GOOD EVENING FRIENDS! I’m back today playing catch-up after the rush of the previews and release of the Enchanted Flower collection from Power Poppy. Hope you enjoyed all the cards that we put together for the preview and blog hop. I appreciate all the comments you left me. It means a lot when you take a few moments to leave a message.
So this is a big shift in gears – the past two months I’ve been teaching Copic classes at the Queen’s Ink featuring the Oddballs from Stamping Bella. I love the quirkiness of these stamps and they really take me out of the my floral comfort zone. So I just want to leave you today with some fun cards that we recently made in class at the Queen’s Ink.
CARD 1
Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Bazzill Cardstock in Licorice Twist; Hammermill Digital Cover 100#; Idea-ology Kraft Stock in Metallic by Tim Holtz Stamp: Oddball Boy Stamping by Stamping Bella Ink: Amalgam Ink in Jet Black Gina K. Designs Embellishments: Foundry 3-D Texture Folds Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz; Distress Paint in Black Soot by Tim Holtz Copics: E000, E01, E04, E11, BV31, BV34 (skin); C3, C5, C7, C9 (hair); R35, R37, R59 (shirt); C3, C5, C7, C9 (pants & shoes)
CARD 2
Paper: Neenah Solar White 80# & 110#; Hammermill Digital Cover 100# Stamp: Oddball Shopper by Stamping Bella Ink: Amalgam Ink in Jet Black Gina K. Designs; Distress Ink in Dried Marigold Stencil: Hexaster Stencil by Neat and Tangled Dies: Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn; Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn Copics: E000, E01, E04, E11, BV31, BV34 (skin); YR04, YR09, E59 (hair); R35, R37, R59, B02, B05, B39, BV34 (dress); R35, R37, R59, B02, B05, B39, C3, C5, C7 (bags) BV31, BV34 (skulls)
CARD 3
Paper: Neenah Solar White 80# & 110#; Hammermill Digital Cover 100# Stamp: Oddball Sparkle Fairy by Stamping Bella Dies: Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn; Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn Ink: Amalgam Ink in Jet Black Gina K. Designs Embellishments: Sakura Gelly Roll Pen in Silver Copics: E000, E01, E04, E11, BV31, BV34 (skin); B02, B05, B39 (hair); B02, B05, B39, C3, C5, C7 (dress); C3, C5, C7 (wings); BV31, BV34 (skulls)
DAY 4! ARE YOU READY! I’m back again with another sneak peak at the new Enchanted Garden clear stamp collection from Power Poppy. Both classic and new illustrations are featured in this summer-centric clear stamp set. A tumbling vine of ripe raspberries makes for the juiciest of focal points, while a sweet bird among strawberry stems is a gentle image you can color up in minutes. A strawberry cluster can be both a small focal image or used in a repeat border. Six sentiments round out this 4″ x 6″ clear stamp set.
Doesn’t this stamp just make you think of summer? Berry jams, strawberry shortcake, raspberry sauce over ice cream? OK, so it makes me think of food, but at least they’re summertime foods!
I stamped the image on to white cardstock and then colored it with Copic markers (colors shown below). I fussy cut the image (i.e. Scan and Cut) and set it aside. I used two of the dies from Spellbinders Elegant Ovals, cutting the largest in vellum and the next in white cardstock. I added a sentiment, stacked the layers and used foam squares to pop the image up for dimension.
Time to blog hop! Check out what the rest of the team has for you and as always be sure you stop by the Power Poppy blog.
Disclosure: Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. All items were personally purchased except those marked with an asterisk (*) . I never share a product I do not like. All opinions are my own. Read more.
Where available I use compensated affiliate links, meaning that at no cost to you I receive a commission if you click through and make a purchase. I use this money to support my blog. If you like my projects, please consider supporting me by clicking through these links when you shop. Thanks so much! Read more.
