Power Poppy's Natural Wonders Stamp Release ~ Day 2!

Hello there and welcome back for Day 2 of Power Poppy's Natural Wonders stamp release!  I sure hope you enjoyed yesterday's festivities.  You might recognize today's image release because she was first debuted as a digital stamp!

Yep!  That amazing Hops and Barley digital stamp set is now available in polymer with some great sentiments and a couple of companion images that really take this set over the top!  Say hello to O Hoppy Day!  :)

Now how fun does this set look?  I l-o-v-e all of the images...

For my card, I started by stamping my image onto rustic white card stock and colored it up with Copics.  Next, I ran the colored image through my die press with a wood grain impression plate then die cut it with a rectangle die.  If you want to try this technique, I would recommend that you emboss then die cut so your edges will remain crisp.  

After I stitched my patterned paper on to my image panel, I die cut and stamped my sentiment circle.  A little sponged ink helped the sentiment stand out a bit then I stamped, colored, and fussy cut that darling little bottle cap.  Once I adhered my sentiment to the image panel, I adhered the entire assembly to my card base.  This card measures 3 3/4" x 4 7/8".

I am so smitten with this set!  I can tell I will be using these images often...so much versatility and once again, Marcella's attention to every little detail is simply amazing.


So that is all for my card today, but my Bloomie sisters have created some amazing projects for you and Marcella will have a post on the Power Poppy blog so you have lots to see!  Make sure you leave a little blog love while you are there, and then I would love it if you could stop back by tomorrow for Day 3 of Power Poppy's Natural Wonders stamp release.  This next set will have you swooning....trust me!  :)  Until then, take care!

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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

~Katie


Copics used:  Y13, Y26, E84, E87, G28, G40, G43, G46, G99, YG00, YG03, YG21, YG17, YG67, YG91, YG95, C0, C2, C3, C5, C7, W00, W0, W2, W3, W5, and W7.

Happy Power Poppy Friday and Merry Christmas to YOU!

Hello there, Happy Friday and Merry Christmas Eve eve!  ;)  I hope you have been doing well!  Today I have a little Christmas thank you card to share.  I used a couple of Power Poppy sets for this card, Merry Littles for the images and Nice Things to Say for the sentiment.  I tried to keep the card fairly clean and simple but towards the end, I added embossing and glitter....I guess it's just how I roll.  ;)

I have always loved all the little images in this set...you can have a lot of fun mixing them up.  I ended up with several images stamped out on my practice paper before I finally decided on a simple garland and single poinsettia bloom.  I stamped my sentiment and garland on a trimmed white card stock panel.  Then, I stitched a strip of patterned paper to the bottom of the panel.  Next, I stamped, colored, and fussy cut my poinsettia bloom, shaped the petals a bit, then added a little glitter.  After that, I added some pearls to the garland, a pearl to my bloom center and colored the pearls with Copic markers.  After adhering my poinsettia bloom to my sentiment panel, I added a some distressing ink to the edges and set it aside.  Next, I trimmed some lavender paper, ran it through my Grand Calibur with an embossing folder, added more distressing ink and some cream ink, then added some glitter to a few of the raised blooms and layered it on my card base.  Lastly, I adhered my sentiment panel to my card.  The finished card size is 3 1/2" x 4 1/8".  

I just love all of the detail that Marcella put in to this tiny garland and this petite poinsettia....such sweet little images!  Can you believe it, there is not a ribbon or button anywhere to be found....shocking, right?  :)

Well, that is all for my "merry little" card today but several of my Bloomie sisters have created some pretty spectacular projects for your inspiration, so make sure you pop over and check them all out...and leave a little holiday blog love while you are there.  I am so glad you stopped by for a visit today.  I wish each of you a Merry Christmas and many blessings for the upcoming New Year!  Your visits and sweet encouragement have certainly been blessings for me and I am so grateful.  Until next time, take care....

