Good Sunday Morning all! How about some nice vibrant poppies to wake up to on a Sunday morning! I started by creating a white on white background and cutting the
Swiss Border four times into a piece of coconut white card. Two facing each other at the top of the card and two facing each other at the bottom of the card. I backed it with white card for a tonal look. I wrapped a length of
red frilly edged ribbon around the card and taped the ends to the back. Next I stamped the
Poppies Daydream Stamp To Die For in black on white card. I used a combination of
Distress markers and coloured pencils to colour it. I cut it out with the large oval die from the
Geneva set and mounted foam on to the back. I attached it atop of the ribbon in the centre of the card. I stamped a sentiment and cut it out with the smaller die in the
Swiss Tag and seated it on the decorative
Swiss tag die. I added it to the upper area of my stamped image with foam. Finally, I tied a double bow and added two matching
stick pins and a
white crystal sparkler to match. I completed the card with a pierced mat, a thin red and black mat and a final white mat. The finished dimensions are 8" x 8" in size.
The winners of this week's Comment Game are:
Lorraine Eastwood!!!
Auscrafts!!!
Yvonne 19856!!!
Congratulations! Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize. All for now, Sue x
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132 comments:
Beautiful card Sue, it's stunning.
Congratulations to comment games winners.
Elaine you must be so anxious for Andrew, let's hope the antibiotics do the trick, he needs to build his strength up. Big caring hugs for you both.
Pat, I am so glad Sarah had a good holiday, she certainly deserved the treat.
Norah, I always think of Rory, he is truly an inspiration to all.
Tina and Mick, hope all is well.
Tracey, as ever, caring thoughts for you and your family, and to all missing friends.
Good morning sue what a beautiful card and the design is wonderful
Have a lovely day
Debs Cards xxx
GM Sue.Such a lovely card. Love how you have coloured the poppies. They look real and very 3D.
Gorgeous card,love the stamp and as ever your colouring in. Those poppies really are so pretty.
Morning Sue, what a gorgeous card love the colours and the stamp.
Nancyd xx
Oops forgot to congratulate the lucky winners.
Hi Good Morning Sue
Beautiful designed card today. I did hear you mention on the Hochanda show that poppies in California are all orange.So the flowers here could be coloured red, orange or even blue for a different look.
Jan x
Hi sue
What a beautiful card love the poppies thank you tracyw x
Beautiful card again today Sue. Love it.
Congratulations to the comment game winners.
D x
Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, such a beautiful card this is, love poppies, has so much meaning to them and this card shows them off to perfection.
Thinking of so many friends today, Elaine and Andrew, Pat and Sarah, Norah and Rory, Tina and Mick and especially to Tracey and her family at this very difficult time.
Stay safe, healthy and happy, hugs, June Smith xxx
Morning Sue, striking card today with the colours you have used, the colouring makes a big difference doesn't it.
Congratulations to the blog winners,
thank you,
Pearl xx
Help Sue and all
So nice and bright today, at first I thought Christmas had started then saw those beautiful colored poppies, love your colouring Sue.
Congratulations to the winners,
Have a lovely Sunday,
hugs
Muriel x
Good morning Sue and crafters all,
Very pretty card, love the poppies.......
Love and crafty hugs
Tina T xxx
Good morning Sue. Stunning card, such a contrast to yesterday, but they are both wonderful in their own way. Congratulations to all the winners. Hugs to all. Sue xxx
Beautiful details on this lovely card!
Love the opposes on this card Sue. Congratulations to comment winners. JJxx
Beautiful card
Hi Sue
Beautiful detail on this card. Love it!
Anne M xxx
Morning Sue.
Thank you so much, it is a beautiful card.
Take care and have fun Kitty.
So sorry I forgot to congratulate the winners.
So many congratulations all. Kitty.
A really lovely card! Beautifully coloured poppies Sue. Debra x
Hi Sue, lovely card, love poppies and stamping.
