Power Poppy ~ Follow Your Heart

Hello, Friends! Happy Friday to ya! I hope that 2020 has been treating you nicely so far. It's definitely off to a running start for me. This is going to be a busy year for my family and me and I know it's going to fly by! I'm determined to enjoy the journey and not just focus on the destination.
FOCUS is my word for 2020!

So, let's focus on today's post.. Marcella has added a few new hearts to her Follow Your Heart digi set. And I am soooo glad she did! I love all of them but today, I am showcasing the hydrangea heart.

 My card...

I printed my image onto a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper and water colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The camera doesn't capture the sparkle on this one and that is unfortunate because it is SUPER sparkly! I used the "Happy Birthday to You" sentiment from the Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher digi set. I just love that font! After I finished water coloring, I die cut the image using a Simon Says Stamp Stitched Square die. While the panel was still in the die, I dusted around the image with Broken China and Weathered Wood Distress Inks, then I adhered it with foam tape onto a piece of Lawn Fawn's Watercolor Wishes paper. I finished off the card by sprinkling on a few Pretty Pink Posh Crystal Clear sequins.

So, that's it for me today. Thank you so much for stopping by! Please take a moment to buzz on over to the Power Poppy blog to see what my team mates have created to share with you.

Have a wonderful weekend!


Blessings~

Power Poppy Christmas Remix Blog Hop featuring ~ My Favorite Stamp Set...

Hello, Friends! Today each of the participating design team members is featuring their favorite Christmas stamp set. When I thought about this one, I was completely overwhelmed because I have soooooo many favorites. But if I can only choose ONE, it would be, Wreaths Plain and Fancy. I absolutely LOVE wreath stamp sets. I don't even know why! But, I have several in my collection. The Power Poppy set is definitely my favorite in the bunch. Do you remember this one?

The set has two beautiful wreaths and lots of accessories and greetings to put in the center. It's such a cute idea and the little candle, deer and church are so adorable! Here's how I used it...

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I used my MISTI to stamp the image with Peeled Paint Distress ink. I stamped it onto watercolor paper and using a damp paint brush, I did a bit of watercoloring. Then I stamped the image again with Pine Needles ink and I did a little more watercoloring. I just pulled the color from the stamped ink, going over the stamped lines very lightly.

Then I added the little candle...

I used the same watercolor technique for the candle. And for the bow, I scribbled Worn Lipstick Distress ink onto an acrylic block, picked the ink up with a damp paint brush and watercolored with it. To finish off the image, I colored the berries with Festive Berries and Fired Brick Distress inks and blended them with a Clear Wink of Stella glitter brush. Then I coated the berries and the candle flame with Crystal Effects to add dimension and shine.

Next, using the word, PEACE from the Botanical Tree clear set, I stamped it out with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Ranger's Liquid Platinum embossing powder.

The font used for PEACE is just so pretty! And it looks radiant embossed in platinum.

This set is so versatile! On this card panel, I embossed the wreath in gold and watercolored it using a combination of Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens and Distress Markers. Then I added red Stickles on the berries. 

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And it's even pretty with no coloring at all! I whipped up a batch of these very quickly. You can see that this is a well loved set!

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And that's all I have to share with you today. I hope you enjoyed seeing how I've used my favorite Christmas set. Now it's time to buzz over to the Power Poppy blog to be inspired by my team mates. I hop over there myself to see what their favorite sets are, too!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate the visit. Have a restful Sunday.


Blessings~

Power Poppy Holiday Digital Blitz!!

Hello, hello, hello, Friends! I have got something super exciting to share with you today. It's the Power Poppy 2018 Holiday Digital Blitz Release! Marcella is releasing TEN new digis! TEN!

There are soooo many wonderful sets in this release, I am sure you will find several that you love. I have a few samples that I created with the clear sets to share here and there are SO many more on the Power Poppy site. You'll have to buzz on over and take a look-see.

This is the image from Country Home Christmas, but  I used the clear set called, Simple Joys for this card. Of course with the digital image, it can be re-sized and flipped and cropped and whatever you can imagine! I love the rustic watering can with the branch and ornaments. And that sweet little gift is so adorable.

