Vintage Spring Mini Junk Journal Card by Rachel Duong

Hi there, it's Rachel. I can't tell you how thrilled I was to see the latest Poppystamps release and the "Basic Junk Journal Set" --so many ideas swirled in my mind! A junk journal is definitely a must, for now I created a unique "thank you" card with a delightful vintage vibe.

Before we get started, these are the fantastic Poppystamps dies and embellishments I used to create this card.

I began by collecting scraps of cream and off-white card stock. To create the cover, I die cut the file-shaped die. Next I blended distress and oxide inks in teals, pinks and browns. I misted the inks with a light spray of water. Then I stamped "You Make the World Bettter" sentiment from the "Say It Big" set. What a great sentiment! I misted it again and then added lots of fun Poppystamps embellishments, a torn strip on the left, embroidery thread and a Fairy Jewel. 

The mini envelope and fan shaped shell are cut using the "Basic Junk Journal Set".  The heart is from the "Heart Jumble" die, sprinkled with silver foil from a hot foil scrap. The butterfly and teardrop embellishments are from the "Teardrop Butterflies".

When you open the card, there is a pocket. I cut a card die from the set and it fits perfectly in the pocket. Perhaps the best part is that most gift cards do too! Also, the pocket can be folded to be used on either side of the file. 

To decorate the card,  I tore the surface creating a tattered, old appearance.  I ink blended same colors over it to accentuate the torn areas. 

The sentiment "Thanks for being kind" is from the Poppystamps "Modest Banner Greetings Hot Foil Plate"...another great sentiment. The foil adds a special touch to go with the silver hearts throughout the project.

Behind the card, I added subtle interest with ink splatters, running a brush lightly down the surface. 

More pieces on the pocket included in the "Basic Junk Journal Set". Wow, so much goodness is packed in this set! The Fairy Jewels are pretty too.

So now the card gets tucked back in the pocket, but before that, don't forget to write a sweet message in it! 

On to the next side...These beautiful tulips are from the Poppystamps "Layered Tulips" dies. Ink blended with same colors, they are the focal point of the card. I just love them!  Using leftover hot foil leftover pieces, I die cut the stems. The pocket holding the flowers are from the "Basic Junk Journal Set."  I adhered the tulips to a card die cut for added thickness and reinforcement. 

And now for the back.... it gets decorated too! Ink blending, splatters, mists of water, embellishments and so much fun!

I am intrigued and obsessed with the notion of junk journals. Next time I am going to create pages so I can decorate even more.  I hope you love this unique card as much as I do. Please take a look at the Poppystamps latest release. It does not disappoint!

Until next post, one person's junk is another person's treasure. Have a great day!

 

Supplies

 

2451 Basic Junk Journal Set

2520 Heart Jumble

2557 Layered Tulips

PSF806 Modest Banner Greetings Hot Foil Plate

2561 Teardrop Butterflies

CL510 Say It Big clear stamp set

Vintage Spring Mini Junk Journal Card by Rachel Duong

Hi there, it's Rachel. I can't tell you how thrilled I was to see the latest Poppystamps release and the "Basic Junk Journal Set" --so many ideas swirled in my mind! A junk journal is definitely a must, for now I created a unique "thank you" card with a delightful vintage vibe.

Before we get started, these are the fantastic Poppystamps dies and embellishments I used to create this card.

I began by collecting scraps of cream and off-white card stock. To create the cover, I die cut the file-shaped die. Next I blended distress and oxide inks in teals, pinks and browns. I misted the inks with a light spray of water. Then I stamped "You Make the World Bettter" sentiment from the "Say It Big" set. What a great sentiment! I misted it again and then added lots of fun Poppystamps embellishments, a torn strip on the left, embroidery thread and a Fairy Jewel. 

The mini envelope and fan shaped shell are cut using the "Basic Junk Journal Set".  The heart is from the "Heart Jumble" die, sprinkled with silver foil from a hot foil scrap. The butterfly and teardrop embellishments are from the "Teardrop Butterflies".

When you open the card, there is a pocket. I cut a card die from the set and it fits perfectly in the pocket. Perhaps the best part is that most gift cards do too! Also, the pocket can be folded to be used on either side of the file. 

