Splash of Orange

Isn't that just awesome? This is the new Digi from Power Poppy called Countryside Bouquet! I adored,  coloring this fabulous image that I printed. YOU can buy, print and color this today yourself. Just head on over to the Power Poppy Store and purchase this new Digi for yourself. Available for a limited time so don't miss out.

Now, I have to say that me and orange have never really gotten on well when it comes to cards... or so I thought. I actually went back and looked at a few of my "orange" creations and I have to say its not as bad as I thought. I rather like orange and me.  :-)  Enough babbling... My image is printed on white card stock and colored with Copic markers. Yes the grey colors are colored with grey Copics and then the splash of orange. Wow, right... Die cut and layered using Spellbinders Ovals and Opulent Ovals in black card stock. Tied my sentiment from Dynamic Duos with a button tide off with a twine bow. Voila!

Check out the fabulous designs from the Bloom Brigade:
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker

See you back here for the Blog Hop Release fun!

Roses for who?

Roses for everyone who likes digi's! That's right this month's release at Power Poppy is another fantastic Digi release! Yep available NOW for you to buy, print and color. How cool is that!  We will only have these available for a limited time so be sure to grab yours now! Today we are releasing the beautiful Arranging Roses. My roses are printed on white card stock and colored with Copic Markers.

Once colored I scored around the edges and added dimensionals to the back. Used some of the $1 designer paper that I got a few weeks ago for the background with my Lace Scraps and ribbon. The frame is using one of my favorite Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles die cut in a passion pink color. Added  few jewels and voila! I really like how this turned out, so fresh feeling don't you think?

The Bloom Brigade is having fun themselves with this set, check it out:
 Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker

Pretty Oranges and Pinks

OOoooohhhhhHHHHaaaaAAAAhhhhHHHHH  You know what this means!! That's right sneaky little snippet of some new goodies from Power Poppy! Yippee!! I know we are so mean with the teasing but I have to tell you, its worth it when you see what we have coming!  So be sure to check in tomorrow for the first installment of our new release.
Did you see the latest Power Peeps of the week? how about your Anything Goes Friday posts? No you say... Well CHECK IT OUT!!!  Have a fabulous day!

Rosey birthday fun

Do you ever buy something and then wonder when you will have the time to play with it?  ha ha  Well I purchased the Envelope Punch board a few weeks back and finally had a chance to play around with it. I have a few creations to share with you along with a few tutorials for those wanting some ideas.

This first one is a Fun Fold Tutorial if you want to create your own using ODBD Blushing Rose Paper collection. I like the romantic feel of these papers don't you? My tag is created using ODBD Custom Recipe and Tag die with the birthday sentiment from Smell the Roses stamp set. Wrapped some rich burgundy ribbon to keep the card closed and to tie off my tag. Voila! Hope you have time to create your own fun fold card today.

Pizza, Soda and a birthday

Happy Monday! Well happy for this guy with is pizza and soda. This is a gruffies called Bear Of An Appetite from House Mouse Stamps. He is stamped onto white card stock using Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored with Copic markers. Added some textures using a diamond shape embossing folder. A few fish tale tags and brads to finish it off. Voila!

Just a little bragging about the family today. This weekend we went to a Sectional Match and one of the boys placed Top Production Junior! Woot woot!!! I am so proud of both the boys as last weekend his brother placed 1st Production C. They are on fire and they are only getting started.  ;-)  Thanks for listening to me brag a little. hee hee  Dad is doing awesome as well, his "M" card for master will be in the mail here in a week. Needless to say that is an accomplishment he is very proud of too! Hope you have a fantastic day!

ODBD Blooming Rewind

Happy Friday! How was your week? Relaxing for us, but this weekend is crazy busy. I have yet to plant flowers in my planters out front. EEK!!! I think the neighbors are wondering when I plan to do that. ha ha Just need a few more hours in the day I guess. Now for my post... :-)
Over at Our Daily Bread designs blog we are rewinding our June release for you. Some say three is a crowd but I tend to think not. This trio of roses is using Our Daily Bread designs Rose stamp set. My favorite color of roses is yellow so I went with that for my colors. They are stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic markers.

I die cut each flower bouquet with ODBD Custom Recipe and Tags die, then popped a dimensional to the back of each one. The yellow scallop edge is using ODBD Custom Beautiful Borders die that is layered over some of our Blushing Rose Paper collection. Added a few jewels and voila! Have a wonderful day.

Check out the creations from the Breadsticks:

Grace * Sandee  * Dawn * Lori * Cathy * Julie * Sabrina *;Wanda * Chris

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Why good leaders make you feel safe

This is another awesome Ted Talks! Have a great day! 

