Color Blocked Sunset Sway ~ Power Poppy

 

Happy, Happy Friday!!!  I am so excited to share this card with you today.  Most of the time...seriously, almost every time...I have an idea, start to implement it, and my card takes a number of different turns, not even close to where my idea started.  But today's card...went exactly as planned, and I'm so happy with the result.

I started by printing out Power Poppy's Sunset Sway image onto X-Press It blending cardstock.  I then diecut it to the size I wanted.  Then, using a clear ruler and pencil, I lightly added some blocking to the background.  After I had the design I wanted, I colored the background with Copic Markers, starting with the darkest of the colors by the lines, and lightening as I went out.  (Except for behind the flowers: the darkest areas are close to the petals and leaves.)  Then, using my Copic 0 (blending marker) I used the wedge side to make bricks. (I learned this from Jennifer Dove at Boot Camp...so many techniques to learn there.)  For the turquoise and orange background, I blotted Copic blending solution very lightly using a slightly doused natural sponge.

Now, for the Sunset Sway image. I printed it out two times so I could color the flowers separately, burnish them (Click HERE for the burnishing technique tutorial I posted to the Power Poppy blog), and pop up the petals on the main image.  But, before I added the flowers,  I stamped the sentiment, on the bottom, using the clear stamp set Pure Prairie Spirit, and splattered some black and white acrylic paint to the background.

Below I hope you can see the dimension to the flowers and butterfly.  I glued down the bases of each and added dimensional tape to the petals and butterfly wings.  Lastly, I added the Versamark stamped and embossed sentiment "dear friend" from the Always Here Power Poppy clear stamp set, after distressing the edges, as well as all the edges of the main panel.
 

Whew...I hope that all made sense.  For some more Power Poppy inspiration, check out the following Bloom Brigade blogs:

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Tosha Leyendekker---you are here

Thanks a bunch for dropping by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

  Happy Stamping!! 

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Stamps:  Sunset Sway, Pure Prairie Spirit, Always Here (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Black (PTI), Red (AC)

Ink:  Versamark, Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder (SU!), Sepia Copic Multiliner, Chipboard Heart Stickers (Studio Calico), Sewing Machine, Dimensional Tape, Stylus, White Gelly Roll 05 (Sakura) 

Dahlia Framed ~ Power Poppy

Hello my dear creative friends!!!  Have you been enjoying the previews of the new Power Poppy clear stamp sets?  Oh my how I've loved seeing what the DT is doing with all these new images.  These gals are so super creative and talented!!  

Today we are featuring an incredible set called Dahlia XL And believe me...this baby is huge!  In an incredible way!  It's about 5"x5".  You can use the whole image, or just parts of it so really, you can make your project whatever size you want.

I really stepped outside of my box this time.  I decided to try my hand at "no-line" coloring for only the second time (If you don't count the Copic Coloring class I took awhile back).  I started by stamping the image with Tattered Rose Ranger Distress Ink, and colored it with my copics.  I really struggle with wanting to blend every line seamlessly, so this time, I let some boldness show through.  And I have to say, the more I look at it, the more I like it.  It's still growing on me though.

Below is a close-up so you can see the background a bit better.  IRL it's much more visible.  I just colored it with T1, and T0 before coloring the Dahlia, and used an old rag with some blending solution on it.

After coloring the Dahlia, I burnished it for some texture.  It's way more obvious in person.  

Below is a photo of where I have the image displayed.  I like the rustic feel of it.

Once again, that's it for my post today.  If you haven't already, check out the following Bloom Brigaders' blogs.  You won't want to miss a stop, let me tell ya!!

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

Copics: Dahlia ~ R02, R01, R00, R000, R0000, E07, Dahlia Center ~ YR27, YR24, YR21, Y18, Background ~ T1, T0

The release is tomorrow y'all!!  And we still have one more...out-of-this-world set to share with you.  Truly, this one is incredible!!  I can't wait for you to see it!!  And.........there is going to be a super sweet promotion that you will want to get in on for sure!! 

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Dahlia XL (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Smokey Shadow

Ink:  Tattered Rose (Ranger Distress) 

Accessories:  Copics, Frame (Hobby Lobby), Burlap, Copic Blending Solution 

...room in my heart ~ Unity/Misti Blog Hop

 

Hello creative friends!!  Unity Stamps is doing a joint blog hop with My Sweet Petunia, and I am so honored to have the privilege  of joining these talented paper artists!  I have two cards, to share with you today, that I made using some charming Unity Stamps along with the "must have" Misti!!!  Seriously!!  I could not have made my second card without it!!

First of all, I'd like to share a sweet little watercolor card I made using Unity's "...room in my heart" stamp set.  Isn't this young woman and her baby just precious?!?!   

I started by laying a 4'x5" piece of watercolor paper in my Misti, lined up the image where I wanted and stamped it using Onxy Black Versafine Ink.  I left the stamp adhered to the Misti and left the stamped paper in place while watercoloring the image using Gansai Tambi Watercolors.  I then reinked the image and stamped over the colored image to make the lines bolder.  I can honestly say, that without the Misti, I would never be able to line up the image perfectly a second time.

I added a sweet little sentiment, that comes with this set, to the inside.

Now, for my second card.  I really had some fun with this one.  And once again, the Misti was a lifesaver!!    Let me tell you, Unity Red Rubber Stamps and the Misti are a dream team!!

I started by stamping this darling snail/mushroom image, from Unity's Happy Snail Mail set, 6 times onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the portions of the image that were going to be visible and started cutting out the layers so I could pop up each one for dimension.

Even a few of the stitched clouds (die by Lawn Fawn) are cut out and burnished to give them some extra depth too.

Below you can really see the dimension.

Now, the sentiment flag was a little tricky.  I wanted to use a new stitched label die I had just purchased from Pretty Pink Posh, but it was solid.  Unity Stamps are Red Rubber, so therefore not see-through, making it a challenge to line up perfectly.  Not with the Misti though.  They work together like they were just meant to be.  Let me explain how:

I started by diecutting the flag banner out of a piece of copy paper.  I laid it in my Misti just like you see below.

I then took the "...happy snail mail" sentiment "Just a Note" and laid it exactly where I wanted it to be, in the flag, and closed the lid, therefore adhering it to the other side. (oh....don't forget to take the foam mat out of the Misti when working with your Unity stamps.  They already are mounted onto foam, so the Misti won't close properly if you leave it inside.

I then diecut the flag out of a piece of cardstock and laid it in the negative space of the copy paper.

Lastly, I inked up the sentiment, closed the Misti and voila...a perfectly lined up sentiment!!  It couldn't work any more smoothly!!!

Would you like to win one of 3 Unity Prize packs and winner's choice of an Original or Mini Misti? All you have to do is leave a comment on each blog and you will be entered into the drawing.  You have until noon (central time) on May 30 to comment, and the winners will be posted on both the Unity Blog and the My Sweet Petunia blog on May 31st.

That's it for my projects today.  But don't stop here.  There is a ton of more inspiration to be seen.    Next on the hop is Kris Lancaster.  I've also included a complete list of all the hoppers today:

My Sweet Petunia

Heather Hoffman

Ilina Crouse

Echo Noble

Jeanne Streiff

Angie Blom

Maureen Wong

Kary Lim

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Angeline Choo

Giovana Smith

Stephanie Gold

Lee Ann Barrett

Chris Dayton

Maria Levine

Dina Kowal

Sharon Nettleship

Vicki Garrett

Karen Maldonado

Stephanie Severin

Donna Baes

Julie Warner

Mandi Mance

Anna Wight

Noelle Reece

Angela Bode

Shemaine Smith

Tosh Leyendekker---you are here

Kris Lancaster

Kelli Hull

Gaylynn Martling

Marci Snee

Joslyn Nielson

Maria Sabina

Stephanie Muzzulin

Ceal Pritchett

Robyn Weatherspoon

Unity Blog

Copics:  Mushroom ~ BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01, YG11, YG09, YG06 Snail ~ R08, R05, R22, R21, R11, R00, YR68, YR65, YR61, Y38, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11 Heart ~ R08, R05, R22

Thanks a bunch for dropping by!!  Enjoy the hop!

  Happy Stamping!

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Mother and Baby

Stamps:  ...room in my heart (Unity)

Paper: Watercolor

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine)

Accessories:  Gansai Tambi Watercolors, Misti

Just a Note

Stamps:  ...happy snail mail (Unity)

Paper:  X-Press It, Black (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Dies:  Stitched Labels (Pretty Pink Posh), Stitched Cloud Backdrop (Lawn Fawn), Stitched Rounded Rectangles (Die-Namics MFT)

Accessories:  Misti, Copics, Scor-Pal, White Pearl Pen (Kirarina Wink), Dimensional Tape 

Succulents and Butterflies ~ Power Poppy

Hello, hello, hello my friends!!  I'm back with another Power Poppy project and boy was this a fun one.  I love succulents and have quite a few outside my front door.  I love the colors, textures and depth of all the petals, and the fact that some of them even get some sweet little colorful blooms.  When I first saw Power Poppy's Succulent Singles, I knew I wanted to create a little succulent collage, so when I received this fun new Fluttered Fence Idyllics Embossing Folder and and Die set by Tonic, I thought they would be a perfect combination.

I started by stamping each main succulent 5 or 6 times.  I then numbered the petals according to which layer I wanted them so I didn't have to color each image every time.  The largest succulent has 6 layers, the pale one 5 layers, and the other two 4 layers.  Each layer was cut out, burnished (my tutorial can be found HERE) and added with dimensional tape.  I have a close-up below so you can see the individual layers.

The top panel was made with three layers also.  I layered the butterfly diecut over a piece of gingham decorative paper (Love Garden by Fabscraps) after embossing it with the included embossing folder.  I then diecut an extra white piece and hand-cut the butterflies, folded their wings and adhered them in their centers to give them depth.  I also added some Silver Moondust Glitter Drops (Nuvo) to the butterfly centers, as well as a few scattered sequins.

That's it for my project today.  But wait...there's more.....
It's Power Poppy's 3rd Birthday and Marcella really knows how to celebrate.  

 
Now, be sure to stop by the following Bloom Brigaders for some more inspiration if you haven't already:

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker---you are here
• Power Poppy 

Copics:  Green-Blue Succulent ~ BG78, BG75, BG72, BG32, BG13, BG11, V17, V25 Peach Succulent ~ YR65, YR61, YR31, YR30 Purple Succulent ~ V99, V95, V91 Neutral Succulents ~ W5, W3, W1, W0 Leafy Succulents ~ G46, G24, G20

Thank you so much for dropping by.  I hope you have a nice restful weekend!

   Happy Stamping!

 

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Stamps:  Succulent Singles (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, White and  Soft Stone (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Antique Linen and Pumice Stone (Ranger Distress)

Dies:  Fluttered Fence Idyllics Embossing Folder and Die set (Tonic)

Accessories:  Copics, Sequins, Silver Moondust Glitter Drops (Nuvo) 

Power Poppy ~ Sweet Petunia Hop

Happy Friday y'all!!  Today is an exciting day for sure!!  The Power Poppy Bloom Brigade is teaming up with the Sweet Petunia Team to do a blog hop featuring the Misti and the new Misti Creative Corners!!  I tell ya, the Misti is a definite "go-to" tool for me.  I use it OFTEN!!  Seriously!  And I'm super excited to show you how I used it and its new Creative Corners.  They are easy, fun and super handy!!

I have two projects to share with you today, and I'm going to start with my Lavender card, using Power Poppy's Lavender clear stamp set, and Misti's Creative Corners.   