To decorate the card,  I tore the surface creating a tattered, old appearance.  I ink blended same colors over it to accentuate the torn areas. 

The sentiment "Thanks for being kind" is from the Poppystamps "Modest Banner Greetings Hot Foil Plate"...another great sentiment. The foil adds a special touch to go with the silver hearts throughout the project.

Behind the card, I added subtle interest with ink splatters, running a brush lightly down the surface. 

More pieces on the pocket included in the "Basic Junk Journal Set". Wow, so much goodness is packed in this set! The Fairy Jewels are pretty too.

So now the card gets tucked back in the pocket, but before that, don't forget to write a sweet message in it! 

On to the next side...These beautiful tulips are from the Poppystamps "Layered Tulips" dies. Ink blended with same colors, they are the focal point of the card. I just love them!  Using leftover hot foil leftover pieces, I die cut the stems. The pocket holding the flowers are from the "Basic Junk Journal Set."  I adhered the tulips to a card die cut for added thickness and reinforcement. 

And now for the back.... it gets decorated too! Ink blending, splatters, mists of water, embellishments and so much fun!

I am intrigued and obsessed with the notion of junk journals. Next time I am going to create pages so I can decorate even more.  I hope you love this unique card as much as I do. Please take a look at the Poppystamps latest release. It does not disappoint!

Until next post, one person's junk is another person's treasure. Have a great day!

 

Supplies

 

2451 Basic Junk Journal Set

2520 Heart Jumble

2557 Layered Tulips

PSF806 Modest Banner Greetings Hot Foil Plate

2561 Teardrop Butterflies

CL510 Say It Big clear stamp set

Spotlight Technique with Hot-Foiled Card Panels - 3 cards! by Sphoorti

 

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It's Sphoorti again with three cards for you today  (I know it seems like four from the pictures above but that's because one of the cards looks completely different when viewed at different angles. I'll tell you more about that later). I had this idea last year, but didn't get around to making it, so here you are stuck with me all the way in February with holiday cards! (Also because I absolutely love the holidays and can't help but make cards with that theme throughout the year!)

 

All of these cards worked off of the same materials. I had my hot foil machine out one day and I mass produced a number of hot foiled panels using the Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate. The panel you see in the card below was made from Opal foil, and I can't say enough about how cool it is. It's seemingly colorless, but when you try to photograph it, it ends up looking completely different in each picture depending on the angle you take it. It's like getting ten cards in one, which is why you're seeing hundreds of pictures for the same card. <Can you blame me?>

 

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And a few months later, I pulled out the 2548 Stacked Joy craft die and die cut the panels at the center. Then, it was pretty much mixing and switching the various positive and negative die cuts. I made sure to use any scraps I had left to make additional cards so that I wouldn't lose any of that foiled goodness.

 

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In order to get that "spotlight look", I used the 2548 Stacked Joy craft die to cut multiple sentiments and stacked the alphabets to make them as thick as a chipboard. Then, I used the alphabet die cuts from the hot foiled card stock as the top layer and inlaid everything back and that was it!

 

 

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Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Which of the cards was your favorite? I'd love to hear your opinions! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

 

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2548 Stacked Joy

PSF809 Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

SH44004 Black Glossy Paper

Spotlight Technique with Hot-Foiled Card Panels - 3 cards! by Sphoorti

 

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It's Sphoorti again with three cards for you today  (I know it seems like four from the pictures above but that's because one of the cards looks completely different when viewed at different angles. I'll tell you more about that later). I had this idea last year, but didn't get around to making it, so here you are stuck with me all the way in February with holiday cards! (Also because I absolutely love the holidays and can't help but make cards with that theme throughout the year!)

 

All of these cards worked off of the same materials. I had my hot foil machine out one day and I mass produced a number of hot foiled panels using the Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate. The panel you see in the card below was made from Opal foil, and I can't say enough about how cool it is. It's seemingly colorless, but when you try to photograph it, it ends up looking completely different in each picture depending on the angle you take it. It's like getting ten cards in one, which is why you're seeing hundreds of pictures for the same card. <Can you blame me?>

 

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And a few months later, I pulled out the 2548 Stacked Joy craft die and die cut the panels at the center. Then, it was pretty much mixing and switching the various positive and negative die cuts. I made sure to use any scraps I had left to make additional cards so that I wouldn't lose any of that foiled goodness.

