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The first card from the new collection!

Greetings and Happy Almost New Year! Did you have a great Christmas?

Dave has created a new Collection for both Memory Box and Poppystamps for Spring! The Memory Box collection is called Love and Kindness - how appropriate - and has both dies and stamps. The Poppystamps part of the collection is a set of pretty new dies...see our last post for all of them. Today's card combines some items from each collection. I hope you are ready to move on to Spring crafting?! I know I am! I can't even tell you how anxious I was to get my hands on this new stuff!

 

 

New Butterflies! In this case I put two layers together for more depth and interest. This is the Moonlight Butterfly. There are two more new ones....

 

The big heart was cut out with the Cupid Heart Die and then I stamped inside with grey ink using the Classic Heart Stamp. The detail is superb.

 

 

 

The two keys are part of the Poppystamps collection - Bookcase Key and Attic Key. I can think of about a thousand things I want to use these for. I used a dark charcoal grey bazzill paper for the keys.  

 

I think this would make a nice Valentine Card or even a pretty wedding card. I hope you are going to run off to the e-store and get some new goodies!

Supplies:

Bookcase Key Die 818

Attic Key Die 819

Cupid Heart Die 98281

Moonlight Butterfly Die 98260

Classic Heart Stamp G1856

Bubblegum Gingham Paper

Pixie 6x6 paper

Wanda 

An early Christmas present!

Hi friends! Just wanted to tell you all Merry Christmas! It's here...whether we're ready or not! From everyone at Poppystamps, we wish you the best holiday ever. May you be surrounded by love, warmth and cheer now and into the new year. It's going to be a great crafty year ahead.

So...since it's Christmas...we have an early present for you! There are a set of new Poppystamps dies! They are starting to hit the stores now and in the next week or so, all our retailers should have them. Click on any of the links on our right hand sidebar to find yours. Or, cruise on over to our e-store now! Enjoy!

 

 

Happy Crafting!

Wanda

Giveaway Winners! Congratulations Ladies!

Hi Poppystamps friends! Well...it's Monday and time to announce the winners of our Giveaway! Thank you to everyone who left a kind word on our blog and on our Facebook page. We love it when you get involved and talk to us!

Without further ado....drum roll please...the winners are:

LINDA MONROE who posted on our blog:

Posted by: Linda Monroe| 12/14/2011 at 04:05 PM

"This polar bear is wonderful. Love him!" 

and LISA HAINES who posted on our facebook page:

Lisa Haines: I would LOVE to win!! Anything from Memory Box is a perfect gift for prize for me! I'm a big Fan and especially LOVE the new Poppy Stamps and all those fabulous dies! WOOHOO!

We are so happy for both of you! Please email me asap with your home address so we can get your prizes out to you. Yeah!

Thank you again for playing along!

Merry Christmas week from everyone at Poppystamps!

Wanda

Merry and Bright

Arctic Penguin and his warm felt scarf would make anyone smile on the coldest winter day.  He and the Anna Snowflake even have special matching dies - no more hand-cutting...another reason to smile!  View the Poppystamps Holiday Collection here.

If your handmade cards are already headed to their lucky recipients, it would be easy to convert this design into a cute little tag.  Add a bright red ribbon and attach it to a gift or jar of holiday treats.

The felt scarf was stamped with Black ColorBox Crafter's Pigment Ink - it's specially-formulated for surfaces like wood, fabric and clay, which are very absorbent and/or textured.  I accidentally learned that it's great for stamping and embossing on watercolor paper - which is both textured and absorbent.  

Here are the directions for this project:

Poppystamps Products

• Arctic Penguin 283C
• Arctic Penguin Die 814
• Anna Snowflake 280D
• Anna Snowflake Die 811
• Merry and Bright 284C

Memory Box Products

• Thistle Gingham Cardstock
• Thistle Dots Cardstock
• Thistle Cardstock
• Mars A2 Notecard
• Mars A2 Envelope

Other Supplies

• BlackColorBox Crafter's Pigment Inkpad    
• Silver ColorBox Classi Pigment Inkpad
• Cranberry ColorBox Classic Pigment Inkpad
• Clearsnap Top Boss Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder
• Clearsnap Top Boss Sterling Silver Embossing Powder
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat-Tool
• Acrylic Stamping Blocks
• Cold-pressed Watercolor Paper
• Red Felt
• Scor-Tape
• Prismacolor Orange Pencil
• Diecut Machine and Plates 

Directions

• Stamp Arctic Penguin on the smoother side of watercolor paper with Black Crafter's Ink and emboss it with detail clear powder
• Diecut the penguin from scrap paper, place the negative "frame" over the stamped image, and mark the two registration dots
• Align the registration dots on the die with the marked dots and diecut the penguin
• Stamp him again (for the scarf) on red felt
• Briefly heat-set the ink
• Attach Scor-Tape to the uncut scarf section, then cut the scarf out and attach it to the penguin
• Color his feet and beak with the orange pencil
• Stamp Merry and Bright on Thistle Cardstock with Cranberry and emboss it with Opalescent Clear powder
• Trim the cardstock to 2-3/8" x 2-1/2"
• Stamp Arctic Snowflake on the smoother side of watercolor paper with Silver and emboss it with Sterling Silver powder
• Follow the same marking/diecutting procedure to diecut the snowflake
• Diecut another snowflake from watercolor paper and layer the snowflakes for dimension
• Cut a 2" x 4" strip of Thistle Dots
• Cut a 1-1/4" x 4-3/4" strip of Thistle Gingham
• Attach the pieces to a Mars Shimmer A2 Notecard
• Coordinate the card with a matching Mars Shimmer A2 Envelope

Thanks for visiting our blog - hope you're enjoying the holiday Poppystamps and dies!

