Happy Power Poppy Friday~February 8th!

Hello there and welcome to my blog for a Power Poppy Friday post!  I hope all is well in your little corner of the world. :)  I have a petite card to share with you today using Power Poppy's Prairie Cheer stamp set.  

I started by stamping my image and sentiment on to white card stock with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink and coloring it with Copics.  Next, I die cut my image and some patterned paper and stitched the two together.  After that, I added a little gold leafing with a Krylon 18 KT Gold Leafing pen and spritzed a little ink around using a spritzing tool and a Stampin' Up! marker.  Lastly, I adhered my image panel to a layered card base.  This card measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/2" .

I think that sweet little cone flower and pretty mixed font sentiment is just the thing to help someone feel better, don't you?  I love Marcella's amazing detail on this bloom....I mean, just look at those petals and the flower center.....WOW!  This little bloom is quick to color up and makes quite a floral statement.  

So that is all for my card today, but some of my Bloomie sisters have some lovely cards to share with you today....please make sure you check them out and leave them a little blog love while you are there.  Also, make sure you check out the latest goings on over at the Power Poppy blog!  I sure hope you have a wonderful day and I thank you so much for your visit today.  I hope you can stop by again soon....until then, take care!  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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

~Katie

Copic colors used:  G29, G40, G43, G46, YG91, RV0000, RV52, RV55, RV66, RV69, YR24, E15, E18, BG0000, BG000, BG10, BG11, and W0.

Power Poppy's Happiest Holiday 2018 Stamp Release~Day 3!

Hello there and Happy Friday to you!  I am so glad you could stop by for Day 3 of Power Poppy's Happiest Holiday 2018 stamp release!  

Today there are actually two stamp sets being introduced....Through the Woods and Snuggle Down!  Don't you just love the names of these sets?  Well, wait til you see these sets....in fact, here are the peeks for both of them....

For my card I chose to use one of the darling images from the Snuggle Down stamp set.  I started by stamping my image with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink onto some cream card stock.  After die cutting my image, I colored it up with Copics.  I even filled in the bottom portion of the image panel with Copic ink then stamped my sentiment in the shaded area.  Next I added some shimmer with a Wink of Stella clear brush pen and then I pulled out my trusty Krylon gold leafing pen to pretty up the edges. :)  The rest of the card is some simple patterned paper layering with some stitching.  This card measures 3 3/8" x 4 7/8" .

I marvel at Marcella's creativity...how on earth does she come up with these ideas?  I just love all of the little details in this image and it is so much fun to color up!  Jingle and Mingle.....how adorable is that?  

So that is all for my card today, but there are lots of beauties to see compliments of my Bloomie sisters, so make sure you check them out and leave a little blog love while you are there.  Don't forget to check out the Power Poppy blog for Marcella's post on these two amazing new sets.  I thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind words about my cards...you have really made my week, for sure!  I will not be posting tomorrow, but I will be rejoining the hop on Sunday for the last day of this wonderful release.  I hope you will stop back by then....until then, take care.  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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

~Katie

Copic colors used:  R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, R39, Y000, Y19, Y21, Y23, Y26, YR23, YG17, YG91, YG93, YG97, E40, E43, E44, E47, E49, G40, G46, BG90. BG93, BG96, C1, C3, C4, C7, W00, W2, W4, W5, and W7. 

Power Poppy's Happiest Holiday 2018 Stamp Release~Day 2!

Hello there and welcome back for Day 2 of Power Poppy's Happiest Holiday 2018 stamp release!  Today's set features some beautiful images that can be used for two step stamping, border stamping, or a single image stamp....you choose!  :)  So say hello to Let Your Heart Be Light....

Soooo, I decided to get outside my Copic comfort zone and try out my woefully neglected Polychromos colored pencils for this image.  I chose to stamp a single image and one of the darling sentiments from this set.....oh my word, that font! :)  I stamped my image with Memento's Rich Cocoa ink and proceeded to experiment with my pencils.  I will list the colors I used below.  It took a while but mostly because I was trying to familiarize myself with the colors I have.  It is definitely a lot different from my Copics, but not quite as scary as I worried it might be...overall, I really like the pencils but I do think I need more practice to feel comfortable using them.  My card is just a few simple layers because I wanted this glorious image to be front and center!  This card measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/2".

Isn't this the dreamiest little poinsettia and holly image?  Marcella always knows just how to make our little crafty coloring hearts go pitter patter, doesn't she?  As always, her details are amazing and this is a really fun color up!  

So that is all for my card today, but my Bloomie sisters have some amazing cards to tempt and inspire you so make sure you check them out and leave a little blog love while you are there.  Also make sure to check out the Power Poppy blog for Marcella's post on this lovely new stamp set.  I thank you so much for stopping by today, and hope to see you back tomorrow for Day 3 of Power Poppy's Happiest Holiday 2018 stamp release.  Until then, take care!

