home.  That makes a great party activity and favor.

 

I went nuts with the flowers but you can never have too many flowers you know!  I glued some Petaloo burlap trim around the outer edge and added a pretty bow to the floral cluster.

 

 

Petaloo Supplies:

1102-107 Botanica Blooms x 4 Lav/Purple

1101-107 Botanica Minis x 11 Lav/Purple

1102-102 Botanica Blooms x 4 Fuschia

1139-107 Vintage Velvet Minis x 9 purple

1105-107 Botanica Spring Berry Picks Lav/Purple

1483-130 Burlap Trim Pink

 

Now if you've got a rainy summer day and bored kids, a hat making activity might be just what you need to keep them entertained for a while!  Give them some paper, glue, tape, ribbons and of course, lots of Petaloo flowers and see what they come up with.

 

Thanks for joining me today!

 

Happy Birthday USA!

....and I'm having a party!
and you are invited!!

For my decorations/invitations,
I colored a couple 
Canvas Corp Brands ~ Heirloom papers
Black on Ivory
I used...
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

I also colored
Petaloo's Paintables ~ Dogwood x 24 Canvas
with the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

I cut the colored 12 x 12 paper in half
I cut (7) triangles from the halves.

I then cut a slightly larger triangles out of
Canvas Corp Brands ~ Ivory Burlap.
For interest I added some
vintage lace.

I adhered the layers together. 
Then, I adhered a length of vintage Ric Rac
over top of the banner shapes.
When dry, I adhered
Canvas Corp Brand ~ White Ties & Tags
to the Rick Rac.
Then I layered on a
Petaloo Paintables ~ Daisy Layers ~ Ivory
at loopy jute bow
a stapled
Petaloo Paintables ~ Dogwood ~ White leaf
and a colored
Petaloo Paintables ~ Dogwood ~ White
(the larger ones) 

I had some of the left~over colored paper
so I created little "banners" for my cake.

I hot glued extra long toothpicks 
to my colored banner pieces.

How cute is that??

This is a GREAT project you could
do with your kids! 
In celebration of this great country...
HAPPY 4th of JULY!!

 

Summer layouts and DIY flowers

Maggi here to share two summer layouts with you today, both using Petaloo's awesome DIY flowers. 

 

I used Graphic 45's Safari Adventures on this first layout to scrap photos I took at the Miami Zoo where it's always summer!  I had a blast dying my flowers to match the tropical imagery in this collection.  These flowers are so great because you can easily dye them using mists or other coloring agents.

 

I colored the salmon colored flowers by simply spraying them with my mist. To color the yellow largest flower, I first misted it with yellow and then I painted on a little red mist on the ends of the petals. Then I quickly blotted with a paper towel so that the color effect would be subtle.

 

For this flower, I gave it an all over misting with yellow, then I sprayed a little red mist on my craft mat and tipped my paintbrush in it, and painted the flower center and touched the flower tips.

 

 

I just touched these sweet little blooms with a hint of red while they were still damp from the yellow mist and blotted with a paper towel to keep the effect subtle.  

 

 

Petaloo Supplies:

Dahlias x 10 Teastained Cream 1467-105

DIY-Mixed Testured Layers x 12 Ivory 1650-012

DIY-Daisy Layers x 15 Burlap/Canvas 1650-020

Petites x 24 Teastained Yellow 1465-109

Other:

Graphic 45 Safari Adventures collection:

Safari Adventures

Lush Landscape

Journey of a Lifetime

Patterns and Solids 12 x 12

Lindy's Gator Gumbo Olive

Tattered Angels Banana Pudding

Shimmerz Caribbean Sunset Spritz

First, a big thank you to Simple Stories for these bright summery papers that I used to create this family reunion layout!   I used the same technique on this layout to color the flowers. I love that so many of Petaloo's flower styles are available as DIY flowers and that picks are also available! 

 

 

I've used leaf picks in this floral cluster along with textured layers and canvas dogwoods.   All of these products absorb color so well.

