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Simple Stories Hop Post Vacation Countdown Calendar

 

DAY SIX ...

Blog Hop w/ Simple Stories

 

 

All this week the designers from the two design teams will be sharing with you lots of summer & spring inspired projects featuring two papers from Simple Stories and coordinating flowers from Petaloo ...

 

Bloom & Grow ... what a fun paper filled with lots of earthy colors and even a family of gnomes!!!

  

Sunshine & Happiness ... this sweet paper is just full of bright & happy flowers and fun!

 

Wait unit you see all the beautiful layouts, cards, home decor items and more  our designers have created with these two wonderful papers!!  And ... we have brand NEW Spring FLOWERS & embellishments to complement them!!

 

Plus... we will have
PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS
(scroll to the bottom of this post to learn how to win a prize!)

 

So let's get the party started with our Petaloo DT member ... Denise Hahn

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My vacation may not be until July, but its what I thought about when I saw the Simple Stories Sunshine and Happiness Collection. Since it made me dream of my Costa Rican vacation coming up, I decide to make a little countdown calendar. It starts 4 weeks before and then counts down by each day on the last week. I created it with just some chipboard, Simple Stories Paper, Petaloo flowers and my paper binder. 

I made a simple "tent" shape with two 8x8 covered pieces, then made a small inner flap to hold it open at the angle I wanted. 

I think I have found a new tradition of making vacation countdown calendars !! I was thinking I could even add some pic to the pages from the trip, super fun idea!

Supplies:

Petaloo Flowers :

Dogwood Canvas Pink

Gerbera Daisy Light Pink x6

Mini Gerbera Daisy x8 Yellow

Simple Stories Sunshine and Happiness Collection- Stickers and paper

-Denise

 

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Want to win?

PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS ...

We are giving away Design Team kits to FOUR lucky winners!!

1 ~ Carpe Diem Prize Pack 
Simple Stories paper (one 12x12 paper pack) and stickers  ...
PLUS 10 packs of Petaloo flowers and coordinating trims! That's a $75.00 prize! ...

 

1~ You are Here Prize Pack

Simple Stories paper (one 12x12 paper pack) and stickers  ...
PLUS 10 packs of Petaloo flowers and coordinating trims! That's a $75.00 prize! ...

 

1 ~ Let's Party Prize Pack

Simple Stories paper (one 12x12 paper pack) and stickers ...
PLUS 10 packs of Petaloo flowers and coordinating trims! That's a $75.00 prize! ... 

 

1 ~ Life in Color Prize Pack

Simple Stories paper (one 12x12 paper pack) and stickers  ...
PLUS 10 packs of Petaloo flowers and coordinating trims! That's a $75.00 prize! ...

 

FIVE WAYS TO ENTER :

1. Leave us a message on the Petaloo BLOG ...
(scroll to the bottoms of each days post)

 

2. LIKE US & enter the 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 project from PINTEREST .... here

 

6. BONUS: Hop over to Simple Stories & enter their contest ... here

Good luck, have fun & enjoy all the summer fun!
Your Friends at Petaloo
xxxooO

 

Crafting For Dad with Petaloo

Its tough to craft for Dad's! Especially when it comes to flowers, but in can be done. Most crafty Dad stuff ends up being home decor items, to be given that coveted spot on an office desk or living room mantle. Instead of trying to make something "masculine" make something that honors your dad but that is designed to go in a specific space. My Dad is long passed away, but this little memory is for the bookshelf in my family roman this lovely collection from Simple Stories fit the bill for me. I used a shadow box from a craft store, Petaloo Flowers and Simple Stories papers and chipboard stickers.

Supplies:

Petaloo Botanica Blueberry Picsx3

Petaloo Mini Mix x8 yellow

Petaloo Mini Mix x teastained blue

Simple Stories Bloom and Glow Collection Paper and Chipboard Stickers

Petaloo And Authentique Blog Hop- Utopia Shadowbox

 

Hello and welcome to DAY TWO of our

BLOG HOP with ...

All this week our designers will be sharing with you lots of bright summer colors & fun travel inspired projects
featuring two papers ...

UTOPIA ...
What a great paper for summer projects ... layouts of the kids at the beach, a trip to Hawaii or just having fun by the pool.

 

EXPLORE ...
This travel paper has a cool vintage vibe with fun earthy colors ... it is so versatile! Whether you are scrapping your memories of a vacation or hosting a "Fourth of July" party ... this paper is perfect!