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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

~Katie

Polychromos pencils used:  101, 103, 107, 167, 168, 175, 183, 187, 190, 194, 205, 219, 273, and 283.

Happy Power Poppy Friday~October 19th!

Hello there friends!  I hope this post finds you well.  I have a quick little card to share for this week's Power Poppy  Friday.  It has been a while since I have played along and boy was I itching to get back at it!  We are finally getting some cooler temperatures in our area....70's, but hey, we'll take it and with that I decided to jump way past Halloween and Fall themed cards and go straight to Christmas... :)  Is it ever too early for a Christmas card?  I don't think so either....sooo, here is a little Friday inspiration Christmas cheer for you!

I started with my image and sentiment from Power Poppy's Cozy Cupfuls stamp set....after stamping it with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink, I colored it up with Copics and die cut it out.  Next, I stitched my patterned paper and stamped my sentiment.  After giving my image some sparkle with my Wink of Stella clear brush pen, I tied on a little twine and then layered my image panel onto my assembled card base.  This card measures a petite 3 1/4" x 4 1/2".

Don't you just love Marcella's little vignette?  Those packages are the cutest things ever and the mixed font sentiment fits this image perfectly!  As always, her image was so much fun to color up....can't you just see this as a tag colored to match a present perfectly?  Hmmmm, note to self..... :)

So that is all for my card today, but some of my Bloomie sisters have some amazing creations to inspire you this fine day and please make sure you leave them a little blog love when you visit.  I am so happy you stopped by for a visit, and I hope you will come by again real soon....until then, take care!  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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

~Katie

 Copic colors used:  R20, R21, R22, R24, R29, R39, G20, G21, G24, G28, E40, E43, E44, E47, E50, E55, W0, W2, W5, BG70, and BG72 

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.

Power Poppy's September Power & Spark Challenge~Let's Hit the Books!

Hello there and happy September to all of you!  Can you believe that we are already in to September?  Where did the summer go?   Although, I will miss those lazy summer days, I have to admit that I love Fall and all the wonderful things that come with the season!  Cooler temperatures, shorter days, falling leaves, football games, and the giddy feeling I get with the back to school rush.  Call me sentimental, but even after more years than I care to admit since I’ve been in school, I still feel the need to go shopping for pencils, pens, paper pads, books, and all of the fun little things that you do to prepare for a new school year!  It's also time for a new Power Poppy Power & Spark Challenge....and I get to be the hostess!  So how about a challenge that will inspire you to “Hit the Books”?  

You can use an image containing books, or how about a neat book print designer paper, or even create a book mark or book cover?  Whatever you decide, just make sure your inspiration is book related!  

So, for my project I decided to make a book cover and book mark.  Did you ever have to make book covers for your school books?  I used to look forward to covering and decorating my books each year!  I started by covering my little book with some craft wrapping paper and then made a belly band with a couple of patterned papers and some machine stitching for my book front.  Next, I printed an image and sentiment from Power Poppy's digital stamp set Apples in Season on to white card stock and colored it with Copics.  After die cutting my image, I layered it with some green card stock and adhered it to my book cover.

For my book mark, I die cut kraft and white card stock and stamped an apple image from the Farmer's Market stamp set and a sentiment from the Lilac Time stamp set.  After coloring the image with Copics, I assembled my book mark, added a bit of patterned paper and green card stock, and finished it with some ribbon.

Don't you just love those beautifully drawn apples and lovely sentiment?  The detail Marcella added to those apples is amazing!

I can't wait to curl up with my little book and "enjoy the moment"!  :)  That is all for my project today, but some of my Bloomie sisters have some lovelies to share with you so make sure you check them out and leave a little blog love while you are there.  I thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope that you will play along with us in our September Power & Spark Challenge this month.  Just link up your project on the Power Poppy blog for your chance to win a $50 gift code!  I can't wait to see what you create.  I hope you have a great weekend and I hope you will stop by again soon...until then, take care.  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken  

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


~Katie


Copic markers used for book cover:  R30, R32, R35, R37, R39, BV02, BV13, RV23, RV29, E40, E42, YG0000, YG21, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, G29, C00, C2, C4

Copic markers used for book mark:  R30, R32, R35, R37, R39, BV02, RV23, RV29, YG0000, YG21, YG61, YG63, YG67, G29, BG0000, BG000, B00, E40, E42, E44, E51, E55, E57, E59, 

Happy Power Poppy Friday~August 17!

Hello there and welcome back to another Power Poppy Friday inspiration post.  I sure hope all is well where you are!  All is good here....hot...and HUMID....but all good!  :)  Today I have a petite card to share with you using Power Poppy's Geraniums Take Two stamp set.


