Hi friends! It’s Rachel here with an elegant holiday card. I used the Poppystamps “Nordic Regal Deer”. Glitter and jewels adorn this monochromatic scene. To create this card, I die cut the reindeer and top layer of their sweater in kraft cardstock. I blended distress ink in walnut stain and tea dye at the…
Hi there! The jack-o-lanters are lit and my fall card is a decorated wreath with beautiful multicolored leaves. I used the Poppystamps “Perky Pumpkins” for the main feature with a shiny, mirrored paper. Are you ready for the holidays?! To create this card I began by choosing a gorgeous patterned paper from the Memory Box…
Hi friends! It’s Rachel here sharing a charming monochromatic mushroom card. It’s something a little delicate and yet cute too! As we head into the fall season, lots of mushroom hunting abounds and the images of these fungi are everywhere. The Poppystamps “Dainty Mushrooms” are super sweet and full of happy vibes! To create this…
Hi crafty friends! It’s Rachel here sharing a card using the Poppystamps “Nordic Stockings” from the latest holiday release. Stockings are not only for the holidays. How about bright, colorful hanging ones drying in the summer sun?! And this monkey wants a part in it too! To create this card I began by die cutting…
Hi everyone! It’s Rachel here sharing a beautiful floral and fauna wedding card with you. I used Poppystamps “Nordic Majestic Bloom” die set and painted the images with metallic paints. To create this card, I die cut the “Nordic Majestic Bloom” set with watercolor paper. I die cut the birds three times for three sets…
Hi Crafty Friends! It’s Rachel here to remind you about our Poppystamps monthly card challenge. The theme is “Take The Cake”. Create a project (it doesn’t need to be a card) in theme and use at least one Poppystamps item. Link it up and that’s it! The Poppystamps “Corner Shoppe Birthday Celebrations” die set is…
Hi It’s Rachel here with a Happy Easter card in Mixed Media Mash-Up style! I used the Poppystamps “Thoughtful Bunny Duo” die. I hope you will join the Poppystamps Challenge. Just scroll down to the Challenge on the blog and click for all the details. To create this card, I die cut the “Thoughtful…
Hello all! Tricia here with you today to share some old school techniques for the current Poppystamps Challenge. I have two for you today: ink smooshing and using your dies to create backgrounds. It is so much fun to get out your inks and ink smooshing up a bunch of backgrounds. I generally use three…
The Gracious Floral Stamp Set and Die by Memory Box has endless possibilities. I stamped the image with a black pigment ink onto watercolor paper. I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to color in this wonderful image, choosing just a set of purples and olive greens for everything. Next, I die cut…
This birthday card was simple to make for 2 reasons. First, the background was pre-made. Months ago I had played around with some reinkers on watercolor paper. I ended up with this vivid, almost symmetrical background. Second, Poppystamps Birthday Wishes Moonlight Script die set is the ideal size and shape on any card…