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Easy Peasy Kid's Kraft!!

Hi Petaloo Fans!!
Summer is upon us....
...and so are those rainy days!
If you have kids....rainy days
can be challenging days!
...whether at home or on vacation.

I have just the Kid's Kraft for you!!

You will need...
1 pkg of DIY Mini Mix x 8 
1 pkg of DIY Mini Pearl Daisies
1 pkg DIY Mini Butterflies x 8
*enough to make 2 heart frames

A 7"x7" piece of Canvas
(for Heart)
a 20" piece of ribbon
Misc Stamps and Stencils
Archival Ink
Markers

I pulled out a few of the DIY flowers and LIGHTLY
colored each flower with 2 colors.
*I suggest you stay with 
one "collection" of flowers
ie: Darjeeling or Botanica

I used Tombow Dual Brush Pens but any
die based markers would work!
If you don't want your kids using 
your FAVORITE stash items
 Crayola Markers ~ Broad Line 
would work FABULOUSLY!

Spritz the flowers with water and watch the BEAUTY!
I squinched the Mini Mix Flowers into a ball
to help spread the color.
Set the flowers aside to dry.

I cut a heart from my piece of canvas,
placed a stencil on top of it and
colored away.

I stamped on my heart with Archival Ink,
*make sure ink is dry before the next step

I then spritz the stenciled area with water...
I ALWAYS think it's fun to watch the 
color move!!

I dried the heart with my Heat Tool.

I cut a slightly smaller heart from a piece
cardboard to stabilize the canvas
and adhered together.

I diecut some leaves and
stamped using Archival Ink.
I cut apart as needed.

I adhered everything down
with Fast Drying Tacky Glue.

 

I hope you've enjoyed my Kids Kraft...
and take the time to
Kreate with your Kids!! 

PRODUCTS USED
DIY Mini Mix x 8 
DIY Mini Pearl Daisies
Mini Butterflies x 8

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 Fridge Magnets

My kiddo is going back to school which means that once again my fridge will become the household bulleten board. It's where every scrap of work with a good grade will be displayed. It's also where important scraps of paper will be lost admid the jumble.

So I've decided that if my fridge will become a jumble (there's no two ways about it...) that it's going to be a pretty jumble!

I've created a set of pretty magnets using Petaloo flowers, Graphic 45 tags and stickers from their Couture collection.

I've glued two strong 'button' magnets on the back of each piece so that there's no sliding about.

It's a simple project but it sure will be nice for we mom's to have something elegant to look at while sorting through permission forms and fundraising sheets :)

Supplies:

Petaloo Burlap Blossoms
Petaloo Mixed Textured Layers
Couture Flowers
Couture Alphabet Stickers
Couture Banners
Magnets

Back To School Inspiring Book

Hi Petaloo fans! As part of the "Back To School" projects week, I'm sharing with you all a little book which I've created for my daughter, Chloe. This is a little encouragement book to cheer her up a bit throughout the back to school week.

Some kids will be reluctant to go back to school or being a little down after a long vacation break. At this time, it will be great for them to get some encouragement words. I always love to create some simple bookmarks or mini books with quotes of encouragement for them.

For this mini book, I've used some gorgeous cardstocks by Core'dinations and decorated it with some beautiful Petaloo Botanica blooms.

Petaloo Supplies Used:

Botanica Minis - Ivory (1101-001)

Botanica Blooms - Peach (1102-106)

Fancy Trims - Shades of Beige (1910-101)

Other Products:

Core'dinations Cardstocks

xx Irene Tan 

Welcome back card

Hi! Helena here to share a Welcome Back to the teacher card. Teachers are fantastic, and a card is a great way to show them some appreciation!

I just love the sweet papers from Maja Design, and the amazing crocheted flowers from Petaloo matches the papers just perfect! The crocheted flowers are from the Chantilly collection - Velvet and Lace flowers - and I have used one pink and one buttercream. I have also added some Petaloo trim (shades of beige) and two brads (shades of green).

Looking at this card makes me happy, and I hope the teacher who receives it will be happy too!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Helena

Petaloo products used:

Trims asst. - Shades of Beige

Brads asst. - Shades of Green

Velvet and Lace flowers - Buttercream

Velvet and Lace flowers - Pink

Thank You......TEACHERS!

Teachers can have a THANKLESS job.....
the give of their finances, time and energy
to help teach our children....
so I wanted to say THANK YOU
with a card created with Core'dinations papers and tags
and Petaloo goodness!!!

