Blue/Silver Wedding Cake ~ Power Poppy

Happy Friday!!!  I don't know about you, but I've really been enjoying this month's Power and Spark Challenge to use the new Card Maps sketches by Page Maps!  I had a nephew get married right after Christmas and their colors were navy blue and silver.  I added a pop of red because...shoot...it was only a couple of days after Christmas.  I just had to.  ;)

Anyway, I used one of the Card Maps sketches, Power Poppy's Dream Wedding Clear stamp set, some beautiful Kaisercraft dp and my Copics to make this sweet wedding card.  I also added a bit of sparkle...I mean, it is for a celebration, so of course sparkle is a necessity.  

Copics:  C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, B97, B95, B93, B91, BG75, BG72, BG70, R39, R37, R35

That's it for my project today, for some more inspiration, check out the following blogs:

1. Christine Okken
2. Stacy Morgan

So glad you dropped by.  Hope you were inspired to try one of the Card Map Sketches.  If you do, link your creation up HERE . If you play along, you'll be in the running to win a $50 Shopping Spree to the Power Poppy Shop!  The Pagemaps contest closes January 22nd, so hop on over soon! We can't wait to see what you create.

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Dream Wedding (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Indigo Skies (Kaisercraft), Gray (Bazzill)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark

Dies:  Stitched Fishtail Flag (Die-namics), Stitched Rectangle (Waltzingmouse), Outside-In Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Stackable (Lawn Cuts)

Accessories: Copics, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (SU!), Silver Embossing Powder (Ranger), Quickie Glue Pen 

Winter Wonderland Portion Control ~ Power Poppy

Happy Friday!!  Shoot...Happy November!!  This is my favorite month because this is when we get our Fall colors in Central California, and when the weather finally starts to get cooler!!  The 60's are projected for this whole next week, with a few showers thrown in the mix.  That is HUGE!!  We need rain so badly!

So, since it's a new month, that means it's time for a new Power Poppy Power and Spark challenge and the super talented Cindy has come up with a fun one.  We are to practice portion control.  That means, use only portions of an image on your project.  We'd love to have you join us too.  You could win a $50 shopping spree if you do!!  Now, how can you pass up that opportunity!!

I decided it would be fun to make a Double Gatefold card with a belly band.  I haven't done that in many years!!!  If you'd like a tutorial, a good one can be found HERE on Splitcoaststampers.  I used the new Winter Wonderland image that I diecut using Gold Labels Four (Spellbinders).  I cut it in half, and added it to the front of my double fold along with a belly band to hold it closed.

The sentiment on the inside is from the new Flowering Santa set.  I love mixing and matching sets.  It gives you so many more options.

Here's a close up of the closed card and it's belly band.  The sentiment is from the new Glitter House Village set.  If you haven't seen the new Happiest Holiday 2017 collection yet, be sure to visit the Power Poppy store and check it out.  These sets are all quite incredible!!

Copics:  Poinsettia ~ T5, T3, T1, T0, BG93, BG90, B02, B000  Anemones ~ W5, W3, W1, W00, B14, B12, B00, B000, T7, T5, T3  Leaves ~ BG93, BG90  Pepperberries ~ B00, B000

For some more inspiration, check out the following Bloom Brigade Blogs:  

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

Thanks a bunch for visiting.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!
  Happy Stamping!!  

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Stamps:  Winter Wonderland, Glitter House Village, Flowering Santa (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Smokey Gray (PTI), Silver Bells (Kaisercraft)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Dies:  Gold Labels Four (Spellbinders), Stitched Rounded Rectangles (Die-namics) 

Accessories:  Copics, Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), Scor-Pal, 1/2" Corner Rounder (EK Success) 

Under the Glass ~ Power Poppy

Woo-Hoo!!  It's finally here!!  All the Power Poppy Abundance stamp sets are available for purchase!!  Do you have a favorite?  I honestly don't think I could choose one.  Today's preview is called Under the Glass, and it has a variety of vignettes to go under a cloche.  You name an occasion, Marcy has something for it.  I chose the ocean vignette.  Don't you just love that pot and starfish with the coral and sweet little shell?  It couldn't be any more charming!!

Everything was colored with Copics and I added a diecut "fishnet" to the background.

