Creative + Curious Release Hop ~ Power Poppy

It's RELEASE DAY over at Power Poppy!!!!!  Oh...my...goodness!!  I can't believe it is finally here.  People...you seriously need to head on over to Power Poppy and Start....SHOPPING!!  I had THE MOST FUN playing with these stamp sets.  They are each unique and full of incredible possibilities!!  I have two cards to share with you today, using 4 different stamp sets. 

For my first card, I combined Big, Sexy Leaves with Abundant Petals.  Don't they look fabulous together?  Seriously now!!!  I started by stamping the Big Sexy Leaves background image onto copy paper.  Why?  Well, I wanted to minc the leaves onto decorative paper, and my copier has toner.  So I just stamped it onto copy paper, and copied it onto my decorative paper.  Then I minc'ed it with Champagne Foil.  The shimmer is just stunning!  I have a short video of it on Instagram...look for "tosh.l" if you'd like to see it.

I then colored up this stunning Peony.  Marcy and her flowers...let me tell ya.  They are nothing short of F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!!!  I fussy cut each bloom and leaf cluster and added it to my card.

Now, my second card is on the opposite end of the spectrum.  I wanted to show that Toile (although is usually made up of repeating patterns) does not have to be perfect.  If you look closely at the background I created below, you will be able to tell the randomness of it.  And because the blooms are so beautifully and intricately designed, the "lack-of-perfection", is not noticeable without looking up close.  I used a variety of images from the Bee Kind Toile set, and combined it with one of the new M-Powering Words sentiments stamped over a honeycomb background.

That's it for my projects these last 5 days.  I hope you've enjoyed the previews.  Be sure to stop by Power Poppy and check out the entire Creative + Curious Collection.  These sets are show stoppers!!

Check out what the rest of the Bloom Brigade has to share for some last minute inspiration:

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker---you are here


Thank you so much for visiting and for your kind comments.  I so enjoy working with Marcella's images, and knowing that you appreciate Power Poppy too warms my heart!!

Happy Stamping!
 

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You made my day...

Stamps:  Abundant Petals, Big Sexy Leaves (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Miscellaneous Decorative Paper

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Printer

Dies:  A2 Curved Borders One

 Copics:  Flowers ~ RV69, RV34, RV32, RV10 Stems ~ YG67, YG63, YG61, Y02 Leaves ~ YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91, Y02, E49, E47, E44, E43

Accessories:  Minc Machine, Minc Foil, Sequins 

Just Enough

Stamps:  Bee Kind Toile, M-Powering Words (Power Poppy)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Mermaid Lagoon and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide (Ranger), Tuxedo Black (Memento) 

Dies:  English Picnic Layering Die set (Tonic), Scored and Pierced Circles (Spellbinders)

Accessories:  Dimensional Tape