It’s a “Plaid” Kinda Week!

Well it’s FRIDAY!  Are you as excited as I am about the weekend almost being here?  I think this weekend I will finally get into the Christmas spirit and put up my decorations.  We have snow on the ground but I’m still not quite in the holiday mood yet.  Traditionally I’m bugging my hubby to get all of my holiday boxes and the tree out of storage just after Halloween but this year, I just haven’t found that drive to decorate yet!

As far as my holiday cards go, I have quite a few done but I’m going to donate and sell them for my Scouts group at the local Christmas Market on Sunday so we can raise funds for our group activities.  I’m hoping that they all sell in addition to the mini chocolate chip pecan banana loaves I’m going to make too.

Friday also means that we’re off to find our Power Poppy “Peep of the Week” today too!  Join the Bloom Brigade in creating something fun and YOU could win just by participating along with us.  For further challenge details, click here.

If you joined me on Monday for the Power Poppy Hop, you missed out on another fun plaid creation, hence the title, using the newly released digital stamp set “Winter Pick-Me-Up”.  You can see it here.

So here’s my second plaid inspired card this week featuring the beautiful “Heaven & Nature Sing” stamp set from the Happiest Holiday Collection. The greeting is from the "Poinsettia" stamp collection.

I added some simple black line and dots with my Copic 0.25 Multi-liner pen and then I also added some subtle texture using my Copic Blender pen too!  With some cool glaze on my berries and bird’s eyes, I was set!

Now… off you go on a little hop through the Bloom Brigade blogs today...
 
Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog

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Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~




Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Heaven & Nature Sing)
cardstock:  Recollections, Bazzill
card base:  Recollections Cards (Holiday Series)
ink: Memento, Copic Markers, Copic Blender Pen, Copic Multi-liner 0.25, Sakura Glaze Pen.

Another Purple Christmas!

Happy Thursday everyone!  This week I actually had a moment to just create for myself.  So I pulled out some of my new Purple Onions Designs stamps and began to create for a few fun challenges I’d seen around.

Purple is my favourite colour by far so any excuse to use it in my books is good!

I began my card by creating a fun tag including the sweet little skating snowwomen and her fine feathered friend in tow!

Here’s a close up of the back ground purple cardstock.  I used the Merry Christmas greeting from the Power Poppy stamp set “Poinsettia” and the stars are from Purple Onion Designs, like the snowman and birdie.

I chose the snowman (and the tag) for this week’s “The Card Concept” challenge.  I used a Clean & Graphic style for my card today.

I also chose to add the little bird for this week’s Merry Monday Challenge – use a bird on your Christmas card.

Thanks for stopping by everyone!


~ Ally ~

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Poinsettia), Purple Onion Designs (“Joe”, “Mary”), Stampin’ Up! (Gorgeous Grunge)
cardstock:  X-Press It Cardstock, Bazzill
tag:  Hero Arts
twine:  Darice
sequins:  Pretty Pink Posh
die cut shapes: Spellbinders (Scalloped Ovals)
ink: Versamark, Copic Markers, Memento (Grape Jelly), Sakura Glaze Pen & White Gel Pen
other:  Clear Embossing Powder.

Let it Snow!

It’s time for the StampNation Dream Team to share another fun and festive challenge!  Here’s a little sneak peek of the Dream Team’s work…

Can you guess what our theme is this week?

Here’s another clue…

Well if you still haven’t guessed, maybe you better go and check out this week’s challenge for yourself!

Still working on your holiday cards?  Stuck for ideas?  NO FEAR… the StampNation Dream Team and a few guest are here to the rescue!  Check out the amazing “A Very Trendy Holiday 2.0” class!  It’s jam packed with cool cards, fabulous step-by-step videos and lots of holiday card inspiration!

Come and join us at StampNation!  You won’t regret it!

~ Ally ~

Get out Your Winter Plaid!

Howdy Power Poppy lovers!  If you already haven’t checked out the newest digital release for this month, you are missing out!  Take a gander at these two beautiful florals and accompanying sentiments by Marcella Hawley…

Still being in the holiday spirit of card making here in snowy Alberta, I took hint from some of my favourite holiday things… great holiday colours, green, grey & red, cool intricate layers and plaid!  I love plaid! 

I couldn't resist applying all that fun stuff with the new “Winter Pick-Me-Up” image & sentiment and also the new “Camellias” sentiment today…

If you look closer, I actually have quite a bit of sparkle on this card but it’s very subtle…

 

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

Allison Cope – you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Dina Kowal
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog

GIVEAWAY!!! 

Marcy is giving away one entire set of the Winter Blitz release!  All you have to win this glorious digital pack is to comment on all of the Bloom Brigade blogs!  Super easy right?! Happy hopping everyone!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Power Poppy

Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Winter Pick-Me-Up, Camellias)
cardstock:  X-Press It Cardstock, Bazzill
patterned paper:  Carta Bella (Warm & Cozy)
red pearls:  Doodlebug Designs
die cut shapes: Spellbinders (A2 Devine Eleoquence, Gold Majesty Circles, Circles)
ink: Copic Markers, Sakura Stardust Pen
other:  Thread, Seam Binding Ribbon.