It's That Time of Year by Nancy Penir

Hi and Happy Holidays everyone! Nancy here today with a card made some of the new dies from Poppy.

I'm absolutely in love with the new Whittles, and LOVE how they all work together.

I created my own textured background by using the smaller Whittle Wood Frame die, and cutting it several times from stamping masking paper. (You can find it on Amazon, I used Inkadinkado.)

The masking paper allows for effortless inking with a sponge tool. I then added some white opaque droplets onto my card front. When all was dry, I cut out a window for my Whittle Rudolph, inking it around the edges in light blue. My frame is cut several times and inked as well.

If you look closely at Rudolph, you can see that I inked him a bit around the edges to give him depth, and lightened his mane with a white pencil. Can't forget to mention the cute little red rhinestone nose!

Hope you're inspired to try something new, (if this is new to you), with your backgrounds and dies.

Happy Crafting! 

 

 

 

 

2118 Whittle Rudolph craft die

2125 Whittle Wood Frames craft die

2124 Whittle Oak Leaf craft die

2086 Mod Poinsettias craft die

CL471 Art Deco Celebrate Christmas clear stamp set

 

For Unto Us

Greetings! Nancy here, with a super simple Christmas card. As you know, Poppy's dies pack a big wallop, and togetheer with a Poppy stencil... well, just look.

Using just the stencil from Nativity Scene Sidekick Frame and Stencil, I washi taped down the stencil and gave it some inking.

I used dark blue shimmer cardstock to cut my Simple Bethlehem Stitched Frame die.

Assembly was easy breezy, and I framed the finished scene with a sentiment, and the largest frame from Double Stitch Rectangle Frame.

Hope this gives you some ideas to add to your card stash. Happy Crafting!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2134 Simple Bethlehem Stitched Frame craft die

1996 Double Stitch Rectangle Frames craft die

CL473 Christmas Time clear stamp set

2135 Nativity Scene Sidekick Frame and Stencil craft die

Sending Christmas Cheer by Nancy Penir

Hi Poppy Friends! It's countdown 'till Christmas card' sending, and I'm bringing some inspiration with Poppystamps Deco Tree Frame, a charming die with many fun possibilities.

I love to watercolor, and thought of a way to incorporate this technique with the Deco frame. First I die impressed the image onto watercolor cardstock. Then with Artesa pens colored the tree, and negative spaces.

The pens were one of those impulse buys, but let me tell you... I LOVE them! Rich colors that blend seamlessly, and allow for first laying down a water wash, which is what I did here. 

Cut my die from gold foil paper and glued it over another die cut, giving the frame body and dimension. 

Stamping on watercolor cardstock doesn't always give crisp clear images, so I decided to use acetate. Did you know you can emboss on acetate? Just be sure to use Heat Resistant Acetate.

I bought mine on Amazon. Here's a shot of the acetate I used along with the sentiment from Deco Celebrate Christmas.

I used very traditional colors with my watercolor, and the gold foil really adds to the richness of the Deco style.

Hope you're moving right along with your Christmas card making. Stay tuned for more inspiration from the Poppystamps blog!

 

 

Supplies

 

2129 Deco Tree Frame craft die

CL471 Art Deco Celebrate Christmas clear stamp set

Happy Halloween by Nancy Penir

Happy Halloween Poppy Peeps! Nancy here, and I'm bringing Halloween greetings to you on the last day of October.

That's right, it's holiday rush beginning tomorrow. So for today, what's better than one Halloween pumpkin? 3 Halloween pumpkins!

I began by giving 2 A2 sized watercolor cardstock a wash with purple and lime green. Nothing fancy here. Just wet the cardstock and apply color. If you want to speed drying time up a bit, use your heat gun.

When dry, I marked the half way point of my cardstock, and cut my pumpkin window once. I knew I was going to have a trio of pumpkin windows on my card front. Measuring first saves a lot of grief!

I die cut the image again in the top left corner, and a third time on the bottom right corner. Then watercolored the pumpkin orange. Watercoloring takes a bit of time, applying paint, letting it dry, and going over those spots you want darker.

I covered my pumpkins before adding the splatters of paint to the card, then when dry, foam taped the top card for dimension.

Here's a closeup of how I watercolored one of the pumpkins

Notice how I followed the stitching lines of the pumpkin, and applied my color darker on the lines and on the bottom. 

