ANZAC Day ... Poppies

I have been busy after work each evening this week making a large poppy for the front of the Woodside Lutheran Church and 24 poppies for the ends of the pews to commemorate ANZAC Day which happens to fall on a Sunday this year.

I was really pleased with how they all turned out especially the large one which I made the petals out of a pieces of A5 and A6 Poppy Parade cardstock with lots of curling of the cardstock with my bone folder and then a lot of Multipurpose Liquid Glue to hold them in place.  (Please see my very rough sketch of how I cut out the petals.)  

I made 8 large petals and 8 small petals and glued them onto a large circle of Poppy Parade cardstock and then added a smaller black circle with a double strip of fringed black cardstock to make it look like the stamens on the flower.

For the smaller poppies I used the 2" circle punch and then punch out 8 hearts and then curled them with the bone folder and glued them onto the circle and then added the small black circle for the centre.

Cardstock:  Poppy Parade

Accessories:  Cut 'n Emboss Machine, Layering Circles Dies, 2" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch (retired), Heart Punch

Bouquet of Hope by Paper Pumpkin

What is Paper Pumpkin?

Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription service that offers a unique variety of paper projects for crafters of any skill level to enjoy! These all-inclusive craft kits encourage you to explore your creativity, try new techniques, and discover your potential in papercrafting. For now, Paper Pumpkin is only available as a subscription in North America. But, every now and then, we like to offer a Paper Pumpkin kit to demonstrators and customers around the world!

The Bouquet of Hope Paper Pumpkin Kit provides a way to offer comfort, care, and condolences to those enduring life’s challenges. With beautiful blooms and supportive sentiments, this kind-hearted kit will allow you to soothe others’ sorrow and share your sympathy in a heartfelt, handmade way! While you can create nine comforting cards—three each of three designs, plus coordinating envelopes—with the kit’s components, the versatile stamp set included in the kit can be used to uplift loved ones during trying times, any time. And, if you snagged a stack of Flower & Field Designer Series Paper during Sale-A-Bration, you can combine it with the kit’s extra elements and enjoy even more coordinated cardmaking!

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• A Stampin’ Spot
• Enough materials to create nine cards, including patterned card bases, decorative die-cut pieces, embellishments, and more!
• Nine coordinating envelopes
• Adhesive

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Happy Easter

Are you enjoying the Easter Long Weekend?  I have had a lovely time catching up with family for lunch on Sunday, and I did make some Easter gift tags and boxes for family, friends and my work colleagues.

I have also spent time in my garden, tidying up the roses, as they were well overdue to be deadheaded and a few weeds had appeared in the side garden too!

Saturday, I visited Bunnings and purchased some plants and pots.  Today, I planted some herbs in the courtyard garden bed and I now have a display under the pergola with a couple extra hanging pots and I finally potted the plant Melissa gave me a few weeks ago into a beautiful big grey pot which matches in nicely.

Art with Heart Colour Creations Showcase - Rococo Rose

It's the end of March and I have finally created a card for Art with Heart Colour Creations, featuring one of the retiring 2019-2021 In Color, Rococo Rose.

I have had the pleasure of crafting with fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, Rachel Palmieri, Andrea Sargent and Tina Gillespie this last week at my home and they have inspired me to create.

I have used the Hey Girlfriend stamp set, which I stamped onto the Basic White cardstock and coloured with Blends and stamped on Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper for the cute dress.

Stamp Set:  Hey Girlfriend

Cardstock:  Rococo Rose, Basic White, Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Rococo Rose, Memento, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo and Petal Pink Blends

Accessories: White twine

Close up of the colouring in Blends

Catherine Proctor is hosting this Colour Creations Showcase, if you click here, you can see what all the Art with Heart team members have created.

Social Stamping - #InColors

Social Stamping this month is featuring In Colors, so I have decided to use all of 2019-2021 In Colors that are retiring.

You may have started here, so welcome or you may have come from Elizabeth Gross.

I have used up strips of cardstock that I have in a plastic sleeve of each of the In Colors - Purple Posy, Rococo Rose, Seaside Spray, Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock.

I place them all lined together with a little adhesive on grid paper in the Stamparatus and used the NEW Butterfly Brilliance stamp set in Crumb Cake.

I then layered them onto a piece of Thick Basic White cardstock, with a tiny gap between each and adhered them with some dimensional.  I then added the sentiment and a die cut butterfly from the now sold out Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper.  Finally I added some Clear Elegant Faceted Gems to the head of each of the butterflies.

Stamp Set:  Butterfly Brilliance

Cardstock:  Thick Basic White, Basic White, Purple Posy, Rococo Rose, Seaside Spray, Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock, Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine, Hippo & Friends Dies, Clear Elegant Faceted Gems

Close up of the Butterflies

Inside the card

Thanks for joining me this month, now it's time to hop on over to Michelle Strazds.

If you get lost along the way, click back to our lovely Social Stamping Blog Host, Kelly Kent to see the list of everyone!!