Hello friends! It's Tuesday and that means it's time for a brand new Creative Confetti challenge! Can you believe we're easing into the middle of October already? I love October for a few reasons but my favorite reason is that it's my birthday month! My birthday was Oct.11 and my husband and I headed to one of my favorite places in Alaska - Seward. It's a wonderful little town and I love escaping to there every year.
So what does this have to do with Creative Confetti you ask? Well, let's get a birthday card made this week! I always seem low on birthday cards in my stash so now is the perfect time to get one or two added to the pile.
HOW TO PLAY: Create a birthday card, it's that easy!
On to my creation....
Since I have a fall birthday, I decided to use an autumn-themed image on my card. I went with a pumpkin filled with flowers, an image found in the Season's Seatings digital set, which you can findHERE.
I brought my copics and image with me on our trip so I could color at the end of the evening. Thankfully, I usually print out 2-3 copies of the same image so I can have several on hand and that turned out to be a good thing. The dreaded marker blob happened as I was getting to the end of my coloring on the first image I started. Needless to say, my husband heard me utter some colorful words and then I grabbed the backup image I had brought with me.
I was going to put my sentiment on the front but after hemming and hawing about it for a while I finally decided to leave a sentiment off the front and I added it to the inside of the card instead. The birthday sentiments I used can be found in the clear set Party Time. This set is retiring but you can currently still grab oneHERE at a discounted price!
Want to join me this week?Simply create, post and then link up using the linky below! As we always say, if you get those fingers inky and play along, each and every link is an opportunity to win a $25 gift code to thePower Poppy Shop!
Happy Monday! Allison Cope here for Inspire Me
Monday. Today we’re going to make a fun Free Standing Pop-Up birthday card using a
whole bunch of fun stamps!
Here’s your supply list for today’s card:
4 1/4” x 11” card base cardstock
2 3/4” x 5 1/4” tag matting cardstock
2 1/2” x 5” tag patterned paper (You may want 2 pieces)
paper trimmer, craft knife, stamps, ink, double sided tape, dies
(optional)
For our card today I used the cups & cupcake image from the Under
Glass stamp set. Our birthday sentiment on the back of the tag came
from the Floribunda stamp set.
To decorate the card base we used the cake on a plate from the Party
Timestamp set, the forget-me-not flowers and the butterfly
from the Soothing Sympathy stamp set, the potted Primroses and
the single Primrose bloom from the Potted Primroses, the tea cup and saucer and
the little daisy and the strawberry from the Tea in
the Gardenset and finally the champagne glasses from theDream Wedding stamp collection.
Here’s a photo of the front of the card…
This is the back of the card again…
This is the card from the side showing how it stands up…
And finally, this is the card folded flat to fit inside an envelope!
Hooray!
Thanks for joining me! See you again soon! Happy stamping!
~ Ally ~
stamps: Power Poppy (Under
Glass, Floribunda, Party
Time, Soothing Sympathy, Potted Primroses, Tea in
the Garden, Dream
Wedding) cardstock: Recollections (Teal Collection 110#, 65#
White) patterned paper: Catherine Pooler
Designs (Prickly 6x6) dies: Spellbinders (Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles, Long
Classic Rectangles), Catherine Pooler Designs (Circles Dies) ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Catherine Pooler Designs (Fiesta Blue), Copic Markers
Hello my sweet stamping friends! Today's bit of Creative Confetti that we throw up is actually going to be doing double duty! Why? We're celebrating here! Not only is it your Chief Confetti Thrower's birthday (that would be me)! I share this special day with one absolutely fabulous Bloomie! Yep. The wonderful Tosha Leyendekker will also be blowing out some birthday candles today too! We're not going to tell you how "young" we are -- let's leave that to your imagination. In light of the double party going on here in Montana and California, I decided we should let everyone feel a little bit of celebration on their hearts. Check out this week's Creative Confetti Challenge!
