Sunday, February 21, 2016

Power Poppy's February Blog Hop!













Hi there everybody and welcome back!  Have you enjoyed all of the Power Poppy festivities this week?  Boy, that Marcella really has outdone herself....yet again!  Guess what?  All of these new stamp sets will be available today in the Power Poppy store!  That's right...you can go make these sets your own today!  But before you do, the Bloom Brigade gathered for one last hop to preview the sets again....so let me show you my card before you jet outta here, k?  :)




I just had to use the large magnolia image from the Planning for Magnolias set....isn't she gorgeous?  I've said it many a time, but it bears repeating....that Marcella really knows her way around a bloom, doesn't she?!  There are sooo many varieties of magnolias...here in Georgia, they are everywhere!  In the spring, the tulip shaped magnolias really steal the show.  There is one tree that I make a point of driving by each season to see because it is so spectacular....and huge!  Here is a picture I took this past spring with my cell phone.....WOW, right?  :)  Oops, gotta little distracted there from my card, but I just had to show you this tree because she was the inspiration for how I colored up the blooms.



So, I stamped the image with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink onto white card stock and colored it with Copics.  Next, I fussy cut it out.....it took a wee little bit to do that, but I love how it looks on the card.  The card base is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  I layered an embossed panel from a Stampin' Up! embossing folder. Next, I used some new dies from My Favorite Things for the sentiment panel.  I stamped my sentiment from Happy Crabapple set with Smokey Shadow ink from Papertrey Ink.  The cross stitch edged die cut panel was antiqued by sponging on some PTI Chamomile ink and then I shaded it by sponging on Ranger Distress Inks in Weathered Wood and Milled Lavender.  I added an additional white panel edged with  my Krylon 18KT Gold Leafing pen between my sentiment panel and the scallop edged panel.  I sponged on some additional Chamomile ink onto all of my layers and then assembled them.  To adhere my fussy cut magnolias, I used Collal, which is amazing when you want to pop up your fussy cut items and give them some added dimension.  I kind of rounded some of the blooms around my finger before I adhered it down and the Collal keeps it in the shape that I molded it to.....pretty neat, huh?  Yep, I love that stuff!  :)




For the final bit of sparkle, I used my Atyou Spica clear glitter pen and my Wink of Stella Clear brush pen.....I don't think I was able to capture the sparkle in my photos, but it is there, I promise!  :)   I do want to mention that this may be my first card where there is not a trace of a button, or stitching from my machine, or ribbon....hmmm, eerie, huh?  I can't quite believe it either.  So there it is, my little card for the last hop of February's release.  I can tell you that my Bloomie sisters have been up to their usual brilliant card designing, so make sure you check out all of the gorgeousness that they have to share with you....and leave them a little blog love while you're there.  Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll pop in again soon, and until then....take care!  :)

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- Papertrey Ink's Lavender Moon and Autumn Rose, Flourishes Classic White card stock; Other-My Favorite Things die sets in Cross Stitch Rectangles and Mini Scallop Rectangles; Copic colors-  RV0000, RV52, RV55, RV66, RV69, RV91, RV95, RV99, C00, BV000, BV00, E70, E74, E77, E79, G40, G43, G46, G28, Y02, YG21, and YG91.

14 comments:

  1. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, Katie!!! I love how you layered the stitched dies. Soooo pretty!!

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  2. Katie, your magnolias are sooooo gorgeous and with beautiful framing! There was a tree nearby with pretty pink tulip-shaped blooms. It looked old and blew over in a wind storm a few years back. When I asked about it I was told it was a tulip tree. It was a while before I realized it was actually a magnolia, and there are several magnolia trees in our area. They don't bloom quite as profusely as in the south, but what spectacular blooms they are. One really must see a bloom up close to fully appreciate it. Your coloring is absolute perfection on this!

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  3. Oh, Katie, the word is "swoon!" Oh my, you have outdone yourself this week, and I just adore this magnolia branch! Wow! Your coloring is exquisite, and all the fussy cutting was SO worth it! And I just love the framing and the sponging with the inks. So gorgeous, and this may be my absolute favorite image with this luscious branch of beauties! Stunning card, sweet friend! Hugs!

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  4. Wow! Beautiful! I have that embossing folder, but it looks totally different when paired with the scalloped rectangle...you've just breathed new life into that e/f for me.

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  5. This is just gorgeous and I wish she made matching dies!!!

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  6. Stunning! Wow Katie this is gorgeous! Fabulous colouring, you always know where to put the highlights to make it so realistic. Love your fussy cutting (fabulous job) and how you arranged it on your card. I believe this is certainly one of my favourite cards you've done and you have done some pretty amazing cards! Absolutely stunning!

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  7. OH I love your Gorgeous card!! The coloring beautiful and cutting them out gives is such a nice sense of dimension! The inspiration tree is lovely too :)

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  8. Oh my that is just beautiful coloring and I love the layering of framing to it also!

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  9. Yummy! This is absolutely gorgeous Katie down to every detail. What a special treat to have such a beautiful tree close by too!

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  10. Oh my golly Katie this is so beautiful! WOW.

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  11. Ohhhhhh my gooooooodness! Your magnolias are absolutely GORGEOUS! I just adore the color pink & it's soooooo perfect for these lovely flowers!

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  12. Now don't get me wrong. I adore your stitching, but the faux stitching details on this card are exquisite. The texture they add is such a lovely compliment to the magnolias. Beautiful beyond words. That tree is incredible. Don't think I've ever seen one that big of that variety. Don't let me hear you got arrested trying to transplant it. LOL Hugs!

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  13. Gosh... you can stinking color girl. Love love love these blossoms. The texture like frame is perfect and I do like all the white space.

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  14. Katie, what a stunning magnolia image and I love the way you coloured it so beautifully! Love all of the fabulous texture that you framed it with as well. Thanks so much for stopping by last month and leaving that sweet comment. Am doing well, extremely busy with home renovations, will be happy to get my craft room back later this month! Hugs.

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