This card uses Stampin' Up!'s Pleasant Poppies stamp set and the new Blendability alcohol-based markers. Originally I wasn't going to make another Memorial Day Poppy card since I had made one last year for the OWH Memorial Day Bloghop. After taking with a friend about why poppies had become a symbol for World War I veterans, I decided that poppies would be perfect for a missing you card.
During World War I, a battle zone was described by an American pilot as a "brown belt, a strip of murdered Nature." In April and May of 1815, poppies began to appear in and around these barren fields. Their bright, vivid color was a symbol of life in land that had become nothing but dirt thanks to the war.
In 1918, the poppy because a symbol for "keeping the faith with all who died." And that is how I became inspired to make this missing you card.
While Stampin' Up!'s Blendability markers will not be available to the public until later (maybe sometime in June?), I made this video to show how I blended the colors for these poppies.
While I loved the chevron ribbon, I thought that Marina Mist would be a better complement to this card than the natural color it comes in. So I colored it using the technique show in this IAM (In A Minute) video tutorial.
Here is the card I made for last year's bloghop featuring the faux verdigris technique.
Thank you to all of our heroes and their families for the sacrifices they have made for our country.
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| Item | Description | Price |
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| 130998 | Daffodil Delight Blendability Markers | $11.95 |
| 130995 | Cherry Cobbler Blendability Markers | $11.95 |
| 130997 | Pumpkin Pie Blendability Markers | $11.95 |
| 132708 | Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad | $5.95 |
| 132982 | Natural 5/8" Chevron Ribbon | $6.95 |
| 126883 | Ticket Duo Punch | $15.95 |
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Creatively yours,
Sharon Cheng
Richland Hills, TX
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2 comments:
I never knew this about Poppies, thank you for the history lesson, the card is beautiful
Sharon, thank you for such a great video on how you use multiple colours on the poppies. An absolutely beautiful result.
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