I started by stamping my image and sentiment with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink on to white card stock.  After die cutting my image, I colored it with Copics and added a little Ranger Distress ink in Antique Linen.  I also used some Papertrey Ink Chai and Chamomile inks then added some shimmer with a Wink of Stella clear brush pen.  I adhered my image panel to a die cut card base layered with a bit of patterned paper.  The finished card measures 3 1/4" x 4 1/2".

This image was a very quick color up....I stippled the blooms with a few shades of red....nothing precise at all...just some color to make them pop.  I just love this sweet scene....complete with a little spritz can!  I am always amazed at Marcella's creativity and attention to every detail.  :)

I couldn't resist one last close up of all of the beautiful details in Marcella's image....and that sweet little sentiment!  

So, that is all for my card today, but some of my Bloomie sisters have some beauties to share with you today.  Make sure you leave a little blog love for them when you visit. Also make sure you check out the Power Poppy blog for all of the latest goings on over there....so much to see!   I thank you  for stopping by today and hope to see you again really soon.  Until then, have a wonderful weekend and take care!  :)

Tosha Leyendekker

Cindy Lawrence

Katie Sims <-----You are here

Christine Okken

~Katie

Copic colors used:  R20, R22, R24, R29, R89, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, YG93, G28, E55, E59,  E93, E95, E97, E99, Y21, Y26, BG0000, B91, W1, W3, W4, and W7.

Power Poppy's May Stamp Release~Day 1!

Hello there and welcome for Day 1 of Power Poppy's Creative + Curious stamp release!  Today's post on the Power Poppy blog features the first two of eleven stamp sets being released this month.  Yes, eleven!  I just know there's a whole lotta happy dancin' going on right now!  ;)  Just take a lookie at the first two sets in Marcella's Mega May release....and say that really fast three times while you look....hee!

So for my card today, I chose to use the Poppy XL set.  Will you just get a load of that enormous bloom?  Let me tell you, I grabbed a fist full of Copic markers (actually, I believe it was two fist fulls....but who's counting, right?) and had the time of my life coloring this girl up!  I started by stamping and masking some of the images to give a layered effect.  

After I finished coloring with my markers, I used a white pencil to add some highlights back in my image.  Next, I die cut the image and stamped my sentiment.  To give it an earthy feel, I sponged on some distress ink and spritzed some inks around.  I added some shimmer with a clear Wink of Stella brush pen and then gold leafed the edges with Krylon's 18 KT Gold Leafing pen.  Lastly, I adhered my image panel on to a card base that I layered with a bit of patterned paper.  And here she is....all colored up and ready to take her place in Marcella's bloom collection. :)

Did I mention that she was a blast to color up?  Well, it bears repeating.....truly, loads. of. fun!  Marcella put so many wonderful details in this image and the larger size means she fills up a card quite nicely!  Here's one last little peek at this amazing image...

So that is all for my card today, but you know those super creative Bloomie sisters of mine have some a-mazing cards to share with you today.....so make sure you check them all out and leave a little blog love while you are there.  I thank you so much for your visit today.  I hope you'll be able to pop back in tomorrow for Day 2 of Power Poppy's May stamp release....until then, take care!  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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


~Katie

Copic used:  R11, R12, R14, R17, R29, BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78, G20, G21, G24, G29, YG01, YG91, and BV29.

Happy Power Poppy Friday~May 11th!

Hello there and happy Friday to you!  I have a super quick post to share today using an image from Power Poppy's Everything's Even Rosier stamp set and a sentiment from the Prairie Cheer stamp set.

I started by stamping my image with Hero Arts' Intense Black ink onto white card stock.  This is the first time I have used this ink and I have to say, I really liked it!  It is compatible with Copic markers and it really stamped very well.  Next, I die cut my image with a stitched square die from My Favorite Things and colored my image with a ton of Copics.  In my defense, I didn't color the roses all the same, right?  ;)

After everything was colored, I stamped my sentiment with Verafine ink in Onyx Black and added some gold leafing around the edge with Krylon's 18KT Gold Leafing pen.  I added a layer of stitched patterned paper and card stock and adhered everything to a card base that I die cut using a Spellbinders die.  Lastly, I added a little shimmer with a Wink of Stella clear brush pen and some sparkle with a clear Atyou Spica pen .  

So that is all for my card today but my Bloomie sister Christine Okken has a project to share with you and I am sure it is a stunner.  Make sure you leave a little blog love when you visit her. :)

I thank you so much for your visit today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Oh hey....have you heard that new Power Poppy stamps are just around the corner?  Yep, and let me say....you will be amazed at what that darling Marcella has been up to!  Just you wait!  :)  I hope you'll pop in again soon....until next time, take care!

~Katie

Copic colors used:  BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG02, BG53, BG57, BG75, BG78, R000, R30, R32, R37, R81, R85, R89, BV02, E0000, E41, E44, YG11, YG17, YG61, YG63, YG91, Y13, Y21, Y26, YR20, YR23, YR27, E55, W1, W4, W7, C2, C4, and C7,