 

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In order to get that "spotlight look", I used the 2548 Stacked Joy craft die to cut multiple sentiments and stacked the alphabets to make them as thick as a chipboard. Then, I used the alphabet die cuts from the hot foiled card stock as the top layer and inlaid everything back and that was it!

 

 

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Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Which of the cards was your favorite? I'd love to hear your opinions! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

 

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2548 Stacked Joy

PSF809 Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

SH44004 Black Glossy Paper

(Mostly) Sentiment-less Cards by Sphoorti

 

 

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Happy Valentine's Day! It's Sphoorti again with four whoppin' cards for you today! You'd think they'd be Valentine cards, but I'm still stuck in the holiday-card mode, so here we are!

 

These are SO easy to mass produce and still pack a punch, so a sentiment isn't even needed! It's perfect for when (like me) you've missed the deadline of sending out Christmas / Holiday cards but still want to send something wintery to your friends and family, but have no idea on what to say the card is for!

 

The products I used for these cards are as follows. You can find the full list at the bottom of this post (including pictures).

 

1. 2531 Adelaide Snowflakes craft die
2. PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die
3. 2539 Flowing Curves craft die
4. FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack
5. FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

 

THE CARDS SANS SENTIMENTS:

 

For the cards without the sentiment, I started with ink blending some card stock with Distress Inks in greens or reds. I splattered the ink blended panels with some Perfect Pearls mixed in water in the silver and gold shades.

 

I cut out some Adelaide Snowflakes using the gold and silver colored foil card stock from the Mirror Pads.

 

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I took some panels of white card stock that I layered with my favorite Diamond Dust.

 

I cut up the inked card stock panels into smaller strips and laid them horizontally along the median of the card or on the edges. I used the Diamond Dust panels wherever there was blank white card stock.

 

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Then, I took the Adelaide Snowflakes and foam mounted them at the center of the card or along the median.I'm not used to making cards without a sentiment, but I couldn't get myself to put anything else on these cards. What are your thoughts?

 

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THE CARD WITH THE SENTIMENT:

 

For this card, instead of using the Diamond Dust panels, I used the Flowing Curves die cuts and adhered them on a white card panel (white on white, so it looks dry embossed). I took a panel of vellum (you can't tell from the pictures, but it's actually vellum), and matted the green ink blended panel with it. I foam mounted this on the card panel with the Flowing Curves. I adhered the Adelaide Snowflakes directly to the inked panel and scattered some gems here and there, and at the centers of the little snowflakes. I used a reverse hot-foiled "You are the best" sentiment from the PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die and adhered it to large snowflake in the middle and that was it!

 

 

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Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Which of the cards was your favorite? Do you think that cards without sentiments are not cards at all? I'd love to hear your opinions! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

Supplies

 

2531 Adelaide Snowflakes

PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

2539 Flowing Curves

(Mostly) Sentiment-less Cards by Sphoorti

 

 

 

Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Happy Valentine's Day! It's Sphoorti again with four whoppin' cards for you today! You'd think they'd be Valentine cards, but I'm still stuck in the holiday-card mode, so here we are!

 

These are SO easy to mass produce and still pack a punch, so a sentiment isn't even needed! It's perfect for when (like me) you've missed the deadline of sending out Christmas / Holiday cards but still want to send something wintery to your friends and family, but have no idea on what to say the card is for!

 

The products I used for these cards are as follows. You can find the full list at the bottom of this post (including pictures).

 

1. 2531 Adelaide Snowflakes craft die
2. PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die
3. 2539 Flowing Curves craft die
4. FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack
5. FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

 

THE CARDS SANS SENTIMENTS:

 

For the cards without the sentiment, I started with ink blending some card stock with Distress Inks in greens or reds. I splattered the ink blended panels with some Perfect Pearls mixed in water in the silver and gold shades.

 

I cut out some Adelaide Snowflakes using the gold and silver colored foil card stock from the Mirror Pads.

 

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I took some panels of white card stock that I layered with my favorite Diamond Dust.