Supplies
Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Hammermill Color Copy Paper 110#; Dots & Stripes Collection – Spring in Lime Twist Dot by Echo Park Paper Co. Stamp: Summer Berries (*) by Power Poppy Ink: Amalgam Ink in Jet Black by Gina K. Designs; Versafine in Onyx Black by Tsukineko Die: Elegant Ovals by Spellbinders Embellishments: Dew Drops in Spring Lawn and Dahlia [retired] by Honey Bee Stamps Copics: R32, R35, R37, B63 (berries); YG03, YG17, YG21, YG67 (leaves); R1,1 R12, YG03 (flowers)
WELCOME TO DAY 2 OF THE POWER POPPY ENCHANTED GARDEN RELEASE! Today we’re previewing the new Woodland Carpet clear stamp set. Flora, fauna, fungi and other treasures of the forest floor are celebrated in this unique new 4″ x 8″ clear stamp set. Five images and five sentiments provide cardmakers opportunities to make both masculine and feminine cards. The vignettes are large enough to be a generous focal image. Available Monday, July 1st!
Drumroll please!
So here is my first creation! I stamped the image on to white cardstock and then colored it with Copic markers (colors shown below). I thought I was taking a little artistic license with the red mushroom caps only to find that it’s an actual type of toadstool. I underpainted part of the cap with C5 to deepened the color and colored over it with R46 and R24.
After coloring the remainder of the image, I inked the sentiment with Versamark and covered it with copper embossing powder from Ranger.
And then I was on a roll so I created a much simpler card with minimal coloring. I used one of the smaller images in the set and stamped it and the sentiment on watercolor paper with Versafine ink. I stamped the image one more time with a Copic safe ink and colored it. I fussy cut the image (i.e. Scan and Cut) and popped it up with foam squares for dimension. Here’s the end result.
Time to blog hop and see what the Bloomies and Instant Gardeners have in store for you. As always, be sure you stop by the Power Poppy blog.
Disclosure: Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. All items were personally purchased except those marked with an asterisk (*) . I never share a product I do not like. All opinions are my own. Read more.
Where available I use compensated affiliate links, meaning that at no cost to you I receive a commission if you click through and make a purchase. I use this money to support my blog. If you like my projects, please consider supporting me by clicking through these links when you shop. Thanks so much! Read more.
Supplies
CARD 1 Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Hammermill Color Copy Digital 100#; Bazzill Smoothies Cardstock in Easter Grass Stamp: Woodland Carpet (*) by Power Poppy Inks: Amalgam Ink in Jet Black by Gina K. Designs; Versamark by Tsukineko Dies: Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn Embellishments: Nuvo Embossing Powder in Copper Blush by Tonic Studios Copics: R24, R46, C3, C5, E70, E71, E74, E79 (mushrooms); B60, B63, B66 (violets); B63, B66, R24, YR23, C5 (butterfly); YG03, YG21, BG72 (ferns); YG03, YG21, BG72, BG75 (); YG03, YG17 (grass); YR23, E71, E74 (snail)
CARD 2 Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Hammermill Color Copy Digital 100#; Bazzill Smoothies Cardstock in Easter Grass; Distress Watercolor Paper by Ranger – Tim Holtz Stamp: Woodland Carpet (*) by Power Poppy; Summer Berries (*) by Power Poppy Inks: Amalgam Ink in Jet Black by Gina K. Designs; Versafine in Onyx Black by Tsukineko Copics: B60, B63, B66 (flowers); YG03, YG17, YG21, YG67 (leaves)
GOOD MORNING POWER POPPY FANS! I have big news today! On Monday, Marcella will release her Enchanted Garden clear stamp collection – five stamp sets packed full of jubilant blossoms and uplifting sentiments! The Bloomies and Instant Gardeners have teamed up with daily blog hops over the next five days to show some sneak peaks before the big release on July 1st so mark your calendars and join in on the fun!
I’m here today with three (yes – three!) cards with the first stamp set in the Enchanted Garden collection – Big Sexy Blooms. With this stamp, you can create a garden of Gerberas in seconds with Power Poppy’s very first flower-filled background stamp. Hand-drawn details indicate where to place your shadows, midtones, and highlights — so you can make a masterpiece with every impression. Stamp is nearly 5″ x 6″ to cover an A2 card front.
