Inspire Me Monday: Forest Fellas featuring Bernard Bear

 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS POWER POPPY FRIENDS! Welcome to the last Inspire Me Monday post for the year - and what a year it has been! I'm Nancy Sheads and today I'm bringing you a project featuring the Forest Fellas Clear Polymer Stamp Set. This image is also available in the Forest Fellas: Bernard Bear Digital Stamp Set.

At this point, I'm ready to hibernate and wake up in the spring, but I don't think I can get away with that. I'm been so focused on creating holiday cards these past couple of months that I'm having a hard time switching to something else. 

I flipped through my stamps and half heartedly colored some daffodils but that just wasn't doing the trick for me. I didn't want to color more Christmas stamps, but I felt out of sync coloring spring flowers, especially since it's 25 degrees outside. 

Then I remembered that I had the Forest Fellas stamp set and Bernard Bear was just the thing to color. Wintery, and I could add a nod to the holiday season in the colors of his scarf.

First, let's take a look at this fun image! Bernard Bear with his overalls, fancy scarf and mug of his favorite hot beverage is sure to bring a smile to your face. He's part of a larger set of forest friends outfitted in winter garb featuring sentiments from Marcella and the entire Bloom Brigade. Bernard and his friends are also available as digital stamps in the Power Poppy shop.

Today's project features:

• Forest Fellas Clear Polymer Stamp Set
• Copic marker coloring (see marker list below)
• Additional basic supplies listed in the directions below.

DIRECTIONS

• Cut card base from from a heavy weight white cardstock to 4.25″ x 11″ and score at 5.5″ for a top fold card.
• Cut pattern paper to 4" x 5.25"
• Cut solid card stock to 3.25" x 4.5"
• Cut white card stock to 
• Stamp image on Copic compatible paper using a Copic friendly ink.
• Color image (marker colors listed below).
• Fussy cut image. Apply foam adhesive squares to back. 
• Adhere pattern paper to card base.
• Stamp trees and sentiment on white card stock strip as shown.
• Adhere sentiment strip to solid cardstock and position on pattern paper as shown.
• Adhere colored image as shown.
• For the top border, I used a snowflake border die, but you could achieve similar results by positioning die cut snowflakes and trimming excess as needed.

In a year where hugging is problematic, sending a card with a warm bear hug is just the thing. 

If you missed any of the previous Inspire Me Monday posts, just click HERE to scroll through all the fabulous projects and.... get ready to be inspired! Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

STAMPS:

• Forest Fellas Clear Polymer Stamp Set
• Forest Fellas: Bernard Bear Digital Stamp Set

COPICS: E30, E33, E37 (bear); B24, B37 (overalls); R46, R59, BG93, BG96, BG99 (scarf); BV23, BV25, BV29 (boots)

Inspire Me Monday ~ Take The Challenge!

 

Hello everyone!  Gloria here!  Today is a special day for Inspire Me Monday!  Instead of just one Bloomie, you get two!  Bloomie Allison and I are having a friendly challenge.  We each sent each other a challenge. We each picked a stamp set, a coloring medium and a sketch for each other!

The challenge that Allison sent me was:

• to use either Forest Friends or Gifts of the Sea stamp set,
• use Copic Markers and Colored Pencils as a combined coloring medium
• use the sketch provided (by Mojo Monday)

Well, not too big a challenge!  I really wanted to use the Gifts of the Sea image as I live in California and thought a beach-themed Christmas card would be awesome. However, I could not color such a detailed image to fit the small size needed for the card sketch! 

 

I ended up printing the digital version of Forest Fellas: Maximo Moose to color for my project. I colored Maximo with Copics and Prismacolor Pencils. 

 

I followed the sketch very closely and created a slimline card (tall and skinny is what we used to call these in the "old days"). My card is 8" tall and 4" wide. 

 

I had fun digging into my vast stash of 6x6 paper pads for some moose appropriate patterns for my card! I was thinking lumber jacks and log cabins! I love how it turned out!

I stamped the clear version of the sentiment in brown ink. A bit of twine and a few enamel dots finish off the card.

I had fun doing Allison's challenge! I hope the Bloomies can do more of these! Thanks for looking and make sure to visit me at Scraps of Life blog.

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Howdy all!  Ally here now!  Isn't Gloria's card creation magnificent!??  I just love that moose paired with that plaid!!!

The challenge that Gloria sent me was:

• to use either Garden of Gratitude or Maize for Days stamp set,
• use Watercolor and Colored Pencils as a combined coloring medium
• use the sketch provided (by Mojo Monday)

I chose to use the bloom filled wellies image from the Garden of Gratitude stamp set.  I stamped the image using Antique Linen Distress ink for a no-line effect and then I water colored them using Derwent Intense Pencils.  Then to add all the fine detail back into my image, I used my Polychromos Pencils.

I haven't watercolored in a long time so it was a great challenge that Gloria had me using this medium.  It was super fun to create this holiday card.

I hope Gloria and I have inspired to get creating.  Why don't you take a wack at each of our challenges and join us!??! We'd love to see what you create!  Share with us below in the comments.

Have a great week everyone!

~ Gloria & Ally ~

12 Days of Christmas - Day 5 Forest Fellas

 Hello everyone, and welcome to Day 5 of the 12 Days of Christmas!  It's Broni and I'm so happy to be here to share with you some Christmas cheer using the awesome new Forest Fellas from the recent Quiet Christmas release.

I am totally in love with this set!  All of these "fellas" are so fun to color and to play with. And I have a few cards to share with you today using them.

