Hello, Petaloo Fans! One of the very best things about summertime is a trip to the beach! Our kids, and now our grandgirls love nothing better than to stroll along the shore looking for treasures hidden in the sand. We usually end up with buckets full of shells and pebbles and driftwood. Once we get home, the items often get shoved into a closet or a shoebox and are forgotten. But I've designed a cute little seashore treasure box that you can make with your children so that the memories of your time at the beach can be put on display in your home.
This is a 4" square paper mache box that is just the right size to hold precious treasures from the sea. I painted the outside of the box with Picket Fence Distress Paint, then sprinkled it with Distress Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter. Once it was dry, I sprayed it with a sealant to keep all the glitter from rubbing off. Then, I sprayed it with Salty Ocean Distress Stain Spray.
I used papers and images from Graphic 45's Children's Hour paper pads to decorate my box, along with loads of gorgeous ocean hued Petaloo blooms!
I love to mix and match textures and shades, as well as sizes to lend lots of visual interest in a composition. On the lid of my seashore treasure box, I've used Teal Petite Botanica , Teal Darjeeling Tea Stained Petites, and Robin's Egg Blue Mini Wild Roses. The mix of blues and greens works so well with the colors in the paper collection and really feel like the sea.
The box opens to reveal a little diorama built inside with fussy cut images from the July paper in the 12x12 Children's Hour collection. I've used foam spacers between my fussy cut layers to add lots of dimension here. I even sprinkled real beach sand onto the bottom of the box.
Summer comes and goes in the blink of an eye. Why not set aside an afternoon and relive all the fun and adventure of time spent by the ocean with your children? Little hands can pick out shells, manage the painting and sprinkling of glitter, medium sized hands can fussy cut and glue layers while Mom handles the glue gun. You'll build a whole new memory while capturing an old one. It's a win/win!
You'll find links to products used below this post.
Thanks for stopping by! Now go get your craft on!
Cheerio,
kathy
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....and I'm having a party!
and you are invited!!
For my decorations/invitations,
I colored a couple
Canvas Corp Brands ~ Heirloom papers
Black on Ivory
I used...
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.
I also colored
Petaloo's Paintables ~ Dogwood x 24 Canvas
with the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.
I cut the colored 12 x 12 paper in half
I cut (7) triangles from the halves.
I then cut a slightly larger triangles out of
Canvas Corp Brands ~ Ivory Burlap.
For interest I added some
vintage lace.
I adhered the layers together.
Then, I adhered a length of vintage Ric Rac
over top of the banner shapes.
When dry, I adhered
Canvas Corp Brand ~ White Ties & Tags
to the Rick Rac.
Then I layered on a
Petaloo Paintables ~ Daisy Layers ~ Ivory
at loopy jute bow
a stapled
Petaloo Paintables ~ Dogwood ~ White leaf
and a colored
Petaloo Paintables ~ Dogwood ~ White
(the larger ones)
I had some of the left~over colored paper
so I created little "banners" for my cake.
I hot glued extra long toothpicks
to my colored banner pieces.
How cute is that??
This is a GREAT project you could
do with your kids!
In celebration of this great country...
HAPPY 4th of JULY!!
Hello everyone! It's Irene here and for today's post, I would like to share a unique summer layout. It's a floating layout which I've created using an acrylic base. To create this layout, I've used tons of canvas by Canvas Corp and tons of gorgeous DIY blossoms by Petaloo.
Here are some close-ups on this layout.
I've distressed the canvas using tons of paints and gesso.
Check out these gorgeous flowers. I've lightly misted them with some glimmer mist by Tattered Angels to add some colors to it.
Petaloo Products Used:
DIY Baby's Breath Pick - White (1650-017)
DIY Mixed Textured Layers - Ivory (1650-012)
DIY Burlap Blossoms - Ivory (1650-004)
DIY Daisy Layers Burlap Canvas - Ivory (1650-020)
DIY Dogwood Canvas - White (1650-038)
Other Products Used:
Hope you all like it!
xx Irene Tan
Brad Asst - Shades of Teal (1920-129)
LAST DAY ...