 

I cut up the inked card stock panels into smaller strips and laid them horizontally along the median of the card or on the edges. I used the Diamond Dust panels wherever there was blank white card stock.

 

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Then, I took the Adelaide Snowflakes and foam mounted them at the center of the card or along the median.I'm not used to making cards without a sentiment, but I couldn't get myself to put anything else on these cards. What are your thoughts?

 

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THE CARD WITH THE SENTIMENT:

 

For this card, instead of using the Diamond Dust panels, I used the Flowing Curves die cuts and adhered them on a white card panel (white on white, so it looks dry embossed). I took a panel of vellum (you can't tell from the pictures, but it's actually vellum), and matted the green ink blended panel with it. I foam mounted this on the card panel with the Flowing Curves. I adhered the Adelaide Snowflakes directly to the inked panel and scattered some gems here and there, and at the centers of the little snowflakes. I used a reverse hot-foiled "You are the best" sentiment from the PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die and adhered it to large snowflake in the middle and that was it!

 

 

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Thoughts? Questions? Epiphanies? Which of the cards was your favorite? Do you think that cards without sentiments are not cards at all? I'd love to hear your opinions! Thank you for visiting! See you soon!

Love,

Sphoorti

 

 

Supplies

 

2531 Adelaide Snowflakes

PSF808 Modest Greetings 2 Hot Foil Plate and Die

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

2539 Flowing Curves

Foil & Cut Sentiments by Nancy Penir

Good Sunday morning to you! I have a two-fer set of cards for you, showcasing the fabulous new Foil & Cut sentiments in the shop now.

Clearly the star of my card, the Big Bold sentiment, foiled and perfectly die cut, framed by posies and scallop frame.

I foiled the sentiment in red foil onto pink cardstock, then positioned my die over the words and voila! Perfectly cut. I added foam to the back before adding it to my heart foiled background panel.

Posies were sponge inked on the edges, and glued to vellum cuts. So many new layered flower dies out now, fun to add, and great to combine on cards.

The red, Big Hugs card is a valentine and already in the mail! 

Foiling is so hot right now, and clearly makes a bright happy statement on a card. Hope this gave you some ideas for your next foiled card! 

Be well, sweet friends!

 

 

Supplies

 

PSF801 Criss Cross Heart Hot Foil Plate

PSF804 You Are Amazing Poe Script Greetings Hot Foil Plate and Dies

2478 Scalloped Stitch Frames

2559 Layered Pointy Petals craft die

2554 Lucky Layered Flowers craft die

2560 Little Posie Layered Flowers craft die

2556 Little Layered Asters craft die

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

Foil & Cut Sentiments by Nancy Penir

Good Sunday morning to you! I have a two-fer set of cards for you, showcasing the fabulous new Foil & Cut sentiments in the shop now.

Clearly the star of my card, the Big Bold sentiment, foiled and perfectly die cut, framed by posies and scallop frame.

I foiled the sentiment in red foil onto pink cardstock, then positioned my die over the words and voila! Perfectly cut. I added foam to the back before adding it to my heart foiled background panel.

Posies were sponge inked on the edges, and glued to vellum cuts. So many new layered flower dies out now, fun to add, and great to combine on cards.

The red, Big Hugs card is a valentine and already in the mail! 

Foiling is so hot right now, and clearly makes a bright happy statement on a card. Hope this gave you some ideas for your next foiled card! 

Be well, sweet friends!

 

 

Supplies

 

PSF801 Criss Cross Heart Hot Foil Plate

PSF804 You Are Amazing Poe Script Greetings Hot Foil Plate and Dies

2478 Scalloped Stitch Frames

2559 Layered Pointy Petals craft die

2554 Lucky Layered Flowers craft die

2560 Little Posie Layered Flowers craft die

2556 Little Layered Asters craft die

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

Bright Love by Michele K. Henderson

Hello Crafty Friends,

Let's send someone we love some big, bright, love! It's easy with this sweet love-filled combo from Poppystamps!

I started with a crisp white card base and background panel created with the Heartfelt Pinpoint Frame. I love the tiny stitching detail around the hearts.I used a deep shade of pink with a tiny sheen to it to really make the little hearts pop. 

