Happy Power Poppy Friday~ September 15th!

Hello there and a very happy Friday to you!  I have a really quick post to share with you for Power Poppy's Friday inspiration using the darling Autumn set, Feeling Fall.  For my card, I used the adorable welly full of leaves and a couple of sentiments from the same set.

I started by stamping my image on a cream card stock rectangular die cut and then colored it up with a ton of Copics!  After my image was colored, I added some distress inks, some shimmer with a Wink of Stella clear brush pen, and then my sentiment stamped on a hand cut triangle.  Once I stitched the corner sentiment, I set the image panel aside to work on my card layers.  I used some cream and some plaid patterned papers and added some stitching.  To finish off this layer, I stamped my second sentiment.

For my card base, I scored a line about half an inch or so from the top of one of two brown card stock rectangles and then  adhered the two rectangle panels together at the top.  Next, I ran my card base through my Big Shot to die cut the scallop edge along the top of my card.  

All that was left was to adhere my layers to my card base.  The image panel was adhered with foam tape for added dimension.  This card measures 5 3/8" x 3 1/4".

I just love this little scene and all of the sweet details Marcella packed in here.  As always, this image was a dream to color up!  :)

So that is all for my card today, but several of my incredibly talented Bloomie sisters have some pretty amazing cards to share with you.  Make sure you leave a little blog love when you visit them.  :)  Oh, and if you haven't checked out the Power Poppy blog lately, make sure you do that too!  Lots of wonderful things going on over there and a challenge or two to really get you in the crafting spirit!  I am so glad you were able to visit today...and I am hoping that you are doing "welly welly well" too!  Hope you can pop back in again soon and until then....take care!

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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

Tosha Leyendekker

~Katie

Supplies used:  Paper- Papertrey Ink's "Cocoa Bean" card stock, Classic Ivory card stock from Flourishes, patterned papers from Carta Bella's "Fall Blessings" 6x6 paper pad and "Traditions" 6x6 paper pad; Ink-Memento's Tuxedo Black, PTI's Chamomile and Chai inks; Dies-Spellbinder's A2 Matting Basics A set and My Favorite Things' Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle set; Other-Wink of Stella clear brush pen and these Copic colors- W00, W0, W2, W4, W5, W7, C00, C0, BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG32, BG45, BG49, E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E50, E51, E55, E57, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, Y11, Y15, YR23, R01, R02, R05, R08, R30, R32, R35, R37, and R39.

Power Poppy's August Blog Hop!

Hello there and Happy Friday to you!  Today marks the end of Power Poppy's August release and to mark the occasion we have one last hop for you!  Today is also the day that all three of Marcella's amazing new sets in the Nature and Nurture collection will be available for purchase in the Power Poppy Store.....YAY!  :)  I am so excited to share with you my card using another image from the Feeling Fall set!  Take a lookie here...

I started by stamping the adorable cat and pumpkin image and coloring it up with Copics.  I die cut it out with a Spellbinders Classic Oval die and sponged some Ranger Distress Ink in Peeled Paint and Papertrey Ink's Chai and Chamomile inks to age it a bit.  Next, I added some shimmer with a Wink of Stella clear brush pen.  With my image tag done, I went to work on my card base. 

 I used Papertrey Ink's Pumpkin die set from their Shape Up series.  I used several patterned papers from Carta Bella's "Fall Blessings" 6x6 pad and inked the sections with more PTI Chai and Chamomile inks, pieced them together and stitched them up.  I used a bit of Classic Kraft paper for the stem and stitched it on my card front.  Next, I tied a bow, punched a couple of very small holes in my pieced card front and tied the bow on with a button and twine.  I die cut a small tag with more Classic Kraft paper and stamped the sentiment.  Lastly, I attached the image tag and sentiment tag with some foam dimensionals.

Can I tell you how much I love, love, L-O-VE this image!  Well, I do!  That chevron stripe and those polka dots....I get giddy, I tell ya.  :)  And let me not fail to mention that adorable-y spooky cat!    

