Painted Poppies - Joy Of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge #JOSTTT014

Hello and welcome to another Joy Of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge.  Our grid this months has been designed by Kaylin Krawczyk.

I chose to use Die Cuts, Vellum and Floral  for my project.  It was the word vellum that provided the inspiration for my project this month.

I've had a set of the Peaceful Poppies Elements at the side of my desk for a while now and our grid this month provided the perfect opportunity to use them.

Poppies seem to be everywhere I look at the moment; the Peaceful Poppies Suite is quite likely the most popular in the Spring / Summer Catalogue.

Its quite possible that you might have missed these elements but at just £6 for 8 sheets of die cut elements they are a bargain and, perfect for when you are crafting in a hurry like me!

Here are the colours I used for my project.

Basic Black

Old Olive

Poppy Parade

Whisper White

I used thick ww for my card base and cut another panel 5mm smaller.  I love to scuff edges on card stock - some of my crafty friends can't even bear the thought of though!

I then stamped the single poppy image from a stamp set called Painted Poppies.

I used the splatter stamps to add some colour to the flower head and the leaf.  I love splatter type stamps - they remind me of my all time favourite stamp set, Gorgeous Grunge.

I then adhered one of the black die cut elements across the centre of the panel with Tombow.

I popped out two of the vellum leaves and coloured them on the reverse with an Old Olive Stampin' Blend.

I love the look of vellum; so delicate and almost not there if you see what I mean?

I used dimensionals to adhere one of the die cut floral elements and tucked the vellum leaves underneath with a dab of Tombow.

I added a little sentiment from a stamp set call New Wonders and added three red sequins as a finishing touch.

Of course I stamped on the inside and the envelope for a coordinated look!

Here is the completed card and envelope.  

This is such a quick and simple card that I think looks stunning.  There are so many pieces in the Peaceful Poppies Elements kit so I will be able to make lots more quick and simple cards too.  I can't wait to try a spot of water colouring on some of them.

Why not head over the the Joy of Sets Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have made of this fun challenge HERE there are some lovely projects this month!

If you haven't tried a Tic Tac Toe challenge before or a box card why not give it a go; if you are stuck in a rut or suffering from crafter's block you might just find it useful!  You can also enter our challenge and share your project - there is a chance you could be our next guest designer and hop along with us next month! 

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.  

Thanks to Kaylin for a fabulous grid this month that was lots of fun and to Fiona for keeping us all organised!

Happy crafting!

Susan xx
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