This hop is now closed. The winner was chosen from Amaryllis’ blog: JONI, you are the winner!
Heartfelt Creations May Alumni Blog Hop: Pocket Full of Poppies All Occasion Card
Hello, Friends! Welcome to the Heartfelt Creations May Alumni Blog Hop! I’m kicking the festivities off with this Pocket Full of Poppies All Occasion card made with the gorgeous Blazing Poppies Collection.
This 5″ x 7″ top fold card is bursting with color, dimension and texture. Here’s the supply list:
- Heartfelt Creations Products
- Other Products
- Orange Cardstock
- Versamark Ink Pad
- Gold Embossing Powder
- Black Soot Distress Stain
- Dried Marigold Distress Paint
- Scattered Straw Distress Embossing Powder
- Art Glitter Angel Dust Ultrafine Transparent Glitter
- Designer Dries Clear Adhesive
- Hot Glue Gun and other Standard crafting tools
- Oriental Poppy Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist
- Black Gingham Ribbon/Gold Metallic String (Really Reasonable Ribbon)
- Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Pocket Full of Poppies Tips and Tricks
Add great dimension to your card by following these tips:
- Cut a panel of designer paper slightly smaller than your card base.
- Ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Spritz with water. Glue to card base.
- Remove the center of a 5″ x 7″ premade card panel with the Cut, Mat, Create Die
- Use foam tape or waste cardboard around the edges of the card opening.
- Center and glue onto prepared card base.
- Stamp several sets of poppies in Versamark ink onto cardstock.
- Heat emboss with Gold Embossing Powder.
- Ink Centers with Black Soot Distress Stain.
- Brush edges with Dried Marigold Distress Paint.
- Shape with Deluxe Tool Kit.
- Stack and glue with hot glue gun.
- Spray with Oriental Poppy Tattered Angel Mist.
- While wet, sprinkle with Scattered Straw Distress Embossing Powder
- Sprinkle lightly with glitter.
- Heat Set
- Fill poppy centers with glue and prills. Set aside to dry.
Popping Poppies
To provide greenery for the poppies, stamp and die cut Delightful Daisies onto green designer paper from Blazing Poppies collection. Shape and ink with Distress Ink.
Arrange poppies and greenery in opposite corners of the card.
Fussy cut the denim pocket from one of the journal cards. Pop up on foam tape and add to card.
Die cut ticket with Luggage and Tags Die. Pop up on foam tape and add to card.
Spatter card with Oriental Poppies Glimmer mist and diluted black paint.
Add black gingham ribbon and gold metallic string.
A Peek Inside Pocket Full of Poppies All Occasion Card
Add pockets, journal cards, tags, borders and stamps to the card interior. Now wasn’t that fun?
On With the Hop
The hop runs from 8 AM Friday, May 26th and closes Monday 29th May at 11.59pm EDT. Visit all the blogs on the hop, and be sure to leave a comment so that your name will be entered into the drawing for a $25 shopping spree at Heartfelt Creations.
The winner of the hop will be announced on the Heartfelt Creations Blog and Facebook page Wednesday, May 31st. If you are the lucky winner, email Heartfelt Creations at info@heartfeltcreations.us with “Winner of the May Alumni Hop”
From my blog, hop on over and see what paper pretties my friend GLORIA has prepared for you today.
Here’s the order for this month’s hop:
Kathy (you are HERE) ♥ Gloria ♥ Archana ♥ Vicki ♥ Martine ♥ Amarilys ♥ Emelia ♥ Sarah ♥ Deneen
I hope I’ve shared some tips and tricks that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.
Thanks for stopping by!
Stunningly Beautiful- packed with goodness inside!
Thanks so much, Tee! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
You make the prettiest cards. Loving the flowers.
Pretty!
Can’t wait to try this!
I know you’ll have fun making it! I sure did! Thanks so much!
The poppies are so real. Colours are charming. Overall creation is a masterpiece
Thank you so much, Uma! I’m so glad you enjoyed the project! Happy Hopping!
Love, love, love the details!!
Thanks, Sharon! I had fun adding them to this project!
Oh, thanks for hosting this blog hop! This is a great idea on how I can use my glimmer mists with the poppy papers. And I love the fibers that you incorporated. <3 Thanks.
Hi, Terri! Yes, Glimmer Mists are a great addition to hand made flowers. I add ribbon/fibers to pretty much every project I make. So glad you were inspired!
Beautiful I love all your products. Thank you for make me happy with your creations, tips and designs. This is amazing. I spend a lot of time enjoying your designs. Thank you very much.
Thank you so much Guadalupe! It’s always amazing to work with Heartfelt Creations. Happy Hopping!
Beautiful card!!
lovely card will have to try the poppies
Absolutely beautiful. I am in awe!
Hi, I am new to these products and techniques and am completely in awe of what I’m seeing! And poppies are my favorite flowers! Thank you for the detailed instructions… dare I try this?
Oh, yes…go for it Barbara! It takes a little time to get good at making flowers, but practice makes perfect. I find it very relaxing. So glad you were inspired! Happy crafting!
