Always in My Thoughts

Hello!  Today I am sharing a card made with stamps from Power Poppy. I am happy that I found the latest challenge at The Blossom Challenge Going Sentimental focusing on a sentiment from Power Poppy.  Power Poppy is one of my all-time favorites for stamps, I stamped and heat embossed the image with Versamark and Gold EP and water colored it with Gina K Inks. Trimmed the image with a die and attached to patterned paper background.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of Pink Vellum which I attached beneath the image.  Actually, I stamped the image first on the patterned paper, but it did not look right so I used the vellum. I arranged the oval at a bit of a slant in my design. The card looks better in real life.  I will be sending this card to my 102 years young Mother who is "never more than a thought away".

Supplies: Image Stamp- Power Poppy Camellias set, Sentiment Stamp- Power Poppy Lavender set, Versamark Ink, GKD Inks, Watercolor Brush, Gold EP, Pink Vellum, White CS, Patterned Paper from Stash, Spellbinders Oval Die.

Challenges:

The Blossom Challenge: Going Sentimental

Creations in Pink Challenge: #49 Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

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Sending Birthday Wishes

Welcome to my studio!  Did you know that in some cultures, dragonflies represent good luck or prosperity? So, make a wish when you see a dragonfly and it'll come true.  And some say butterflies are omens of good luck.  If I send a card with both a dragonfly and a butterfly, would my card be doubly full of good luck for birthday wishes to come true?  That thought inspired my design for this card  made for a new challenge that I just found, and it intrigued me....

Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenge #2 2022 is anything flies (meaning anything goes) using only the colors Pink and Black.  

Details of card: Stamped Power Poppy Dahlia XL on white CS and colored with Copics.  Placed the image on a Black Mat and then on to White Card Base.  Stamped and double heat embossed Power Poppy sentiment to send Happy Wishes. I selected this particular stamp because "wishes" look like it was written by a butterfly in flight, does it not?

I finished the card by adding the butterfly cut with a Cheery Lynn Die and lined with Pink Vellum. The dragonfly was stamped on Pink Vellum using Versamark ink with a Creative Dies stamp and heat embossed with Black EP and then cut with a die also from Creative Dies. I wanted the dragonfly to have that iridescent and transparent look of a real one.

Other Challenges:

The Flower Challenge:  #65 Occasions. My card is for a Birthday

Seize the Birthday:   #231 Sparkle and Shine. The dragonfly does have some sparkle and shine but hard to see so I'll go with Anything Goes for a Birthday.

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 Theresa

A Bouquet of Colors

Welcome to my studio!  I am showing a card that I made for the Creative Confetti Challenge which is a Tic Tac Toe one.  I chose the lower row across for my elements to use Emboss, Make It Sparkle, and Twine.  I began by stamping the bouquet from Power Poppy Countryside Bouquet set with Memento Peanut Brittle ink and coloring with Copics.  I trimmed the image with Lawn Fawn stitched circle die.  I attached this to a patterned paper from MME Notable pad that I embossed with Cuttlebug Wicker Weave EF for some texture. I just happened to find this colorful paper that seemed to go well with the colors in my bouquet.  Often times, I select the pattern first and select colors from it to use on my image. I stamped the sentiment in Memento Cottage Ivy ink, added some sparkle to the centers of the flower with Crystal Stickles and the buds(purple ones), and finished with a twine bow to tie the bouquet. Selected a precut turquoise card base that just happened to fit the design. 

Challenges:

Creative Confetti Challenge: Tic Tac Toe-see below.

Double D Challenges: Thought this card fit into the Colorful Challenge

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper.

Allsorts Challenge: Week 588 Use Hand Colored Image

Tuesday Throwdown:  #465 Anything Goes

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Pop Goes the Peony!

Another post for today!  I've been spending a little time in the studio...cloudy outside today.  I created this card for the challenge at Creative Confetti - to color up the background to make your flower pop.  I used a colored textured cardstock for my background for the Peony that I stamped, colored, and fussy cut. The flower and leaves stamps from Power Poppy Peony Muse set were inked with Distress Oxide inks Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint and stamped on to White CS(used masking when stamping the leaves under the flower).  Colored in the image with Copics. Arranged yellow and  red panels on a green card base. Attached the flower and the sentiment ( Power Poppy Dahlias set) that I heat embossed with Red EP on a scrap of yellow and layered with scrap of green. I don't often mix pink and red but thought this combo really popped!

Challenges:
Creative Confetti Challenge: Pop Goes the Flower

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Pink Peony with Green

Hello! Today I am playing with a few challenges. I created this CAS card for the Creative Confetti Challenge to Keep it Simple and it fits other current challenges. I used a flower stamp from Power Poppy Peony Muse set and a sentiment from Power Poppy Dahlia set.  I inked both stamps on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.  I inked the edge of the trimmed panel with a pink Copic marker and attached to a Mint Green textured card base. I used pink and green because this is one a my favorite color combos. 