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken     

Julie Koerber  
Katie Sims <------You are here 
Stacy Morgan 

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Ink-Memento's Tuxedo Black, Versafine in Onyx Black, PTI's Chamomile, Chai, and Vintage Cream, Su!'s Lucky Limeade; Paper-Classic White card stock from Flourishes, Lavender Moon card stock from PTI, patterned paper from Heidi Grace; Other- WeRMemoryKeepers 1/2" corner chomper, pearls and embossing folder from SU!, glitter from Martha Stewart, and these Copic colors:  RV21, RV25, RV29, RV69, R39, YG21, and Y08.

Power Poppy's August Blog Hop!

Hi there and welcome back for the final day of blog hops for Power Poppy's August Release!  I hope you have enjoyed all of the release week festivities as much as we have enjoyed preparing them for you!  For today's card, I chose to use the Well Played set again but I paired it with a sentiment from the Good Thinking: Love Notes set for a punny little CAS card.  This is a real switch from my normal card style but my inner goof ball won out this time, so just bear with me here......;)

I have SO enjoyed playing with this set.  I thought I would try a CAS styled card again and use the little 45 rpm adapter thing-y's along with the adorable conversation bubble.  I started by die cutting a tag using white card stock. I stamped the adapters in two colors directly on the tag, and stamped and stitched the sentiment on to the tag.  After that I stamped the conversation bubble, fussy cut it out, colored it with Copics and added some Wink of Stella clear brush pen to the hearts.  Next, I used some Ranger Glossy Accents to add shine to the adapters and the hearts and let. them. dry.  For my background panel, I incorporated the a-mazingly talented and incredibly creative Tosha Leyendekker's genius record embossing technique to make a subtle 45 rpm record impression for a little texture using concentric circle dies.  You can see her card using this technique here.  Next, I die cut a rectangle panel out of the record embossed paper, brushed on some Wink of Stella Clear to the embossed ridges portion of my background panel,  and stitched the heart patterned paper on it.  

Once my tag was dry, I added a bit of ribbon, baker's twine, and the conversation bubble then adhered it to my background panel.  All that was left was to adhere the assembled panel to a card base.  This finished card measures 3 5/8" x 5 5/8".

He's quite a smooth talker, isn't he?  Hee!  This is such a versatile set...there are tons of ways you could use the elements included...just let your imagination run wild, or silly, or whatever you choose!  Well that is all for my card today but the entire Bloom Brigade has joined up for this finale hop so you have lots and lots of amazing creations to enjoy.  Make sure you leave a little blog love along the way and then....it's time to go shoppin'!  YES, all three of these incredible sets in the Color Me Grateful collection are available today in the Power Poppy store!  Yay!  Thank you so much for stopping by today, I always enjoy your visits.  I hope you have a great weekend and 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- Patterned papers from Lawn Fawn's "Let's Polka" 6x6 paper pad, Classic White card stock from Flourishes; Ink- Memento's Tuxedo Black ink, Stampin' Up's Regal Rose and Coastal Cabana inks, Copic colors in R11, R14, and E40; Other- Spellbinders 5x7 Matting Basics B, Grand Circles and Standard Circles Large sets, tag die from Papertrey Ink, white ribbon from Stampin' Up!, and  baker's twine from American Crafts.

Power Poppy's June Release-Day 2!

Hi there and welcome back for Day 2 of Power Poppy's June stamp release!  How did you like yesterday's amazing Poppies stamp set?  That set makes me so very happy but I have to say...today's set is quite a beaut too!  Just have a look at Sage Advice...

When I first saw these images, I know I squealed.  I mean, is that not the most darling colander of herbs?!  The mixed fonts for the sentiments are pretty sweet too....I fell head over heels for the one I used for my card today.  So let me show you what I created....

I stamped my image with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink onto white card stock and colored my image up with a boat load of Copics .  Now, I have to give a shout out to the a-mazing Jennifer Dove and her Color of the Day ideas because I referenced that to color my colander.  She had some Copic color ideas that were perfect for what I wanted to do....so a huge thank you Jennifer!!  :)  

After coloring, I die cut my image out with a Spellbinders oval die and sponged on some Ranger Distress inks in Peeled Paint and Frayed Burlap then added a little Papertrey Ink Chamomile and Chai distress inks around the edges.  My card base is an A2 size cream card stock.  I cut a slightly smaller layer, used Stampin' Up!'s Vine Street embossing folder and embossed part of it and then stitched my patterned paper to it.  I stamped the sentiment in more Tuxedo Black ink and then stamped the little chive bracket with some Stampin' Up! Old Olive ink.  To finish things off I used my Wink of Stella clear pen to give some shimmer here and there to my colored image and to the little chive bracket around the sentiment.  I assembled my layers, using foam dimensionals to pop the image oval then added buttons and hemp cord to add that "one more thing" I thought it needed.  :)

Don't you just love the looks of old copper kitchen ware?  And all of those beautiful herbs with the wonderful detail that Marcella is known for.....does it make you wanna squeal too?  :)  I'm with ya....

You'll have to forgive my little photo shoot today....I had some extra time to take photos and I guess I got a little carried away.  I actually put this card in the antique china cabinet in our kitchen for the photos.....don't you think it looks right at home there?  That may be where it stays for a while!  

Well, that is all for my card today but my Bloomie sisters have created some mighty pretty cards for your crafting inspiration so make sure you to pay them a visit and leave a little blog love while you're there.  So glad you were able to stop by today for a visit and why don't you just come on back tomorrow for Day 3 of Power Poppy's June release.....I'd love to see ya!  Until then, take care!  :)

  

Julie Koerber 
Kathy Jones 
Katie Sims <------You are here 
Tosha Leyendekker
and Marcella Hawley

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Paper-Carta Bella's "Traditions" 6x6 paper pad; Flourishes card stock in Classic White and Classic Ivory; Buttons-Papertrey Ink; and these Copic colors:  E08, E21, E30, E35, E37, E39, E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E97, YG21, YG23, YG25, YG91, YG93, G40, G43, G46, G82, G85, YR23, YR24, YR27, Y23, Y25, Y26, R02, R05, R08, BV00, BV04, BG93, and BG96.

It's a Power Poppy Friday AND a new Power & Spark Challenge!

Well hello there....long time no see, right?  How have you been?  Things are going well here and today is pretty exciting because the new Power Poppy Power & Spark Challenge is starting today!  Woo Hoo!  I have really enjoyed these monthly challenges and today's is sure to be a hit....it's hosted by that super sweet CAS Queen  Stacy Morgan and if you love to fussy cut, then you are in for real treat.  You can check out all of the details here.  For today's card I thought I would take a simpler approach with minimal layering so the fussy cut bloom would truly be the star....so let me show you what I created.

As you can see, this card is a little less like my normal "lots of layers" approach.  I stamped my single Camellia bloom image from the Simply Camellias stamp set twice using Memento's Tuxedo Black ink, once on pink patterned paper and once on green patterned paper.  I fussy cut the the pink paper Camellia and included the leaves and then cut the stamped leaves out of the green paper and glued them directly to my pink paper stamped image.  Next, I took a few Copics in pinks and greens and gave the image some depth.....nothing fancy, just a few quick  brushes of color here and there to give the image more dimension.  Next, I took an ivory card stock panel, ran it through my Grand Calibur with a Stampin' Up! embossing folder to give me a little decorative oval, and then stamped my sentiment from the Sunny Harvest stamp set.  Some stitching came next, adding a simple border and then a zig zag stitch to adhere the red gingham paper.  I adhered my fussy cut bloom with some Scor Tape and then added a button with hemp cord to balance it out a bit.  I felt like it needed a little something else so I took some more of the pink patterned paper a little larger than my image panel and adhered it off set so the upper left corner had a bit of pink.  I added some Chamomile distress ink from Papertrey Ink around the card panel, gave my bloom some shimmer with my Wink of Stella clear pen and adhered everything to an ivory card stock base.  This card is dainty, measuring in at 3 5/8" x 4 5/8".

I just love that single Camellia bloom....it reminds me of the Camellias around our house.  Since the image was stamped on patterned paper, the coloring was minimal so this card came together pretty quickly.  I love the sweet embossed oval (can you believe I have had this embossing folder for quite a while, yet this is the first time I have used it?).  Well, that is pretty much all for my card, but some of my Bloomie team mates have created some true jewels for your inspiration so be sure to check them out....and don't forget to check out May's Power & Spark Challenge!  We would love for you to come play along with us!  Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit and until next time, take care!  :)

Christine Okken   

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

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Paper- Classic Ivory card stock from Flourishes, pink and green patterned papers from Simple Stories' "Vintage Bliss" 6x6 paper pad, red gingham paper from scrap box; Embossing folder-Stampin' Up!'s Textured Impressions Designer Frames; button and hemp cord from stash; and these Copic colors:  R30, R32, R35, R37, G43, and G46.

Power Poppy's June Blog Hop!

Hi there...and welcome back for the grand finale of the week....the Power Poppy Blog Hop!  This is where you get another look at all of the stamps being released this month with creations from the entire Bloom Brigade.  So are you ready to get started?  Well then, let's go!

For my project I used the gorgeous Lavender stamp set.  I have been wanting to try a new technique using a sentiment so I thought this would be a good opportunity.  Let me show you...

Well, I say new...it's actually new to me....see how my image fades out to allow the sentiment to be seen easily?  Well, I did that by inking up my image and then taking a paper towel and dabbing off some of the ink where my sentiment would be....pretty nifty, huh? I stamped my image on white card stock and colored it up with copics, using the lightest shades in the faded area.  Next, I stamped my sentiment and then I die cut it out. While it was still in the die, I sponged some Iced Spruce Ranger Distress Ink in the lower left corner to anchor it.  I adhered my die cut panel to some purple card stock and hand trimmed it out.  Next, I started the embossed layer.  I measured how much of a strip I wanted and then used an embossing folder first on the top and then on the bottom so I would be left with a strip that wasn't embossed.  Then, I cut my purple polka dot paper and music paper to fit in the un-embossed area adhering them down.  I added a little zig zag stitching and then tied my purple gingham ribbon around the panel.  Next, I layered the panel with more purple card stock and lastly adhered it to my white card base.  

All that was left to do was adhere my sentiment panel down under the bow and add the button.  I have had that adorable purple string in my stash for eons, and thought it was perfect for this card....don't those little tabs on the string look like the lavender blooms?  I love how this turned out and now I am going to want to do this all the time...I know, I know....patience, grasshopper.  Here is a little side angle so you can see the layers...

So, does anyone else hear the Eagles right now?  Do you have a peaceful, easy feeling?  I hope so!  ;) Well, that is all for my little card today but there is much, much more for you to see!  Make sure you check out all of the beautiful creations that my Bloom Brigade team mates have created for you and then, go on over to the Power Poppy site and make these gorgeous stamp sets your own....they go on sale today!  I am so glad you could stop by and I hope you have a wonderful day.  I'll be back soon with more projects to share so until then, take care!

Allison Cope 

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

~Katie

Supplies:  Image-Power Poppy's Lavender stamp set; Paper- white and purple card stocks, purple polka dot from SU!, purple music sheet from The Paper Studio; Ink-Memento's Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Iced Spruce; Other-Spellbinders die set Large Labels, Basket weave embossing folder by Lifestyle Crafts, purple gingham ribbon and decorative string from Michael's, button, string and these Copic colors:  BG90, BG93, BG96, V17, V20, V22, V25, and V28.

Power Poppy's June Release Day 3

Well hello there!   Have you been enjoying the new releases from Power Poppy for June so far?  So many wonderful new stamps to play with....I know I have had a blast getting acquainted with them!  I love every single one in this new release and I know you will too.  So why don't we see what Marcella has drawn for us for today's release, shall we?

Hello, Pretty!  Isn't that the sweetest name for this set, Sassy Succulents?!  From the minute I saw this set, I was drawn to all of the intricate details and I don't think I have seen any succulent images out there so I was definitely intrigued!  The sentiments in this set are wonderful!  I selected one and kind of built my card around it....

As you can see, this is a pretty simple layout.  Isn't that sentiment awesome?  My mind immediately went to doing a black and white card so the little rosette could stand out.  She was so fun (and quick) to color!   I am definitely not a succulent aficionado, but I love the ones that are kind of variegated with blue-greens and purples.....so pretty!  She does "stand out"....don't you think?  I started by stamping my rosette with Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto white card stock, colored it with copics, and then fussy cut it out.  Next, I stamped that sweet sentiment onto some white card stock, die cut it out with Spellbinders Labels Eighteen die, sponged on some Ranger Distress ink in Iced Spruce, and added my eyelets.  I attached my colored rosette with a foam dimensional.  Next I used the Hen and Chicks image from the same set and stamped it in more black ink onto a white card stock panel in a random pattern taking care not to overlap too much.  I wanted the delicate details to be seen fully.  I used some black and white gingham ribbon to attach my sentiment panel to the black and white panel.  I framed this assembled panel with a die cut layer of black card stock using Spellbinders Labels Twenty Three.  I really thought the shape resembled the images...what do you think? I assembled the rest of the card and that, as they say, was that.

I really like how this turned out and I will definitely be turning to this sweet set again and again!  So, that is all for my project, but you really should check out all of the awesomeness that my Bloom Brigade sisters have created for you....they do not disappoint!  Also, if you haven't checked out the Power Poppy Blog, you really should....Marcella has some inspiration to share with you too!  I am so glad you could stop by today.  I'll be posting again tomorrow with Day 4 of the Power Poppy Release and it is something many of you have been wanting, I just know it!  Hope to see you back tomorrow....until then, take care.

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 
Cindy Lawrence 
Danielle Kennedy   
Julie Koerber  
Katie Sims <------You are here 
Tosha Leyendekker 

~Katie

Supplies:  Images and sentiment-Power Poppy's Sassy Succulents stamp set; Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Ranger Distress ink in Iced Spruce, White Palette ink; Paper-white card stock, black card stock; Dies-Spellbinders die sets in Labels Eighteen and Labels Twenty-Three; Other-Embossing folder from Stampin' Up, black gingham ribbon, eyelets, 
Crop-a-dile and these Copic colors-G40, G43, G46, RV52, RV55. RV66.

Power Poppy's "Get Sketchy" Challenge

Hi there!  So glad you could stop by today!  Can you believe it is almost time for another Power Poppy Release?  It'll be here before you know it, but until then those crafty ladies at Bloom Central have been hosting a lot of fun challenges this month to give you an opportunity to win prizes!  Who doesn't love free stuff?!  This week it is a sketch challenge which is timely indeed!  Have you ever needed a little jump start for your creativity?  It happens to me all the time...I call it having a case of the "no-jo".  I can't think of anything any better than an awesome sketch to get those creative juices flowin' and do we have one for you!  Just take a look at this....

Isn't that a beaut?  You can check out all of the details over at the Power Poppy Blog.  Makes you wanna get all your crafty stuff out and go to town, doesn't it?  ;)  Well, let me show you what I created with this sketch and using the gorgeous Peonies digital image....

I kept pretty true to the sketch with one little adjustment...I only added one doo dad (my button) in the upper left corner.  That is the beauty of a sketch...it is for your inspiration, but you can modify it to fit your needs.  I started by resizing and printing my peonies, coloring them with Copics, and fussy cutting them out.  I also resized and printed my sentiment, which is from the digital image set Gladioli, to fit in the die I wanted to use.  Speaking of dies, I used a few from Spellbinders and I listed them below for you.  I also used a bit of patterned paper in a pink stripe as my background.  You have probably already spied the gold leafing around my oval....I really need to consider buying some stock in Krylon.  ;)  I used my two favorite colors of Ranger Distress inks to sponge a little color on my oval and sentiment...Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass.  I also used an embossing folder to give one of my layers a little texture.  Some pink taffeta ribbon strips, a button, and some string are the final elements for this card.  I did pop a few of the layers up with some foam dimensionals for a little added dimension.  The finished card size is 3 5/8" x 4 7/8".  

