Time to... B Happy!

Hello folks and for those of you living here in the good 'ole U.S. of A. -- happy early Fourth of July wishes to you! I hope your day is full of fireworks, American pie and plenty of RED, WHITE & BLUE! We should also wish our friends to the north a very happy CANADA DAY today! Lots to celebrate this weekend!

We have our own version of a fireworks celebration each and every Friday here on the Power Poppy blog and today is extra special. Do you know why? Well folks, it is the first Friday of the month, which means we get to release a brand new challenge for all of you to take part in! This one is hosted by our fabulous and creative Aussie darling! Take a peek at the....

HOW TO PLAY: Here’s what Ms. Kathy Jones has to say about this month's uber fun challenge....

Hello Everyone! It’s the first Friday in July and that means it’s time for another Power Poppy Power and Spark Challenge! This month I’m challenging you to B Happy! What does that mean? Get searching and find things that start with B and make them the focus of your card! There are sooooooo many things to choose from, think Birthday Cake, Bunting, Banners, Bouquets, Butterflies, Bees, Buttercups, Backpack, Berries, Blue, Brown, Beige, Bow, Bling, Buttons, Brads, Border Punch and so on! Let your imagination run wild, have some fun, link up to the challenge below and most of all...... Be Happy!

Here’s a peek at Kathy’s creation just to share a little bit of inspiration for this month’s challenge!

Hhhmm... what "B" things can you spot? A bouquet of flowers (from the Spring Meadow Bouquet digital stamp set), that stamp also happens to have a butterfly and a bee! There’s a banner die, bracket border punch, buttons, blue and... it's a birthday card! Woah... I think Kathy nailed this one, don’t you?  Now it's time to dig deep into that creative brain of yours and see just how you can “B” happy on your card or creation!

THE OFFICIAL RULES:

• Use Power Poppy stamps for this challenge please!
• Link your creation below using our Linky (please use the exact URL from your post instead of a generic blog address.)
• Please mention Power Poppy in YOUR blog or gallery post with a link back to THIS challenge
• The winner will receive a free clear or digital stamp set of choice from the Power Poppy Shop
• Enter as many cards as you’d like, as long as they fit the theme of the challenge!
• Deadline to enter is July 31@ 8:00pm EST.  At that point, we’ll draw the winner randomly and make the announcement right here on the first Friday of August!

WE HAVE A WINNER!

Time to go back to last month’s Power & Spark Happy Mail Challenge, throw all the names in a hat and see who is our winner for June! So, let's get to it! Random.org says....

That means the lucky lady this month is.....

LIZ WILLIAMS!!!

Liz, simply email us HERE and let us know which stamp set you'd like us to send your way! CONGRATS to you!! And, just because we love to share, here’s Liz’s winning creation all decked out in such pretty fashion with Power Poppy’s Flowering Branches digital stamp. I just love all the little extras that Liz added to make this card "SING!"

Now it‘s your turn to join us this month to B Happy! You can even clap your hands if you like! ;-) No matter how you show you're happy, be sure to link up your creation below so we can see your take on this fun-filled challenge!

Before we go, time to turn things over to a couple of the Bloomies who are doing a little “Happy Dance” this Friday!

Christine Okken

Kathy Jones  >>> stop by Kathy’s place for the details on her creation!

Thanks so much for stopping by and helping us kick off a brand new month with a brand new challenge! We'll see you back here real soon!

~Julie

p.s. and one last note! TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE! This sale ends July 1st at midnight!

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