Saturday, 15 July 2023

Poppies and Pups


Morning everyone, I'm your host at Allsorts this week and I've come up with a Summer Mood Board. Prizes from Oakwood, SizzixAALL and Create and Craft Stash which will be drawn on 28th July.

A scheduled post as it's Azaria's wedding today so when this goes live, all going to plan, we will be at the hotel in historic Ely, I say going to plan as been a tad hectic last few days, one of our girls Holly had to have an op throwing confusion on our plans. She's doing OK but fragile and on lots of meds so not ideal with a friend dog/horse sitting.

There's a distinct pink thing going on in my mood board which includes some of my own photos, that's Rosa, Sam the Squibble, an Oriental Poppy which have been beautiful this year, a Goldfinch on one of the feeders and couldn't resist popping the Reds Allison in the middle - in my defence his strip does match!

A photo heavy post as we have new releases from Highlight Crafts showcasing yesterday/today on Create and Craft TV, they are called Secret Garden and Deep Sea Darlings and the colour palettes of both are beautiful. My Peony wreath below is one of the samples made for the shows, plus a few more to give you a tase of what's included in the two collections.

So I picked our Rosa and pink Poppies from AALL and Creates Papaver, the doggie is TRR Clara, part of the Playtime collection, an inky background and some stencilling. I also used Seasons which is so useful and Elemental Notes proving old and new A&C work together perfectly.

 
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34 comments:

Aquarius said...

Great inspiration from the mood board - will have get my brain into gear.

KarinsArtScrap said...

what a sweet poppie and cute doggie card Brenda and your decoupage cards are gorgeous

gr karin

Stamps and Paper said...

I think it a great idea working from a mood board...your cards are stunning Brenda

Anne

Lynne said...

Loving the mood board and your cards are fabulous, as always. I hope Holly recovers well. One of our boys had to have a small op to retrieve a grass seed from his foot on Thursday, but he seems to be coping well now. Have a lovely time at the wedding x

kiwimeskreations said...

Another fabulous card for the Allsorts challenge Brenda, and a great moodboard! The other cards are fantastic also.
Trust the wedding went well and you were able to enjoy it
Blessings
Maxine

Lisa said...

Wow you created a fantastic mood board! Great colors and images. I really love the imagery on all those gorgeous underwater scene cards.

Gerrina said...

Love that you go from a pink to a green to a see-theme! Feels like fairytail illustrations... Hope you have some sunshine this weekend!

crafty-stamper said...

WOW amazing selection of cards -love them all! Hope the weather stays fine for the wedding and Holly is okay
Carol x

Carol L said...

You are quite the artist with all of these beautiful creations! I just love the card you created with inspiration the mood board with the precious dog and those beautiful flowers! The shading of that bricked background is just stunning too! Those beautiful birds and mermaids on the rest of your cards are gorgeous! Well done on everything!

Chris said...

A super selection of cards here Brenda, you've put your fabulous moodboard to great use in the first one, the rest of the cards are beauties- I'm particularly taken with the undersea fantasy creations.
Hope Holly makes a full and speedy recovery and all goes well at the wedding.
xx

https://shinebrightandcreate@blogspot.com/ said...

A gorgeous selection of cards, I particularly love the undersea creations as I love mermaids. Also, fab inspiration from your mood board that you have put together too. Ely is beautiful and you certainly have the weather today. I hope all goes well. Michelle xx

Pauline C said...

Beautiful moodboard card Brenda .. love how you have brought all the different elements together with the poppies and pup. Beautiful colours and images on the other cards too. Hope all goes well with the wedding and that the weather is kind xx

meg said...

A beautiful moodboard Brenda,love your challenge DT make,the combination of stamping and diecuts is gorgeous,as always gorgeous 2RR cards.Hope Holly makes a speedy recovery and you have a wonderful day at Azaria's wedding.

Liz said...

Fabulous collection of cards, Brenda.

Hope Holly recovers quickly from her op. It's been very wet and windy here today, I hope the weather has been better where you are for the wedding. Whatever the weather, I'm sure you all will have had a wonderful day. xx

Wendy L said...

Such a beautiful collection and vibrant colours too. Congrats to the happy couple too, xxx

Craftyfield said...

These TRR cards are amazing Brenda! Like you I love the colours scheme of these 2 collections. Hope you had/are having a great time at the wedding and I'm sure we'll get to see some pics!!! x

Sarn said...

BEAUTIFUL array of cards B.

Hope the wedding went well and everyone is happy. xxx

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Ciao Brenda,
innanzitutto mi dispiace molto per Holly, spero che si riprenda presto!
Spero anche che il matrimonio di Azaria sia stato un successo e che tu abbia passato felicemente questa speciale giornata di festa!
Una carrellata di cards strepitose oggi, sei stata davvero molto creativa e ispirata con queste due meravigliose releases di TRR, le immagini sono straordinarie, tutti i designs sono molto interessanti e che colori stupendi!!!! Ogni card sembra uscita da un libro di fiabe ed ha un design unico, è difficilissimo scegliere una preferita!
La card per Allsorts è deliziosa con il piccolo labrador che osserva l'uccellino sul vaso di fiori! Adoro le tonalità che hai scelto per la mood board e ho riconosciuto le tue foto! :D
Un abbraccio!

Marlies said...

A beautiful card with the poppies and dog. I love labradors/golden retreivers.
All the other cards look realy great too. All beautiful design and lovely colours. I hope you had a lovely time at the wedding. take care Marlies

Mervi said...

Stunning and magical cards;-))m

Sandra H said...

Stunning array of cards and the images are gorgeous as are the floral arrangements too x

Rainey's Craft Room said...

Absolutely gorgeous makes in this post Brenda.
I hope all went well yesterday for the wedding?
Lorraine

Linby said...

Your card with the lab is wonderful, so many fantastic details. All your DT cards are amazing, so bright and colourful. I think my fave is the last one with the acetate, so different.

KraftyKoolKat said...

Another gorgeous array of cards Brenda. I love them all but especially the first one using the mood board. I hope Azaria's Wedding went smoothly yesterday and the weather was kind to you all. I pray Holly is getting over her operation.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

What a fabulous collection of cards Brenda. I hope the wedding went to plan and that Holly is feeling better.

Sue xx

HilaryJane said...

I hope the wedding went well, sorry to be so late visiting you. Of course I am glad I have finally made it as your cards are a real feast for the eyes. so much going on. Love all the details and your wonderful scenes xx

Vicky Hayes said...

Oh this is lovely Brenda, with those pretty pink flowers and adorable lab who looks so like your little Rosa! So sorry to hear Holly had to have an op and it's always an anxious time to have to leave them. But congratulations on the wedding, hope you all had a wonderful day. You made me smile with 'squibble'; we tend to go with squiz which came from Monty Don but I think squibble might be entering our canine vocab too! Vicky x

Sarah said...

Glorious cards Brenda. Hope Holly is on the road to recovery and that you had a wonderful weekend xx

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

What a wonderful selection of cards, love the animals and birds. Gorgeous cards and flowers.
Faith x

Barbara Nimmo said...

Your "Poppies and Pups" artwork is absolutely stunning! The vibrant colors and attention to detail in your stamping and coloring are truly impressive.
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