I knew I wanted to make a "sentiment square", so I took the two right angle magnetized corners and put them together to form a square.  Now the magnets do not want to be close together when they are the same side, so I flipped one angle upside down, and they pieced together beautifully so I could stamp the sentiment around the square.  I put the L-ruler along the bottom to keep the magnet square in place, and removed it when I wanted to stamp along the bottom.

I also used the Misti to place the lavender bag image directly in the middle of my sentiment square.  I stamped the bag a second time on a scrap piece of paper to color, burnish, and pop up with a dimensional square right in the middle to give the bag some depth.  The edges are all glued down flush with the base.

Next, I have a masculine card to share with you, using the Power Poppy clear stamp set Move the Soul.   I have to tell you, I had an awesome time creating the background for this one.  With the Misti, and its Creative Corners right angle triangle, it is so easy to create a sentiment pattern on an angle.  I love how lined up the background is. 

The Misti has measurements along the side and bottom, so it's easy to position the triangle and stamp every time.  I just slid the triangle down in 3/4" increments each time to stamp the checkered strip.  Easy-Peasy!

The next step was equally as easy to add the "congrats" sentiment with the same triangle. 
 

Lastly, I gold embossed the stars from the same Move the Soul set.  I used Versamark ink and Gold Embossing Powder (Ranger) and unlike the rest of the background, I free-handed the stars because I thought it would take too long to stamp the stars and emboss them using the Misti...too many steps for me.

Now since it is the first Friday of the month, Power Poppy is issuing another Power and Spark challenge, which this time is provided by our dear, dear Julie!!  She has graciously provided 3 different sketches to try.  I used the middle sketch, with the banner, for my masculine card today.  I hope you will take the time to try out one of these 3 sketches.  I think they're super fun!! Besides, each time you participate, you have an opportunity to win some free Power Poppy stamp sets!  Now, that is inspiration if you ask me!!


That's it for my projects today.  I've provided a link list to all those participating in the blog hop today so you won't miss a one.  Each one of these gals is super creative and clever, so you'll want to make sure you stop by each of their blogs for some more inspiration and if you leave a comment on each blog, you will be entered to win one of two $25 Power Poppy Gift Code, or a Misti/Mini Misti.  Winners will be announced April 14 on this page of the Sweet Petunia blog for the Misti, and the Power Poppy blog for the gift code.  How cool is that!?!?!

Power Poppy

Lydia Fiedler

Julie Koerber

Ilina Crouse

Christine Okken

Jeanne Streiff

Cindy Lawrence

Maureen Wong

Ally Cope

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Kathy Jones

Ceal Pritchett

Tosha Leyendekker---you are here

Giovana Smith

Stacy Morgan

Katie Sims

My Sweet Petunia

Thanks a bunch for dropping by!!  I hope you've been inspired today!!  Have a super awesome weekend!!  And...

  Happy Stamping!

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Lavender

Stamps:  Lavender (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, White and Kraft (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Smokey Gray (Versafine)

Dies:  Classic Square (Spellbinders), Anja's Square Dies (Marianne Creatables)

Copics:  Bag ~ E47, E44, E43, E42, E42, Tags and Lavender ~ V17, V15, V12 Leaves and String ~ G28, G46, G24, YG23 Background ~ W5, W3, W1, W00 

Accessories:  Misti and Misti Creative Corners, Dimensional Tape, Enamel Dots (Teresa Collins)

Congrats

Stamps:  Move the Soul (Power Poppy)

Paper:  White and Black (PTI), Gold (Denami)

Ink:  Black Soot (Ranger), Versamark

Dies:  Stitched Fishtails (Elizabeth Craft Designs), Stitched Rectangles (Waltzingmouse)

Accessories:  Misti, Misti Creative Corners, Eyelets (SU!), Gold Embossing Powder 

  

Tiger Lily XL ~ Power Poppy Spring Fling Release

It's Power Poppy Spring Fling Release day and we've saved the biggest release for last!!  Seriously!! Today we are featuring a new image called Tiger Lily XL.   This Tiger lily is huge!  It's truly a 4x4!  So fun!  You don't have to color up the whole image either.  It's super trendy right now to just show close-up photos of different parts of a flower.  I wanted to tackle this big boy though and colored the entire thing and had a ton of fun too.

I started by stamping the Lily with Eggplant Memento ink, and the leaves with Pistachio Memento ink.  I colored them with Copics and then I cut it them all out, and burnished them to give more dimension.  If you're interested on how to burnish, I did a tutorial over on the Power Poppy Blog a couple of years ago.  Click HERE for detailed instructions.

Copics:  Lily ~ V01, V09, V17, V15, V12, Y02 Stamen ~ Y02, V12, V01, R89, R59, R56, E27
Leaves ~ YG99, YG97, YG95, YG91

If you haven't already, be sure and stop by the rest of the Bloom Brigade blogs for some more inspiration!

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Julie Koerber
• Kathy Jones
• Katie Sims
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker
• Power Poppy

Thanks so much for dropping by!!  I hope you've enjoyed the new previews of Power Poppy's Spring Fling release!!

  Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Tiger Lily XL (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, White (PTI), Fairy Dust (Kaisercraft)

Ink:  Eggplant and Pistachio (Memento)

Dies:   Madison Square: New York Collection (Creative Expressions)

Accessories:  Copics, Dimensional Tape 

Paperwhites Minc'd ~ Power Poppy Happiest Holiday Collection

Hello, Hello, Hello!!  I'm back after a 1 day hiatus, and I am super excited to share today's card with you!  The Bloom Brigade is featuring a beautiful new stamp set called Glistening Paperwhites, and the minute I saw it, I knew it had to be Minc'd on Vellum!!!  

Since these flowers are "Glistening Paperwhites", it stands to reason that they need to be white, right?  And sparkly... ;)  So I stamped my image onto copy paper and then copied it onto vellum with our copy machine that uses toner ink for the White Foil to adhere too.  I then cut a piece of White Foil to size, laid it on the "tonered" image, and ran it through my Minc machine.  I was in love!!  The white on the vellum is so elegant without anything else done to it.  But I didn't stop there.  Oh no!!  There's more...

Next, I burnished the back of the image to give it texture.  I feel with it burnished, it's easier for the Copic markers to adhere and blend a bit to the Vellum.  There is no scientific proof of this, and I'm, by no means, an expert.  I just like the way they worked after the burnishing.

Lastly I added a touch (and I mean only a touch) of sparkle with my Quickie Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter by Stampin' Up!.  I wanted the White Foil to be the focal point.  Marcy's images have such fabulous detail, and Minc'ing with the Foil captures every little detail, no matter how minute.  If you click on the image, it will zoom in and you can see the detail and sparkle even better.  

Now, glue shows through Vellum, so I just used some metal clips to hold my Minc'd Vellum piece in place and sewed around the image, and added a sage green base to the back.

I added a sentiment, as well as one of the individual Paperwhites to the inside (embossed with white detailed embossing powder), and included a pair of white lines (that I hand drew with my White Signo Pigmented ink pen), as well as a couple of Rhinestones to finish it off.

That's it for today's project my friends!!  Tomorrow is THE DAY!!!  All 5 new Power Poppy stamp sets will be available for purchase.  Now tell me...can you choose just one?  I didn't think so.  Each one is so unique and charming.  I have one more project to share with you tomorrow, so please drop by again.

Here are the links to the Bloom Brigaders who have some incredible projects to inspire:

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Julie Koerber
• Kathy Jones
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker---you are here
• Power Poppy 

Thanks for visiting!!
   Happy Stamping

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Stamps:  Glistening Paperwhites (Power Poppy)

Paper:  Vellum (PTI), Pearl (Paper Source), Sage Green (Bazzill)

Ink:  Versamark

Dies:  5x7 Mystical Embrace (Spellbinders)

Accessories:  Copics, Sewing Machine, Silk Ribbon (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store), Bow-it-All (Zutter), Quickie Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (SU!), White Embossing Powder (Ranger)