Happy Fall Y'All - Power Poppy October Power & Spark Challenge

Hi Y'all!

I have missed saying that! I used it a lot when I was living in the US in the deep south of Louisiana and then in Indiana!

This month at Power Poppy, the Power & Spark Challenge is all about your birthday month.

My birthday was this month and here in Australia it is Spring - so I have been taking lots of photos of all the flowers that are coming up. But when I lived in the Northern Hemisphere, of course it was Autumn in October, which is also a favourite season for me - I love all the colours of the leaves and the stomping in the leaves!

So I have put together a quick card for Fall/Autumn:

The stamp is from Feeling Fall by the wonderful Marcella at Power Poppy.

I have stamped using Rich Cocoa Memento ink on to X-Press It Blending Card using my MISTI.

I coloured with the following Copics markers:

• cat - C3, C5, C7, C9, 100, R20 (nose), Black Copic Multiliner (whiskers), white gel pen
• bow - YG11, YG06, YG09
• pumpkins - oranges - Y23, YR31, Y35, Y38, YR14, E08
• pumpkins - greens - YG11, YG06, YG09
• pumpkin stem - E57, E59
• background - BG000, C1

I then cut the image out and adhered it to a small Kraft card by Envelope Solutions. I stamped the sentiment from Feeling Fall and the three individual leaves all with Rich Cocoa Memento Ink and my MISTI!

Here is a close-up of the colouring:

I am entering this into the following challenges:

October Power & Spark - You say it's your birthday!
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #92 - Always anything goes
Crafty Creations Challenge #377 - Anything Goes

I also stamped a few more images from Feeling Fall, so I will share those next month.

Thanks for looking!

Power Poppy - Make It Move Challenge

There is a challenge over at Power Poppy which has pushed me to finally make a shaker card!

The challenge is "Make it move", so I have sort of followed a tutorial by Kathy Racoosin on Power Poppy and made a wreath as my housing for my shaker card. But instead of using circular dies, I have used the greenery from Glittering Glass Santa. I created a wreath in Photoshop Elements and then had my Silhouette Cameo print and cut from X-Press It paper.

I have then coloured it with the following Copics pens:

• berries - R27, R59, clear Wink of Stella
• leaves - G05, YG17, YG67, light green Wink of Stella, green Wink of Stella
• background - B000, B02

I have then stamped the tree and ornaments from Bottlebrush Holiday using Black Tuxedo Memento ink on to X-Press It paper and fussy cut it out.

I have coloured this with the following Copics pens:

• tree - G05, YG17, YG67, R27, R59, clear Wink of Stella
• base of tree - E55, Y28
• blue bauble - B000, B00, B02, clear Wink of Stella
• pink bauble - RV00, RV63, RV66, blue Wink of Stella
• purple bauble - BV11, BV13, BV17, clear Wink of Stella
• banner - C0, C1, C2

I stamped "Be Merry" using bamboo leaves Memento Ink and I used a Tuxedo Black Memento marker around the edges.

I have then used a white square card from Envelope Solutions. I made the shaker pocket by using a Waterfall Photo Sleeve from We R Memory Keepers and the FUSE tool. I added sequins and little beads from my stash.

I adhered the filled and fused shaker pocket to the back of the wreath and then used dimensional tape to give it a bit of height before adhering to the centre of the card. I then adhered the tree and ornaments at the bottom.

Here is the finished card:

Let me know what you think?

I am also entering this card into the Rudolph Days Challenge and the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge which is to pick a previous sketch. I picked the following sketch:

I am also entering this card into the Weekly Christmas Card Challenges, where the theme is "Anything Goes" and of course, the inspiration behind this card is the Power & Spark Make It Move challenge over at Power Poppy.

Thanks for looking!

Power & Spark Special Sketch Challenge

I have a new card for the latest Power & Spark Challenge at Power Poppy. It is a sketch challenge, but with a little twist! You need to create cut-outs on your card to share a snippet or give a "peek" of fun underneath! Here is the sketch:

I came close to following the sketch! I used the ideas of the cut-outs - I created a cut file on my Silhouette Cameo to cut out three Christmas Balls of two different sizes out of some Christmas cardstock. Then I stamped with black Memento Ink, coloured with Copics and fussy cut a Christmas hat, poinsettia and some holly with berries. The Christmas hat and poinsettia are from the stamp set Merry Littles. The holly with berries is from Heaven & Nature Sing.
I used the following Copics:

• Christmas hat - R32, R35, R37, G00, G05, G07, clear Wink of Stella, B000
• Poinsettia - R32, R35, R37, R89, gold Wink of Stella, B000
• Holly with Berries - G21, G85, G28, G29, R46, R59, B000

I stamped the sentiment "be Merry" from Merry Littles in Vintage Sepia VersaFine ink.

The card is from Envelope Solutions.

I guess I had better show you the card now! :)

I have a bunch of these cut-outs now, so I probably will use this idea for a bunch of Christmas cards.

Thanks for looking!

Switch up your shades - Power Poppy Challenge - Card 2

My second card for the Power & Spark Challenge at Power Poppy this month is Hollyberries:

Again I have used the following Tim Holtz Distress Markers: Festive Berries, Pine Needles, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twig, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass.
The Merry Christmas stamp is part of the Poinsettia clear stamp set.
The kraft card is from Envelope Solutions and the red tag and green ribbon is from my stash (purchased long ago!)

Thanks for looking!

Switch up your shades - Power Poppy Challenge - Card 1

The Power & Spark Challenge at Power Poppy this month is encouraging us to use a medium that we don't usually use. I have nearly the full set of the Tim Holtz Distress Markers, so I decided to give them a try with some of the Christmas stamps.
Here is a close up of my first card:

For the Glittering Glass Santa stamp, I used Festive Berries, Pine Needles, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Crushed Olive, Gathered Twigs, Black Soot, Salty Ocean and Tumbled Glass.
The Merry Christmas stamp is part of the Poinsettia clear stamp set.
The kraft card is from Envelope Solutions and the green tag and red ribbon I found in my stash (purchased long ago!)

Colouring with the Distress Markers was quite a change from Copics - as I have already a bunch of images printed and cut on watercolour paper I will definitely continue to use this different medium.
So "THANKS" to Allison for suggesting this challenge.
Thanks for looking!