Monday, November 16, 2020

New Power Poppy -- Joy to the World Bouquet

Marcella saved her beautiful Joy to the World Bouquet for last.



If you love to color, this one is a dream.  Remember, all the new stamp sets are available in digital format, too, and those can be enlarged and cropped to create lots of room for a watercolor brush or a Copic nib.  Once again, I'm representing the physical stamp set here.  You can see it's quite a nice size, filling up this A2 card beautifully.  I cropped just a little bit off the top and one edge.



I colored with Copics and trimmed the edge with plaid and a self-adhesive strip of gold.  Scattered some gold sequins and done! 



And that wraps up Collection #2 of Marcella's Quiet Christmas release.  It was, as our Stacy put it, quite a Christmas release!  Visit the Power Poppy Blog for more information and gorgeous samples.  I must say, I've really enjoyed working with these stamp sets and sharing them with you.  Thank you so much for your time!




24 comments:

Unknown said...

Leslie my friend, this is just stunning! The warmth of the glow, the edge of tartan plaid, the little gold touches. Absolutely elegant and beautiful.

Christine

Christine Alexander said...

Beautiful Leslie, your colours are so warm for winter. I love the pomegranate and berries in the bouquet - stunning :)

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous colored Christmas bouquet, Leslie. My mouth is watering..your pomegranate and cranberries look so real. Love all the Winter flowers, ivy and pine boughs. Beautiful details so beautifully colors. Your plaid border and narrow gold strip along with your watercolored shaded background really adds depth to your floral arrangement. TFS your Christmas card that will be treasured. Thank you for all your gorgeous cards for the new release. A labor of love. Love and Hugs...my friend. Nancy

Doreen said...

A gorgeous card,beautifully coloured image.xxx

Glenda said...

Oh Leslie, such a stunning collection and your card is glorious! Anyone would be happy to recieve this during the holiday season. It would make a gorgeous decorator piece!

Barbara said...

I get so much inspiration from you and this is a great creation. I love these wonderful colors. Just a knockout of a card.

Yogi said...

WOW the stamp is gorgeous and so is you card and coloring. BEAUTIFUL!!. Have a great day

Darlene said...

GASP! Oh be still my heart! This is downright GORGEOUS! Girlfriend I don't know how you continue to put out these amazing works of art!!! It would take me a month of Sundays to color just one of these images let along figure out how to showcase it properly! WELL Done ... I just LOVE this! HUGS and HAPPINESS to you ... thanks for more inspiration! You did it again! LOL

Conniecrafter said...

Stunning, now I know I could never color it up this beautifully but it does look like a lovely arrangement to color, I love your strip of plaid with it and gold border, just tops it all off beautifully! LOVE, LOVE!

Verna Angerhofer said...

So very gorgeous. Beautifully colored.

Donna Ellis said...

Sigh... how incredibly gorgeous to place a portion of the digital off the main page to draw attention to that amazing poinsettia. Leslie, you always manage to use a tiny bit of detail to bring out the flavor of your masterpieces. In this case, the plaid with gold strip really brings out the festiveness of the occasion! So warm and cozy! I'm completely smitten! hugs, de

Kathy Krug said...

What a gorgeous stamp and as usual your coloring is framable. i love the colors you chose.

Lynette said...

So very beautiful! Lovely colors and wonderful coloring. I love the way you simply finished it off.

Cat Craig said...

Oh my word, this is such a beautiful card. The colors are rich and lovely.

Nora Noll said...

This is BREATHTAKING!!! I love the coloring on this and the addition of the plaid paper. GORGEOUS design.

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Goodness Leslie, this is just amazingly beautiful!! The colors are so true to life, those pomegranates look good enough to eat.
What a beautiful set, you brought it to life with your amazing coloring.
Thank you for sharing.
Stay healthy and safe.
Hugs.a

Bonnie said...

What a beautiful bouquet and so perfectly colored, Leslie! Love the gorgeous colors and how the red plaid sets the design off!

Ros Crawford said...

I'm in awe... Absolutely stunning my friend!

crafty-stamper said...

Absolutely stunning love the fabulous image with the pomegranates and amazing colouring
Carol x

Ida said...

Outstanding my friend. You do an amazing job coloring these wonderful images.

Nanny's Pansy Patch said...

My eyes lit up when I saw this card! Such a beautiful image and the colors you choose are just stunning! I think the plaid DSP is just perfect for this card and of course so is your coloring!

Cindy Beach said...

The cards you color are masterpieces! You put so much love into each one with your talent and strokes and time. This one is stunning and rich in detail. You know I love it!

Loll said...

STUNNING! Your colouring of this amazing image is incredible, Leslie! LOVE! xx

Pauline said...

Absolutely gorgeous Leslie! Your colouring is amazing, love the tones you used, and the shading around just makes everything glow. The plaid paper and strip of gold finish this off perfectly, a wonderful holiday card! Love this! And I must say thank you for your time in creating such wonderful pieces of art to inspire us all! Have a wonderful day!