Just that simple! We also hope that as you are making it or after you make it you create some plans to actually give it to someone special!
On to my creation!
If you'll remember, I colored up this little image HERE in a past Creative Confetti Challenge and so there it was.... just sitting there waiting for me! ;-) If you want to see the colors of Copics that I used, all you need to do is follow the link above!
Since I colored it up, I did add a little razzle-dazzle thanks to some glitter glue and a Spica glitter pen. See?
The rest is just matting it all up! I tried to incorporate most of the colors that I used on my cake but missed out on the green. It is a bit *loud* but that's okay -- it's a birthday creation and should be loud and happy! I also added in some sequins after I was done as well for a little extra bit of celebration! :-)
And that, my friends, is it! Help Tosh and I celebrate! We can't wait to see what you come up with. Once you're done, of course, be sure to link up your creation so that everyone can see your awesomeness! And, if you do, you'll be in the running for a $25 gift code to the Power Poppy Shop! One random winner is chosen every month. We could all use a little extra Power Poppy goodness, right? So dig out your favorite stamps to show a little birthday cheer and get those fingers inky! ;-)
Hello sweet and sassy stampers! Are you ready for another Creative Confetti Challenge -- where we throw up a bit of inspiration for you to enjoy and hopefully be inspired by? Well, it's that time and this one is good for the soul!
HOW TO PLAY: Just color up one of your favorite images and show us all the progress shot! So, why take us up on this challenge? First of all, if you are the random winner at the end of our month-long challenge, you'll win a $25 gift code to the Power Poppy Shop! But above that, and that's pretty darn awesome, there are physical benefits to coloring! Yep, there are! Your brain enters a meditative state when you color throwing off the day's stress and anxiety! Negative thoughts are put aside, helping you to be mindful of the moment. It helps us unplug! Now that you know the physical benefits, here's another reason why we latched onto this challenge for the week! It's because of this, my sweet friends!
That's right, our crafting bestie Kathy Racoosin sparked yet anotherDaily Coloring Challenge on November 1st and we have to join in, right? We have to throw open those markers and help her feel the love, right? (Psst. click the daily coloring challenge link for more details and don't forget to use the #thedailymarker30 hashtag if you post on social media!)
So, let's get to it! For my creation today, I knew I wanted to color up some Birthday Wishes! A friend of mine heads up a card ministry in her church and wanted me to help her color up some goodness. It's her job to share birthday wishes with the entire church. Can you imagine? So, of course, I said YES! I grabbed this little cake image from Power Poppy's Party Time stamp set and created an explosion of color!
This little number is colored up with fun colorific fanfare using the Copic Markers next to the image plus a lighter version of each to fade out to the sides. I added some BV00 and BV02 to the bottom of the cake to help shade and used RV0000 and RV00 to add a little glow around the top. Just that simple folks!
Here's a little closeup for you!
Did you happy stampers play along with Creative Confetti at all during the month of October? You did? Awwwww... so glad! Listen up sweet peeps! After throwing all those amazing, colorful, creative and beautiful entries into the mix, this is the number that Random.org drew!
Congrats Ms. Theresa! Go ahead and email us at bloom@powerpoppy.com and we will get your code sent right off to you so that you can use that $25 Gift Code to pick up some new Power Poppy goodness!
Okay stampers, now it's your turn to color up some love and then, once you're done, link up your creation below so you are in the running for the $25 Gift Code! Keep in mind, we run the same linky all month long so play along with me just one week or each week to expand your chances of winning! We can't wait to see what you color up!
Are you ready?Seriously, are you ready for a brand new challenge this month that just might have you perusing Pinterest for just a wee bit longer than normal? We love a good inspiration challenge around here and one of our queens of creativity, Ally Cope, dreamt up a super fun way to get some colorful ideas for your next creative cardmaking session. Check it out peeps!
