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To Dad Card....

Hi everyone!

Today I have made a card for my dad with lots of fussy cutting.

Petaloo flowers and this Ladies Diary´s papers, from Graphic 45, are perfect for any occasion.

 

 

....love!!!

These flowers have such fun bright colors and match the paper perfectly. 

Petaloo Supplies

Mixed Blossoms Robin's Egg Blue #1836-056

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

Botanica Blossoms Pink 1102-101

Other Supplies

Ladies Diary Graphic 45 DCE Collection

Dad's Day Card

Hello Petaloo fans! It's Irene here. Today, I would like to share a Dad's Day card with you all. I've used the beautiful Maja Design pattern papers with gorgeous Petaloo flowers to create this card. I tried to keep the design of this card simple.

Below are some detail shots of this card.

It is so easy to create a beautiful cluster of flowers using these gorgeous Penny Lane blossoms.I've added more textures using some burlap pieces.

Hope you all like this card and see you all again soon!

xx Irene Tan

Petaloo Products used:

Mixed Blossoms - Robin Egg Blue (1836-056)

Mini Daisy Petites - Robin Egg Blue (1839-056)

Forget Me Nots - Robin Egg Blue (1837-056)

Burlap Trims - Natural (1483-000)

Other Products:

Maja Design pattern papers

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

Look Out World Graduation Card and Gift Card Holder

Hello, Friends!  It's Kathy Clement here with a great idea for a graduation card.  Many of us present the graduate with cash or a gift card. It's always nice to present a monetary gift in way that makes it even more special.  So I went on a search in my favorite papers from Graphic 45, looking for a collection that would lend itself to a graduation theme.  I found this great Look Out World image in the classic "Come Away With Me" collection.  

I love the depth, dimension and texture that these Petaloo Penny Lane Sea Green Mini Wild Roses add to the card's composition.

While this may look like a standard 6" x 6" top fold card, the focal image actually opens up to reveal a hidden gift card pocket. Simply remove the mini binder clip....

...and there it is!  You can write your congratulatory message on the enclosed mini post card, then tuck the gift card in along with it.  How fun is that?

The inside of the card holds a postcard filled with tags.  The tags can hold small photos of the graduate, be used as bookmarks, or a place to write down some words of wisdom for the graduate.

The decorative panel on the bottom half of the card actually opens.  This would be a great place to tuck in a few small graduation photos.

A Fond Farewell

The other reason I chose a travel themed collection for this card is a little bit sad.  This is my last post as a member of the Petaloo Design Team.  As you know, Petaloo is now owned by Floracraft, and the parent company has decided to close down the Petaloo blog and disband the design team.  

Life is a journey with lots of destinations along the way.  A little more than 2 years ago, I literally danced for joy when Cheryl, the owner of Petaloo, asked me to guest design for a month.  At the end of the month, she asked me if I would like to stay on as a permanent designer.  Would I?  You betcha!  

It has been such an honor to design with gorgeous Petaloo flowers, stick pins,  and trims for the past 2+ years.  Cheryl has been a dream to work for: supportive, kind and generous.  My Petaloo teammates have been a joy to work with and I've been blessed to forge some friendships that will endure even after this gig is over.

And then there's YOU the loyal Petaloo fans.  You have been so kind with your lovely comments on my posts.  I will continue to use Petaloo products in my design work, and will continue to share those projects on my personal blog, Kathy by Design.  

You will continue to be able to purchase Petaloo flowers in retail shops and online in stores such as Scrapbook.com, JoAnn's, and A Cherry on Top. Thank you so much for being on the journey with me.  

All good things must come to an end, and I exit with a heart that is filled with gratitude for the wonderful experience I've had designing for Petaloo.  As the sentiment on the post card in my project says, "The Best is Yet to Be!"  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Supply List

Petaloo Premier Penny Land Garden Collection Sea Green Mini Wild Roses 1838-062

Graphic 45 Come Away With Me Collection (12x12, 8x8, Tags & Pockets, Chipboard)

 

 

Memories Card

  

Day Eight! 