Challenges:

Creative Confetti Challenge: Keep It Simple

Make My Monday: #128 Clean and Simple

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite color to pair with Pink and Why-Green is the color that I used with pink. Because it is one of my fave combos and I love to color pink flowers with green leaves. 

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Favorite Color Combination. I stamp a lot of floral cards with pink and green-my favorite combo. 

CAS On Friday: Challenge 186 Nature

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Shaping Up with Succulents

Hello!  I am back playing with another Creative Confetti Challenge.  This one is  Shape Up!-create making shapes take center stage.  I chose to use the shapes of circles, ovals, squares and rectangles. And I found a DCWV Patterned Paper featuring hexagons with gold foil accents to use as my background. I stamped 4 images from Power Poppy Sassy Succulents set on white cardstock and colored with Copics  using colors pulled from the patterned paper. I trimmed the images using Spellbinder dies and attached to mats of Metallic Gold CS.  I arranged the shapes on the hexagon paper popping up the 2 smaller images with foam.   I edged the background panel with Pilot Gold Metallic marker before attaching to a white card base. I attached the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versamark and embossed with Gold EP.   I thought the words "We're All in this Together" were appropriate for this card in today's time. Is it not interesting the stamp set was created in 2014?  What was Marcella thinking when she included this sentiment in the set?

Challenges:
Creative Confetti Challenge: Shape Up!

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper.

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Theresa

Wish For a Camellia

Hello!  I have been playing with the sketch challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches and  using Power Poppy Simply Camellias set to create my card.  I stamped the Camellias with Memento Tuxedo Black on white card stock and colored with Copic Markers. I extended the image by adding another camellia by stamping and fussy cutting the additional flower.  I used a Fiskars border punch with pink cardstock to create a border on each side of the image and attached to a card base of green cardstock.  Finished with a sentiment from Power Poppy Dahlia XL set that I stamped and embossed on pink Vellum die cut with a label die. 

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch # 560

Creative Confetti Challenge: What's your wish? Share a flower that you wish you had in your garden. Would love to grow camellias but they do not fare well in our Ohio weather. 

Always Fun Challenge: #168 Anything Goes

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Bouquet de Lavande

Hello!  I am again playing with flower stamps to create another floral theme card, my favorite.  I inked the Lavender stamp directly with Memento Markers using lavenders, grays, and greens and stamped on White Card stock. I have not used this technique of inking colors directly on a stamp in awhile. I filled in some of the image with Copics after stamping.  I cut an opening in a mat of lavender cardstock with a fancy oval die and then embossed the opening with a larger die creating a embossed frame around the image.  Added a Purple Satin ribbon from stash and then attached to a Purple card base.  Finished with the stamp "Bouquet de Lavande" in DOI Wilted Violet. This card was inspired by the mood board challenge at Double D.  All stamps from Power Poppy Lavender set.

Challenges:

Double D Challenge:  Lavenders, Lilac, Purple Challenge.

Retro Rubber Challenge: #134 Spring Flowers. Have had  Power Poppy stamps about 5 years, dated 2014.

The House That Stamps Built: Tic Tac Toe Challenge M1320 Used Die Cut, Embossing, Ribbon.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Burst of Flowers

Hello!  Monday, I was inspired by the post on Power Poppy by Julie when she showed a quick way to create a card using stippling to add a burst of color.  I was so inspired that I made this quick card which took just a few minutes to make.  I followed the steps she used and  used the same Memento green inks that she used but used Memento red inks for the flowers but they showed up looking more pink than red.  I used Power Poppy Geraniums Take Two set for my image and a sentiment from Dahlias XL set.  I added some splatters of green to the image.  I trimmed the image with Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle die and placed on a background of a patterned paper from Pink Paislee Color Wash pad.  Used a white card base.  Other supplies: Stipple Brushes, Water brush.  Loved how this turned out and how quickly it came together.  Thanks to Julie for the inspiration. 

Challenges:

Creative Confetti Challenge: Quick Color-add a quick splash of color to a card creation. I already had this card completed and it fits the latest challenge.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says use dies or punches. Use circle die. 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper

Use Your Stuff: #397 Flowers and/or Butterflies

Retro Rubber Challenge: #134 Spring Flowers.  My geranium stamp is from 2014.

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Thanks, Theresa

Keep Your Distance

Hello! I am playing today with the Creative Confetti Challenge Keep Your Distance-challenge is to space out images on your creation.  I chose the Coreopsis stamp from Power Poppy Vibrant Thanks set and stamped it  3 times on a white cardstock with Memento Black Ink and colored with Copics and a Memento marker.  Stamped the sentiments from the same set with the black ink and embossed with clear EP.  Did a bit of sponging with DOI Peeled Paint and attached to a GKD Green card base.

