Aloe and Oranges

Hello Everyone!  Today I have a brand new digital image from Power Poppy!  This one is called Aloe and Oranges is just the first of several new beautiful images that is being released this week!  Just wait until you see all the amazing work from the Bloom Brigade, you are going to LOVE them believe me!

I've used a base of white card and layered with light green, topped with white card cut with Divine Eloquence Die.  The next panel is X-press It Blending Card that I've printed the Aloe and Oranges on, coloured with Copics and then die cut with Decorative Labels 28.  I've matted this with green die cut with Labels 28 and popped it all up on X-press It Foam Tape.   Next I've stamped the sentiment from Tea in the Garden clear stamp set in Vintage Sepia ink and cut to size and popped up on foam tape.

Stamps - Aloe and Oranges Digital, Tea in the Garden Clear (Power Poppy) 

Ink - Printer, Vintage Sepia

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Green

Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Divine Eloquence, Decorative Labels 28, Labels 28; X-press It Foam Tape

Want to see even more inspiration using this set??  Check out these links below......

 

Stacy 
Julie
Christine
Leslie 
Kathy 
Ally 
Broni
Barbara C 
Catherine
Nancy 

Barbara W

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!!

It's Your Day!

Hello Everyone!  After a rough year, I have finally got out my markers and pencils and coloured this big, beautiful bloom from Power Poppy!  It is so commanding of center stage that I really didn't have to do much else to make this shine!

I have a white base and cream layer.  The next layer started as a piece of white card which I then used a blender brush and some Bundled Sage, Brushed Corduroy and a touch of Peacock Feathers.  I've stamped the sentiment from Strong and Beautiful in Vintage Sepia ink in the corner.  Next I've die cut the 'bricks' using white card and Texture 4 Die by Paper Rose.  I've stamped the flower and leaves from Abundant Petals (FYI, this flower also comes in Digital - Big Flouncy Peony) in black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics and some pencil, fussy cut (because I masked this instead of using the matching die!  D'OH!) and then popped up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a few cream sequins.

Stamps - Abundant Petals, Strong and Beautiful (Power Poppy)
Ink - Memento Black, Versafine Vintage Sepia, Distress Inks: Bundled Sage, Brushed Corduroy, Peacock Feathers
Paper - X-press It Blending card, White, Cream
Accessories - Paper Rose Texture 4 Die, Cream Sequins, X-press It Foam Tape

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!

Power Poppy Friday

Hello Everyone!!  It's Power Poppy Friday and I have a Covered Journal to share with you today!  For this project I've used the Strong and Beautiful Stamp Set because I thought this large, amazing image would be perfect on a notebook!

I've used a large Spirax hardcovered notebook and covered with some Fab Scraps paper from my stash.  Across this is some pink punched with a border punch topped with white and the reverse of the patterned paper.  The feature panel is white layered with pink die cut with Elegant Labels Four.  Next I've added a panel of white, die cut with Grand Labels Four (Retired) and airbrushed with green Copic.  I've die cut the Letters K and H and airbrushed them with Copic while still in the die.  Finally I've stamped the image from Strong and Beautiful Stamp Set and coloured with Copics and pencils then carefully fussy cut out and popped up on foam tape!

Stamps - Strong and Beautiful (Power Poppy)
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Pink, Patterned Paper
Accessories - Copics, Pencils, Spellbinders Dies: Elegant Labels Four, Grand Labels Four (Retired), Divinity Designs Letter K and Letter H Dies, Fiskars Border Punch

You can find more inspiration today and these locations.....

Julie 

Stacy

The Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Soothing Sympathy

Hello Everyone!  Recently I had to sadly make two sympathy cards, so I went with the same style and just changed the colours.

I've used a cream card for the base and die cut with Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles.  I love how you can use these for a card front.  Behind the die cut, I've used the largest die to cut green and blue card for each.  Next I've chosen some matching patterned paper for each, die cut using the same set.  Next I've die cut more cream card using the next die in the set.  Finally I've stamped the forget-me-nots in blue and the rosemary in green both from Soothing Sympathy onto cream card and then stamped the sentiment also from Soothing Sympathy in rich cocoa over the top and die cut with the next die in the set.  I've wrapped matching ribbon around each and finished with a bow.

Stamps - Soothing Sympathy (Power Poppy)
Ink - Memento New Sprout, Summer Sky and Rich Cocoa
Paper - Cream, Green, Blue, Kaisercraft and Wild Rose Studio
Accessories - Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles, Blue and Green Ribbons, Bow Easy, Glue

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!

Purple Journal

Hello Everyone!  Today I have another journal to show you, this time for another teacher who was so incredibly supportive to my son through his last couple of years of school.  Ms Caruso has helped him deal and work through some pretty tough times and as the year was coming to a close, sent my husband and I the most uplifting email about how proud she was with everything he had achieved.  The world needs more Ms Carusos!  I found out her favourite colour is purple, so I found some purple paper in my stash and used that as my starting block!

I've taken some Maja Designs paper from my stash (note to self, you need more purple 12x12 paper!), cut it to size, punched the edge with the Spiral Edge punch and glued it to the front of a Spirax notebook.  I found a small piece of another Maja Designs paper which was the right size for the strip across the bottom and matted with cream and purple card.  Next I cut some dark purple card with Spellbinders 5x7 Mystical Embrace.  Next I stamped the Poppy, stem and bud from Poppy XL stamps in gray flannel and coloured with Copics and coloured pencils and then die cut with the matching Poppy XL Dies.  I've popped all these up on foam tape and embellished with rhinestone flourishes.  To finish I used the Letter K Die and Letter C Die to cut some cream card and airbrushed with V25 Copic while still in the die and then glued to the front as shown.

Stamps - Poppy XL (Power Poppy)
Ink - Gray Flannel
Paper - Maja Designs, Cream, Dark Purple, X-press It Blending Card
Accessories - Copics, Prismacolor Pencils, Divinity Designs Letter K and Letter C Dies, Power Poppy Poppy XL Dies, X-press It High Tack Double Sided Tap, X-press It Foam Tape, X-press It Clear Gel Glue, Rhinestone Flourishes

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Glittery Village

Hello Everyone!  It's time for another Power Poppy Christmas Remix Release!!  Today we have for you.....Glittery Village!  This one has been released in clear previously, but I love how the digi can be resized smaller to fit into your die cut frame......or like me, a bit time poor to colour a big image!  I've got more news today, so read through for all the deets!

I've printed the image and sentiment from Glittery Village onto X-press It Blending Card, made a mask and sponged the background with Broken China and Chipped Sapphire and then coloured the image with Copics and coloured pencils.  I've matted this with white and then green card cut with Branching Out Die.  I've popped this up on foam tape over a base of green topped with white, Kaisercraft Wonderland paper and white ribbon.  To finish I've used some crystal rhinestones to accent.

Stamps - Glittery Village (Power Poppy)
Ink - Printer, Broken Chinand and Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Green, Kaisercraft Wonderland DP
Accessories - Spellbinders Branching Out Dies, White Ribbon, X-press It Foam Tape, Uniquely Creative Crystal Rhinestones

Did I mention I have news???  Power Poppy has a Black Friday special but you have to be quick because it's only for 24 HOURS!  Time to get that wish list sorted!!  :)

OH........I have more news......if you've hung on this long, AWESOME!!!  I have a SURPRISE GIVEAWAY!  Do you have a wish list and want a $20 Gift Voucher to use at Power Poppy???  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post (or any of the other Power Poppy posts I have mentioning this special) before Tuesday 3rd December!  Winners will be announced on the Power Poppy Blog on Wednesday 4th December.

Whew, that's it from me today!  Want to find more inspiration using Glittery Village you can pop by these blogs....

Catherine Anderson
Lisa Johansen

Stacy Morgan
Kathy Jones - you are HERE!!
Allison Cope
The Power Poppy Blog

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :) 

Gift Tags!

Hello Everyone!!  Today Power Poppy have another brand new digi set called Handmade with Love Tags!!  This amazing set has several square images (with and without sentiments) that you can resize as you wish, use them on tags for all this years gifts or make them the centerpiece of a fabulous card!  How awesome are these!!  For some extra excitement, make sure you read through to the end for a special announcement!

I've used two of the images from Handmade with Love Tags today - the first I've printed onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (as it turned out, while hanging around at my son's sports training session....the looks I get....LOL!).  I've die cut this with square nestabilities and matted with pink card.  I've popped this up over a base of green card die cut with A2 Divine Eloquence that has some silver ribbon wrapped around it and also extra glued to tie onto the gift bag.

Stamps - Handmade with Love Tags (Power Poppy)
Ink - Printer
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink, Green
Accessories - Spellbinders A2 Divine Eloquence, Squares; Silver Ribbons, Glue, X-press It Foam Tape

For my second project, I've used the present image from Handmade with Love Tags. I've printed this onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics.  I've die cut that with Square Nestabilities and matted with Silver paper.  I've popped this up over a base of blue cut with Decorative Labels 28 and some Kaisercraft patterned paper cut with Labels 28.  In between those two layers I've added some silver ribbon to tie to the gift bag.

Stamps - Handmade with Love Tags (Power Poppy)
Ink - Printer
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue, Silver, Kaisercraft Paper
Accessories - Spellbinders Labels 28, Decorative Labels 28, Squares; Silver Ribbon, X-press It Blending Card

So you've now seen just two of the images in the Handmade with Love Tags set and if you are dying to see more, make sure you swing by these blogs and be inspired!!

Lisa

Stacy

Kathy - you are here!!
Allison Cope
Nancy

The Power Poppy Blog

Are you still here??  AWESOME!!!  I have a SURPRISE GIVEAWAY!  Do you have a wish list and want a $20 Gift Voucher to use at Power Poppy???  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post (or any of the other Power Poppy posts I have mentioning this special) before Tuesday 3rd December!  Winners will be announced on the Power Poppy Blog on Wednesday 4th December.
 
Make sure you keep an eye on the Power Poppy Blog over the next several days, our Peep in Chief Marcy has all sorts of surprises up her sleeve that you won't want to miss! :)

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are loving the latest release as much as we are!!  Hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Poinsettia XL

Hello Everyone!  The Power Poppy Christmas Remix Release continues today with Poinsettia XL!!  A Brand New Digi that comes with a variety of images with and without a sentiment!!  You will be amazed with some of today's creations!

I've used a red card for my card base.  The next panel is some white topped with Christmas themed paper from my stash, wrapped with hessian (burlap) and satin ribbon and popped up on foam tape.  I've printed Poinsettia XL onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (and added a few little pencil touches).  I've die cut this with Pierced Rectangles and added some Antique Linen ink to the edges.  I've also popped this up on foam tape and added a few enamel dots to finish.

Stamps - Poinsettia XL (Power Poppy)
Ink - Printer
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Red, White, Kaisercraft Paper
Accessories - Divinity Designs Pierced Rectangles Die, Hessian Ribbon, Satin Ribbon, Uniquely Creative Enamel Dots, X-press It Foam Tape

Can't wait to see what the Bloomies and Gardeners have been creating with this new set??  Make sure you swing by these blogs and leave a little love!!!

Jenny
Stacy

Gloria
Broni
Leslie

Lisa

Barbara
Kathy - you are here!
Christine
Allison
Julie 

The Power Poppy Blog

That's all from me today!!  Hope you are enjoying the hop and are inspired to stamp!!  :)

Power Poppy Christmas Remix Release!

Hello Everyone!!  It's Holiday Party time at Power Poppy and this year things are getting mixed up!  We are having a big sale on all our favourite sets that we are showing some love to again and of course there are brand new digis plus some surprises as well!!  We are hoping from November 20 through to December 2nd!  I know right - it's a long massive and exciting hop so lets get to it!!