Best Wishes Lilian in Cornwall
Gorgeous card Sue. Love the poppies.
Sunday smiles to Sue.
I really must invest in some of these stamps, they give just the right amount of floral element to either really bling up or keep soft and gentle for those difficult cards we sometimes find ourselves making. I must check out my little craft shop next time I can get up there, if not, get a couple on order. It really is a lovely idea to combine stamp and die together and you sure have the nack to persuade us to go out and get em lol, especially when you inspire us like you have today ��
Many congratulations to our three ladies today, enjoy playing with your gift xx
I will send you my usual hugs for the day Sue and hope it's a good one for you �� xxx
Love poppies, Sue, and this is such a vibrant card with fab frilly bow!
Do hope Andrew and Mick are improving, hugs to everyone esp Tracy.
Well done to the winners - Laine, surely now in Top Spot, perhaps Y may be spurred on to leave a green-eyed comment!
'P' in Wales
Hi Sue. Lovely card. Poppies are like butterflies aren't they, they never go out of fashion. SueL x
Amazing card, so vibrant with these poppies, the fabulous bow and the gorgous intricate panel!
Great card Sue.
Stunning card Sue xx hazel
Gorgeous card Sue.
Hi Sue
What a gorgeous card today, yet again showcasing one of your many beautiful stamps. The colouring is wonderful and it's lovely to see how you have attached your sentiment onto the stamped image rather than stamping it directly into the gap and getting it wonky like I would! Thank you for sharing.
Love Diane G xxx
Congratulations to all the lucky comment winners xxx
Elaine I hope Andrew turns the corner again soon xxx
Sending hugs for Tina and Mick and special hugs for Tracey and her family xxx
Lovely card Sue, I really like the way you ave used the Swiss border die. Thank you. Xx
Another amazing card Sue. Love the touch of colour and matching bow.
Well done to the winners.
Love Val in Spain x
Good Morning Sue!
Love Poppies especially Red ones!
Congratulations to all the lucky comment winners!
Love Marg
Hi Sue
A gorgeous card. Congratulations to the winners.
B xx
Hi Sue,
Beautiful vibrant poppies to cheer us all up this morning (yes, it's raining here again!)...love how you've been ringing the changes with your card designs over the past three days..
Congratulations to the Comment Game winners..
Izzy
Morning Sue this is such a lovely card I love the poppies they are so vibrant
KathyB x
Love the splash of red and the white background, very effective. Congrats to the winners. Luv jxxx
Good morning Sue
Back at you with the sentiment! I love today's card the stamps certainly are gorgeous and a must have. Last year I was our walking and saw orange poppies until then I always thought they were red lol!
Congratulations to all the winners!
Hugs x
Heather T
A beautiful card, Sue.
Anne (Northampton)
Gorgeous, must have missed this stamp, but now right up there on my hit list. Love anything with poppies.
Gorgeous card, love the pop of red from the poppies x
Beautiful card, quite stunning.
Congrats to the winners.
Michele
Beautiful card, congratulations to all the winners x
Fab card Sue.
Congratulations to the winners.
Rosemary xx
Good morning Sue.
Oh this card is gorgeous! Poppies are one of my favourite flowers and so today's card is perfect for me. I love the beautiful colouring which really makes the design stand out.x
Morning Sue,
Lovely card, love the poppies, for me its better without the bow.
To the winners enjoy your prize.
Lydia
X
Good Morning Sue and all Wilsonettes on this wet rainy morning
Another Stunning card love the use border dies to make backgrounds I have been experimenting doing that
Have a lovely day all
Sharon xx
Gorgeous card, love the poppies
Morning Sue, I always love poppies they are such a special flower. On this card they give just the right amount of colour.
Love Rosemarie X X
Beautiful, those poppies are gorgeous
Morning Sue,
Beautiful card today, I love the stamp too.