The camera doesn't show it but, there is A LOT of sparkle on this card! I used Prismacolor colored pencils for my coloring.

This next card features the image from Filigree Tree but, I used the Botanical Tree clear stamp set.

I watercolored this one with Distress Markers and it's stamped onto Smooth Bristol paper. You can see that I used gold embossing powder to emboss it but, you can achieve a similar effect by using a laser printer and gold foil.

And just think! This is only a small sampling of what's in store for you in the Power Poppy shop! Head on over for lots of inspiration and grab a few new digis while they're on SALE! YES! These new digis are part of the Cyber Monday offer! Now go get 'em!

That's it from me for now...Happy Coloring!


Blessings!

Power Poppy ~ Tree Peony

Hello, Friends! Happy Thursday! I'm here to share a new Power Poppy digi set. It's a BIG one, with lots of petals to color. The possibilities with this one are endless...enlarge it, crop out a section, highlight a section, just let your creative mind run free! This beauty is called, Tree Peony.

Just LOOK at that! Gorgeous, isn't it? Here's what Marcella had to say...

"If you think peonies are frilly and fantastic, have you ever seen a TREE peony? The woody cousin of herbaceous peonies, the ones that most everyone is familiar with, have much larger blooms, more exotic coloration, and dazzling centers. The foliage is beautifully cut and is a lighter green than regular peonies, and they grow on large shrubs. Flowers can be 8" across when fully open! This is my homage to the Tree Peony, re-freshed and re-newed for spring release, and a favorite of my mother, Susan.  (Her birthday would have been April 29th)."

I decided to do a little soft watercoloring on this one. Please click on the picture to enlarge it.

I printed the image onto smooth bristol card stock, cut it out with my Brother ScanNCut2, then watercolored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. After it was dry, I spritzed it with shimmer spray. I printed the sentiment panel onto a piece of Papertrey Ink Rustic White card stock and colored the "BIRTHDAYS" in with a purple Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencil and blended that from the bottom up with gamsol. Then went overtop with a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush. I adhered the panel and the peony with foam tape and finished the card off with a few Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

That's it for me today! Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings~

Power Poppy ~ Vintage Easter Egg

Hello Friends! Today is the 25th of February and there is a sweet new digi ready for download in the Power Poppy shop. This one is perfect for creating fun springtime cards. It's got a nice nostalgic feel to it and it reminds of the Easter cards I used to get when I was a little girl. It's appropriately named Vintage Easter Egg.

Take a look...

Isn't it adorable? And look at that picot edge ribbon! Marcy adds the most delicate details to her illustrations. I love the big, bold scripty greeting, It can be used on the inside or outside of the card. This image is fun and super easy to color up, which makes it perfect for mass producing quick and easy springtime greeting cards. The addition of the blank tag is brilliant and can be used to personalize the card or to make place cards for Easter dinner. Of course, the image can be printed and colored using your favorite medium or think about foiling it with sweet springtime colors. Hmmm...

Here is my card...

I just love this image! I told Marcella that I would be using this one for a looooong time. I printed off quite a few of these so watch out! LoL! I printed this onto smooth Bristol and watercolored it with Distress Marker. For the greeting inside the tag, I used a stamp from Papertrey Ink's Springtime Jar Fillers. I added Clear Wink of Stella and Crystal Effects to the ribbon and flowers. And a few Pretty Pink Posh sequins finished things off nicely. The focal panel is mounted with foam tape.

That is it for me today. Please take a moment to visit the Power Poppy blog to see what my teammates have created for you. These ladies are soooo talented, they blow me away with every release. Oh! Just an FYI...Be on the lookout for a new clear stamp release in March. I've seen some of the sketches and there are some real beauties coming your way.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend.

Blessings~

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge ~ Day Four

Hello Friends! Welcome to Day Four of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge! I took a little detour from what I was working on yesterday but, I promise I'll get back to it. ~smiles

For my color share today, I did a little watercoloring. I used Handwritten Floral Greetings, the stamp set that was included in the July 2016 Simon Says Stamp card kit.

