Showing posts with label Power and Spark Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Power and Spark Challenge. Show all posts

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Power Poppy June Challenge - Round and Round

When I saw this month's Power Poppy challenge on Kathy Jones' blog I knew I wanted to play along.  I have several sets of gorgeous Power Poppy stamps that I haven't had a chance to use yet - most of them I was inspired to buy after seeing various cards on Kathy's blog! So thanks for the enabling!

I used a large image from the "Go Wild" stamp set to stamp onto Copic friendly paper. Then I pulled out my Copics and began to play. I'm still a beginner at using Copic markers but what I'm discovering is that, for me, a limited colour palette words best. Once it was coloured, I die cut it using a circle die. Then I die cut a stitched circle from some Stampin Up cardstock to use as a mat. I die cut a stitched  rectangle (die from Mama Elephant) and used some glitter texture paste through a Tim Holtz dotted stencil for my background.


I assembled all the pieces of my card, added a sentiment from "Lavender" and then some buttons and sequins from 28 Lilac Lane.

For my next card, I stamped the glass jar and cupcake images from "Under Glass" onto Copic friendly cardstock and then coloured them with my Copics. As before, I die cut my coloured image into a circle and then used a stitched circle die as a mat. I found some scraps of Basic Grey (long time favourite company and still sad that they're no longer around) and cut them into strips for my background.

 I also cut a smaller stitched rectangle and used the same glitter paste through it. I adhered the rectangle to my background then added the circle. I stamped a sentiment from "Under Glass" and die cut it to a circle as well. I then finished my card with some buttons and sequins from 28 Lilac Lane.

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Happy birthday to my nieces

January is a busy birthday and anniversary month in our family! Two of my nieces have birthdays and both of my sisters have wedding anniversaries. And my own wedding anniversary is in January too!

My oldest niece turned 13 last week and I used a great Power Poppy stamp set called Well Played and a CardMap from Page Maps from January to make this card for her:


The patterned paper is from a Basic Grey (may they rest in peace) B Side 6x6 paper pad. My Copic colouring is very basic!

Another niece turned 10 just a few days after her sister and I made her a rainbow layer cake themed card. Again, my Copic colouring is very basic. I used the Party Time stamp set by Power Poppy and another CardMap from Page Maps. These patterned papers are also from Basic Grey B Side. 



The stitched circle dies I used on both cards are from Cottage Cutz.

I'm entering both these cards into the Power and Spark Challenge for January 2018!





Power Poppy June Challenge - Round and Round

When I saw this month's Power Poppy challenge on Kathy Jones' blog I knew I wanted to play along.  I have several sets of gorgeous...