I Miss Seeing You

Thanks for stopping by! I sure hope you are having a great day! I'm sharing a card that I made for this month's challenge - Anything Goes! The challenge is a great way to see what others are making with your favorite Poppystamps dies, and when you link your own design to an on line gallery like Instagram you're automatically entered to win the monthly prize - a $20 gift card to the shop! You can always find the latest challenge by clicking the New Challenge tab at the top of the Poppystamps blog page.

My cards always start the same way. I arrange images on a piece of clear plastic the same size as my card base. I rearrange and add items until I'm happy with the layout and then I experiment by adding different backgrounds under the clear plastic. This gives me a preview of the finished card. On this card it helped me figure out how high to ink the green grassy area before beginning the blue purple sky.

The Nordic Waving Fox was easy to assemble. The hardest part was deciding on what color her outfit should be. I added rosy cheeks with an alcohol marker. Pretty flowers from the Lovely Flower Bundle are cut in shades of pink and yellow.

I stamped the sentiment directly on the Distress Oxide Panel with Versafine Ink. I think the stamp vs. a die cut sentiment gives this one a cleaner look. The finishing touch is a sprinkle of Treasure Chest Fairy Gemstones.

I sure hope you find some time to play along! We love seeing your beautiful designs!

I'm linking up to Critter Crazy Challenges and Crafty Animals!



Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Poppystamps 2786 Nordic Waving Fox, 2774 Lovely Floral Bundle

POPPY = Poppystamps
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

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Waffle Flower July Sneak Peeks Day 1

Thanks for stopping by! It's day one of sneak peeks of the latest Waffle Flower Release! We're calling this one "Through The Window". We've got lots of new ways to refresh your Postage Collage Series dies!

I inked the Postage Collage Wavy Lines on a piece of cardstock in sunset (or is it sunrise?) shades. Next I stamped new Postage Collage City Sunset buildings in the colorful squares.+

I topped the inked designs with a Postage Collage Blocks frame and then added smaller frames in white with the New Postage Collage Windows.

The background stripes are from the existing Postage Collage Coloring stencil set. I cut the inked stripes with the A2 Piercing Layers die.

My sentiments are simple printed, cut Subsentiment Window strips. I added some glittery enamel dots to the background for a little bling. I think this card is totally summer in the city!

I hope you'll stop by tomorrow when we will have more peeks at the new release. If you just can't wait to see more just head on over to Instagram and search #WindowWFC.

I'm linking up to Crazy is Our Fame, Stencils are Our Game where it's Anything Goes with Stencils - Butterflies are optional this time!

And if you want to go shopping I hope you'll click my affiliate link here. You'll even get a 10% discount on your first purchase using my link if you do!

Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Postage Collage City Sunset
Subsentiments | Waffle Flower Subsentiments Window
Dies | Waffle Flower Postage Collage Windows, , Postage Collage Blocks, A2 Piercing Layers,
Stencils | Waffle Flower Postage Collage Coloring, Postage Collage Wavy Lines

Hummingbird Hugs

Today I'm playing at Conjurer of Dreams Challenge where it's Anything Goes with a twist of Add a Pretty Bird. I'm also linking to Shopping Our Stash where the challenge is Summertime. They also want to remind you to use something you might already have on hand that hasn't had any love in a while.

My "pretty birds" are hummingbirds, and they're also "summertime" because that's the only time of year that I find them here in the Midwest.

My card starts with lots of layers of warm colors. I cut the yellow top layer with the Quatrefoil Texture, and then again with the Piercing Layers die. The bottom two layers (red and orange) are cut only with the Waffle Flower Crafts A2 Piercing Layers. I love the little dotted accent along the borders.

Next I added an Overlapping Vertical Hugs sentiment with Subsentiment, and of course the pretty Hummingbird die cuts. The hummers are easy to assemble with three layers and a little gem for the eyes.

I hope you're having a great day, doing what you love and that you spy some pretty birds of your own today!



Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Dies | Waffle Flower Quatrafoil Texture, Overlapping Vertical Hugs, Hummingbirds, A2 Piercing Layers
Subsentiments | Waffle Flower Aloha

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SCB = Scrapbook.com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp

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Waffle Flower August Release Sneak Peeks Day 2

It's Day 2 of the sneak peeks of the latest Waffle Flower Release. We're calling this release Summer Afternoon because it includes a mix of style from fluttering butterflies to tropical blooms!