Coffee, flowers and a thank you

I needed a thank you for someone and wanted to do flowers, but not a large bouquet. At our local floral shop they have these darling mini coffee mugs with flowers. They are about half the size of a normal mug and super cute. Here is the whole picture with the flowers and tag. They had a generic square tag that was attached, but now I can't go giving a gift with a generic tag. So I created my own.  :-)

My tag is created using Smell The Roses that is stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic Markers.  I cut around the image to pop up on dimensionals to my tag that is created using  Vintage Flourish Pattern die. Computer generated my sentiment and added a few jewels. Voila!

A very sweet thank you gift and easy peasy. 

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 FREE SHIPPING on ALL US RETAIL orders

 International Retail Customers will receive $5.00 off your order, in place of free shipping.

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Have a wonderful day! 

A very mice day

Good morning. How was your weekend? Hopefully relaxing and enjoyable. Today just a quick card with a House Mouse and some scraps I had left from a previous card and similar elements. This is called Poppy Cot and one of my favorites. He is stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic Markers. My background has some swiss dots texture added and a piece of the left over gingham paper. Voila!
Hope you have a wonderful day.

Chevron and Tulips

Welcome to our Friday Special of Anything goes! That's right, anything you create with a Power Poppy image we WANT to see. Just link up over on the Power Poppy Blog HERE! Be sure to read the details at the bottom for more info. Can't wait to see what you create!

Yes, I went with Tulips again. I am telling you Tulip AA is calling my name.  :-)  These tulips are from Dynamic Duos that are stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic Markers. This did not turn out quite like I thought it would, but I sorta do like this version. The green really makes me think I should of used a lighter shade, but its not to bad. Right?  Added some enamel dots and a ribbon bow. Voila!


Check out the creations from the Bloom Brigade today:
Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker

Before you head off. We have a brand new "feature"  on the Power Poppy Hot Spot i.e. the blog! This is not only a day when the Bloom Brigade will show you some of their latest creations, it's a day when we ask YOU to show us your stuff! That's right -- we want to see YOUR creations!
 HERE'S HOW TO PLAY: All you need to do is use the linky below and share a new Power Poppy creation. Just that simple! It can be anything -- a card, an altered item, a 3D creation, a set of cards, ANYTHING!
 OFFICIAL RULES:
 • Use Power Poppy Stamps on your creation!
• Link up your creation using the Linky below
• Mention the Peep of the Week challenge in your blog or gallery post with a link back to this blog post
• We'll accept entries up until Thursday @3PM EST and will announce the Power Peeps of the Week next Friday for our Peep of the Week post.
 • Peeps of the Week Winners will have their creations posted in a special gallery on the Power Poppy Pinterest Boards!
 • All players from the 13th, 20th and 27th will have their names thrown into a hat and the winner will get to pick a FREE STAMP SET OF THEIR CHOICE! Woo hoo!

Roses for mom

This card reminds me more of my grandmother than my mom. These beautiful roses are from the stamp set Smell the roses that are stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic markers. Check out the gorgeous designer paper to match, this is from the Blushing Rose Paper collection. My sentiment is stamped and die cut using Vintage Labels. Added some lace trim and flourishes pearls. Voila! Have a wonderful day.

A Single rose can be...

Happy Wednesday! I don't know about you but tomorrow is busy for us. It is the last day of school for the year and their is BBQ after BBQ planned for the next few days. Sheessh.... You would think it was graduation from High school. ha ha   The boys are excited.

 Today I have a clean and simple creation for you used a new release from Our Daily Bread designs called My Friend. The rose is so beautiful and easy to create with. I have this rose stamped a few along the edge of white card stock that is die cut with an edge. I have the roses colored with Copic markers and then layered on some crimson card stock. Layered onto some pink and a few jewels added. Voila!  Have a great day!

Deep Breath...

The last few days of school... the excitement is in the air, can you smell it? Well my boys can and they are ready!!! This card is actually for a friend who I know could use a smile this week. This House Mouse stamp is called Everything Is Coming Up Roses that I stamped onto white card stock. They are colored with Copic markers. Used one of my all time favorite Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles for the base shape. Added some ribbon and lace trim and a few jewels. The feet are stamped on the envelope you see and the inside of the card. hee hee  Thanks for stopping in today. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Wild Country Match

This weekend the boys competed in a larger match than normal round count called Wild Country in LaGrande. They did awesome! We are so proud of them. They had a blast and did wonderful. Some of you asked what a "match" is when I mention it so I thought I would share a video of one stage for each of the boys.

 They compete on the Jr. team this year and already are starting out awesome. 

 

   

 Yes those swingers are harder to hit than you would think. They did fabulous on the steel targets as well. Long weekend in the sun but worth both days of fun! We are just so proud of them! And a little side joy is my husband placed 1st place in Open A class! Whohoo!!!   Thanks for stopping by today! 