When I saw this stamp set, I envisioned numerous possibilities. So to get focused, I decided to challenge myself and create cards with anything but Copics. I pulled out my inks, embossing powders, and blenders and got to work.
CARD 1
I kept my first card simple – no coloring or blending. Just a little ink and clear embossing powder. I’m notoriously messy with embossing powder so using clear powder over a pigment ink like Versafine is usually my go-to method. Any random bits of stray embossing powder remain pretty much hidden after heating. The white, black and red color combination is crisp, clean, and classic.
CARD 2
For my second card, I was inspired by this card by Jean Manis and wanted to give her background technique a try. To be honest, I originally intended to change up the Distress Ink color combination, but it was late at night, so I went with Jean’s choices.
On a piece of Stonehenge White card stock, I ink blended Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry and Wild Honey using a medium blending brush from Picket Fence Studios. Then I stamped the daisy patterned with Ranger Archival Ink in Picked Raspberry (Jean used regular Distress Ink) and cut it out with the Lawn Fawn stitched die. I stamped the image a second time on white cardstock and lined up the two layers.
If I had planned this out better, I would have stamped first, die cut the center and then ink blended, but my original design failed and this was my second attempt.
CARD 3
Does this card look familiar? Yep – you got a glimpse of it in the preview graphic. Here I used white embossing powder for the image and then ink blended the flowers with layers of distress inks. Add a fancy border die and a sentiment and you have a cheery card in no time!
Finally…
That’s all for me today! Be sure you stop by the rest of the Bloomies and Instant Gardeners and see the beautiful projects they’ve made from the Enchanted Garden Collection for today’s blog hop.
Disclosure: Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. All items were personally purchased except those marked with an asterisk (*) . I never share a product I do not like. All opinions are my own. Read more.
Where available I use compensated affiliate links, meaning that at no cost to you I receive a commission if you click through and make a purchase. I use this money to support my blog. If you like my projects, please consider supporting me by clicking through these links when you shop. Thanks so much! Read more.
CARD 1 Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Hammermill Color Copy Cover 100# Stamp: Big Sexy Blooms (*) by Power Poppy; Floribunda (*) by Power Poppy Inks: Versafine in Onyx Black and Satin Red by Tsukineko Dies: Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn; Zig Zag Square Stackables by Lawn Fawn Embellishments: Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder in White by Ranger
CARD 2 Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Stonehenge White by Legion Stamps: Big Sexy Blooms (*) by Power Poppy; Strong and Beautiful (*) by Power Poppy Inks: Distress Archival Ink in Picked Raspberry by Ranger / Tim Holtz; Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry and Wild Honey by Ranger / Tim Holtz Dies: Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn; Skinny Strips Die-namic by My Favorite Things Embellishments: Dew Drops in Dahlia (retired) by Honey Bee Stamps
CARD 3 Paper: Neenah Solar White 80# & 110#; Bazzill Cardstock in Candy Hearts Stamp: Big Sexy Blooms (*) by Power Poppy; Summer Berries (*) by Power Poppy Inks: Versamark by Tsukineko; Distress Inks in Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, and Fossilized Amber by Ranger / Tim Holtz Dies: Stitched Basic Edges Die-namics by My Favorite Things Embellishments: Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder in White by Ranger ; Sparkling Clear Jewels by Pretty Pink Posh
GOOD MORNING FRIENDS! I’ve got quite a long blog post for you today so you better pull up a chair and grab a cup of your beverage of choice. I don’t often write tutorials, but today’s project was worth the extra effort.
Saturday was the first day in quite awhile that I didn’t have anything planned, so I spent the day on a project that I’ve been mulling about over the past few days. I’ve been inspired lately by the work of my student Jill Killeen who has been creating fun shadow boxes with Stamping Bella stamps.
