Sympathy Poppies

Hello everyone,

I've still got a couple of sympathy cards to post.

The image is Eccentric Images Poppy stamped in StazOn Jet Black on Recollections Vanilla and painted with LuminArte Poppy and Mango Mamba Twinkling H2Os.  The sentiment is BoBunny Sentiments also stamped in StazOn Jet Black.  The focal element is layered on Stampin' Up Basic Black and a red of unknown origin.

I had a version of these poppies stamped and painted that I'd never used but when I started putting the layout together, I wasn't happy with the painting I'd done.  It was one of my early efforts.  I really liked the overall idea so decided to do a 'redo'.  These results are much better.  I purposely didn't paint to the edge for each petal because I wanted to see hints of the paper.  I thought it worked well with the 'distressed' font style of the sentiment.  I used this red background because it has a textured look to it, even though the red doesn't match the poppies perfectly.  A great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Pretty Purple Poppies

Hello everyone,

Today's scrap paper has the purple and green colour combination that I find irresistible.

The card base is Bazzill.  The printed paper, of unknown origin, is layered on Stampin' Up Wisteria Wonders and Sage Shadow.  The image, Eccentric Images Poppy Longstocking, is stamped on Bazzill in Sage Shadow and coloured with Stampin' Up Pastels.  The sentiment is Stampabilities Happy Birthday 01 also stamped in Sage Shadow and highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart Bitty Pearl Opaques.

I was so happy with yesterday's rose card that when I found this poppy paper, I decided to see if I could repeat.  I actually think the poppies are nicer than the roses.  I also find it somewhat shocking that for someone who doesn't really colour all that often, I had both a poppy and a rose stop that coordinated so perfectly with scrap paper.  What on earth does that say about my stash?

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

With Sympathy

Hello everyone,

My stash of sympathy cards has, unfortunately, become rather depleted so I'm working on rebuilding.


The background papers are DCWV Floral Prints. The flower is Eccentric Images Poppy Longstocking, stamped in Timber Brown StazOn and painted with a variety of LuminArte Twinkling H2Os. The sentiment is Stamp Barn, also stamped in Timber Brown StazOn on a shimmery gold of unknown origin and layered on Stampin' Up Dusty Durango. The embellishments are Crystal Stickers gold pearls. The card is highlighted with Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.

I'm not sure if a sympathy card should be so bright and cheerful but I didn't want to craft something dull and drab. I think I went a little overboard with the Twinkling H2Os on the poppy as it looks rather muddy when I was trying to get the colours to blend. This is still is a great card and I know that it will be just perfect for whomever eventually receives it.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle