Petaloo

Simple Spring Petaloo Stash Project

I have been waiting a long time to make this project! I have been dreaming of using all the little flowers in my "leftover flower pot" stash to make a little spring banner, and this little project exceeded my expectations! I keep two little flowers pots on my craft table, one for little flower leftovers and one for the bigger ones. You can adapt the size of your banner according to your flower sizes and make as many as you want, with 3 being the minimum. This one is made using a 4 inch long by 3.5 inch wide pennants. First cover chipboard with green paper for a "leafy" background that disappears once you start flowering on it.

This is all you need!

Start by anchoring all of the corners first then work your way around the edges and then inside

Use the "warping" of the flowers to your advantage like the green one on the right, it was a little flat on one side so I used it along the edge- don't worry about little bald spots that why we made the background green!

I usually punch holes to run my trim, but with the flowers this is tough, so just glue on your trim, making sure you hit each corner with the hot glue. I found this super cool leaf trim in my stash, it fit perfectly

I used an assortment of Petaloo Botanicas, Darjeelings, and Textured Elements

Cardstock: Core'dinations, trim May Arts Jumbo Satin Trim Leaves in Olive

 

Birdie's Sweet Spring Retreat: Kathy Clement, Guest Designer

Hello, Friends!  Don't you just love springtime?  One of my favorite things about spring is the return of all those beautiful little birdies.  So while I was having a play with Petaloo flowers and Graphic 45 Children's Hour papers, I remembered a little wooden birdhouse I had stashed away in my Closet of Shame.  I used paints, Petaloo Fancy Trims, and loads of beautiful Petaloo blossoms, stick pins and Fancy Trims to create Birdie's Sweet Spring Retreat.  If I were a bird, I'd definitely want to build my nest in this stylish chalet!

See what I mean?  I created a pedestal base for Birdie's Sweet Spring Retreat with the base of a broken antique picture frame.  The chipped gold base was painted with Picket Fence And Shabby Shutters Distress Paint, and before it was completely dry, I just wiped the edges and embossed areas to let a little bit of the original gold base peek through. I used the ric rac from the Taupe Fancy Trims package to line the "front porch" and the pom poms to the eaves. This gives the house a real Victorian/Shabby Chic vibe that makes me want to sprout wings and move in!

The wooden house was painted with Picket Fence and Scattered Straw Distress Paint, then sanded lightly when dry to shabby it up a bit.  I used scrap paper to create a template of the roof and walls, then lined them with Graphic 45 designer paper (Bohemian Bazaar) and Core'dinations Kraft Core cardstock that was run through an embossing folder, sanded and painted.  I cut a decorative edge on the roof eaves by adding Taupe mini pompoms (Petaloo Fancy trims) and topping them with a border piece from  Children's Hour.  I fussy cut the image from the March Ephemera sheet, inked the edges with Vintage Photo Ink and used foam tape to mount to one of the March tags.  This was glued into a base of Spanish Moss and surrounded with fussy cut Graphic 45 Flowers and a bower of Amber Velvet Pansies, Rose Velvet Hydrangea Picks,Gray/Blue/Purple/Green Faux Dried Minis and Purple Teastained Mixed Mini Darjeeling blooms.

Each side of the bird house is decorated with bits and pieces from the Children's Hour Collection and flowers.  Here, I've combined more Amber Velvet Pansies with Chantilly Lilac/Purple Mixed Blooms.  I love how the rich deep purple of the Chantilly flowers pops against the yellow "siding" and coordinates perfectly with the Graphic 45 stamp.

Here you can see the texture on the roof.  I wanted it to look like a tin roof, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.  The pretty designer paper is topped with a tag, a metal bird charm, fussy cut flowers and another mini teastained Darjeeling blossom.

The back side of Birdie's Sweet Spring retreat sports a Graphic 45 pocket and tag, Velvet Hydrangeas, Petaloo Stick pin, Darjeeling flowers and some white Botanica Petites Blossoms.  I just love all the texture and color these blooms add to the project!

Thanks so much for letting me be your Guest Designer today.  Nothing makes me happy than playing with pretty posies, papers and trims! 

Wishing you sweet bird songs, sunshine, and pretty flowers!

Kathy

 

Petaloo supplies:

1110-205 Velvet Pansies ~ purple & amber

1272-161 Velvet Hydrangeas ~ rose

1465-104 Darjeeling Petites x 24 ~ purple

1462-104 Darjeeling Mini Mix x 8 ~ purple

1836-057 Mixed Blossoms x 8 ~ lavender

1138-107 Peony x 4 ~ lav/purple

1105-107 Spring Berry Pick ~ lav/purple

1910-136 Fancy Trim ~ Taupe

 

 

Graphic 45 supplies:  Children's Hour paper & embellishments

Paints:  Picket Fence, Shabby Shutters, Scattered Straw Distress Paints

 

 

Blog Hop Petaloo Xyron and Core'dinations - Halloween Boot Invitation By Bibiana

 

Hello Dear Petaloo Lovers!