 

 

Oops, one little gerber daisy that was already colored slipped in here.  ☺

 

 

 

Supplies:

Petaloo

DIY Dogwood x 24 canvas white 1650-038

DIY Mixed Textured Layers x 12 Ivory 1650-012

DIY-Burlap Picks x 3 Ivory 1650-019

Mini Gerber Daisy x 12 fuschia/pink 1175-102

Other:

Simple Stories Sunshine and Happiness collection

Creative Embellishments Celebrate Word Set

Lindy's Starburst Mists-Maidenhair Fern Green, Salt Water Taffy

 

 

 

Enjoy the sunshine

 

Happy Tuesday to Everyone ...

 

We have some exciting news today ... we want to welcome a new Design Team Member to the Petaloo Family ... Cherry Nelson.

 

 

We are so excited to have her join us ... she is a wonderful designer who loves to make cards and here are three great samples using the brand new paper from Simple Stories ...

 

Hellllllllllllllo folks!  Cherry here today to share in all the fun festivities! So excited to be joining the Petaloo Design Team.   I created three cards....once I got going I just could not stop.  First up a sweet card I used diecuts on to create a fun "sunshine" to add to the theme.  I layered it with a tea stained bloom in yellow from the mini mix.

Aren't those mini butterflies the cutest thing you have ever seen?  They really made this card come to life. 

 

I had to dot my "I" in the sunshine sentiment with another butterfly. 

Next up a card using the Simple Stories journal cards paired with the mini mix tea-stained blooms in pink along with the tea stained pink petites.

 

 

I love that little birdie from the Sunshine and Happiness fundamental cardstock stickers!!!  I am hoarding the other one found on the sheet.

 

Next up a fun card turned birthday card using the happy sentiment from the card stock stickers layered with another mini mix bloom. 

 

 

Perfect Summer time Birthday card for someone special!  The little leaves that come in this collection are adorable. 

 

So easy to bring these cards together with all the fun embellishments and layers you can add! 

 

 

Here they are all together...such a fun mix...and perfect color match for these two collections!  After creating these...Summer can not get here soon enough.  Thanks for visiting the Petaloo blog today.  Cherry

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

Petaloo:

 

 

Mini Mix x 8 - Teastained Yellow

 

Mini Butterflies x 8 Teastained Yellow

 

Mini Mix x 8 - Teastained Pink

 

Petites x 24 - Teastained Pink

 

 

Simple Stories Sunshine & Happiness Collection

 

 

 Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers

 

Expression Cardstock stickers

 

  Shine Bright

 

 3 x 4 journaling card elements

 

4x6 Horizontal Elements

 

High Five

 

Berry Stripe/Lime Stripe

 

Summer

 

Tangerine Stripe/Lemon Stripe

 

 

 

 

Queen for a Day

Hello, Friends!  When I was a little girl, I remember watching an afternoon show with my mom called "Queen for a Day."  We would snuggle up together on the couch and wait for the announcer to call out, "Do YOU want to be Queen for a Day?" at which point the women in the audience would clap and shout and cheer.  A few would be picked to come on stage and be interviewed, and finally the contestant who received the most applause would be crowned "Queen for a Day" complete with a tiara, a fur-trimmed red velvet robe, a bouquet of long stemmed roses,and loads of fabulous prizes...like a washer and dryer, kitchen appliances or maybe even a night out on the town. (Oh, how times have changed!)

This show obviously had a huge impact on my young mind, and for years when I made Mom her Mother's Day card I would emblazon "Queen for a Day" across the front of the card because, let's face it, Mom is supposed to be Queen for a Day on Mother's Day!  My mom has been in heaven for a number of years now, but I still make at least one Mother's Day card each year to give away.  This year, I used Graphic 45's Gilded Lily to make this whimsical "If the Crown Fits" Mother's Day Pocket Card.