I've missed the last couple of days we have family visiting, have been busy with our eldest Granddaughters. You forget how children get bored so quickly. But luckily they love crafting, so have been playing with my craft stuff creating cards etc.
Thanks for sharing, I will catch up with the last couple of your posts later today, we have to play shopping now lol.
Maggie
Lovely card I love the way you have off set the sentiment slightly on mother main focal point
Lovely card
Wonderful card with that pretty poppy stamp and the bright colours!
Congrats to all the winners!
Gorgeous, love the way you've coloured the poppies, they look really glossy
Congratulations to the winners!
Carol
Morning Sue, just being playing catch up as the house has been upside down this week. Why is it that when you're doing alterations to one room;the whole house seems untidy. Those poppies are lovely and I love this card. Hugs X P Austen
Hi Sue,
I've got to say,I love your Californian poppies & your the wonderful one, thankyou, the card is lovely
Marlene O xx
Good Morning Sue, oh that is truly gorgeous those poppies are beautiful. hugs Shirleyxxxx
This is stunning sue poppies are my favorite flowers I have grown some beauties this year. The card is so preety the vibrant red on white love it Thank you sue love always June Horrocks Congrats to the winners xxxxxx
Beautiful. xxxx
Hi Sue. What a lovely bright card today. The coloured stamped image really pops against the white on white background. I would have thought of stamping the sentiment onto the gap on the stamped image, but what a good idea to use a tag die in the space.
Lisbeth
Morning Sue what a bright and cheerful card.The poppies are beautiful.Gloria(sidcup)xx
Good Sunday Morning Sue . What a wonderful card. We can almost reach out and touch them, they are so realistic. Love everything about this beautiful card xxx
Good morning Sue today's card is beautiful I love the stamp the way you coloured the poppies is fabulous Congratulations to the winners
Good morning Sue today's card is beautiful I love the stamp the way you coloured the poppies is fabulous Congratulations to the winners
Hi Sue, a beautiful vibrant card, the red poppies are lovely. Great start to a Sunday morning. Congrats to the comment game winners. Bx
Hi Sue, love the card and the poppies are beautiful. love Jean Z xxx
Morning Sue
A beautiful card for today's blog, just love these poppies!
June x
Lovely card Sue. I love the poppies stamp. It would look great in other colours too.
Annie P
xxx
Good morning Sue,
Stunning, stunning, stunning your poppies are beautiful & so lifelike. Truly a work of art. Congratulations to all the lucky winners. Yvonne xx
Hi Sue
Truly a beautiful card, love how you've coloured the poppies, wish I could colour like that. Congratulations to Theresa for winning the Wednesday card yesterday and big congratulations to Lorraine, Auscrafts and Yvonne for winning the comment game, Laine looks like you may have overtaken Yvonne for the no1 spot!!!
Elaine hope the antibiotics help Andrew and he gets his chemo soon
Nana Tina hope all well with you and Mick
Sending special hugs to Tracy
Hugs and best wishes everyone
Pat
Hi Sue
A gorgeous card. I love poppies. Your colouring has made them very dimensional. Thank you for sharing.
Congratulations to the winners.
Have a great day everyone.
Hugs.
Beautiful card and congratulations to the winners! xxx
Good morning Sue and all your crafty crew
First let me thank everyone for their congratulations on my winning the Wednesday giveaway card I read them all last night on my return from a craft show Theresa W you comment made me laugh sorry for getting your hopes up but one day it will be you
Stephanie Thankyou for your comment it is an honour to own such a beautiful card yehhhhhhh. A Sue original
Nora McPhee I have the perfect place already picked out for the card it is a stunner I sent it xx
Honestly thank you all for your comments I was sooo touched
Now today's card. What is there to say other than it is perfect a beautiful stunning work of art
Thank you Sue for your inspiration and for sharing it with us all
Hugs to all that need one have a fantastic day folks
And congratulations to all today's comments winners
Love Theresa G xx
Mornin Sue, gorgeous card for us today, I love poppies.
