Happy Power Poppy Friday!

Hi there and a happy Friday to you!  Are you ready for Christmas?  Got all of your shopping done?  I am ready for time with family, but I still have some wrapping to do!  I have a quick little card to share with you today.  No coloring, no die cutting, no buttons......this came together in a snap!  I thought this sweet image from the Heaven and Nature Sing stamp set would be so pretty stamped in red.....and I love how it turned out.

I planned on adding some extras here and there but then changed my mind at the last minute and kept it really clean (for me, anyway).  The finished card is 3.75" square.  I stamped the image and then added the sentiment from the Bottlebrush Holiday stamp set in Memento's Rhubarb Stalk on to Papertrey Ink's Rustic White card stock.  I attached the image panel to a dark grey card stock (PTI's Smokey Shadow) layer and did some stitching around the edges.  Next, I adhered the panel to my card base.  I added some shimmer with a Wink of Stella clear brush pen  to the leaves, berries and parts of the birds and sponged on a little Chamomile ink from Papertrey Ink to give the paper an aged appearance.  Lastly, I added a bit of silver cord and some Ranger Glossy Accents to the berries.

To soften the gray card stock a bit I went back and sponged some Fresh Snow ink from Papertrey Ink.  I wish you could see the gloss and shine here....I really love how it turned out....I just had a hard time trying to capture it in a photo!  I have always loved this image and even though it really is so much fun to color, I have to say that I think this really shows all of Marcella's fine details off beautifully!  Don't you think this could be the most gorgeous fabric?  A Christmas toile in Marcella's images....oh my!  I'm not sure my heart could take it!  ;)

Well that is all for my little card today, but please make sure you check out what some of my Bloomie sisters have created for you.....leave a little blog love while you're there too.  I am so glad you were able to stop by for a visit and here's wishing you the merriest of Christmases!  Until next time, take care!  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken     

Julie Koerber 
Kathy Jones 
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller 

~Katie

Ready for a little Power & Spark?

Hello there and welcome to my little blog today!  I am so glad it's Friday, how about you?  I have a quick post to share with you today.  Power Poppy is introducing its last Power & Spark Challenge for 2015 (where did this year go!?).  December finds many of us reflecting back on all of the events of the year as we look forward to the beginning of a new year and this challenge totally embraces that tradition.....so are you up for a little Power & Spark "Rewind"?  This month, you get to pick a previous 2015 Power & Spark challenge and create a project!  That's it!  How easy is that, right? You can see the whole line up of Power & Spark Challenges for the year on the Power Poppy blog.

  For my project, I chose to take another look at October's challenge "Bits and Pieces" hosted by the incredibly talented and super sweet Julie Koerber.  This card may look a little familiar to you....it is definitely a rewind of the challenge but also of a card I created for October's Blog Hop...I just changed the theme to Christmas and the orientation a bit.  You can see that card here.

I have been wanting to color up the gorgeous image from the Poinsettia stamp set in white for quite a while.  This card used minimal supplies.  I started by stamping my image with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink on to some Rustic White card stock from Papertrey Ink.  I colored my image with several Copics that I will list below. Then, I stitched on a panel of patterned paper from Carta Bella's "Christmas Day" 6x6 paper pad.  Next, I rounded the top left corner with my We R Memory Keepers corner chomper and sponged on some Papertrey ink in Chamomile and Chai.  For a little extra somethin'-somethin', I spritzed some ink from Stampin' Up's Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, and Mellow Moss markers.  After that, I stamped my sentiment from the Botanical Tree stamp set with Papertrey Ink's Scarlet Jewel ink.  I went over the poinsettia and pomegranates with my Wink of Stella Clear brush pen and added some Ranger Glossy Accents to the center of the Poinsettia.  All that was left was to tie my ribbon (also PTI's Scarlet Jewel in grosgrain) and adhere the panel to a card base.  

I will never get enough of all of Marcella's beautiful details in her images!  This poinsettia is one of my all time favorites.....this bloom practically leaps off the paper when you stamp it, coloring it is the icing on the cake!  :)  

So, that is all for my card today, but please make sure you check out what several of my Bloomie sisters have created for your inspiration today.  Leave a little hello while you visit and then why don't you join in the fun, pick out your favorite theme, and create your own Power & Spark Rewind project!  I can't wait to see what you create!  Until next time, hope you have a wonderful weekend and take care!  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken     

Julie Koerber 
Kathy Jones 
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller 
Stacy Morgan 

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Stampin' Up Stampin' Chalk marker and these Copic colors- R39, R81, R83, R85, R89, BV02, G21, G29, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, E40, E44, Y26, YR31, C1, W4, W5 and 0.

Pssst.....did you hear?

Hello there friends!  I hope this day finds you well and I hope all of my fellow USA friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I know we did....actually we had several days of festivities with lots of family and friends!  I am really late with this notice but you still have time to check out the Power Poppy goodness going on at the blog.....Marcella has a sweet sale going on and a digi deal you do not  want to miss!

Pretty awesome, right?  AND.....some of the Bloomies and Instant Gardeners created some pretty spectacular cards showing off this darling little guy, so make sure you check out all of the snowy inspiration for you compliments of these incredibly talented ladies!  Hope you have a great weekend and until next time, take care!  :)

~Katie

It's Power Poppy Friday!

Well howdy do to you and a very happy Friday!  Is it just me or are the weeks flying by....Thanksgiving just around the corner and then Christmas will be here before we all know it!  I am sure you have noticed that I have been trying to get a jump start on my Christmas cards lately :).  So to add one more to my Christmas stash, I used the darling new stamp set Spice it Up for my card today.

I kept this design pretty clean and simple (for me, anyway).  I used one of the dies from Spellbinders 5x7 Matting Basics A die set and Papertrey Ink's Rustic White card stock for my sentiment panel.  I stitched a strip of green polka dot paper that I had sitting on my craft table from another project and then stamped my sentiment with Papertrey Ink's Dark Chocolate ink and added my ribbon (Papertrey Ink's Spring Moss grosgrain).  Next, I stamped my image with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink onto more Rustic White card stock and colored it up with Copics.  I added some sparkle with an Atyou Spica Clear Glitter pen and some shine on the mistletoe berries with Ranger's Glossy Accents.  After everything was dry, I die cut my image out with a die from Spellbinders' Labels Eighteen, sponged on some Ranger Distress Ink in Peeled Paint, and added some gold leafing with my Krylon 18KT gold leafing pen. After adhering my image panel to my sentiment panel with foam dimensionals, all that was left was to adhere the finished panel to a card base from Papetrey Ink's Dark Chocolate card stock and tada!  Card done!  :)

I can almost smell the citrus and spice from this sweet image, can you?  And let me say...I l-o-v-e this precious sentiment with font mix!  

So that is all for my card today, but please make sure to check out what some of my amazing Bloomie sisters have created for you....leave them a little hello while you are there and then make sure you check out all of the fabulousness on the Power Poppy Blog, or what I affectionately call Bloom Central....;)  That Copic Diva Kathy Jones ushered in a new Power & Spark Challenge that will have you digging through all your stuff for the perfect embellishments and Marcella served up a new digital image that will have you "a-maized"....lots of good stuff going on over there so if you haven't yet, make sure you check it out!  Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit...and until next time, take care!  :)

Christine Okken 

Cindy Lawrence    
Julie Koerber  
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller 

~Katie

Copic colors used:    Y32, Y35, Y38, YR09, YR16,E29, E35, E40, E44, YG61, YG67, BG10, BG72, BG75, BG78.  Other Supplies used:  Stampin' Up!'s Stampin' Chalk marker, Papertrey Ink's Chamomile and Chai distress inks, green polka dot paper from Carta Bella's "Merry & Bright" 6x6 paper pad.

A Power Poppy Friday with Cozy Cupfuls!

Hi there and happy Friday to you!  Have you got big plans?  I am looking forward to a couple of quiet days at home.  :)  I thought I would share another card I made using the adorable new Power Poppy stamp set, Cozy Cupfuls.  This time I used the little tea cup complete with it's own Christmas tree.  That Marcella thinks of everything, doesn't she?  I mean, who else could even imagine a Christmas tree in a tea cup, right?  Well, let me show you what I created with this darling image.