 

It me,  Bibiana,

very excited to participate this week again right here

as a Guest "Blogger" Designer

as part of Petaloo's Blog HOP

with "Core'dinations" papers and "Xyron" adhesives!

 

I am invited to participate twice this week
with a Fall and a Halloween projects!

 

Here it is the 2nd project

this time I am featuring the Halloween one...

with a "Witch" boot Invitation card...

 

 

To make this card I used "Core'dinations" papers, "Xyron" adhesives and of course an assortment of "Petaloo" flowers

First, I made the shape of the card using my "silhouette" digital cutting electronic machine 

Then gathered these supplies
here are the shapes cut and all the supplies used

For the base of the card, I used "Coredinations" papers..these papers have the particularity that when sanded they reveal a second color underneath... in my case I first embossed the gray boot with an embossing folder, then sanded the paper and here is the result, a two tone background!

To pick up all the dust left by the sanding I used the "Dust Buddy", which is a somewhat  "damped"/ "sticky" dust cleaner... that really picks up all the dust left from the sanding...I  am using it now a lot!

So if you do not know it I advise you to check it out ..

 

For the borders and trims I used The "Xyron" sticker machine.

Insert the border on the top, pull the paper, rub and peel clear paper. The border comes out with adhesive on the back.

 

Attach the lace to the border, gathering it and making ruffles

 

The same for the word "Halloween", which is a file from the "silhouette" digital cutting machine

"Petaloo" flowers are great to be colored or altered, in my case I added some glitter on the petals to give them this "sugar" look

I added some pearls on the cream border,  place a spider web die from "Memory Box" underneath the flowers and added a mini clothespin

"Petaloo" flowers come as well in lots of colors and here I choose some black ones.

I folded in half the large black daisy flower and place it on the top of the boot

I Chose a clear envelope to display the boot and decorate the top with  some more "Petaloo" flowers and a circle doily.

Stamp or write inside the details for your Halloween invitation ! 

and Voilà! You have a very cute Halloween Witch boot card

 

Note: Cut the doily in half and adhere each half  to each side of the envelope

 

Insert boot on clear envelope and close envelope with a clothespin

Last view...

 

And here it is a last photo with both projects featured right here at "Petaloo's" blog hop this week for my Guest appareance!

using "Petaloo" flowers, "Core'dinations" papers

and "Xyron" adhesives

 

Thank You "Petaloo" 

for letting me discover your wonderful flowers and trims 

and for welcoming my tutorials at your blog!

 

Thanks for the visit

 We love to hear from you!

 

You can also find me at

"Stamping with Bibiana"

 

SUPPLIES used:

1-PETALOO PRODUCTS
Flowers: - Petaloo Color Me Crazy Collection Black Chalboard
in assortment flower layers x16

Flowers: - Petaloo Premier Darjeeling Collection Teastained Cream
in petites, mini mix and dahlias

Doily: - Petaloo Premier Darjeeling Collection Black
in all black Doilies

Trims: -Petaloo Fancy Trims
in lace trim ivory

2- XYRON PRODUCTS
Xyron sticker machine
mega runner

3- CORE'DINATIONS PRODUCTS
Core'dinations papers in natural
"dust buddy"

 

 

Blog Hop Petaloo Xyron and Core'dinations - Double Step Card By Bibiana

 

Hello Dear Petaloo Lovers!

 

My name is Bibiana,

and I am thrilled to participate this week right here

as a Guest "Blogger" Designer

as part of Petaloo's Blog HOP

with "Core'dinations" papers and "Xyron" adhesives!

 I am invited to participate twice this week
with a Fall and a Halloween projects!

 

Here it is the fall project...

a Double Center Step Fall card...

 

 

 

To make the base of the card, follow the instructions on how to make the shape for the double center step card

here it is an assortment of some "Petaloo" Flowers used for this card...

 

For the base of the card, I used "Coredinations" papers..these papers have the particularity that when sanded they reveal a second color underneath... in my case I first embossed the panels with a fall embossing folder, then sanded the paper and here is the result, a two tone background !

I discovered this NEW little clever tool that "Coredinations" papers carries... It is called the "Dust Buddy", and what it is, it's a somewhat  "damped"/ "sticky" dust cleaner... It really picks up all the dust left from the sanding...I was quite happy with it...

