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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)

 

 

Gifts for the Hostess With the Mostest: Maja Design Product Spotlight

  

Day Two! 

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  Kathy's fabulous projects!

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Maja Design Product Spotlight: Summer Parties

Hello, Friends!   Welcome back to another exciting day on the Petaloo by Floracraft blog!  We're featuring some gorgeous ideas for summer parties with beautiful papers from the fine folks at Maja Design, and pretty pretty Petaloo flowers. 

Well, summer is upon us, and we are all probably more than ready for some summertime fun!  It always seems like we go to a lot of parties during the summer months, and I like to share a little gift with the hostess.  So today's Maja Spotlight post is all about gifts for the hostess with the mostest.

 

Wine is a natural choice for a hostess gift.  Why not dress up your gift of wine with a pretty bottle hanger tag, ribbon, and flowers? Or, if wine is not your "thing" create a special little folio style card that can do double duty as home decor.  This lovely vintage card contains a mini photo album and a sweet little notebook for your favorite hostess.

Mixed Media Wine Bottle Tag

I love these vintage papers from Maja Design's Vintage Spring, Summer and Autumn Basics.  

 

I began by tracing a Graphic 45 Long Ivory Staples tag onto my chosen Maja Design paper.  After cutting the tag out, I used a 1/2" circle punch to create the opening for the grommet on the tag.  Then I stitched the paper to the tag base on my sewing machine.  Next, I distressed and inked all the edges to amp up the vintage vibe. These Maja Design papers are so thick and heavy that they really stand up to distressing and inking.  I chose images from one of the cut apart pages and sponged them randomly with Broken China Distress Oxide Ink to bring out more blue tones.  Next, I layered the prepared images onto the tag.

The next step was adding gorgeous Penny Lane Flowers in various shades of blue.  Seam binding ribbon, silver metallic string, a vintage style key, a painted butterfly and Wendy Vecchi bricks completed the design.  Once the wine is gone, the bottle would make a really pretty piece of home decor, too.

A Shabby Chic Folio for Capturing Memories

Sticking with my blue and brown color palette, next I created this lovely little shabby chic folio.  By adding a 1/2" spine to a 5" x 7" card base, I was able to transform a simple thank you card into a lovely gift.

Don't you just love these soft, vintage patterns and images?

This tiny silver spoon is one of the treasures I found while out junkin' with my husband.  I dressed it up a little by adding a flower, ribbon and a miniature key onto the handle of the spoon.  

I fell in love with this vintage photo of a mom and her children out riding bikes.  What could be more perfect for summer? 

The inside of the card is where the real party is going on!  Look at all these lovely goodies stuffed into the pockets!

I love to create little folios where photos from a dinner party, birthday party or summer party can be preserved.  This side pocket is just the right spot to tuck in such a folio.

A stamped image is distressed with inks, then mounted onto gorgeous Maja Design papers.

You can fit four 4" x 5.75" photos in this pretty little folio.

There's a double pocket on the bottom of the card.  I stamped this thank you sentiment onto one of the pretty journal cards from the paper collection, then tucked it in between the paper layers.

And I made a lovely little notebook that fits inside the pocket.  Oh my, but these papers are dreamy!

This was my first time working with Maja Design papers, and I have to say, I'm hooked!  They are such a high quality paper, the colors are gloriously vintage and the patterns are divine!  Thanks, Maja Design for sharing your beautiful product with the design team at Petaloo by Floracraft.  

If you'd like to find where  Maja Design papers are available in your area, please click HERE.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  You'll find a supply list and product links below.  

Cheerio,

kathy

Supply List and Product Links

Petaloo Penny Lane Mixed Blossoms x 8 Robin Egg Blue 1836-056

Forgetmenots x16 Robin Egg Blue 1837-056

Mini Daisy Petites x 40 Robin Egg Blue 1839-056

Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics

Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics

Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics

 

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1. Leave us a message ...

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

 

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& let us know you have done so

 

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

  

Good luck, have fun & enjoy the SPOTLIGHT!