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 ... Ginny Nemchak
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Well hey there Peeps. Such a fun day for me to be sharing the projects I created specially for the Simple Stories / Petaloo Blog Hop. When I say I love the papers and flower selection I mean I REALLY REALLY LOVE IT!!! We have had the most brutal seeming to never end winter here in Michigan....in fact it was snowing last week. Today is 87 and my heart is singing!!! These Simple Stories Lines are just too perfect for this time of year with their bright cheery colors and fun whimsical patterns. And the Petaloo flowers are the perfect finishing touch to my projects.
First Project...Sunshine & Happiness Card:
This card was soo much fun to create. It really did bring me sunshine and happiness.
I selected a variety of the Petaloo flowers to coordinate with the paper patterns.
Layering the chipboard stickers allowed me to add quite a few in such a small space. Adding spacers is the key to keeping everything level. Have to save room for flowers! A simple not too poofy bow in a coordinating raspberry help to anchor the top corner along with the die cut frame.
Petaloo Products:
Flowering BerryPick SKU: 1170-102
Mini Mix Teastained Red:1462-101
Mini Mix Teastained Spice:01462-108
Mini Butter Flies Teastained Red-1486-101
Gerber Daisy Light Pink:1174-101
Other Supplies:
Simple Stories Sunshine & Happiness Collection
Cheery Lynn Die~Swedish Spring Oval Frame
Really Reasonable Ribbon ~Plaid Ribbon Bright Pink
Raspberry Cardstock
While I had the Sunshine & Happiness Collection out I created a tag also....
I used similar layering techniques for this tag but instead of using the chipboard I went with the regular stickers and combined the with the cut apart pages, more diecuts, and of course gorgeous Petaloo flowers.
Two smaller arrangements work well for this size tag. I've also added a more subtly patterned ribbon.
Incorporating a pretty die cut doily in clean crisp white helps to separate some of the busy patterns. Adding spacers between the layers adds depth and give me th opportunity to tuck in some of the blooms.
Petaloo Products:
Mini Butter Flies Teastained Red-1486-101
Mini Mix Teastained Red:1462-101
Mini Mix Teastained Spice:01462-108
Petites Teastained Cream: 1465-105
Blossom Bulk Pack Teal: 1177200
Other Supplies:
Simple Stories Sunshine & Happiness Collection
Cheery Lynn~ French Pastry Doily
Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Pink Chevron Striped Twill
Raspberry Cardstock
Having way too much fun at this point so I just kept right on working to create a card with Bloom and Grow.....
Faux Dried Blooms Ivory~1102-001
Mini Gerber Daisy Yellow~1175-103
Other Product:
Simple Stories Bloom & Grow Collection
Cheery Lynn~ French Pastry Doily
Really Reasonable Ribbon~Yellow Chevron Striped Twill
Omgoodness that was a long post for me!!! I'm wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G
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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
DAY FOUR ...
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 ... Irene Tan
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Hi everyone! It's Irene here and today, it's my turn to share my project for this hop with you all. My layout for today features the fun and colorful Sunshine & Happiness collection by Simple Stories and Petaloo new gorgeous Gerber Daisy!
Here are some close-ups.
I really love these flowers. They are so soft and beautiful. Perfect for this colorful summer collection. It adds sone punches of colors to this layout.
Petaloo Products Used:
Gerber Daisy - Light Pink (1174-101)
Mini Gerber Daisy - Fuschia/Pink (1175-102)
Mini Gerber Daisy - Yellow (1175-103)
Blossom Bulk Pack - Teal (1177-200)
Flowering Pick - Fuschia Berry (1170-102)
Other Products Used:
Simple Stories "Sunshine & Happiness" collection
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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
DAY TWO ...