The Petaloo designers are "SPOTLIGHTING" the beautiful papers from

 

Maja Design of Sweden

 

June 5 - June 12.

We have loads of PAPERCRAFTING ideas, fun & 2 prize packs coming your way  ...

 

Our projects will feature this collection of papers from MAJA Designs

 

 

"VINTAGE SPRING BASICS"

 

PLUS ... we will be featuring PENNY LANE mulberry paper flowers & leaves from Petaloo that coordinate PERFECTLY with the Maja papers!

 

 

 

 PAPERCRAFTING projects you will see:

* Home DECOR

* Vintage PARTY Decorations 

* LAYOUTS

* CARDS & more ...

 

PLUS...

 

2 PRIZES ... 

 

 Vintage Paper & Flowers

PRIZE Packs

 

What's in the prize?

Petaloo "Penny Lane" Collection ... 15 packs of spring flowers

Maja Designs of Sweden...  25 pc pack of Vintage Spring Basics paper ...

 

 

We will be giving away two prize packs ... winners will be announced on our Blog & FB page 6/13.  

 

Scroll down to the bottom to see how you can enter to win.

Now let's see Tati's  fabulous project!  

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 Hi all!!

Today I share the project I created for the Petaloo & Maja Design product spotlight. 

A Memories Card.

I absolutely love these papers with Petaloo flowers from the Penny Lane Collection!

I hope you enjoyed!!

Remember to participate in the giveaway and... good luck, have fun & enjoy the SPOTLIGHT!

 

 

Petaloo Supplies

Penny Lane Mixed Blossoms Robin Egg Blue # 1836-056

Penny Lane Mixed Blossoms x 8 Antique Rose- 1836-059

 

Maja Design Papers

Vintage Spring Basics

Vintage Summer Basics

 

FIVE WAYS TO ENTER :

 

1. Leave us a message ...

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

 

2. LIKE US & enter our FB contest ...

on our Petaloo FB page here

 

3. Post our Giveaway on ... your FB page

& let us know you have done so

 

4. Follow us on ... Instagram   here

 

5. Re pin a Petaloo/Maja project from Pinterest  here

 

 

 

Good luck, have fun & enjoy the SPOTLIGHT!

Your Friends at Petaloo by FloraCraft

xxxooo

Flowers for a Cheery Spring

Jennifer Snyder here today to share my cards for spring.  

I have two cards I'd like to present all gussied in gorgeous Petaloo.

 

Here is the first card features the wonderful Petaloo Penny Lane  - Mixed Blossoms Antique Rose . 

I've tucked in some dyed seam binding ribbon and floral berries for added fullness to my floral cluster. 

 

 The paper collection is from Carta BellaFlora #1 6x6 paper collection. 

 

 

Here is the second card.  This one is fun and super summery.  I stamped the flamingo onto watercolor paper and then gave it a quick blush of color.  My real pop of color comes in the Petaloo florals I chose: 

Petaloo Botanica - Mini Pistacchio 

Petaloo Darjeeling  Teastained  Pink Petite Blooms 

 

Isn't this sweet and cheery up close?  Bright, cheery, happy flowers - and I love the color combination of pink and pistachio. 

 

The rectangle die cut frame also fits the summery look with the bright pink background.   

 

 

 

 

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

Happiness is crafting with Petaloo.  

Thanks for stopping to visit.

 

Petaloo Used:
Petaloo Penny Lane  - Mixed Blossoms Antique Rose 1836-059
Petaloo Botanica - Mini Pistacchio 1101-108

Petaloo Darjeeling  Teastained  Pink Petite Blooms 1465-110

Bees and Honey Springtime Greeting Card with Kathy

Hello, Friends!  Spring is such an exciting season.  Everything is just bursting with life!  As I was out walking the other day, I noticed all the bees buzzing in the flowerbeds and it inspired me to make this vintage style Like Bees to Honey Springtime Greeting Card.

 

I have a soft spot in my heart for yellow flowers, so I decorated my card with two gorgeous yellow Botanica Blooms, one "sugared" one plain.  To deepen the color tone, I spritzed each blossom lightly with Sunflower Sparkle Perfect Pearls Mist.

The background papers for this happy card are taken from Graphic 45's Nature Sketchbook 8x8 pad. The vintage bee image came in my "It's the Bee's Knees" Creativity Kit from Polly's Paper Studio.  I layered everything up, then added a really fun brass bee charm to give it a real vintage vibe.

To balance out the composition, I added a sweet canvas sunflower to my bow cluster.  This was also spritzed with Sunflower Sparkle Mist.

 

More paper pretties adorn the inside of this fun, interactive card.

The top pocket is made by scoring and folding a G45 Nature Sketchbook ephemera card.  I wrapped this with ribbon and tied a simple square knot to hold everything together.  Then I tucked a sunshine yellow herbal tea bag into the pocket.

The large pocket on the bottom is decorated with one of the tag/pocket combos from Nature Sketchbook.  I filled it with cute bee ephemera.  Then I decorated a G45 Staples tag with more pretty paper and a bee tag.   And what kind of bee card would fail to include a little honey?  So I added this honey stick to the pocket.  This combination of tag, tea bag and honey stick transform this card into a gift!

Wishing you a bee-youtiful day!

Cheerio,

kathy

Petaloo Products used in this Project

Botanica Blooms Peach

Botanica Sugared Blooms Gold/Sienna

 Ivory Canvas Sunflower Mini

Mother's Day Card

Hello Petaloo fans! It's Irene here. Today, I'm going to share with you all a simple Mother's Day card which I've created using some gorgeous Darjeeling flowers by Petaloo. I've used papers by Graphic 45 for this card.

I've chosen the green and pink theme to create this card for a feminine look. The vintage image in this collection is perfect for this card.

I've created a dimensional cluster of flowers using a combination of cream and pink blossoms.

Hope you all like this card and Happy Mother's Day to all mothers around the world.

xx Irene Tan

Petaloo Products Used: 

Darjeeling Anenome - Cream (1490-105)

Dahlias - Pink (1467-110)

Petites - Pink (1465-110)

Happy Mother's Day Pocket with Tags

Hey there Peeps! Today I'm sharing a project I created to celebrate Mom.  What better way to show you care by creating a special project with ultra feminine style?

 
 

 This pocket is filled with tags that can be used to write out a sweet sentiment or attach a thoughtful gift card for a spa day or special shopping spree for Mom.

This scrumptious flowers arrangement has layers in shades of pink with a gorgeous butterfly tucked in.

Even without the tags inside this pocket is really lovely. You can see that there is room also to tuck in some mementos and favorite pictures to create an untraditional scrapbook project. What Mom wouldn't want pictures of her little cutie pies???

The tags were designed to be similar but different incorporating the patterned papers with ribbon trim, crystal drops, painted chipboard, and of course more of the coordinating flowers and butterfly.

~Petaloo Supplies~

      Flora Doodles Collection - Velvet Hydrangeas - Soft Pink

Botanica Collection - Floral Embellishments - Anenome - Fuchsia

Darjeeling Collection - Floral Embellishments - Hydrangeas - Spice

Darjeeling Collection - Butterflies - Teastained Pink

 

DIY Bright, Cheery Cards for Mothers Day and Any Occasion

 

 DIY Bright, Cheery, Happy Cards

Jennifer Snyder here to share some cards.  After a long and dull, cold winter, I need a big dose of bold, bright, happy color.  Thus I set off to make myself happy.  Happiness is easy to achieve when I use my favorite  Petaloo products.

 

 

I created two cards using the same background stamp, just applying different colors and different coloring techniques to complete the project.  

 

My background stamp is from JustRite Papercraft and is great for experimenting with technique.  The large floral pattern is great for pairing with any Petaloo flower.    The possibilities are limitless. 

Below is a closer look at the Petaloo florals that adorn this card.