To start with, I used the Moose to create Christmas cards for all the young ones in my life.  Each year I create the same card for all 8 of them with just a little variation from card to card.

For each card I used a small portion of a stencil and some ink blending to create the small background panel. Each one is also outlined with sparkly glitter glue, with the same sentiment being stamped on each.  I colored and cut out each of the moose, adding glossy accents to all the berries and eyes.  They were popped up on the stenciled panel with some foam mounting tape.  Here are a couple of the individual cards.

And here's another shot showing all of the cards together.

Up next are a few birthday cards that I had already created and mailed to the recipients.  These fellas are perfect to send wintry birthday wishes.

I used the Owl for a couple of girl friends' cards.

The background is actually some wrapping from a makeup order that I received.  I loved the color and the sentiments on it and thought it worked well for birthday greetings. I framed a different sentiment on each of the cards, using the wreath die cuts.

And lastly I used the Bear for a masculine birthday card.  He is just perfect!

Like on all of the fellas, I used Copic markers, but for the bear I used the dotted method to mimic fur and I used some Copic blending solution on a rag to dab some of the color from the overalls creating a textured look.

See, I told you these guys were fun!

I used the clear set for all of my cards, but each of the Forest Fellas is also available in digital format.  Buy them HERE in the Power Poppy store.

Don't forget to check out the Power Poppy blog tomorrow for even more 12 Days of Christmas fun!

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Broni

Don't forget to check out all the festive fun on our Day 1 post on the Power Poppy Blog, HERE.

12 Days of Christmas ~ Day 4

Welcome to  Day 4 of  the 12 Days of Christmas! It's Lisa J joining you today for some Christmas fun and I am using one of my very favorite sets of the Quiet Christmas release, Forest Fellas.

Like many folks this time of year I feel like there aren't enough hours in the day to get everything done. I wanted a treat holder for coworker gifts that would be easy yet fun at the same time so I did a search on the Power Poppy blog and came across THIS adorable pouch from Julie. Even though she did hers in a Halloween theme all you have to do is change the paper used and you can make one for any occasion, so I whipped up 2 quick ones for Christmas!

Following the instructions I folded the paper to get the pouch shape and then filled the smaller one that uses the moose image with Hershey kisses. I did a bigger pouch that used the bear image as a tag on the front and put some hot chocolate packets and candy canes it. They are the perfect little gifts to spread some holiday joy at work!

I used the clear set for my pouches but Forest Fellas is also available as digital stamps. Buy them HERE in the Power Poppy store!

Don't forget to check the Power Poppy blog tomorrow for more 12 Days of Christmas fun.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Christmas,

Lisa

Don't forget to check out all the festive fun on our Day 1 post on the Power Poppy Blog, HERE.

Quiet Christmas Release - Introducing Forest Fellas

  

Hello there, friends — welcome to the reveal of the second collection of brand new images from Power Poppy. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, these illustrations and sentiments were drawn by hand, by me, with supreme inspiration after a lull in my creativity. I felt so grateful to have the flow of drawing, I hardly got up from my spot in the window as I illustrated these special images. 

This collection, all that spilled from my fingertips, is available now for YOU, and I hope it brings you great joy.

I first named this release Quiet Christmas, because with all of the heaviness of the pandemic, and the politics, upheaval, restlessness... this year will undoubtably be quieter. It may also end up being a more meaningful Christmas. A season where we are called to Reflect, Renew, and Rejoice. 

We have FIVE more stamp sets to add to the FIVE we shared a few weeks ago.

I will be recapping everything at the end of the release, because I don't want you to miss a single set. The Bloom Brigade created the most wonderful array of cards, and it all just gets me in the mood to make things!!

Introducing: Forest Fellas

I’ve gone and drawn it... Power Poppy’s first set of forest friends outfitted in winter wear. If you have half as much fun coloring them as I did illustrating them, you’ll be in for a real treat. This LARGE 6 x 8" set is double the size of our standard sets, which allows for each critter— owl, moose, bear, and fox — to amply fit on a card front. These images are great for Holiday cards, but truly, they work all winter long. With "wild" phrases, snowflakes, snowy trees, and a trail of hearts, you can come up with all manner of sweet scenes.

Sentiments were a collaboration between the Bloom Brigade and me — the ladies had so many clever contributions!

Forest Fellas features a bundled-up barred owl complete with fun puns: "Owl always be here for you" and "Thanks for owl you do". My merry moose has a wreath of berries and an extra sprig for chomping has a coordinating phrases as well: "Merry Christ-moose" and "I really moose seeing you". The skiing fox with a sly expression has "Hello foxy" and "My silver fox". And lastly, the bear with his coffee cup and coveralls is ready to be your Beary best friend. (Along with "Being apart is so hard to bear" and "Warm Bear Hugs".) Have fun with this one.

Shop Forest Fellas clear polymer stamp set and digital downloads

Let’s go peek at the cute and cuddly cards made by the Bloomies with Forest Fellas.

Barbara Walker

Jennifer Dove

SathyaKala Sankaran

Cheryl Scrivens

Christine Okken

Leslie Miller 

Barbara Campbell 

Catherine Anderson

Gloria Stengel

Julie Koerber

Lisa Johansen

Broni Holcombe

Allison Cope

Saskia van den Berk

If you’d like to head straight to the store, here’s the link one more time:

Forest Fellas

All digital stamp versions are available in the Power Poppy Shop:

See you all back here TOMORROW NIGHT! We go live at 5pm central. Bye for now...