Happy Tuesday! Back to work after a long holiday weekend. But it’s also the 5th of the month so that means a new digital stamp set from Power Poppy! This month Marcella has released Sweet Simple Things. Here’s what Marcella has to say about this image:
Imagine coming upon an old fashioned bee skep perched between cottage blossoms, with honeybees buzzing about to collect the nectar. Well, I once imagined this scene, and now I have reseeded the garden to bloom with foxgloves and cosmos, and two brand new sentiments. Share this one with your sweetest friends! Or just color it up for the sheer joy of it.
Be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Instant Gardeners for some inspiration.
Cheryl Scrivens
Barb Walker
Jennifer Dove
Debbie Olson
Nancy Sheads (me!)
Marcella Hawley on the Power Poppy blog
SUPPLIES
Paper: Neenah Solar White #110; Hammermill Digital Paper; X-Press It Blending Card; Green Gingham by Recollections
Stamps: Sweet Simple Things (*) and Bees in Foxglove (*) (Sentiment) by Power Poppy
Dies: Standard Circles (LG) by Spellbinders
Embossing Folders: Swirls Background by Darice
Embellishments: Bees by Jolee’s
Copics: YR000, E93, RV55 (foxgloves, combo 1); RV52, RV63, RV66 (foxgloves, combo 2); YR000, E93, RV55, G20 (cosmos); G20, G43, Y67 (foliage); E30, E31, E33, BV20 (bee skep); G20 (bees); E40, E41, E42, E43 (platform); W00, G20, BG0000, BG000, BG10 (background)
Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.
Nancy, this is so adorable! I just love your image beautifully colored with the added texture in the background, and I always love gingham DP! And the sweet little Jolee’s bee finishes it off perfectly! Beautifully done, sweet friend! Hugs!
Thanks Cheryl!
Such a sweet new image this is and you’ve colored it beautifully. The gingham is simply perfect with it and the embossed background makes me think of bees buzzing around the garden. Oh, and that little bee embellie is the cutest thing! This sentiment from Bees in Foxglove makes a great companion. Love it all!
Thank you Leslie!
Beautifully done – thanks for sharing!!! Love all things gingham, so you had me right away!
So pretty with the lovely coloring, all the crisp white and gingham give a great whimsical look 🙂
I adore your card, Nancy! Your coloring is supberb. I especially like how you colored the skep…soooo beautiful! And, of course, I LOVE the bitty bee embellishment! Its so charming!
Thanks Barb!
So beautiful Nancy. I love the circle panel. This card just makes me smile.
Just gorgeous, love love love the card, the colors you chose, the subject. So summer.
Beautiful colouring, love the embossing and gingham paper and that bee on the sentiment is adorable!!! Love it all!!