Your Friends at Petaloo by FloraCraft

xxxooo

 

 

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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

Stitched With Love Vintage Style Sewing Themed Folio for Mom

Hello, Friends!  Where would we be without Mom?  With Mother's Day fast approaching, today's post is a tribute to moms everywhere.  Many of us are without our moms on this day for one reason or another.  My own precious mom went to be with the Lord in 2005.  Instead of being sad over her absence, I've created a new Mother's Day tradition of preparing a special card or gift for women who have played a crucial role in my life.   Even though these women are not MY mom, I'm sure they appreciate receiving a special gift that lets them know how much they mean to me.  So I've created a lovely Vintage Style Sewing Themed folio using Kaisercraft's lovely Mademoiselle collection.  This folio is for my dear friend Karen, who is a master quilt maker. 

 

This is a 5" x 7" folio with a 1" spine.  The dimensional pocket on the front cover is decorated with gorgeous Botanica Pistachio Anemones, Red Vintage Velvet Pansies, Green Mini Garden Rosettes, Green Mini Mixed Blooms, and Cream Darjeeling Mini Blossoms. 

 

These blooms top a dimensional pocket that I filled with paper pretties.

Don't you just love the way that the buttons on this hand stamped vintage style button card pick up on the pansies in the flower cluster?

The spine is decorated with ribbon, a cluster of small charms, and a pretty button.

 

The album is just chock full of vintage charm, beautiful patterns, pretty flowers and interactive elements.

 

This folio follows the same basic format as one I made earlier this week.  You can find the tutorial HERE.

Lots of  pockets with little paper pretties tucked in.  I just love interactive elements, don't you?

I've prepared a YouTube video tour where I share lots of tips, tricks and inspiration so you can make your very own.

 

Thank you so much for joining me.  Wishing you all a very special Mother's Day filled with lots and lots of love.

Cheerio,

kathy

Petaloo Products Used in this Project

Botanica Pistachio Anemones

Darjeeling Garden Green Mini Rosettes

Botanica Red Velvet Pansies

Darjeeling Teastained Green Mini Mix Blossoms

Darjeeling Petites Teastained Cream Blossoms

 

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Home Sweet Home by Kathy

Hello, Friends! It's Kathy here wishing all the moms out there an (upcoming) very Happy Mother's Day!  I've been thinking about my mom a lot this past week.  She was an amazing woman, raising 5 children on a shoestring budget.  She always had a song in her heart, and worked from before dawn until after dusk: baking homemade bread, canning fresh fruit and produce from our garden, sewing and mending, cleaning and doing laundry.  I don't think I ever saw her sit down.  It was her love, humor and magic touch that made our house a home.  I learned so much from her, and we shared so many good times together that I cannot be sad on Mother's Day, even though she is no longer with us.  Instead, I celebrate her incredible legacy.  It was with her in mind that I created this altered frame using Graphic 45's Home Sweet Home paper collection. 

 

This all started with a 99 cent frame that I picked up at our local thrift shop.  (Mom would approve...she loved a bargain.)  It was in good shape, but made with really ugly wood.  I sanded, painted, stained and distressed it until I was finally satisfied with this rustic version.  Then the real fun began: adding images and glorious Petaloo flowers!

 

The frame measures just under 8" square and has nice deep openings that made it ideal for a 3-D project like this one.  I used scrap paper to create templates so my images would be sure to fit and line up inside the individual frames.  I hate to waste designer paper!  I chose Petaloo flowers in red, gold, blue and white to match the wonderful vintage hues in my papers.  The lace trim is from the White Fancy Trims Pack, and I love the gorgeous texture and vintage feel it adds to the frame.

