Win With SCT & Power Poppy!

TGIF everyone!  I don’t know about you but I’ve had a tough week this week.  Just haven’t been feeling tip-top.  The weather has been cool and rainy here in Southern Alberta and my head has been pounding most of this week – it doesn’t exactly promote a lot of creative time.  It doesn’t help that I’m sleeping well or at all at night!

I did get a chance to dabble in some water colour though on the weekend and I created this fun card for you today!

I began with some Tim Holtz Distress Water Color Paper and some Letraset Aquamarkers for my card creation.  I stamped the lovely bouquet from the “Countryside Bouquet Deluxe” using some Ranger “Wild Honey” Distress Ink.  Then I used an acrylic block and scribbled my Aquamarkers on to it and used it as a palette to watercolor my stamped image.

I took a lot of time and painted each petal individually using the inks from the markers and my water brush.  I just adore the end result.

Just in case you missed it, Power Poppy took center stage over at the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog with their Card Cafe Thursday here! And today, there's another surprise! Head on over to their blog HERE to see how YOU could win a $25 gift certificate to the Power Poppy Shop!

Now join the remainder of the Bloom Brigade with me and take a stroll on over to all of their blogs.  You’ll surely be inspired!

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

Happy blog hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~


Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Countryside Bouquet Deluxe, Geraniums)
cardstock:  Recollections, Flourishes, Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper
patterned papers:  Simple Stories (Sn@p!)
die cut shapes: AveryElle
ribbon:  Offray
ink: Memento, Ranger Distress, Letraset Aquamarkers
butterfly:  Maya Road
pearls:  Recollections.

Timeless Tuesday ~ Dainty Doilies

Howdy all! Time for another fabulous challenge at Flourishes... the Timeless Tuesday Challenge!

This week the fabulous Judy is our hostess and she is challenging us to...

...to create a card or project where we use doilies!

You can use an actual doily or a die cut doily shape.. whatever you have on hand.

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For my card I decided I wanted to play with blues!  There is something so rich and beautiful about blue hues.

To begin, I cut a piece of "Kevin Burlap" blue and "Evening Surf" blue cardstock from the "True Blue" Color Made Easy Cardstock collection.  I stamped all of the beautiful blooms from the NEW "Chrysanthemum" stamp set using dark blue ink.  Then I took my Periwinkle Letraset Aquamarker and outlined each bloom.

Then I die cut a circle form Flourishes' Classic White Cardstock and stamped m sentiment and more blossoms from the "Chrysanthemum" stamp set.  I inked up the edges of my image in the die using some Ranger "Tumbled Glass" Distress Ink.  Before adhering it down, I added some of my favourite ribbon, White Seam Binding and a spot of bling.


To finish off my card this week, I cut more "Kevin Burlap" blue and "Evening Surf" blue cardstock from the "True Blue" Color Made Easy Cardstock collection and stamped a few more Chrysanthemum images and a quick sentiment on the inside.

Super fun and easy to make!  For further challenge details, please visit the Flourishes blog HERE.

Now... check out what my fellow designers creating using our fabulous challenge this week...

• Allison Cope  ~ you are here!
• Broni Holcombe
• Cheryl Lea
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Judy Rozema
• Marie Ross, our August guest designer

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your journey checking out all the fabulous doily creations today!
~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Chrysanthemum)
cardstock: Flourishes
die cut shapes: Spellbinders, Cheery Lynn Designs
ink:  Stampin' Up!, Ranger
ribbon:  Flourishes
gems: Doodlebug
other: thread.