Thinking Stamping: Painted Poppies

Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Painted Poppies for Retro Rubber

It's sketch week at Retro Rubber Challenge. Claire has put together a great one for us. Just remember that as this is Retro Rubber, we ask that you use at least stamp that's more than a year old and tell us the approximate age of it.

I reached for Painted Poppies, Peaceful Moments and the glorious Poppy Moments dies. I'm secretly pleased that they are now more than a year old, having come out in.... and also that these magnificent stamps and dies will be staying around for another year at least.

I started out with a grand idea, even going as far as making a lovely ink-smooshed ground in pinks and purples for the poppies. But with ANZAC Day fast approaching the poppies had me turning in a different direction entirely.

ANZAC Day is always a special time but with this being the first time in two years we've been able to gather together for it, it seemed especially poignant. I found myself thinking of the sacrifices of war and the importance of remembering it. I thought about my father who was conscripted from his family farm and sent to Egypt, Italy and Japan. Of my grandmother's only brother who went to the trenches in WWI and never came home. Of my husband's grandfather whose religious ideals wouldn't let him fight so he joined up as a Field Medic and ended up winning the Military Medal for valour under fire in rescuing the wounded from the battlefields of France. And somehow, those poppies ended up red.

Anyway, I used Poppy Red for the poppy base and Real Red for the outlines. The leaves are a mix of Mossy Meadow and Old Olive. I've used the about-to-retire Many Medallions die to create the trellis.

I'm also sorry that the Classic Label punch is retiring as it's perfect for cutting small sentiments like this one. The strip of DSP is from the retired Peaceful Poppies DSP.

You can see what the rest of the team have done and link up your entry by visiting the Retro Rubber Challenge site.

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Product List

Peaceful Moments Cling Stamp Set (English)

[151595]

$44.00

Poppy Moments Dies

[151594]

$78.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$18.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$20.50

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock

[121694]

$18.50

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

$18.50

Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock

[133683]

$18.50

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

$18.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$38.00

Many Medallions Dies

[153584]

$71.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$14.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Painted Poppies for CI76

Isn't this latest challenge palette at Colour Inkspiration luscious? So rich and autumnal, perfect to play with as we race towards winter.

If you haven't played with us before, we are a group of Stampin' Up Demonstrators from the South Pacific. Challenges are shown and entered via our Facebook Group page. If you don't belong, and would like to, click here.

Each challenge, Top Picks and a winner are chosen by the crew and the winner offered a chance to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

If you don't have an exact challenge colour, feel free to replace it with whatever you have that's closest. Black, White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and metallics are free colours, as are flesh toned Stampin' Blends.

The red and orange combination got me thinking about the poppies that mum had in her garden, so I reached for Painted Poppies. I've coloured them using Cherry Cobbler and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends, both light and dark. I've used the small splatter stamp with Pear Pizzazz to suggest the ground.

Because I wanted the eye to focus on the poppies and the sentiment, I've mounted the front onto Thick Very Vanilla and kept all the colour in the centre.

I was going to use Stitched Rectangles to cut out the poppies but instead used a newish acquisition, the Stitched So Sweetly dies. The scalloped edge and line of stitching in these dies adds interest and a stylish finish to the panel. Between the Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler layers, I added in a rectantle of Pumpkin Pie while making sure to fit it inside the stitching line of the larger rectangle.

I'm very fond of the Layered Leaves embossing folder (most embossing folders, truthfully!) so used that for the card front.

I used part of one of the sentiments from Peaceful Moments but split it so the first half, 'You shouldn't have' is on the front and the last part, 'but I'm glad you did' is on the inside.

To finish off, I added in a Clear Faceted Gem and filled two flower centres with Basic Rhinestones but coloured them using the dark Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blend.

We'd love to have you join in and show us what you've made with these rich, autumnal colours. You can see what the rest of the Crew have done and link up your entry by visiting Colour Inkspiration. If you're asking to join the group, don't forget to answer the simple question you'll be asked before joining.

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