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SPOTLIGHT with Maja Design and Petaloo!

  

Day Seven ! 

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 Irene's fabulous project! 

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Hello everyone! It's Irene here and today's is my turn to share with you all my project for this product spotlight with Maja Design and Petaloo! Have you thought about having a vintage summer party for this Summer? Today, I've created an easy centerpiece to decorate your party tables with. I've used Maja Design gorgeous pattern papers with beautiful Petaloo Penny Lane flowers to create a feminine vintage paper umbrella.

I actually saw an instructional origami video on how to create this paper umbrella and thought that I should give it a try and add my own twist to it in decorations. Here are more pictures of this paper umbrella.

This umbrella are able to close and open when needed. I've added tons of flowers and trims to it, to create that vintage feminine look.

I've used several different sizes of Penny Lane flowers to create clusters on this paper umbrella.

Thank you for stopping by and hope to see you all again soon!

xx Irene Tan

Petaloo Products used:

Mixed Blossoms - Antique Mauve (1836-070)

Mixed Blossoms - Antique Rose (1836-059)

Mini Daisy Petites - Antique Mauve (1839-070)

Forget-me-nots - Antique Rose (1837-059)

Fancy Trims - Shades of Pink (1910-130)

Other Products used:

Maja Design pattern papers

 

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

Spring Tea Box

Hi everyone!! 

Today I'm sharing a Spring Tea Box

This was a simple wood box...but by adding a little paint and these amazing Petaloo flowers...

my Tea Box look so awesome!!!

I adore these anemones.......so gorgeous!!

and these colors are just perfect!!

So fun to make this project!! 

Thanks for joining my Spring project today!!

 

Petaloo Supplies:

Darjeeling Garden Rosettes Spice 1492-108

Darjeeling Anenome - Cream (1490-105)

Darjeeling Anemone Teal 1490-106

Darjeeling Petites  1465-104

 

Other Supplies:

Wood box

Creative Embellishments

Butterflies from Graphic 45 papers

 

Adorable Spring Home Decor

 Hello, Spring is here!!!

I have made today an ideal Spring Home Decor with beautiful Petaloo flowers and "Secrect Garden" Graphic 45 papers.

This Spring decor would look just perfect in your home :), perhaps displayed on your mantel or beside a vase of flowers.

The image is fussy cut so that all the details stand out and enhance the pretty flowers.

I've chosen these blue Petaloo Penny Lane flowers.  They are ideal for this project!! 

Petaloo Supplies

Darjeeling Mini Butterflies Cream 

Penny Lane Forget Me Nots Teal

Darjeeling Petites/Pink ( leaves )

 

Other Supplies

Graphic 45 Secret Graden Collection

Chipboard 

ALTERED ART Week ~ Coming this Monday!

 

Are you ready  for some ALTERED ART fun ??? 

 

 Starting Monday ... we have a full week of Mothers Day ideas, fun & prizes coming your way  ...

 

 

the Petaloo designers will be "Blog Hopping" with the designers from 

 

Creative Embellishments

 

Their projects will feature a variety of ALTERED & PAINTED chipboard embellishments

 

 

PLUS ... we will be PAINTING & ALTERING Darjeeling paper flowers & leaves from Petaloo!

 

 

 

There will be lots of beautiful MOTHERS DAY ideas from our two design teams:

 

FRAMES, WALL ART, LAYOUTS, CARDS & more ...

 

Here is a little SNEAK PEEK:

 

 

Can you guess what this "Heart of Gold" creation might be from Petaloo designer Irene Tan???

 

 

Look how well the altered chipboard works with our Darjeeling flowers ... We "LOVE" this heart and flower sneak peek from Petaloo designer Heather Thompson

 

 

This teal Anenome flower from the Darjeeling Collection and CE chipboard combo was created by Petaloo designer Lynne Woolgar ...

 

 

Make sure to join us this Monday to see all these great Mothers day ideas and lots more!!

 

PLUS...

 

PRIZES ...

20 pc ALTERED ART designer pack !!!!

 

What's in the prize?