I glossy A-ed the center pumpkin and added a stem (product listed below). 

Too late to give this card away, but it'll keep till next year!

Have a Happy safe Halloween!

 

 

Supplies

 

1951 Pumpkin Collage

1953 Swirl Pumpkin

CL461 Halloween Costume Cats clear stamp set

Challenge Reminder Halloween Treats by Nancy Penir

Hello, my Poppy friends! Nancy here, with a reminder that Poppy has a challenge going on, with a chance for you to win a gc to the Poppystamps store!

I made a trio of tagged candy bags for the grandkids, and used the Halloween Costume Cats stamp and die set.

All 3 tags were die cut from black cardstock, decorated, with a bright contrasting tag behind. 

Candy Bag 1 features the sweet pair of kittens in a pumpkin.

Time to get out the stash of Halloween themed ribbon and washi and enjoy decorating cards and tags.

The tag is connected to my bag of treats with a clothespin thats been 'washied' with trick or treat tape. 3 ribbons form my simple junk bow.

My treat bags are simple acetate bags that show off the contents.

I did my tags and bags assembly line, cutting and coloring everything first, then assembling my cats on the black tags cut with Poppy's Leafy wreath die. Don't you love the colorful window of leaves?

Leaves and Scary things is your challenge. Can't wait to see what you create! Play all month!

Happy happy Fall, and Happy Halloween!

 

 

Supplies

 

CL461 Halloween Costume Cats clear stamp set

1950 Happy Halloween Signs

1952 Leafy Wreath Collage

1947 Halloween Costume Cats die set

2055 Double Stitch Tags craft die

Blog Blitz! Holiday Happenings by Nancy Penir

Hi Poppy Peeps! Welcome to the 'Holiday Happenings' 2018 Blog Blitz! Lots of new dies, and some stamps and matching dies too! I'm showing you a new die called Deco Cecil Frame, and I've made a set of tags with it, another new die called Forest Stag.

The frame  is the perfect size for a tag, and I've used the 2nd largest Pinpoint Main Street Tags to create 10 holiday tags and a matching box. Will it be a gift? Maybe... but I have to say, I fell in love with how sharp the frame looks on a tag!

I die cut all my pieces first so I could assemble them easily. The frame itself was cut twice for each tag, once in a gold glitter cardstock and again in pale blue shimmer cardstock.

You can see how I first glued down the outside of the frame, then the shimmer blue inside, which allows for perfect fit, kinda like a puzzle.

The stag die was cut with red glitter cardstock. I backed it with another die cut from red cardstock, which gave it more body.

I couldn't resist decorating the top of the tag with tinsel, a paper rose and some gold garden sprigs, an oldie from Poppystamps, no longer available, but maybe you have it?

I had the reverse die cuts already done, so I cut 5 more tags, out of black this time, and added a white glitter stag.

10 tags, with a matching box.

Here's how I made the simple matching box:

2 strips, cutting sizes listed, scored and glued, crosswise. This simple box holds 10 to 12 tags, and can be decorated any way you like.

White on one side, black tag on the other. 

This versatile frame die can be yours. Just leave a comment on my blog. I'd love to know what you think of it!

Comment every day during the blitz for a chance to win that day's featured die. The blitz runs from the 11th through the 21st, and the last day to comment is the 23rd. Winners announced on the 24th. Good luck!

Enjoy your day!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2126 Deco Cecil Frame craft die

 

2131 Forest Stag craft die

1329 Pinpoint Main Street Tags

1326 Pinpoint Dome Tag Decorations

Heartfelt Christmas Joy by Nancy Penir

Hi! It's my turn to bring you some Poppystamps inspiration, and I have a Christmas card with some of the fun new holiday dies.

There are 3 frame dies that fit perfectly together. Here's what I did with them.

1st from watercolor cardstock, I cut all 3 frame die cuts.

I used my Zig Clean Color Pens to color the images inside the frames, but not coloring the frames themselves. Wetting the images with water first allows the colors to blend and bleed into each other, which is the effect I was going for.

Once dry, the 3 frames were glued together and added to my watercolored background, that was flicked with white and aqua paint.

I added some sheer shimmer spray and a few rainstones. It is a holiday card after all, and the more shimmer the better!

