Tuesday 28 June 2011

Poppies

I made this card for a neighbour of my Mother's who fell and broke her hip recently. She's a very spritely lady who at 90 years of age lives alone, cares for a large garden and even does her own shopping, lugging a heavy shopping trolley home from the supermarket. So I do hope she is back on her feet soon and can remain independent.

The card is partly inspired by this BBC report - I wish I lived close enough to visit. The poppies reminded me of some photos my sister took when she was in Turkey a few years ago. I created a digital scrapbook page with them at the time. Sadly fields like this are very rare in the UK nowadays.
I love poppies of all shapes, colours and sizes but the poppies that arrive secretly and spring up in surprising places are a favourite. This pretty orange is one of those secret varieties and I love the way the petals fade to white and the centre and stamen are yellow rather than the usual black. Definitely a hybrid, but of what? However, I do have yellow Welsh Poppies and a pale orange stranger in the garden. Are those the "parents" I wonder. Anyway, I love it.Stamps: Papertrey (of course!) Botanical Silhouettes, Garden Variety
Also used: Papertrey Garden Variety die and Picket Fence die

Digital kits from 2Peas in a Bucket: Flower Patch by Rhonna Designs, Painted Block Mattes by MFD Designs

16 comments:

  1. I love your card and layout Ann. Its so evocative of the beautiful poppy fieds I see in France when we go. I was happily surprised by how many poppies we saw in verges and fields on our way to Esses earlier in the month.
    Hugs
    Carol x

    I love that picket fence!

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  2. Hello Ann, your Mother's neighbour is an inspiration to us all, I'm wishing her a speedy recovery! This card is just wonderful (I love PTI's Anniversary set - need to ink it up soon!) Can I say your little apple cosies & bookmarks are delightful - you mention you were inspired by a magazine but as I browse though your blog, your photos could have come straight out of the pages of a magazine! Very professional :) Take care love Stephanie xxx

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  3. Poppies are such happy little flowers! My perennial one got eaten to the ground this year by bunnies - will it come back? And I have some annuals from my sweet neighbor that reseed every year - there's even a fluffy double in the mix! LOVE your card today! Must get that PTI garden set!

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  4. Gorgeous card, Ann! I love how you incorporated both the watering can and the picket fence on there.... and the small, tiny poppies on the fence is such a nice touch! You are really doing that Anniv. set justice. :o)

    P.S. Your poppy is breathtaking. Such a pretty color combo!

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  5. I wish your Mother's neighbour a speedy recovery - she sounds fabulous.
    I love your card, the watering can is a great touch.
    There is a bit of derelict land I drove by the other day and it is covered with poppies, next to a busy main road so couldn't gawp for too long but it was beautiful.
    Linbyx

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  6. Love your poppy card and the colour of your home grown flower is very striking with the yellow stamens. I only have the ordinary red poppy with the black centre in my garden but sadly it has finished already. Hugs Mrs A.

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  7. Wonderful photo on a beautiful flower!

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  8. lovely poppis. Especially the last one.

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  9. WOW I love your card Ann ... absolutely stunning and your layout is beautiful.

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  10. Oh wow! Your card is gorgeous!! I love the way you used all the images! Great layout too!

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  11. What a lovely card! I'm sure it did cheer your mum's neighbor greatly. Poppies are so lovely - my father gave us some seed pods, so hopefully we shall have some next year to admire!

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  12. So pretty! Love that stamp set. Never saw anyone use the centers on that image and love the look. Hope the lady gets better to at least go out and enjoy her garden.

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  13. I love how you combined the anniversary set poppies with the garden stamp set, perfectly LOVELY! Poppies always remind me of the Wizard of Oz ;)

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  14. The Turkish name for the poppy is Gelincik (pronounced gelinjik)which means 'little bride' isn't that sweet?
    Speak soon Ann, Love Liz

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  15. What a lovely poppy and your mum's neighbor will be happy with this wonderful card, I am sure!!!!

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  16. I make sure I get a "poppy" fabric flower every year @ Memorial day from the VFW. It's become such a tradion that my husband, daughter and granddaughter now buy them for me.
    Where can I purchase the poppy stamp? I'd love to own it. Thank you.

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