FS383 A Swingin day

This weeks Featured Stamper 383 is Elaine aka Happy Heart. A darling gallery with creations for the little ones and a few of us older ones. I couldn't help but giggle as I went through Elaine's gallery. Several that I wanted to case but I kept coming back to the first one that I liked called Darn It!  I kept the colors, a young boy image and the layout with buttons. Changed the stamp, colors of ribbon and skewed my image panel and left off the sentiment.

I had bought this image called Swing Me A Story Max and just now have finally used it. Yea!  He is printed on white card stock and colored with Copic markers. Layered my ribbon with some red gingham that has been sitting here for ages onto some blue seam binding. Added my buttons and voila!  I hope you get to play along with us this week. Have a wonderful day.

Thank you lavender

Happy Friday! Summer vacation is just a few short days away... yippee!!  The boys have several jobs lined up this summer for their "car fund". They also plan to stain our fence for us that needs a fresh coat of stain, of course not without payment they stated. Kids...  It will be worth the work they do. Well you certainly didn't come to hear about my summer plans today. How about a creation from Power Poppy?

This did not turn out quite like I had it pictured in my head, yet it didn't turn out bad either. This beautiful Lavender is a new release and has several awesome stamps in the set. I have the Lavender stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic markers. I added Spellbinders die A2 Curved Borders One to the bottom portion with the sentiment in the middle and an added jewel. Very easy peasy and fresh feeling dont you think? Voila!

We have a big match this weekend so I need to get things ready. Going to be in the 90's. Yes summer weather is here. Have a wonderful weekend.

Get on the Birthday boat

Another birthday card I know. I am needing so many as of late and trying to get my stash built back up. This is actually one I created with a Dimension tutorial if you are interested. This is from ODBD called Ship. The sails are popped up on three levels. An added textured panel and brads to the side and tab. Voila!

Admiral William H. McRaven

FANTASTIC!!!   I bet they will ALL remember this commencement! Have a great afternoon!

Birthday Roses

Bright and cheerful don't you think? A perfect birthday card using Rose Bouquet from ODBD newest release for June. I have them stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic Markers. They are die cut using the beautiful Elegant Ovals custom die layered onto Vintage Flourish Pattern. Added a few jewels and voila!  Have a wonderful day!

Half way to December

This is a two fold challenge for the June Dirty Dozen Christmas challenge of Anything Goes and this weeks Featured Stamper 382 challenge. Hopefully you can play in BOTH challenges!

I choose this creation White Christmas creation to case. I kept the theme, white card stock, snowflakes and jewels. Changed the die cut to Whiff Of Joy's Christmas Baubles Die-light, added my sentiment on a tag and used my textured panel all over the base layer. Voila! 

We are in Mid year ladies... That means December and all those Christmas cards are coming faster and faster. This month is all about anything goes. Create to your hearts content! 
Only 7 more days of school left for us so I am trying to get our summer fun schedule all figured out before school is officially out. yea!!!  Another year down as they say.  :-)  Hope you have some time to create today. Happy Stamping! 

We are Blooming at Our Daily Bread designs

***This is my second post for the day. Please see below for the Power Poppy post. ***

Welcome to the ODBD June Release Blog Hop. have you been enjoying the sneak peeks the last few days? Today you can see the stamps in full and all the wonderful creations from the DT. First up is my card using Galilee Rose Co. This is stamped onto white card stock and colored with Copic Markers. I have some simple layers behind the main panel and a few added jewels and sparkles to the rose themselves.

My second creation is using the new Iris. Delicate in design and very pretty to color. This is also stamped on white card stock and colored with Copic markers. My design paper is from the Christian Faith collection pack. My Iris is die cut with and oval shape that is layered up on dimensionals to the Vintage labels die. Added some lace and a ribbon bow. Voila!

Be sure to check out the creations from the Design Team:

Grace * Sandee  * Dawn * Lori * Cathy * Julie * 

Sabrina * Angie * Lisa* Silke * Audrey * Wanda

Some important Prize Information:

Three winners will be randomly chosen from the comments left on the designers blogs to receive a $15 Gift Certificate to the ODBD Store, to be used toward the purchase of ODBD Stamps.  You have until June 2, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments!  The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on June 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

Thanks bunches you sassy thing

Welcome to Power Poppy's June new release. Did you enjoy the sneak peeks the last few days? All the stamp sets are available NOW over at the Power Poppy Store. I have a creation to share with you using the new Sassy Succulents.  :-) Here is the photo that I used to draw my colors from for this guys.

This is one of my mom's favorites to plant in her rock gardens or her area's that she just doesn't know what to put in there. I used to giggle when she would say she was going to replant her hens n chicks and go out back. ha ha!

I have this image stamped on white card stock and then again so that I could pop up the image. They are colored with Copic markers and simply cut around and popped up. Added my sentiment and a few jewels. Very easy peasy today!

Be sure to check out the awesome creations from the Bloom Brigade today:
Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Dina Kowal
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker