Power Poppy's April Stamp Release Day 2- Simply Camellias

Hello there and I am so glad you could stop by today.  Did you enjoy yesterday's hop?  Those lilacs are pretty spectacular, right?  Well, this next set is equally amazing and I think you will agree.  Why don't we just take a peek at Simply Camellias, shall we?

See, I told you!  Can you believe we now have a full stamp set dedicated to glorious camellias?!  I know...I am positively giddy!  I am sure I will be using this set again and again.  For my card today, I chose to highlight a single bloom.  

Isn't she beautiful?  I love that single bloom floating in the glass bowl.  I thought she looked so elegant so I decided to create an elegant card base.  The card came together really quickly.  I used Papertrey Ink's Vintage Cream card stock and ran it through my Grand Calibur using several dies from a couple of sets.  Some of my layers got the gold leafing treatment and some I kept plain.  For the very top die cut, I sponged on some Ranger Distress Ink in Weathered Wood and stamped the larger camellia image in Stampin' Up!'s Bordering Blue ink (I believe this ink is discontinued but I have hoarded a bottle....lol) while the paper was still in the die.  I then stamped my sentiment from this set in Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamped my single bloom image in Memento's Tuxedo Black ink on to some white card stock.  Once I colored my image, I fussy cut her out and used Ranger's Glossy Accents on the bowl.  I pulled out my Wink of Stella pen to add some shimmer to the bloom and I did add a bit to the water before I put the Glossy Accents on it.  Once it was dry, I adhered her to my assembled card using Collal. I think she looks completely at home here, don't you?  ;)

GAH.....will you just look at all of that wonderful detail!  This set has done nothing to curb my Camellia obsession in the least.....in fact, I feel pretty sure it has grown tremendously.  I am already thinking about the next one I need to get for my yard.  ;)  So that is all I have for my card today but there is more Camellia goodness for you to see compliments of my amazing Bloom Brigade sisters.  Make sure you leave them a little love while you are there and then be sure to check back tomorrow on the Power Poppy Blog for Day 3 of the April Stamp Release!  Thanks so much for stopping by and until next time, take care!

Allison Cope 

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

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  

Paper-Classic White card stock from Flourishes; Dies-Spellbinders' Grand Squares, Classic Squares Large, Marvelous Squares and Marianne Designs Petra's Square Frames; Other-Krylon 18 KT Gold Leafing Pen, Spellbinders' Garden Lattice Reversible Embossing Folder and these Copic colors:  BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG18, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, Y15, Y19, Y21, RV00, RV52, RV55, RV63, RV66, RV69, and BV00.