Poppies for Remembrance

A CAS poppy card today.  Poppies are significant in the UK as a symbol of remembrance, particularly at this time of year as Armistice Day is commemorated on November 11th.

 

 I stamped the image, Stampendous 'Poppy stems' with a Memento ink pad before lining up the image in the embossing folder to ensure it was in the middle.  The embossing folder I used was Couture Creations 'Bon Jour', which has a blank panel across the middle.  I turned it round so the blank panel went down.  The image was coloured with Promarkers.  I added three red Card Candi and a sentiment to finish off the card.  

I am joining in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge ~ Red for Remembrance

CAS on Sunday ~ Challenge #95 Flowers

Fantasy Stampers Challenge # 75 ~ Poppy Appeal

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Thinking of You

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~ Thinking of You

Cardz 4 Guyz  Challenge # 144 ~ Remembrance or Sympathy

I read this on Facebook during week, following the appalling decision by FIFA to ban the wearing of poppies by England and Scotland football teams when they play on Armistice Day:

I am not a badge of honour,

I am not a racist smear,

I am not a fashion statement,

To be worn but once a year,

I am not glorification

Of conflict or of war.

I am not a paper ornament

A token,

I am more.

I am a loving memory,

Of a father or a son,

A permanent reminder

Of each and every one.

I am paper or enamel

I'm old or shining new,

I'm a way of saying thank you,

To every one of you.

I am a simple poppy

A reminder to you all,

That courage, faith and honour,

Will stand where heroes fall.

Paul Hunter 2014

Purple and Gold

The Less is More Challenge this week is a colour challenge - Purple and Gold, so I Iooked through my dies for some inspiration.

I decided to use a set of Lin and Lene dies I bought at a recent craft fair.  The set came with the cage and three different birds and had 75% off!  So the whole set cost not much more than a cup of coffee, my bargain of the day! I die cut the cage with gold mirror card, then used the die cut as a template on a snippet of white card. The bird was attached to the back of the cage die cut, before backing with the white card.  I used the side of a large MB 'Stitched Rectangle' die to cut across the purple panel.  The sentiment is attached with foam pads. 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Less is More Challenge #301 - Colour ~ Purple and Gold

Mod Squad Challenge ~ Go for the Gold!

Butterfly, Hoops and Harebell

A second post today to sneak in a last minute entry for the Butterfly Challenge.  For some reason I thought we were in week one, but suddenly realised we're a couple of hours away from the end of week two when the challenge finishes!  I seem to have lost a week somewhere!

The theme of the challenge is 'Butterflies + H is for Hoops and/or Harebell'.  Harebell....not really blue and not quite purple, but somewhere inbetween.  After unsuccessfully trying to find any card or paper of the right colour, I turned to my Promarkers.  As bluebells and harebells are the some colour, I used the 'Bluebell' Promarker to colour some white snippets of card.  I used these to die cut the butterfly and mat the sentiment and I also coloured round the edges of the white card blank with the Promarker before adding the embossed background.  The butterfly is a SB die cut, the die sadly discontinued, layered on a MB stitched circle die cut, with foam pads.  I used a Darice 'Bubbles' embossing folder which looks like hoops, for the background.  

I am joining in the following challenges:

Butterfly Challenge #65 ~ Butterflies + H is for Hoops and/or Harebell

Cuttlebug Mania Challenge ~ Tic Tac Toe ( Embossing, Die cuts, Purple. I hope the 'harebell' counts as purple.  If not, I'll go for Animal, Die cuts and Sentiment)

Time to Celebrate!

The Less is More Challenge is celebrating its 300th challenge - what an achievement! The theme this week is Celebrations and Festivals.

 

I used a Sweet Dixie 'Wine Glass Celebration' die, which I cut first in black and then used some snippets of red to die cut just the hearts and flower, using the same die.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Less is More - Week 300 ~ Celebrations and Festivals
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes