Power Poppy Christmas Remix Hop: Big Ol' Bow and More

Happy Small Business Saturday!  I hope all my American friends enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving holiday and are now ready to focus on Christmas.  Preparations have been underway in my stamp room, and it's time to get serious about finishing up the cards.

• To that end, Power Poppy brings you a $1 digital stamp -- Big Ol' Bow.  That's right -- $1.
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• Please read to the end of this post for another surprise giveaway!!

Speaking of Big Ol' Bow... Marcella says this is a remix of an older stamp, but it's brand new to me and I love it!  I'm thinking it could be used year round for birthdays, too.  Make it big enough to cover the card front, or make it small for a gift card... whatever.  It's just a bow, but you can do a bazillion things with it!  BTW, there's more than one version.  You'll just have to look.

I plan to print up a bunch more 'cause I really want to see it in all different colors on a white card base.  It's so easy to color!  For this card I watercolored with Spectrum Noir sparkle pens -- a bright green bow on a dark blue base.  I don't know what has gotten into me this year with the blue.

A better look at the sparkle... nothing like what you see in real life, but you can imagine.

Total Christmas cards:  36

Now, for the next surprise:

I'm giving away a $20 gift voucher to the Power Poppy store!!

Just comment on today's post now through December 2nd and you'll be included in a random draw.  Winner will be announced on the Power Poppy Blog on Wednesday, December 4.

This has been quite a hop, hasn't it?  It's not over yet, friends!  I hope you've been checking the Power Poppy Blog daily where Marcella announces everything that's going on, plus gives you links to the designers who are sharing that day.  You may find other surprises along the way.

See more inspiration here:

Stacy Morgan
Lisa Johansen
Gloria Stengel
Marcella @ Power Poppy Blog

See you again soon!

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Power Poppy Christmas Remix: New Poinsettia XL

Here we are again with Power Poppy's Christmas Remix -- Nov 20 through Dec 2.  It's been a treat for me seeing our designers' inspiring creations.  There's something new everyday when you check the Power Poppy Blog.  I simply can't color fast enough to be here every day, but I'm giving it my best shot!

Today we have another of Marcella's brand new digital stamp sets -- Poinsettia XL.  Be still my heart.  This is just one version I've chosen to color.  There's more and it's all gorgeous!

I used Prismacolor pencils for this one, with Copics to shade the background.  Snow splatters are courtesy of diluted white acrylic paint.

I have to send thanks to Marcella for helping me get my Christmas cards done, seeing as how I cannot resist coloring every new thing she comes up with.

Christmas card total:  35

I hope you'll hop around to see more jaw dropping samples when you have time:

Christine Okken
Kathy Jones
Stacy Morgan
Allison Cope
Broni Holcombe
Jenny Colacicco
Gloria Stengel
Lisa Johansen
Barbara Campbell
Marcella on the Power Poppy Blog

Thanks so much, and have a wonderful day!

Power Poppy Christmas Remix: New Winter Flora Digital Stamp

Hello again!  Back today with another brand new digital stamp from Power Poppy.  This one is Winter Flora.  There are a few different versions for you to use as is, or you can crop in a number of different ways, such as this:

I used the eraser tool in Photoshop Elements 7 to erase everything but this one corner and lower edge of one of the larger images.  Placed the sentiment as shown and now I have a whole new digi.  Love that!

I colored with Copics and got a little creative with the Poinsettia.  I don't think it's all that far fetched, though.  It reminds me of how some of my hydrangeas look when the blooms start to turn.

It's such a festive and beautiful stamp!

Christmas card total:  34

Remember to stop at the Power Poppy Blog each day through Dec. 2 to see what Marcella has to say and check out what might be on sale or how you may win some Power Poppy $$.  We're having all kinds of fun!  I'll leave you with a link list to some awe inspiring creations:

Lisa Johansen
Stacy Morgan
Gloria Stengel
Broni Holcombe
Jenny Colacicco
Christine Okken
Allison Cope
Barbara Campbell
Power Poppy Blog

Thanks for your time!

Power Poppy Hop: Season of Serenity

We're getting in the Christmas spirit at Power Poppy... showing new ways to use our classic stamp designs, remixing clear stamps into digital, and adding brand new holiday digis.

Please see this post on the Power Poppy Blog where you can comment to win.