So if you do not know it I advise you to check it out ...it comes in handy, when you work with fine particles at your desk, such as glitter, powders or sand...I really liked it! no more flying/floating particles!

As for "Petaloo's" flowers, I am in love!

As many of you that already know them, these flowers are incredible to work with, they add instant WOW to any project!
The tone on tone cream tea stained flowers are made in 100% recycled cotton, and they can be painted!..
They are so soft to the touch and great to alter them..but I left mine in their original color!
As for the details on the flowers, see the pistils!
each flower comes with different ones...all is in the details, right?

For this particular white flower on the corner...I used some natural burlap trim cord underneath..

I punched 2 circles, make them as stickers with the "Xyron" machine and looped the natural cord shaping it in a flower then placed it underneath the white flower

Some natural burlap was placed underneath the flowers and added a butterfly die cut.

This card can be given at any occasion during fall, for thanksgiving or just to say thanks to a special someone

 

At the bottom I added the word "Thankful", die cut in gold mirror paper.

I inserted the die cut onto the opening of the "Xyron"sticker machine to add adhesive to the back of the word,  pull paper, burnish it really well, peel and stick it  to the project!

Finished the card with some other die cuts!

Here it is a side view of the double center step fall card all done with the gorgeous "Petaloo" Flowers, "Core'dination" papers and "Xyron" adhesives!

 

 

I hope you liked this project...

I loved working with "Petaloo's" flowers and trims!

Stay tunned for another project
that I will be sharing with you this week
right here at Petaloo's Blog Hop!

Thanks for the visit!

We love to hear from you!

see you then!

 

You can also find me at

"Stamping with Bibiana"

 

SUPPLIES used:

1-PETALOO PRODUCTS
Flowers: - Petaloo Premier Darjeeling Collection Teastained Cream
in Petites, Mini Mix and Dahlias assortments

Flowers: - Petaloo Premier Darjeeling Collection Teastained Spice
in Petites and Mini Mix assortments

Trims: -Petaloo Fancy Trims
in Burlap Trims Cream and Natural

2- XYRON PRODUCTS
Xyron sticker machine
mega runner

3- CORE'DINATIONS PRODUCTS
Core'dinations papers in natural
"dust buddy"

 

 

Blog Hop "thank you" & WINNERS!

  

THANK YOU ~  

Core'dinations & Xyron 

 Thank you for sharing your beautiful paper and adhesives with us ...

Your wonderfully versatile cardstock has us inspired to tear, sand and emboss and we have enjoyed every project & each moment of the Halloween Hop with you...

Plus, without the amazing adhesives from Xyron none of our projects would have been possible...

 

 

thank you Coredinations & Xyron design teams ~ you put so much time and effort into creating absolutely stunning projects that featured Petaloo flowers ...thank you 

thank you  Petaloo design team ~ we are so appreciative for the heart and soul you put into your Halloween creations as well!  

thank you Petaloo friends and family ~ we appreciate you for  "playing along" with us on our Halloween Hop and leaving such sweet and kind messages on our Blog and Facebook!

 

 

We would like to congratulate our three Petaloo Halloween Hop WINNERS!  Please contact [email protected] with your addresses...

 

Heather Lewall

 Kay Klingler

Viki Banaszak

 

Congratulations from your friends at Petaloo!

 

Blog hop with Petaloo, Xyron and Core'dinations

 

Welcome to the FINAL DAY of our Halloween Blog Hop with Coredinations and Xyron! 

 

All this week our three design teams will be creating Halloween projects with:

cardstock by CORE'DINATIONS

adhesives by XYRON

flowers and trims by PETALOO

 

In addition to giving you Halloween inspiration...we will be picking WINNERS for PRIZES too!

Here is our PRIZE...

 

 

HOW to ENTER & WIN???

1. Leave a message here on the Petaloo Blog 

2.  Repin a project from Petaloo Pinterest  here

3.  Leave a message on Petaloo Facebook  here

 4. go to Coredinations Bog ~OR~ Xyron Blog 

 

 Let's get the BLOG party started with Petaloo DT member Helena Johansson

 

Hi everybody! Helena here to share some inspiration with you, using Petaloo flowers, Core'dinations papers and Xyron adhesives.

My first project is a mixed media canvas in purple shades. Purple is one of my favorite colors, and a perfect color for fall projects!

I have cut leaves using a dark grey paper from Core'dinations, and sprayed them with purple mist. The Botanica flowers from Petaloo were also misted, and I have painted the edges with some white gesso. I have glued the flower with Xyron zots, and used 3D foam squares for the clock faces, to get more dimension.

