Let Your Heart Be Light ~ Power Poppy Happiest Holidays 2018 Previews

Hello everyone!!  It's day two of Power Poppy's Happiest Holiday 2018 previews and we are featuring a gorgeous new set called Let Your Heart Be Light.  It includes two gorgeous holly and poinsettia images that have coordinating light beams,  along with 6 sentiments.

I thought it would be fun to use a unique fold for opening this card, so I made my folds and stamped one of the images on both ends and trimmed around the base of them.  I then stamped the sentiment in the center using the Misti.

Everything is colored with Copics, and sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds glitter (SU!)

 

That's it for my project today.  If you haven't already, stop by the following Bloom Brigaders to see what they have to share:

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



Thanks so much for visiting today!!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for some cozy and elegant creations.  I have a few cards to share.

  Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Let Your Heart Be Light (Power Poppy)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Paper:  X-Press It

Copics:  Poinsettia ~ R56, RV 34, RV32, RV21, RV10 Holly ~  G46, G43, G40 Candle ~ BV31, Y38, Y17, Y00

Accessories:  Quickie Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (SU!), Corner Rounder Punch

O Hoppy Day ~ Power Poppy

 

 

Howdy everyone!!!  I hope you are enjoying the Power Poppy Previews.  I tell you, these stamp sets are so fun to work with.  I just adore Marcella's unique twists to her images.  Today, I'm sharing two cards that feature Ales.  This set is called O Hoppy Day, and it has already come in handy for me a couple of times.  I chose to make my first card a Dark Ale.  Now, if I'm honest, I have to tell you, about a year ago I didn't know there were much differences to beers because I don't drink them.  Now, my son makes his own beer and is starting a garden to grow hops, so I know more than I ever wanted to.  hahahaha  

Below, you can see I popped the glass up to give it some dimension.

I love the bottle caps that Marcy included in this set, so I decided to make my first card a tri-fold card and include a belly band with the bottle cap on the front.  I just adore that sentiment!!!  I also stamped the barley in a pattern on kraft cardstock for the front of the card.  It's so easy to do with a Misti, and if you don't have one, the stamps are clear, so it's much easier to line them up precisely.

For my second card I needed a lighter Ale for a Brother-in-law.  I included some foam on top by adding some Liquid Applique.  I thought it was a super fun and effective addition.

Below you can see how I made the foam spill over the side using the Liquid Applique.

For the inside, I just had to include the bottle cap again.  I can't help myself.  It's so perfect!

That's it for my projects today.  For some more "hoppy" inspirations, make sure you visit the following Bloom Brigade Blogs:

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

Thanks for visiting!!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for some Fall vignettes!!  They are super charming.

  Happy Stamping!!

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Dark Ale

Stamps:  O Hoppy Day (Power Poppy)

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

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Hickory Smoke (Ranger Distress)

Dies: Standard Circles and Scored and Pierced Circles (Spellbinders)

Copics:  Ale ~ E49, E47, E18, E17, E15, E13 Foam ~ E50, E51, E53, E55, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40 Glass ~ T4, T3, T1 Wheat ~ E44, E43, E41 Hops ~ YG67, YG23, YG13, YG00 Leaves ~ BG99, BG96, BG93, BG90, YG91, YG00

Accessories:  Scor-Pal, Corner Punch (SU!)

Pale Ale

Stamps:  O Hoppy Day (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, White and Kraft (PTI) You are Here (Simple Stories)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Dies:  Standard Square, Standard Circle (Spellbinders)

Copics:  Ale ~ E08, YR27, YR68, YR24, YR04, Y17, Y08, Y21, T4, T2, T1, T0 Foam ~ T2, T1, T0, E50 Hops ~ YG97, YG95, YG91, YG11 Barley ~ E43, E42, E41 Leaves ~ YG67, YG17, YG13, YG11, YG91

Accessories: Liquid Applique

 

 

Orchids Rock ~ Power Poppy Release Day

It's finally here!!  Power Poppy's newest release (which Marcella has affectionately called the "Storm of Creativity Collection), is now available for purchase!!  And to further enable you, the Bloom Brigade is hopping with more inspiration today.


I had received a gorgeous Thank You note from my, now daughter-in-law, a year ago last month and saved it because I loved the tri-fold design with the blues and grays.  I knew the Orchids Rock set would work beautifully to replicate that particular design.  

The card is 3 1/2" x 12" and scored at 5" and 10".  I actually trimmed about a 1/8" off the end so the pointed in folded flush.  I then used an exacto knife to make a slit for the flap to tuck into just like George Stanley is known to do in his tri-fold cards.  I like the CAS look.

The Orchids were Silver Embossed (Ranger) onto water color paper and colored with Tombows.  After it dried, I covered the entire image with Clear Wink of Stella (Zig).  It gives it a really nice sparkle irl.  Lastly I flicked some color over the image using my water color brush and outlined the entire card with a Silver Krylon Pen.  Oh, and I almost forgot...I used a Chevron stencil to emboss the tip with Silver ep.

Here you can see the back of the tri-folded card.

That's it y'all!  I hope you've enjoyed all the previews this week.  Now you can shop at Power Poppy to your hearts delight!!

Here are the links to the Bloom Brigade posts today:

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Dawn Burnworth
• Julie Koerber
• Katie Sims
• Leslie Miller
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker
• Marcella Hawley 

Thank you so very much for visiting and for all of your kind comments!  You are much appreciated!

  Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Orchids Rock (Power Poppy)

Paper:  Water Color

Ink:  Champagne Encore

Accessories:  Tombow Markers, Silver Embossing Powder (Ranger), Silver Krylon Pen, Exacto Knife, Chevron Stencil