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Blue Poinsettias and Nordic Pattern Rings!
by Sphoorti

 

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Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It's Sphoorti! I'm thrilled to unveil the first card from another new series I'm developing. Currently, there are only two cards in this collection, so I hesitate to call it a full series just yet. However, I'm excited to announce that I'll definitely be expanding this set with more designs before Christmas this year—leftovers are always a win!

 

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To start, I began by cutting out poinsettias from plain white Neenah Solar White cardstock. Using some of my favorite distress inks in colors like Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet, I distressed the petals and leaves. Additionally, I die cut more poinsettias from silver glitter cardstock. I alternated between the silver and distress-inked layers to create depth and texture.

 

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Next, utilizing the Nordic Pattern Rings die set, I cut out three rings of various sizes and affixed them to my cardbase. I wanted to foam mount them, so I put some tape behind the rings so that the little circles in the rings don't fall out. I then arranged the assembled poinsettias around two of the rings for a balanced composition. For the sentiment, I opted for the Merry and Bright greeting tab from the ST018 Holiday Wishes Foil Greetings White Tabs set, distress inking it with the same colors used for the poinsettias. To add a final touch, I scattered pearls in matching hues, bringing the entire card together harmoniously.

 

Oh, also, I had a few extra poinsettias, so I adhered them inside the card too!

 

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What are your thoughts? Here's a carousel of all the pictures, please share your thoughts in the comments below—we always cherish your feedback! Stay tuned for Card # 2 in this series!

 

 

 

 

Love,

Sphoorti

Sphoorti Floral Signature copy

 

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Flower and Leaf Sprinkles
by Sphoorti

 

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Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Hi, it's Sphoorti! I'm excited to share the first card in a new series I'm working on. If you've seen my earlier posts, you know how much I love the Flower and Leaf Sprinkles die set. It creates so many beautiful floral elements that can be used in countless ways! Combined with watercolor card stock and Nuvo Shimmer powders like Green Parade, Atlantis Burst, Violet Brocade, and Lilac Waterfall, it results in a delightful collection of floral cards. Here's the first one!

 

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First, I prepared some panels of watercolor cardstock, soaked them with water, and generously sprinkled the Nuvo Shimmer Powders mentioned earlier. Once they were dry, I used the Flowers and Leaf Sprinkles die set to cut them. You can also use leaves and foliage from various other Poppystamps products, which I've linked in the supplies section below.

 

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Next, I took white cardstock panels and cut out some scalloped frames, aiming to create double borders along the top and bottom of the card. I adhered these with foam tape for added dimension, then attached the leaves and foliage die cuts along the scalloped frames. Additionally, I cut some leaves from vellum and scattered them among the leafy die cuts.

 

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For the sentiment, I used a silver hot-foiled "Sending Hugs" from the Modest Greetings set, mounting it in the center of the card with foam tape. To add a touch of sparkle, I cut thin strips of silver glitter cardstock and adhered them on top of the scalloped borders. And that completes the card!

 

What do you think? Which of these did you like the most? Please do let me know in the comments below, we all love hearing from you!

 

 

 

 

Love,

Sphoorti

Sphoorti Floral Signature copy

 

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Flowers and Stripes!
by Sphoorti


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Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It’s Sphoorti here, and today I’ve got a double treat for you! Inspired by the fabulous Laura Bassen, I decided to “strip it up”, as she puts it, with some colorful card panels. For both of these cards, I  cut out a bunch of vibrant strips and adhered them adjacently to create a thick stripe to add some interest to the background.

 

 

 

 

If you’re following me on Instagram (@stampallthethings and @lettersandlaughter), you might know that I’m a huge fan of wax seals—I’ve been obsessed for years. I took a little break when I ran out of ideas, but the moment I saw PoppyStamps' Vase Easel die, I was back at it, like an 80's kid who just rediscovered their Nintendo 64!

 

 

 

 

For my first card, I played around with glitter, foil, and regular cardstock to create a mix of strips. I then added the bouquet die from the Easel die set, which I distress inked in various shades of green. To give it a little extra sparkle, I used a sticky glue pen to dab some glue around the bouquet and, once it dried, added a touch of foil for a shimmering finish. I topped it off with a vellum wax seal

 

 

 

 

For the second card, I used random colors of strips, and instead of a distress inked die cut, I used silver foil cardstock to cut the bouquet. I distress inked some flowers and adhered them at various areas of the bouquet. I topped this bouquet off with a clear wax seal that I sprinkled glitter on, and foiled little dots around it with the Quickie glue pen. For the sentiments, I used some foiled ones from the Modest Greetings set and that was it!

 

 

 

 

What do you think? Which of these did you like the most? Please do let me know in the comments below, we all love hearing from you!

 

 

 

 

Love,

Sphoorti

Sphoorti Floral Signature copy

 

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Hot Foiling Galore and Christmas in July!
by Sphoorti

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Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

It's Sphoorti again, and today I have four cards to show you, each created using hot foiling techniques. These were made almost two years ago—time flies! I completely forgot to write a blog post about them. While some of the products I used have been retired, there are still some adorable ones available. Grab 'em before they disappear!

