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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

 

Happy Feet: A Flip Flop Party Activity

Hello, Friends!  Seems like summer is zipping by at light speed, doesn't it?  If your summer is anything like my summer, it means lots of parties!  Birthday parties, slumber parties, pool parties...the list goes on and on.  We just celebrated another birthday in our great big noisy family and it was grand!  To keep "the littles" occupied, I had prepared a Nana Fun Bag project that was a real hit: we turned plain old flip flops into fabulous fashion footwear using Petaloo flowers.

This is one of those quick, easy and affordable projects that we all love.  I found my flip flops at the discount store, so they were very reasonably priced.  I filled a canvas bag with ribbons, buttons and beautiful Petaloo flowers so each of the girls could "design" her own flip flops.  Julia (age 4) chose these pinkalicious ribbons, buttons and Gerber Daisies.  I tied the bows, and hot glued everything.  Better to have Nan's fingers hit the hot glue than the kiddoes!

Don't they look like they came from a fancy boutique?

Sophie was feeling in a purple mood, and I think she had the right idea.  The purple bows look amazing with Plum Flora Doodles Fabric and Glittler flowers! 

And she was gracious enough to model them for me!

 

Even Mom got in on the fun and made these super stylish flip flops using Ivory Burlap/Canvas Daisy Layers from our Textured Elements line. 

 

We had some great laughs, enjoyed modeling our fashionable flip flops and built great memories, too.  Who could ask for anything more?

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

Products Used:

Ivory DaisyLayers x 15  Burlap-Canvas SKU: 1205-200

Plum 25pc Fabric Flower Layers  SKU: 1292-126x

light pink Gerber Daisy x 6 SKU: 1174-101

assorted ribbons and buttons

hot glue gun

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

 

Sharing....the LOVE!

Hi Petaloo Fans!!

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek!

Have you seen Graphic45's Mon Amour??
Matched with Petaloo's Blooms??

PURE LOVE!!

This past weekend I had the opportunity to head
to the "real world" and shop for "backgrounds"
to create on.

PERFECT!!

I cut 3 various size hearts
one from Canvas Corp Brands ~ Burlap
and two different papers from 
G45's Mon Amour Collection
Heart's Desire and
True Love.

I distressed the edges of the 3 layers
and adhered to my wooden plaque
with Ranger's Multi Medium ~ Matte.

I then pulled out a bunch of
various Petaloo blooms!

Penny Lane ~ Antique Peach
Mini Daisy Petites
Mixed Blossoms x 8
Black
Forget Me Nots x 16
Mini Pearl Daisies

Textured Elements ~ Ivory
Burlap Blossoms x 4

DIY Paintables
Mixed Leaves x 32

Botanica ~ Spring Berry Cluster ~ Pink

I colored the edges of the Burlap Blossom
with a mixture of
Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist
to match the other blossoms and papers.

Did you see the
DIY Paintables ~ Mixed Leaves??
Sure to be a NEW favorite!!

 

I finished of my piece with one of the quotes from
G45's ~ Forever Mine

I hope you have enjoyed my creation!!!
NOW....to figure out who to give it to!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holiday Traditions and Clothespin Fairies

We celebrate both Yule and Christmas in our household and we have a number of traditions that go along with them. There are the regular things like putting up a tree, decking the halls, feasting and making merry. There's also our yearly argument about how many cookies the Pixie men are allowed to add to the cookie request list. A small tradition I keep is to make a small sweet craft, just a little something, to enjoy during the holiday madness. For a number of years that craft has been clothespin dolls.

In the past I've made peg soliders and winter talisman charms. This year I've made some acorn topped fairies.

The frilly little things look pretty darned cute in their Petaloo flower frocks. The frocks are most easily made with layered elements like the DIY-Daisy Layers or Mixed Textured Blossoms.

Paint your pegs first, with rosy cheeks and striped leggings. Then, simply snip a little hole in the centre of the flower layer, push onto the peg and glue into place. Multiple layers make for a nice full skirt.

Vintage velvet holly leaves make a very nice skirt too!

Add little Sugared Mini Blooms or as many flowers as your fairies demand.

A little acorn cap, a set of wings and your wee fairies are ready to fly and make someone's holiday a tiny bit brighter.

Supply list: 

DIY-Daisy Layers
Mixed Textured Blossoms
Sugared Mini Blooms
Vintage Velvet Holly Leaves

Wooden Clothespins/Clothespegs
Acrylic craft paint
Glue
Wings
Acorn Caps*

DIY Summer Fun Pinwheels

Hello!  Shellye here today with a cute Summer display that can also double as party favors for your Summer soiree!

I started with a 6X6 paper pad from the "I Love Sunshine" Collection by Echo Park Paper.  Creating the pinwheels involves a single sheet of 6X6 paper (or any size) for each.  You can find easy patterns for making the pinwheels here. 

For the centers of the pinwheels, I used the small DIY Burlap Sunflowers.  To turn the blooms into their beautiful chartreuse color, I poured some Heidi Swapp Color Shine ink into a plastic cup and then dipped them one at a time.  The excess ink was tapped off and then the blooms were placed on a paper towel to dry (about 15-20 minutes). 

To further the embellishment of the pinwheels, I also colored the DIY Mini Butterflies with a blue alcohol marker and added them, along with a sticker from the paper collection.

The pinwheels were glued to a paper straw and added to the glass jar. 

Pinwheels also make cute package tie-ons or string several together to create a unique banner! 

Thanks for joining me today at Petaloo!

Products: DIY Mini Butterflies; DIY Small Burlap Sunflowers

 

 

HAPPY EASTER

OK....so I will say I cheated a little bit on this project.
A few weeks back I had the opportunity to teach
at a WONDERFUL event for Petaloo.

