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)

Vellum Botanical Tree ~ Power Poppy October Release

 

Hello friends!!  Finally... it's time for another Power Poppy Release called Happiest Holiday Collection, and people...let me tell you...this one is F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!!

We're starting the previews off with the Botanical Tree clear stamp set.  Isn't it charming with its gorgeous poinsettias, roses and berries?  I thought this image would look fabulous on Vellum, and I was very pleased with the result.  I only used a few Copics to color the back of the image, and added some sparkle to the poinsettias and berries with some glitter.  I added a separate poinsettia (included in the set) to the beautifully fonted sentiment and diecut it with Fancy Tags 2 (Spellbinders).  Lastly, I added a few mini-Dew Drops to the poinsettia center and the sentiment tag.  It's pretty CAS (Clean and Simple), but I think it packs a sweet punch.

Copics:  BG49, BG45, YG67, YG06

That about sums up my card for today.  Be sure to stop by the following Bloom Brigade Blogs for some more inspiration:

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

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Stamps: Botanical Tree (Power Poppy)

Paper:  Vellum and White (PTI), Bazzill

 Dies:  Stitched Rectangles (Waltzingmouse), Fancy Tags 2 (Spellbinders)

Accessories: Copics, Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter (Hero Arts), Dew Drops (Robin's Nest), Dimensional Tape 

Power Poppy November Release ~ Oh Holy Night

Power Poppy's November release is now available for purchase!!!  Woo-Hoo!!  It's actually the second of two Holiday Releases.  You can find them both HERE.  I used the new Oh Holy Night set for today's card.  I just embossed it with Silver Embossing Powder onto Vellum, adhered it to some silver cardstock, and added an embellished bow.  The frame was embossed with Shabby White Embossing Enamel.

That's it for me.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the Bloom Brigade has to share for inspiration!!

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

Be sure to stop by Power Poppy for this month's release.

    Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Oh Holy Night (Power Poppy)

Paper:  Vintage Cream and Vellum (PTI), Silver

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  A2 Devine Eloquence die (Spellbinders), Silver Embossing Powder (Sweet Stamps), Shabby White Embossing Enamel (Stampendous), Ribbon (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store), Decorative Stick Pins (Crafting with Darcie and Pizzazz Aplenty), Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Cream Pearl Pen (Viva Decor) 

Power Poppy Peeps!!

Hello happy crafters! It's Friday and this week we have a brand new "feature" here on the Power Poppy Hot Spot i.e. the blog! This is not only a day when the Bloom Brigade will show you some of their latest creations, it's a day when we ask YOU to show us your stuff! That's right -- we want to see YOUR creations!

HERE'S HOW TO PLAY: All you need to do is use the linky, at the bottom of the challenge post, on the Power Poppy Blog and share a new Power Poppy creation. Just that simple! It can be anything -- a card, an altered item, a 3D creation, a set of cards, ANYTHING!

 

OFFICIAL RULES:

• Use Power Poppy Stamps on your creation!
• Link up your creation using the Linky on the Power Poppy Blog
• Mention the Peep of the Week challenge in your blog or gallery post with a link back to this blog post
• We'll accept entries up until Thursday @3PM EST and will announce the Power Peeps of the Week next Friday for our Peep of the Week post.
• Peeps of the Week Winners will have their creations posted in a special gallery on the Power Poppy Pinterest Boards! 
• All players from the 13th, 20th and 27th will have their names thrown into a hat and the winner will get to pick a FREE STAMP SET OF THEIR CHOICE! Woo hoo! 

Now, a quick description of my card.  I decided to stamp the Lavender sprigs onto vellum and color them with Copics.  Now, they don't blend well on vellum, and you have to heat set the ink (Tuxedo Black, Memento) before coloring.  So be conservative with the coloring.   You also have to use much darker colors in order for them to show on the vellum.  I like the soft overall look though.  I stamped the sentiment "Thanks Bunches", with Smokey Gray Versafine ink, directly onto the decorative paper.

Copics:  BV13, BV08, G96, G85

Need a little inspiration to get those creative juices flowing? Be sure to stop on by and see what these lovely ladies on our Bloom Brigade created this week!

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Julie Koerber
• Katie Sims
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker

Doesn't this sound like fun!!!  I hope you'll join in!  We'd love to see what you do with these gorgeous images!!

      Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Lavender (Power Poppy)

Paper:  Vellum, Record It! (MME), Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Copics, Elegant Ovals dies (Spellbinders), Pearls (Kaisercraft), Wrinkled Ribbon, Button (PTI), Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Sewing Machine, Dimensional Tape

DTGD08 with Laurie!!!

Splitcoaststampers.com is having Dare To Get Dirty with the Dirty Girls challenges all this week in the Fan Club. Current DD's and Alumns will be hosting, and there are prizes!! Woo-Hoo!!! If you're not a member, you can sign up HERE. It's so much fun to see what others do with the challenges. HERE's a link to the challenges.

Laurie issued a challenge to use vellum, and bling if you'd like. I was one of the sample makers, and this is what I came up with. The name on the right is spelled correctly. It's not Tracey...just so ya know....*grin*

You can find the Suspension tutorial HERE.

JustRite Stampers Monogram Kit can be found HERE:


Supplies:
Stamps - JustRite Monogram Stamper, and small letters
Paper - Creative Imaginations, Ivory (Prism) Bravo Burgandy, Black (SU)
Ink - Black Onyx (Versamark)
Accessories - Black embossing powder (Judikins), brad (Anna Griffin), Lace, Ribbon, vellum, nestabilities (Spellbinders), dental floss