As you know, I’ll be teaching a class at The Queen’s Ink on Tuesday, June 25th featuring the Oddball Queens from Stamping Bella. After I prepared the class samples, I realized that The Queen’s Ink now has its own exclusive line of washi tape which would have been perfect for the class cards. So I wanted to put together another project featuring the Oddball Queen of Hearts by Stamping Bella and the new washi tapes from The Queen’s Ink. I happened to have a RIBBA 9×9 frame from IKEA which is perfect for shadow boxes so my idea for this project started coming together. It was also the perfect opportunity try out some new crafting tools and products that I had recently purchased.
So here it is! I was going to apologize for the shadows, but after all, it IS a shadow box!
The full supply is shown below. I’ll tell you up front that the design evolved along the way with a lot of experimentation. As a result, I threw a lot of different products at it. But don’t let the extensive supply list scare you. We all know that the ancillary hobby to papercrafting is collecting papercraft supplies. So you probably already have a lot of the supplies in your stash or have products that you could easily substitute.
Before Starting….
Before I started, I cut my card stock and foam sheets (see supply list) as follows:
One 9 x 9 inch square from a 12 x 12 sheet of Graphic 45 Loveliest of Them All
One 6 x 6 inch square from a sheet of Bazzill Black Licorice card stock
One 5.75 x 5.75 inch square from a sheet of Neenah 80# card stock
One 5.75 x 5.75 inch square from a sheet of Darice White Foam Sheet
One 5.5 x 5.5 inch square from a sheet of Darice White Foam Sheet
The Background
I wanted to create the background by building up layers of colors and textures. I recently purchased some of the Picket Fence Studios Life Changing Blender Brushes so this seemed like a great opportunity to try them out. On a 5.75 x 5.75 inch sheet of white card stock, I started blending Distress Inks in Tea Dye, Tattered Rose, and Antique Linen. After the ink dried, I splattered the background with Nuvo Mica Mist in Nebula Blue, Fresh Pear, Antique Gold and Violet Lustra.
One of the new crafting tools in my stash is the Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion. I thought this would be perfect for stenciling since the magnets would hold the stencil in place without tape. I spread a thin layer of Tacky-When-Dry Gel Medium from The Crafters Workshop on portions the Tim Holtz Gradient Square Layering Stencil with a palette knife. Afterwards, I immediately cleaned the stencil and palette knife with water and set the background aside to dry.
In the meantime, I covered a couple of scraps of white card stock with the new washi tapes exclusive to the Queen’s Ink — Crowns, Let Them Eat Cake, Lavender Baroque, Queen of Hearts, and Harlequin. I used the Hearts die and the Small Stitched Circle Stackable die from Lawn Fawn to cut the cardstock into shapes. Later on, I only used the die cut circles so I’ll save the hearts for another project.
And now – the fun part! True to it’s name, the gel medium is tacky when dry so I started to lay down gold, silver, and copper gilding flakes on the stenciled area. Once the stenciled area was covered, I rubbed lightly to adhere the flakes to the gel medium and remove any excess. I was going to take a photo midway, but to be honest I was up to my elbows in gilding flakes so I can only show the end result. Difficult to photograph, but lots of texture and shine.
Putting It Together
I was running out of room in my work space so I started arranging and adhering all of the layers for the full background. I decided that the lower right corner of the background needed something extra so I stamped an image from Carabelle Studios’ Stains & Seams stamp set with Archival Ink in Jet Black.
Next:
I glued the pre-cut 5.5 inch square foam sheets to the back of the white cardstock (top layer).
I glued the pre-cut 5.75 inch square foam sheet to the back of the black cardstock (middle layer).
I stamped the sentiment in Versafine along the bottom of the 9 x 9 design paper square. I covered the ink with clear embossing powder and heat set the image (bottom layer).
I lined up the bottom layer on my Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion and held the paper in place with the magnets.
Using the magnetic ruler, I lined up and centered the three layers. Once they were in place, I glued the layers together.
I placed foam adhesive squares on the back of the die cut washi tape circles and arranged them on the top layer.
At this point, the background is complete as shown below. Time to start the Copic coloring!
