Category: Poppy Stamps

Tuesday with Wendy, March 5th

3/9/2019

Check out the 3 wonderful cards from card making class last week!!

You can really tell Wendy is in the mood for creativity!!

The cards this week were really fun!!

The first card was created with a bit of Wendy Pizzazz!!! She was inspired by this new Washi Tape from Dylusions, these 2 colors of Dylusions Spray inks (Vibrant Turquoise and Funky Fuchsia), and this new stamp set from Seth Apter, Grunge Grids

To make the card:

Start out with a half-sheet of a piece of white card stock. Stamp the Grunge Grids stamp with Versafine Clair Inks Warm Breeze, Nocturne, and Morning Mist over the outside of the card base (front of the card and the back side of the card)
Next, use a piece of pop-tone 100# card stock to apply a FEW SPRITZ' of ink of each color of the Spray Ink.
Now take a small piece of white card stock and apply 3 different widths of Washi Tape.. Wendy chose these funky ones!! **we used white card stock so you can clearly see the images on the Washi Tape since the Washi Tape is slightly transluscent**
Now cut a piece of black/white patterned paper to add interest. Wendy liked to cut hers into little squares and strips
Back the piece of paper with Spray Inks on it with a piece of black card stock and adhere it to the card base using double-sided tape
Also back the piece of paper with Washi Tape on it with a piece of black card stock and adhere that down using double-sided tape
Use Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive to paste down the black/white patterned paper strips

Look how fun these cards turned out!!

I think we can all agree... this is a very "Wendy Style" card... it is SO FUN!!

The next card that Wendy designed was a Shaker Card!! She was inspired by this Monsters Stamp from BoBunny

To make the card:

Stamp your Monster Stamp (with a circle for the tummy) on a piece of white card stock using Versafine Onyx Black ink.
Fold your card base in half. Use your Home Die-cut Machine and a circle die-cut to cut out the stomach of the monster image AND the front of your card base.
Next, cut a piece of chipboard ( 2" x 4") and cut out 2 holes that are slightly larger than the hole you just cut out of your card base. **You may need to use the die-cut machine here at the store to do this because most die-cut blades will not cut through chip board** . Once you have cut 2 holes in your piece of chipboard, cut the piece of chipboard in half. You should now have 2 small squares of chipboard with a hole in each one measuring about 1 1/2 inches.
On the front of the card, where you cut out your hole, adhere a piece of Acetate using double-sided tape.
Now place BOTH PIECES of chipboard down and adhere them to each other using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive. The holes of the chipboard should line up nicely with the hole in the card base
Now FILL YOUR SHAKER CARD!! Wendy used Blue Ombre Sequins from Hero Arts. Once you have filled it (NOT FULL) place a piece of Acetate on the front and adhere it with double-sided tape. This will hold your shaker bits.
Then, adhere your Monster in place!! Remember to line up the holes so the shaker card makes sense!
Wendy chose a piece of fun "cartoon" looking paper and cut out an oval using her Home Die-cut Machine and laid the cut-out on the front of her card base to finish off the front of the card.
Next, stamp 2 little Monster images on the INSIDE of the card... and if you can.. arrange one so he is peeking through the stomach!!
Now close your card and look in awe and have fun with such an ADORABLE card!!!

Check out this fun idea.... One of the students used her oval cut-out to make a secret flap for the inside of her card!! How fun!!

The last card that Wendy designed was MY FAVORITE!!! It is SO CUTE!!

Wendy was inspired by the new Lawn Fawn Mushroom Border and the Gentle Bunny from Memory Box

To make the card:

Start out by using a light green card base. Take a piece of floral-patterned paper and cut out an oval using your Home Die-cut Machine.
Use the Lawn Fawn Mushroom Border to cut out some mushrooms and grass for the front of the card.. Wendy used a mottled, flesh colored card stock for the mushroom base and a bright red card stock for the mushroom tops.
Arrange your mushrooms and grass in the oval cut-out for the front of the card. Use pop-dots to give dimension to your mushrooms.
Lastly, cut out the Gentle Bunny from white card stock. Use the skinny brush from the Small Picket Fence Blending Brush Set and apply a tiny bit of ink from the Distress Oxide Worn Lipstick ink pad to colorize the ears, tail, and nose of the bunny. Use a pop-dot to adhere the bunny to the front of the card

This card is SO CUTE!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!

Join us for the next Card Making class!!
Tuesday, March 19th

Give us a call to sign up!! You MUST sign up by the Saturday before class to reserve a spot!!

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New Year, NEW STUFF!!

1/5/2019

I know many of you were *JUST HERE* for our wonderful New Year's Day sale!! Thank you everyone who attended!

Of course, as is tradition around here, we just got in MORE NEW STUFF!!!

Check out all the fun goodies on the counter just waiting for you!

There is SO MUCH to see!!!

The thing that caught my attention first was ALL THE BRAND NEW Poppy and Memory Box die-cuts!!!

Look how fun these new Valentine's Designs are!!

And, this is just sneak peak... there are BOXES of new dies to look through! The new Whittle Animals dies are SO CUTE I was definitely screaming!!

The next thing that caught my attention was all the BRAND NEW stamps and dies from Penny Black!!

OH MY GOSH THEY ARE SO GOOD!!

In my opinion, Penny Black makes the best sentiment stamps... just look how wonderful!!

You'll have to stop by the store to see everything in person.. all I can say is we LOVE it all..

AND, AND, AND if that wasn't enough, the ALL NEW Hero Arts Shop Box just got here too!!!

With GREAT new images and sentiments... we think you will love it too!!

Now, you KNOW I saved the BEST FOR LAST!!!

That's right... NEW PAPER!!!

WE LOVE ALL OF THESE NEW PAPERS!!!

There are some wonderful designs for winter and some fantastic florals that can be used year-around

AND THE BEST PART?!?!!?

ALL NEW Graphic 45!!!!!

YAY!!!!

Just look how wonderful and precious these papers are!! The Imagine Collection is so WONDERFUL with all the steampunk looks and the intricate designs that we have always loved about Graphic 45 papers!

The new Graphic 45 Princess Collection is MY NEW FAVORITE!!! I want to use this line all the time, I just LOVE IT!!

Stop by to see us 7 days a week to see just how wonderful it all is!!

Give us a call if you have any questions, we are always happy to help!
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Tuesday with Wendy, Nov 20th

11/23/2018

This week for Tuesday with Wendy card making class, Wendy was inspired by the winter and holiday images!!!

Check out the 3 cards and FALL IN LOVE because they are just fantastic!!

The first card that Wendy designed was inspired from this Stampscapes image, Pines and Rocks as well as this die-cut from Poppy, Magnificent Moose

To make the card:

Start out by selecting a metallic paper to cut out your Moose die-cut and frame from. Wendy chose this marbled card stock that has a gold/champagne color to it.
Use the Hero Arts Rounded Rectangle die-cut set to cut out a rounded rectangle out of the marbled card stock paper. Use the inside piece of the cut-out to then cut out your Moose
Use The Ultimate Glue to adhere a piece of Acetate to the back side of the rounded rectangle cut-out
Stamp the Pines and Rocks image using the Versafine Clair ink, Rain Forest
Use Mounting Tape to adhere the Rounded Rectangle to the paper that has the Pines and Rocks image stamped on it.... This will create dimension for a shaker card *PLACE SEQUINS INSIDE THE SHAKER CARD* before you adhere it completely!!!
Layer the card with solid green card stock and paper with pinecones on it for the patterned paper.
Mount the design onto the front of your card base, which is white card stock

**Look below, to see how one of the gals cut out a second moose to make it even MORE FUN!**

Just look how fun this card is!!

And the best part is... it's a SHAKER CARD!!! (Which is just so fun... whether you are making a card for kids or adults)

This design is great for cards for men or a card for the Hunter in your life... and the patterned paper is PERFECT for the Pacific Northwest

The next card that Wendy designed was inspired from this Stampendous image, Snow Bird

To make the card:

Stamp and heat emboss the Snow Bird image with Versamark ink and Moonstone Embossing Powder
Color the image using Prismacolor colored pencils... Wendy chose 3 tones of light brown to add some tone-on-tone color to the Snow Bird
Layer the image with the light brown marbled paper and mount the image onto the embossed handmade paper and adhere it using The Ultimate Glue
Adhere the design onto the front of your card base. Wendy chose an ivory colored card stock as the card base
As a final touch, use Nuvo Crystal Drops, Ivory Seashell, to add some berries onto the Snow Bird branch.. the color and texture mimics the embossed handmade paper perfectly!!!

What a stunning card!!! Such a perfect image for the winter season..

The last Card that Wendy designed was inspired from this stamp and die set from Spellbinders, Christmas Joy and this die-cut from Poppy, Whittle Moose

To make the card:

Use the Hero Arts Infinity Circles die-cut set to cut out 2 sizes of circles. Use a dark brown card stock for the larger circle and a decorative paper for the smaller circle (for this card, Wendy chose this whimsical tree paper from Photoplay and it is SO CUTE)
Stamp your Christmas Tree with Versafine Clair ink, Rain Forest
Color your Christmas Tree with light green and yellow Tombow Markers. Then use the Christmas Tree die-cut to cut out your tree
On your green card stock base, adhere a small strip of dark green card stock in the middle to add color contrast
Use double sided tape to adhere the layered circles on the right side of your card
Die-cut the Whittle Moose out of brown suede paper and use Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive to adhere the Moose to the middle of the layered circles
On the left side of the card, use pop-dots to adhere the stamped Christmas Tree image.
At the top of the card, stamp the Christmas sentiment in Versafine Clair ink, Rain Forest
Finish off the card by tying a bit of red polka-dot ribbon along the left side of the card and tie a little knot to hold it in place

This Christmas card is JUST ADORABLE!!!!

I love the colors, the movement, and how the tree paper matches the tree stamp perfectly!!

Fantastic cards this week!!!

To sign up for the next card making class, give us a call here at the store!!

The next card making class will be offered on Tuesday, December 4th
*Please sign up by the Saturday before class*

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Tuesday with Wendy, Sept 11th

9/21/2018

The last Tuesday with Wendy was a LOT of fun! Wendy showed me her cards as she was creating them and I fell in love with EACH CARD they are so beautiful!!!

And the best part is, these cards can be used for the upcoming Winter holidays because the color palettes are just perfect!!

The first card Wendy designed was made using two new stamps.. Halo Bird and Abstract Circles by Impression Obsession

To make the card:

Stamp out the Abstract Circles stamp using Twilight Versafine Clair and Detail Black Embossing Powder onto Solar White card stock and heat-set the image.
Color in the Abstract Circles with purple and blue watercolors and a Waterbrush
Stamp out the Halo Bird stamp using Twilight Versafine Clair and Detail Black Embossing Powder onto Wet Media Dura-Lar and heat-set the image.
Use Mounting Tape around the edges of the Halo Bird image and mount it on the front of the card, lining up the Abstract Circles Background and the center of the Halo Bird image
Mount the image onto a purple card base
Finish off the card with a bit of metallic purple ribbon and wrap it around the front of the card and tie a bow

Isn't this card so beautiful?! I LOVE this color palette and the movement of the card..

The next card Wendy designed was made using the SAME Halo Bird image as well as this Snowflake stamp from Penny Black and the Penguin Pair stamp from Impression Obsession.

To make the card:

Ink up the Halo Bird stamp JUST THE HALO PART using the Twilight Versafine Clair
Next, ink up the Snowflake Stamp also with Twilight Versafine Clair and stamp the image INSIDE the Halo we just stamped.
Layer the image with silver paper and navy card stock and mount it all onto a white card base.
Next, stamp out the Penguin Pair stamp and watercolor the penguins with blues and yellows
Fussy-cut the Penguins and then tape them down onto the card base using double-sided tape UNDER THE FEET ONLY and pop-dots under their heads to give dimension

Add a bit of Stickles underneath the feet of the Penguins to give a little sparkle!

I LOVE this!! What a beautiful card.. and perfect for the Winter Holidays!!

The last card that Wendy designed was inspired from the Poppy image, Seed Snowflake die-cut and the same Penny Black Snowflake stamp from the card above.

To make the card:

Die-cut the Seed Snowflake image out of Dark Blue Suede Paper AND Stardream Lagoon card stock.
On Kraft card stock, stamp the Snowflake image using Twilight Versafine Clair ink.
Wrap a little bit of brown twine around the Kraft card stock and knot it in an interesting way.
Mount the Kraft card stock onto the dark brown card base and adhere it using double-sided tape
Use a piece of decorative paper (with the blue and brown tones in it) and adhere a strip of it onto the card on TOP of part of the snowflake image.
Finish off the card by adhering the Seed Snowflake die-cuts onto the front of the card using the Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive. Offset the two snowflakes so you can see both the Suede paper and the Stardream paper

I just LOVE this card design!! It is just a perfect masculine card for the holidays..

If you would like to sign up for the next Tuesday with Wendy class, give us a call!

Tuesday
October 2nd
11am , 1:30pm , OR 6pm!

Give us a call to sign up!
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ALL NEW Memory Box!!!

8/28/2018

YIPPPEEEEEE!!!!

For those of you you who LOVE Memory Box die-cuts, you will be pleased to hear we have some of the newest designs now in stock!!!

Just look how STUNNING these images are!!

Now these designs are going to go quick... so swing in soon to see just how WONDERFUL they are!!!

We are open 7 days a week!

Give us a call if you would like something shipped to you, we are happy to accomodate!!

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Tuesday Card Class and Tutorial, June 13

6/16/2017

This last Tuesday with Wendy class was REALLY FUN!!

Wendy used a variety of different ideas for this class..

The first card, and possibly my most favorite, she made using the new River Faerie from Memory Box/Poppy.

Wendy made this card by taking a piece of Kromekote paper and doing an ink transfer.

The technique:
Take 2 colors of Distress ink pads (Wendy used Blueprint Sketch and Crushed Olive)
Apply some ink to your craft mat
Spritz with water
Take the piece of Kromekote paper, glossy side down, and do an ink transfer lift!
The last step, die-cut into the paper using Gentle Leaf Collage by Memory Box/Poppy

The results are ALWAYS different!

Lastly, Wendy placed the fairy on the branch she had cut out... What a gorgeous card!!

*Some people preferred the "ballerina" look versus the "fairy" which is easy to do! The wings and body are 2 separate die-cuts

*I love how Wendy placed the fairy in the area that has the burst of bright color.. it matched up perfectly!!

The next card Wendy did was done with the new Crowned Puppy stamp from Impression Obsession and the background stamp, Brushstroke Bold Prints new from Hero Arts.

The card is an unusual style, and folded so you see a peek of the background stamp pattern behind the dog image.
The little dog is *SO CUTE* !!! I just fell in love with this card..

You can either color the dog or leave him black and white!! This card featured a teal and black color palette.. but you could make this card as *wild* as you like depending on how you color the dog!!

The Oval in this card is made by Tonic and is a set.. Mixed Edge Oval Layering Basics

The last card.. and the MOST STUNNING... was this one using the new Hero Arts multi-step-stamping set Color Layering Blue Whale .. this set is SO AMAZING!!! The whale looks so realistic and there ARE EVEN DIVERS included in this set!!!! I can't believe how great this card is...

Wendy used the wave stamp (included in the set) and stamped it in 2 different shades of blue.. Majestic Blue and Lagoon Blue both by Versafine
She finished off this card with a bit of textured ribbon by May Arts! The mesh style makes this card have GREAT depth!!

Wendy finished all 3 cards off with a cute stamp from Rosie's Roadshow.. All I want to do is Party CUTE!!

Stop in to see us today to see these cards in person! The photos just don't do these cards justice..
Our next card making class is on Tuesday June 27th!

Call us or come in to sign up. The same class is offered at 3 DIFFERENT times and the class only takes about an hour an a half! (If you love to color, chat, or just take your time, you can stay longer! It's a work-at-your-own-pace kind of class)

If you have ANY questions at all, feel free to give us a call!! 360-647-9663

June Release from Memory Box!!

6/9/2017

As I sit here writing this, I am literally squirming out of my seat WITH EXCITEMENT!!

We just opened up a box of brand new product from Memory Box and I CANNOT BE HAPPIER!!!

My favorite part??

The *All New* FAIRIES have finally arrived!!!!!

Along with 3 new fairies, we also got MINI FAIRIES!!! The Magnificent Mini Fairies have been on my "Want List" ever since I saw them online 3 days ago!!

Earlier this week, I came across this STUNNING sample on the Poppy Stamps website (using the NEW MINI FAIRIES), found here: http://poppystamps.typepad.com/poppystamps/2017/06/night-faeries-by-michele-k-henderson.html

If you haven't been over to see the samples on their website yet, then you have GOT to check it out.. and fall in love! The artist in the link above is Michele K. Henderson and she does AMAZING work!!

I love these fairies SO MUCH... and the best part about these is that the fairy body and wings are 2 separate die-cuts. In the sample below, I used only the fairy bodies (without the wings) and they make *perfect* ballerinas!! Pictured are: Graceful Faerie, Nimble Faerie, and River Faerie

**Each Fae comes with different wings!**

I was impressed by these new stitched card frames also new from Memory Box..

The idea is that you can run the die-cut through the front side of a card and it will cut a stitched border on the outside as well as create a mini stitched frame for the inside of you card!

This makes it really easy to make a card with a window in front that add just a touch of decoration :-)

This same style comes in 2 different prints.. stitched or dotted!

We got in a variety of new products, but this one, Sheer Circle Wreath, looked intriguing... so I decided to play!!

The idea with this die-cut is that it cuts a light circle shape into the card with a few holes here-and-there to add interest.

**In the sample below, I cut the same shape in the front of the card 3 times**

My first thought was.. "It looks like a wreath!" and when you layer it on a cranberry-colored paper.. it really does look like a Holiday Card!! (Add a sweet sentiment like this one to make it more festive!!)

Of course, for the summer time, this die-cut can come in handy too!!

I decided to layer this one up using a couple of the ocean-themed die-cuts from the last Memory Box release... Delicate Sea Fan and Wandering Jellyfish..

I love how the Sheer Circle Wreath looks on this card.. It really looks like a bubble background!!

There are EVEN MORE fairies, feathers, stamps and more.. come in to see us to really see it ALL!!!

We are open every weekend, come by and see us! We stay open until 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays

Tuesday with Wendy, March 5th

New Year, NEW STUFF!!

Tuesday with Wendy, Nov 20th

Tuesday with Wendy, Sept 11th

ALL NEW Memory Box!!!

Tuesday Card Class and Tutorial, June 13

June Release from Memory Box!!

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