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Poppy Stamps – Whittle Hippos

Hello! Today, I am sharing a summer-themed card featuring Poppy Stamps supplies. (It’s not swimming weather here in the Pacific Northwest! Nevertheless, I am drawn to bright colors and the idea of swimming.)

I created the background from 1/2 inch strips of coral, yellow, and light blue-green cardstock, which I taped together on the back. The strips create a 4 1/2 inch square background. The card base is 4 3/4 inch square.
I die-cut the Whittle Floating Hippo and Whittle Happy Hippo from gray cardstock. The swimming ring was cut from coral cardstock that I heat-embossed with clear powder.
I die-cut the Whittle Wave Background from teal cardstock.
I stamped the Whittle Sealife Sentiments sentiment on white cardstock and cut it with a 1/4 inch die.

Color Scheme

Supplies:

Die-Cut Easter Bunnies

Hello! Today I am sharing an Easter card created with a Freshly Made Sketches Challenge sketch from last year. I was particularly fond of the sketch. You can see my original card using the sketch here.

I die-cut the Poppystamps bunnies from yellow, pink, and blue cardstock.
I die-cut the now-retired MFT fence from white cardstock. I trimmed the fence to be the width of the three bunnies.
I cut the patterned paper pieces and adhered them to a card base on which I had printed Happy Easter on my computer printer.
I added yellow Taylored Expressions Enamel Dots in the upper-right corner.

Supplies: SU Strawberry Slush cardstock (retired), Poppystamps Fuzzy Bunnies (retired), Poppystamps Bunny Buddies (retired)

CAS Christmas Ornament

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Christmas card on which I’ve combined several older Poppystamps dies.

I used the Poppystamps Viviro Ornament die set to cut the snowflake “string” for the ornament. I trimmed off the ornament part of the die-cut in order to use a different ornament.
I heat-embossed the Hero Arts sentiment on red cardstock and cut it with the Poppystamps Pinpoint Shaker Ornament die.
I adhered the two pieces together.
I dry-embossed the light-blue background with the Taylored Expressions Cable Knit folder.
When I added the dry-embossed panel to the patterned paper base, the transition was too harsh, so I added a white mat.

Supplies:

By the Fireside – Traditional Christmas

Hello! I am sharing a traditional Christmas card, created with a combination of Memory Box and Poppystamps supplies, for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

I die cut the various pieces to create the scene.
The Poppystamps Classic Brick Fireplace was modified – I created a separate mantel top and backed the opening with a dry-embossed rectangle.
I added ornaments to the tree by using a die I have that creates a variety of smaller circles.
The Tim Holtz Festive Overlay sentiment fit perfectly over the mantle.
In order to accommodate so many elements, this card is sized 6″ square.

Supplies: Most of the die sets are now retired. I’ve had them for several years. Poppystamps Patient Pup; Poppystamps Classic Brick Fireplace; Memory Box Frosted Christmas Tree
The stockings and fire set are also from Poppystamps, but I don’t know their specific product names.

Freshly Made Sketches – 400th Sketch Week 2

Hello! I have had such a great time playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches Challenges of late. This week’s sketch had me stumped all morning! There are so many possibilities.

In the end, I paired a textured panel with patterned paper and used a die-cut fence as the divider between the two.

I cut SU So Saffron cardstock with the Lawn Fawn Stitched Woodgrain die and adhered the patterned paper (retired Basic Grey) to it. I die-cut the Taylored Expressions fence and adhered it to the yellow panel so that the base would be resting on the patterned paper.
I cut the Poppystamps Barnyard Rooster (now retired) from red cardstock that matched the red in the patterned paper. I adhered the rooster just behind the fence.
I heat-embossed a MFT sentiment (the idea being that the rooster was crowing about an accomplishment) on dark grey cardstock and cut it with a banner die. I added the sentiment to the fence with a small staple.

Supplies: Poppystamps Barnyard Rooster, SU So Saffron cardstock, Taylored Expressions Fence die, Basic Grey Patterned Paper