 

 

Winter Butterfly...and our giveaway continues!

Thank you, everyone, for all the awesome comments you've been leaving here on the blog and on our facebook page! It's so nice to hear from you! The contest/giveaway continues through tomorrow (Saturday at midnight) so feel free to leave another comment...for more chances to win.

Today's card features another way to use the great Sparkle Snowflake Background Stamp! When I first saw it, I immediately thought "flowers!" I think it works just as well as snow, flowers, or just an overall pretty background for any kind of card. Very versatile.

 

 

The background was stamped in a golden ink color to match that great patterned paper! Always a favorite, is the Cocoa Butterfly and matching die...

 

 

Here are the Poppystamps Giveaway Details!

We want to celebrate the season by doing some giveaways! Just leave us a comment and you'll be entered in to win a prize package personally selected by Dave! We will do two giveaways at the end of the week. The giveaways will be by random drawing from comments here on the Poppystamps Blog and on our Poppystamps Facebook Page. There will be another post on Friday showing a different way to use that fun Sparkle Snowflake Background stamp!

We'll choose two comments at random to win - please leave a comment by Saturday night at Midnight. We'll choose our winners on Monday! Enter as often as you like! Tell us what you like about Poppystamps, which stamp or die is your favorite, or anything else! We love to hear from you!

Card Supply List (click on the links!):

Sparkle Snowflake Background Stamp 291F

Berry Branch 287C

Cocoa Bean Butterfly Stamp C1714

Cocoa Bean Butterfly Die 98148

Makes Me Smile Stamp B1765

Neighborhood 12x12 paper

Vanilla Bean Distressed paper

Cantaloupe A2 notecard

Wanda

Polar Greetings and a free giveaway drawing!

Hi everyone! I have another fun Christmas idea to share with you today combining some favorite Poppystamps stamps and Memory Box stamps and papers. I hope you are festive and full of joy today as we get closer to the holidays and a new year.

In order to add to your festive mood....we are doing a free giveaway drawing here on the blog this week! More details are below, after the card photos! WOOOO HOOOO!

Here's the adorable Wesley Bear...wishing you a Merry Christmas! The background was made using the awesome Sparkle Snowflake Background Stamp combined with the Shiny Flake stamp. He's in a winter wonderland!

 

His scarf was colored with Copic markers to match the Dill card base. The smaller piece was layered onto Blueberry Distressed paper. Full supply list below... 

 

 

 

Here are the Poppystamps Giveaway Details!

We want to celebrate the season by doing some giveaways! Just leave us a comment and you'll be entered in to win a prize package personally selected by Dave! We will do two giveaways at the end of the week. The giveaways will be by random drawing from comments here on the Poppystamps Blog and on our Poppystamps Facebook Page.  There will be another post on Friday showing a different way to use that fun Sparkle Snowflake Background stamp!

We'll choose two comments at random to win - please leave a comment by Saturday night at Midnight. We'll choose our winners on Monday! Enter as often as you like! Tell us what you like about Poppystamps, which stamp or die is your favorite, or anything else! We love to hear from you!

Card Supply List (click on the links!):

Sparkle Snowflake Background Stamp

Shiny Flake Stamp

Merry Christmas Stamp

Wesley Bear Stamp

Wesley Bear Die

Lisette Buckle Die

Beary Good 12x12 Paper

Dill Card base

Blueberry Distressed Paper

Thanks for coming by! Good luck with our drawing!

Wanda

Let it snow!

Hi Bloggy friends and happy Winter! It's cold everywhere by now, and we are all hunkering down and getting ready for the holidays! Today's card features more yummy Winter Poppystamps dies goodness! Have you seen the window dies??? They're fabulous! (and not to give away anything...but...wait until you see what Dave came up with for Spring to go with the windows!)

 

The window die was cut out of white cardstock and then a little brown ink was put around the edges to soften it and make it seem a little vintage. Awesome Memory Box papers were used to look like wallpaper and blue skies.  

 

The sentiment is one of the new Poppystamps cling stamps and then I added a few little trees to the banner.

 

The window was popped up with foam tape to add some dimension to the card and the scene. I love this color scheme for a nice winter greeting!

SUPPLIES:

289B Let it Snow Cling stamp

815 Grand Madison Window Die

809 Pine Tree Border Die

Memory Box Tinsel 6x6 Papers

Ocean A2 Card

Thank you very much for stopping by the Poppystamps Blog today! Have a fabulous day! 

Wanda 

 

Happy Holidays!

Hi there! Hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you are ready for another great holiday week ahead. Today we're sharing a card from the talented Lori from Ink About it in Massachusetts! She taught a recent class and this card was one of her adorable projects. This new stamp is a favorite around here for sure!

 

She used the Snowtime Fun stamp and matching die, and then the new Happy Holidays sentiment cling stamp. Isn't this fun? She made a pretty glitter border around her card using scor-tape and colored the image in with colored pencils. Just a sweet, fun card!

Thanks for popping in to see us!