I have also made a card, and this one I'm gonna send to a friend. Fall is the perfect season for meeting friends for coffee and a talk!

For this card I have used white and dark grey papers from Core'dinations. The flowers are Botanica and Forget Me Nots. I have adhered the papers with 3D foam squares and sticky dot runner, and the flowers with zots, all from Xyron.

Thank you for stopping by today!

xoxo

Helena

Petaloo products used:

Botanica Blooms - Lavender/Purple

Botanica Petite's - Lavender/Purple

Penny Lane Forget Me Knots - Soft Lavender

 

Core'dinations products used:

12x12 paper pad - Neutrals

 

Xyron products used:

Zots

3D Foam Squares

Sticky Dot Runner

Halloween with Core'dinations, Xyron and Petaloo!

   

Welcome to DAY FIVE of our Halloween Blog Hop with Coredinations and Xyron! 

 

All this week our three design teams will be creating Halloween projects with:

cardstock by CORE'DINATIONS

adhesives by XYRON

flowers and trims by PETALOO

 

In addition to giving you Halloween inspiration...we will be picking WINNERS for PRIZES too!

Here is our PRIZE...

 

 

HOW to ENTER & WIN???

1. Leave a message here on the Petaloo Blog 

2.  Repin a project from Petaloo Pinterest  here

3.  Leave a message on Petaloo Facebook  here

 4. go to Coredinations Bog ~OR~ Xyron Blog 

 

 Let's get the Halloween party started with Petaloo DT member Irene Tan

   

Hello everyone! For today's hop, I'm sharing with you all two simple projects. A Halloween card and a halloween tag.

First of all, is a Halloween card which I've created using some simple mixed media techniques to create the background.

Petaloo's textured blossoms are just perfect for these Halloween projects! Love them! To attach all the pieces together, I've used various Xyron products.

Next, is a fun and simple Halloween tag which I've created using Core'dinations cardstock. I've used a spider web stencil to create a simple background for this tag.

I've used Xyron's clear adhesive dots to create some dimensions and textures on the ghost which I've later painted it with some mixed media mediums. To add a feminine touch to it, I've added some lace and flowers to the ghost.

Petaloo Products Used:

Mixed Textured Mini Blossoms - Amber (1263-203)

Mixed Textured Layers - Ivory (1257-200)

Mixed Textured Blossoms - Amber (1256-203)

Crochet Lace - Black (1482-148)

Fancy Trims - Shades of Beige (1910-101)

Witch and Cats (1582-007)

Other Products Used:

Core'dinations cardstocks

Xyron adhesives

xx Irene Tan

Masters of Horror Portraits Halloween Blog Hop

  

Welcome to DAY FOUR of our Halloween Blog Hop with Coredinations and Xyron! 

 

All this week our three design teams will be creating Halloween projects with:

cardstock by CORE'DINATIONS

adhesives by XYRON

flowers and trims by PETALOO

 

In addition to giving you Halloween inspiration...we will be picking WINNERS for PRIZES too!

Here is our PRIZE...

 

 

HOW to ENTER & WIN???

1. Leave a message here on the Petaloo Blog 

2.  Repin a project from Petaloo Pinterest  here

3.  Leave a message on Petaloo Facebook  here

 4. go to Coredinations Bog ~OR~ Xyron Blog 

 

 Let's get the Halloween party started with Petaloo DT member Nichola Battilana

 

I am not ashamed to admit that I am a creepy sorta' girl. Besides flowers, fairies, frills and glitter, I'm also a big fan of horror, thrills and creepypasta. For my blog hop project I wanted to create something that celebrated my love for the horror genre.

And so I've created these framed portraits of two undisputed masters of horror: Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft.

I began with an inexpensive wooden frames, covering them with Core-dinations Cardstock Neutrals. I embossed the paper, sanded it to reveal the colour core, and distressed the edges. I love the 'aged' look and texture this gives the pieces.

My Lovecraft portrait includes a vibrant assortment of blooms. The orange and green combination is just a smidge 'toxic' and coordinates perfectly with the polymer clay tenticles!

Edgar's portrait is complimented with an assortment of dark Petaloo blooms in a variety of textures.

My papery bits are held in place with my trusty Xyron Wedge Shaped Glue Stick. Larger items (like those hefty tenticles) are held in place with a spot of hot glue, but small snippets of Double-Sided High Tack tape hold everything exactly where it should be.