I had created a Petaloo Flower cluster on a piece
of wire mesh for the above class, but 
I ended up not using it....
but it was just so BEAUTIFUL
I saved it knowing 
it would get used 
SOMEWHERE!!

....and there it is
stapled to a framed chicken wire piece
I had picked up a while back.

Petaloo's Botanica Collection flowers are just
beyond BEAUTIFUL and made creating this
flower cluster.....soo easy!

Botanica Blooms ~ Ivory
Botanica Mini's in 
Coral
Pistachio
White
Spring Berry Clusters
OHHHHH MY!!

.....a few Flora Doodles flowers and Leaves
a few Mini Pearl Daisies.

I created my Happy Easter Banner
using Graphic45's Botanical Tea papers,
attached to a bit of Jute and
held on with Mini Clothespins
so the greeting changed out
as needed!

Hope you have enjoyed my creation....
and a
Happy Easter to you and yours!!

Products used:
Petaloo Flowers
Botanica Collection
Blooms x 4 ~Ivory
Mini's ~ White, Coral, Pistachio
Mini Pearl Daisies
Flora Doodles ~ Mixed Blossoms
Flora Doodles ~ Leaves
Burlap Blossoms x 10 Pistachio
Burlap Trim
Fancy Trim ~ Peach

Die~Namites Dies
Leafy Branch
Budding Branch

Graphic45
Botanical Tea Collection

7Gypsies
Clear Stamp Alphabet

 

Hello...it's Back To School!

It's BACK TO SCHOOL again! The lazy day of summer is officially gone so it's time for longer days and shorter nights.  Back to packing brown paper lunches, homework time and all the fun things that lay ahead.

I love the primary colors so BACK to SCHOOL is a perfect theme for using these fun flowers from Petaloo.  Dress up any card just with a few clusters and your done!

Just wanted to say Thank you to Cheryl and Jeff of Petaloo and the Design Team girls for such a wonderful 4 years.  It's been a pleasure being part of a team that encourages and makes you a better designer from when you first start. 

My best wishes to you all and thank you to all the Petaloo fans who support this wonderful industry.  Without your support, the creative people behind all this would cease to exist.  Being creative is a huge part of life and with companies like Petaloo, the art would have never come to what it is today.

I will always be thankful for everything Petaloo, thank you!

alice XXOO

 

 

Back To School with Petaloo and Core'dinations Blog Hop

   

 

Welcome to the FINAL DAY ...

"Back to School" Blog Hop

 

It's August and "Back to School" is here!   Whether you have a child in Kindergarden or a young adult going away to college ... we have inspiration for all ages!  

 

 

All you will need is some colorful cardstock from Coredinations & some flowers and accessories from Petaloo!!

 

 

plus... 

PRIZES ... 4 ways to Win 

1.  Leave us a message HERE on the Petaloo Blog ... scroll down

2. Leave us a message on our FB page  here

3. Re-PIN a project from Pinterest   here

4. Leave a message on the Coredinations Blog  here

 

 WINNERS announced ... Monday, August 18th

 

Let's get the fun started with Petaloo DT member ... Denise Hahn

  

Hi everyone Denise here with a fun and easy little money holder for your back-to-schoolers! What a great way to make sure your kid takes their money for school, or even just to sneak a little note of encouragement in their lunch! This project is great for everyday gifts too as they are the perfect size for gift cards for Teachers or Birthday presents. I used my favorite technique with my Coredinations paper; emboss and sand. I topped them off with some fabulous Petaloo Holiday Dazzlers- sweet and simple. I made a little Snapguide below to walk you through this easy project:

 

Check out How to Make a Money/Gift Card Holder by Denise Hahn on Snapguide.

Supplies:

Petaloo Holiday Dazzlers Jeweled Florettes

Petaloo Fancy Trims Silver

Core'dinations Cardstock 

Core'dinations Sand It Set

Core'dinations Tags

Hot Gue / White Glue

Xyron Tape Runner

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

 

 

Decorating School Supplies

 

 

 

Welcome to DAY THREE ...

"Back to School" Blog Hop

 

It's August and "Back to School" is here!   Whether you have a child in Kindergarden or a young adult going away to college ... we have inspiration for all ages!  

 

 

All you will need is some colorful cardstock from Coredinations & some flowers and accessories from Petaloo!!

 

 

plus... 

PRIZES ... 4 ways to Win 

1.  Leave us a message HERE on the Petaloo Blog ... scroll down

2. Leave us a message on our FB page  here

3. Re-PIN a project from Pinterest   here

4. Leave a message on the Coredinations Blog  here

 

 WINNERS announced ... Monday, August 18th

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Let's get the fun stsrted with Petaloo DT member ...Alice Carman

 

It's that time again, "Back to School".  I used to love back to school shopping. New school supplies were my guilty pleasure.  Maybe that's where I found my love of crafting, who knows?

While shopping around for school supplies, I noticed all the supplies looked plain.  As a crafter I decided to dress them up for our blog hop with, Core'dinations Paper!

I purchased a plain pocket folder and filled it with note paper and used Core'dinations Neutrals 12x12 paper pad and Petaloo Floradoodles to decorate.

I used Embossed flowers, Floradoodles to design the covers and used Jute string for the stems and adhered it with liquid glue.


I like to add Petaloo Brads to the center of the flowers or layer the flowers and use the Brad to secure the flowers to a project.

I love these pockets that I created with Core'dinations paper to hold supplies.  Perfect paper quality from Core'dinations!

Supplies

Floradoodles

Embossed Flowers

Brads

Pocket Folder

Core'dinations Paper

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to visit Core'dinations Design Team to see what they created with Petaloo.

Thanks

alice :)