HOW TO PLAY:Here's what Ms. Ally has to say.... We find inspiration all around us! I always am gawking at the amazing fabrics we wear, fabrics we use to upholster our furniture and the fabrics we lay over us at night. So this month, take a look at some fabric swatches that inspire you and use them as a stepping stone to create a fun card.
When it comes to inspiration, Ally DOES NOT disappoint. First up, she had a fabulous link to a board she created on Pinterest FULL of inspiration for you.
CHECK OUT ALLY'S INSPIRATION BOARD HERE
And here's a look at the swatches of fabric that sparked this amazing creation! (Just CLICK HERE to see in the link directly in Pinterest) Oh my gosh, how fun are these sunset shades?
Now let’s take a look at the card Ally created too using Power Poppy’s clear stamp set Pure Prairie Spirit. (We should mention this amazing illustration also comes as a digital stamp set - Pure Prairie Bouquet - as well...). Notice how Ally picked up on the blue flowers with hints of yellows and violets? What a lovely kickstart to a project. I know you are all going to have a blast playing along with us for this challenge.
THE OFFICIAL RULES:
Use Power Poppy stampsif you have them. If not, it is a great way to win some!
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!
Enter as many cards as you’d like, as long as they fit the theme of the challenge!
Deadline to enter is March 31 @ 8:00 PM EST. At that point, we’ll draw the winner randomly and make the announcement right here on the first Friday in March.
So, drum roll please, time now to draw that winning name from our February Power & Spark Love to Sparkle Challenge! If you missed this month's entries, you have to clickHEREto see them for yourself...
Moving on to our winner!After random.org put all of the names in the virtual hat, the number drawn was....
I personally love how Sonja created a little personalized gift certificate and included the code to the Power Poppy Shop for her crafty friend. I might have to do that sometime soon! It's way too fun, perky and colorful! Love!
CONGRATS, Sonja!You've won a $50 Shopping Spree! Contact us at bloom@powerpoppy.com and we'll send you your shopping code!
Thanks for joining us sweet peeps! Before you go, you can't leave without hitting up these links below and seeing what some of our fabulous members of the Bloom Brigade have to share!
And swing back by Monday when Marcella will reveal a brand new addition to the Power Poppy Instant Garden a.k.a. digital stamp collection. We can't wait for you to see!
Howdy all! Happy Monday! Welcome to Inspire Me Monday! I'm Allison Cope your hostess this week.
This week I was inspired by a re-occurring dream I've been having about a linear repeating pattern. Yes... I dream about creating! Do you??? So I decided to use my dream as inspiration to create some fun backgrounds on my cards today.
So here are my finished cards using our lined pattern and our gorgeous new stamp set, "Soothing Sympathy" stamp set...
So in the end, I didn't like how small the original stamped greeting was so I cut it off in a funky matter and created a shaker card using the remaining part of the circle. I stamped my new greeting from the "Nice Things To Say" stamp collection inside the shaker aspect instead. I added all kinds of sequins and fun silver microbeads to match the colour scheme of the card inside.
As I had indicated in the video, I cut the larger panel I had created using Ranger Distress Inks down to a piece that I was happy with. I didn't want to take away too much from the funky panel so I only added a simple gold embossed, yet large greeting form the "Big Scripts" stamp set to the front plus a few turquoise sequins.
For my final card, I kept it extremely simple. I die cut some cute little hearts from the light purple cardstock background, added some violet sequins and added my focal panel with dimensional adhesive. Voila!
I hope I've inspired you today go and create some fun background pieces. Grab some fun, bright colours and a thin pen and have a ball! Thanks for stopping by!
Howdy Power Poppy lovers! It's Allison Cope here today for Inspire Me Monday!
Today I'm going to share some simple and fun cards, all inspired by RAINBOWS! As you probably already know, rainbows are super trending in the crafty world right now so I thought I would make a few to share with you this fun trend!
Come and join me at my crafting desk today for some bold & colorful fun...