The card base is from the Core'dinations ~ Neutrals 
12 x 12 paper pack. 
I distressed the edges.....
inked the edges....
stamped and stenciled a little.

I then took 2 ~ Core'dinations ~ Core Tags ~ Dark
and distressed their edges.

I then added a few Petaloo flowers....
Darjeeling ~ Dahlias ~ Teastained Blue
Petites ~ Teastained Blue
Mini Mix ~ Teastained Whites
and
Penny Lane ~ Mixed Blossoms ~ Antique Peach

And do you see the GORGEOUS
Burlap Trim ~ Natural by Petaloo??
From the Wide Trim to the Jute!

So as your kids head back to school,
why don't you whip up a 
THANK YOU card for your
childs teacher.....
you will make their day!!!

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

 

 

Back to school altered notebook

  

 

Welcome to DAY SIX ...

"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 ... Helena Johansson

 

Everybody needs a pretty notebook. It's much more fun writing in it if it's pretty, and especially if you have decorated it yourself!

I decided to make a romantic and shabby book, and had so much fun working with Core'dinations amazing papers and tags, and Petaloos beautiful Botanica flowers.

Purple is an amazing color, and works so well with silver. I used two Core'dination papers for the background, one dark gray and one white. I sanded the edges of both papers and then cut the white one slightly smaller than the gray. I then used a brick stencil with texture paste to create some texture, and misted the whole paper with silver and purple mists. I then glued the papers to my notebook and began to decorate.

I have used two core tags from Core'dinations. The one peeking out from underneath the flower was purple, and I sanded the edges and misted it with silver mist before adding a little clock to it.

The tag used on the top of the book, was white when I started. I misted it heavily with silver and purple mist, folded it and then wrinkled it up a bit.

The flowers are Botanica flowers, one Botanica bloom in lavender and Floral Ephemera in the same color. I have also used purple Mixed Blooms.

Thank you for stopping by today!

xoxo

Helena

Petaloo products used:

Botanica Blooms - Lavender

Botanica Floral Ephemera - Lavender

Mixed Blooms - Lilac/Purple

 

Core'dinations products used:

ColorCore Cardstock, 12x12 paper pad, Neutral Tones

Core Tags - Pastels

Sand it Gadget

"Back To School" Blog Hop ~ Junior Year

  

 

Welcome to DAY FIVE ...

"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 stsrted with Petaloo DT member ... Stacy Rodriguez

Hey there everyone, so glad you have stopped by the Petaloo blog today.  We have some amazing projects to share with you this week for our Core'dinations blog hop.  Today i'm sharing a layout with you.  It's my daughters Senior year....and yes I have a little catching up to do on her book before graduation.  I love to mat my photos and on this layout wanted to make the "2013" pop and not blend in with the background paper so I matted that as well.

Here is a little close up for you.  The Core'dinations cardstock is simply amazing....I love to sand the edges or emboss with it.  For this layout I used the Petaloo Darjeeling Mini (autumn) and Mini Daises (red)...they matched perfectly with the paper.

Supplies Used:

Petaloo - Darjeeling Mini (autumn), Mini Daises (red)

Core'dinations - Neutrals

Xyron - Mega Runner & foam squares

October Afternoon - Public Library

 

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today, have a fabulous day!!

~Stacy

Petaloo and Core'dinations Hop ~ School Layout

  

 

Welcome to DAY FOUR ...

"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 stsrted with Petaloo DT member ... Irene Tan

 

Hello everyone! Today is my turn to share my project for the Petaloo and Core'dinations hop! I'm sure many of us love to take pictures of our kids during their first day of school. Above is a layout which I've created to showcase a picture taken on Ryan on his first day back to school.

I've used tons of cool Core'dinations cardstocks with the "Sand It Gadget" to create the above layout. To decorate it, I've also used some beautiful textured blooms by Petaloo.

The gorgeous neutral tones on the cardstocks are perfect to frame this photograph.

Petaloo Supplies Used:

Mixed Textured Mini Blossoms - Mocha (1263-202)

Mixed Textured Mini Blossoms - Amber (1263-203)

Mixed Textured Blossoms - Amber (1256-203)

Mixed Textured Blossoms - Ivory (1256-200)

Mixed textured Layers - Ivory (1257-200)

Fancy Trims - Shades of Beige (1910-101)

xx Irene Tan

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