Today the Bloomies and Instant Gardeners are showcasing a BRAND NEW digi called Season of Serenity!  If you are hopping along today, you will see this set has two images and several different sentiments for you to love!  I have used the smaller image and one of the sentiments and printed it onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copics and pencils.  I've die cut it with A2 Filigree Delight oval die, matted with gold cut with Elegant Ovals Die.  I've popped this up on the base card made of red, topped with white and more red cut with the larger die from A2 Filigree Delight.  Around this I've added some gold ribbon, a big gold bow and some gold pearls.

Stamps - Season of Serenity (Power Poppy)
Ink - Printer
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Red, White
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Dies: A2 Filigree Delight, Elegant Ovals; Gold Ribbon, Bow Easy, Gold Pearls, X-press It Foam Tape

Wait until you meet some new faces to the team during the hop, your mind will be blown by what they can do!!  Ready to see some more Season of Serenity inspiration??  Pop by these blogs and leave a little love!

Lisa Johansen
Stacy Morgan

Nancy Sheads

Leslie Miller  

Christine Okken
Kathy Jones - that's me!
Julie Koerber
Allison Cope

Power Poppy Blog

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Berenice's Journal

Hello Everyone!  For years I have made journals as end of year teacher gifts and today I have a new one for you.  This one is for an extra special teacher!  For five years Ms Furlong has been the year level co-ordinator for my son's grade and this week as the cohort celebrated their graduation - the overwhelming love for this amazing woman echoed around the auditorium.  The school captain spoke a wonderful tribute and there was a standing ovation and I just don't think I could do it justice, but she has been a Mum, a Friend, a Teacher, Family, and such a huge part in the lives and development of these young people and everyone - including us - absolutely ADORE her.  For our very first year at High School four years ago, I made a small notebook with just a "B" on it - imagine my shock when I gave her a new journal - and she told me she STILL has it because it was too pretty to use!  You can find that notebook HERE!

So as a little thank you for all the years of love and support she has shown, I thought I would make her a journal.  As you can see, her name is not one you would normally find on any store bought gifts, so I thought I would make sure her name featured!

I've taken a Spirax Notebook, cut a piece of Maja Designs paper to size and then punched the edge with a spiral border punch and then glued it down.  I've die cut some pink card with 5x7 Elegant Labels Four and glued it into place. Next I took the reverse of the same paper (including the edge) and cut it to size to allow for the letters and matted with pink card trimmed with a lace border punch.  I've cut the letters of her name using pink card and Long and Lean Letters Dies and glued then into place.  When the Abundant Petals stamps came out, I have been fiddling around stamping them before my dies had arrived and I found this image in a pile of uncoloured images and thought it would be perfect for the journal cover colouring it with Copics and coloured pencils.  I then decided to fussy cut it - so in hindsight it would have been better to just stamp the images again and use the matching dies, but there you go...  To finish I've accented with a couple of pearl flourishes and accented with a few tiny pearls as well.

Stamps - Abundant Petals (Power Poppy)
Ink - Black
Paper - Maja Designs, Pink, X-press It Blending Card
Accessories - Copics, Prismacolor Pencils, Divinity Designs Long and Lean Letters Dies, Fiskars Border Punch, Stampin' Up Spiral Border Punch, Spellbinders 5x7 Elegant Labels Four Dies, Pearl Flourishes, Kaisercraft Pearls, X-press It High Tack Double Sided Tape, X-press It Foam Tape, X-press It Clear Gel Glue (for covering the inside)

Thanks so much for visiting me today, I hope you've enjoyed my project and that you are inspired to stamp!!  :)

In the Enchanted Garden with Ellen Hutson!

Hello Everyone!  Today's Power Poppy Enchanted Garden Release is going to be HUGE!!  Not only are the Bloom Brigade and Instant Gardeners from Power Poppy playing along, but we are joining with the amazing team from Ellen Hutson!!

