Forest Finds at Power Poppy

Good chilly morning. I don't know about where you are but it is a really cold temp here and we have snow on the horizon for this afternoon. I think winter is officially here for us. In fact that is what inspired my color combination for this card today. Well that and the boys play off game Friday night was a whoppin 38 degrees outside. OH MY COLD!  And a sad note, we lost. It was a really really good game and they fought hard but in the end lost. We have a week reprieve and then off to the races with basketball. However I think this loss Friday night might carry some good news for the team we play first in basketball, so watch out. hee hee 

Anyways... Power Poppy has a new digi release today called Forest Finds. Oh what a treat this is. Marcy sure has drawn up a beauty for you with this one. Check out the PP blog for details on what her inspiration was behind this fun new digi. 

I had some happy mail come in this week and some of that was the awesome new Christmas paper called Birds and Berries from Wild Rose Studios. Oh the colors and designs in this pack are beautiful and inspiring for colors. That was in part some of the color choices I made for this as well. Only used 3 Copic markers on this C01, B11 and B13. Not sure if you wanted to know that but I just love how this turned out. I used some silver sparkly ribbon and sequins as accents along with a hint of sparkle. Voila! 

Be sure to check out some of the creations from these talented ladies:

Cheryl Scrivens

Ally Cope

Little blue house

Happy Friday! Today I have a creation using one of the new Christmas stamps we released recently. But first let me share with you the Power and Spark Challenge this month. Our host is Miss Cindy with Portion Control theme. Hee hee  

How fun is that? Be sure to link up your creations over on the PP Blog for your chance to win! 

You can see from my creation that I did not do the challenge today, but I will get to it I promise. Right now I wanted to make sure to color up this darling little village called Glitter House Village. I was going for the blue and white theme as I did not do that with a release sample. Gasp! I know you noticed as a few mentioned it to me. ha ha  Well I just thought one release without it would be a good idea. Anyways... I used several blues in the Copic family to color this. Then layered onto some cardstock. Some snowflake textures to the white base layer and wrapped crochet ribbon and ribbon around the base layer. Some sparkle and voila! 

Be sure to check out the Bloom Brigades creations:
  Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Julie Koerber
  Katie Sims
  Tosha Leyendekker

Quick side note: I mentioned earlier this week that we are in the play off's and the game is tonight. Wish us luck and pray for safe travels and safety of the players if you could please.  :-)  Thanks so much! Have a wonderful weekend!

November Calendar Page

This is my calendar page for November and only one more month to go. I had fun doing these and I know that the person who I gave them to liked them. This is using the image So Grateful that is colored with Copic markers. A few enamel dots and some scrap designer paper to the bottom. Voila! 

November chill

Well today is the first and that means the November Dirty Dozen Christmas challenge is posted on SCS. This months challenge is all about Bbbrrr.... Lots of options for this months theme. Hope you can play along with us this month. 

This is a retired Whiff of Joy stamp that I am using today. The papers were my color inspiration and just a few layers of cardstock die cut in Spellbinders shapes. A snowflake die with some sparkle added to the top. A button with some silver cord to tie off my sentiment circle. Voila! 

Christmas Wreath

Good morning. I just couldn't resist this wreath when I came across it on Becky's blog called Berry Wreath. She has several digital images if you have never checked it out, see HERE. I have a thing for wreaths and this was one I thought would be perfect for my collection. 

The wreath was printed on white cardstock and colored with various Copic markers. I then cut around the edges of the wreath to pop it up on dimensionals For the base layer of the card I have some faux stitching around the edges and some sequins accents. My sentiment to the center of the wreath and some sparkle to finish it off. Voila! 

On a side note... We are in the Play Off's!  Woot Woot! The win Friday night sealed the deal and we are in. So proud of the boys and the hard work the whole team has put in this year. It is win or go home now. Friday will be along day as we have to travel 3 hours for the game on neutral field, blah blah blah. I am thinking that is a long drive for us all to do, but worth it.  :-)  I will keep you posted as we progress, wish us luck! Have a wonderful day. 

Busy but happy

Good morning. The week of the new release was really crazy at my house as not only was I trying to get sneak peeks done with the gorgeous new stamps. We had a few things going on at the house and I wanted to share pictures with you. First up we had the football team dinner before the Homecoming game. It was suppose to be at our house, but the senior volleyball night happen to see that same night so it was moved to the school. Several players either had girlfriends or sisters that were seniors. It was a great night and you can see most of the team below. 33 lbs of pulled pork and all the trimming and sides for these men... and boy can they eat.  :-) It really is an honor to serve dinner to these young men. Godly men who truly are fun to be around. 

Next up was the homecoming football game and as you can see below Curtis won as Sophomore prince. His brother was nominated also, but only one can win. It was freezing cold at halftime for the homecoming show and I felt so bad for these guys as they didn't have coats on like us. I have a video of the court and parents being ushered out onto the field, it was wonderful. Next to him is his friend Parker who won Junior prince. 

Next we move onto homecoming night itself. We drove to several houses picking up girls and taking pictures etc. This was our first dance for the boys so we wanted to make sure we took lots of pictures. Plus he is still in the 6 month rule of no driving anyone in your car, so we had to drive them all. Very handy for us I would say. hee hee  We bought a suite and the vest color to match her dress. So hopefully he won't get much taller and the suit will fit for a few more months for another event we have. He looks so much like John, I just smile. Aaaaawwww.

Curtis and his beautiful date posing for about the 100th picture. This was the final house we came to for pictures and I am sure they were glad about that. Don't they look just darling together.  :-)

I had to take one from the Tahoe as the guys had to be in the third row in the back. You can't tell but they are practically eating their knees. We were all laughing. It was such a great night with these kids. A wonderful bunch! 

 Thankfully we are back to a bit more regular schedule with only a few booster things on the table. The sports program will be getting started here for basketball in a few weeks. Right now it is sprinkler blow-outs and a few other little things. I need to get into the stamp room and relax a bit. ha ha    Thanks for sharing in our crazy home life. Have a wonderful day! 

Santa Frost

Happy Friday! If you missed our newest release the only good thing I can think about that is, now you don't have to wait to order. All of the new release is available NOW at the Power Poppy Store. AND... the sale is still going. Check it out:

The Power Poppy Blog has all the inspiration behind these sets along with a list of who posted what samples. Be sure to check it out. Again the new release is available now.  :-)  

This awesome Flowering Santa had to be my post today since this is my new favorite santa image. ;-)  I really need to take a class and figure out how to photograph sparkle so you can see it better. There is a ton of sparkle all over his beard and hair, in real life you can see it shimmer and sparkle galore. I colored him with various Copic markers and then cut around the image so he cold be popped up on dimensionals. A simple lace trim and ribbon wrapped around the center of the designer paper layer. Silver cord to go with the silver sequins and then sparkle. Oh I do like how this turned out. Voila! 

Be sure to check out the Bloomie: 

Christine Okken
Julie Koerber