Petaloo Darjeeling flowers ... 12 packs of spring flowers

Creative Embellishments ...  8 packs of amazing lasercut chipboard designs ...

 

 

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 Mothers Day project from Pinterest  here

 

BONUS:

Creative Embelliihments will be giving away prizes too ... here

  

 

Good luck, have fun & enjoy the HOP!

Your Friends at Petaloo

xxxooo

Spring Decor

Hello Petaloo fans! It's Irene here and today, I would like to share another altered project with you all. This time, I've altered an acrylic "Spring" wall decor. I've decorate this wall decor with tons of gorgeous Petaloo flowers. I just love the beautiful colors of Spring for this project.

Here are some details on it.

Love these beautiful Dahlias and petites by Petaloo. They adds so much dimensions and colors to this project.

Besides the flowers, I've used tons of pattern papers to decorate this wall decor. Hope you all like it.

Petaloo Supplies:

Dahlias - Pink (1467-110)

Petites - Pink (1465-110)

Darjeeling Hydrangeas - Green (1493-107)

Mini Butterflies - Pink (1486-110)

xx Irene Tan

 

Shabby Chic Spring Decor

Happy Tuesday Peeps! I'm always so cheered up to see a bit of spring after a long cold winter. I'm not a gardener.....but we live in the country and I do enjoy seeing the farmers tilling up their fields and the animals spending more time out of their barns. My projects for today have springy flowers and little sweet bunnies.

I used 2 bunny tag images from the same collage sheet and created a wall hanging and tag.

Because I was hoping for a country chic look I used the stitched burlap trim to create poofy bows and used sturdy wire to create a hanger.

The paper has a wood grain pattern and it's used to create a base as well as a tiny envelope to tuck the tag into.

Loads of flowers mixed in with lace, die cut doilies, and altered chipboard.

Ribbon trim and twine help to anchor the arrangement and Prills, pearly headed pins and epoxy embellishments fill it in.

This tag is full of country charm with the checkered background and burlap flowers.

Vintage buttons, butterflies, and clip are simple  but add quite a lot of detail.

 This arrangement is the perfect combination of soft muted colors and textures.  There's a bit of twine and berries tucked in and a generous length of lace and washi tape.

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

Petaloo Supplies

Darjeelings Mini Garden Rosette Cream 1492-105

Botanica Minis Coral 1101-105

Burlap Flowers Ivory 1208-200

Burlap Birdsnest Flower - Ivory - 3 Pack 1207-200

Mini Butterflies Pink 1486-110

Sugared Minis Burgundy 1131-120

Burlap Berry Picks 1165-000

 

" Love my Dog " Wall Decor

Hello!

 Today I have made a wall decor for my home with always fabulous Petaloo flowers and a lovely paper collection..

"Raining Cats and Dogs" from Graphic 45

I have enjoyed making it...love my dogs!!

This cream anemone is so pretty! 

And I absolutely love these mini blue flowers!!

 

Hope to see you all again soon and love your pets!

Tati Scrap

 

SUPPLIES

Petaloo By FloraCraft:

Darjeeling Anenome x 4 Cream 1490-105

Forget-Me-Nots - Teal 1837-061

Other Products:

Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs collection

 

Spring Altered Phone Stand

Hello Petaloo fans! It's Irene here and for today's post, I've altered a phone stand using some of Petaloo gorgeous new Ranunculus blossoms. I've used some Spring inspired pattern papers with the beautiful Spring color blossoms to create this phone stand.

Here is a close-up on it.

Petaloo Products used:

Ranunculus ~ Peach

Baby Blooms ~ Peach

Crochet Lace Trims ~ Cream (1482-105)

Hope you all like today's project!

xx Irene Tan

Wedding Chapel With Gardens for the Bride and Groom

 

Jennifer Snyder here to share a fun piece of home decor I created to celebrate February, the month of love.  Nothing says true love like a wedding.  And nothing adds beauty to a project like Petaloo flowers.  I have added Petaloo gardens all around the chapel for warmth and charm.  

 

I hope you enjoy my little photo session with the happy couple. If you scroll down a bit, I'll show you a few tips on how I created both the chapel and the bride and groom. 

In this shot, I've placed the newlyweds in the back garden.  Here is a close up of the back garden complete with a trellis made from wood skewers and a chipboard birdhouse. 

This back garden features the following flowers:  

Petaloo Darjeeling Hydrangeas - Green

Petaloo Mini Daisy Petites Pink

Petaloo PennyLane Mixed Blossoms - Antique Red

Petaloo Darjeeling Mini Garden Rosettes Cream

 

I used Maja Design's Summertime paper collection to create both the chapel and the bride's gown.

  

This is a little peek at the side of the chapel with white picket fence and the following Petaloo flowers creeping through the fence: 

Petaloo Darjeeling Hydrangeas - Green

Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget Me Nots - Antique Red

Petaloo Darjeeling Teastained Mini Mix Spice

Petaloo Darjeeling Mini Garden Rosettes Cream 

Petaloo Mini Daisy Petites Pink 

Petaloo PennyLane Mixed Blossoms - Antique Red 

Petaloo Darjeeling Teastained Dahlias in Cream 

 

The Chapel

This is how the chapel looked before it was covered and decorated.

This is a cardboard house that I purchased on clearance the end of the Christmas season from Michael's.  I am always watching for these types of little end-of-season treasures when I shop - at a discount of course. 

 

I started covering the roof first, one punched strip at a time -starting at the bottom and working my way up, as roofing shingles would typically appear.

 

Each shingle strip is securely applied to the chapel using a coat of sealant on both sides.   I used matte finish Mod Podge.  There are other options as well- clear gel medium, or a thin mixture of white glue and water painted on each strip.  

 

I created this piece for the Petaloo display booth at Creativation (formerly known as CHA)held this past January, so the Mod Podge protected the paper from fingerprints, ripping, peeling and actually provided more support to the cardboard structure.  It helps create a durable decor piece.  

 

After the Mod Podge roofing was dried, I moved on to add some texture to the sides of the building.  

The next few photos show how I combined stencils, stamps, and paste ( or heavy gesso) to create the appearance of brickwork.  

 

Below is another side view of the chapel.  This side has a sweet Petaloo Darjeeling Butterflies - Teastained in cream.  

The Bride and Groom

Next , I'm moving on to showcase my bride and groom.  The beautiful blushing bride is carrying a Petaloo floral bouquet made of Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget Me Nots - Antique Red .

The handsome groom has a boutineer made of Petaloo Mini Daisy Petites Pink .

 

 

Now I'll share some of my tips for making the bride and groom from Prima's Julie Nutting Doll Stamps (Camille and Adam).   I love making the dolls 3-dimensional so they stand.  I believe I have come up with a very cool and simple doll stand that works nicely for this couple. 

 

 

The first step is to stamp several layers for the body, including one layer of thin cardboard (chipboard). I want my doll to stand and be durable - not bendable.  This doll has a front and a back that people will see so it was important for me to make the back appealing.  

 

To create the back, I stamped a third image and turned it around to use the un-stamped back side. The long bridal veil covers the backside perfectly so no stamping is really needed.

 

Next - I used a large binder clip for the base.  I removed the metal handles after the clip was in place. At this point, I was able to cover the binder clip with more stamped layers creating the dress.  

Here is the side view showing the binder clip and how I covered the clip with paper layers.  

 

I  snuggled the groom up behind his bride and glued them together for life.  I covered the backside up with the long lace veil.  You cannot tell that the backsides are not stamped.  

Here is a view of the bottom of the clip.  They stand perfectly balanced.

Here are some additional photos of the joyful event.  More garden shots, and a photo of the front steeple.  The beautiful heart shape on the steeple is a resin piece that Petaloo made a few years back.  I had been saving it for a perfect occasion.   

 Thanks for taking time to stop here.  

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

 

The new collections will be available soon. You can see the Magnolia sneaks here, the Garden Roses here  and adorable Glittered Bugs and butterflies right here.  

