Paw Prints and Poppies

A family friend recently lost their family dog that had been with them for nearly 14 years.  While she lived a long and happy life, it was still not easy for them to say good-bye to their sweet black lab, Lisa.

I knew that the Dog Builder punch would be perfect to create a card with a black lab.  As I began working on the card, I had the idea to add a little field of poppies.  Have I mentioned how much I LOVE the Painted Poppies stamp set?!?!

I gave the flowers some color, in Poppy Parade (of course!), then added the punched pup and the sweet sentiment.  I finished the card off with a few tone on tone paw prints, a sweet little bow and heart.  

It's so hard to lose your furry family members and I am so grateful that Stampin' Up! has a stamp set like Happy Tails to help remember them when they are gone.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink ~ Poppy Parade, Memento

Stamp Sets ~ Happy Tails, Painted Poppies

Other Supplies ~ Dog Builder Punch, Whisper White Bakers Twine

I hope you are having a great week!

Happy Stamping!

#TGIFC248 Catalog Covers Inspiration

Happy Friday stampers!  It's my favorite day of the week!  Not just because it means the weekend is here, but because it's time for an all new TGIF Challenges!  This week we are bringing you some amazing projects inspired by the 2020 Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Catalogs!

Stampin' Up! did a beautiful job designing the front of the 2020 Occasions Catalog. All of the samples featuring the Peaceful Poppies suite are absolutely beautiful!  I loved the sample with the circles of Peaceful Poppies DSP and the bold Poppy Parade flowers.  This is where my inspiration came from for today's card. 

Rather than using card stock for the flowers, I used the DSP.  I love the pattern that has the large watercolored poppies with splatters.  Adding the black die cut outline really made the flowers pop! I selected a few other coordinating DSP patterns to create the circle background and finished it off with a Happy Birthday tag from the Peaceful Moments stamp set.

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Whisper White, Basic Black, Poppy Parade, Peaceful Poppies DSP

Ink ~ VersaMark

Stamp Set ~ Peaceful Moments

Other Supplies ~ Whisper White Bakers Twine, Poppy Moments Dies

Be sure to head on over to see what inspired the rest of our design team and be sure to share your inspiration too!

Happy Stamping!

Peaceful Happiness

 Happy Tuesday!   

We had our first snow storm of the season, which has resulted in a two-hour school delay...hooray!  Working for the school district means I get to follow the same schedule as my kiddos, which means I have two extra hours this morning!

Since it's cold and snowy here, I thought I would share something warm and flowery!  The Peaceful Poppies DSP is absolutely gorgeous!  I'm not sure which artist designed this paper, but whoever did is AMAZING! I love all of the rich, beautiful colors and designs. 

I cut the flower images from the DSP using the background flower Poppy Moments Dies, outlining them in black. I love the way this makes the flowers pop!  I threw in a little extra splash of color using the fun splatter images from the Painted Poppies stamp set.  The whimsical stentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set, which is also included in the Peaceful Poppies Suite.

I finished off the card with just a few little Peaceful Poppies Sequins...just the right amount of bling!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Basic Black, Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Peaceful Poppies DSP

Ink ~ Poppy Parade, Memento

Stamp Sets ~ Painted Poppies, Peaceful Moments

Other Supplies ~ Poppy Moments Dies, Peaceful Poppies Sequins

Thanks for stopping by today!  I am hoping to be back later in the week with more to share...and secretly hoping for another delay this week!

Have a great day!

Happy Stamping!

Peaceful Poppy Thoughts

Happy Monday stampin' friends!  

Another weekend has come and gone...and it went by way too fast!  I had a to-do list that was a mile long, but the arrival of my pre-order pushed a few of those things to the back burner so I could play with at least ONE of the new suites I got!

The Peaceful Poppies Suite was the first must have on my list.  I absolutely love poppies and the colors in this suite are gorgeous!  

I also love that Stampin' Up! coordinated not one, but two stamp set and die bundles.  The poppy images are beautiful and the sentiments are perfectly paired.   

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Black Berry Bliss, Whisper White, Velum, Peaceful Poppies DSP

Ink ~ Blackberry Bliss, VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Painted Poppies, Peaceful Moments

Other Supplies ~ Poppy Moments Dies, Painted Labels Dies, Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon, Peaceful Poppies Sequins, White Embossing Powder

I was a bit overwhelmed by my pre-order box and didn't know what to use first.  I went to my favorite sketch challenge site, Freshly Made Sketches, and was instantly inspired!  Yay!!

The next few weeks are packed full for my little family, but I am hoping to squeeze more creative time in here and there, so be sure to check back soon!

Happy Stamping!