Seeing Red

The last challenge for Power Poppy this month is a Sketch.  OOOooooo  I love a sketch challenge!  I seem to have been in a "red mood" lately, so I chose my background papers from the Playdate paper pad by My Mind's Eye and layered all three pieces onto red cardstock.  Next, I die cut more red cardstock with a Spellbinders Labels 20 die and embossed it with a Cuttlebug EF.  Then I die cut white cardstock with a Spellbinders Classic Oval, embossed it and sponged on pale blue ink.  I chose for this one the wonderful Peonies from this months Power Poppy release, coloured them with copics, cut them out, and popped them on top of the oval with foam tape.  I decided on two white flower brads for that element of the sketch and finished with some red bling.  Many thanks to the Bloom Brigade at Power Poppy for the challenges this month - it's been fun, and I hope there are many more to come.

Copic Colours used were:  R00, R22, R24, R27, R89, G40, G43, G46.

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Pretty Poppy

The latest Friday challenge at JustRite Papercrafts is to "Colour it Pretty".  Well, I realised when I had finished this one, that it is coloured rather bright and cheerful, but still pretty, I think(?)  I started with background papers from Playdate paper pad by My Mind's Eye, and layered them onto light blue cardstock.  I covered the join with blue spot ribbon and added a bow.  Next, I stamped the medallion from JustRite's Botanical Medallions & Banners set with Memento Paris Dusk ink onto light blue cardstock and die cut it with a JustRite's Nested Oval Medallion Labels die.  I stamped the poppy image from the same stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto blending card, coloured it with copics and die cut it with a Spellbinders Classic Oval die and added it to the medallion with foam tape.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment from JustRite's Haberdashery Vintage Labels Five set with the Paris Dusk ink directly onto the background paper.

Copic Colours used were:  R22, R24, R27, R89, YR20, Y21, Y26, G40, G43, G46, B21, B26.

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Autumn Thanks

This months challenge at Scrapbook Boutique is to use autumn colours, so I chose my background paper from the Citrus Stack by DCWV and layered it onto dark red cardstock.  The image is from Flourishes Dahlias set, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto blending card, coloured with copics and die cut with a Spellbinders Labels Eight.  Then I die cut brown cardstock with a Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight and added that to the card front and attached the image piece with foam tape.  The sentiments used for this one come from Flourishes With Gratitude stamp set.  One was stamped onto the image piece and the other was made into a tiny tag and attached with a dark red ribbon and bow.

Copic Colours used were:  YR00, YR02, YR04, YR20, Y21, Y26, R81, R83, R85, R89, G40, G43, G46.

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In The Mood

Well, you never know what those girls at Power Poppy are going to come up with next!!  This weeks inspiration for the"Unabashedly Upbeat Challenge" is a Thelonious Monk album cover.  What FUN!  The plan was to do housework this morning, but this challenge just grabbed me and wouldn't let go so I chose my background papers from the Enchanted paper pad by Memory Box and layered them onto bright blue cardstock with the vertical panel punched with the EK scalloped scallop border punch.  Then I die cut black cardstock with the Virtuoso Music die by Memory Box, cut it half and adhered the two halves to the card front.  I added a little tab of purple and blue cardstock die cut with two Spellbinders Labels 4 just for the heck of it.  Then I used the wonderful Power Poppy digital Gerbera Daisies on blending card, cut into a rectangle, coloured in grey tones with copics, sponged around the edge with Versacolor Cyan ink and layered onto purple cardstock, and added that piece with foam tape.  I cut the single word out of the sentiment from the Peonies set, made it into a notched tag and popped it on top.

Copic Colours used were: C1, C3, C5, C7.

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So Glad!

I'm so glad to say that Power Poppy have launched their very first challenge, "Pop Goes the World" with a lovely photo incorporating purple, orange, yellow and green for inspiration, and using one of the new digital stamps.  I decided to use papers from  the Lilac Avenue Collection paper pad by Kaisercraft, layered onto lilac cardstock, and with the horizontal piece punched with Martha Stewart's doily lace punch.  I chose to use the gorgeous Gladioli set, coloured it with copics, sponged on some Versacolor Orange and Canary ink, and die cut it with a Spellbinders Standard Circle die.  I die cut green cardstock with a Spellbinders Scallop Circle die and lilac cardstock with the largest Spellbinders Exquisite Circle, layered them all together and added this piece with foam tape.  I printed the sentiment into a small circle, punched it out with a circle punch and layered it onto lilac cardstock.  A lilac ribbon and bow finished it off. 

Copic Colours used were:  V04, V12, V15, Y11, YG11, YG13, YG17.

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Bicycle on a Blackboard

The latest Friday challenge at JustRite Papercrafts is to create a Chalkboard Birthday card.  Now, I have to admit that embossing powder is not my friend!  I never seem to be entirely happy with the result.  So, for this card, I decided to use a die cut for my "chalk".  I started with paper from a Cre8tiv black and white mini paper stack, layered it onto black cardstock and wrapped black and white spot ribbon around it.  Next, I die cut black cardstock with a Spellbinders Timeless Rectangle die for the "blackboard".  I die cut white cardstock with the Retro Bike die by Fancy That and added that to the blackboard.  Then I stamped the sentiment from JustRite's Birthday Sentiments Set (retired - but still oh, so useful!) with black ink onto white cardstock, punched it out with a circle punch, and layered it onto black cardstock which had been die cut with a Spellbinders Standard Circle and then onto white cardstock die cut with a Spellbinders Scallop Circle.  This piece was then added with foam tape.  A spotted bow finished off my version of  a chalkboard card.

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Purple Power

YAY! It's Release Week at Power Poppy, and, this month there are four fabulous flower images for sale - check them out HERE.  And, these ones are digital, and that, I've discovered, equals instant happiness!  I've never bought digital stamps before, but I just had to have these, and I bought, downloaded, re-sized and printed them without any trouble - and, if I can do it, anyone can.
I started this card with paper from The Romantic Garden paper pad by Meg's Garden, layered it onto dark purple cardstock, added some white lace down the side plus some lilac seam binding.  Next, I die cut some more of the purple cardstock with a Spellbinders Captivating Squares die and also a Classic Square die.  Then I die cut some pale lilac cardstock with a Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Square die and layered all three onto the card front.  I die cut the Power Poppy Peonies image with a Spellbinders Standard Circle die, coloured them with copics and added this with foam tape.  A bow made with the lilac seam binding finished it off.

Copic Colours used were: BV0000, BV11, BV13, BV17, G43, G46.

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