Priscilla's Papercrafts: July 2025

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Perfectly Pears

Day 2 of a July Challenge in which I am participating, and today's goal was to use "forgotten color combinations". Well, I had to think a little, but recalled that my most Unfavorite color is Calypso Coral. And paired with Petal Pink would be a combo I would probably never choose. Until today! And I love it! Look:

I had just received a box of new products including the Perfectly Pears stamps and dies and the Painterly Pears designer series paper. And lo and behold, one of the colors is Petal Pink. So...there was my combo.

I started with a Petal Pink base, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 2-1/8" and 4-1/4". Folded in half, I then folded BACK the top, creating a fun-fold card. The DSP was cut to 2" x 5-1/4" (2 strips) and layered over Calypso Coral.

For the inside I layered another piece of Petal Pink over the Calypso Coral, embossing half of it with one of the Glass & Gardens embossing folder. Then I added a small strip of Basic White for writing a little (very little!) greeting.

My pears were first stamped (the outline) with Pecan Pie. Then I used Petal Pink for the inside (it's a two-step stamp). Once colored, I re-inked the stamp using a Calypso Coral marker on part of it, and re-stamped, giving some shading to the pears. Pretty! The leaves were colored using Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends.

And don't you just love the hash-taggy accent?

Painterly Pears Suite of products is available now in my OnLine Exclusives store. Take a look! And remember, these items are available only while supplies last, so don't miss out!

Product List

Perfectly Pears Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166147]

$20.00

Perfectly Pears Bundle (English)

[166154]

$42.25

Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[161665]

$9.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$9.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$9.00

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[161698]

$35.00

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154890]

$11.00

Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161674]

$11.00

Painterly Pears 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[166146]

$12.50

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146985]

$14.00

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122925]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Perfectly Pears Dies

[166153]

$27.00

Glass & Gardens Embossing Folders

[165597]

$9.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$140.00

Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots

[162758]

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$11.50

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Pretty Florals

Do you ever participate in stamping challenges? I have done these in the past, but haven't in a long time. So when I saw Australian demonstrator Alisa Tilsner post a daily challenge for the month of July, I thought I would play along.

Today is Day 1, and the goal is to create a card without a sentiment. That shouldn't be too difficult! Here's mine:

I pulled out my Pretty Florals stamps and dies and the Florals in Bloom designer paper and got to work. My card base is Lemon Lolly with a skinny layer of Poppy Parade. I took a 4-3/4" x 3-7/8" piece of the patterned paper and cut it into three strips, adhering them to a piece of Peach Pie cardstock.

Next I stamped the Pretty Florals images on Basic White with Lemon Lolly, Peach Pie and Shy Shamrock ink. I cut the panel with the Textured Notes dies and mounted it on Poppy Parade. This was popped up on Dimensionals on the front of my card.

I had no Poppy Parade jewels, so I made my own! How? I took some Polished Dots and colored them with a dark Poppy Parade Stampin' Blend. Easy!

And inside:

I didn't stamp a greeting, but I did stamp and cut out one more flower from the set. I'll add a sentiment later - this card would be good for a birthday, thinking of you, congratulations or even a happy anniversary!