How About a Little Power & Spark?

Hi  there everybody and I am so glad you stopped by today!  I have a quick little post for Power Poppy's new Power & Spark Challenge!  This month's lovely hostess is the incredibly talented and super sweet Julie Koerber.  Just take a look at her inspiring challenge and fun description...

Power Poppy is going all “C.S.I.” on you this month. No, it’s not what you think. We’re not on the case – we ARE CASE-ing. We are challenging YOU to Copy, Steal, Inspire! All you need to do is pick a Power Poppy creation somewhere in blog land by any designer and be inspired by it. Then, create your own spin on the original design! Just that simple!

So, with that in mind, I went surfing on the net to find my inspiration project.  I did not have to look long at all before I came across this darling tag design by Donna Phelan.  I loved the look of her beautifully layered tags so I thought I would give that a try....and no better time than now because there is a certain Mr. Sims that is about to have a birthday!  So, to go all out, I decided to color up this gorgeous layer cake from the Party Time stamp set in Matt's favorite colors....those of his beloved Georgia Bulldogs. GO DAWGS!  With college football season just around the corner, I thought this would make a pretty fun tag for his gift bag. I used some bits of patterned paper and some washi tape for my tags, colored my image up with copics, fussy cut it out and adhered it to a die cut tag that I had stamped the banner image from the same set.  Some more patterned paper, stitching, black card stock and a wood grain impression plate finish off the second layer of my tag duo.  I added some shimmer to the little sentiment banner with my Wink of Stella clear brush pen.  Next, I added my ribbons, twine and button and adhered it to my bag.

I had a little trouble trying to get some good photos of both the bag and tag because the bag was a pretty good sized bag...just right for filling up with goodies for my favorite birthday guy!  ;)  Here is a slightly closer view of the tag...

I was able to get a photo of everything together but I am afraid that the tag is a little out of focus...but, you get the idea here....

So there you have my birthday tag inspired by Donna's lovely layered tag project.  I had so much fun putting this together....thanks, Donna!  :)  

Well, this is all for my project by I know several of my Bloomie sisters have some pretty amazing things to share with you so make sure you check them out...and leave them a little blog love while you are there.  Then, why don't you join us for this challenge?  Find a little Power Poppy inspiration, and create your own project...make sure you link it up on the Power Poppy blog for a chance to win a free stamp set!  OH....did I mention that today is also the day that the amazing Power Poppy Instant Gardeners are debuting the newest digital image?  Make sure you check that out too....it is sure to be quite a display of gorgeous cards for your inspiration.   Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend.  Until next time, take care....

Allison Cope

Cindy Lawrence

Julie Koerber

Kathy Jones 

Katie Sims 

Stacy Morgan 

Rhea Weigand

Cheryl Scrivens

Debbie Olson 

Nancy Sheads

Barb Walker

~Katie