It's finally here!! The Power Poppy Bloom Brigade will be sharing sneak peeks of the new Happiest Holiday Power Poppy Collection for the next 5 days, and then....we'll share an extra inspirational hop on release day October 21!! And people...let me tell you...these 5 sets are brilliantly creative, beautiful, and full of the most delightful images and sentiments. So, grab a cup of coffee, or a delicious snack, and hop along with the Bloom Brigade to see snippets of what these 5 sets include.
Today we're featuring a Power Poppy set called Simple Joys. Now, that is totally me! I LOVE the littlest, simplest things...a sweet little bird sitting on the railing of our gazebo, the velvet muzzle of our horses' noses, a sunrise or sunset, the cool, crisp air of Fall, a text, or call from one of my kids (they live over 2000 miles away), chatting with a dear friend...those to me are true joys (along with so many others). I also love, what I call, "Charlie Brown Christmas Trees". Do you know what I'm talking about? The scrawny, droopy branch tree that everyone passes by? That's MY tree!!! So when I saw this darling watering can with the sweet, little, ornament embellished branches...I fell in love!!I actually went traditional with this one and used red and green. I rarely do that because, frankly, I like to rebel sometimes, and that's about as rebellious as I can get...using non-traditional colors on my cards. ;) I also wanted my card to fit the feeling of this set...Simple. So I left the layout CAS, colored it with Copics and popped up a frame for a hint of dimension.
That's it. Easy Peasy. Now, for some more inspiration, you will want to check out what the following Bloom Brigaders have to share. These girls do not disappoint!!
- Allison Cope
- Christine Okken
- Cindy Lawrence
- Julie Koerber
- Katie Sims
- Stacy Morgan
- Tosha Leyendekker
- Power Poppy
That's it for today y'all. Stop by tomorrow for another Power Poppy Sneak Peek!
Happy Stamping!
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Stamps: Simple Joys (Power Poppy)
Paper: X-Press It, I Love Christmas (Echo Park)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Dies: Stitched Rectangle Dies (Waltzingmouse)
Accessories: Copics, Dimensional Tape, White Gel Pen (Signo)
Love your sweet, simple and CAS card! I love that stamp...so simple and so perfect for a Christmas card!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSimply Pretty! Love the striped paper from beneath peeking out. Perfect coloring, feels a bit chilly even....but in a good, festive, hot chocolate drinking kind of way!
ReplyDeleteOh, Tosh, this is gorgeous, and I love the rich, traditional Christmas colors and the CAS design! Beautifully colored, and I love the frame and the diagonal-striped DP. Beautifully done, and I know I will love seeing this entire set! And I'm with you loving all the simple little things, along with the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Nowadays, we tend more and more toward that! Hugs, sweet friend, and see you tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteTosh this is a classic Christmas feel and I adore all of it! This stitched frame is wonderful and the crisp white space makes me swoon. Beautifully done!
ReplyDeleteExceptional design. So rustic but sophisticated. Love the use of the striped paper on the edges.
ReplyDeleteSo darn pretty! Love the dimension you got with our coloring and the simple but gorgeous design.
ReplyDeleteOh I love your use of reds on the watering can and the shading on the white ornaments! Such a great card! TFS
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty card! Love this image and your pretty coloring! Pretty layering too with the stitched frame and striped paper!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Tosh. I really can not wait to get my hands on this stamp set after seeing all your cards!
ReplyDeleteOh LOVE!! The colors with that white space and the frame-just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post and an even more awesome card! I l-o-v-e everything about this...from your clean and simple design, to your use of traditional Christmas colors complete with pretty patterned paper, to your precious RED watering can (I SO need one of those...and if you could add a vintage looking “G” to it, that would be great!...hee) and all the way to your California Charlie Brown tree hugging, rebel, sentimental heart...yep, I love it all! Oh, and seriously...only YOU can make even CAS look dreamy...just sayin'... ;)
ReplyDeleteLove the white ornaments, they remind me of snowballs! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove how the bold colors pop!
ReplyDeleteI love how you framed this image and just left the white space to show it off. The splash of holiday colors showing on the sides is just the right touch. Great card.
ReplyDeleteOh, Tosh, my sentiments exactly! I'm having a blast seeing all the Bloomie cards for this release. Eventually I'll make it around to everyone, but running out of time this morning. You nailed this image with your beautiful coloring and the simplicity of design.
ReplyDeleteSo cute, love the red colored watering can.
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning Tosh! love all the white space with the pop of striped colour to match your stamped image. Amazing card!
ReplyDeleteBe still my CAS loving heart Tosha! WOWEE!
ReplyDeleteOOo that red watering can with the green present just MAKES this design, all that white and these elements just pop! Gorgeous Tosh!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Love the colors.
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