I love Christmas cards with a pink, green, white and black color scheme so that is the direction I took here.  I used a die from Spellbinders' Long Classic Rectangles Large set for my main image panel and then layered the card around it....the finished size ended up being 3 3/4" x 6 7/8".  I stamped my image using Memento's Tuxedo Black ink and colored it up with Copics.  I added sparkle with a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter brush pen then added Ranger Glossy Accents on the ornaments.  I used a gold Atyou Spica glitter pen to trim the tea cup and saucer and then a silver Atyou Spica glitter pen for the large ornament hook.  I stitched on the green patterned paper, stamped my sentiment, then added ribbon and attached the buttons with some cream hemp cord.  I stitched the black gingham paper on a white panel and then attached it to my card base.  When everything was dry, I adhered my image panel with foam dimensionals.

I think this is the sweetest image...I love the detail that Marcella added to the tea cup and the ornament in the saucer.  The little tree was a cinch to color up....there is so much detail, I just dotted different colors of green in there and kind of smudged it around with the lightest shade and it turned out great.....definitely a quick color up!

Well that is all for my card today, but my Bloomie sisters have some mighty pretty creations just waiting for you to see!  Make sure you leave them a little blog love while you are there, k?  I am so glad you were able to pop in for a visit!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend and until next time, take care!  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

Cindy Lawrence    
Julie Koerber  
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller 
Stacy Morgan 
Tosha Leyendekker

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Paper- Rustic White card stock from Papertrey Ink, green patterned paper from Carta Bella's "Merry & Bright" 6x6 paper pad, black gingham paper from Making Memories; Other-buttons from Papertrey Ink, ribbon from Michael's, and these Copic colors- YG0000, YG21, YG23, YG25, YG61, YG63, YG67, G29, E40, E41, E42, E44, W1, W3, W5, W7, RV000, RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29, and RV69.

It's the Power Poppy October Blog Hop!

Hello there!  I'm so glad you could stop by today!  Power Poppy's October Blog Hop is today and you know what that means....all of the gorgeous stamps you have been seeing this week are now available for purchase in the Power Poppy Store!  Yay!  But before you jet outta here, let me show you what I made using the incredibly detailed Olive and Oak Expanded stamp set...k?

This glorious set is an expansion of the wildly popular Olive and Oak digital image.  We have all seen some amazingly colored samples from not only the Bloom Brigade but also our sister team the Instant Gardeners.....man did they ever show this image off to perfection!  Soooo, I thought that I might do something a little different here.  I took a page out of the incredibly talented and super sweet  Cheryl Scrivens' design book and kept this image fairly simple.  She had designed a card with this set and left it completely uncolored and it was fabulous!  Here is the link to that beauty!  For mine, after stamping my image in Memento's Tuxedo Black ink, I just colored the acorns and olives.  I did a fair amount of sponging with Papertrey Ink's Chai and Chamomile inks and also a little Ranger Distress Ink in Frayed Burlap.  My sentiment was stamped with Stampin' Up!'s Cajun Craze ink.  I spritzed some ink from SU!'s Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, and Pumpkin Pie markers around the leaves for a hint of color.  To finish this card off I rounded the top right corner , stitched a strip of patterned paper from Papertrey Ink and added some PTI ribbon in Terracotta Tile.  Oh...I also added sparkle around the image with my Wink of Stella Clear glitter pen.

Talk about a quickie card here.....it came together in a snap!  You could very easily mass produce this for your Fall card making.

I don't think I was able to get a shot so you could see the sparkle, but it is there...I promise! :)  

That is all for my card today but make sure you check out what all of my Bloomie teammates created for you using all of the new additions to the Happiest Holiday Collection.  You are in for a real treat...and then after that, you can make some of these amazing sets your very own...like, today!  I am so glad you were able to stop by today for a visit.  I hope you have enjoyed seeing this new release as much as we have enjoyed creating projects for you!  Until next time, take care..... :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

Cindy Lawrence    
Julie Koerber 
Kathy Jones 
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller 
Stacy Morgan 
Tosha Leyendekker
and Marcella Hawley

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Paper-Rustic White card stock from Papertrey Ink; Other-We R Memory Keepers 1/2" Corner Chompers and these Copic colors-E23, E27, E30, E33, E37, E70, E77, and E79.

Power Poppy October Release-Day 5!

Hi there friends and welcome!  I hope you have been enjoying all of the wonderful October Release festivities on the Power Poppy blog.  Marcella has added quite a few beauties to her Happiest Holiday Collection.  Have you been able to decide on a favorite stamp set yet?  That's a toughie, isn't it?  Well, today's set is sure to win your heart...say hello to Cozy Cupfuls!

Oh, the sweet little images you will see in this set!  You will have a tough time deciding what to color up first!  :)  For my card today, I chose the little gift grouping with mug of cocoa.  Wanna see?

I colored up this darling image with Copics and then fussy cut it out.  I added some sparkle here and there with my Wink of Stella clear glitter pen and some shine to the mug using Ranger's Glossy Accents.  My card base is die cut from Papertrey Ink's Rustic White card stock using Spellbinders Grand Squares die set.  I used some pinking shears to cut one of the card layers out of kraft wrapping paper and stitched it in place.  I die cut some green print paper with a Spellbinders die from the Classic Squares Large set and stitched it onto a white card stock layer.  I stamped my sentiment then wrapped some ribbon around the panel and added a button with hemp twine.  All of my layers got distressed with Papertrey Ink's Chai and Chamomile inks.  Lastly, I adhered my layers together and secured  my fussy cut image with foam dimensionals and some Collall,

I l-o-v-e the darling little presents and that little deer mug.....sigh.  Now I wanna find a for real mug like that!  ;)  Again, Marcella has thought of every teeny tiny detail to make these images look like they stepped right out of a treasured Christmas memory.  How does she do that?!  

Well, that is all for my card today, but you know what's next.....please make sure you check out what my amazing Bloomie sisters have created to tantalize you with and leave a little blog love while you are there.  I hope you will be able to pop back in tomorrow for one last hurrah....the Power Poppy Blog Hop!  Until then, take care!  :)  OH, and remember....tomorrow all of the sets will be available for purchase in the Power Poppy store!

Christine Okken 

Cindy Lawrence 
Dina Kowal   
Julie Koerber  
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller 
Stacy Morgan 
and Marcella Hawley

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Ink-Memento's Tuxedo Black; Patterned paper from Melissa Frances' Hone for the Holidays" 6x6 paper pad; Copics- W1, W3, E40, E41, E42, E44, E47, E50, E51, E53, E57, E59, C0, C1, C3, YG61, YG67, R20, R22, R24, R27, and R39.

Power Poppy October Release-Day 3!

Hello there friends!  I hope you have been having a great week thus far......if you have caught the peeks the last couple of days on the Power Poppy blog then I know you've had a great week!  ;)  Marcella really pulled out all of the stops for this amazing release....new additions to her Happiest Holiday Collection!  These beautiful images will make you fall in love with Christmas all over again....and again.....and again.  I am thrilled to be able to join in for today's stamp set feature, Wreaths Plain & Fancy....just get a load of this beauty....

The first time I saw this image, I had a little chorus of "This Little Light of Mine" pop in my head and it has pretty much been there ever since....;)  This gorgeous set comes with two different wreaths and several sweet little images and sentiments that you can plop right in the center of a wreath or use as an accent or however your little heart wants to use them!  I chose the darling single candle to put in the center of the larger wreath.......

Now I ask you...has there ever been a more precious little wreath and candle image in existence?  I don't think so either!  I also need to add that I had an absolute blast coloring her up (as you can tell from my extensive list of Copic colors below.....sheesh, I think I got a little carried away....lol).  I decided to do a circle shaped card to mimic the wreath shape and layered it up to give it more depth.  I chose my copic colors to echo the colors in the patterned papers I used so even though there is a lot of pattern and layering here, I don't think it looks overly busy.  I added a little Wink of Stella clear glitter pen to the candle flame and the berries and then added some Ranger Glossy Accents to the berries for more shine and then.... I added a little gold leafing with my Krylon 18KT gold leafing pen....I just couldn't help myself...

