A joyous wreath

     Happy Thursday everyone!  Today I am sharing a card I made for a very sweet friend.  I can show it now because she has received it.

     I scooped this amazing stamp set up during the Black Friday sales.  It's from Power Poppy and is called Wreaths Plain and Fancy.

     I added Wink of Stella to the bow and berried and then covered the berries with some Glossy Accents.  The pine cone cluster was cut using Impression Obsession dies.  The front panel is raised up on foam.

Copics Used: 

berries  R22, R37, R39

bow E41, E43, R24

wreath BG93, BG96, G21, G28, YG17, YG63, YG67, YG95, YG99

     Merry Christmas!

Supplies:
Paper--Simple Stories "Handmade Holiday", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamps--Power Poppy "Wreaths Plain and Fancy"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx
Tools--Quickutz Nesting Circles dies, Impression Obsession Pine Sprig Cluster die
Miscellaneous--Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen, Glossy Accents, Offray ribbon

Azaleas for Mom

     Yesterday was my mother's birthday.  She hit the big 7-0.  She is a huge nature lover so I decided to break out some of my un-inked floral stamps to create her birthday card.  This is a Power Poppy set called "Azaleas".  I wanted to watercolor so I pulled out a set that I bought at Michaels.  Lets just say you get what you pay for.  $5.00 watercolor paint sets are nothing to write home about.  They made a pretty good base coat, but I ended up going back in with Distress markers to get some more defined color variation.

     I won't win any watercoloring prizes, but it sure is fun and a fave coloring technique.
     I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges;

The Shabby Tea Room--pop of pink
The Paper Players--spring
Less in More--this makes me happy
Inspired by Stamping--IBSIC #91 watercoloring
Simon Says Stamp--Anything goes

     Hope you have a fabulously blessed Tuesday!

Supplies:
Paper:  Strathmore watercolor paper, Bazzill, Recollections
Stamps--Power Poppy "Azaleas", sentiment from Altenew "Persian Motifs"
Ink--Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black, Victorian Velvet, Worn Lipstick, Frayed Burlap, Weathered Wood, Mustard Seed, and Crushed Olive Distress markers
Tools:  Pretty Pink Posh StitchedBorder Dies #1
Miscellaneous--Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder, Artist Loft watercolor paints, Pretty Pink Posh sequins

Flowers for her birthday

     Happy Sunday friends!  One of the ladies who I go to church with is having a birthday tomorrow.  One of my goals this year is to create cards for the people I go to church with.  Now that could get overwhelming if we were a huge congregation, but we are a small country church made up of people who's families have grown together in the community for over 100 years.  At about 50 or so I think I'll be able to do it although the men are gonna be toughies.  hee hee

     I've used a beautiful digital image from Power Poppy Stamps.  You can also buy this as a clear stamp.  I pulled out my Distress inks and set to work doing a little watercoloring.  The sentiment was embossed in Liquid Platinum and I added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins to go along with the sentiment words.  You can't see it in the photo but I also went over the flowers with Clear Wink of Stella.  So pretty and sparklie!

     The inside is just simply stamped with a WPlus9 sentiment that fit with the Precious Remembrance one on the front.

     I think she'll like it and I hope you do too.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Power Poppy Peep of the Week-anything Power Poppy goes
Little Red Wagon--sparkle and shine
Stampin' Royalty--birthdays

     Be blessed!

Supplies:
Paper--Strathmore 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper, Recollections
Stamps--Power Poppy "Countryside Bouquet", Precious Remembrance Shop "New Day", WPlus9 "Strictly Sentiments 5"
Ink--Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress inks:  Tumbled Glass, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Pumice Stone, Seedless Preserves
Miscellaneous--Pretty Pink Posh Sparkline Clear sequins, Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter pen