Sunday, July 8, 2012

Love is in the air...


Poppies are my favourites for a number of reasons, probably more so since we were married on ANZAC day, our youngest is a Remembrance Day baby, and who could forget walking through the fields of redheads in Italy!  But I digress LOL!  For me, poppies are the perfect flower for a love card ;)

Inspired by the gorgeous Tuesday Trigger "Plate of Pretty Poppies", Moxie Fab Stamp It! Cards Week The Love Card Challenge, CAS-ual Fridays Text Me Challenge and Do You Stack Up Red Challenge.

After getting all inky yesterday making this Tuesday Trigger Poppy card, I had a left over poppy which was crying out to be made into a card lol! The poppy had been created by using watercolour paper and stamping Stamp-It poppies in VersamarkDazzle Ink, sprinkled with American Crafts Zing Metallic Pewter embossing powder, and heat set.  I liberally swiped over the poppy with Distress Ink Barn Door and Shabby Shutters for the stems, then let loose with Glimmermist Gold, til the ink pooled. Once this was completely dry, I used Dimensional Magic to create a gloss finish over the image.  After fussy cutting the poppy, I stamped my text stamp (from my stash - not sure which brand) in StazOn Black ink, and over-stamped the Heidi Swapp "Love stamp using The Essential Glue Pad, before sprinkling with ultra fine red glitter. The poppies are pop-dotted, as is the grey cardstock mat.




Come join in the fun!


33 comments:

  1. Your card is just gorgeous - I love the bold poppies against the text x x

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  2. Oh this is beautiful Lyndal, the watercolouring technique looks just perfect for poppies and great way to use a texty background too :0)
    Thanks for getting crafty with us at CASual Fridays :0)
    Jenny x

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  3. gorgeous! a stunner in every way!

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  4. Glad you listened to the poppies and made another card! This is beautiful! I love the LOVE and your background text as well.

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  5. This is just stunning! Love how you manage to incorporate 3 challenges!

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  6. Black, white and red is such a stylish color combo, and it works perfectly with your card! Love the poppy and the overall design is just fab! Well done, Lyndal!

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  7. Your beautiful card caught my eye and Wow all those steps to make the poppies!! Very nice!

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  8. Absolutely gorgeous, Lyndal! That texty stamp is Hampton Arts, I have it too ;) I love the words they highlighted in it - and I adore how you added the LOVE script over top!

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  9. Gorgeous card! I love the wispy feel of it.

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  10. Simply stunning! Gorgeous design, and very stylish.
    Thanks for joining us at DYSU this week!

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  11. This is absolutely stunning, Lyndal! I'm speechless! Wow! LOVE those bold, bright, happy poppies and your super simple strip of text in the background! Delish!

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  12. Beautiful and very elegant. Thanks for joining us at Do You Stack Up.

    -Wenche

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  13. Gorgeous red poppies! Love your card.

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  14. Hey Lyndal! Thanks again for linking up to this week's Tuesday Trigger in the Moxie Fab World! :)

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  15. Beautifully y done, Lyndal! The combo are so striking together! Thanks so much for joining the fun with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  16. WOW! This is just stunning!

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  17. Lyndal, I LOVE your technique on this flower! What a great effect! And the card design is beautiful too.

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  18. awesome! congrats on your win at Moxie Fab World :)

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  19. This is stunning, Lyndal. Your poppies look like stained glass! Another card I would frame!

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  20. gorgeous card - just want to say I love the flowers in your banner too!

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  21. Stunning! That flower image is gorgeous and I love the red! Wow! Thanks for playing along at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  22. Wow - howexciting for you to get featured at Moxie Fab! No wonder, this is a beautiful card - I live the text behind the poppies. Great story too.

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  23. When you create a card so lovely you must know it's a winner. Fabulous card, striking, bold and beautiful. Congratulations on your well deserved win.
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  24. this is beautiful...love how you added the red to the word love and overstamped it....

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  25. Wow! This is gorgeous! Love how you paired those flowers with that stamped text strip and bright red sentiment :) Thanks for playing this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

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  26. This is gorgeous Lyndal. Congratulations on being in the top ten!

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  27. This card is stunning! I love those poppies and the text is just perfect! Congrats!

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  28. So gorgeous! I love the vibrant red, embossing, and the overall blending of elements within the design. Congrats on being among the contenders!

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  29. Popping back to congratulate you! I'm so happy for your well-deserved recognition!

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  30. Hey Lyndal! Thanks also for linking this up to the Love Card Challenge for Stamp It! Cards Week in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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  31. Beautiful, almost looks a little like Sanketi. Do you know who she is?

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