Introducing... Let Your Heart Be Light

It’s Day 2 of our Happiest Holidays 2018 release for Power Poppy!

Today is all about our new “Let Your Heart Be Light”…

This set of gorgeous stamps features poinsettia-and-holly images that can be used as a two-step stamp with coordinating light beams, a single stamp, or as a pair of borders surrounding a sentiment. We've got 6 sentiments that fit nicely between the borders, several with a light or warmth theme.

I kept today’s card very simple with a focus on that beautiful candle & greenery image…

Now, take a moment and…

Allison Cope

Christine Okken – go here!

Cindy Lawrence

Julie Koerber

Katie Sims

Kathy Jones 

Stacy Morgan

Tosha Leyendekker

Power Poppy Blog

These beautiful stamp sets will go on sale on Sunday October 28th in the Power Poppy Shop!

Thanks for joining me today!  Happy blog hopping!

~ Ally ~



stamps: Power Poppy (Let Your Heart Be Light)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White)ink:  Memento (Gray Flannel, Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers, Polychromos Pencils, Catherine Pooler Designs (Tiara, Tiki Torch)
patterned papers: Carta Bella (Santa’s Workshop 6x6)
dies: MFT (Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges)

World Card Making Day with Power Poppy!

Happy World Card Making Day everyone!  Let’s start they day off with a fun challenge from Power Poppy!

Today’s WCMD challenge is to create a card that we LOVE to send!  Me…. I think my all time favourite cards to send out are Christmas cards.  Yes… I know it’s only October but Alberta is already celebrating winter… we received 5 inches of snow the other day!  Craziness right?!?!

So I chose to make a few brand new Christmas cards to share with you today.

First off, I chose to make a relatively easy card first featuring the sweet little chickadee image from the “Tweet Tidings” stamp set released last year.

I kept the design simple.  I think this card would be very easily repeatable if you love to make multiples to send out of your cards.

Next I went a wee bit more complicated with a fun interactive sentiment card.  I used the Lawn Fawn’s new Reveal Wheel die to create this little fella. On the front I have that adorable little snowman from the “Snow Kissed” stamp set.

If you turn the little wheel peeking out on the right hand side, you reveal a total of 4 different sentiments!  The sentiments are from “Merry Littles” and “Bottlebrush Holiday”.  So super cute!

And lastly, I went even more interactive and made a Double Slider card.  This unsuspectingly little square features the little images of the “Cozy Cupfuls” stamp collection.

When you pull on the two tab openings, you reveal even more images and fun sentiments!  I just love playing with cards like these.

In addition to sharing some fun cards today, we also have a great Power Poppy Shop COUPON to share. 

Now…

Allison Cope

Christine Okken – go here!

Cindy Lawrence

Kathy Jones

Katie Sims

Stacy Morgan

Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for joining us today!  Happy creating!

~ Ally ~

Chickadee Card
stamps: Power Poppy (Tweet Tidings)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White & Black)
patterned paper: Echo Park (Merry & Bright 6x6)
ink:  Memento (Black Tuxedo), Versamark Ink, Copic Markers
embossing powder: Stampendous! (Gold Detail)

Snowman Talk Card
stamps: Power Poppy (Snow Kissed, Merry Littles, Bottlebrush Holiday)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White)
patterned paper: Carta Bella (Santa’s Workshop 6x6)
ink:  Memento (Black Tuxedo), Catherine Pooler Designs (Rockin’ Red), Copic Markers
dies: Lawn Fawn (Reveal Wheel Die, Reveal Wheel Speech Bubble)
other: Stickles (Stardust)

Wintertime Cups Card
stamps: Power Poppy (Cozy Cupfuls)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White), SU! (Pool Party)
patterned paper: Echo Park (Merry & Bright 6x6)
ink:  Memento (Black Tuxedo), Copic Markers
dies: Lawn Fawn (Double Slider Die)
other: Spectrum Noir (Sparkle Pen), Nuvo Drops (Simply White), Glossy Accents

Power Poppy: Introducing Burst of Kindness & Succulent Singles

Howdy and welcome to Day Two of the Power Poppy “Spring Fling” Collection reveal.

Today we have two brand new stamp sets to reveal…

Introducing… Burst of Kindness!

This stamp includes this gloriously ginormous bouquet of Spring florals and some buzzy friends.  It’ll fit perfectly in your stamp stash.

