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Springtime Decor

Hi everyone!! Lynne here, and today I have a piece of Springtime Decor for you. Of course, this egg also lends itself quite nicely to Easter Decor.

I purchased a large plastic Easter Egg at my local dollar store, which I needed to gesso. The easiest way to do that, was to cover it with tissue paper first, and then gesso. Next came stenciling with light molding paste and a Tim Holtz stencil. This was not easy to do!! But I really wasn't looking to have a perfect pattern, I just wanted more texture.

Once it was dry, I flipped the egg upside down, and sprayed it heavily with a teal/blue mist, letting it run down to the top of the egg, and dried it. Then I flipped it right side up, and misted with the pearlescent, letting it run down the sides and mixing with the teal/blue. This gave me a sort of ombre look.

From my stash, I ran a piece of velvet ribbon through some lace, and just wrapped it around the egg. Then came the fun part, adding flowers!!

I adore the Briar Rose Canvas flowers!!! And I made sure they took center stage. They are so gorgeous!!! I surrounded them with Velvet Pansies in white and a few Petites in pink.

I didn't want to cover all the white on my seam binding, but I wanted a bit of yellow to complement the pansies, so I drew short lines here and there on the ribbon with a distress marker, and then I misted it with water. I picked up the ribbon in some paper towels and squeezed out as much water as I could, and then I repeated that a second time, this lightened the color a bit. Once I was happy with it, I kept it scrunched up, and dried it with my heat tool. I finished the piece with an older piece of bling next to the flowers. 

 

Petaloo Supplies

Botanica Velvet Pansies White 1110-000

Darjeeling Petites Pink 1465-110

Textured Elements Briar Rose Canvas Teal 5008-104

 

Other Supplies

Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst in TiffanyLou Blue  

Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz in Pearlescents

Tim Holtz Flourish Stencil

Hug Snug Seam Binding

Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Fossilized Amber

Golden Light Molding Paste

Gesso, Tissue Paper, Lace, Ribbon, Bling, Large Plastic Egg

Wall Decor Inspired by Spring

Well hello there Paper Peeps! Ginny here to share some holiday décor that's not specifically Easter but inspired by Spring so it can be displayed and enjoyed all season long.

 

I created 4 while I had the supplies out. Each has a coordinating set of nest and postcard images so they are similar.....but just slightly different.

I started with a base of burlap adhered to sturdy chipboard then layered on all the paper pretties!

I love these flowers in shades of white and green. So perfect for spring.

There are more flowers tucked under the paper layers for added depth.  Chipboard painted in crisp white breaks up the busy paper patterns and adds texture.

 
I've added pretty coordinating ribbons, a wire hanger, wooden clothespin, seasonal brad, and washi tape to finish off these charming and just a little bit vintagy wall hangings.

~Petaloo Supplies~

Darjeeling Hydrangea Green-1493-107

Darjeeling Mini Garden Rosette Green-1492-107

Darjeeling Mini Garden Rosette Cream- 1492-105

Faux Dried Mini Ivory-1101-001

Wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

Every Puppy Should Have A Boy

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Hi everyone!

Lynne here and today I'm sharing a layout with you of my grand-son Jackson and his friend Charlie the Beagle. These two, just love each other! So yes, Every Puppy Should Have A Boy!!

Once again, I dug deep in my stash to create this layout. Every year I resolve to use up as much of my stash as I can. I might be kidding myself into thinking I can ever use it all up!!! But I'm trying!

 For the background, I layered a some strips of patterned paper, then a wash of gesso. Once dry I added some Shimmerz in blue and orange. On top of that I ran some molding paste and dimensional paint in green through a stencil....these were layered over each other at the same time. Finally, I added strips of torn lace covered in the blue Shimmerz, then some stamping in orange, and some wriggly lines in a teal marker.

Here you can really see the texture I achieved with more dimensional paint, over the chippy keyhole. I used a brush and just dabbed it on.

Of course, my favorite part always includes adding flowers! Yes, even on boy layouts!! The Vintage Velvet Peonies, Briar Roses in Canvas and the Garden Rosettes, layer so beautifully together!! A few smaller blooms, Textured Mini Blossoms, Hydrangeas and Jeweled Florettes, complete the look.

 The gorgeous colors of these blooms, keep the look from being too feminine, but add enough softness to keep it from being too harsh.

I hope you enjoyed! See you soon, Lynne.