Today we're going tropical! My card features the new Hibiscus Cluster Die! You can color it yourself with your favorite media or use the coordinating Hibiscus Cluster Stencil set! My son gifts me a Hibiscus plant every Mother's Day and I think these are just as pretty and Bonus.. I can ink them any color I like!

That amazing background is new too! These are two separate and completely stackable A2 size dies. The pierced layer is the Quatrefoil Texture die and is topped here with the outline in white called Quatrefoil Panel die.

The sentiment is a mixed font "Sending Hugs" from the Butterfly Trio stamp set. I'm in awe at the clean cuts around the letters that are more detailed than I'm used to seeing.

If you'd like to see more makes with this new release you can head on over to Instagram and search #SummerAfternoonWFC

I hope you'll stop by tomorrow when we'll have our third and final day of peeks before the release is available in the store.

Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamp | Waffle Flower Butterfly Trio
Dies | Waffle Flower Quatrefoil Texture, Quatrefoil, Hibiscus Cluster, Butterfly Trio
Stencil | Waffle Flower Hibiscus Cluster

Waffle Flower August Release Sneak Peeks Day 1

Thanks for stopping by! It's a great day for a visit because sneak peeks of the latest Waffle Flower release begin today. We're calling this release Summer Afternoon because it brings together a mix of styles from fluttering butterflies to tropical blooms!

My cards today started with the cute Mix n Match Butterflies die. It includes butterfly wings that you can mix and match to create your own unique butterflies. If you look close you'll see the textured lines and piercings on the layers I chose.

The sentiment is the new Vintage Label - it's available as a solid die like I used where your ink colors the majority of the design or as an outline stamp where you would ink the parts that look white on my design.

I inked the new Cloudy Skies stencil in the same colors as the butterflies to tie the design together. The cloud stencil has four different edges that you can turn and ink for each color without having to wash it in between the colors.

The finishing touch was a sprinkle of shiny enamel dots to add a little bling to the design.

  

If you'd like to see more made with the new release just head on over to Instagram and search #SummerAfternoon WFC

I hope you'll visit tomorrow when we'll be sharing more peeks at the new release that will be available in the store on August 5.



Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Vintage Label
Dies | Waffle Flower Mix N Match Butterflies, Vintage Label
Stencil | Waffle Flower Cloudy Skies

Waffle Flower February Release Day!

Awesome news! It's release day at Waffle Flower! That means all the sneak peeks you've been seeing for the last few days are now officially in the store and available for purchase! To celebrate you'll find lots more samples as well as some giveaways on Instagram!

This release is called Butterfly Blossom because we've got lots of beautiful blooms and butterflies too!

My card starts with the new Flower Focal Die that I cut from bright shades of cardstock. I love that the flower is three separate stackable pieces so I can add even more color to my design. It even comes with two different leaves for your arrangement.

That fabulous sentiment is from the Paper Hug Stamp Set. It's got lots of great mixed font sentiments.

The background die is called Mod Blossom. It has a coordinating stencil, but I left the cut plain white cardstock and layered it over a piece of yellow glitter paper. This one is swoon worthy in person!

Are you ready for the giveaways?

Giveaways
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Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamp | Waffle Flower Paper Hug
Dies | Waffle Flower Flower Focal, Mod Blossom, Paper Hug

Sketched Aster Forever Stamp

Today I'm playing at Ellibelle's Corner where I Spy With My Little Eye..... Something From the Garden! For me Flowers are always going to be my first choice!

This is flower is the Waffle Flower Sketched Aster that I colored in Sunflower shades because fall is in the air in my part of the world.

The background is an Oversized Postage die with a watercolor inlay created with Lindy's Magical's Powder. I had lots of fun sprinkling the intense powder on watercolor paper to create some fabulous backgrounds!

I added a layer of clear acetate over the image that I stamped with postage marks using Staz On ink.

The finishing touch was a sentiment inside the cancellation postmark and a sprinkle of yellow enamel dots for more color!

I hope you find some time to make today! It's a great way to relax and recharge!

Finished Size: 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Waffle Flower Sketched Aster, Oversized Postage
Dies | Waffle Flower A2 Stitched Rectangles, Sketched Aster, Oversized Postage
Enamel Dots | Waffle Flower Unicorn

733-65336, 92-653372, 733-65338

WFL = Waffle Flower
SCB = Scrapbook.com
SSS = Simon Says Stamp
COT = A Cherry On Top

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