Copics:  Pot ~ B02, B00, B000, E55, E53, E51 Starfish ~ R08, R14, R05, R02, R29, Y17 Coral ~ Y06, R02 Seashell ~ E53, E51, E50, R02, T4 Sand ~ E50, E51, E53, T4, T2 Cloche ~ BG10, BG11

Check this out...
Power Poppy is having a promotion that you are just going to love!!

Thank you so much for stopping by.  And, thank you too for all your kind, encouraging comments.  
I hope you have a fantastic week filled with many blessings!!

  Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Under the Glass (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Kraft (PTI), Island Escape (Kaisercrat)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Dies:  Classic Square (Spellbinders), Texture Netting (Kaisercraft DIY Cuts), Stitched Oval Word Window (Die-namics)

Accessories:  Copics, Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz Alterations), Sequins, Burlap String 

Peony Muse ~ Power Poppy

Hello, Hello, Hello!!!  I am so excited to be posting again.  I am just in love with the newly released set Peony Muse!!!  Seriously...IN...LOVE!!!  These blooms are just a delight to color and they are so full of dimension!  I also love that each one is separate with a variety of leaf groupings and berries!  The floral collages one can create are just endless!!

I wanted a bunch of vintagey layers, so I used a variety of dies, each individual bloom and a bunch of leaves and berries!!  I colored each one up with Copics, cut them out and burnished each one to give it some extra dimension!  I also added some Nuvo Mother of Pearl Embellishment Mousse to all the diecut pieces to give it a touch of vintage elegance.

Here's a bit of a profile pic so you can see the shimmer a bit.  If you click on the image, it shows it even more.

That's about it folks.  But there is some more inspiration for ya!!  If you haven't stopped by the following Bloom Brigade blogs...you really should.  These gals have serious creative skills!!

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

Copics:  Peonies ~ V91, V99, RV95, V93, Y08, Y17, YR16, YR18, E18 Leaves ~ G20, G85, G82 Berries ~ B97, B95, B93, B91

Thank you so very much for dropping by!  I hope you have a blessed weekend!!

Happy Stamping!!

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Stamps:  Peony Muse (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Pion

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

Dies:  Scallop Frames (Pretty Pink Posh), 5 X 7 Heirloom Legacy, Tapestry (Spellbinders), Circle Mesh (Kaisercraft)

Accessories:  Copics, Mother of Pearl Embellishment Mousse (Nuvo), Burlap String, Button (PTI), Rhinestone (Pizzazz Aplenty), Dimensional Tape (Scotch)

Loving Tulips ~ Power Poppy Release Previews

Hello creative friends!  Have you been enjoying all the Power Poppy Previews?  Isn't Marcy incredibly talented?  I swear, she knows just what 's needed to add to our ever (delightfully) growing stamp collections!!  Today Power Poppy is once again featuring two new stamp sets:  Loving Tulips and Sweet Memories

I fell in love with this dotted "hello" the minute I saw it!  I have another fun idea I'll be sharing next week with it too.  So many ideas!!  I started by stamping the "hello" sentiment onto vellum cardstock (PTI) with Black Onyx Versafine.  I like that ink because it stamps really clean onto all surfaces.  However, you HAVE TO WAIT until it dries!!  And it takes awhile on the vellum because it can't soak into the paper.

  

I backed the circle with the same dp that I framed it with and diecut it using the Scallop Circle die by Pretty Pink Posh.  The sweet little Scallop Border was also diecut using a Pretty Pink Posh die.

Lastly, I added the darling sentiment and a charming little punched daisy to finish it off.

No coloring today peeps.  Just stamps and ink.

For some more inspiration, check out the blogs of my fellow Bloomies.  These gals have some serious creative skills!!

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

Once again, I have another preview to share with you tomorrow.  It's quite the unique set and is just lovely!!  So I hope you'll drop by again.

  Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Loving Tulips (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, #Me (Kaisercraft), Vellum and Smokey Gray (PTI)

Ink:  Black Onyx (Versafine)

Dies:  Scallop Circles and Scallop Borders (Pretty Pink Posh), Standard Circles (Spellbinders)

Accessories:  Daisy and Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart)

Sweet Pea Show ~ Power Poppy

Hello, hello, hello!!!  Friday has arrived!!!  And that means it's time to share some fabulous Power Poppy creations.  And today...be still my heart!!  Marcella has designed an absolutely delightful Sweet Pea image that has stolen my heart!!  I needed four cards for four very special ladies this weekend, so I decided to print this new digital Power Poppy image, called Sweet Pea Show, four times in two different sizes and diecut different pieces of it.

Now, my color combination has no rhyme or reason to it, and I'm sorry for that.  I decided to color the images, and then I chose the papers that best coordinated with my coloring.  So, they aren't cohesive.  The sentiments were all embossed and are from two different Power Poppy Clear sets:  Dynamic Duos: Peonies and Tulips and Simply Camellias.

 

I punched a butterfly for this one and colored it with the same Copics as the flowers.  The center of the butterfly was made using Ebony Black Gloss Crystal drops with a bit of black glitter sprinkled over it while wet.

 

I added different Nuvo Crystal drops in various patterns and colors to each card.

 

For the "You're Simply Sweet" card, I also clear embossed the entire diecut piece to coordinate with the embossed dp I used from Kaisercraft.

Copics: Sweet Peas Plum ~ BV08, BV04, BV02, BV01 Magenta ~ V17, V15, V12, V01 Tape ~ T6, T4, T2, T0 Fuschia ~ RV34, RV32, RV10 Turquoise ~ B04, B02, B00 Leaves/Stems ~ G29, G46, G24, G20, YG01


For some more Power Poppy inspiration, check out the following Bloom Brigaders:

• Cindy Lawrence
• Katie Sims
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker
• Power Poppy 

Whew...that's finally it for today.  Thank you so much for dropping by!!

 Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Sweet Pea Show, Dynamic Duos: Peonies and Tulips, Simply Camelias (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, White and Smokey Gray (PTI), Old World Travel (Carta Bella), Fairy Dust and Ooh La La (Kaisercraft), Pages of Sweet Moments (BoBunny)

Ink:  Printer, Versamark

Dies:  Stitched Dot Instant Photo Frame (Jillian Vance Design)

Accessories:  Copics, Border Punch (EK Success), White Embossing Powder (Ranger), Glossy Black, Glitter Drops and Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops (Nuvo) 

Dynamic Duos: Foxglove and Ranunculus ~ Power Poppy

Hello once again!!  I hope y'all have been enjoying the Power Poppy previews these past couple of days!!  Well, I have another to share with you.  It's an image that was originally digital, but for those of you who like to work with stamps, this Foxglove image will now be available as a clear stamp.  The set will include two favorite floral images and is called Dynamic Duos: Foxglove and Ranunculus.

Once again, I colored the image with Copics, and diecut it using an oval frame called Oval Majesty (Spellbinders).  I also added a topper using just the top piece of a diecut square called Floral Assortment (Spellbinders).  Lastly, I added some sequins...no surprise there.  ;)

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the following Bloom Brigader Blogs:

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker
  Power Poppy Blog

Copics:  Foxglove ~ R24, R22, R20, R00 Leaves ~ YG67, YG63, YG61 Bees ~ Y11 Background ~ E00, E000 Vintage ~ E30

Thanks for dropping by!!  I hope you'll visit again tomorrow for some more previews!!

  Happy Stamping!!

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Stamps:  Dynamic Duos: Foxglove and Ranunculus (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Always and Forever (Kaisercraft)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Dies:  Oval Majesty and Floral Assortment (Spellbinders), Scalloped Stitched Rectangles (Waltzingmouse)

Accessories:  Copics, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh) 

Maize for Days ~ Power Poppy

Heeeellllllloooo friends!!!  I am so excited to share today's Power Poppy card with you.  Fall is my absolute favorite season, and Marcy has designed an absolutely fantastic new digi set that I just adore!!  It's called Maize For Days and the main image is a bunch of Indian Corn.  I LOVE Indian Corn.  I even have some displayed in my kitchen right now along with one of my favorite things to collect...pumpkins.  
And isn't this corn grouping just fabulous?  Seriously!!  And Marcy got "puny" this time too with 3 charming sentiments to go along with it.

I used so many different Copics on this image, I won't even begin to list them, but it was super fun to color, and it really didn't take much time at all.
Since it's the beginning of a new month, we have a new Power and Spark challenge hosted by the sweet Bloomie Kathy.  We are to "embellish" to our heart's content.  I used sequins, some gold fiber, and a gold enamel dot.  I also used a border punch as well as a couple of dies.

