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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

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT with Maja Design

  

 

For the next two weeks, the Petaloo designers will "SPOTLIGHT" the beautiful papers from

 

Maja Design of Sweden

 

  Starting Monday ... we have loads of PAPERCRAFTING ideas, fun & 2 prize packs coming your way  ...

 

Our projects will feature this collection of papers from MAJA Design

 

 

"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 ...

 

 

Here is a little SNEAK PEEK:

 

 

Can you guess what this "Vintage PARTY Decoration" might be from Petaloo designer Irene Tan???

 

Make sure to join us this Monday to see our product spotlight with Maja Design    of Sweden

 

PLUS...

 

2 PRIZES ... 

 

 Vintage Paper & Flowers

PRIZE Packs

 

What's in the prize?

Petaloo "Penny Lane" Collection ... 15 packs of spring flowers

Maja Design 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.

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

Photo Album Petaloo and Creative Embellishments Hop!

 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 8 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

Tati Scrap

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Hello!

 Today I am sharing a new project with the collaboration with Creative Embellishments!!

 

 These flowers and papers inspire me to make this photo album.. Ohhh these blue Anemones!!!

Red and blue...one of my fav combination of colors and  Creative Embellishments flourish perfect to make this mini.

...love, love!!

I hope you enjoyed and have fun the HOP!

 

Petaloo Supplies

Darjeeling Mini Garden Rosette Teal 1492-106

Darjeeling Anenome x 4 Teal- 1490-103

Penny Lane Forgetmenots x 16 Teal-1837-056

 

Creative Embellishments Supplies

Vintage Flourish 3

 

Other Products

By The Sea Graphic 45 Papers

Metal embellishments

 

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

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

 

Maggi with a Petaloo Valentine's Gift

What could be sweeter than a pretty box of chocolates and a pretty tag to accompany it?

 

 

 I altered  a small Graphic 45 matchbox for my chocolates.  It  holds 8 Lindt Lindor chocolates perfectly!  I used foam to pop up the center chipboard piece and then worked flowers around and underneath it along with the pretty bow. 

 

 Aren't these vintage velvet cherry blossoms so pretty?  I love how soft they are and vintage.  The velvet they are made from is really pretty and classy looking.

The Baby's Breath picks are such a great accent for the cherry blossoms.  I love their delicate appearance.

 

On the back of the box I worked in a couple of large Botanica blooms, they are the prefect filler for my box top.

 

I used a Cheery Lynn Designs diecut heart to take center stage on my tag.  I wanted to pop up the heart but its so delicate there was no where to hide the foam pop up tape. Soooo, idea!  I grabbed a large Tim Holtz acrylic square and place that underneath the heart.  That worked really well to give the dimension I was looking for.

 

Here you can see from the side how the center of the tag is build up.

 

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by.  Petaloo has so many beautiful blooms to enhance your Valentine.  It's just so hard to choose which ones to use! 😊😊😊

 

Petaloo Supplies:

Cherry Blossom x 24 blush 1173-311

Botanica Petite’s x 11 Soft Pink 1101-101

Botanica Blooms x 4 Soft Pink 1102-101

DIY-Baby’s Breath Pick x 3White 1650-017

 

Other Supplies:

Graphic 45 Mon Amour Collection

Graphic 45 matchbox

Graphic 45 black tag

Cheery Lynn Designs Lattice Heart & Vines Die

May Arts ribbon

 

Valentine's Card with Petaloo

Hello Petaloo fans! It's Irene here and for today's post, I'm sharing a Valentine's Day card which I've created using tons of beautiful flowers by Petaloo.

To create this card, I've used pattern papers by Graphic 45. Love the vintage style of this collection. Below are some details on this card.

The Darjeeling flowers complete the gorgeous vintage look of this card.

 

Inside the card, there's a place to add a special photo for your Valentine!

Petaloo Products Used:

Darjeeling Garden Rosette - Spice (1491-108)

Darjeeling Hydrangeas - Spice (1493-108)

Dahlias - Teastained Cream (1467-105)

Mini Butterflies - Teastained Spice (1486-108)

Other Products:

Graphic 45 Off to The Races collection

Hope to see you all soon!

xx Irene Tan
 

SNEAK PEEk ~ Ruffles & Ranunculus

 

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 fourth collection for spring is our new RUFFLES & RANUNCULUS Collection.  

 

 

We are so excited to introduce these soft & versatile flowers ...

 

  Ruffled Peony 

 

The ruffled edges of this flower creates a vintage look but they are also perfect for contemporary projects.  They are the epitome of spring goodness!

 

Ruffled Peony ~ spring peach

 

Plus, the Peonies are made from a "poly soft" material so it makes them super soft and bendable. This is the perfect material for jewelry, hair pieces, wearable art and projects that call out for a "delicate" look.

 

If you are interested in "altering" these flowers with ink, sprays or paints ... this works really well on this material too.