 

 

Here's How I made this

 

Step. 1 - I stamped the image onto " Specialty Stamping Paper for Inks"  using Clear Embossing Ink .   This helps provide a clear and crisp image.  I am not looking for a distressed image - I really am desiring a crisp clean image.   For this reason, I also did not choose to use distress embossing ink. 

 

Step. 2 -  I coated the specialty paper with clear  super fine embossing powder (white embossing powder works nicely as well).   Heat and set with a heat embossing tool/heat gun. 

 

Bonus Tip - With products like embossing powders, glitter and beads, I find that clean up is much easier when using a craft tray to help catch all the extra product.  I'm not really great at sweeping and vacuuming so I like to avoid that one task when possible. 

  

Step. 3 -  Pick some Distress inks and start blending.   I was able to blend gorgeous color combinations on the specialty stamping paper using various Distress Inks and blending tools.   

  

Step. 4 -  Moving on to the embellishing phase.   I die cut two decorative ovals and scored them at the center so they could be crisply folded and used as flaps to hide a surprise sentiment. 

 

 

Step. 5 -  Secure the decorative ovals  to the stamped card .  To do this, align the fold against the side of the card.  Once in place, they will act like "flaps" to hide a surprise sentiment when closed.  

 

Here is an image of the front and back of the card once the ovals are attached.  

 

Step. 6 -  Embellish as desired with coordinating and colorful Petaloo flowers.  After you are done embellishing, add a Velcro dot to each side of the flap so the card stays closed.  I purchased the Velcro dots in the notions section of a big box store. 

 

These are the gorgeous flowers I used: 

Petaloo - Darjeeling Collection - Pink Dahlias 

Petaloo - Textured Elements Collection - Yellow Burlap 

 

Important Tip - as you add flowers, trims, bows and various embellishments to the flaps, make sure the flaps still open.  Do not make the mistake I made of gluing this and that to the flap without a care, then assume it will open like it should.  I was thankful my glue had not set up and could still move the products around.  phew!  

 

Here are a few more close shots to help understand and see the dimension of the card.  

Here is the sweet surprise you find once the card is opened.  The  "hello" sentiment is a die from JustRite PaperCraft  called "Hello Decorative Oval Frame".

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This is my second card - made using the same background cling stamp from JustRite, called Succulent  but with a different technique applied  in coloring the background.

Just as in the first card, I  used Clear Embossing Ink  and Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder  but stamped on Cardstock  for Watercolors .   I did not use the specialty paper for stamping  which was used on the first card.  That specialty paper for stamping is not good to use with watercolor paints.  

 

 

 At that point, I cracked out my watercolors and water brush and had some fun.  I knew Petaloo flowers would be perfect matches for my watercolor choices.  

 

The flowers used on this card were:

Petaloo Darjeeling - Garden Rosette Mini- Purple 

Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget me nots - Robin Egg Blue 

Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget me nots - Purple (Soft Lavender) 

 There is a lot of color, movement and bold pattern happening on this card so I added some die cut circles to help provide a place for the eye to settle - an "anchor' for the eye.   The circles also help draw the eye to the Petaloo flowers.  

 

Thanks for stopping here to look and share your time with me.  I appreciate this a great deal.  

Petaloo Products: 
Petaloo - Darjeeling Collection - Pink Dahlias 1467110
Petaloo - Textured Elements Collection - Yellow Burlap RS1208-203/6
Petaloo Darjeeling - Garden Rosette Mini- Purple 1491104
Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget me nots - Robin Egg Blue 1837-056
Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget me nots - Purple (Soft Lavender) -0837-057

Other Products:
JustRite PaperCraft - Stamps and Dies
Tim Holtz Distress Inks -Various
Clearsnap Colorbox Fingertip Daubers ( Blending Tools)
Tsukineko Fantastix Blending Tools
Specialty Paper for Stamping
Watercolor Brushes
Ranger Specialty Cardstock  for Watercolors
Watercolor paints
Watercolor Paper
Cardstock
Pink Gingham Ribbon