 
That's it for my project today.  Be sure to stop by the following Bloom Brigade Blogs if you haven't already.  These gals have got some serious skilz!!!

• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Julie Koerber
• Kathy Jones
• Leslie Miller
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker---you are here

Thank you so much for dropping by!!  I hope you have a beautiful weekend!!
    Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Maize for days (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Smokey Shadow (PTI), Antique Bazaar (Kaisercraft)

Ink:  Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Hickory Smoke (Ranger Distress)

Dies:  Standard Circle (Spellbinders), Circles (Little B)

Accessories:  Copics, Border Punch, Sequins, Gold Fiber, Gold Enamel Dot (My Mind's Eye), 1" Corner Rounder Punch 

Happy Birthday Old Bean

Hello friends!  Happy 4th of July!!  I hope you all have a safe holiday today.  I'm so grateful for all the freedoms I get to appreciate here in America, and for the soldiers who fight to keep it that way. 

I don't have a patriotic card to share today, and am sorry.  I needed a masculine card.  I love the sentiment "Happy Birthday Old Bean" from the new Waltzingmouse set Coffee Time.  And it has the cutest little bean grinder and beans.  So I inked up the grinder with Celestial Copper Delicata ink (Tsukineko), and embossed it with Aged Copper Embossing Enamel (Stampendous) and Copper ep (Ranger).  The Embossing Enamel is very thick and doesn't work well with detailed images but I wanted the patina it left, so after tapping off the excess, I poured some Copper detailed embossing powder over it and it filled in all the empty spaces.  WMS has a Coffee Time diecut set too which was great for diecutting the little grinder.  It lines up so beautifully!  

The sentiment was also embossed with the Copper ep.  I then stamped two sizes of the beans and cut them out.  They were Rock-n-Rolled with Jumbo Java (VersaMagic) and Espresso Truffle (Memento).

That sums up my card for today.  But I want to take a moment to let you know that Waltzingmouse Stamps is having a HUGE SALE (50% to 75% off) and is retiring quite a few sets.  It'd be a great idea to check it out HERE.

  Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Coffee Time (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Antique Bazaar (Kaisercraft), Vintage Cream (PTI), Gold (Paper Source)

Ink:  Celestial Copper (Delicata), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress), Jumbo Java (VersaMagic), Espresso Truffle (Memento)

Dies:  Coffee Time die (Waltzingmouse), Cogs and Standard Circles (Spellbinders)

Accessories:  Aged Copper Embossing Powder (Stampendous) and Copper Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder (Ranger) 

Power Poppy June Release Preview ~ Day 3

For my Waltzingmouse post, click HERE. 

Welcome to Day 3 of Power Poppy's June Release Preview!  Is this month's release just out of this world or what!!  I tell ya, I am never disappointed with Marcella's creativity and attention to detail.  And this Sassy Succulents set is so "Spot On" and trendy!!!  I adore the sentiments as well as the beautiful variety of succulents.

I decided to use the "no line" coloring technique for my card today, because I wanted the one image to "Stand Out", just as the sentiment suggests:  "Why fit in when you were born to Stand Out?" Dr. Seuss.  What a beautiful quote!!   I stamped the image and sentiment with Pistachio Memento ink and colored it with Copics.  The sentiment flag sentiment was stamped with Smokey Gray Versafine Ink.  The rest is pretty self-explanatory.


That's it for my project today.  If you haven't visited the Bloom Brigade listed below, be sure you do.  Those girls have some serious skills.  Just sayin'....

• Marcella Hawley
• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Julie Koerber
• Katie Sims 
• Tosha Leyendekker 

Here's a list of the Copics I used:  YG95, YG93, YG91, V06, V12, E35, E33, E31, T2, T1, T0, 0

That about sums up today's project.  There's more to share tomorrow, so I hope you'll stop by for a visit!!

 

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Stamps:  Sassy Succulents (Power Poppy)

Paper:  Cryogen White, Kaleidoscope (Kaisercraft), Kraft (PTI) 

Ink:  Pistachio (Memento), Smokey Gray (Versafine)

Accessories:  Copics, Long Rectangle die (Spellbinders), Sequins (Teresa Collins and Ellen Hutson), Sewing Machine