"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

poppies....

Hello friends!  Summer is winding down and today was a sure sign!  Had to take my 8th grader to school this morning to get his class schedule and his ASB card.  Can't believe he is in 8th grade!! One more year and then high school!!  Eeeek!!   Next week I take my kindergartener (yes... I have one in 8th grade and one just starting school!) to meet his teacher.   It will be fun to see his reaction to his new school!    Anywhoo... on to my card....




Yesterday I got some new Stampin Up! goodies from my demo.  One of the things I purchased was the new stamp called Pleasant Poppies.  When I saw the new color combo over at ColourQ I immediately knew I wanted to use the Pleasant Poppies stanp for my card.  I got most of the elements of the card together last night, but didn't finish the card until this morning.  I colored just the poppy flowers using my Copic markers (YR04, YR07 & YR09) and then created the pleated element using some Tempting Turquoise cardstock.  I finished things off with some orange bakers twine and a little tag that was die cut using the PTI Tiny Tags dies.   My poppies are come across as more red than orange, but they are orange in color. 

Thanks for stopping by....

Supplies:  Cardstock:  PTI white; SU! Basic Grey; Stamps:  Stampin Up!; Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic markers; Twinery Bakers Twine

21 comments:

Unknown said...

Isn't is amazing how fast they grow up? Mine is starting her 3rd year of college..am I hold enough to have a child in college..haha. Love your card..and that stamp is yummy. Great us of this week colors. Thanks for joining us at the ColourQ.

Erin said...

Your poppies are absolutely gorgeous! :-)

Jen W. said...

Love all the curled edges and the sweet little tag. Gorgeous colouring too! :)

Robin K. said...

My two brothers and I were all seven years apart - when I was entering kindergarten my oldest brother was entering the Navy! Your card is awesome!! I looooove the pleated paper treatment!!

Brenda said...

That's a beautiful Poppy stamp Rosemary and I love your pleat of blue! Oh yes, I can hardly believe that my little Natasha will be turning 7 in December! Time sure flies!

Tracey McNeely said...

Really pretty card Rosemary, love those poppies. Thank you so much for joining us this week at the colourQ!

Joyce said...

Beautiful card. Looks like we are both into poppies today.

Linby said...

So pretty, I hope we get this stamp this side of the pond. Love the blue pleat.
Linbyx

craftieodmae said...

gorgeous, love the ribbon treatment!

Michelle said...

as always, beautifully done! love the curled edges, Rosemary!

Carol L said...

Those poppies are colored beautifully and I like that pop of blue to accent them! NJ!

Marybeth said...

Your poppy card is beautiful. Did you know that is the state flower of CA . Time goes by way to fast ,and kids grow up to fast.

Sylvia said...

Beautiful card, Rosemary, you make that poppy stamp come to life! Feel for you with the kids, mine are grown, but it always is hard to see them growing up too fast! Make lots of memories and enjoy the school year! Thanks for sharing your card with us this week at the colourQ.

Elizabeth Allan said...

Notebooks, pencils and paper... can it be time to head back to school already?! Enjoy all the activities that kindergarten and 8th grade will share with you this year...

I can see why you were excited about the color combination.... you created magic with it!

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

Very pretty card Rosemary, the poppies are fabulous.

Warm hugs
Maarit

Beverley said...

Lovely Poppy card! Great use of the challenge colours x

Greta said...

So pretty! Time sure does fly & kids grow up so fast! Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Anonymous said...

Love the poppie stamp and I use the tiny tag stamp and die set from PTI all the time. You card is lovely.

N@ Ali said...

this is a beautiful card! i'm taking my first child to her first day of school on Wednesday, very exciting!

N@ Ali said...

oh, and thank you for joining us at the colourQ ; )

Arielle H Gordon said...

Such a gorgeous card Rosemary! Congrats on earning a spot as a colourQ Courtier & so happy you could play with us!!!