Copic Coloring
To start, stamp the image on Hammermill Digital Color Copy (or any Copic compatible paper) with Amalgam Ink in Jet Black by Gina K. Designs. I’m providing only basic instructions here for coloring, but if you need additional help, take a look at the video by Elaine Hughes (AKA Marker Geek) for coloring this stamp. I was guided in part by her color selection so you will see many of the same markers.
Skin
Working from dark to light, add depth and shading to the face (E04, E11, E01, E000)
Base coat the eye lids with BV31. Deepen the corners with BV34.
With BV31, draw a line under the lid to create a shadow across the eye.
Use BV31 to deepen the shadows around the eyes and the hairline.
Hair & Crown
For the hair, start with C7 to color the shadows at the base of the curls.
Work from dark to light (C5, C3, C1) to blend out each section of hair. Be sure that you do not lose the highlights.
For the crown, work from dark to light (Y19, Y15, Y02)
Base coat the heart with R24. Add R46 if you want to deepen the color.
Clothing
Starting with the folds in the dress, work from dark to light (R59, R46, R24) concentrating the R59 in the shadows and folds in the dress. Blend out with R46 and R24.
If you want additional depth, add C5 to the deepest areas and blend out from dark to light as necessary with the R markers.
For the center of the dress, work dark to light (Y19, Y15, Y02). Do the same with the binding (C7, C5, C3).
Base coat the hearts with R24. Add R46 if you want to deepend the color.
Bringing It On Home!
Once the coloring was complete, I used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut out the image. If you prefer, you could fussy cut the image. As an alternative, coordinating dies are available from Stamping Bella (see links below). Once the image was cut, I added foam adhesive squares to the back and adhered it to the background. After adding some sequins and jewels for extra bling, I framed the finished piece.
That’s it for today – hope you found a some inspiration. And be sure you check out Jill’s blog and send her a little love!
Disclosure: Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. All items were personally purchased except those marked with an asterisk (*) . I never share a product I do not like. All opinions are my own. Read more.
Where available I use compensated affiliate links, meaning that at no cost to you I receive a commission if you click through and make a purchase. I use this money to support my blog. If you like my projects, please consider supporting me by clicking through these links when you shop. Thanks so much! Read more.
Supplies
Paper: Hammermill Digital Color Copy 100#; Bazzill Cardstock in Licorice Twist; Princess Collection Loveliest of All by Graphic 45 Stamp: Oddball Queen of Hearts by Stamping Bella; Stains & Seams by Carabelle Studios Inks: Amalgam Ink in Jet Black by Gina K. Designs; Archival Ink in Jet Black by Ranger; Versafine in Onyx Black by Tsukineko; Distress Inks in Tea Dye, Antique Linen, and Tattered Rose Stencil: Gradient Square Layering Stencil by Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz Washi Tapes: Washi tape in Crowns, Let Them Eat Cake, Lavender Baroque, Queen of Hearts, and Harlequin by The Queen’s Ink Dies: Small Stitched Circle Stackables by Lawn Fawn Embellishments: Nuvo Mica Mist by Tonic Studios in Fresh Pear, Nebula Blue, Violet Lustra, and Antique Gold; Nuvo Gilding Flakes by Tonic Studios in Radiant Gold, Silver Bullion, and Sunkissed Copper; Nuvo Fine Detail Embossing Powder in Clear by Tonic Studios; Sequins in Not So Heavy Metal by 28 Lilac Lane; Wink of Stella in Clear by Zig; miscellaneous enamel dots. Adhesives: Tacky-When-Dry Gel Medium by The Crafters Workshop; Therm O Web White Adhesive Foam Squares by Gina K. Designs; 3-in-1 Craft Glue by Beacon Frame: RIBBA 9 x 9 frame available from IKEA Tools: Life Changing Blending Brushes by Picket Fence Studios; Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion by Ranger; Misti Stamping Tool by My Sweet Petunia; Brother Scan N Cut Copics: E000, E01, E04, BV31, BV34 (skin); C1, C3, C5, C7 (hair); Y02, Y15, Y19, R24, R46 (crown); R24, R46, R59 C5, Y02, Y15, Y19 (dress)
