Can Poppies Be Blue?

Hello there, Michelle Short here and I am delighted to be back on the Spellbinders blog today sharing three projects using Yana’s Poppies Collection. This beautiful collection features a poppy die, as well as a poppy background press plate (with or without a coordinating stencil). Poppies are generally red in color, maybe yellow or orange, but blue is quite rare. I did, however, base mine off the Himalayan blue poppy, which I think is absolutely beautiful!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES

For my first card, I am using the Poppy Background Press Plate. This is such a stunning background! You can color the poppies with lots of different coloring mediums or use the coordinating stencils to color with ink blending (which I will share a little later). To make this card:

• Place Poppy Background Press Plate onto the Chase of the BetterPress Letterpress System.
• Ink plate using Full Size BetterPress Black Ink Pad.
• Place Porcelain BetterPress A7 Cotton Card Panel onto the Platen and hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape.
• Place Platen onto the base (attaching with the magnets) and run through Platinum Six.

TIP: When using the BetterPress Letterpress System, I like to remove one of the shims (so I only have two below the Chase). This gives me a better/cleaner impression but find out what works best for you and your machine.

• Color background using Karin Brushmarker PRO pens, a paintbrush, and water.
• Once dry, cut panel to 4 ¼” x 5 ½” and adhere to the white A2 card base with tape runner adhesive.
• Press sentiment from Let’s Celebrate Sentiments Press Plate & Die Set using the same method as above and die cut out using the coordinating die.
• Cut the die anther two times from white cardstock and adhere them one on top of each other (with the pressed one on top), before adhering to the card.
• Embellish with Gold Mix Color Essentials Gems.

THANKS A MILLION

For my next project, I am using Yana’s Poppy Etched Dies. This is such a beautiful die that can be used in different ways. To make this card:

• Die cut Yana’s Poppy Etched Dies main poppy twice from white cardstock. For one of the pieces, try to use less pressure so that the inside pieces stay intact.
• Color this layer using alcohol markers.
• Die cut centerpiece using black glitter cardstock and adhere onto the one colored with alcohol markers.
• Remove inside pieces of the second poppy (so that it is just the outline) and adhere on top using Bearly Art Glue.
• Die cut shadow layer from vellum and adhere behind.

• Add ink blending to a panel of Island Blue Cardstock with Distress Inks (Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire & Black Soot) and Ink Blending Brushes.
• Adhere to an A2 size white card base.
• Create a banner shape by cutting panel of white cardstock to 2 ¼” x 4 ½” and punch one side using the 3 in 1 Banner Punch and adhere to card with thin foam tape.
• Adhere poppy on top with more thin foam tape.

• Hot foil Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate & Die Set onto white cardstock using Champagne Foil.
• Cut into banners using the coordinating die and adhere one to the card using more thin foam tape.
• To finish, embellish with Gold Mix Color Essentials Gems.

HELLO, FRIEND

For my last project, I wanted use the Poppy Background again, but this time hot foil it and use the coordinating stencils to add ink blending. To make this card:

• Hot foil Poppy Background Press Plate onto white cardstock using Champagne Foil.
• Using the Poppy Background Press Plate & Stencil Bundle, place the first stencil on top of the foiled panel and hold in place with Best Ever Craft Tape.
• Using Blending Brushes, blend two shades of blue ink on top (Mermaid Lagoon & Prize Ribbon Distress Inks) to the colour the poppy petals.
• Continue doing the same with the other stencils until the petals are complete.

• Blend green inks for the leaves and stems (Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Rustic Wilderness Distress inks).
• Finish off with Black Soot Distress Ink for the flower centers.
• Die cut panel using Essential Diamond Etched Dies.
• Die cut the same die from white cardstock.
• Adhere foiled one on top and then adhere both onto A2 white card base with Bearly Art Glue.

• Hot Foil ‘hello’ sentiment from Hello, Friend Sentiments onto white cardstock using Champagne Foil. Die cut out using coordinating die from Wonderful Script Sentiments Etched Dies.
• Hot foil ‘wishes’ from Glitter Wishes onto white cardstock using Champagne Foil. I partially foiled this from a longer sentiment. Die cut into a strip.
• Adhere sentiments to the card.
• To finish, embellish with Gold Mix Color Essentials Gems.

This is such a beautiful collection and I love that you can use the Poppy Background in different ways. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Other Supplies

Thin foam tape, Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink, Prize Ribbon Distress Ink, Black Soot Distress Ink, Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink, Twisted Citron Distress Ink, Mowed Lawn Distress Ink, Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink, alcohol markers.