I started off with a piece of Distress Watercolor card stock. I went over it with my anti-static powder bag and then randomly stamped the images using Versamark ink, which is a clear, sticky ink that keeps the embossing powder in place. I heat set the powder and let it cool. Then, using Distress Markers and a paint brush, I watercolored the images.

After the piece was dry, I used a stitched rectangle die to die cut it. In order to get perfect placement for the sentiment, I used my MISTI and I stamped it three times to get it nice and dark. I felt that it was missing a little something, so I added in a few more randomly stamped dots and flowers and I gave the big flowers a coating of Clear Spectrum Sparkle. LOVE that stuff!

Next, I matted the panel with orange card stock and adhered it onto a white card base with foam tape. For the finishing touch, I added clear rhinestones to the flower centers. Sparkle, sparkle, glitter and bling!

And that's all folks! Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings~

supplies~ 
stamp set: Handwritten Floral Greetings(Simon Says Stamp) 
card stock: 110lb Neenah Solar White  Distress Water Color card stock(Ranger) Orange Zest(Papertrey Ink)
ink: Versamark, VersaFine Onyx Black(Tsukineko)   Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Tangerine Tango(Stampin' Up!) 
coloring medium: Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade Distress Markers(Ranger)
dies: Stitched Rectangles(Simon Says Stamp)
bling: Clear Spectrum Sparkle(Spectrum Noir)  rhinestones(Stampin' Up!)
other: Fine Detail White embossing powder(Simon Says Stamp) 

Power Poppy ~ Black-Eyed Susan

Hello Friends! Today is the 15th and that means that there is a new digi stamp set waiting for you in the Power Poppy shop. It's called Black-Eyed Susan and it features a cluster of Black-Eyed Susans and a few sweet sentiments.

I decided to pull out my Gansai Tambi watercolors for this one. I kept the watercoloring loose and care-free and I used the faux watercoloring technique. I wanted it to look like I painted the flowers free hand, rather than following an outline of a printed image. I may need a little more practice with this. ~ smiles

 Here's a close-up view for you...

I printed the image and sentiment onto a die cut piece of  watercolor paper. I re-colored the image to be a washed out grey, so that the lines would disappear when I painted them. After the focal panel was dry, I matted it with a dark brown card stock and adhered it to my card base with foam tape. To give it more of an Autumn feeling, I added a raffia bow onto the wooden clothespin and clasped that onto a few little paper banners. The finishing touch was a sprinkling of Pretty Pink Posh sequins. And that was all there was to it!

But wait! There's more...

  

As we help kick off Power Poppy’s brand new release Black-Eyed Susan, we have some other fun to share! A selection of our favorite digital designs are available at a special price! These late summer flowers and fruits are in full bloom — ready for you to download, print, and color to your heart’s content! Power Poppy’s brand new Black-Eyed Susan, plus Pure Prairie Bouquet, Sunshine of My Life, Cuppa Buttercups, and Apples in Season are just $4 each (save $2 per set) OR, get all five digital stamp sets in a bundle for $15 (a total of $14 savings). What’s even better? Play along in our weekend Coloring Contest over at Passionate Paper Creations and Friends using one of these five stamp sets and you could win a $20 gift code to the Power Poppy Shop! Contest and sale closes Monday, September 19^th at midnight. A winner will be announced sometime on Wednesday, September 21^th  on the PPCF Facebook page.

 

Here are the cards I created featuring the sets that are on sale. I have also provided links to the Power Poppy shop for each set.

Pure Prairie Bouquet

Sunshine of My Life

Cuppa Buttercups

Apples in Season

Thank you so much for stopping by! Please make time to visit the Power Poppy blog to see what my Teammies have created to share with you. Prepare to have your socks knocked off!