 

 

Petaloo Products:
Petaloo Darjeeling Butterflies - Teastained Cream 1488105
Petaloo Darjeeling Mini Garden Rosettes Cream 1492105
Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget Me Nots - Antique Red 1837-050
Petaloo PennyLane Mixed Blossoms - Antique Red 1836-050
Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget Me Nots - White 1837-000
Petaloo Darjeeling Teastained Dahlias in Cream 1467-105
Petaloo Darjeeling Teastained Mini Mix Red 1462101R
Petaloo Darjeeling Teastained Mini Mix Spice - 1462-108
Petaloo Darjeeling Teastained  Dahlias Red 1467-101
Petaloo Darjeeling Hydrangeas - Green 1493-107
Petaloo Mini Daisy Petites Pink 1839-058
Petaloo Daisy Centers Resin Heart - Ivory 4202-009


Other Products:
Maja Design = Summertime Collection
Prima Stencils - 575939 and 575953
Darice - White Picket fence 9148-66
Sizzix Thinlits Holiday Greens 661597
Dusty Attic  Bird House DA0699
Prima Julie Nutting  - Doll Stamps - Camille 911409
Prima Julie Nutting  - Doll Stamps - Adam 911201
Prima Julie Nutting  - Doll Stamps - Accessories - Clothing for Adam 911225
Mod Podge - Matte
Recollections  Christmas Collections - Paper House Chapel 49151
Martha Stewart Paper Punch - Doily Lace Edge
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Walnut Stain
Tim Holtz Distress Paint  -Vintage Photo
Super Heavy Gesso
Prima Finnabair Clear stamp - 961947
Lace and Trim

SNEAK PEEK ~ Garden Roses

 

It's that time of year again ... the Craft and Hobby show (CHA) is approaching!

 What does that mean?  We have lots of new spring product ready to introduce to the craft store owners  ...

 

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Our second collection for spring is our new Garden Rose Collection. 

 

 ROSES are a classic flower.  They come in a variety of styles and hundreds of colors! 

 

We have created three styles of roses that are made from a cotton/poly fabric.  The cotton blend allows our flowers to be dyed into deep and rich colors : purples, reds, peaches, pinks and a new color we call Guava.

 

Fairy Rose Bud ~ guava

 

Our cotton material also allows the flowers to be further colored or altered with ANY glitter, ink, sprays or dyes.

 

So what are the three new styles of roses?

1.  Garden Roses

2. Fairy Rose Buds

3. Gypsy Rose Branch

 

Garden Roses

These flowers are as realistic as they come ... all they need is a rose scent.  They will come in 8 soft colors: red (shown) white, cream, pink, blue, purple, peach and guava.  They are beautifully packed with five flowers:  two larger 2.5 inch flowers and three 1.5 inch flowers. 

 

Garden Rose ~ red/burg

 

Couldn't you see them used in a wedding, a party, for home décor, a birdcage for the garden, glued on to a ladies hair comb or other projects?!

 

Fairy Rose Buds

We took a little liberty with this flower and added some filmy sheer material to the petals.  Its gives this rose bud a fantasy look that is both dreamy and beautiful.

They come in the same 8 colors as the Garden Rose so that they may be used together...

 

Fairy Rose Bud ~ lavender/purple 

 

Couldn't you see them used in a DIY wedding bouquet, a centerpiece, a boutinnere, a flower girl basket, or glued on to a little girls headband or tabletop topiary projects?!

 

Gypsy Rose Branch

 

OMG ... we love this little pick!  It has so many possibilities ... it is small enough to use for paper crafting and card making but it is strong enough to use as a bouttinere in a DIY wedding. 

 

Gypsy Rose Branch ~ pink

 

Isn't this both shabby chic and elegant at the same time?!  It will come in a Petaloo package of three picks in a variety of flower bud sizes ...

 

What colors are available?  Pink (shown) peach, red/rose, cream, blue & purple. 

 

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 We have lots more pretty stuff coming for spring!  Please come back tomorrow to see a sneak peek of our newest Magnolias and more!

 

Happy January ...

Your friends at Petaloo

xxx ooo