T.G.I.P.P.F.!

Hi all and happiest of Fridays to you! Did you catch our blog post title today? Yep. Thank Goodness It's Power Poppy Friday! Boy, do we have some fun to share with you! The Bloomies have been at it again and have a feast for your virtual eyes!

But first... there are some fun things that "sprouted" on the Power Poppy Blog this week and we want to make sure you didn't miss them!

If you didn't catch our Inspire Me Monday post that kicked off our week, here's a little teaser for you! The oh-so-talented Nancy Sheads not only showed us how she colored up this springtime beauty below but gave us a video and a color map so that we can give this a try in our own stamping spaces! You'll have to click HERE to check out her masterful work!

And, if you love a good sketch challenge every now and then, you won't want to miss our Creative Confetti for this week! It's a fun little layout and it's one we want to see YOUR take on! Check it out!

And then click HERE for all the deets!

So, with a road map to coloring and a sketch to give a try, it's the perfect mix of creativity to get you on your way for a colorful weekend, don't you think? But wait, there's more!

Some of these creations were done this week, some were done last but all deserve their time in the spotlight here on the Power Poppy Blog! So, be sure to hop, skip and jump on over to these fine ladies' blogs!

Ally Cope 
Broni Holcombe
Leslie Miller
Barbara Campbell
Nancy Sheads

Thanks for stopping by! We hope you have a beautiful weekend and we'll be back on Monday with some fun things to inspire you as you jump start your week. So swing back!

Until then!
~Julie 

Inspire Me Monday - Think Spring!

Hello Power Poppy Fans! Nancy Sheads here with the latest edition of Inspire Me Monday. It's only mid-January but I'm ready it to be spring -- spring weather, more daylight, and best of all - spring flowers. The weatherman tells me that I should brace for more winter weather, but I'm in denial. So I browsed through my collection of digital images and settled on one that is nothing less than a breath of spring air!

For today's project, I've created a coloring video featuring Power Poppy's Spring Border One Digital Stamp Set. The set includes a border image, sentiments, and individual images of daffodils, cowslips and tulips.

The cowslip image is a personal favorite. I colored it once before when the digital set was first released, but wanted to revisit it with a different color palette. The color map below shows the markers that I chose.

Today's video shows how I colored this image. Off-screen, I printed the image onto Hammermill Color Copy Digital paper. Prior to printing, I adjusted the image so that the black lines were gray and increased the transparency of the image so that the lines were fainter. I wanted to be able to see the lines, but I didn't want heavy black lines to distract from the delicate flowers.

Grab a beverage and settle in!

Once the coloring was completed, I fussy cut the image and mounted it with foam adhesive to the front of the card for added dimension. I added a sentiment from the Strong and Beautiful Clear Stamp Set stamped in Versafine ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.

STAMPS

Spring Borders One Digital Stamp Set 
Strong and Beautiful Clear Stamp Set

COPICS

V01, V04, V06, V09 (flower petals)
YG01, G24 (flower center)
YG03, G24, G46 (leaves)
BV20, BV23 (shadows)

Be sure you check out my Power Poppy coloring videos on YouTube.

Thanks for joining me today! See you again soon!

The spring flowers you love — now in digital format

We’re sneaking in a few exciting digital downloads to the Power Poppy shop to add to an extra spring to your step. 

Our much-loved Natural Beauties clear stamp illustrations are now available in two digital stamp sets with all new sentiments.

Introducing: Spring Border One

Sentiments include: 

Sending sunny vibes your way

I’m here for you

Thinking of you with love

Everything will be OK

Introducing: Spring Border Two

Sentiments include: 

Hope you feel like yourself again soon

You are a force of nature

Thinking of you

Strength & Courage for the days ahead

Both downloadable sets include a “border” of flowers PLUS the three flowers featured as individual files. All images are included in both black and light grey for “no line” coloring.

Shop the new digital stamps and the clear set that inspired them HERE.

Thank you for visiting today!