 

I layered up soft pink and gold and glittered papers with the gorgeous prints in Gilded Lily.  The "Queen" was fussy cut, and I rounded out her ball gown before I glued it down.  She is floating on a sea of gorgeous pink Petaloo Flowers: Velvet Dogwoods, Velvet Hydrangeas, Mixed Blossoms and Canvas Dogwoods.

 

Those sumptuous flowers,  fancy filigree corner, baby pink seam binding bow and copper crown charm make this card fit for a Queen!

 

And if we're going to "gild the lily" we might as well carry all this gorgeousness over to the inside of the card.  I love the sentiment panel on the left: "Keep Calm and Adjust Your Tiara."  What mom out there hasn't lived THAT day?  And look at all the lovely Ladies in Waiting on the right hand side of the card.  They are ready to answer Queen Mom's every whim. 

The pocket on the right contains an ephemera card from the collection with lots of room for you to write Mom a mushy note or a sweet memory.  Because at the end of the day, that's what Mom really wants, isn't it?  I dressed this up for the party with more Fancy Trims and a singular Velvet Dogwood Blossom and leaf.  ( Here's a handy hint: when you glue down those pretty velvet leaves, "scrunch" them up a little with your fingers to make them look even more realistic! )

Tuck in a gift card for a day at the spa, and Mom will really feel like she's Queen for a Day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

 

Petaloo Products Used in this Project

Pink Vintage Velvet Dogwoods 1145-011

Pink Canvas Dogwoods 1121-211

Soft Pink Velvet Hydrangeas 1296-130

Ivory Assorted Blossoms 1263-200

Brown/Green Beaded Hat Pins 1474-038

White Crochet Lace Fancy Trim 1482-000

 

Other Products:

Graphic 45 Gilded Lily

 Pink Cardstock

Copper Glitter Cardstock

Gold Foil Cardstock

Baby Pink Seam Binding

White Filigree Corner

Copper Crown Charm

Foam Adhesive, 3/8" Circle Punch, Scissors, Glossy Accents

 

Sparkly Floral Crowns

I found some simple wooden crown cut outs at Michaels. They have a little stick to hold the crown shape above your head during photographs or when meeting crown worthy dignitaries all the while preventing unsightly 'crown head' hair.

I thought the shapes were cute and a great kids project. After all, even if you can't find these wooden cutouts at your local craft store, it would be easy enough to create your very own from some cardboard and a bit of doweling. They would make a totally adorable "make and take" for birthday parties.

I began by painting all of the pieces white, then sploshing some paint on them. Sploshing doesn't require being neat or tidy so it is perfectly appropriate for little hands. Eat a cookie or fresh fruit salad and wait for that sploshing to dry before adding some glitter (Tip: good quality glue will help avoid glitter from loosening). For this crown I've added Fancy Trims along the bottom edge and a coordinating Teal Burlap Blossom

For this crown I've used a DIY-Mum which you can colour to match your project. (Note: I coloured this blossom with watercolour paint then dipped it in tea to soften the colour) Then I added a length of tulle to gussy up the handle.

Those DIY blooms are pretty amazing and colouring them could be a fun project for kiddos in and of itself.

My final crown has some Crochet Lace Trim, Burlap Daisy Layers and Flowers in Pistashio and topped with Embellishment Brads in Shades of Green.

Working with kids can be a lot of fun and there are many ways to include them in crafting. Let them make decisions about colour and trims. Let them do the sploshing. You can set limits if you like "Let's pic three flowers to add" but let them have some control. Be sure to have those little people help clean up afterwards too.

So get out there and make some crowns with your littles. And don't forget the tea party photo shoot afterwards.

 

Supply List:

Fancy Trims Shades of Teal 1910-129

Burlap Blossoms Teal 1200-205

DIY-Mums & Butterflies 1650-015

Crochet Lace Trim 1482-105

Daisy Layers Pistachio 1205-214

Burlap Flowers Pistachio 1208-214

Embellishment Brads Shades of Green 1920-009

Misc ribbons and trims

Wooden Crown cut outs or DIY crown shapes