Sweet Peas, a Winner & a Giveaway!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!  I live across the country from my entire family so I only get to see them a few times a year – if that!  Today’s card is for my Mom who is actually coming to visit in a month so I thought I’d send along a simple card before she comes.

My card features the brand new Power Poppy clear stamp set “Sweet Memories” and some fun Prismacolor Pencil work.

Here’s a little close up of the details…

Prismacolor Pencils: White, Chartreuse, Apple Green, Olive Green, Indigo Blue, Violet, Parma Violet, Mulberry

Today I’m playing along with the CAS(E) This Sketch, #213:

Don’t forget to join in this month’s Power & Spark Challenge this month!

Plus Marcella has a few shopping and shipping deals going on right now…

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FREE SHIPPING 

when you purchase 3 or more clear stamp sets

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US and Canada: Select "FREE SHIPPING" from the drop-down menu when you are checking out.

International Customers: Select "SPECIAL OFFER SHIPPING" from the drop-down menu, and you will receive the same discount as our domestic customers.

Stamps do NOT have to be from the new release, they can be any sets that are available for purchase, even SALE stamps (Marcella has put a bunch on sale for a limited time only!)

Offer ends March 18, 2017 at midnight central.

Now, before you go we have a winner of my last giveaway. And our winner is...

Congrats Cindy!  Please contact me via my contact email with all your mailing information.  Thanks!

Now for the 3rd Early Power Poppy Birthday Giveaway!  You can win a Tea in the Garden stamp set from me.  Just leave a comment below telling me who in your family is the next to have their birthday to enter the giveaway.  I will post a winner next Friday!  Good luck!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED.

Now, make sure you check out Stacy's card for today...

Stacy Morgan

Happy creating!

~ Ally ~


stamps: Power Poppy (Sweet Memories)
cardstock:  Recollections (White 110#), Misc. Purple
inks: Memento (Lulu Lavender), Ranger Distress (Antique Linen), Prismacolor Pencils
dies:  Lawn Fawn (Stitched Rectangles), Spellbinders (A2 Scalloped Borders 1)

Sending Peony Love!

Hello Power Poppy fans!  I hope you’re having a fabulous Friday!

Today is the first Friday in May so that means a brand new Power & Spark Challenge over on the Power Poppy Blog! This month’s theme is April Showers Bring... "May Flowers” and what that means is that you have to create a card using at least one bloom on it and share with us on the blog.  Super easy challenge this month.

For further Power & Spark Challenge details, click here.

So blooms it is!  I chose to use the newly release digital stamp, “Peony Love”. This new digital stamp set includes two stunning peony images and 2 awesome sentiments.

And here it is… I chose to keep my card super simple today and just focus on the blooms…

Copics: YR01, YR02, R02, YG21, YG23, YG95, BV31, BV23

I also pulled in my clear stamp set, “Potted Primroses” and stamped out a little greeting for my banner.

For my card design today, I took a cue from the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge for this week and flip flopped my version... click the image below to take you to their blog.

 Now, off you go and check out what the amazing Bloom Brigade has put together for you today using some blooms…

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
Katie Sims
Stacy Morgan
Power Poppy Blog
 
Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy the creative journey today!
 
~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Peony Love, Potted Primroses)
cardstock:  Recollections White & Black Cardstock
patterned paper: Penny Black (Painted Blooms 6x6)
ink: Versafine (Black Onyx), Copic Markers
die: My Favorite Things (Stitched Ovals), Simon Says Stamp (Sending)
sequins: Pretty Pink Posh (Metallic Gold 4mm).

Power Poppy: A Pocket Full of Posies

Happy Friday everyone!  The Bloom Brigade is here again to share some more inspiration with you today.  We’re hoping it sparks you to create this weekend and play along with us.

Today I’m highlighting a few stamp sets from our lasted clear stamp release.  These stamps come from the “Storm of Creativity Collection”, “Big Scripts” and “Potted Primroses”.  And I also threw in some sentiments from the “Dynamic Duos: Glads & Gerberas” stamp collection as well!

My card is very simple this week.  A few layers and some fussy cutting and a pocket full of thanks…

My card design is based on the latest sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch!, #112:

The little white closure on the right hand side contains a magnet that holds the card closed.  The front of my card reminded me of a little pocket, hence the title of my post today!

And here is the inside of the card…

Three little happy potted Primroses sitting on a wooden shelf

Don’t forget to play along with our challenge this month… the new “Power & Spark” challenge.  TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to enter for this month! Our hostess, Julie, wants you take inspiration from the sky!

Now… off you go on a little adventure through all of the Bloom Brigade blogs... 

Allison Cope – you are here!
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog

Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~


Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Potted Primroses, Big Scripts, Dynamic Duos: Glads & Gerberas)
cardstock:  X-Press It Cardstock
patterned paper:  Echo Park (Fine & Dandy)
die cut shapes: Lawn Fawn (Stitched Rectangles), Simon Says Stamp! (Stitched Circles), WPlus9 (Timeless Tags 2) 
ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Copic Markers:  wood; E71, E42, E44, E47, E49, E25  leaves; YG21, TG23, YG25  flowers: R29, Y17
ribbon:  Offray
punch:  Fiskars
other:  Stickles.

Bottlebrush Holiday Greetings

Hello fellow Power Poppy lovers!  I’ve been on a crafting-holiday the last 2 weeks.  Being ill doesn’t make for easy card creating at all.  And believe it or not… I still have to send out the majority of my Christmas cards as well!  I KNOW… better late then never right? 

So in an attempt to make a few more holiday cards, I wanted a super simple card design to use.  I found a fun sketch for the CAS(e) this Sketch challenge that I thought would make an easy and quick card creating design, CTS #104:

And here is the card I created using their sketch this week…

I featured the “Bottlebrush Holiday” stamp set.  It has this row of overlapping bottlebrush trees that I used with the single tree to make the stamped row of trees across the front of the card.

I partially die cut the “Happy” from red cardstock and then embossed the remainder of the die; adding some Glaze pen for added shine.  The “Holiday” is a greeting stamp from the “Bottlebrush Holiday” stamp set also.


Now… off you go on a little hop through the Bloom Brigade blogs..

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Julie Koerber
Katie Sims
Power Poppy Blog


Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~


Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Bottlebrush Holiday)
cardstock:  X-Press It Cardstock, Bazzill
patterned paper:  Echo Park (Christmas Cheer)
die cut shapes: Spellbinders (A2 Curved Borders), Simon Says Stamp (Happy Birthday Die)
ink: Copic Markers, Sakura Glaze Pen, Sakura Silver Calligrapher.

Glitter, Kraft and Blue

Howdy fellow Power Poppy lovers!  TGIF!  Welcome to another Peep of the Week special!

I kind of slacked off this week and left my creating until the very last possible minute.  You know when you have a vision in your head of what you wish your card to look like…. well, needless to say, this wasn’t quite what I had envisioned in my head!  LOL!

I started off by spritzing my light kraft cardstock with some cool “Cornflower” Walnut Ink antiquing Solution and “Sparkle” Sheer Shimmer Spritz by Imagine Crafts.  Then I began to stamp my individual flower stems from “Countryside Bouquet Deluxe” using Memento “Nautical Blue” ink.  Then I masked off the stems and stamped off using the same colour of ink the large feather from the “Marcella’s Mixtape” stamp set.

The beautiful round greeting is from the “Azalea” stamp set and the “For You” & ‘Dear Friend” sentiments are from the “Geraniums Take Two” stamp set.  I added some Kaleidoscope embossing powder on these to add some more shimmer and shine!

I kinda took inspiration this week from the latest and greatest sketch from the CAS(E) this Sketch! blog, CTS #90.

Now take a stroll and visit my fellow Bloom Brigaders with me and see what these amazingly talented ladies have come up with this week for you to check out!

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

Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Countryside Bouquet Deluxe, Geraniums Take Two, Marcella’s Mixtape, Azalea)
embossing powder:  Stampendous!
cardstock:  Bazzill, Flourishes
mists: Imagine Crafts
ribbon:  Offray
pens:  Sakura (White, Glitter)
ink: Memento, Versamark, Colorbox
sequins:  Pretty Pink Posh.