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

A Happy Hello and Some Pretty Pink Gladioli...

Hi there.....long time, no see....right?  It has been a bit since my last post.  We have had some family medical issues that have kept me hopping lately and that left little time for anything else.  Fortunately, things seem to be improving around here and that meant that I had a day to play.....and I definitely needed some card therapy, let me tell you!  I have been itching to use Power Poppy's new Gladioli digital image....those blooms are g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s!

I went right to work sizing my Gladioli image in  Microsoft Word and printed it out.  I colored my image with some pretty Copic pinks from the RV family....they are bright, but then....so are glads!  :)  Using a few Spellbinders dies I layered some patterned papers and made my card base, did some stitching on the sewing machine (Added bonus...no more tension issues on the machine...I finally threw in the towel and took it to the repair shop and now it runs like a dream...Hallelujah!), die cut my image and sponged some ink on it and adhered my ribbon and button to my card panel.  Then, I printed my sentiment (which comes with this lovely image), die cut it out, sponged on some more ink and hit it and my image oval with my Krylon 18KT Gold Leafing pen....big surprise, right?  ;)  I layered my sentiment oval with some more patterned paper and then assembled my layers on my card base.  For the final touches, I used my Atyou Clear Spica Glitter pen to give some shimmer to some of the blooms and to a couple of the words in the sentiment and added some pearls.  This card is for a sweet friend that has a special love for and dear connection with Gladioli. I printed the image again in gray scale for the inside of the card but I forgot to take a picture of that before I had written my note in it!  

I am not sure if you can see the shimmer from the glitter pen in the close up, but I promise...it is there!  How about all of that lovely detail on this digital image?  Marcella really outdid herself on this one....it reminds me of my grandmother's garden.....every spring and summer her yard was alive with blooms and bursting with vivid colors from all of her iris, gladioli, daffodils, zinnia, snapdragons, petunias, hydrangea, bleeding heart, and many more.  Sweet memories!  Oh, here is a little tip for you...to get your image panel to squeeze in and lay nicely against your bow, all you need to do is use a small circle punch and notch out a little space...works like a charm every time!  :)

Well, that is all for my card today....I will be back soon with another project and then before you know it, it'll be time for another Power Poppy release!  I can just tell you know....you are going to love the new stamps!  :)  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and I will be seeing you again, really soon!  Until then, take care!

~Katie

Supplies: Image and sentiment-Power Poppy's Gladioli digital image; Paper-white card stock, green card stock, patterned papers from  Carta Bella's "Beautiful Moments" 6x6 paper pad, Echo Park's "This & That" 6x6 paper pad, and Teresa Collins' "Fabrications" 6x6 paper pad; Spellbinders dies in Grand Ovals, Grand Scalloped Ovals, Classic Ovals-Large, and  Deckled Edge Classic Ovals-Large; Ink-Ranger Distress inks in Tumbled Glass and Antique Linen; Other-Ribbon from Michael's, Button-PTI, String, Krylon 18KT Gold Leafing pen, Stampin' Up! Pearls, SU! 1/2" Circle Punch,  and these Copic colors:  RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, and G29.