We've got fun prizes!!! We are giving away $25 to the Ellen Hutson shop and $25 to the Power Poppy shop! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop. Two random & lucky commenters will win! Comment before Sunday, July 7th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

I've used Strong and Beautiful from Power Poppy's brand new Enchanted Garden Release and stamped the image and sentiment in Icing on the Cake ink onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics and pencils.  I've then sponged on some Antique Linen ink, and diecut a piece of card using Texture 4 Die, placed it over the card and sponged on some Brushed Corduroy ink.  To finish I've added some Chocolate Pearls.

Stamps - Strong and Beautiful (Power Poppy)
Ink - Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake, Tim Holtz Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink, Kraft
Accessories - Copics, Pencils, Paper Rose Texture 4 Die, Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls

There is an amazing Blog Hop list today with the Bloom Brigade and the Instant Gardeners from Power Poppy joining the talented team from Ellen Hutson - it's a hop you won't want to miss!!  :)

• Allison Cope
• Adelina Starace
• Barbara Walker
• Christine Okken
• Ardyth Percy-Robb
• Julie Koerber
• Broni Holcombe
• Carly Tee Minner
• Kathy Jones
• Emily Midgett
• Stacy Morgan
• Kelly Griglione
• Jennifer Dove
• Sandy Allnock
• Leslie Miller
• Therese Calvird
• Nancy Sheads
• Rhea Weigand

I hope you've enjoyed all the sneak peeks this week as well as today's amazing blog hop from Ellen Hutson and Power Poppy!!!  Thanks for popping in and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Floribunda

Hello Everyone!  It's Day 5 of the Power Poppy Enchanted Garden Release!!  Today's set is a big bold floral to fit the entire front of your card!  Also includes a couple of smaller images as well as sentiments that all fit in the centre of the floral frame.  Let us introduce you to.... FLORIBUNDA!

Well this card is ALL about the image!  I have a dark purple base, light purple base and some white card for the layers and then the image layer......almost a one layer card (well for me anyway! LOL!).  I've stamped the image and sentiment from Floribunda in Icing on the Cake ink onto X-press It Blending Card and then coloured with Copics and some pencils and then sponged some green ink for the background.  Trim to size, add a few enamel dots and you're done!

Stamps - Floribunda (Power Poppy)
Ink - Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake, Memento New Sprout, Tim Holtz Bundled Sage
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Light Purple, Dark Purple
Accessories - Copics, Pencils, Enamel Dots

The Bloomies and Instant Gardeners have some gorgeous creations waiting for you, so get hopping to these blogs and check them out!!

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Kathy Jones
Stacy Morgan
Barb Walker
Nancy Sheads
Leslie Miller
The Power Poppy Blog 

Tomorrow is RELEASE DAY and all these awesome sets you've seen this week will finally be available!  We have an incredible hop planned for tomorrow, including PRIZES that you won't want to miss, so I hope pop back for that!!  Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :) 

Summer Berries

Hello Everyone!  Today Power Poppy has another sneak peek for you called Summer Berries!  This set has three images and an array of fabby sentiments!

I started by stamping the image from Summer Berries onto X-press It Blending Card and colouring it with Copics and pencils.  I was trying for something a little different - I think I over thought the bird!  Birds are a challenge for me, so I googled an Australian Red-Browed Finch as inspiration.  I thought it would be interesting with it's red face and green wings......I think I need more work!  In going with my 'let's try something different idea' - I've taken a stencil and blending brush and used Scattered Straw ink to create a bit of a background.  I don't know......what do you think??

 
I've created the rest of the card with a red base, layer of brown, some Maja Designs paper and die cut the curve of the front with a border die.  I've created the top by cutting some brown card with Scalloped Rectangles die and trimmed to size and topped with a red ribbon.  Finally I've stamped the sentiment from Summer Berries added some enamel dots.

Stamps - Summer Berries (Power Poppy)
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake, Tim Holtz Scattered Straw
Paper - X-press It Blending card, Maja Designs Life in the Country Paper, Red, Brown
Accessories - Simply Dies Borders, Divinity Designs Scalloped Rectangles, Urban Artist Stencil, Blender Brush, Red Ribbon, Enamel Dots

Ready for some super sweet creations?  Check out these blogs and leave a little love!

Allison Cope

Stacy Morgan

Christine Okken

Kathy Jones

Leslie Miller

Nancy Sheads

Broni Holcombe

Julie Koerber

That's all from me today, there's another day of sneak peeks tomorrow so I hope you join us then!  Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Strong and Beautiful

Hello Everyone!  It's Day 3 of the sneak peeks at Power Poppy!!  The latest addition to the Enchanted Garden collection is..... Strong and Beautiful.  And beautiful it is!!  With a stunning large floral arrangement complimented with two smaller accent pieces and a range of celebratory sentiments, this set is bound to be a go to!

So I decided to focus on the two smaller accent images and give them a moment to shine.  I've die cut a rectangle of X-press It Blending Card with Double Stitched Rectangles Die and stamped the Hellebore (Lenten Rose) in Rich Cocoa ink and then masked it and stamped the fern frond all around it.  I've also used the sentiment from Strong and Beautiful and I've then coloured this panel with Copics and then added a little pencil as well.

My card is created with a base of green, topped with cream and some Golden Grove paper.  Around this is a piece of golden brown ribbon.  I've added another piece of Golden Grove paper and then added the diecut 'brickwall' made with kraft card and Texture 4 Die.  My coloured feature panel has been matted with kraft card and popped up on foam tape and I've finished with a few chocolate pearls.

Stamps - Strong and Beautiful (Power Poppy)
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green, Kraft, Kaisercraft Golden Grove Paper Pad
Accessories - Paper Rose Texture 4 Die, Divinity Designs Double Stitched Rectangle Die, Brown Ribbon, Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls

There's so much more to see by hopping on over to these blogs....

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Stacy Morgan
Broni Holcombe
Barb Walker
Nancy Sheads
Leslie Miller

That's all from me today, there's more coming in the release so hope you'll pop by and visit tomorrow!  Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :)

Woodland Carpet

Hello Everyone!  It's Day 2 of the Enchanted Garden Power Poppy Release!  Today we are showcasing another new clear stamp set called Woodland Carpet!  This beautiful set includes two larger images and three smaller images along with a range of sentiments which would be suitable for either masculine or feminine cards.

I've created my card with a base of cream, layered with rust coloured card.  I've diecut some light brown card with Divine Eloquence and glued this on top of these layers.  Next I've stamped the image from Woodland Carpet in Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics.  I've diecut the coloured image with Labels 28 and finished off the sky and soil while it was still in the die and then attached it to the top of the card.  Finally I stamped the sentiment from Woodland Carpet onto white card die cut it and popped it up on foam tape.

Stamps - Woodland Carpet (Power Poppy)
Ink - Rich Cocoa, Icing on the Cake
Paper - X-press It Blending, Cream, Rust, Light Brown
Accessories - Spellbinders Labels 28, A2 Divine Eloquence, Fancy Framed Tags, Glue

You can find gorgeous creations using this set made by the Bloom Brigade and Instant Gardeners below!!  Pop by and leave a little love! 

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Stacy Morgan
Jennifer Dove
Rhea Weigand
Barb Walker
Nancy Sheads
Leslie Miller

 

That's all from me today, don't forget to pop by tomorrow for another peek at a new Power Poppy stamp set that you are bound to love!  Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :) 

Big Sexy Blooms!

Hello Everyone!  Have I got news for you!!  Power Poppy is releasing a new range of clear stamps called the Enchanted Garden Collection!  There are FIVE beautiful new sets to make you gasp and grab your favourite colouring medium and get creating!  Today we are sneak peeking Big Sexy Blooms which will be available (along with the other four sets) on July 1st.

Ever since I was little I've loved daisies and this bold background beauty of Gerbera Daisies speaks to my soul!  I've stamped Big Sexy Blooms in Icing on the Cake ink onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with a whole lot of Copics.  I decided to let the background shine and accent it with a punched border......which I had nearly completed when my FAVOURITE border punch broke.  I honestly nearly cried.  SIGH!  So I started over with a different border punch to do the edge.  I've then added a layer of white and then trimmed my Big Sexy Blooms layer to size and wrapped a piece of white ribbon around it.  I've been a bit sneaky and added a sentiment from another new set - Strong and Beautiful - but you have to wait until Friday to hear all about that set!!  :)  I've stamped that also in Icing on the Cake ink, die cut with Pierced Circles and layered with Circles dies and popped it up on foam tape.

Stamps - Big Sexy Blooms, Strong and Beautiful (Power Poppy)
Ink - Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Blue
Accesories - Divinity Designs Pierced Circles and Circles Dies, Blue Ribbon, Lattice Border Punch, X-press It Foam Tape

There's LOTS of inspiration for you today, so pop on by these blogs and see what the girls have been creating!

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Stacy Morgan
Barb Walker
Nancy Sheads
Leslie Miller
Jennifer Dove

 That's all from me today, pop back tomorrow for another amazing set to drool over!!  Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :)

Power Poppy Friday!

Hello Everyone!  It's time for another Power Poppy Friday and today is also a Weekend Stamp Steal for Artistic Bouquet and Rosé All Day digital!  So of course I whipped out my Artistic Bouquet clear set and got to work!  :)

I've stamped this big beauty of an image from Artistic Bouquet onto X-press It Blending Card and then die cut it with Pierced Rectangles Die and then set to colouring it all with Copics!  I always need lots of birthday cards at this time of year (well most times of the year really, but particularly in May and June), so I've used the Birthday Blessings sentiment, also from Artistic Bouquet.  I've matted this with white and put it on an aqua base and finished with a few rhinestones for a bit of sparkle!

Stamps - Artistic Bouquet (Power Poppy)
Ink - Black
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Aqua
Accessories - Copics, Divinity Designs Pierced Rectangles, Rhinestones, Misti

Don't miss these blogs for all the latest!

Christine

Power Poppy Blog

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Power Poppy Friday

Hello Everyone!  It's Power Poppy Friday and time for the Bloomies to share some projects they've been creating!  I've been really sick for a while, so I've opted for this beautiful Daffodil Bouquet digi image that I coloured up a while ago and finally made it into a card using Happy Crabapple for the sentiment!

Don't forget it's also Weekend Stamp Steal time!  This week your specials are Happy Crabapple, Flowering Branches and Blossoming Cherry.....save up to $5 off your fav!

You can check out all the latest from the Bloomies at these blogs....

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Stacy Morgan

Julie Koerber

 

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!

Power Poppy Friday!

Hello Everyone!!  Can you believe that January is nearly over!!  Me neither!  Here in Australia it has been school holidays through January and all the kidlets go back to school next week - maybe life will go back into some sort of routine.....or the crazy will just ramp up, I'm not sure!  LOL!!

Today I'm using Bee Kind Toile!  This is a fun mix and match set and I've created the focal image using the various images to create the frame and added the cake image into the center.  I've stamped this all up on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics.  I've cut this to size and cropped the corners with a corner rounder and matted with some aqua card.  The card base is more aqua topped with cream and some Golden Grove paper.  Around the base I've added some ivory ribbon and topped with a bow.  I've added the image panel as shown and then stamped the banner image and matching sentiment also from Bee Kind Toile, fussy cut it and popped it up on foam tape.

Stamps - Bee Kind Toile (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Aqua, Cream, Kaisercraft Golden Grove Paper
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Corner Rounder, Ivory Ribbon, Bow Easy, Foam Tape

You can catch all the inspirational projects by the Bloom Brigade at the blogs below, so pop on by and leave a little love!

Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Stacy Morgan

The Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Sale Time at Power Poppy

It's that time of the year to stock up or get your early Christmas present shopping done!!   It's Power Poppy Black Friday Sale time!  There's 30% OFF your entire order with the Discount Code STOCKUP30 !  Sale kicks off on November 23rd at 12:01am CST and ends Sunday November 25th at Midnight CST.  Sale includes all in-stock stamps, dies and digis but only while supplies last, so don't wait too long!  :)


I've had a busy month, but I promise to have a new creation up soon!  :)