Can you believe all of the detail that Marcella can pack into a single image?!  I am always blown away!  If you are new to coloring, do not let all of this small detail intimidate you.....you do not have to be precise here....trust me!  You can dab a little of this and that like I did and come up with your own little work of heart.  If you will notice, I did not color all of the wreath in completely.....I left bits of very lightly colored areas to really make some of the other needles and leaves stand out more.  I also think this would be completely stunning stamped in a single color and left uncolored......gasp, did I just say that?!  That is the beauty of Marcella's images.....they are show stoppers as is!  :)  

So that is all for my little card today but you know that my incredibly talented Bloomie sisters have so much more in store for you.....so go check it all out and make sure you leave them a little blog love while you are there.  I will be joining back in the fun on Saturday with my next project so I hope to see you then, but trust me when I say tomorrow's Power Poppy offering is going to delight you to no end....I just know it!  :)  Until then, take care!

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken      

Katie Sims <------You are here 
Stacy Morgan 
Tosha Leyendekker
and Marcella Hawley

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Paper- Rustic White card stock from Papertrey Ink, Patterned papers from Simple Stories' "Handmade Holiday" 6x6 paper pad; Ink-Ranger Distress ink Forest Moss; Other- Spellbinders' die sets in Standard Circle Small, Classic Scallop Circle Large, Grand Circles, and Grand Scallop Circles, Stampin' Up!  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, and these Copic colors-E40, E41, E42, E44, E47, E49, E51, E55, E81, E84, E87, YG21, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, G21, G24, G29, G82, Y21, Y26, YR31, R14, R17, R24, R46, and R81.

It's Time for another Power Poppy Friday AND a Special Daily Marker Hop!

Hi there and Happy Friday to you!  Today Power Poppy has teamed up with the incredibly talented Kathy Racoosin for her 30 Day Coloring Challenge!  What's that, you ask?  Well, that clever Kathy has challenged everyone to take a little "me" time and just. color.....that's it!  Just spend some gloriously quiet time coloring your troubles away.....doesn't that sound wonderful?!  You can see all of the details here.

And hey.....have you checked out the latest Power & Spark Challenge on the Power Poppy blog.  That amazing Julie has thrown down a peach of a challenge.....you can read all about that here.

My card actually works for both of these challenges!  Lemme show you what I created.....

I have a serious crush on these darling bottlebrush trees from the Bottlebrush Holiday set so I thought I would do a quick color up and pair it with one of my all time favorite little sentiments from the Dynamic Duos: Glads and Gerberas set.  Since I was sending love, I thought why not make the card a postage stamp shape, so that's what I did!  A few simple layers, some stitching, a little sponging and my colored image now looks like a stamp...ready to send some Christmas love!  :)  

I did add a little sparkle with my Atyou Spica clear glitter pen and then some shine with some Ranger Glossy Accents on the ornaments.  The papers are from a Graphic 45 paper pad that a dear friend gave me.  Don't you just love those little trees?!  

Well, that is all for my card for today but there are beautiful cards a-plenty just waiting to inspire you so make sure you check out all that my sweet Bloomie sisters have created for you.  Leave a little love along the way....and a big hug to Kathy Racoosin for the inspiration too!   Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back soon with some new Power Poppy goodness to share.....Eeeeee!  :)  Until then, take care....

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

Cindy Lawrence    
Julie Koerber  
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller 
Stacy Morgan 
Tosha Leyendekker

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Paper-Papertrey Ink's Rustic White Card stock, green card stock from scrap; Ink-Memento's Tuxedo Black, Ranger's Distress Ink in Peeled Paint, Papertrey Ink's Chamomile ink; Other-Spellbinder's die sets in Classic Square Large, Classic Scalloped Squares Large, and Postage Stamp sets and these Copic colors- G29, G40, G43, G46, YG61, YG63, YG67, E42, E44, E47, C2, C5, C9, R30, R32, R35, and R39.

It's a Power Poppy Friday with a New Digital Image!

Hi there friend and a very happy Friday to you!  Hope you have had a wonderful week.  Today is another Power Poppy Friday and it just so happens to also be a "Digis on the 5's" day!  I chose to create a card using today's sweet digi image.  This one will certainly have you humming a Christmas carol or two.....say hello to Glittering Glass Santa!