I'm pretty sure dear old Edgar would approve :)

Petaloo
Botanica Blooms 1102
Darjeeling Mini Mix 1462
Burlap Blossoms 1200
Floral Ephemera 1100
Penny Lane Mixed Blossoms 1836
Spring Berry Clusters 1105

Xyron Wedge Shaped Glue Stick
Xyron Double-Sided High Tack

Core-dinations Cardstock Neutrals

G45 Ornate Metal Label Holder
Wooden frames
Portrait print-outs
Feathers
Pen nib

 

DAY 2 "Fall.....in LOVE!"

 

Welcome to DAY TWO of our Halloween Blog Hop with Coredinations and Xyron! 

 

All this week our three design teams will be creating Halloween projects with:

cardstock by COREDINATIONS

adhesives by XYRON

flowers and trims by PETALOO

 

In addition to giving you Halloween inspiration...we will be picking WINNERS for PRIZES too!

Here is our PRIZE...

 

 

HOW to ENTER & WIN???

1. Leave a message here on the Petaloo Blog 

2.  Repin a project from Petaloo Pinterest  here

3.  Leave a message on Petaloo Facebook  here

 4. go to Coredinations Bog ~OR~ Xyron Blog 

 

 Let's get the Halloween party started with Petaloo DT member Lynne Forsythe

 

Hi Petaloo Fans.......Lynne Forsythe here!
It's that time in the North Country.
The hills (mountains) are ALIVE with color...

greens
yellows
reds
browns!!

....and can I tell you...
I about go CRAZY!

Decks and stairs are adorned with Mums and Pumpkins
and there is a crispness in the air
with the smell of Fall.

My creation today was inspired by this beautiful season!
I began with a pad of
Core'dinations 6 x 6 Dark Cardstock Pad
just the perfect colors
with a slight addition of piece of
Chocolate Brown Cardstock.

For your convenience
I created a SnapGuide regarding how I made the leaves....

Check out How to Create Leaves for a Fall Inspired Canvas
by Lynne Forsythe on Snapguide.

Once I had created my leaves
and the background to my canvas...
I pulled out a 
BEAUTIFUL Petaloo Textured Burlap Blossom...

and created my flower cluster around it!!
I just love the Ivory Mixed Blossoms....
and ohhh HOW BEAUTIFUL are the 
little touches created by 
the Berry Clusters.

When I THOUGHT I was finished I pulled out
a few Mini Mix ~ Teastained Purple flowers!
Just PERFECT!

I finished off my canvas with a 
CMC Fancy Frame
around a chipboard LOVE!
(pretty much sums it up!!)

I adhered my flowers and leaves with 
Xyron ~ Double Sided High Tack Tape...
impressive!

Hope you have enjoyed my Fall Themed project!!!

Halloween Masks with Petaloo Coredinations and Xyron

 

Welcome to DAY ONE of our Halloween Blog Hop with Coredinations and Xyron! 

 

All this week the three design teams will be creating Halloween projects with:

cardstock by COREDINATIONS

adhesives by XYRON

flowers and trims by PETALOO

 

In addition to giving you Halloween inspiration...we will be picking WINNERS for PRIZES too!

Here is our PRIZE...

 

 

HOW to ENTER & WIN???

1. Leave a message here on the Petaloo Blog 

2.  Repin a project from Petaloo Pinterest  here

3.  Leave a message on Petaloo Facebook  here

 4. go to Coredinations Bog ~OR~ Xyron Blog 

 

 Let's get the Halloween party started with Petaloo DT member Denise Hahn

 

I confess, I hate dressing up for Halloween- at least as an adult. So when there is a mandatory costume party I like to make myself a good old Mardi Gras Mask! When I went to take pictures of my masks, I realized these make great halloween decor. So do like I did and pour some corn kernels in a vase and make an instant centerpiece. Or add to a flower arrangement. You could even make tiny ones for cupcake picks! I used Core'dinations Neutrals Stack to make my masks. I used a little cheater embossing technique to give them that spooky look. I just searched the internet for a free Mardi Gras template and printed it right onto my Core'dinations paper. The most important part of this mask you can't see. That's where your Xyron comes in. I run my mask through my Creative Station 5 inch and then lay that on some chipboard to reinforce. Decorate with Petaloo Flower and Trim- then Hot glue a Washi Covered kabob skewer for the handle and that's it! I made you a little snap guide to show you how I made the Kitty mask- Have fun with your Halloween Crafts this season! -Denise

 

 

SUPPLY LIST:

Check out How to Make a Halloween Mask by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

Petaloo:

Penny Lane Mixed Blossoms Antique Peach

Fancy Crochet Trims in Cream and Spice

Textured Elements Mini Blossoms Black

Brads Assorted Shades of White and Green

Core-dinations Textured Stack Neutrals

Xyron 5 Inch Creative Station

other:

chipboard

bamboo skewer

washi tape

hot glue

glitter gypsum