 

This sweet couple looks pretty happy working away in the kitchen.  Hubby is making coffee, and Mother is making jam.  I fussy cut the hollyhocks from the paper collection and glued them down with Studio Matte Multi Medium.  Then I layered on Red Velvet Lilacs, Royal Blue Sugared Blooms, Sugared Berry Clusters, Royal Blue Sugared Minis, Ivory Burlap Blossoms and Yellow Mini Mixed Blooms.  My mom loved hollyhocks, and her flower garden was the prettiest one in the neighborhood.  I don't know how she found the time to coax such beautiful blossoms from our clay soil, but she did.  So this bouquet is for you, Mom!

 

To balance the design, I added a smaller cluster of the same flowers in the upper left hand corner of the frame.  Oh, how I love these pretty posies!  And, it looks like Mom baked a pie today...there it is cooling on the windowsill.

 

I found this vintage spoon in a flea market and knew I had to have it!  I've been saving it for just the right project.  I love the touch of elegance it adds to my Home Sweet Home sign.

 

 

Do you see the cute little nest with eggs in it?  I wrapped burlap string around my finger and then hot glued it in place.  I speckled the eggs with Copper and Blue mists from my stash.  Such a fun little way to draw attention to those cute chicks.

I'll close this post with one of my favorite quotes from Pearl S. Buck:

"Some are kissing mothers,

and some are scolding mothers,

but it is love all the same,

and most mothers

kiss and scold together."

 

So whether you are a kissing mother, or a scolding mother, this mother (who was of the kissing and scolding together variety) wishes you a very Happy and Love Filled Mother's Day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Petaloo Products Used in this Project

Royal Blue Sugared Blooms 1130-122

Royal Blue Sugared Mini Blooms 1131-122

Royal Blue Sugared Berry Clusters 1132-122

Red Velvet Lilac Picks 1112-192

Burgundy Sugared Blooms 1130-120

Antique Gold Mixed Blossoms 1836-052

Yellow Petites 1465-109

Yellow Mini Mix 1462-109

Ivory Burlap Blossoms 1200-200

Ivory Burlap Flowers 1208-200

White Crochet Lace Fancy Trim 1482-000

 

Other Products:

Graphic 45 Home Sweet Home 8x8 paper

Graphic 45 Home Sweet Home Chipboard

Graphic 45 Home Sweet Home Ephemera Pack

Novelty Buttons

Ivory Burlap String

 

 

 

Love Warms Every Nest

Love Warms Every Nest Springtime Vignette for Petaloo International

Hello, Friends!  Don't you just love springtime?  One of my favorite things about this lovely season is the return of all the little songbirds.  Birds will build a nest in the oddest spots. Last year, a pair of bluebirds built their nest in our neighbor's mailbox, and all anxiously anticipated the arrival of those baby birds.  Thinking about this inspired me to make this Love Warms Every Nest Springtime Vignette for Petaloo International. 

 

 I've been saving this little metal wagon for just the right project.  After treating it with Prima Rust Paste, it was filled with a bed of Spanish Moss.  Then I added this cute little bird nest.  Next I painted some miniature eggs with Distress Oxide Ink and added them to the nest.  Then I had the best time creating a garden full of pretty Petaloo flowers in shades of purple, green and white.

 

 Earlier this year, I happened across a fabulous clearance sale at Michael's where I found this chunky 4" x 4" canvas which was perfect for the base of my vignette.  I covered it with a green floral print from Graphic 45's Place in Time Deluxe Collector's Edition.  Then I wrapped it with these lovely bird feathers.

Next, the top was covered with more Spanish Moss and more pretty flowers and butterflies.

The chipboard tag is attached to a mini chalkboard that is in turn attached to a clothespin.  This way, I can just clip the tag onto the side of the wagon and it stands all on its own.  The tag is from Graphic 45's A Place in Time Deluxe Collector's Edition.  