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 ... Kathy Clement
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Remember Summer? I'm talking about a lazy hazy days and afternoons spent floating in the pool then napping in your favorite hammock and sipping iced tea on the screen porch kind of summer. Now you're with me, right? Simple Stories has perfectly captured the spirit of those carefree summer days we all dream about in their new "Bloom and Grow" paper collection. And I had the best time pairing the papers up with gorgeous summer hued Petaloo flowers in this Porch Rules Altered Clipboard.
Our new house has the perfect screen porch complete with ceiling fan and a pretty view of our new yard, so I just had to grab this fun paper and dress up an old clipboard with paint, burlap, and posies. It's a standard sized clipboard, and to start things off, I painted all the edges and the metal hinge with Faded Jeans Distress Paint. Then I covered the clipboard with this bright summery plaid paper, which was also spattered with paint.
I don't know about you, but I want to spend my summer on a porch where the rules include things like "read a book, take naps, put your feet up and sip iced tea! To capture that relaxed summer vibe, I stitched the sentiment panel onto some natural burlap, then fringed the edges to add some wonderful texture and dimension. And what is summer without gorgeous, bright flowers blooming everywhere? These Darjeeling blooms and butterflies are the perfect color match for these fun papers.
Do you see those bountiful blueberries growing in my garden? Those are Petaloo Botanica Blueberry Picks, and I am in love with them! I clustered Darjeeling Minis in Yellow, Spice, and shades of blue around my berries, then added a flirty Red Butterfly to the garden. The shabby bow is custom dyed with Candied Apple, Faded Jeans, and Tea Dye Distress Inks.
This adorable chipboard bird is peeking out from another cluster of flowers.
I wanted to show you how I cut one of the yellow Darjeeling Minis in half with my scissors so that I could tuck it behind this sentiment cluster. It's easy to do, and the flower holds together well in spite of having been cut. I tucked the other half behind into that flowery border in the bottom corner of the clipboard.
I also used a white Sharpie Paint Pen to add some doodling to the letters. It gives the paper a real homespun, homemade look that fits right in with this breezy project.
I was having such a good time playing with Simple Stories papers and Petaloo that I accidentally ended up creating a second project. (I blame the Gnome...he is too cute for words, and he lured me into an extended play time!)
See? How could I resist? I made a really quick accordion style photo album where you can save all those fabby photos of summertime fun.
The little flap has a magnetic closure, but I added a burlap string closure for extra strength. The album is made by joining together 2 strips of 11.5" 6.25" kraft cardstock. Score every 4.25" and accordion fold. Make the flap from the overhang. Easy peasy!
On the inside, I created lots of pockets to hold the cute 4" x 6" life cards which are perfect for journaling and photos. I also made photo mounts with extra kraft cardstock.
Don't you love the sentiments in this collection? I know I do! And the Darjeeling flowers are such a great color match!
You could easily open this album for display on a mantle or buffet table and tuck summer photos and memories inside as the season progresses. Then by summer's end, you have captured all the fun moments into one cute package.
Simple Stories makes it easy to scrapbook, and Petaloo makes it beautiful. It's a match made in scrapbooking heaven!
Here's to summer! May you find time in the midst of all the hustle and bustle to watch a few sunsets, visit with friends, and take a few naps on the screen porch!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cheerio,
kathy
Petaloo Products used in Porch Rules Altered Clipboard
Darjeeling Red Mini Butterflies 1486-101
Darjeeling Mini Mix Teastained Blue 1462-103
Darjeeling Petites Teastained Blue 1465-103
Darjeeling Teastained Yellow Mini Mix 1462-109
Darjeeling Teastained Spice Mini Mix 1462-108
Darjeeling Teastained Spice Petites 1465-108
Botanica Blueberry Pick 1171-122
Other Products
Simple Stories 12x12 Collection Bloom and Grow
Simple Stories Bloom and Grow Stickers
Simple Stories Bloom and Grow Chipboard
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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
`Hello, Friends! Happy May Day! I love the month of May! It's the gateway to summertime and the month gives us so many reasons to celebrate with its gorgeous weather, beautiful flowers, and fun holidays....like Mother's Day! I can remember making my mom special cards and little gifts to let her know how much I loved her, and even now, it's a rare Mom who fails to tear up at a handmade gift. With that in mind, I thought I might share a super cute idea for a hand made Mother's Day gift for those beach loving mome
During our recent move, I found a pasteboard berry box that I'd salvaged from our local farmer's market. When I received an Authentique "Utopia" Collection pack in my design team package this month, a little light went off in my head, and the idea for this project was hatched. It's a decorated berry box filled to the brim with beach themed tags, gorgeous Petaloo flowers and Burlap trim. Wouldn't this look festive on a Mother's Day breakfast tray?
I coated my berry box inside and out with Studio Matte Multi Medium to give it additional strength and to protect it from spills. While the medium was still wet, I added a belly band of blue burlap trim that had also been coated with medium. To pick up on the tropical colors of the Utopia collection, I layered on Amber Mixed Textured Layered Flowers, Antique Red Mini Burlap Flowers, Pink Canvas Dogwoods, and Antique Blue Canvas Dogwoods. Every mom loves flowers, and these will last a lot longer than fresh flowers!
I cut 1.5" off Ranger standard manila tags, then covered them with the cute images in the paper collection. Then I added some fun embellies from my stash along with more tropical flowers. You can never have too many flowers!
The back of each tag has room to write a note, share a memory or post a photo. I love the way the Burlap trims pop with these papers.
The images were so much fun to layer, especially this cute little banner! Even if Mom is not going to the beach on her special day, you can create that special, laid back, easy going vibe with a gift like this one.
Here, I created my own custom flower using the gorgeous elements from the Petaloo Teal Textured Layers package. Isn't it yummy?
I absolutely love the texture the fibers add to these tags!
I think it would be really fun to make mom a tropical breakfast to go with this beach themed gift box, don't you?
I spattered these Antique Blue Canvas Dogwoods with a little Dylusions Linen spray, just for fun.
And at the very back of the basket, I tucked in an altered slider box filled with a sweet surprise for Mom.
This was so much fun to "dress up" and I love the pink burlap and Pink Canvas Dogwoods paired together.
The box was just the right size to hold 5 Fun Sized 3 Musketeer bars. Because while Mom loves the beach, she also loves chocolate!
And, if you really wanted to knock Mom's socks off, you could throw in a coupon for a beach getaway....just sayin'!
I hope this idea gave you some inspiration for a unique, playful Mother's Day gift. Serve this up on a tray with a Pina Colada, and Mom will feel just like she's in paradise!
Wishing you all a very happy Mother's Day!
Cheerio,
kathy
Petaloo Products Used in this Project
Teal Mixed Textured Layers 1257-205
Amber Mixed Textured Layers 1257-203
Antique Blue Canvas Dogwoods 1211-253
Antique Red Mini Burlap 1208-250
Other Products
Authentique Utopia 3" x 4" Life Cards
Ranger Manila Tags
Hello and welcome to DAY THREE 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 ... Irene Tan
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Hello Petaloo fans! It's Irene here and today is my turn to showcase my project for this hop! My layout features the fun "Utopia" collection by Authentique and tons of gorgeous textured flowers by Petaloo.
Here are some details on it.
These flowers adds so much textures and dimension to this layout.
I've chosen the blues and greens in this collection to create this layout.
Petaloo Products Used:
Mixed textured Layers - Amber (1257-203)
Mixed textured Layers - Teal (1257-205)
Dogwood Canvas - Antique Blue (1211-253)
Burlap Trims - Teal (1483-129)
Other Products used:
Authentique "Utopia" collection
xx Irene Tan
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Want to win?
PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS ...
We are giving away Design Team kits to FOUR lucky winners!!
Explore prize
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! ...
Utopia 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
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