Saturday 27 July 2019

Buttons ans Bows


Morning Peeps, a scheduled post as we are away on holiday so fingers crossed Blogger is not having one of his hissy fits.

It's Saturday and time for a new challenge at Allsorts where our host is Kath and she has chosen the theme of 'Buttons and Bows' and for the winner we have a some new release dies from Tattered Lace as well as a bundle of ribbons. This is the first of three fortnightly challenges during the busy holiday season.

It only occurred to me as I started writing this scheduled post that it's Poppies once again, clearly I more obsessed with them than I realised and certainly have an unhealthy amount of Poppy stamps.

This one is fairly new, I didn't buy it when it was first released but of course before long I had to have it. I stamped it using Distress Markers direct to stamp and used a die to cut the top section so that some of the Poppies popped up over the aperture. To do this I cut around the Poppies in the centre and then placeed the bottom of the die behind them so only the top and side are cut with it. The sentiment is also Penny Black and I mounted the top on foam to place over it. Some ribbon across the bottom and tiny buttons to embellish. 

Have a good weekend and please do pop over to the challenge blog to see the inspiration on display from my teamies.
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26 comments:

Sandma's Handmade Cards said...

Your card is beautiful Brenda and you’ve showcased the poppies to perfection. Hope you’re having a fabulous holiday with lots of relaxation too x

nnalorac said...

Gorgeous card with those beautiful poppies Brenda. Have a lovely time. Carol xx

KarinsArtScrap said...

gorgeous flower card Brenda

gr karin

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Amazing poppies!!! I love poppies but I don't know why I have no poppies stamps. Curious fact, I have to remediate at this! LOL :D
Love the way the poppies pop out and the framed look of this warm card! The tiny buttons are so cute!
Hope you are well and are enjoying your holiday in Italy and France with your talented son!! :D Here it's very hot, but it seems that it will rain...
Hugs!!

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Beautoful card, hope you are having a lovely hol

Cath Wilson said...

Love the way you've used this poppy stamp, Brenda - it looks fab cut that way. I also love your buttons - I have lots of little buttons somewhere...but I also have some button brads that I used to use a lot. Sadly, I used all my black ones and only have a few white left. They were my favourites.
Beautiful shades of red and a pretty red ribbon to complete a beautiful card.
Cath x

kiwimeskreations said...

Thankfully blogger has not thrown a hissy fit as this card is a joy to the eyes Brenda - poppies and all. Love how you have partially cut the aperture and left the poppies free to wave in the breeze.
Blessings
Maxine

Craftyfield said...

Beautifully stamped poppies! I too tend to favour certain images and find I have a plethora of choice when it comes to butterflies, trees and wild grasses! I hope you get decent weather where you are, rather than the far too hot temperatures we had and the now cold and miserable weather we suffer here.... x

Pat said...

Beautiful card with a gorgeous image Brenda, enjoy your holiday.

Pat xx

Wendy L said...

A perfect 'you' card Brenda, gorgeous, xxxx

cuilliesocks said...

Absolutely gorgeous card Brenda, poppies are always lovely to see and your design is beautiful and I love the little red buttons.
I hope you are have a lovely holiday, Kate x

Helen said...

hope you have a great holiday! love the poppies, of course!

ALI said...

Beautiful Brenda, can't have too many poppies ...lol

crafty-stamper said...

Gorgeous card and beautiful poppies love how you used the aperture with the stamps and a beautiful sentiment too-hope you are enjoying your holiday
Carol x

Kathleen said...

Gorgeous card Brenda, super image and a really great design. Thank you.

Kath x

Lynne said...

A beautiful card Brenda and I love your design with the frame too. Hope you're having a good holiday x

Gerrie's kaarten said...

Prachtige kaart met de klaprozen ik vindt het een schitterende bloem ze staan hier vaak in de weilanden .
Groetjes Gerrie

Crafting Queen said...

Stunning card!Love this stamp. Have a great week.

Mrs.B said...

A beautiful card Brenda, love poppies and I don't think you can have enough stamps.
Have a nice time away.
Avril xx

Gerrina said...

You are a master in colouring poppies! They look so great! Hugs, Gerrina

Linby said...

um - I have had to create a draw just for poppy stamps lol! Love your card the red against the plain white creates such a fresh pretty look.

Fikreta said...

Wonderful card!

Sarah said...

This is a stunner Brenda, the popy red against the brilliant white is incredible. I always think of you whenever I see poppies!! xx

Donna Ellis said...

Hi, B! You know what they say about an addiction to anything Poppy? LOL - they certainly are beautiful flowers, aren't they? And once again, they don't do well in Florida, but I do appreciate seeing photos of them, and your amazing cards! Your color choices and designs always perk me up. This one is especially lovely! hugs, de

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Tracy said...

Absolutely beautiful, really gorgeous and I love the way you die cut the apeture in the centre.
Happy crafting
Tracy x