Congratulations to all today's winners, enjoy your goodies.
Take care everyone, Jess xxx
Hi Sue
Such a very lovely card i love poppies and yours are beautiful .
I am really touched by all your kind thoughts and messages
Andrew looked a lot better yesterday,even his voice was a little stronger , before we left to go home he was tucking into Bacon and cheese oatcakes so that is a good sign.
Congrats to all the lucky winners
Take care all and big hugs.
Elaine H X
To My Very Special Dear Friend Sue,
"You're Wonderful"
Your Card Today Is Just "Truly Outstanding," As I'm A Stamper At Heart I Love
Purchasing The Stamps To Use In Conjunction With Your "Truly Tremendous Dies."
I Love How You've Used You're Beautiful Swiss Border For The Background Of The
Beautiful Card.
Then Using "ThePoppy Daydream Stamp" Which Stamps In Such Great Detail..
To Finish Of With The Swiss Tag Die For Your Very "Apt" Sentiment.
Sue Once Again Thank You For The Daily Inspiration, You Inspire Me Daily Also As I've
Said Many Times Before I'm In Total "Awe" Of You.
You Are My Hero.....
Take Great Care My Friend
Warmest Fond Wishes To Colin And Heather
Love And Huge Hugs To Yourself
Hugs To All Wilsonettes Congratulations To This Weeks Three Comment Winners Enjoy Your Wonderful Gift!!!!!
Huge Hugs To Steph Take Great Care
Good morning Sue, poppies are always a favourite and your colouring makes such a realistic focal point, love from Jackie xx
Hi Sue. Gorgeous card, love the poppies. Congratulations to the winners. Have a lovely day. Hugs to all xxx
This is such a beautiful card, Sue! Poppies are one of my favourite flowers - so I love this design:)
Laura K, Portsmouth x
This is a lovely card, very striking.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Very very nice.
Very very nice.
Hi Sue, a gorgeous card. Your poppy stamp is lovely as are the colours. Congratulations to the lucky winners.
Hi Sue,
Absolutely gorgeous card - I love the combination of white and red, and the Swiss die is really lovely.
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs, Rose
Fantastic is the word for this card it's so lovely the poppies the ribbon the CARD is wonderful, thank you Sue for your daily inspiration hugs Johanna
Fantastic is the word for this card it's so lovely the poppies the ribbon the CARD is wonderful, thank you Sue for your daily inspiration hugs Johanna
Hi Sueveryone
What a lovely vibrant card
Hi Sueveryone
What a lovely vibrant card
Hi Sue
Gorgeous card so elegant loving the coloured flowers and bow.
Congratulations to the winners
Hugs to all
Annx without an "e"
Particularly love the central oval and its contents. Though you have stamped poppies, personally I think this would make a successful Christmas card and a nice change from Pointsettias.
Susan x
Great to see stick pins again. What a lovely card for a Friend or Special person.
Hi Sue, a truly beautiful offering with your usual brilliant stamping and colouring. Love the poppies, love the card.
Congratulations to all of the comment game winners but especially to Laine who will be feeling so smug it will be hard to wipe the grin off her face! Enjoy your prizes, ladies.
Frances
Hello Sue,
I'm home! Phew! No more dodgy Internet, hopefully and I have been catching up on your Shows on Hochanda which I missed! I tried while I was away and I managed to get you on screen but you were a frozen mid sentence!!
Today's card is lovely! The stamp really adds a great deal to the card and I will have to think about getting some stamps to match your dies!
It's a friend's birthday today and I have made a C& S card using your Happy Die set before I left! I was really pleased with it . Thank you.
Well, must finish off the lunch preparations and then watch the Wimbledon Final! After that I'll catch up on more programmes!
Have a lovely day everyone,
Hugs for all those going through difficult times and a special hug for Tracy!
Love Myra xxx. Congratulations to today's winners!
