Hello again!
I’m back today with my final three makes from my recent product class using the peaceful poppy suite. Again these vary in difficulty but as always I feel that anyone could make these cards with the right equipment and guidance. I generally craft with the ladies in my class so really anyone and everyone can join in the fun!
The first card below features the absolutely stunning peaceful poppies designer series paper.
I used a blackberry bliss base bringing the poppy parade from the flowers inside the card by adding a poppy parade mat. Once again I prettied up the envelope. Because lets face it when this envelope lands on your doormat you know you’ve got something special to open!
The sentiment on the front of the card is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. The one inside the card is from the Forever lovely stamp set which can be found on page 81 of the annual catalogue.
You get two sheets of this paper in the pack of peaceful poppies designer series paper meaning you could make 12 cards like this from those two sheets alone! And it is gorgeous!
Fancy Fold
This next card is a fancy fold however it is really quite simple to make but really stands out from the other ‘ordinary’ cards on the mantle! For this card I used a basic black base. This is layered up using poppy parade. But not just plain poppy parade I ran each of the pieces through my big shot using the subtle embossing folder. I love the added texture this brings to the card. I also used a small piece of designer series paper in the inside of the card. The main image is stamped in memento black ink and coloured with the poppy parade stampin’ blends. Next I used the markers to colour the stamped image in basic black and poppy parade. Finally the background stamp is simply stamped randomly in pool party (second generation – meaning ink once, stamp on scrap and then on your project).
I reproduced the image ono the front of the card on the flap of the envelope for added interest.
The photograph below shows how the card looks fully open… pretty?
And now for the WOW
For me the dies in the peaceful moments bundle really bring a wow. This isn’t a fancy fold, it doesn’t have lots of embellishment; it really is simply card. But where the wow comes in is when you cut that card using these gorgeous dies. And can I just say they cut like butter!
I used poppy parade, real red, basic black, garden green and pear pizzazz card stock to make the flowers on this card. I used white embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment. Next I embossed the front panel once gain with the subtle embossing folder. This really is my go to for transforming card stock and adding texture in the easiest way possible.
Everyone in the class loved this card and its definitely worth the effort of cutting and sticking. My husband picked this as his favourite card; as an ex military man poppies are close to his heart!
I made two versions; one with the sentiment in the bottom right corner and one with it slightly higher. Personally I prefer the slightly higher one but I’ve had very mixed feedback from customers. Which do you prefer – leave me a comment below to let me know!
Anyway that’s all the cards for today, if you have any questions or would like any more details on any of the cards featured please just let me know and I would be more than happy to help out!
As always the supplies are listed below and remember for every £45 spend you get a free product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue!!
Lots of love
Gillian x
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