Enjoy the rest of your week. Hope it's full of crafty goodness!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2103 Simple Holly Vine Frame craft die

2077 Playful Deer Stitched Frame craft die

2074 Birch Stitched Frame craft die

CL467 Tidings of Joy clear stamp set

PSC#49 Falling Leaves & Scary Things

Welcome to the Poppystamps Challenge!  We're so happy you've stopped by and we sure hope you'll join us!  On the first of the month we announce a new Poppystamps Challenge  with a central theme.  The design team will provide samples for inspiration and you can play along through the end of the month for your chance to win.

The winner of our blog badge for last month's challenge Anything goes is Marta.

The lucky winner of the draw (chosen by random number generator) for the monthly prize is TLady.

Please contact me (jeanne) at poppychallenge@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Want to play? 

The rules are simple - just create a project following the theme, use at least one Poppystamps image or die, and link it up here.  The design we love best will receive our winner badge to proudly display on their blog, and one lucky random winner will receive a prize.  You don't have to have a blog to play.  You can link to any on line gallery.   In fairness to other players, we reserve the right to remove entries that do not use at least one Poppystamps image.   We ask that you link a maximum of  3 entries to each challenge.   You are welcome to link your design to other challenges.  Grab our badge to post on your blog post or side bar!

PSC#49 Falling Leaves and Scary Things  - The nights are getting cooler and the leaves are changing color.. fall is in the air!  We're celebrating all the pleasures that October brings... the bounty of the harvest (bushels of apples, carts full of pumpkins), and all the colors of fall.    And don't forget Halloween too!  We'd love to see some ghosts and haunted houses or how about some sweet treats for your spooky guests!   Just be sure to use at least one Poppystamps image (stamp or die) on your project! 

Need a little inspiration?  Here's some samples from our design team.  Want a closer look?   No worries.. we'll be featuring these projects on Wednesdays throughout the month so you can see how each project was created.

 Patty Tanuz

Nancy Penir  

 Michele K.  Henderson

Now it's your turn!  Need a little more motivation? How about a prize?  The winner (chosen at random) of this challenge will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to spend on their favorites from the store!

You have until 12 am US EST on October 29 to link up your design here!  We'll start a new challenge and announce the winners on November 1.   

Thanks for joining us!  We can't wait to see what you make! 

 

Wishing You a Merry Christmas by Nancy Penir

Hi Poppy Friends! I have a fun card for you today. Have you ever made a gatefold card? Here's a how to using Poinsettia Delights.

With a  5 1/2 x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock, you're going to score at 2", and 6 1/2". The 2 sides will fold into each other, forming a card that's a standard A2. Now you can decorate any way you like. The 2 outside 'gates' and the inside were my focals.

I cut an oval (the center die cut from Pointed Oval Frames) and placed it in the center of the card, inking around it, before stamping my sentiment. I then stamped poinsettias around the sentiment, masking the flowers, so they'd look more natural.

Turning the card over, I stamped the smaller poinsettia, masking it before stamping the branch.

I knew I wanted a bright red band, so I kept my stamped images all monotone grey.

The red band was cut 11 1/2 x by 1 1/2", scored at 2 1/2" x 4 1/2", before folding and glueing the ends together. Stamped diecut  was copic colored and some stickles added to the center.

Finished card fits nicely inside a A2 envelope.

Hope this gave you an incentive to try a different fold when creating your cards. And hope your weekend's crafty!

 

 

 

Supplies

 

2115 Poinsettia Delights die set

1933 Pointed Oval Frames

CL465 Merry Everything clear stamp set

Poinsettia Joy by Nancy Penir

Hello, my Poppy friends! I'm up today with a card made with the new Mod Poinsettias. Three dies come in this set, 3 sizes, perfect for stacking.

I cut the trio of blooms several times. Just to let you know, after cutting, I ran through my die cut machine again with my rubber pads to show the petal details.

With Ranger's Festive Berries Distress Ink, I sponged on color. Heavier in the center, and touching the tips a bit stronger too.

I also inked a couple of die cuts in Lucky Clover for the leaves.

Lots of stacked poinsettias with leaves and green rhinestones in different sizes.

A simple joy sentiment popped up a bit with foam, from Poppy's Joy Outline die.

And another holiday card done! 

Hope you enjoyed today's post, and hope you're loving all the new holiday dies Poppystamps has for you!