Action Santa ~ Power Poppy's Happiest Holiday Collection

I'm back to share another Power Poppy card that I made for this week's sneak peaks.  We're featuring a set called Action Santa, and, in my opinion, it's one of the most unique, fun, and adorable Santa sets out there!  A definite must have for sure!!  

I chose to color up the Scooter Santa, because, first of all, I adore that scooter, and secondly, we actually have a blue scooter.  It's more baby blue, but shoot, I'm a turquoise freak, so I had to lean more in that direction.  Doesn't Santa look jollier than ever? 

Since this month's Power and Spark challenge is to "Make it Move", I thought it would be fun to make another shaker card in the form of a Twisted Circle Easel card.  When folded, it lays flat, and when you open it up, it twists and stands on the base.

This set also includes 3 little snowflakes, and little collage of flakes that I used for the frame.

I added one of the little sentiments to the banner on top, and one on the inside as well.

Now, a little word to the wise...it is not smart to decide to emboss after adding velvet ribbon to your card.  Stamping, as well as adding the powder is a challenge.  Since my card was already glued together when I decided to add the sentiment, there wasn't anything I could do to fix the "splotchiness" of the embossing.  It has nothing to do with the stamp itself...these babies work beautifully.  It was the operator of said stamp that messed up....anyway...the sentiment says "Sending a flurry of festive tidings".  Isn't that charming?

Copics:  Santa ~ R39, R37, R35, R32, E02, E01, E000, T6, T4, T2, T0, Y17, Y15 Scooter BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01, B0000, T8, T6, T4, T2, T0, Y17, Y15, Y13 Tree ~ YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91 Package ~ E44, E42, E40, R39, R37, 35, R32

That's it for today y'all!!  I hope you are enjoying our Power Poppy Release Sneak Peeks.  I think Marcy has outdone herself once again.  I love the way her creative brain operates!!

If you haven't already, you'll want to stop by the following Bloom Brigade Blogs for some more inspiration!

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

Thanks for dropping by and for all your sweet, generous comments.  I love coloring and making cards and feel so blessed to be able to do this to my hearts content.  So when you kind souls use your precious time to leave a kind comment, it warms my heart. 

I hope you have a fabulous day, and be sure to stop by tomorrow for a peek at yet another lovely Power Poppy set!

  Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Action Santa (Power Poppy)

Paper:  X-Press It, Hello Winter (Echo Park), Kraft (PTI), Acetate

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Whisper White (SU!)

Dies:  Circles and Snoflake Borderabilities (Spellbinders), Double Stitched Circles (the ton - Couture cuts), Tattered Banners (Tim Holtz)

Accessories:  Copics, White Enamel Accents (Ranger), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Foam, Velvet Ribbon (May Arts), Super Fine Detail White Embossing Powder (Ranger)

Flourishes Get In Shape Challenge

 

 

We hope you've had a great summer Flourishes Fans! Now as we see the days turn the corner into deep blue skies, colorful leaves and cooler nights we see that Autumn is nearing! Many of us get back into "stamping shape" in the fall and this is the perfect challenge for you, turning your fingers to some paper crafting fun! In just a few short days we'll be unveiling our beautiful September Release of FIVE sets, and playing in this challenge is your chance to win our whole September Release! Want to know how? All you need to do is create a Shaped Card OR a 3D Item. You can either create a card using any non-standard shape (we encourage you to think creatively), or a lovely box, ornament, home decor item, or anything 3D....it's all up to you! Your keyword for entering into online galleries is FLLCSEP13. THE OFFICIAL RULES:

• Simply create a shaped card (not a standard rectangle) OR 3D object.
• Entries need to be in by Friday September at 13th at 5 PM EST
• Those entries using Flourishes Stamps will be counted twice
• You must link your creation on our InLinkz Widgit to be counted
• You must have a link to our challenge in your blog post or gallery post
• Please DO NOT combine challenges. Only those entries that don’t combine will be in the running
• If you upload to SCS please use the keyword FLLCSEPT13
• We’ll announce the winners on Saturday in our Winner’s Circle Post here on the blog on Saturday September 14th , so check back then to find out if you are a winner!

Boy did I have a blast with this week's challenge!  I haven't made a shaped card for quite some time and thought it would be fun to try my hand at a Twisted Circle Easel Card.  I knew if I went to Splitcoaststampers I'd be able to find the tutorial by Beate.  She's provided video for many, many fabulous creative tutorials.  For my main image, I chose to use the milk can scene from the Autumn Blessings set.  This set has jumped to the top of my favorites.  Now, it might be because Fall is my favorite season, or that we're dairy farmers, or that I collect pumpkins...who knows.  All I know is that I LOVE the images, and I LOVE the variety of sentiments.

I made this little basket with a Silhouette cut file and added the sentiment with the smallest Perfectly Pierced Classic Hourglass Template die.  I stamped the little wheat image, with Soft Sand (Hero Arts Shadow Ink), in the background.

 Isn't this a beautiful sentiment?  "Give Thanks for the simple things in life."  I think with life being so hectic and society focusing on "bigger and better", we can forget about the sweet little things that are such blessings!!  I love how this sentiment reminds us about the "simple things"!!

I also want to take a moment to reiterate what I've said before when I first joined the Flourishes DT.  I love coloring with Copics.  And the Copic Marker Collections they've put together makes it oh, so easy!!  Seriously!!  I'm not a pro like so many on this DT.  I totally do not get the whole "light source" thing.  And shadowing can even be a challenge.  But the collections make it a whole lot easier.  Of course, the beautifully designed images with the shading included helps a ton too!!  :)

Okay...enough about my coloring.

Thanks for stopping by today and we look forward to seeing what you create! We’ll see you here on Monday September 9th when our FIVE wonderful September Sneak Peeks start! Enjoy getting back into stamping SHAPE! And now for some wonderful shaped inspiration, our Design Team has pulled out all the stops to get your creativity jump-started:

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker

Here are the links to the Copics I used for today's project:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

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Stamps:  Autumn Blessings (Flourishes)

Paper:  Follow Your Heart (MME), Classic Ivory and Kraft (Flourishes)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Soft Sand (Hero Arts Shadow Ink), Smokey Gray (Versafine)

Accessories:  Copics, Perfectly Pierced Classic Hourglass Template Die (Flourishes), Circle Frame & Elements Die (Marianne Design), Circle and Oval dies (Spellbinders), Natural Burlap String, Button, Chrome Silver Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), Lace, Silhouette, Brad, Clear Bag