Also, there are some Poppystamps products that look/feel similar to some of those retired products, so I'll provide links to those in case you'd like to get them. Scroll down to the supplies section at the bottom for the full list.

 

Backgrounds:

 

Let's start with the backgrounds. For my first and favorite card, I hot foiled some white card stock using the Leaf and Tendril Hot Foil Plate using some Opal foil. This stuff is magic! For the other three - did you know you can hot foil with your existing dies? I used the 2489 Snowflake Background craft die to foil ink blended cardstock. The result was this thin but beautiful outline of the snowflakes.

 

 

Card Components:

 

I did a ton of diecutting for these cards, and I even have leftovers to create more! Essentially, I used dies to cut out envelopes, pine needles, poinsettias, and holly leaves. The envelopes were cut from vellum, while the other components were cut from white cardstock and colored using distress inks, or from glitter and foil pads (listed in the supplies section). Then came the fun part—at least for me—assembly! It was incredibly enjoyable arranging the needles, leaves, and flowers as if they were emerging from the envelopes.

 

 

 

 

Sentiments:

 

I also did plenty of diecutting for the sentiments. I used sentiment dies like Hello and Joy, although they are no longer available. You can find similar options linked in the supplies list below. Essentially, I cut multiple versions of each sentiment from plain white cardstock and layered them to achieve a chipboard-like effect. I finished off the sentiments with a layer of glitter or foil. For the shadows on the Joy cards, I used vellum.

 

 

 

 

Embellishments:

 

Can we ever call a card complete without some embellishments? I went wild with all the goodies I had on my desk at the time—Jewels, Drops, Pearls, Crystals... you name it! It was like a bling buffet for my cards, and it was the holidays, so why not make every card feel like a celebration, right?

 

 

 

 

What do you think? Which of these did you like the most? Please do let me know in the comments below, we all love hearing from you! Stay tuned for the upcoming Holiday release - you're going to love it!

 

Love,

Sphoorti

Sphoorti Floral Signature copy

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Floral Frenzy
by Sphoorti

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Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Sphoorti here, back with a floral card because those never go out of style!

 

 

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I started by distress-inking some cardstock in Blueprint Sketch and Picked Raspberry. Then I die-cut numerous flowers and foliage from various die sets from the distressed panels. I've linked a number of floral die sets in the Supplies list below. It doesn't matter which ones you use, you just need a whole bunch of flowers and leaves.

 

 

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Then came the tedious part, i.e. foam mounting the flowers and leaves. This took a little bit of time, but it was totally worth it. I adhered the foam mounted flowers and leaves on a card base and also scattered some clear jewels in the gaps. I topped the flowers with some pearls.

 

 

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For the sentiment, I used the PSF804 You Are Amazing Poe Script Greetings Hot Foil Plate and Dies to hot foil the Thinking of you sentiment. I centered and glued sentiment. It looked somewhat incomplete to me, so I cut a frame from a silver cardstock using the 2474 Double Scalloped Stitched Frames craft die and adhered it around the sentiment.

 

 

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What do you think? Please do let me know in the comments below! Have a great week ahead!

Love,

Sphoorti

Sphoorti Floral Signature copy

 

 

 

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See all-the-way-through Card
by Sphoorti

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Hello Poppy Peeps!

 

Sphoorti here, back with a truly see-through card creation. Poppystamps recently released their stunning "2022 Scandinavian Spring" collection, and I couldn't resist playing with the gorgeous 2615 Nordic Lacy Plate die. You might have even spotted this card on the Poppystamps Instagram during our Insta hop last month! Today, I'm excited to share a step-by-step guide on how to make this captivating, "latticed" card yourself. Take a peek inside!

 

 

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I started off by cutting four panels of Neenah Solar White 110 pound card stock using the 2615 Nordic Lacy Plate die. For extra sturdiness of the panels, I adhered two panels together. Then I adhered the resulting two pairs of thick panels to make a top-folding card.

 

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Then I cut four of the largest hearts from the Scallop Pinpoint Hearts Craft Die Set and adhered one on each side of the card so that they all overlap or cover each other.

 

 

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On the front, I cut out a number of hearts using some silver foiled card stock, some alcohol ink card stock I had in my stash, and some plain white card stock and alternated the various resulting frames.

 

 

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On the inside, I found some marbled pattern paper in my stash that I thought I'd use just for a change instead of plain white card stock.

 

 

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I had a leftover silver foiled banner from a hot foiling spree from earlier this year which I used as the sentiment. It's from the PSF806 Modest Banner Greetings Hot Foil Plate and Craft Die set and reads "You are so amazing".

 

 

And that was it, really! What do you think?

 

 

 

 

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below! We love to hear from you.

 

Have a great week ahead!

 

Love,

Sphoorti

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