~ ~ Welcome to Day 4 of the Power Poppy Quite A Christmas release! We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days. All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. Day 4's stamp set is called Let It Glow - Sentiments. ~ ~ Such a fun set! I decided to kick up the "glow" part of the sentiment with some alcohol inks and gold sparkle! ~ ~ Just a... Continue reading

~ ~ Welcome to Day 3 of the Power Poppy Quite A Christmas release! We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days. All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. Day 3's stamp set is called Garden of Gratitude. ~ ~ What a fun set this is! I love the garden theme and you should have heard me squeal when I saw the orange trellis Christmas tree!! I grew... Continue reading

~ ~ Welcome to Day 2 of the Power Poppy Quite A Christmas release! We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for 5 days. All sets are available as clear stamps as well as digital downloads the day they are released! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. Day 2's stamp set is called Enchanted Branches - Nativity. ~ ~ I've been anxiously awaiting a set like this from the fabulous Marcella Hawley!! This is just incredible!! I decided to create a slimline card for today. I... Continue reading

~ ~ Welcome to Day 1 of the Power Poppy Quite A Christmas release! We are revealing ONE new stamp set each day, for the next 5 days. All sets are available as a digital download the day they are released, and they will also be available as clear stamps, too! You can check out all the details at the Power Poppy blog or at the Power Poppy shop. Day 1's stamp set is called Mossy Pots with Paperwhites. ~ ~ I chose the smaller image in the set - the Paperwhite blossom with the Christmas ornaments and holly -... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday, y'all! It's time for a brand new Color Throwodown challenge and this week our generic colors are Kraft, Cream, and Cranberry. ~ ~ I made a cute and simple card for a young one's birthday, using an Art Impressions image that must be retired now. It was very simple to color and made for a quick card. ~ ~ We hope you will all join us for the challenge. Check out the details at the CTD blog and please visit with each of the awesome design team members. Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe -->... Continue reading

~ Yay, it's Wednesday again and time for a new Color Throwdown challenge. This week our colors are Orange, Black, and Kraft. ~ ~ And here is the card I came up with using this great combo: ~ ~ Not a Halloween card, which is what you would expect with the color combo, but it definitely works for Fall/Autumn. I used the Blessed Blooms stamps and dies from The Greetery. I also used Simon Says Stamp Floating Leaves stencil for the background, blended in ombre shades of orange using Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes and distress inks. Come play along with... Continue reading

~ Hey y'all! It's Wednesday, Hump Day, the day we start a brand new Color Throwdown challenge! This week our colors are Purple, Green, and Khaki! ~ ~ Pretty cool inspiration photo, huh? But I didn't go the cool watercolor route because I needed a card for a fun young man; so I went with a "punny" card using Toadstool Garden dies from The Greetery. And a super cool sentiment from the You Aren't Normal set from Technique Tuesday. ~ ~ The inside of the card says "You're really awesome (then again, so am I)! LOL!! Same sentiment set. We... Continue reading

~ Happy Friday! Today I have a fun card for you featuring Pumpkins and Pears from Power Poppy. It's an Autumn image, but I'm using bright summery colors. Yes, I'm still trying to hold on to every last inch of the summer! ~ ~ What do you think? Too bright and cheery for an Autumn card? If you head on over to the Power Poppy blog, you can see which of the other Bloom Brigade team members are sharing creations today! Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES: Affiliate links are used at no cost to you... Continue reading

~ Hello, all! It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and this week I am the hostess. With the days getting a little cooler, I've resigned myself to the fact that summer is officially over. So this week I've chosen some rich beautiful Autumn colors - Red, Orange, and Purple. ~ ~ I had just received the new to me Sizzix thinlet dies called Cut Out Leaves. They are so cool and I couldn't wait to use them. Because the actual open areas were not very big I knew I wanted to use vibrant colors that would shine through! So... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday, you guys! This week our Color Throwdown generic colors are Rust, Blue, Cream, and Aqua. ~ ~ Beautiful colors, aren't they? Today I'm using the new Graciellie Design digital stamp set called Simply Blessed. ~ ~ I just love the beauty and simplicity of the cotton branches, perfect for our color combo!! We'd love for y'all to play along with us! Check out all the details at the CTD blog! And here are links to the talented DT members' blogs, so you can show them a little love! Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe -->... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! We have a brand new Color Throwdown for you today! The generic colors we are using this week are Gray, Kraft, Green, and White. ~ ~ I love that outdoor room! And since the dominant color is green I decided to use the brand new to me Simplicity digital images from Graciellie Designs. I won it in her Instagram giveaway! ~ ~ For the background I used what I call the "brush drag" technique. After the leaves were colored with Copic markers, I used the brush end of both a gray and a pale blue marker (one... Continue reading

~ Hey, y'all! I thought I'd pop in today and show you a birthday card I made using the brand new Botanicuts Toadstool Garden die from The Greetery. ~ ~ I love these mushrooms! I used some leftover water colored paper pieces to die cut them and then sponged the uncolored parts with some dye ink. I created the "Hey Fungi" with my Dymo label maker. Perfect for a teenage boy! And I thought this Prima Marketing Doodle Deux patterned paper was just perfect for the background! That's it for me today! I'll see you back here Wednesday for the... Continue reading

~ Hello, and happy Friday! Today I have another Autumn card, chock full of colorful leaves. I've used the Power Poppy Plenty of Leaves digital image and a sentiment from the Ultimate Poppy digital stamp set. ~ ~ This card is 5.5" square, so rather big! After I colored all the leaves with Copic markers, I distressed the edges with my scissors. Do any of you remember when that was all the rage? I also colored an additional oak leaf and popped it up on foam mounting tape. Be sure to drop by the Power Poppy blog to see which... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday! Are you ready for the new Color Throwdown challenge? This week our generic colors are Red, Yellow/Orange, Cream, and Brown. ~ ~ Beautiful Autumn colors, right? If I must give up summer, I guess the rich jewel tones of fall will comfort me a little! I pulled out one of my favorite leaf stamps - Oak Leaf from Neat and Tangled. I love the stained glass look of it. I water colored it and water color washed the background. Simple card, beautiful colors! ~ ~ We would love for you to play along in the challenge with... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday, y'all! It's time for a brand new Color Throwdown challenge! This week our generic colors are Blue, Purple, and Green. ~ ~ And even though I have a THING for succulents, I didn't use them today. I chose to use a cute image from The Cat's Pajamas stamp set called This Could Be Vodka. It's such a great set and I thought it would work perfectly for a masculine birthday card. ~ ~ I made the tablecloth by coloring the plaid with a Copic marker. A really simple, fun card! We would love to see what you... Continue reading

~ Welcome to Day 2 of the Power Poppy mini-digital release Fresh-Squeezed Scents Collection! Today I am pleased to introduce you to the elegant Healing Bouquet. ~ ~ The image for my card was water colored using Distress inks (listed below in supplies). I love this so much!! The citrus is meant to be a lemon I believe, but I really wanted the look of a lime, so that's how I colored it! These are the members of the Bloom Brigade who are participating in the blog hop today. Allison Cope Barbara Campbell Broni Holcombe - you are here! Catherine... Continue reading

~ Hello and happy Thursday! Welcome to Day 1 of the new Power Poppy mini-digital release Fresh-Squeezed Scents Collection! Today I made a card using the beautiful Aloe and Oranges image. Love, love, love this! I'm a sucker for citrus and for succulents, so Marcy grabbed me double on this one! ~ ~ I colored this up with my Copic markers, using some dot shading on the aloe and the oranges. It will be super sweet for the birthday girl who will be receiving this one! Please check out all the gorgeous inspiration from the mightly Bloom Brigade! Here are... Continue reading

~ Hello, and happy Wednesday, everyone! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge and this week our generic colors are Orange, Pink, Yellow, and Light Peach. ~ ~ Here is my card using the beautiful Tea Cake with Strawberries digital image from Power Poppy, colored with Copic markers. ~ ~ The sweet sentiment is from the Juicy Strawberries digital image set, also from Power Poppy. We'd love for you all to come on over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us! Be sure to check out all the great inspiration from the design team first: Amy... Continue reading

~ Happy Friday to you all! I have a card for you today using the beautiful So Succulent digital stamp from Power Poppy. I have a thing for succulents....I can not lie! ~ ~ I colored the image with my Copic markers, using a little bit of dot shading. The sentiment is from the Good Thinking: Renewal clear stamp set, also from Power Poppy, but unfortunately sold out at this time. Please take a moment and stop by to see my friend Stacy Morgan for another Power Poppy card for your inspiration! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thanks... Continue reading

~ Hello, and happy Wednesday to you all! We have a brand new Color Throwdown challenge starting today and this week our generic colors are Purple, Yellow, and Blue. ~ ~ I wanted to use my new Alex Syberia digital image Abstract Flower so I used these colors for a floral image. Weird, but it was fun! And I really couldn't think of anything else to do with the colors! ~ ~ I bet you've never seen flowers in these colors! Me either, but they are kind of cool. I colored them loosely with my Copic markers adding lots of... Continue reading

~ Hello and happy Wednesday! Are you ready to see what the latest Color Throwdown color combo is? This week our generic colors are Aqua, Peach, and Kraft. ~ ~ I was lucky enough to be a winner in the Alex Syberia Designs Instagram giveaway recently, and the very first digital image that I chose was the Pretty Cactus. I think it's so beautiful and I'm sure that Nicoletta Porcu's gorgeous creation was what sold me on it!! So here is what I did with it and the color palette for this week: ~ ~ I did very loose watercoloring... Continue reading

~ Happy Wednesday again! It's time for the latest Color Throwdown challenge, and this week our generic colors are Red, Coral, Blue, and White. ~ ~ And here is my cute little birthday card: ~ ~ Very CAS but so much fun to make and to give! Be sure to head over to the CTD blog to check out the details so you can join us and to see all the great creations from the DT. Amy Rohl Amy Rysavy Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe --> You are here! Jodi Collins Lisa Henke Lori Tecler Lynn Put Vickie Zimmer Wanda Cullen... Continue reading

~ Happy Friday! Today I have a mixed media (sort of) card for you using Big Sexy Blooms and Good Thinking: Renewal, both from Power Poppy. ~ ~ I stamped and heat embossed the Big Sexy Blooms background stamp and water colored just these 2 flowers. Then I cut them out. When I water color using distress inks I normally just smoosh the ink pads into my craft mat and pick up the color from there. So I sprayed the ink on the mat with water and smooshed another piece of water color paper into all the ink, let it... Continue reading

~ Hey y'all! It's Wednesday and time for another Color Throwdown challenge! This week our hostess Amy Rohl has a great color combo for us: Black, White, and Terracotta. ~ ~ I love this combo, and it's perfect to use for a teenage boy's birthday card! I pulled out some old (and apparently all retired) Papertrey Ink stamp sets and that was all I needed for the card. ~ ~ I totally CASEd the corner blending technique from Ardyth Percy-Robb. Her samples are much more colorful; I was trying to keep mine subdued....especially with this color combo! We hope you'll... Continue reading