Blessings~

supplies~ 
digital stamp set: Black-Eyed Susan(Power Poppy)
card stock: Dark Chocolate(Papertrey Ink)   Desert Storm(Neenah)
patterned paper:  12 x 12 Spring pack(Brenda Walton)  Text(Stampin' Up!)
specialty paper: Canson XL 140lb watercolor paper
dies: Stitched Rectangle(Simon Says Stamp)  Journaling Tag(Lawn Fawn) Bitty Bannners Framelits(Stampin' Up!)
bling: 4mm Mossy Green, Marigold, Espresso sequins, 6mm Sand sequin(Pretty Pink Posh)
other: wooden clothespin(Stampin' Up!)  raffia(Michael's)

Power Poppy ~ Cuppa Buttercups

Hello Friends! It's the 25th of the month, so I've got a new re-mixed digi to share. This sweet image comes from one found in the Power Poppy clear set called, Marcella's Mixtape. This set was one of the first sets released with Power Poppy! If there are any left, I suggest you pick it up. There are a lot of fun images and cool sentiments in that set, very versatile! Okay, back to today's digi.

This adorable little set is called, Cuppa Buttercups and it features a darling little cup, overflowing with buttercups and three lovely sentiments. How sweet is that?! Once again, Marcella has combined my two loves; flowers and tea(tea cups) *swoon*

I did a little research and discovered that buttercups come more colors than just yellow. Buuuut...I decided to color mine the traditional yellow color, because really, WHO doesn't want a cheerful cup full of yellow buttercups?! Please click on the picture to enlarge it.

Well, this was just too much fun to color! I printed the image onto a die cut piece of Bristol and before the ink could dry, I sprinkled on fine detail clear embossing powder and melted that with my heat tool. I should also mention that I used an embossing buddy on the card stock prior to printing. That way the embossing powder sticks only where I want it to. I set it aside to cool for a bit, then using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens, I did a little watercoloring. Nothing fancy, I just put the color down and moved it around with a damp paint brush. Bristol is not watercolor paper, so I didn't want to go too heavy with the water, otherwise the paper would pill. I liked having the embossed edge to "hold" the color in place, it made it super-de-duper easy to watercolor. I mounted the focal panel onto my card base with foam tape. I went over each petal with a Clear Wink of Stella glitter brush and added Crystal Effects to the teacup. See?

And here is a look at  how I finished the inside of the card...

I replicated the outside on the inside for continuity. Easy peasy! Don't you just love the versatility of digital stamps?! I was able to re-size this image to fit the inside of my card just perfectly. This one has also been embossed and watercolored with Zigs.

So, that's it from me today. Please take a moment to visit the Power Poppy blog to see what my Teammies have created to share with  you.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Blessings~

supplies~ 
digital stamp: Cuppa Buttercups(Power Poppy)
card stock: Sea Glass(Simon Says Stamp)
specialty paper: Bristol(Strathmore)
patterned paper: Yellow Check(Susan Branch)
dies: Stitched Rectangle(Simon Says Stamp)
bling: Clear Wink of Stella glitter brush(Kuretake-Zig)
coloring medium: Clean Color Real Brush pens( Kuretake-Zig)
other: Crystal Effects(Stampin' Up!)   Yellow ribbon(Offray)  Fine Detail Clear embossing powder(Simon Says Stamp)

Power Poppy ~ Forget-Me-Not Heart and Day 21 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge

Hello Friends! Happy Monday to ya! Today is Day 21 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge. Are you playing along? How's Summer treating you? It's been hot as hades here and I just tend to melt away during the summer months. I don't get much creating done and I'm good with that. I just try to stay hydrated and cool. Speaking of cool...I've got a pretty cool re-mixed digi to share with you today. It's a heart made from a strand of Forget-Me-Nots from one of Marcella's new clear stamp sets, Soothing Sympathy. This sweet digi is called Forget-Me-Not Heart and it includes two sentiments and two hearts...one with and one without the Thank You.

Isn't it sweet?! I love the delicate forget-me-nots. And they are so pretty fashioned into a heart. The sentiments are perfect with the image and I love the handwritten font. I decided to make a square card and pair the image with a little gingham...please click on the images to enlarge them.

I printed the image onto smooth white card stock and colored it with Copic markers. I added a bit of clear Spectrum Sparkle to each of the blooms and finished the card off with a little white twine and a few sequins. The die cut focal panel is mounted with dimensional adhesive. Coloring this sweet image was quick and easy. I also finished off the inside.

