Welcome to week 37 of our 2021-22 Colour Creations blog hop! Tonight we are showcasing Poppy Parade from the Brights family.
One of my favourite things in the world is receiving a bunch of flowers. Any flower, any colour, any combination … I really love them all! This week I needed to make a belated birthday card for a very special friend who is also a paper crafter, so I decided to make her a paper bunch of flowers with the Flowering Tulips Bundle.
My colour combination was inspired by some of the colours from the gorgeous Flowering Fields DSP: Poppy Parade, Petal Pink, Pear Pizzazz, Basic White and Basic Black.
Poppy Parade colour combination
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I haven’t yet seen any cards that combine both types of flowers in the Flowering Tulips Bundle: the 3D folded tulips (made with the Tulips Dies) and the stamped and die cut open tulips (made with the Flowering Tulips Stamp Set and the Tulips Dies,) so I decided to give it a go.
I’m must say I’m really happy with the exuberance and dimension of this card – it’s definitely not one to pop in the post, though!
The soft Petal Pink cardstock layer has been embossed with the Timeworn Type embossing folder to match the type on the Vellum Layering Designs that I’ve wrapped the bunch of flowers in – it really does look like a bunch of flowers wrapped in newspaper!
The tips of the Petal Pink pieces in the 3D tulips were lightly sponged with Poppy Parade before I assembled the 3D tulips. The bone folder and my fingers added dimension to the tulips in the bouquet.
By adhering the tulip to the envelope with a Stampin’ up! dimensional just below the envelope flap, the tulip works as both a decoration and an envelope closure mechanism, allowing the envelope flap to be easily opened and closed many times without damaging the DSP!
Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the lovely Rachel Palmieri – I can’t wait to see what Rachel has made this week!
If at any time you find a broken link, you can find the complete list of all participants below.
- Rachel Palmieri
- Andrea Sargent
- Diane Furniss
- Kate Morgan
- Tina Gillespie
- Christine Blain
- Rosa Leyden
- Theresa Gerrard
- Catherine Proctor – you are here!
If you live in Australia, you can find and purchase all these products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store or by clicking on the images below.
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We will be back to showcase Poppy Parade on February 23.
Wherever you are in the world, stay safe, stay calm … and keep on crafting xxx
Cath xx
Yes, how good does that look with the stamped and die cut tulips?!!! Wow, it’s gorgeous, Cathy. I love the vellum wrapping paper tied with a big bow. The envelope closure is genius!
Your mix of stamped and die-cut poppies is delightful! I also love the way you’ve used the vellum to wrap the flowers. Awesome card!
Cathy this card takes my breath away. The texture, the wrapping, the spoging. It’s just perfect. Plus how good does Poppy Parade look with Petal Pink?
I have looked at your card and then gone and looked at everyone else’s in the hop and then came back and looked again and sat and looked again for a long while, I just love all the elements that you have created. The bunch of flowers and then wrapped in the vellum and the embossed card behind to the colour combination and the ribbon! Just gorgeous Cathy! Simply stunning card!
Such a lovely bunch of flowers especially combining the 2 types. I love how you maximise the DSP by making an envelope
Lovely bunch of flowers Cathy. I love how you wrapped them in the News paper vellum.
What a gorgeous bouquet of tulips and looks fabulous wrapped in the printed vellum Cathy. Poppy Parade is a standout on your card. Beautiful!
Just glorious! I, too, love the “exuberance and dimension” of this lovely bunch of flowers on your card, Cathy. A real work of art, and love, that I am sure your friend will cherish.
Wow, Cathy. I love you luscious bunch of tulips. The combination of die cut and stamped tulips wrapped in layered vellum is delightful. So gorgeous. Xxx