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       Theresa

To Brighten Your Day

Hello!  I have another card made with the sketch from Creative Confetti challenge shown below. This time I used Power Poppy's stamps from Poppies clear stamp set. I colored the Poppies with Copics on a white card stock panel that I trimmed and attached to patterned paper from the Blank Canvas pad from 1st Editions Papers. I let some of the flowers extend over the edges. I used a shiny organza ribbon and hand made double bow to complete the design. I am pleased with the finished card.

Challenges:

Creative Confetti Challenges: Sketch It Out!

Addicted to Stamps and More: #387 Make Your Mark

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Wishes with Camellias

Hello! Hope all is well with you.  Today I am sharing a card that I made with a sketch from Creative Confetti challenge using Power Poppy stamps from Simply Camellias set.  I stamped the camellias with Memento black ink and colored with Copics.   I edged the top and bottom of the trimmed image with a Copic marker and attached to patterned paper from My Mind's Eye Unforgettable pad. Finished with yellow satin ribbon and bow and sentiment.  This will probably be used for a birthday card.
Challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge: #133 Anything Goes.  This stamp set came out in 2015 but I have had since 2018.
Addicted to Stamps and More: #386 Anything Goes
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Flower Power
Creative Confetti Challenge: Sketch It Out

                                             



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Theresa

If I Could Pick a Bouquet, I'd Give It To You

Welcome!  My favorite theme for cards is flowers and Power Poppy Floral stamps are a favorite of mine. I pulled out a stamp from Power Poppy Countryside Bouquet set and created this card using yellow, blue, and green for the Creative Confetti challenge to use those colors.  Stamped the bouquet with Memento Black ink and colored with Copics.....more of my favorite things. Stamped the sentiments from the Power Poppy Dahlia set with Memento Green ink and heat embossed with Clear EP.  I have begun nearly always using embossing powder on stamped sentiments....just makes them look better. I lightly edged the image with a blue copics before attaching to a Yellow CS mat and a Green card base. Finished with a bit of twine "around" the bouquet.
I wish that I could go out and pick  a bouquet of flowers but we are having a mix of rain and snow today and there are not many flowers in bloom.  Will just have to be satisfied with stamping flowers on a card.
Challenges:
Creative Confetti Challenge: Color Cues-use warm yellow, soft blue, and bright green from the palette.
The Flower Challenge: #43 Spring/Autumn.  Using spring flowers.
The Card Concept: 133 Spring Flowers.  Love the bouquet of  flowers in the photo inspiration.
Sweet Stampin' Challenge:  Bloomin' Wonderful
Allsorts Challenge: Week #568 Flowers /or Showers

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I love reading your comments. Theresa

Spring Azaleas

Hello! I created this card for The Creative Confetti Challenge - Flowers for the Front Line with stamps from Power Poppy  Azalea and Vibrant Thanks sets. I stamped the image and words on white card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and heat embossed with Clear EP.  I colored the image with Copic Markers and used a Glaze Marker on the Stamens. I attached to a background of patterned paper from my stash and a card base of white card stock. Love this azalea stamp....such a great spring bloom.  I plan to send this card to the staff at the Life Card Center where my Mother is a resident.  Thankfully no one there has been sick with the virus.
Challenges:
Creative Confetti: Flowers for the Front Line-create a card for someone on the front lines of the medical fight.
Make My Monday Challenge: #120 Spring Flowers
The Flower Challenge: Challenge #43 Spring/Autumn

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 Theresa

Hello Friend

Hello Friends! Keeping busy in the studio!  I love the Summer Berries set from Power Poppy that I recently purchased with a GC that I won.  I created this card with the Raspberries stamp embossing the image using black ink and clear embossing EP. I colored with Copic markers. Added some texture with Glossy Accents. I die cut with an unknown make and matted with oval of red CS.  Used a green card base.   This card was included in the package that I sent to the Life Card Center.

Challenges:
Creative Confetti: Free for All Challenge.  Make a card using Power Poppy Stamps.

Addicted to Stamps and More: #381 Anything Goes

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Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Embossed Silhouette

Hello! I was truly inspired by Power Poppy Blog Monday Inspire Me post about Embossed Silhouette.  I was so inspired that I immediately CASE'd Julie's card.  I even used a flower stamp from the same set that she used- Vibrant Thanks set- but I used the Bee Balm  instead of the Coreopsis.  I also did sponging very similar to what she did.  I simply followed her steps to create this card so please check out her post ….she explained everything much better that I can. 

Supplies used: Power Poppy Vibrant Thanks and Simply Camelia stamp sets; White, Fresh Asparagus, and Faded Brick GKD cardstocks; Fried Brick and Peeled Paint DOI, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Versamark Ink; White EP; Copic Black Multiliner pen and marker; Dewdrops.

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: W is for anything you wish. Wishing Happy Wishes. 

Creative Confetti:  Frame It Up.  Simply framed my image with layers of card stock and also framed the edges of image with a black Copic.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa