Welcome
And a very warm welcome to my newest follower, Kathy A
I cannot find if she has a blog to be able to link up here :(
I have finally been able to settle down and do some card making these last few weeks, and on two of the cards I used the same Hero Arts Hero Florals Poppy stamp set - I also have the matching dies
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I started this card with a panel of inky goodness - if I remember rightly I did a couple of monoprints off stencils I had used on another card - come to think of it, it was background for the other poppy card!!
I cut a window using anrectangle Peek a boo die from MFT, then backing it with a snippet of pale blue card that I only attached on three sides, leaving the bottom free.
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The poppies were stamped on more snippets and white embossed, before being coloured with water colour paints. I then die cut them, arranged them in the aperture and secured them on the reverse of the card with some sticky tape. I then popped some glue under the leaves, and foam bots for some dimension under the flower and bud, which left me some room to attach the clouds. They were a bit of an afterthought as the blue looked too stark - again white snippets were used.
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The greeting (another Hero Arts set) was stamped in Versa Clear Pinecone ink and clear embossed on a tiny left over piece from the background, and the I edged it with a wee scrap of white I had painted in the same red as the poppies.
When I first started assembling the card it looked very plain, so I added a very sparkly gold ribbon to the left of the focal panel against the cranberry base, and some red rhinestones
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I stamped the poppy on the left of the insert - yes, it's crooked, and I did re-do the whole insert..
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The poppy also featured in the envelope, stamped in memento London Fog ink
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snippets of white for the all stamping and clouds - blue for behind the aperture
Beautiful card and great design, Maxine. I love how you put the flowerinside the stitched frame. Poppies are one of my favourites (along with roses).
ReplyDeleteWOW! There is so much to admire about this beautiful card, Maxine! It is amazing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poppy and a great design with the stitched aperture and stitched clouds. Thank you for joining the challenge at Allsorts.
ReplyDeleteLove the grungy background! And a beautiful rose stamp! Hugs, Gerrina
ReplyDeleteGreat card Maxine! I love the poppy peeping out of the aperture - clever idea.
ReplyDeleteKathy A is possibly Kathy Asper of https://myasperations.blogspot.com/
She's a lovely lady and makes beautiful cards.
Hugs
Di xx
Great use of those snippets and I love that green inking, it works perfectly with the red poppy. Gorgeous xx
ReplyDeleteAmazing work you always come up with.. incredibe Beautiful Creative design! I like the colors that you used!
ReplyDeletePoppies are always a hit Maxine, nice design as well, many thanks for sharing at Stamping Sensations challenge.
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Just beautiful Maxine. A really pretty card.
ReplyDeleteI love that we both had poppies on the mind at the same time, Maxine! Your card outside and inside and envie are all full of lovely elements and beautifully colored! Glad you are doing some card-making again! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteLovely card Maxine, the beautiful poppy peeking out from the window with clouds looks so effective! Great use of your snippets!
ReplyDeleteLove the beautiful poppy and green inky background.
ReplyDeleteCarol x
Thank you for joining us at DRagonfly Dreams and Stamping SEnsations.
Carol DT x
What a lovely design. the poppy peeping through the window is a great idea. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts. Sarah
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty creation, Maxine. I love the inside and envelope to complete it. Someone will be thrilled to receive this! Big hugs to you, my friend~
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This is so pretty, Maxine. I love the stitched frame that surrounds the pretty poppies. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday. That's always an extra sweet treat. Thanks also for visiting my blog. Your comments always make me so happy, and I appreciate you so much. God bless you, my friend.
ReplyDeleteWhat a soft pretty card. So calming and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteLove poppies and this is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty
ReplyDeleteAmazing card, Maxine! Love that you have fulfilled this project with the same stamp on the envelope too! Superb!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and fabulous card. Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Thank you for playing at Dragonfly Dreams Challenge!
ReplyDeleteI love poppies and this is a gorgeous image of one. Love the way you have it peeking through the cut out section in your card. Very effective.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Neet xx
A lovely card Maxine. You can't beat poppies . They are blooming all along the roadside here now.
ReplyDeleteYou put a lot of work into making this card. I like the peek-a-boo window. Kate P. x
Such a great way to show off the beautiful poppy! Love how this turned out!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing again at my Crafty Wednesday challenge!
Ellie
Ellibelle's Corner
I like how you used the frame die on this, and that you used the stencils as a stamp. CarolG
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