I grabbed some alcohol inks and YUPO paper to make a bright red panel of deep red and pink swirls. Once that was completely dry, I cut the Vintage Scalloped Heart from the red YUPO, and the background scalloped edge in glittery white. I added the Sending Love Poe Script in glittery white.

The pretty pink and gold butterflies were created with the Large and Small Stained Glass Butterfly and Background die sets, and they add just the right touch of shimmer. I finished everything with pink Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones. It's a big, bright love to send to my someone special.

Thanks so much for joining us today!

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2562 2562 Vintage Scalloped Heart craft die

2555 2555 Sending Love Poe Script craft die

2524 Heartfelt Pinpoint Frame

2529 Small Stained Glass Butterfly and Background

2516 Large Stained Glass Butterfly and Background

GEM101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

Bright Love by Michele K. Henderson

Hello Crafty Friends,

Let's send someone we love some big, bright, love! It's easy with this sweet love-filled combo from Poppystamps!

I started with a crisp white card base and background panel created with the Heartfelt Pinpoint Frame. I love the tiny stitching detail around the hearts.I used a deep shade of pink with a tiny sheen to it to really make the little hearts pop. 

I grabbed some alcohol inks and YUPO paper to make a bright red panel of deep red and pink swirls. Once that was completely dry, I cut the Vintage Scalloped Heart from the red YUPO, and the background scalloped edge in glittery white. I added the Sending Love Poe Script in glittery white.

The pretty pink and gold butterflies were created with the Large and Small Stained Glass Butterfly and Background die sets, and they add just the right touch of shimmer. I finished everything with pink Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones. It's a big, bright love to send to my someone special.

Thanks so much for joining us today!

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2562 2562 Vintage Scalloped Heart craft die

2555 2555 Sending Love Poe Script craft die

2524 Heartfelt Pinpoint Frame

2529 Small Stained Glass Butterfly and Background

2516 Large Stained Glass Butterfly and Background

GEM101 Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones

A Thank You from the Heart by Nancy Penir

Have you seen the new Foil Plates in the Poppystamps store? Hi and welcome to my post today. I'm smitten with the Leaf and Tendril Foil Craft Plate. Keep reading and you'll see why.

I made a thank you card with a panel done with the foil plate, using a silvery foil onto Memory Box's pink cardstock, (By the way, if you haven't checked out the 110 lb. cardstock color packs, when you're done reading this post, run right over to MB and shop!)

I paired my bright and blingy card base with glitter and mirror cardstock die cuts. And added a vellum heart behind the sentiment.

I love how the foil plays with any color it's near!

I added a contrasting teal shimmer cardstock to the leaves and paper pieced my framed heart. 

While  my foil machine was out, I played with foiling on other colors as well. Wanted you to see how beautiful they all turned out. Love having them on hand for future projects!

Take care my friends. Hope you enjoyed today's post, and hope you'll check out all the foil plates in the Poppystamps shop!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

PSF809 Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate

2298 Graceful Heart Frame

2438 Thank You Poe Script

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

JWL003 Bright Jewels

A Thank You from the Heart by Nancy Penir

Have you seen the new Foil Plates in the Poppystamps store? Hi and welcome to my post today. I'm smitten with the Leaf and Tendril Foil Craft Plate. Keep reading and you'll see why.

I made a thank you card with a panel done with the foil plate, using a silvery foil onto Memory Box's pink cardstock, (By the way, if you haven't checked out the 110 lb. cardstock color packs, when you're done reading this post, run right over to MB and shop!)

I paired my bright and blingy card base with glitter and mirror cardstock die cuts. And added a vellum heart behind the sentiment.

I love how the foil plays with any color it's near!

I added a contrasting teal shimmer cardstock to the leaves and paper pieced my framed heart. 

While  my foil machine was out, I played with foiling on other colors as well. Wanted you to see how beautiful they all turned out. Love having them on hand for future projects!

Take care my friends. Hope you enjoyed today's post, and hope you'll check out all the foil plates in the Poppystamps shop!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

PSF809 Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate

2298 Graceful Heart Frame

2438 Thank You Poe Script

SP1001 Berry Red 6x6 pack

GP1006 Festive Glitter Pad

FP1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

FP1002 Vintage Pastel Mirror Pad 6x6 pack

JWL003 Bright Jewels