And secondly, introducing… Succulent Singles!

This awesome 12 image & sentiment stamp set collection will go great with our first Succulent stamp success, our Sassy Succulents stamp collection. This beautiful stamp also includes a coordinating die set – you can pre-order the dies on March 14th but save some money and buy the set as a stamp & die combination at a reduced price.  Woohoo!

So I have a card to share for each set today.  First off is the Burst of Kindness stamp collection.  I decided to spot light one of my favourite parts of the stamp set, this beautifully delicate butterfly out on one of the long sleek leaves of the bouquet.

Prismacolor Pencils: Cream, Goldenrod, Poppy Red, Crimson Red, 

Carmine Red, Apple Green, Dark Green, Light Aqua, Sienna Brown, Dark Brown

I used some Prismacolor Colored Pencils to colour and highlight this little fella.

And for my second card creation using the awesome Succulent Singles collection, I decided to channel my inner blues…

Copic Markers: BG11, BG13, BG32, B95, B97

I really like the rustic but almost nautical feel to this card!

All of the stamp shown today go on sale on March 14th.  All dies will go on pre-order sale on March 14th as well.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Now come and check out what my fellow Bloom Brigaders have created for you to drool over!

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken – proceed here next!
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims

Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great time hopping along today!  Come back again tomorrow for TWO more brand new stamp sets!

~ Ally ~



Stamps: Power Poppy (Burst of Kindness)
Cardstock: Misc. (Cream)
Patterned Paper: Carta Bella (Yesterday 6x6)
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Prismacolor Pencils, Sakura (Gold Calligrapher Pen)
Dies: My Favorite Things (Stitched Circles), Spellbinders (Lacey Circles)
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh (Metallic Gold 6mm)
Misc.: Wood Button, Nuvo Crystal Drops (Morning Dew), Gold Thread
 
Stamps: Power Poppy (Succulent Singles)
Cardstock: Simon Says Stamp (Blue Violet), Misc. (Cream)
Patterned Paper: Authentique (Abroad 6x6), My Mind’s Eye (Sleigh Ride 6x6), Graphic45 (Good Ol’ Sport)
Ink: Memento (Potter’s Clay), Copic Markers
Dies: My Favorite Things (Stitched Ovals), Spellbinders (Labels 28, Decorative Labels 28)
Sequins: CraftMedley (Rhythm n’ Blues)
Other: Twine, Thread

Be Strong, Be You!

Happy Friday everyone!  TGIF… I need a rest but for the next week and a half, NO rest for me!  I’m getting ready to take my Cubs to camp the first weekend in June so we’re in “prep mode”!  Now let's get on to the card making…

This month for Power Poppy, our Power & Spark Challenge is all about…

FLOWERS! 

For all the challenge details, click here!  Come and play along!

So I strolled through all my amazing bloom images for Power Poppy and final decided to pull out my “Orchids Rock” clear stamp set to play with this week.  I even drew inspiration from our lovely challenge hostess this month, Katie Sims, and pulled out my gold pen and some vintage papers to play with…

Copics Used: R05, Y23, Y26, Y28, YR0000,BG90, BG93, YG93, YG95, YG97, W00, W0, W1

And here’s a close up of the luscious blooms, which I gave them a little bit of sparkle…

Now, come along and visit each of my fellow Bloom Brigade members to check out what they’re sharing this week…

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!  I hope you enjoy the creative journey today!

~ Ally ~


Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Orchids Rock)
cardstock:  Recollections #110 White Cardstock
patterned paper: Carta Bella (Yesterday 6x6)
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers, Wink of Stella (clear), Pen-Touch Calligraphy (Gold)
die: My Favorite Things (Cross-Stitched Squares, Cross-Stitched Rectangles)
thread:  Sulky (Metallic Gold), white
gold pearls: Micheal’s.

Power Poppy: Celebrate the Season? Say What?

TGIF everyone!  I’m so happy to be back creating again. With 2 weeks off I really got my creative jive back and it feels good!

Ushering in a new month means that we have a brand new Power Poppy “Power & Spark” challenge.  This month it’s all about “fussy cutting”!

For details on this month’s challenge, click here!  REMEMBER, you don’t need Power Poppy stamps to participate in the challenge so get creating and share with us over on the Power Poppy Blog.

For my card this week, I was just itching to use a holiday stamp.  I know… what was I thinking!!! We're trying to encourage warm weather to arrive not snow!!! Well sometimes you just have to go with the creative flow so that’s what I did.

On my card today, I’m featuring the gorgeous Christmas stamp set, “Poinsettia”.  I used 8, yup eight, different Ranger Distress Inks (listed below!) to water colour in my image and then fussy cut it out.  This poinsettia totally lends itself to big, bold, beautiful colour!  So that’s what I did!

As a finishing touch, I added some clear Wink of Stella pen to the poinsettia leaves, just like the ones you might find around Christmas time and a really simple sentiment from the “Bough Wow Wow” stamp set…

Now… off you go on a little adventure through the remainder of the lovely and talented Bloom Brigade designer blogs...

Power Poppy Blog
Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Kathy Jones
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan


Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy all of our creations today!!  Happy hopping!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Poinsettia, Bough Wow Wow)
cardstock:  Recollections Cream Cardstock, Strathmore Water Color Paper
pattern papers: Carta Bella (Yesterday), My Mind’s Eye (Sleigh Bells Ring)
ink:  Ranger Distress (Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Tea Dye, Abandoned Coral, Dusty Concord, Pine Needles, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive), Versafine (Black Onyx), Clear Wink of Stella, Sakura Gold Pen
die cuts:  My Favorite Things (Stitched Circle, Stitched Oval), Spellbinders (Labels 17, Decorative Labels 28)
twine:  Darice
other:  ribbon.

Introducing… Simply Camellias!

It’s Day 2 of our three day journey here at Power Poppy! Today we are revealing another gorgeous botanical beaut… introducing… Simply Camellias!

Today’s clear stamp will thrill and delight you.  There are 3 stunning Camellia images along with five more very useful sentiments.

I started off with the beautiful “Yesterday” paper collection from Carta Bella which has a kind of vintage feel to it.  So I die cut the curvy edges, layered them and added some machine stitching.  Then I added a few die cut banners.

To complete my card, I created a paper pieced Camellia bloom using some thick Olba Glue.  I love the dimension this flower has on my card…

Don't forget about checking out our 1st Birthday Bash!  We're giving away a $100 gift certificate to one lucky winner.  Click HERE to learn more on how you can win this amazing prize!!!


Take a gander at what the remainder of the fabulous Bloom Brigade designer blogs...

Power Poppy Blog
Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

Thanks for stopping by today!  Stay tuned for tomorrow when we reveal our final clear stamp set.  All stamp sets go on sale on April 1st in the Power Poppy Shop! Happy hopping!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy
 
Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Simply Camellias)
cardstock:  Stampin’ Up! (Crumb Cake), Recollections Black Cardstock, vellum
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
adhesive:  Olba Glue
other:  thread.

Hoppy Easter Times 4!

Happy Hump Day everyone!  I have been having LOTS of fun playing with my new MISTI tool that I pre-ordered way back in November.  It finally arrived last week and I just had to pull it out and use it right away.

Today I’m featured FOUR cards… yup FOUR!  They are identical only in the design because I’m using the latest and greatest card sketch from Splitcoaststampers today, SC530.  It’s a really simple sketch and was perfect for mass producing a set of cards.

I’m featuring the sweet little set, “Honey Bunny” stamp set from Mama Elephant today on my Easter cards.  Here’s a quick glance at all four cards…

Each card is slightly different in how I “dressed” my bunnies and what papers I used.  For the first card, I used the top hat, oracle, cane, crown and heart stamps to adorn my cutie pies.

For #2, I used the top hat, oracle, crown, heart and bow tie…

For card #3, I used the mustache this time…

And for the final card, I used the tie on my little fella…

It’s also time over at StampNation for a brand new challenge!  And ALL four of my cards tie into our challenge this week too!  Here’s a little sneak peek of what me and my fellow Dream Team members have created for this week’s challenge.  Can you guess what it is?

Thanks for stopping by today to check out my card!

~ Ally ~

Supplies:
stamps: Mama Elephant (Honey Bunny)
cardstock:  X-Press It White Cardstock, Recollections Black Cardstock, Stampin’ Up! (Strawberry Slush)
patterned paper:  Carta Bella (Words of Love)
die cut shapes: Lawn Fawn (Stitched Rectangles), My Favorite Things (Stitched Circles), Avery Elle (Dotted Die), Spellbinders (Classic Scalloped Hearts, PageMaps Edge Dies)
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black, Love Letter), Tsukineko (Radiant Neon – Electric Pink)
Copic Markers:  N0, N2, R22, R35, RV000, RV02
other:  Sakura (Glitter Pen).

Lovely Lilacs

Howdy all!  It’s been a busy week here in this household.  Last weekend it was “crazy clean the house weekend” because my Mom was coming to visit on Tuesday morning from Ontario.  We always make a point of her coming out to Alberta to visit us and I always go home to Ontario at least once a year to see her.

I didn’t have time to actually sit down and create a card for today until yesterday.  And since my Mom’s here still, I invited her to create along with me today as she’s just starting to learn how to use her Copic Markers.

Both our cards today feature the stunning Power Poppy “French Liliac” digital image.

So here is the card MY MOM, Mary, created…

My Mom used some Spring greens on her Lilacs and airbrushed her back ground.

And then here’s the card I created…

I used the “French Liliac” stamp set but also the “Potted Primroses” stamp set for my sentiment.

Here’s a little close up…

Don't forget to check out our NEW monthly challenge feature... Power & Spark...

Julie's our hostess for the month and she wants to see your SKY related inspirations!
For further challenge details, CLICK HERE!

Now… off you go on a little hop through all of the Bloom Brigade blogs...

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog


Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Allison’s Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (French Liliac, Potted Primroses)
cardstock:  X-Press It Cardstock
patterned paper:  Carta Bella (Yesterday)
die cut shapes: Lawn Fawn (Stitched Rectangles)
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers, White Jellyroll Pen, Sakura Glaze pen
tool:  Copic Airbrush
twine:  Bead Landing.

Get out Your Winter Plaid!

Howdy Power Poppy lovers!  If you already haven’t checked out the newest digital release for this month, you are missing out!  Take a gander at these two beautiful florals and accompanying sentiments by Marcella Hawley…

Still being in the holiday spirit of card making here in snowy Alberta, I took hint from some of my favourite holiday things… great holiday colours, green, grey & red, cool intricate layers and plaid!  I love plaid! 

I couldn't resist applying all that fun stuff with the new “Winter Pick-Me-Up” image & sentiment and also the new “Camellias” sentiment today…

If you look closer, I actually have quite a bit of sparkle on this card but it’s very subtle…

 

Now… off you go on a little Winter Blitz hop through all of the Bloom Brigade blogs..

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Dina Kowal
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog

GIVEAWAY!!! 

Marcy is giving away one entire set of the Winter Blitz release!  All you have to win this glorious digital pack is to comment on all of the Bloom Brigade blogs!  Super easy right?! Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Winter Pick-Me-Up, Camellias)
cardstock:  X-Press It Cardstock, Bazzill
patterned paper:  Carta Bella (Warm & Cozy)
red pearls:  Doodlebug Designs
die cut shapes: Spellbinders (A2 Devine Eleoquence, Gold Majesty Circles, Circles)
ink: Copic Markers, Sakura Stardust Pen
other:  Thread, Seam Binding Ribbon.

Cauliflower Anyone?

Yippee… it’s FRIDAY!!!  Time for another chance to play along with the Power Poppy Bloom Brigade!  Wanna be one of our Peep of the Week winners and get your Power Poppy creation showcased on the Power Poppy Blog?  Click here to find out more about how to enter.

Today I want to share a fun layered beaut with ya’ll!  I had a lot of fun fussy cutting out many, many layers of stamped pieces of this adorable little basket of cauliflower from the “Farmers Market” stamp collection.

I didn’t use a lot of Copic Markers to colour my image, just E81, E84, G24, G8 & R59.  I used a bit of the patterned papers for my basket instead of colouring it in.

If you look closely, you can see that some parts of the image are higher than others – the leaves hanging over the basket are especially noticeable… I love fussy cutting!!

Now take a stroll and visit my fellow Bloom Brigaders with me and see what these amazingly talented ladies have come up with this week for you to check out!

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Leslie Miller

Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy
 
Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Farmers Market)
cardstock:  Bazzill, Recollections
patterned papers:  Carta Bella (So This is Christmas)
die cuts: Spellbinders
ribbon:  Flourishes
ink: Memento, Copic Markers
other:  thread.