 

Plus... we will have 

PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS

(scroll to the bottom of this post to learn how to win a prize!) 

 

So let's get the party started with our Petaloo DT member ... DENISE HAHN

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It seems that spring just started, but I am ready for summer already!
And this adorable Utopia Paper Collection Kit from Authentique inspired this little shadow box. I created a Snapguide to show you how to construct the box and fill it with your favorite Petaloo Blooms!

 

 

 

Check out How to Make a Chipboard Shadow Box to Decorate by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

Supplies:

Petaloo Flowers:

Textured Elements x4 Pistachio

Botanica Minis x11 in teal

Darjeeling Tearstained Dahlias in Pink x 10

Authentique Paper Collection Utopia

Crochet trims

Chipboard

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Want to win?

PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS ...

 

We are giving away Design Team kits to FOUR lucky winners!!


 

 2 ~ EXPLORE PRIZE PACKS 

 

 Authentique paper (either 12x12 or 8x8 paper packs) stickers & chipboard ...

PLUS 10 packs of Petaloo flowers and coordinating trims! That's a $75.00 prize! ...

 

 

2~ UTOPIA PRIZE PACKS



FIVE WAYS TO ENTER :

1. Leave us a message on the Petaloo BLOG ...

(scroll to the bottoms of each days post)



2. LIKE US & enter the 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 project from PINTEREST .... here



6. BONUS: Hop over to Authentique & enter their contest ... here



Good luck, have fun & enjoy all the summer fun!

Your Friends at Petaloo

xxxooo

 

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

 

Simple Spring Petaloo Project: Tealight Centerpiece

 

Hey everyone Denise here, I love decorating my table for any occasion. Here is a Mason Jar Tealight centerpiece that you can make with a variety of colors to match any theme, from Birthdays to weddings. For this beginner project you will need a jar, 1 pack of Petaloo Velvet Hydrangeas and 1 pack of Petaloo Trims. The best part, is they are simple easy to make as long as you follow one important rule! Don't use hot glue! Why? Well I can only say I speak from experience to tell you even the smallest of tea lights will heat glass to the point of melting your glue off. Use a thick white glue such as Tacky Glue. Also, I use a rubber band to created a "guide" around the jar so I glue on my trim evenly. 

Easy Steps:

Cut trim to fit jar (this one took 10 inches of each trim)

Use rubber band to align where you want your first trim, run a thin line of glue just under the rubber band

Let glue set for a minute or team then roll up the band to the next placement spot

Finally glue on the flowers- so I cheated and did a pre-glue with my hot glue gun to get the flowers to sit where I wanted them and then went back and applied my white glue- if using tacky glue just do now area at a time, let dry 5 minutes then roll over to next

Layer your flowers!

Drop in a tea light and your done!

Velvet Hydrangeas are made to be layered!

Supplies:

Petaloo Velvet Hydrangeas in Sienna

Petaloo fancy Trims Mango

Flower Collage Wreath with Petaloo

This has been my favorite spring crafting technique!  A great way to use up those little loose leftover flowers and the multicolors just scream spring! I made a Snapguide to show you how easy it is, and with a 9 inch foam wreath from the Dollar Store, super inexpensive too. Now I used my stash, but Petaloo has several flower collections that come with 24+ pieces. For a wreath this size, you would need about 5 packs of 24 and 9 larger flowers- 1-3 packs depending on how many come in a package

 

Check out How to Make a Spring Flower Collage Wreath by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

MIY-O Valentines with Petaloo

What's MIY-O? You ask? It's my new catch phrase so you heard it here first! It means: Make It Your Own. Basically it's a DIY project, that you sort of take and existing item and make it your own. To show you what I mean, here are few Valentines candies I picked up at the market. .99-3.99 each. I used some of my favorite Petaloo trims and flowers and made gorgeous handmade gifts. I created some Snapguides to show you how easy they were to make!

Here is how they started, just a few inexpensive Candies!

 

The guide to make this one is here:

Check out How to Make an Upcycled Valentine by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

 

 

 

The guide to make one of these is here:

Check out How to Make a Tic Tac Valentine by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

 

Supply List:

Botanica Faux Dried Blossoms x4 Red

Botanica Chantilly Velvet Red Hydrangeas Red

Fancy Trims Red

Crocheted Trims Ivory

Faux Dried Berry Clusters Red

Darjeeling Dahlias Tea Stained Pink

Vintage Dazzlers Valentines

A Petaloo Pop Up Card with Graphic 45

I love making Valentines cards, but my husband isn't really the romantic type, so I like to make them for my daughter and Mom. This pop up card is so fun and EASY to make. You just can't be afraid to "eyeball" it. I made you a little Snapguide to show you how. 