There's still time to make a few cards, or if you have all your Christmas cards done it's never too soon to start on next year's.  I love the instant access of a digital stamp, and that's what I'm sharing today -- the first of Marcella's new digi offerings this month:  Season of Serenity.

There's a lot more to this set than what you see here on my card, but it's a start!

After I finished the Copic coloring I did the conifer needles with white acrylic paint as a way of brightening up the area around the bird.  Cut out the inside and layered over the sentiment.  My only embellishments are the die cut snowflakes.

Christmas card total:  33

Did you know we have a whole bunch of new designers at Power Poppy?  You'll meet all of them by the end of the hop, I'm sure.  I'll tell you, they bring a whole lot of talent and enthusiasm to the party!  Today I'm linking up with the following teamies:

Catherine Anderson
Christine Okken
Lisa Johansen
Nancy Sheads
Stacy Morgan
Kathy Jones
Julie Koerber
Allison Cope
Power Poppy Blog

Thanks much for stopping by!  I'll see you again later!

Double D Challenge: What is Your Christmas Style?

A new Double D Challenge starts today, friends!  This time Darlene has posed a question:

What is Your Christmas Style?

Please tell us your Christmas style and let it be reflected in your card.  Fun! 

That's our challenge and thank goodness because I still need a lot of Christmas cards!

So... my Christmas decorating style is definitely traditional/rustic, although I do make cards in all kinds of different styles.  At home I use a lot of green and red, pine cones and evergreen boughs, wood and metal decor items.

I also love the outdoors, and when we go for an outing in the chilly weather we always take a thermos of coffee or cocoa to enjoy with our picnic lunch.  The card I've made makes me want to head out with the dogs right now!

I've used a favorite Power Poppy clear stamp set:  Snuggle Down.  Colored with Copics.  On the red card base I embossed just the edge and then smudged with white for a snowy look.  Added a strip of designer paper and a big snowflake... another easy to mail card ready to go!

Total Christmas cards:  32

As always, there will be creative winners and a prize for a random winner.  I encourage you to go to the Double D blog to read up and see samples.  The team embraced this challenge beautifully and we hope you will, too.   Have a wonderful day!

Stamps:  Power Poppy 'Snuggle Down' clear stamp set  Paper:  Neenah Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White, red, green, Graphic 45 'Twas the Night Before Christmas designer paper  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, white pigment  Coloring:  Copics  Accessories:  Stickles Stardust glitter glue, Viva Decor Glass Effects Gel (center of snowflake), Darice Ornament/Star/Snowflake embossing folder  Dies:  Cottage Cutz Double Stitched Square Set, Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes

Power Poppy Christmas Remix Hop

Hello, friends!  Just sharing a heads up -- starting Wednesday, Nov. 20th :

This is going to be fun!  We have classic clear and digital stamps, plus all new digital stamps from Power Poppy.  I've been coloring furiously on the new digital stamps and will pop in Thursday with the first of them.  In the meantime, be sure to check the Power Poppy Blog every day of the hop to see what Marcella and the rest of the team are sharing.  Psssst... there are prizes involved.

See you tomorrow!

Rubbernecker Again

Ready for another week?  I've been coloring when I can and still living the rest of my life, as well.  Sometimes I wonder how I fit it in, but we all need to find time for the things we most enjoy, right?

Today I'm back with another Rubbernecker stamp.  This one is Stacked Tea Cups and I love it to pieces.  I think it might be an older stamp, as they have a lot of old stamps mixed in with brand new stamps.  Truth is, the site can be puzzling to navigate.  Just saying', but it's worth it.  The sentiment is Rubbernecker, too -- Day in Paradise.

Little critter details revealed themselves to me as I went along with the coloring.  Some are more apparent than others:  4 butterflies, 1 beetle, 2 snails, 3 bees, 2 caterpillars.  My favorite critter is at the very top.  Adorable.  What a fun stamp!

Kept the design simple, but with a few things going on:  Scored across the top and tied with baker's twine, punched the sentiment in a circle, popped up the image panel.  Just taking a little break from the seasonal cards.  There will be plenty of that coming up the rest of the year.  Odd to think 2019 is almost over, isn't it?

Okay, I'm off to see what kind of trouble I can get into the rest of this day.  I hope your day is a good one!