Hi Sue and everyone.
Lovely card and so like poppies, they are so pretty at the moment.
The card Yesterday was nice too and I liked the way you used the
inks. Had a fab. time with Julia playing with them. The fingers
got very stained, can't believe you only got the thumb :-)
Congrats to Therese for winning the card and to our three very
lucky ladies today. Down Lorraine, just make sure do a happy
dance and not the rain one. oh spoke to soon :-)
You know my friend if you got two of something, I can always
unload them off you. Pssst, don't tell Y. I liked that P :-)x
sorry Yvonne- really hope you are better soon, we miss you x
I wish Little Beauty getting well and strong, hope she's doing
fine. Annie is another one that need some cuddles, hope your
dog duties goes alright Lynda. No more accidents ,yay :-) x
Elaine- hope Andrew soon get better and your other son is
back on his feet. Take care yourself.x
Tina and Mick- hugs to you both.x
Tracy- you and your family are in my thoughts, hugs x
Wheelybad- you take care and cuddles to Billy. Have you by
any chance got your own blog ?
Mine and some other friends cards are on 'Cotswold Crafters'
every Sunday. Do pop in and say Hi. Love to hear what you
all think and love meeting old and new friends. X
Many hugs to all Wilsonette's,to the ones who need one
and to my missing friends
Maria x
I needed that "shot" of bright red this morning. It did help me wake up! Awesome design and coloring. Thank you for sharing.
Hello Sue & Friends
Gorgeous card Sue I love poppies. The stamp is beautiful & is your colouring.
I must invest in some of your stamps they do make a lovely statement.
Love & Hug's Lynda. Brock xx
Congratlations to the comment game winners
Tracy my thoughts are with you all at this sad time. Stay strong my friend love & Hug's Lynda xx
Elaine good signe ANDREW is eating hope he continues to make progress
Big Hug's for you both xx
Tina Hug's for you & Mike
Hug's for everyone xx
Hello Sue,
What beautiful card the red and white looks so striking, Love the poppies and I love the way you have coloured them
Thank you for sharing this beautiful card with us, take care love Brenda XXX
gorgeous card and design fab hatpins Sue
gr karin van eijk
Congratulations to the Winners
gr karin van eijk
Lovely card Sue. I do like your poppies.
Jan
Northampton
This is one stunning card, love how you combine borders to create something totally different....congrats to the winners...many thanks Sue for your ever welcome inspiration.....luv Ursula xxxx
So very pretty!
Love that poppy stamp - very vibrant on what is a drizzly, grey day up in Scotland! Congratulations to this week's comment game winners, and happy weekend everyone. Susan x
Hi Sue, This card is very gorgeous !!
Congratulations to the lucky winners.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Hi Sue,
Beautiful card. I love poppies, red and white is so striking.
Regards
Dorianne
BEAUTIFUL CARD!!!!
Hello Sue
Love this poppy stamp, congratulations to the winners.
A very pretty card - dare I say that the bow is unnecessary?
So pretty! LOVE the pop of color from the flowers!!!
Congratulations to this week's comment winners!!
Strikingly beautiful card today Sue, thank you for sharing. Hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Sue
I love the Swiss dies you have used and the stamp is lovely with the poppies just peaking from the side. The ribbon is a great contrast too.
Congratulations to our three lucky winners.
Love Helen xxx
Hi Sue, another a fabulous card, love the poppies.
Wendyx
Now this card I really like, it's beautiful.
Love and hugs
Meg
xxxx
Good evening Sue, just managed to catch up this evening. Beautiful bright card, love it. Have a good evening, Ivy C x
No Sue you are wonderful, for giving us all the inspiration.xx
Evening Sue
Wow what a striking card. The swiss collection is so beautiful and I am wondering if it will be making an appearance with you on Hochanda very soon???!!!