And here's wishing you a day as wonderful as you are!  I hope you found a little inspiration here, but you really must check out what my incredibly talented Bloom Brigade team mates have created for your inspiration...I am sure it will be swoon-worthy!  I hope you will play along with us...make sure you link up your creation 'cause we all wanna see and you wanna chance to win a stamp set of your choice, right?!  :)  One last little word....if you are still on the fence about using digital images, then you really should check out the incredible tutorials on the Power Poppy Blog.  Julie Koerber and Allison Cope have outdone themselves....seriously!  I can't wait to put in to practice what I learned and I just know you will love it too!  I hope you have an awesome day and I am so glad you came by for a visit.  Hope to see you soon....take care now!  ;)

Christine Okken 
Cindy Lawrence 
Danielle Kennedy 
Dawn Burnworth  
Julie Koerber 
Kathy Jones 
Katie Sims <------You are here
Leslie Miller  
Tosha Leyendekker

~Katie

Supplies:  Power Poppy digital sets  Peonies and Gladioli; Ink-Ranger Distress inks in Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass, Krylon 18 KT Gold Leafing pen;Paper-white and pink card stock, pink stripe patterned paper from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Market Street 6x6 paper pad; Dies-Spellbinders' Classic Oval Small, A2 Matting Basics B, Labels Eight, Decorative Labels Eight, and Labels Twenty-Eight; Other-Pink Pirouette ribbon from Stampin' Up!, DMC floss, button from Papertrey Ink, Square Lattice Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and these Copic colors-R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, YG61, YG63, YG67, and YG 91

Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday #261

Hi there everyone and happy Tuesday Wednesday!  :)  Here we are for another Timeless Tuesday Challenge, the wonderfully talented Allison is our hostess and the theme this week is "Mask"eurade! That's right....today we get to either mask off part of our project or use a stencil or if you really want to get into it, you can do both!  You can read all of the details here.

Ok, so lately these challenges have really been pushing me out of my little comfort zone of card making....which is a good thing, but it really makes me nervous to then have to turn around and put it out there for everyone to see...lol! I would like to say that I only  made this card once but...there was indeed a little mishap with my embossing folder, soooo this is actually card #2.  For this card, I used the adorable Wild for Watermelon set.  I thought it might make a really cute edge for the side of my card.  I also used an embossing folder to give embossed edges which created a little channel for my masked image strip. There are a lot of great products out there for masking, but I do this technique so infrequently I just use good ol' Post It notes plus some extra removable adhesive and they work great for me!   I first masked off the strip so I could stamp my watermelons using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Then, I added masks for my watermelons so I could stamp my seeds.  Next, I removed the masks from the watermelons (leaving the masks along the edges) so I could color my images.  After the coloring was done, I sponged on some Ranger Distress ink in Mowed Lawn to give the image strip a little more dimension.  After that I removed the masks from the edges to reveal my finished strip.

The rest of the card came together super quick....I stamped my sentiment, tied on a little twine and a button and then layered my panel with some gingham paper and then some black card stock and that was it!  Another CAS card.....maybe I am starting to get the hang of them!  I really like the embossed edge on both sides of the images!

Well, that is all for my masked card this week!  I hope you got some inspiration here to create your own...but before you do, please check out what my team mates have created for you!  I am sure there are amazing things for you to see...and make sure you leave them a little blog love while you are there!  Also, make sure you link up your creation to the Flourishes site....I can't wait to see what you come up with!  :)  I am so glad you  could stop by today...you take care and I'll be seeing you again soon!  

• Allison Cope
• Cheryl Lea
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Katie Sims--that's me!

