Simple Stories & Petaloo Design Team-Up Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of the Simple Stories & Petaloo Design Team-Up Week!  We’re so excited to team up with Petaloo to share some inspiring projects with you this week.

We’ll be giving away two great Petaloo prize packages at the end of the week, so be sure to play along and check back on Sunday the 16^th to see if you’re the lucky winner!

Here are the different ways you can play along –

1. Like Simple Stories on Facebook 
2. Share this blog post on your Facebook wall and tell us you did on our Facebook wall
3. Follow Simple Stories on Pinterest
4. Follow Simple Stories on Instagram at simplestories_
5. Comment here on our blog or on Facebook

Petaloo is also posting projects and giving away prizes, so be sure to check out their blog and Facebook  page, too!

Donna here with you today as your host. Seeing as tomorrow is Valentine's Day I thought I would share a few very easy but pretty cards and tags featuring Homespun and Petaloo flowers. The Homespun collection is all about family which made it a perfect fit for these projects.

I wanted to keep these designs simple. First, to save time - there is still time to create something beautiful and handmade for someone you love! Secondly, the papers of Homepsun and the flowers from Petaloo are so pretty they stand on their own, and work together beautifully.

I took inspiration from this paper to create my first card:

I wanted to re-create the reddish-pink flower with the blue center using the Petaloo blossoms.

 Here is a closer look:

Next, I used one of the delicate mini blossoms as the center of a butterfly.

The sentiment is embossed with gold metallic powder; it's a bit easier to see the sheen in this close-up:

The smaller pockets from the new DIY Collection are the perfect size to hold gift cards,

which makes them such an easy way to share a gift with someone you love. I made two card holders embellished simply with two smaller Petaloo blossoms along with papers and brads from Homespun:

Finally, this tag features simple layers and a simple sentiment; it will be the perfect finishing touch to a gift.

As always, thank you for stopping by!

Supplies used :

Simple Stories Homespun Collection

• [email protected] Cards
• Bits and Pieces
• Expression Cardstock Stickers
• [email protected] Cuts
• Heart and Home patterned paper
• Homemade patterned paper

Simple Stories Family Collection

• [email protected] Stickers

Simple Stories Photo Overlays

Petaloo Products :

• Fancy Trims (Creme)
• Forget Me Nots (Robin Egg Blue)
• Textured Elements (Amber)
• Botanica Collection (Cranberry/Amber/Green)

- See more at: http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/#sthash.XQdPOzdf.dpuf

Supplies used :

Simple Stories Homespun Collection

• [email protected] Cards
• Bits and Pieces
• Expression Cardstock Stickers
• [email protected] Cuts
• Heart and Home patterned paper
• Homemade patterned paper

Simple Stories Family Collection

• [email protected] Stickers

Simple Stories Photo Overlays

Petaloo Products :

• Fancy Trims (Creme)
• Forget Me Nots (Robin Egg Blue)
• Textured Elements (Amber)
• Botanica Collection (Cranberry/Amber/Green)

- See more at: http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/#sthash.XQdPOzdf.dpuf

Supplies used :

Simple Stories Homespun Collection

• [email protected] Cards
• Bits and Pieces
• Expression Cardstock Stickers
• [email protected] Cuts
• Heart and Home patterned paper
• Homemade patterned paper

Simple Stories Family Collection

• [email protected] Stickers

Simple Stories Photo Overlays

Petaloo Products :

• Fancy Trims (Creme)
• Forget Me Nots (Robin Egg Blue)
• Textured Elements (Amber)
• Botanica Collection (Cranberry/Amber/Green)

- See more at: http://simplestories.typepad.com/simple_stories/#sthash.XQdPOzdf.dpuf

Simple Stories Homespun Collection

• Expression Cardstock Stickers
• 6x6 Paper Pad
• Brads
• Yellow Dots

Simple Stories DIY

• Pocket Foundations - Office

Petaloo Products

• The Penny Lane Collection Forget Me Nots (Robin Egg Blue)
• Botanica Collection Minis (Cranberry/Amber/Green)
• Botanica Collection Blooms (Red)

Head on over to the Petaloo blog and check out what their Design Team has created using their embellishments and our Simple Stories products! They’re also hosting giveaways as well, so what are you waiting for – head on over!

Check in again with us tomorrow for more inspiring projects from Simple Stories & Petaloo! 

Comments

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

These are all so gorgeous!! LOVING the colors and the flowers!!!!!

[Jeanette Wilde]

Those red flowers are so vibrant and adds that extra something. Beautiful!

[TracyM #6773]

BEAUTIFUL cards, gift card holders and tag!!!
LOVE the colours and layers on every one, especially your card with the gorgeous red flower and blue centre ... OK, I LOVE them ALL - THANK YOU for the inspiration Donna :)

[Debbie L Gregory]

The cards are all fabulous and I really love the pocket pages.

[Lisa M]

They're so simple and yet have such a big, big impact. Love them all!

[marylouh]

Love the little pockets. The flowers really add a pop to them. Great job.

[Kathy Bumb]

What a great idea. I love these pockets. Have always altered library pockets, but these are even easier. Love your products.

[Stokely]

I love how you dressed up the pockets.

[barbara macaskill]

These are all so pretty! I love the Himespun collection and Petaloo's Botanica collection is gorgeous!!! Thanks for having me along this week! I am getting loads of inspiration!

[snazzy jj]

Love how the colors all go so well together.

[Cynthia B.]

Gift cards have been our gift of choice for faraway nephews and nieces! Thanks for examples using the DIY Collection for gifting - love these cards!

[{vicki}]

todays projects are my fave this week

[Pat Zukowski-Address is 3000-35 st Ponoka AB T4J1A7]

Such great cards . Thank you Simple Stories and DIY .

[Karin Boschaart]

this is such a nice week to see all this inspiration with lots of new ideas

[Belinda Keller]

I am in live with the hear paper!!!

[Kelly Massman]

The papers and flowers go so well on your lovely projects! Love them!

[Jean Marmo]

Just so pretty!!!

[Katie B.]

Great cards, love that first sentiment and how you combined the two flowers! Also love the pockets. :) Thanks for sharing.

Katie B.

[Pam Ellis]

Gorgeous papers! Lets spring in on a cold winters day! All the best!

[Johanne Lacombe]

Very beautiful. Thanks for sharing,

[Bowlby5]

Such a cute selection of cards. Thanks for sharing your great ideas.

[Carla Hundley]

Beautiful cards
and great idea
for the gift
card holder.
Carla from Utah

[jpscraps]

These are all wonderful! I love the gift card idea :)

[Surelyne Lee]

Love the beautiful designs!

[michelle t]

I really like the homespun collection. The colors are great and go with everything. The cards and gc holders are so nice. Thank you for a chance to win. Michelle t

[Jackie QH]

I like the gift cards! They add a personal touch to the card ♥

[Robin B.]

Beautiful cards, love the butterfly!

[TracyM #6773]

How embarrassing!!!
... I just realised that I can click on the link at the bottom of the post to share this on Facebook AND I can Pin too - just goes to show that you CAN learn something new every day :)

[TracyM #6773]

... now I know how I missed the buttons, they're only visible when viewing the posts, not when you are adding comments ... another lesson learnt:- stop type-talking so much!!!

[Mendi Yoshikawa]

These are awesome! I love the papers you chose to pair the flowers with! They are such a beautiful contrast! :)

[Karen L K]

I love the tiny dots paper, the small flowers paper and the tiny hearts. Nice projects.

[Dorina D]

Love your cards and the sentiment on the first card is great. Your projects brought many smiles to my face today. Great job, thanks for sharing.

[Karen L K]

I shared on FB.

[Joy Hager]

Awesome cards! Love them!! So many cool sentiments, beautiful papers and flowers!

[Christine shields]

I love tags thanks for sharing

[angela]

Love these cards. So gorgeous.

[Phyllis Marshall]

I love how this looks and the colors of this collection!

[Kitika]

...OMG! It's impossible to chose the most beautiful one! You guys are so unbelievably creative! So many fabulous creations!
I just looooove all the collections and the patterns are just stunning.

[Carmen Mitchell]

Love this idea never have thought of using the pockets like this and I have had them forever. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Marianne Meredith Brinkley]

All of your ideas are great. I especially like the way used the embellishments on the tag.

[Nancy Carroll]

Love all the projects, the last two cards are exceptional contrasts!

[Lynda]

love this combo...these flowers are perfect for the papers selected!! Fantastic projects!

[Lisa P]

Fun set of cards today. Love the small pockets.

[Melinda Wilson]

Beautiful cards today!!