Check out How to Make a Pop Up Valentines Card by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

 

Supplies :

Petaloo Mini Pearl Daisy Petites X40 Antique Peach

Graphic 45 Mon Amour Papers

Twine

Hot Glue

Glue

Graphic 45 and Petaloo Valentines Banner

 

Welcome to DAY THREE of our

VALENTINES BLOG HOP with Graphic 45!! 

All this week we will be creating Valentines Day cards, layouts, home decor projects and so much more featuring "Children's Hour" paper and embellishments from Graphic 45 along with coordinating BOTANICA flowers, berries and trims from Petaloo!!

 

 

This sweet paper collection contains a different design for each month of the year! We had so much fun "playing" with the February paper for our Valentines Day theme! We hope you are inspired by our creations!!

 

Want to WIN a prize? ... please scroll to the bottom of this post for more information!

 

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Let's get the fun started with our Petaloo Designer ... DENISE HAHN

So excited to get my hands on Graphic 45's Calendar collection "Childrens Hour" and some of the absolutely decadent Petaloo Vintage Velvet Flowers! Today I made for you a Valentines Banner, I love to change the door decor of my craft room by the season and Valentines is one of my absolute favorites! I made you a Snapguide to show you how I constructed it with some close up to get you inspired to create your own designs!

 

Want a TUTORIAL for this banner?  Check out How to Make a Valentines Banner by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

 

 

Supplies:

Petaloo Flowers:

Vintage Velvet Dogwood Ivory

Chantilly Red Velvet Hydrangeas

Chantilly Siena Velvet Hydrangeas

Petaloo Fancy Trims Red

Graphic 45:

Childrens Hour 12x12 Paper Pad

Childrens Hour 12x12 Calendar Pad

Childrens Hour Journaling Cards

Childrens Hour Stickers

 

We are giving away Design Team kits to FOUR lucky winners!!

** one winner from ea location**

FB, Instagram, Pinterest & our Blog

 

What's in the PRIZE?

 

 

Graphic 45 paper (both 12x12 and 8x8 paper packs) stickers & chipboard ...

PLUS 10 packs of Petaloo flowers and coordinating trims! That's a $90.00 prize! ...

 

FIVE WAYS TO ENTER :

1. Leave us a message on the Petaloo BLOG ...

(scroll to the bottoms of each days post)

 

2. LIKE US & enter the 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 project from Pinterest .... HERE

 

6. BONUS: Hop over to G45 & enter their contest ... HERE

 

Good luck, have fun & enjoy all the LOVE!

Your Friends at Petaloo

xxxooo

 

Holiday Traditions

Over the past 12 years one of my traditions has been to make gifts for my employees. Usually something small like cookies, hot cocoa, or candy- but the true gift is the handmade packaging I put them in. I usually make about 20 of these gifts and since I am so busy during the holidays it has to be simple but special, and economical! Sometimes the economical part can be challenging- lets face it, I would love to cover each and every one of them with tons of Petaloo flowers, but narrowing it down to just one flower keeps it easier to make and in the budget! It can be very hard to keep a design simple yet elegant, so here are 4 ideas for you to make your own Special Economy gift bags.

This first one did require a little simple sewing but depending on the gift being given- you may need to make "less space" than a fully opened brown lunch bag. The other embellishments came from my vintage paper stash and some twigs from my backyard. The focal piece is Petaloo Burlap Blossoms x5 Ivory

This next one is my wee tiny one, great for a gift card or candy. This one used a red Dennison label, a gold staple and some twine. The focal Piece is Petaloo Botanica Blooms x4 Red

This is one of my favorites, just for its simplicity and elegance. I used a pack of 50 paper bags, and some paper straws from the craft store only 2.99! Then used a punch on black cardstock for the back ground. The focal flower is a Petaloo Teastained Dahlias x10 in cream- I love this flower from the set as it looks like a pointsettia!

Now this one uses a full brown lunch bag- good for popcorn balls or fuzzy sock gifts! Another Dennison label (I just love these can you tell?) a Botanica Bloom and some Petaloo Assorted Glitz trims in red- you can do two bags from each trim so one package will do 8 bags!

I hope I have inspired you to make your own creative homemade packaging without totally breaking the bank or taking too much time- Denise