The mainly white card with a pop of colour like this is always a winner. It's gorgeous, thanks for sharing x
Congratulations to the winners of this weeks comment game. Yes Laine even you x
Well I didn't make the blog yesterday but that was not due to my feeling under the weather. A friend invited me round to watch the tennis. She came and picked me up and was going to bring me home early evening. Those good intentions of her being my taxi went out of the window after she opened her second bottle of wine. By 7 o clock she could hardly stand up let alone walk in a straight line so thought it best to wait for hubby to get in from work so he could drop me back home. Unfortunately he had been called out on a job which took far longer than expected so I didn't get home until almost midnight. It was a love!y afternoon/evening but I did feel knackered when I got in x
So did you watch today's final? My neighbour and my next door but one neighbour came over and we watched it together whilst lunching. Very civilised especially as lunch included large amounts of British strawberries, a bucket load of whipped cream and loads of homemade mini meringues. Another good afternoon and thank goodness finishing at a more civilised hour than yesterdays proceedings x
There is a bit of a theme for when folks visit - there is usually food and there is usually lots of it - be warned Laine x
Theresa - well done for winning the card this week x
Tracy - don't know if you are popping in at the moment but want you to know that you are in my thoughts. I am sending you and your sister lots of love x
Elaine - healing hugs coming your way x
Tina - love and hugs to you and Mick x
P - I'm not jealous. The knowledge that I am number one is good enough for me. I don't need prizes to reiterate the fact that I am and always will be the favourite Wilsonette. Sue and I are unanimous in our decision that she needs to play things down so that people don't get too twitchy. So in response to you little dig - top spot is still mine x
Pat - don't you start!!! I will never be overtaken - and Laine will not even get close!!! I'm glad that Sarah (and travelling companion's) enjoyed their well needed break away x
Fluffycat - you got it - smug - sums Laine up. Lol. Let her enjoy it, we know the truth x
Maria, Maria, Maria - what are you saying? Calling Laine your friend just because you want something from her - shame on you. Lol x
Laine - hope you're ok. Not on here so far so hoping the excitement of watching Andy has not worn you out too much. I am so pleased that Sue took my advice and let you win something - I just wanted you to get that warm feeling of being included so that you could get a sense of how I feel all the time. I know it must be quite a novel experience!! Lol. Take care hun - speak soon x
Signing off now folks. After my wild and raucous partying over this weekend I need an early night.
Take care everyone as we enter the countdown to our next helping of Sue - only 6 more sleeps x
Sending love to absent friends - Wheely - hope you are ok x and Lorraine - huggles x
Love and happy thoughts to everyone
Crafty hugs
Yvonne
x
Beautiful card
Congratulations to the winners
Luv
Karen xx
just love the way you have coloured that stamp! it is so vibrant. love it, hugs xx
What a pretty card. Congratulations to the winners.
Lovely and vibrant card i do like poppies x
Beautiful card today Sue. Love the colouring of the poppies. I have yet to try my poppy dies and haven't got the stamp so think it must go on my wish list. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Evening Sue. Gorgeous card using the poppy stamp. No matter what colour they are in real life, they're always so vibrant.
Congratulations to the winners today. Xx
Hi Sue,
Lovely, lovely card, the red and white is always pleasing.
Di B. x
Lovely card, the colouring is awesome.
Congratulations to the comment game winners.
Elaine, good to hear Andrew is a bit better.
Take care everyone.
A stunning card the stamp is wonderful and your colouring is great xxx
What a lovely background the die makes so delicate,the stamped image is beautiful,love the colours,thank you,Linda x
Hi Sue. WOW This is a wonderful card. The colouring you have done makes the poppies look so realistic. The colours and ribbon are beautiful. Congratulations to all the comment winners.
Best Wishes.
Denise T x
This is so very pretty, i love that poppy stamp.
Really love this card, it is one of my favourites.
Hi Sue
a lovely pretty card. I like how you've used the border die to create the back ground.
Best Wishes
Elaine Ann
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