 Making this sweet little vignette was almost as much fun as planting real flowers.  I hope it brought some sunshine into your life, too. You can find a supply list at the end of this post. Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Supply List

• Petaloo Flowers
  • Green Darjeeling Hydrangeas 
  • Darjeeling Green Mini Garden Rosettes
  • Green Darjeeling Anemone
  • Soft Lavender Mixed Blossoms
  • Ivory Mixed Textured Blossoms
  • Botanica Blooms: Lavender/Purple
  • Sage Velvet Hydrangea Stems
  • Baby Blooms/Purple
  • Mini Butterflies/Purple
  • Flowering Pick: Purple Berry
• Graphic 45 A Place in Time Deluxe Collector's Edition
• Prima Rust Paste
• Tiny Eggs and Bird Nest
• Moss Green Gingham Ribbon
• Spanish Moss
• 4x4x2 chunky canvas or block of wood
• Feathers
• Rustic Wagon
• Hot Glue Gun
• Mini Chalkboard (from my stash)
• Clothespin (from my stash)

Creative Embellishments Blog Hop: Generations Layout with Graphic 45 Portrait of a Lady

 It's a great week here on the Petaloo blog with a full week of Mothers Day ideas, fun & prizes coming your way  ...

 

It's Day 2 of our hop, are you ready  for some ALTERED ART fun ??? 

 

 

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 ... 

  

Creative Embellishments - see their DT projects here:

 

 Now, let's get the fun started with Petaloo DT member

Kathy

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Hello, Friends!  Welcome to day 2 of the Creative Embellishments/Petaloo International Blog Hop!  Chipboard is a quick and easy way to add dimension, texture and visual interest to any project.  I incorporated a Creative Embellishments chipboard flourish and title into this shabby chic "Generations" layout made with Graphic 45's Portrait of a Lady Collection.

 

To prepare my chipboard elements for this layout, I first painted them with a layer of Tattered Rose Distress Ink.  When that layer had dried, I randomly covered the surface with Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint.  While the crackle paint was still damp, I sprinkled the chips with Stampendous Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel and heat embossed.  

 

You can really see the wonderful texture this process added to the "generations" title in this close up photo.

 

I surrounded the framed focal image with this lovely flourish, Darjeeling Cream Anemones, Petite Pink Darjeeling Blossoms and Mini Pink Botanica Blooms.  This draws the eye to the focal image and brings out all the wonderful pinks and creams from the photo.

 

Just look at these gorgeous clusters of Cream Anemones, Soft Pink Botanica Minis and Pink Darjeeling Petites!  Ooh-la-la!

A smaller framed image sits to the left of that lovely flourish.  To give it more of a presence on the page, I layered lots of little banner flags, a doily, pink blossoms and a tassel beneath and around it.

These same pink blooms are a darling addition to this shabby chic garden sink.

I don't make many 12x12 layouts, so this was a nice change of pace for me.  The beautiful papers are enhanced by these elegant chips and gorgeous flowers.  Do you use chipboard elements in your crafting?  How do you alter them?  I'd love to hear all about it in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Darjeeling Cream Anemone x 4 1490-105

Botanica Minis/Soft Pink  x11 1101-101

Darjeeling Petites/Pink x24 1465-110

Creative Embellishments Curly Flourish

Creative Embellishments Heritage Word Set

Graphic 45 Portrait of a Lady collection

 

AND NOW FOR THE 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 Embellishments will be giving away prizes too ... here

  

 

Good luck, have fun & enjoy the HOP!

Your Friends at Petaloo

xxxooo

Let's Have a Tea Party Banner and cards

Hello, Friends!  Put on your best frock, your finest jewels and break out the china cups because today, we're having a tea party!  

Our middle granddaughter loves tea parties so much that she decided to have a tea party theme for her birthday party this month.  I thought it would be loads of fun to make a girly little banner, party invites and a tea party themed birthday card for her.  Pretty Petaloo spring flowers added just the right finishing touch!

Banners are loads of fun to make, especially when you use cute supplies like these "Tealightful" papers from Pebbles.  Doesn't this make you want to have a tea party? The floral accents are Petaloo Pink Darjeeling Mini Butterflies, Pink Petite Darjeeling Blossoms, and White Vintage Velvet Pansies.

I cut each pennant to measure 4.25" x 5.5" and then cut a fishtail on the bottom.  Patterned papers were cut 1/4" smaller and stitched onto each pennant.  I die cut doilies from the paper collection and layered on fussy cut images like this adorable bear in a tea cup. These larger pennants are spaced between ATC sized pennants on either side.  The finished banner is so pink and girly and perfect home decor for a spring birthday party.

I used Tim Holtz' Tea Time die from Sizzix to cut out these cute tea cups. 

And no tea party is complete without a fancy cake! 

Because banners are so hard to photograph, I put together a very short (under 3 minute) video tour of this project for you.

 

I created a matching easel card that I'll give the birthday girl on her special day.

And because I was having so much fun, I made some little note cards that she can use for invites or as thank you notes.

Pinkies up!

 

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Darjeeling Pink Petites x 24 1465-110

Darjeeling Pink Mini Butterflies x 8 1486-110

White Velvet Pansies x 15 1110-000

 

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What's Up, Doc? Quick and Easy Easter Treats with Petaloo!

Hello, Friends!  Easter will soon be here!  I had a little chat with the Easter Bunny, and he gave me the greatest idea for quick and easy Easter Treats using Petaloo flowers.  This is such a cute idea, and takes just minutes to make.  

I found these Reese's Pieces candy Carrots in the seasonal aisle at our Kroger Grocery Store.  I don't know what happened, but the next thing I knew, they'd hopped right into my shopping cart!  Since they came home with me, I figured I might as well dress them up as an Easter treat for the Littles .  I added some bright spring ribbon and a frilly Ruffled Peony to each treat bag.  Bam!  Done!

If you are like me, you love to make the holidays special.  But time is of the essence.  Having a quick idea like this can be a life saver.  These would make darling place cards or table decor.  My grandgirls will love them, and I think big kids would love them, too!

Wishing you a blessed and Happy Easter!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Textured Elements Ruffled Peony x 4 5006-100

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The Wearin' O' the Green Easel Card for St. Patrick's Day

Hello, Friends!  St. Patrick's Day will be here soon, and the wearin' o' the green will be expected!  To get us ready for this fun holiday, I've created a monochromatic easel card, and I bet you can guess the color palette! 

 

I have Irish roots in my family tree, so this is always a fun holiday at our house.  We do fish and chips, and Guinness and Irish Soda Bread, too.  I even make a special batch of my husband's favorite Irish Whiskey Truffles for dessert.  Yum!

 

The lovely ladies on this card are enjoying afternoon tea (Irish Breakfast, of course!)  To frame the image, I die cut 3 of Tim Holtz' Ornate Frames from cardstock, layered them with foam dimensionals and backed the frame with this sweet image that I found in my stash.  I found this little vintage teacup and saucer charm and hung it from the side of the frame. My paper layers are from my scrap bin.  I went rummaging through it in search of any and all things green!  Some of these are leftover bits from mixed media projects done long ago.  But they are all green!

 

These gorgeous Pistachio Anemones make me think of shamrocks! I added a pretty green gingham bow and gold tassel to my flower cluster. A two layer chipboard flourish was heat embossed with gold powder on the bottom, then painted with Antique Linen Distress Paint on the top layer. 

To create the "stopper" for the card, I added a strip of vintage crochet lace across the middle of the card interior panel.  This was topped with glorious green Darjeeling Hydrangeas at the top and a cluster of Green Darjeeling Garden Rosettes at the bottom.  One of the things I love the most about easel cards is how great they look displayed on a mantel or side table.

Here's a peek at the inside of the card.  I added a little gift pocket stuffed with yummy chocolate and a sweet Irish Blessing that reads:

May your troubles be less

and your Blessings be more

and nothing but happiness

come to your door!

That's my wish for you this St. Patrick's Day!  I'd love to hear how you celebrate in the comment section below.

May the road rise up to meet you!

Cheerio

kathy

Product Links

Botanica Pistachio Anemone x 6 1176-108

Darjeeling Green Mini Garden Rosettes x 6 1492-107

Darjeeling Green Hydrangeas x 24 1493-107

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