Is that not the sweetest little Santa ever?  He was such fun to color too!  This little digi set comes with the darling Santa image you see here and also a pretty sentiment complete with berry sprig.  I started by printing my image on to white card stock and coloring him up with copics.  Next I die cut him using a Spellbinders Classic Oval Large die, used a Krylon Silver leafing pen around the edges and put it aside.  I die cut my card front using Spellbinder's Matting Basics B set and then laid a Marianne die resembling a pine bough on there and dry embossed it randomly on the card front.  After that, I stitched a bit of green patterned paper and stamped my sentiment from the Poinsettia stamp set.  I went over the embossed pine boughs with my Wink of Stella clear brush pen to give a subtle sparkle.  To mat my image oval I die cut two green card stock ovals using Spellbinders' Floral Ovals and  Deckled Edge Classic Oval Large sets.  I used a little Papertrey Ink Fresh Snow ink to sponge around the deckled edge of one of the ovals.  To finish my image off, I watered down a little Viva Cream Pearl Pen and lightly brushed it over the ornament, then added Ranger Glossy Accents over if for extra shine.  I was trying to give it that pearlized sheen that you see on so many of those vintage glass ornaments.  I think it worked pretty well. I actually patterned this card layout after another card I did not long ago...you can see that post here.

I had a hard time capturing the sparkle from the embossed pine boughs but hopefully you can catch a glimpse of it in one of the photos.  

I really am quite smitten with this sweet image...and I know you will be too!  That's all for my card today but make sure you see what some of my Bloom Brigade sisters have created for your Friday inspiration and leave a little blog love while you're there.  Thanks so much for stopping by today and until next time, take care!  :)

Allison Cope

Cheryl Scrivens 

Christine Okken 

Cindy Lawrence    
Julie Koerber 
Kathy Jones 
Katie Sims <------You are here  
Tosha Leyendekker

~Katie

Copics used:  W0, W1, W4, C00, C3, BG70, BG72, BG75, BG90, BG93, B0000, R30, R32, R35, R37, R39, E000, E11, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG93

Power Poppy's September Power & Spark Challenge

Hello there and a very happy Friday to you!  How have you been?  It has been just plain hot and muggy here....I am SO ready for some cooler autumn temperatures!  Oh well, enough about that....I'll bet you popped in to see what Power Poppy goodness we have to share with you today, right?  Well, let me just tell you...I have been about to bust for September's Power & Spark Challenge to get here.  I have the honor of hosting this month's event and I thought it might be fun to highlight the sweet nature of paper crafters everywhere......

This month’s Power & Spark challenge is all about giving.  We all know the paper crafting community has some of the biggest, giving hearts around so let’s celebrate that with “Gifts from the Heart”.  Show us your creative ways of gift presentations or a hand crafted gift….or both!  Try stamping  your own wrapping paper, decorate your own gift bag or tag, craft a gift set of note cards....you choose how to show your art and heart for a special someone.  Even though the holidays are just around the corner, any time is a great time for gift giving so this challenge is open for any occasion.  We can’t wait to see what you create!  

For my project, I could not decide on one idea, so I did three....:)!  I love giving little munchies as gifts....either for holidays or even for a "just thinking of you" kind of gift so two of my projects are munchie holders.  The third is a little glassine bag that I decked out....you could certainly use this for some sort of small food item but in this case I wrapped a gift card in it.  Here's a little group photo.....as you can see I went all out Christmas but remember, any occasion will be great for this challenge!  :)

Let's start with my jar project.  Who doesn't love cookies, am I right?  So how about some cookies in a jar!  If I had planned ahead, I could have baked something for the jar, but it just didn't work out that way so when in a pinch.....store bought works just fine and these pretty chocolate hazelnut Piroulines were just the thing for this quart size wide mouth Ball jar.  A little fabric, bow, and a tag finish this off and the whole thing came together super quick!  I stamped one of the images from the Joyful Arrangements set onto some patterned paper and colored it up with Copics.  I die cut it using a tag die from Papertrey Ink and layered it with a card stock layer to give it a little more weight.  I added a bit of patterned paper, some ball fringe, and a silver bell tied with string then applied Ranger's Glossy Accents to the berries and a couple of the words to give it a little shine and that was it....instant gift!  

Here is a little close up of the tag..... 

Next up is my little glassine bag.  Now, you may have already known this but I just discovered this summer that you can directly stamp on glassine bags.  I used Staz On ink to make sure there would not be any ink smearing and it worked great.  The poinsettia image on the bag is from the Poinsettia stamp set.  To mimic that image, I used the little poinsettia image from the Merry Littles set for my tag.  The sentiment is from the Bottlebrush Holiday set.  The tag is wrapped around with ribbon to make a little belly band so you can get in the bag without tearing everything up.  :)  My sentiment circle is a layered using Spellbinders Classic Circles Large set and Papertrey Ink's Limitless Layers  1 3/4" Circle die collection.  I sponged on some ink in Ranger's Iced Spruce Distress ink after stamping my sentiment then used my Krylon Silver leafing pen around the circle.  Next, I stamped, fussy cut and colored with Copics the little poinsettia and then added a dash of Wink of Stella clear brush pen for some shine.  I die cut a silver flourish using a My Favorite Things die and then die cut and sanded the pink houndstooth paper using Spellbinder's Labels Twenty Eight.  I adhered the whole tag assembly together using Scor tape and foam dimensionals then punched holes in either end for my ribbon.  To finish it all off, I tied a sweet little silver charm from Stampin' Up! to the tag and added some jewels to the sentiment circle.

Here is a different angle so you can see some of the layers.  The gift card is wrapped in silver tissue paper and the darling little white dots that were on the glassine bag really stand out more with that as a background.  I know you shouldn't have favorites, but this may be my favorite of the three.  Shhhhh....don't tell the others....;)

For my third project, I had a little Wilton treat box complete with a window that was just begging to be used.  I made a belly band for it with some trimmed strips of decorative paper then added a die cut from Spellbinders Belly Band One set and layered it with some Papertrey Ink Scarlet Jewel card stock and stitched it up.  I die cut the window using the Labels Twenty Eight die and just lookie what's in this box.....Lindor Truffles!  I thought the bottlebrush tree and ornaments would look so cute in the corner of the window so I stamped it out, colored it up with Copics and fussy cut it out.  I added plenty of sparkle with my Wink of Stella clear brush pen and then gave the ornaments a good coating of Ranger Glossy Accents.  I cut a couple of slits in the die cut with a craft knife and threaded PTI's Scarlet Jewel grosgrain ribbon to wrap around my box.  I added my fussy cut image last with some foam dimensionals and that was that!

Did you know that Lindor now has a Salted Caramel truffle?  Well I didn't  until the other day....and the wrapping color was a perfect match for the box!  Sounds like a totally legitimate reason to buy these, don't you think?  ;)  Here is a little close up of my treat box.....

So there you have it.....three gift projects for the holidays.  You could easily change the theme and use them for whatever occasion you wish.  I hope that these give you a little inspiration, but please make sure you check out what my incredibly talented Bloom Brigade sisters created for you.....I know you will love them!  Make sure you leave a little blog love while you visit and then why don't you join us and share your own gift giving creation?  All you have to do is link up your photo to the Power Poppy blog and you'll be in the running to win a prize!  How about that.....make a gift and then possibly win a gift....now that's a win-win situation for sure!  :)  I am so glad you were able to stop by today.  I so enjoyed hosting this challenge and I can't wait to see what you all create!  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and until next time.....take care!

Christine Okken 

Cindy Lawrence    
Julie Koerber  
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller 
Stacy Morgan 
Tosha Leyendekker

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Paper-  Pink houndstooth paper and patterned paper for tag from My Mind's Eye's "Blush" 6x6 paper pad, Classic White card stock from Flourishes, Silver foil paper from Stampin' Up!, treat box green patterned paper from Fancy Pants; Ink- Tuxedo Black ink from Memento, Staz On Jet Black ink, Chamomile ink from PTI; Ribbon-  Fine Linen grosgrain ribbon from PTI, white sheer ribbon from Michael's; Other-  Glassine bags from Stampin' Up!, silver bell charm from Michael's, and these Copic colors-  R00, R81, R83, R85, R89, BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78, C0, C2, C4, C7, E40, E41, E42, E44, E47, E51, E53, E55, E57, Y18, Y23, Y32, YG61, YG63, YG67.