Petaloo Supplies

Textured Elements Briar Rose Canvas Teal RS5008-104/4

Textured Elements Mixed Textured Mini Blossoms Teal 1263-205

Botanica Vintage Velvet Peonies Teal 1138-104

Darjeeling Garden Rosette Green 1491-107

Darjeeling Hydrangeas Green 1493-107

Darjeeling Jeweled Florettes Teal/Fuschia/Chartreuse/White 1350-225D

 

Other Supplies

Shimmerz Inklingz in Blue My Mind and Creameez in My Clementine

Ranger Adirondack Dimensional Pearls in Lettuce

2 Crafty Chipboard Corner Genieve

Stazon in Pumpkin

Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pen in Cobalt Green

Authentique Petite Words

Patterned Papers, Stencil Girl Stencil, Martha Stewart Heart Punch, Kaisercraft Stamp

Lace, Wood Hearts, Small Frame Chippy, Open Weave Burlap, Various Ephemera

 

Thoughts of Spring Greeting Card

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Hey there Paper Peeps!  I know I have thoughts of Spring as it's been a long cold Winter. I created this card with bright cheerful colors, and a gorgeous selection of flowers.

 

I've chosen shades of purple for this card inspired by the gorgeous flowers.  Sadly I am not a very good gardener so all my flowers have to be Petaloo.

Oh my goodness there is so much texture here!!!! I've layered many types of flowers here and tucked in ribbon and twine and coordinating butterflies.

I've tucked in some altered chipboard and die cuts to enhance the floral theme.  These colors are bright and the patterns are busy so I used a solid purple cardstock to act as borders.

Additional flowers and butterfly here to balance the other arrangement.  The paper has been tattered and stitched and I added pearly accents for detail.

 
This paper from Graphic 45 was a nearly perfect match. I did alter the fairy just by using watercolor pencils and sparkle pens to color her wings and dress.

 

Petloo Supplies Used

Garden Rosettes x 6 CANVAS Lavender : RS1212-250/6 

Botanica Blooms x 4 Lav/Purple : 1102-107

Forget me Nots x 16 Soft Lavender : 1837-057

Darjeeling Butterflies Lavender : 1488-104

Okay that's all for me. Wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

Cat Day at PET-aloo

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It's Cat Day at PET-aloo 

Petaloo  is celebrating pet days. It's part of their nature after all...being a company named for pets... PET-aloo.  

 

   Jennifer Snyder here to share in the pet fun.  Yesterday I posted my dog cards.  Today the cats get their day in the spotlight.  I had to separate the two because if I didn't, I'd have tails and fur a'flyin.  Let's just say my cats aren't the best at sharing space with dogs. 

 

You can find the dog post right here, complete with a quick step-by-step for one of  the dog cards. 

 

This is a pop-up card I created for my husband.  I added gorgeous Petaloo flowers to the front of the card but left the inside unadorned because I wanted it to close flatly to surprise him.  This is the first pop-up card I have made so he was most certainly surprised.  

 

 

The front of this card features the
Petaloo Botanica Collection - Chantilly Mixed Blooms - Mauve.  Aren't they just spectacular?
I used a super old collection for this card - My Minds Eye - Lost & Found Collection.  

 

And look at all these darlin's staring at you. 

 

 

 

Here is my next card.  

This card features a new flower -Fairy Blossom Branch (code 5016-101).  They are sweet delicate velvet flowers with a little sparkle to them.  Look for them to ship  soon!

I also used the  Petaloo Textured Elements -  Briar Rose Canvas in Red  though I chose a flower with a bit more pink from the package. 

 

 

This is my next card.  Sweet and simple.  I let the Petaloo flowers and cat silhouettes stand out on this card.  The cat silhouettes were made using the Tim Holtz -Crazy Cats and Dogs dies and accompanying stamps. 

I punched some cats out and really loved the negative space creating a delightful silhouette. 

The soft Petaloo flowers on this card include  the newly released -Fairy Blossom Branch  (code 5016-101), the green flowers from the package of  Petaloo Chantilly Hydrangea in Red  and some delicate Petaloo lace trim, Petaloo Crochet Lace Fancy Trim -White .

 I used the Petaloo Crochet Lace Fancy Trim -White as a border strip.  

This is the last card and a simple but graphically fun card.  It's a shaker card with  washi tape used as a background. This card also has the Petaloo Crochet Lace Fancy Trim  used as a border.  

I decided to use some of Petaloo's Jeweled Florettes in pastel colors - they are flat flowers that resemble the flowers on the patterned paper.  

I felt the shaker card was bulky enough to send through the mail - the flat flowers were a great alternative and still added a bedazzled element to the card.  

 

 

Look for the new releases like the Fairy Blossom Branch (code 5016-101) I shared on the blue kitty "I Love You" card in this post.  

You can find more Petaloo products listed here, and I invite you to join and LIKE Petaloo on Facebook right here.      

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Day filled with love from your family, friends and Petaloo!

Petaloo Supplies:
Petaloo Botanica Collection - Chantilly Mixed Blooms - Mauve 1279-161
Petaloo Textured Elements -  Briar Rose Canvas in Red- RS5208-011/4
Petaloo Jeweled Florettes - Pink Blue Yellow White - Baby's Coming 1350230D
Petaloo Fairy Blossom Branch  -5016-101 ( NEW release)
Petaloo Chantilly Hydrangea Red 1272-192
Petaloo Crochet Lace Fancy Trim -White - 1482-000


Other Supplies ( All Cards):
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Sizzix Framelits - Mini Crazy Cats & Dogs by Tim Holtz - 661594
Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz - Mini Cats and Dogs Stamps CMS272
Watercolor paper, Watercolor Paints and Water Pen
2Crafty Chipboard- Tiny Hearts and Stars ATC041
2Crafty Chipboard - Valentine's Hearts m00475
JustRite Paper crafts - Large Oval Sympathy CR-05055
My Minds Eye - Lost & Found Collection  6x6 paper MAD
Spellbinders Dies D-Lites Vines of Passion Heart Die S2-022
JustRite Papercrafts Vintage Labels Eleven Die 05066
DoodleBug Design Paper - Smitten Kitten Collection 6x6 52698
Spellbinders Dies D-Lites Vines of Passion Heart Die S2-022
Doodlebug Washi Tape - Cats Meow
Prima Finnabair Art Ingredients - Glass Beads in Licorice 961688
Foam Tape and Acrylic sheet

Maggi's Furbabies!

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Maggi here today, and I'm sharing a layout I did of my sweet furbabies, Nika and Tisha.  They love each other so much and they're always together, sleeping, playing or begging!  🐩 😍

While I was at Creativation in Phoenix I stopped by the Fabscraps booth and visited with Bea and Cait.  Knowing that they are dog lovers like me, I showed them this sweet photo and  they said you must scrap this photo with our new collection, Lavender Breeze.  And WOW, it worked so perfectly with my photo!

Even better, Petaloo's Briar Roses look fabulous with this collection. The purples and lavenders go so perfectly with the papers.  I tucked in some Cheery Lynn Designs diecuts to finish off my clusters.

 

These hearts are diecuts that are included in the collection and I thought they looked really great nestled in with my Petaloo blooms.

                                               

 

Petaloo Supplies:

Vintage Velvet Minis x 9 Purple SKU: RS1139-107/6

Briar Rose Canvas 5008-107 purple

Craft Trim - purple

Mixed Texture Mini blossoms lavender

 

Other:

Fabscrap Lavender Breeze paper collection

Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish #7

Lindy's Gator Gumbo Olive Starburst Mist

 

Thanks for stopping by the Petaloo blog today!

Off to the Races for Valentine's Day!

Hello, Friends!  I just love Valentine's Day!  What could be better than a day set aside to shower the people you love with love....and chocolate, of course!  Nothing says "I love you" better than a hand made card or gift, so I thought I'd share a couple of ideas to inspire you as you get ready for Valentine's Day.  I love to make tags, so I have a super frilly and feminine tag to share with you.  While I had all my papers and flowers out, I went ahead and made a strong, vintage masculine card as well. Both items are made with Graphic 45's fabulous Off to the Races collection.

A Very Masculine Valentine

 

Masculine Valentines can be a real challenge to create, especially if you want to include flowers or ribbon!  This very masculine Valentine uses both, yet manages to keep from being too frilly or fussy.  The secret here is the color palette.  These deep browns lend a very masculine feel to the composition.  Adding flowers is also easier than you might think.  Choose flowers with lots of texture and neutral colors, like these Canvas Mini Rosettes. I flanked them with Cream Petite Darjeeling blooms to keep things from looking too drab.

Using metallic embellishments like the frame and brads gives this card a rustic, vintage feel.  Both were silver, but I tapped them with alcohol inks to give them the aged bronze appearance you see here.  For trim on a masculine card, burlap string always works!

I finished the inside of the card with a pocket on the left.  It's just the right size for this tasty chocolate treat. The belly band on the right adds a decorative touch while simultaneously providing a spot for you to write a special note for your Valentine. 

 

A Frilly and Feminine Valentine Tag

Valentine's Day is one of the few times when you can combine pink with red and get away with it, so I love using this unexpected color combo on my Valentines. The base is a G45 Staples Long Ivory Tag.  Using a combination of Petaloo Penny Lane blossoms with fussy cut flowers from Off to the Races works so well!  I used a small Ivory ATC tag to create a pocket for my chocolate treat.

A trio of Darjeeling Cream butterflies adds such a nice feeling of movement to the tag.  Your eye just follows them from the bottom all the way to the top of the tag.  They are the perfect finishing touch!

So whether you are making Valentine goodies for your favorite fella or your special lady, Petaloo flowers work wonders.  I hope I've shared some ideas that you will be able to incorporate into your own Valentine creations!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Mini Garden Rosettes x10/Canvas Natural

Darjeeling Petites x24/Teastained Cream

Mixed Blossoms x8/Antique Red

Darjeeling Butterflies x8/Teastained Cream

 

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Christmas Tradition Layout

Hello everyone! Time really flies and in a few days time, we will be celebrating the New Year! For today's project, I would like to share with you all a layout on a tradition in our family. Every year, each of my kids will get to decorate a small Christmas tree all by themselves for Christmas.

For this layout, I've used tons of beautiful flowers by Petaloo and the Classic Christmas collection by Authentique. Here are some details on it.

Hope you all like this layout.

Petaloo products used:

Vintage Velvet Holly Leaves (1164-001/6)

Burlap Poinsettias - Red (1224-224)

Briar Rose Canvas - Holiday Mix (5008-502/4)

Textured Blossoms - Red (1263-212)

Vintage Velvet Holly Leaf Pick (1148-002/6)

Burlap Trims - Green (1483-102)

Trim Asst glitz - All Red (1912-003)

Other products Used:

Authentique Classic Christmas collection

Happy New Year!
xx Irene Tan

A Christmas Fantasy Cottage!

 

Maggi here to share my new styled holiday tradition with you.  For me, traditions often evoke feelings I had as a child, especially Christmas traditions! I used to make a gingerbread house every year when I was a kid; gosh I haven't done that in so long!  This year I decided to bring that tradition back, but keeping in my paper crafter mode, constructed a snowy winter scene.  The house is two different Sizzix Alterations dies, the larger trees are Creative Embellishments chipboard and the beautiful blooms are Petaloo, of course!  The small trees in the background are Sizzix Alterations diecuts.

 

I started out with a round canvas and spread lots of snow white TCW Modeling Paste (nice & thick) all over a round canvas.  While the modeling paste was still wet, I embedded the little house and the trees. I made little triangular back stops for them so they would stand up straight.  

 

I allowed that first thick coat of modeling paste to dry and then I added more modeling paste.  I repeated this several times, until I was satisfied with the look of the snow.  Then I took a narrow modeling paste trowel and added modeling paste to the house and the trees.  I love Petaloo's glittered stars.  Look closely and you will find red, green and white stars.

 

 

Then I sprayed it all over with siver Thermoweb Glitter Dust.  That gave the snow a nice sparkly look.

 

After I was satisfied with the look of the snow platform and snow on the trees, I added Petaloo flowers and glittered stars.

I made the flower all snowy looking with white gesso, Aleene's Glitter Snow and Stickles to accent the flowers and leaves.

 

Petaloo Supplies:

Briar Rose CanvasHoliday mix  RS5008-502/4

Regal Gold PoinsettiaRed RS5010-002/4

Vintage Velvet Holly leaves pack x 36 RS1164-001/6

Botanica Petite’s x 11RedSKU: 1101-005

Glittered Star PickRed/White/GreenSKU: RS5012-502/4

 

Other Supplies:

The Crafters Workshop Modeling Paste

Aleene's Glitter Snow

Thermoweb Glitter Dust

Sizzix Alterations Village Dwelling die

Sizzix Alterations Village Gingerbread die

Sizzix Alterations Tree Line die

White, brown, red, and green cardstock

Stickles - crystal, icicle, diamond, green, red

 

Thanks for visiting the Petaloo blog today!  I want to wish everyone the very best, this time of year, no matter what your faith may be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dashing Through the Snow with Petaloo & Authentique Classic Christmas

Day 3....Christmas Hop

 

The Petaloo designers are "Blog Hopping" with

the designers from Authentique!

 

 featuring...

The "Classic Christmas" paper collection

 

 

What a gorgeous mix of red, green and ivory for the Holidays...

 

 

 the "Retro Christmas" paper collection

 

 

How fun is this paper full of 1950's Santas with red & teal accents?!

 

PLUS ...coordinating Holiday flowers, picks & berries from Petaloo!

 

  

 

How to win PRIZES?

scroll to the bottom of the post...

 

 Authentique blog  - see  their designers' projects...here

 

Let's get this party started with Petaloo designer,

Kathy Clement

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Hello, Friends!  Kathy here with another holiday project for the Petaloo/Authentique Holiday Blog Hop.  All this week the Petaloo designers have teamed up with the fine folk at Authentique to share ideas for holiday gifts, cards and tags.  I'm crushing on Authentique's gorgeous Classic Christmas collection. The vintage images and elegant patterns inspired me to get my craft on.  While rummaging in the Closet of Shame, I found a wooden sled that I'd picked up at a yard sale a while back.  It was dark brown and very plain.  A few mixed media techniques, pretty papers and lovely Petaloo blooms completely transformed it. Now it's ready to go dashing through the snow with Jolly Old Saint Nick.

I began the transformation by brushing a light coat of white gesso all over the sled surface.  This was followed by a fairly thick (and random) coat of DecoArt Crackle Texture Medium.  I wanted to create a snow covered appearance for the sled.  I dusted on Perfect Pearls Medium in both Pearly White and Antique Gold to add some shimmer and to enhance the crackled surface.  I just love the way it turned out!

After distressing the gorgeous Authentique papers, I layered them up to create a sweet Christmas Vignette.  The icing on top are these glorious Petaloo holiday blooms.  This would make a wonderful Christmas gift under the tree, dontcha think?

While I had my Elf hat on, I decided to create a small Christmas wreath using a foam core from Floracraft.  This is one of those "quick and easy" holiday projects that we all love.  It was sooo easy!  I just wrapped wired ribbon and trim around the wreath base and added beautiful white Petaloo Poinsettia, Sugared Berry Clusters, Velvet Holly Leaves and ribbon.  As a finishing touch, I added the lovely sentiment tag from Classic Christmas along with a tiny image from the 6x6 paper pad. 

And what is Christmas without Christmas cards? Classic Christmas is overflowing with gorgeous images like this one. I treated the image with UTEE to make it look like old glass.  Antique Gold Ribbon, an altered Idea-Ology deer, frosty jingle bells,  and beautiful florals make this card one that will go in the "keep" pile for sure!

To make this fancy flower, I layered a Briar Canvas Rose from the Holiday Mix on top of a white poinsettia, then added a pearl to the center. 

Gift cards are such a popular thing now, so I created a special little gift card envelope that slips behind the belly band on the left hand side of the card.  I used the stickers from Classic Christmas to spell out a greeting, and tucked a chocolate inside the envelope.  I love it when a card does double duty as a gift, don't you?

I hope I've shared some ideas for holiday gifts and cards that inspire your creativity.  I think handmade holidays are the best!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Botanica Sugared Berry Clusters/Peach

Regal Velvet Poinsettia/White

Vintage Velvet Holly Leaves Pack x36

Gold Glitter Star Pick

Pine Pick/Cones & Berries

Vintage Velvet Holly Leaf Pick

Briar Rose Canvas/Holiday Mix

Ivory Burlap Poinsettia x 4

Floracraft foam wreath form

Petaloo Red Crochet Trim

Authentique Classic Christmas Collection

Classic Christmas 6x6 papers 

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I hope you've enjoyed today's projects that were created just for this fabulous hop!  Be sure to take some "me" time during this busy month and get creative!

 

Now, about those prizes...

 

PRIZES ... 2 WINNERS !!!!

 

What's in the prize?

Classic Christmas PRIZE of 6x6 paper & 6 packs of flowers to match  ...

Retro Christmas PRIZE of 6 x 6 paper & 6 packs of flowers to match ...

 

 

FIVE WAYS TO ENTER :

 

1. Leave us a message ...

each day on the Petaloo Blog ... (scroll to the bottom of each days post)

 

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& let us know you have done so

 

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5. Re pin a Christmas project from Pinterest  here

 

BONUS:

Authentique will be giving away prizes too ... here

  

 

Good luck, have fun & enjoy the HOP!

Your Friends at Petaloo

xxxooo