I used the other sentiment included in the set and I re-colored and re-sized the heart and printed it right along with the greeting. I had so much fun working with this set, that I decided to create a few more cards...

I just had to make a pink card. It's my favorite color and I adore this gingham paper. Isn't this card just the sweetest thing? I printed this image onto smooth Bristol and I watercolored it using  a combination of Spectrum Sparkle pens and Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. To finish my card, I scattered a few pearls about and added a little white twine bow.

And I created one in Olive, too....

I was on a roll. I had Journey playing in the background and I got in a zone and just went for it! This one is watercolored on smooth Bristol just like the pink one. I made two of each color. Here's a peek at the inside of the card...

I realize that I needed to tuck those hearts deeper into the corners and I did on the other one that I made. But, again, I re-colored and re-sized the heart image to suit my needs. That's what is so fun about digital stamps. They are so versatile.

Well, that wraps up what I have to share with you today. Please visit the Power Poppy blog to see what awesome gorgeousness my Teammies have created for you.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a marvelous Monday!


Blessings~

supplies~
digital stamp set: Forget-Me-Not Heart(Power Poppy)
card stock:  Neenah 80lb white  Olive, Hollyhock, Star Spangled Blue(Close to My Heart)
specialty paper: Bristol 100lb card stock(Strathmore)
patterned paper: Olive, Hollyhock, Star Spangled Blue gingham(Close to My Heart)
dies: Stitched Square(Simon Says Stamp)
bling: rhinestones, pearls(Stampin' Up!)  4mm Sparkling Clear sequin(Pretty Pink Posh) 2mm silver sequins(Simon Says Stamp)
coloring media: Copic markers   Clean Color Real Brush pens(Kuretake-Zig)  Sparkle markers(Spectrum Noir)
other: white baker's twine(Stampin' Up!)

Power Poppy ~ Rose & Chamomile

Hello Friends! It's the 15th of the month and that means that there is a brand new digi set in the Power Poppy shop. It's called Rose & Chamomile and it's absolutely gorgeous. See for yourself...

June is National Rose month and Marcella has given us quite a beauty to work with. This image is so versatile and can be used for a variety of occasions; birthday, thank you, thinking of you, even sympathy. Roses are always appropriate! Roses also happen to be my favorite flower. I'm a big fan of the garden varieties, you know the ones we grow at home. They produce the biggest, most fragrant blooms. And if they aren't sprayed with pesticides, they can be used for scenting sugar, added to tea or used to make rose water. At one time, I had a a flower bed with 22 rose bushes in it and when they bloomed, I would open the living room window and breathe in that heady fragrance. It was a lot of work to keep everything looking nice, but it was well worth the effort. Ok...enough chatter...

Here is my card...

Don't you just LOVE this image?! I sure do. I printed it onto watercolor paper and colored it with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Pens. I tell you what...it's a love/hate thing with those pens. The sparkle they add is AMAZING! But...sometimes they leak or let out a big BLOB of sparkly ink. When they work though, it's a dream. I added a bit of color and then moved it around with a paint brush. I also used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens to color the chamomile flowers and leaves.

You can see a little of the sparkle here.

The card is very simply constructed. It's got a few layers and the focal image has been dry embossed and lightly inked. It was matted with a scalloped Nestie and adhered with foam tape. I used the greeting that is included in the set and I just love the font! It's so pretty and delicate. I added a few pearls and finished off the card by adding a some highlights onto the rose hips.

That's all I have to share with you today. Please take a moment to visit the Power Poppy blog to see what my Teammates have in store for you. There is soooo much inspiration using this set, I know you will want to add this one to your collection.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings~

supplies~
digital stamp: Rose & Chamomile(Power Poppy) 
card stock: Strawberry Slush(Stampin' Up!)
specialty paper: Canson XL watercolor paper
patterned paper: Print Poetry(Stampin' Up!)
dies: oval, scalloped oval Nestabilities(Spellbinders)   Postage Stamp Edge(Simon Says Stamp)
bling: Blush pearls(KaiserCraft)
coloring media: Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Pens-Sage, Sand, Red Berry, Hearthside    
Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens-yellow, light blue
other: White Gelly Roll pen(Sakura)