This card ended up measuring approximately 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  And I still love this image....just sayin'....again! ;)  So that is all for my little card today but let me just say that my Bloomie sisters have outdone themselves once again.....you are in for a real treat.  Make sure you leave them a little blog love while you are there and then jet on over to the Power Poppy store to make one, two, or all three of these amazing new sets your own!  AND...lemme tell you a little something else....Marcella has whipped up a super sweet sale so while you are getting these new sets you can stock up on some other sets or digis that you have had your eye on.....

• FREE SHIPPING when you spend $50 or more- See Power Poppy Blog for International Shipping info

• Select discounts on clear stamps throughout the shop!

• Download frenzy: All Digital Stamps 25% off

So what are you waiting for? Before you do go though, let me tell you how much I have enjoyed your visits and sweet comments this week!  They have all meant so much to me.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend full of fun crafty things!  Until next time, take care!  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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

~Katie

Supplies:  Stamps-Power Poppy's Feeling Fall stamp set; Ink- Memento's Tuxedo Black, PTI's Cocoa Bean, Chai and Chamomile, Ranger Distress Ink in Peeled Paint Paper- Flourishes Classic Ivory, PTI's Classic Kraft, and Carta Bella's "Fall Blessings" 6x6 paper pad; Other- Classic Kraft ribbon and button, Pumpkin and Pumpkin Sections Shape Up Series dies and Tiny Tags die all from PTI, hemp twine,  Wink of Stella clear brush pen and these Copic colors- C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, E39, E40, E41, E44, E57, E93, YR12, YR18, YR30, YR31,  G20, G21, G24, G46, YG91, and Y26.

Power Poppy's August Stamp Release~Day 3!

 Hi there and welcome back for Day 3 of Power Poppy's August Stamp Release!  Today's stamp set, Feeling Fall, is the final set in Marcella's Nature and Nurture collection. This set has some absolutely adorable images and sentiments!

For my card today, I chose the sweet coffee mug with gourds.  I stamped my image with Memento's Tuxedo Black ink onto a panel of Papertrey Ink's Rustic Cream card stock.  I colored my image with Copics and then spritzed some inks to distress it a bit.  Next, I added some strips of patterned paper from Carta Bella's "Autumn" 6x6 pad with stitching.  The sentiment got a little special treatment- I inked it up using PTI's Dark Chocolate, Terracotta Tile, and Summer Sunrise inks to give it a gradient look.  Next, I decided to round the bottom corners with a We R Memory Keepers 3/8" Corner Chomper.  Lastly, I adhered my panel to a card base and added some ribbon, button, and twine.  This finished card size is  3 1/2" x 5".

I just love those little gourds!  They are really fun and quite quick to color up.  If you can believe it, I did not use a single die for this card....or gold leafing!  

For the inside of my card I used the leaf images, added a bit of patterned paper, and rounded the corners with a We R Memory Keepers 1/4" Corner Chomper.

Those little leaves are adorable, don't you think?  :)  I am really getting in the fall frame of mind and am SO ready for some fall weather...how about you?

So that is all for my little card today, but my Bloomie sisters have once again created an amazing selection of card inspiration just for you!  You certainly want to check out Marcella's post over on the Power Poppy blog.  Make sure you leave them all a little blog love and then please come back by tomorrow for the Power Poppy Blog Hop!  Thanks so much for stopping by and I can't wait to see you tomorrow....until then, take care!  :)

Allison Cope 

Christine Okken 

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

~Katie

Supplies not listed above:  Pinking Shears, Wink of Stella clear brush pen, PTI's inks in Chai and Chamomile and these Copic colors- E01, E11, E30, E33, E35, E37, E39, E40, E42, E44, E50, E51, YR12, YR18, YR27, YR31, Y18, YG63, YG91, G28, R17, W2, W5, and W7.