Beautiful card. The poppies are outstanding!
Thank you so much! Happy Hopping!
Gorgeous!
Beautiful card, love the poppy coloring and the design.
Love the poppies. Beautiful creatios
Beautiful!
Beautiful card. Thanks for the tips
list of supplies and
You are very welcome, Dorothy! I’m glad to know you found it helpful! Happy Crafting!
I love poppies. They are just stunning !
I love them, too Marla! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave this lovely comment!
What a BEAUTIFUL card!!!!!!
Thank you so much, Donna! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Have fun hopping!
Heartfelt Creations products makes the most beautiful cards ever!!! They are absolutely gorgeous and relatively easy to make. Thank you for supplying us with such high quality products. Hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day Holiday.
Yes, Sandra, I agree! Happy Memorial Day to you!
very pretty.
I love The Poppies and the idea of pockets is a great addition definitely going to do this one I don’t have the poppies yet but I have many of the other ones thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Debbie! I have as much fun decorating the insides of my cards as I do creating the outside. Happy Crafting!
Gorgeous! Love it
Thank you so much, Sonia! Happy Hopping!
Wow! This is gorgeous!! The poppies are stunning! The inside is definitely a surprise. So pretty.
I absolutely love everything about your project …I love your poppies and all the inking. amazing!
Such beautiful cards. Love the colors and details.
Hi, Pam! Thanks so much! I’m so glad you “hopped by” and enjoyed the project!
Beautiful cards – live the poppies!!
Awesome job on your card, it is so adorable!
Gorgeous card as always…love all the surprises with it!
Hi, Karen! So glad you hopped by to enjoy this project. I love to tuck little surprises into my card interior. It turns a card into a gift. Thanks for the lovely comment!
This is a stunning masterpiece! Those flowers are so lifelike. Love all
the yummy dimension in this beauty.
Those poppies are fabulous! And the card! I love having all the add-ons inside… especially CHOCOLATE! : ) This is going to make someone’s heart happy when they open their mail!
Beautiful cards ♥️ can’t wait to get started. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Cynthia! Happy Crafting!
Stunning!!!
Love your work. Very pretty!!! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for making my day with this sweet comment, Jane! Happy Crafting!
Oh Kathy…I love this card!!! Your poppies are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing how you made this masterpiece!
Love everything about this!
Thank you so much, Sue! You made my day!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Thank you so much, Suzette! I hope you enjoy the hop!
Beautiful Card!!
I love the inside pockets and fold out. Much more than just a card!
Thank you, Cathy! I love to make cards that double as gifts. So glad you hopped by! xo
Beautiful card!
This is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Helen! I’m so glad you hopped by! You made my day with this lovely comment!
You are welcome, glad I hopped into your blog!
Hugs
Hi kathy,
Gorgeous just gorgeous , those poppies look real…….have a good week-end…..hugs
Wow, love these distressed poppies, so beautiful!!
Love poppies…gorgeous card
Absolutely beautiful. So talented.
Thank you so much, Lisa! I’m glad you enjoyed the project and wish you good luck in the hop!
Gorgeous!
What an absolutely gorgeous card!!! Love the Poppy!!!
This is amazing. The poppies stamps and dies have been on my wish list for a long time.
Wonderful card. I love the versatiliy of heartfelt creations and i love the ease of your products in creating mixed media projects. I love the two tone poppies shown here. It always makes me want to jump into my craft room and start creating beautiful flowers.
Thank you so much, Jessica! The poppy dies are wonderfully versatile and so much fun to color. I’m glad you got inspired! Happy Paper Crafting!
You have a lot of talent! The card is wonderful. The flowers look so real and bright. Love it.
Thank you so much, Katherine! Heartfelt Creations makes it easy to create realistic flowers of all kinds. I’m so glad you enjoyed the post! Happy Hopping!
Wow! Simply beautiful
Awesome project. Your flowers are stunning
Your poppy flowers are simply glorious! I’m so glad to visit today and I’m wowed by your creation!
Wow! I hadn’t realized that you made the flowers! I will have to get a stamp and die set. Flowers can be almost as expensive as real flowers! Thanks for explaining each step and including a list of products.
As usual, this card is riotous with spring and summer colors!
Wow, the outside is gorgeous but who knew that it was full,of beautiful surprises inside too!
Stunning card Kathy. I want to be inside your head!!!
Greetings from Uk
Kathy, this is a lovely card. I have this poppy set and love it. I can’t wait to try something like what you have done here. Thanks for sharing it.
Love the dimension and beautiful colors! Gorgeous card with such fun pockets for the treasures inside!
Beautiful layers and texture on this card. I love how every card you make is also a gift.
Wow, gorgeous!
I love those pretty
Poppies.
Carla from Utah
Always pretty….
Hugs
Archana
Love the deep colors of the poppies with a touch of butterfly. Really stunning.
Beautiful poppies card! I like the pockets inside to hold treats and more. Cute denim pocket and I like the black gingham ribbon.
Wow stunning!