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Peaceful Poppies for Color Hues TCH137

by Joanne James16. July 2026 14:00

Today is a special day! Following my recent win over at Color Hues with the Pink and Turquoise colour combo (you can see that card here if you missed it), I am Guest Designer for their new challenge starting today and there is a striking colour combo to play with:

Black and red - lots of possibilities with this combo, right? When I cleared out my craft room a few months ago I discovered a pack of Peaceful Poppies Elements collage pieces from an absolute age ago that was unopened - so today's challenge gave me an opportunity to remedy that. Take a look at what I came up with:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Poppies always make me think of remembrance, so they are the perfect image for a sympathy or thinking of you card. I created a frame using some Real Red cardstock and a square Stylish Shapes Die, and filled it with some heat-embossed vellum poppies that I colour red with my Stampin' Blends markers and a watercolour poppy element, then added another poppy accent to my stamped sentiment and added some black thread, sequins and an offcut of black and white paper for a little added decoration:

Some simple layering of a few well-chosen bits and pieces bring together my black and red card. Do pop by the Color Hues blog and check out what the rest of the design team have created with this colour combo; how does this colour combo inspire you?

Enjoy your day and I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

STYLISH SHAPES DIES (£28.00)

WORDS OF BEAUTY BUNDLE (ENGLISH) (£43.00)

BASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)

REAL RED A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)

BASIC BLACK A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)

BASIC BLACK HYBRID STAMPIN' PAD (£11.25)

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Comments (14) -

Carol

7/16/2026 2:09:11 PM #

Your water colour poppies are lovely, especially in the style you've chosen to showcase them with the framing, the black/white strip, the black thread and the red/black embellishments. Truly a gorgeous card. Thrilled to have you as our Guest Designer for this challenge.
~carol

Julia Aston

7/16/2026 3:51:23 PM #

Beautiful layering of your lovely poppy images, Joanne! They really stand out against your black background and I love the texture added with your black loopy thread! Congrats on your Guest DT as well! I'm happy to be joining with you today! Julia xx

Michele Ferguson

7/16/2026 5:36:37 PM #

First off congratulations on your win! Second, do my eyes see a little FMS sketch in your design? SOOO fabulous, Joanne! Loving your poppies! and why don't we see those little string-nests anymore? I still love them so much!
=]

Sheri Gilson

7/16/2026 6:02:43 PM #

Beautiful! Love the watercolored poppies! They are one of my favorite flowers. Thank you so much for joining us as a guest designer over at the Color Hues Color Challenge! 🖤❤️

Karen Walker

7/16/2026 6:04:48 PM #

Poppies are a perfect subject for a Black and Red challenge, and yours are beautiful! I love the red frame and the way you've carefully arranged all the elements of your card. We're delighted to have you as Guest Designer this round,

Marcia Hill

7/17/2026 1:25:20 AM #

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL card Joanne! Your Poppies are so pretty and I love how you framed them in the red and the black background...everything really POPS on the lovely, lovely card! Thanks so much for joining us as GD and totally inspiring our players to play along!! Marcia (DT) :0)

Jan Clothier

7/18/2026 5:31:45 AM #

Oh my goodness! They were a long time ago but I still love that whole suite. I like what you've done with the black and red - a great balance of colours. The DSP adds a note of texture, as does your twine and the vellum which also helps balance things. Really cleverly done!

Nancy E Leppek

7/19/2026 12:13:14 AM #

So happy to have you guesting with us, Joanne! You have done such a beautiful job with this color combo! I just love the way you added the red frame to your design. Take care!

Christy Stanford

7/19/2026 2:11:38 PM #

This is lovely, Joanne, and poppies are a great choice for that color duo. I bought those poppy stamps and papers but I have no memory at all of the Elements that you used. I also really like how the sequins are a bit stealthy on the black cardstock but they still add some fun shine to your card.

Bonnie Klass

7/19/2026 3:07:40 PM #

Poppies are perfect for these colors, Joanne and these are such pretty poppies! I love the drama of the black background with the strip of plaid to break it up and the texture of the twine and sequins! Thanks so much for joining our team to inspire players with this challenge!

Julie Beech

7/19/2026 3:59:57 PM #

I love poppies and your card is a great way to showcase the red and black combination Joanne. So pleased to have you guesting with us for this challenge.

Stef Perry

7/21/2026 10:46:12 PM #

Joanne, the layers of poppies are just lovely. The square in the red panel almost creates a look of a Polaroid picture of the flowers. Great layout and I love the bit of texture with the black thread and sequins. It's so wonderful having you as guest designer for this challenge!

Tracey McNeely

7/22/2026 3:38:30 PM #

Such a pretty card for this challenge, I love the Polaroid frame! Thanks for being our guest this challenge.

Celeste M Goff

7/29/2026 1:31:47 AM #

I used poppies for my card, too. But I love yours so much more! Just gorgeous!

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Peaceful Poppies for Color Hues TCH137