 

Ruffled Peony ~ spring pink

 

We have this flower on display at the CHA show this week.  It is so versatile that it has been used in our Wedding display, our Easter display, our July fourth display and our Mothers Day display!  It works so well for so many applications. 

 

Ruffled Peony ~ white & pink

 

Here's a little peek at a bridal veil that will be used in our wedding display at CHA.  It was created out of our Ruffled Peonies!  Pretty ... huh?!

 

Ruffled Peonies ~ fuschia, red, white, blue, teal and purple

 

9 amazing colors  ... see how easy it would be to use this flower for so many upcoming occasions?  Have a DIY wedding coming up?  The white peony is ideal.  Fourth of July decorations?  The Peony comes in red, white and blue ...

 

Plus, this flower  is priced well too ... 4 flowers come in a Petaloo package for 3.99 retail.  Gotta LOVE it ... :)

 

 

Don't forget the little flowers to match ...

Baby Blooms

 

 

The same 9 amazing colors to match the Ruffled Peony... sweet!

 

Plus, they come packed in a package of 9 flowers for 3.99 retail...wow! 

 

 

Here's a new flower that is sure to become a favorite ... (if you can spell it's name)

Ranunculus

 

Ranunculus ~ blue, peach, teal

 

We are so pleased with this flower for spring.  It looks so similar to how it grows in the garden ...CRSIP.  This poly/cotton material holds the shape perfectly.  (YES, it can be altered with any paint, ink, or spray.)

 

Ranunculus ~ pink, fuschia, purple

 

Aren't the colors great?!  Lots of variety for your projects.  Plus, with it's clean and unfussy look ... it will look great with any contemporary or modern paper or project.

 

As we've said before ... with a hot glue gun this flower can be adhered to any paper crafting project, a greeting card, a picture frame, an album, or whatever you are creating! 

 

As far as special occasions go ... this flower would be perfect for Easter, spring, Mother's Day, weddings, and so much more. 

 

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 We have lots of new ideas for spring!  Please come back tomorrow to see a sneak peek of our booth at CHA!

 

Happy January ...

Your friends at Petaloo

xxx ooo

 

 

SNEAK PEEK ~ Magnolias & More

 

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  ...

 

***  *  ***

 

Our third collection for spring is our new MAGNOLIAS AND MORE Collection.  

 

 

Don't you just LOVE the colors of these flowers?  They are so perfect for Easter, Mothers Day, wedding or any spring event!  Plus, the glitter on the edges just says pretty, pretty, pretty ...

 

In addition, this collection is made form a cotton/poly blend of material.  Why is this important?  Because they can be further colored, dyed, inked, sprayed, etc. ... yeah!  They will match any paper or project you can create ...

 

 

Magnolia ~ Soft Pink 

 

Magnolia Mix x 5

We are "in love" with this gorgeous flower!  Not only is it pretty but it is also practical. 

 

It comes in a package of 5 flowers with sizes ranging from 1 inch, 1.5 inch, 2 inch, 2.5 inch, and the biggest flower is 3 inch in diameter. 

 

It is available in 8 amazing colors ... white, soft pink, coral, teal, light blue, purple, peach and blush. 

 

Magnolia ~ light blue, peach & purple

 

With these Magnolias, some ribbon and a hot glue gun ... these flowers can be added to any box, frame, topiary tree, wreath, mini album, or used in a wedding!  See what we mean about Easter decor and Mothers Day gifts?

 

Need some little blooms to add to your smaller projects?

take a look at ...

Baby Blooms

 

 Baby Blooms in teal, pink, peach

 

These little guys come in a pack of 9 flowers for 3.99 retail ... seriously!

 

We know these are going to be a "staple" in your flower stash so we made them in 9 popular colors ... white, ivory, teal, pink, peach, purple, blue, fuschia and red.

 

We are also super excited because these little guys match the Magnolias (above) and the other flowers in the Botanica collection. So use them to fill in the empty spaces in your projects!

 

Plus, these bloomers sing Easter, Mothers Day and spring!

 

Fairy Blossom Branch 

 

Fairy Blossom Branch ~pink and teal

 

Look at how delicate these sweet picks are ... they look like they were just picked from the garden.  But no ... they are glittered VINTAGE VELVET and they are bendable and they will be a lovely addition to any spring project!

 

How perfect would they be for a Easter card or a Mothers Day card?  How about using them in a mini album framing a photo?  Or maybe you could make a tussie mussie or lapel pin with them? 

 

This velvet is millinary quality so these picks would work wonderfully for handmade jewelry too! 

 

Have we piqued your imagination?  These little picks will come in six colors ... ivory, pink, fuschia, teal, peach and purple.  There will be three picks to a package for 3.99 retail.

 

 Velvet Hydrangea

 

One of our best selling flowers for the past 8 years ... comes in 3 new spring colors.

Soft Pink, yellow (shown at top) and dark blue. 

 

Velvet Hydrangea ~ soft pink

 

 

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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 Ruffles and Ranunculus!

 

Happy January ...

Your friends at Petaloo

xxx ooo