Category: Spellbinders

Hand Lettered Jolly Good by Power Poppy

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GOOD MORNING FRIENDS! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday. I spent the day with my husband and parents. I decided that I was not going to cook so I had all the dinner fixings catered — turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy, and mixed vegetables followed by pumpkin pie and ice cream. My mother loves jigsaw puzzles so we brought three new ones over to the house with us and spent the day working on puzzles in between bouts of watching football and holiday eating.

But now it’s on to the next holiday, which in my case is Christmas! So I’m back today with a relatively simple card featuring one of the new digital stamps by Power Poppy – Hand Lettered Jolly Good.

Rowhouse Greetings | Hand Lettered Jolly Good by Power Poppy
Rowhouse Greetings | Hand Lettered Jolly Good by Power Poppy

Now as you know, today is Cyber Monday and Marcella is having a digital blitz over at Power Poppy. She is releasing TEN digital stamps today that were previously available in clear format only.

In addition, she’s offering 20% OFF your entire order with code CYBER20. This offer starts Monday, November 26 at 12:01 AM CST and ends Tuesday, November 27 at midnight CST and includes in-stock stamps, dies, and digital images – including brand new digis. Time to stock up!

Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. All items were personally purchased except those marked with an asterisk (*) which were provided by a store or design team. I never share a product I do not like. All opinions are my own. Read more.

Supplies

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; X-Press It Blending Card by Copic; Grasshopper Line Dance by Lawn Fawn
Stamp: Hand Lettered Jolly Good (*) by Power Poppy; Snowdrops and Tea Roses (*) by Power Poppy
Dies: Marvelous Squares by Spellbinders
Embellishments: Oceanside Dew Drops by Honey Bee Stamps
Copics: RV19, RV19, BG45, BG57 (letterings); Y32, Y35, Y38, E35 (banner); E31, E35 (pinecones); YG03, G05 (greenery); Y38, YR68 (fruit)

Rowhouse Greetings | Baby Word by Paper Nest Dolls

Baby Words by Paper Nest Dolls

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Hey gang! I’m a guest designer this month over at The Paper Nest. The new releases this month includes this darling digital stamp called Baby Words. It features a soft bunny rabbit seat atop the word “Baby” surrounded by a bottle, pacifier, and a hobby horse. The image would make an adorable centerpiece for a card welcoming the new baby in your life.

Rowhouse Greetings | Baby Word by Paper Nest Dolls

The Paper Nest Dolls offers both rubber stamps and digital images. Christine’s original, hand drawn artwork is inspired by her own children. Join us on Facebook at The Paper Nest Dolls Inspiration.

Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer for free or at a discount. All other items were personally purchased. Read more.

Supplies

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; X-Press it Blending Card by Copics; Blue Stripe by American Crafts; Bazzill Basics in Piglet; Nicole Cardstock in Blue Prism
Stamp: Baby Words (*) by Paper Nest Dolls
Dies: Classic Scalloped Squares by Spellbinders; Stitched Squares by Simon Says Stamp
Embellishment: Fairy Sparkle (*) by 28 Lilac Lane
Copics: R00, R30, R32, C6, BG10, BG23 (bunny); BG000, BG10, B0000, B000, B00 (letters); Booo, BV00, C0, C2 (bottle); YR00, YR02 (pacifier); E0000, E00, E30, Y00, Y02, BG10, BG32, R30 (hobby horse); BV000, BV00 (shadow)

Soothing Sympathy by Power Poppy

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Sympathy cards are always tough to make and not exactly a card that one keeps on hand. So here are a few ideas for cards from a class that I taught several months ago at Photo Scraps. This set of cards features the Soothing Sympathy clear stamp set from Power Poppy. The sentiments lend themselves to sympathy cards, but the images can certainly be used for other types of cards.

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Supplies

Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer for free or at a discount. All other items were personally purchased. Read more.

Paper: Neenah Solar White #110; X-Press It Blending Card by Copic; Spellbound (*) from the Enchanted Garden Collection by Bo Bunnny; Bazzill Basics in Pigment (*).
Stamp: Soothing Sympathy (*) by Power Poppy
Dies: Floral Ovals by Spellbinders; Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames by My Favorite Things
Copics: RV11, R43, R46, R56, YR18, Y32, Y38, G12, G14, G46, 0 (colorless blender)

Rowhouse Greetings | Leaves No. 4 by Red Castle Stamps

Leaves Plate No. 4 by Red Castle Stamps

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I’m here today with a card featuring one of the red rubber stamp sheets from Red Castle Stamps. These stamp sheets, exclusively available at The Queen’s Ink, are deeply etched and create a clear, crisp impression. Subject matter ranging from antique images of cats, leaves, and vases to classic art, the Gibson Girls, canaries, alphabets, snowflakes, dominoes, textures, prayerful expressions, and more.

To inspire you, I’ve put together a simple, but elegant card featuring an image from Red Castle’s Leaves Plate 4. I used the new Tim Holtz Stamping Platform to stamp the image on watercolor paper with Versamark ink. Since the stamps are unmounted, I set up the stamping plate as if I were using a clear stamp and adhered the stamp to the plate with a low-tack double-sided tape.

I recently acquired a set of the Nuvo Aqua Flow pens and decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to try them out. I dabbed a little color along the vein lines of the leaf and blended it out with a damp watercolor brush. Once the ink dried, I fussy cut the leaf and mounted it to the card with foam tape for added dimension.

The design papers are from the Bountiful Collection by Authentique. I selected a sentiment from Penny Black’s Heartfelt stamp set and used Versafine ink in Vintage Sepia to coordinate with the autumn tones of the card.

Hope my project has inspired you! And remember – these Red Castle Stamps are only available in limited quantities. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! So don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to stock up on a high quality stamp.

Supplies

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Watercolor Paper by Strathmore; Bountiful One (*) and Bountiful Six (*) by Authentique
Stamps: 42031 – Leaves Plate 4 (*) by Red Castle Stamps, available exclusively at The Queen’s Ink; Heartfelt by Penny Black
Dies: A2 Matting Basics A & B by Spellbinders
Embellishments: Gold Fine Detail Embossing Powder by Ranger
Inks: Versafine in Vintage Sepia by Tsukineko; Versamark by Tsukineko; Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens (*) by Tonic Studios in Red Apple, Fresh Green, Lemon Zest, Spiced Ginger

Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer for free or at a discount. All other items were personally purchased.

Rowhouse Greetings | Gingerbread Family by Power Poppy

New Digital Release – Gingerbread Family by Power Poppy

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Welcome back to Rowhouse Greetings! I’m back today with a holiday card featuring the new digital release from Power Poppy called Gingerbread Family. This digital stamp set has plenty of options for creating tags – note that it includes both the front AND back of the gingerbread boy and girl – but I decided that I wanted to use the gingerbread house as the focal point of my card. While shopping local at Photo Scraps, I found a fabulous design paper from Pebbles that was the perfect complement to this image. I loved the whimsical design full of baking utensils and tiny gingerbread cookies. After coloring the image, I added some clear Wink of Stella to the snow along the roof line for a hint of glitter and shine.

I didn’t want those gingerbread cookie images to go to waste, so I added them to the inside of the card along with the sentiment included in the stamp set.

Check out the gingerbread tags made by fellow Instant Gardener Elizabeth Zaffarano. And be sure to stop by the Power Poppy blog for additional crafty inspiration!

Supplies

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; X-Press It Blending Card by Copics; Baking Delights from the Merry Merry Collection by Pebbles; Scarlett Red Dot from the Micro Basics Collection by Authentique; Bazzill Basics in Quicksand
Stamp: Gingerbread Family (*) by Power Poppy
Dies: Standard Circles Large by Spellbinders; Lacey Circles by Spellbinders
Embellishments: Wink of Stella in Clear
Copics: E31, E34, E35, E37 (gingerbread); R35, R46, R59 (red ornaments); YG03, YG17 (green ornaments); B0000, B000, BG10 (snow); C1, C3, BV20 (shading)

Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer for free or at a discount. All other items were personally purchased.