~Katie

Supplies:  

Stamps:  Wild for Watermelon

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink "Mowed Lawn"

Paper:  Flourishes Classic White card stock; black and white gingham paper-Making Memories; black card stock

Other:  green and white baker's twine-American Crafts; button; Cuttlebug "Pinking Stitch" embossing folder for border; Post it notes; Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B die set

And these Copic colors: YG11, YG13, YG17, YG67, R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, and R59.

Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday #259

Welcome back!  Are you having a good week so far?  I am getting a little worried about us down here in the Deep South....ice storms, snow, and now earthquakes...two to be exact in as many days.  I know it is not completely unheard of to have earthquakes here, but it definitely is not something that happens often.  The weather has been interesting here lately, to say the least.  But I am guessing you did not pop in for just a weather report, did you?  ;)  So why don't we talk about the Timeless Tuesday Challenge this week at Flourishes instead?  The amazingly talented Jenny is our hostess this week and she has an awesome challenge for us...

You can read all of the details here.  For my card this week, I really embraced the challenge and went all out polka dots!  I used the beautiful Think Pink Fight Like A Girl set.  Please notice that I am again trying to get out of my box and go a little more clean and simple...not a button, not a bow, not a bit of metallic leafing anywhere....just sayin'!  See, miracles never cease, do they?  ;)

 This set comes with a darling T shirt image and some images and sentiments to stamp on the shirt and also larger ones for general card sentiments.  For my sentiment on the Tshirt I had to tweak it a bit...I wanted it to be two colors so I stamped it first in pink ink and then went over part of it with a Copic Black Multiliner pen....it did pretty well, although I wished I had one with a finer point on it to make it a little easier to cover up the pink ink.  I shaded the T shirt with a few copics, then  fussy cut it and popped it up on foam dots to a Spellbinders circle die cut that I had sponged with some gray ink.  I added a little fussy cut ribbon image (from the same set) that I also colored with Copics for a little extra something something.  

My card base is some gray card stock from my stash with the top right corner rounded.  I used a polka dot embossing folder to give a little texture and then a bit of gray chevron stripe paper for a little contrast from all. those. dots.....lol!  Then I used two scales of pink and white polka dot paper to fill in this sweet little dotty border die that I have had forever and don't think I have ever used...I think it works great for this card!  I did go over the "girl" part of the sentiment with my Atyou Spica Clear Glitter pen and it looks great IRL but you can't really tell in the photos.  And that as they say, is that.  I think I met the polka dot requirement, don't you?  :)  Now, I hope you will check out all of the lovely projects that my teammates have created for your inspiration, leave them a little blog love, and then get going on your own Polka Dot creation.  Don't forget to link up on our site for a chance to win a prize! While you are there you really should check out the Gambler's Sale going on right now...a whopping 50% off!  I can't wait to see what you create and I'll be seeing you again real soon....so glad you could stop by!  Take care!

• Allison Cope
• Cheryl Lea
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Katie Sims--that's me!

 *On a personal note- This card is going to a very special lady.  I may have mentioned that my family has certainly had it's share of breast cancer diagnoses in the last two years.  My mother and one of my cousins have undergone all of their treatments and most recently another cousin is in her battle.  I made this card for her.  She is tackling this with a style and grace that is so typically her.  My heart aches for what she is having to endure right now, but she is a woman of strong faith and I know that and the love of her family and friends is what is going to get her through this.  T- You are beautiful inside and out...many prayers and much love is sent your way on a daily basis.  You GO girl!  

Supplies:

Stamps:  Think Pink Fight Like A Girl

Paper:  Flourishes Classic White card stock; Color Made Easy Poppy Collection; Simple Stories' "SN@P" Color Vibe 6x6 pad

Ink:  Tuxedo Black-Memento; Antique Linen Distress Ink-Ranger; Basic Gray, Melon Mambo and Whisper White inks-SU!

Other:  Border die, Polka Dot embossing folder, Circle die

And these Copic Colors:  0, C1, C3, R81, R83, R85, R89