Power Poppy - Creative Confetti - Let There be Peace

For this week's Power Poppy challenge, I created a simple card using a number of the fabulous stamp Acorn Ornaments from Power Poppy.

Here I not only have a card wishing Peace on Earth, but coloring these beautiful ornaments was the most peaceful time I've had this crazy week.  I love how these turned out.  I feared I couldn't do these justice after seeing others' work - but they just came all together easily.  I realized that my peace is coloring images that are simple as these are.  I enjoy single items such as these acorns much more than floral arrangements and bouquets and scenes and people.  I prefer a simple single flower layer that I can build - that's what I like about these acorns - I am seeing using these a lot this Christmas season.

Creative Confetti "Emboss Like a Boss" Challenge

The Creative Confetti challenge this week at Power Poppy is "Emboss Like a Boss."  I had a lot of distractions this week, so my card is quite different from my first thoughts.  I decided that the cute Pumpkins and Pears would make a wonderful autumn card.  I framed the pumpkins with Victorian Christmas (We Are 3) and added some embossing to the pumpkin stand for a metallic look.  Conveniently, Power Poppy included a Thanksgiving sentiment to add.  Woo Hoo!  Please visit Creative Confetti to see the fab work by the Bloom Brigade - and pull out that embossing powder to play along.

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge: Birthday Wishes

I always enjoy participating in the Creative Confetti Challenge.  There's a new one every Tuesday.  Woohoo!  The Creative Confetti Challenge always inspires me....but more than that my personal challenge is to take their theme and see how I can use files and papers I already have - sometimes a real struggle for me!  

I used Print2Cut to make the lacy doily with my Eclips, using a Layered Doily from Monicas Creative Room.  The sentiment and image are from Power Poppy's Pure Prairie Bouquet set.  I digitally colored the bouquet.  Then I matted and popped the bouquet and sentiment and called it done.  I have to say - simple enough to make, but I love it.

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge

The past couple weeks have gotten a bit away from me....been hooked on making Pumpkin Wreaths...now out of my routine.  Here's my card for the current Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge.  I used one of my favorite Power Poppy images - Hollyberries.  Isn't it gorgeous?  I wanted to use scraps for this - and I love using nontraditional colors for holidays.  The sketch had a matted layer on the top half of the circle - which I replaced with my Hollyberries.  My middle border - that small piece - just perfect for this card - has been in my stash for years and years and years....there's always that little satisfaction when you use a really small scrap!  The Hollyberries are colored digitally and cut with my Eclips.  Added a sentiment from the same set and called it done.  Be sure to stop by Power Poppy to see the fab inspiration from the Bloom Brigade - hope you can play along.  

Layout for Creative Confetti

The Creative Confetti challenge this week is a Free for All!  I chose to get caught up on my niece's scrapbook and create a two-page layout - accented with flowers from Power Poppy's Graceful Still Life.

The flowers are colored digitally.  The title is from SVG Cuts, the deer from Star Jam Lines, the papers from Digital Crea, and the banner from We Are 3.  I added sequins for some bling.

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge

I love floral images - both coloring them and paper piecing them.  While I love a beautiful bouquet or vase of flowers, I prefer sets with single flowers from various views and stages of growth - I love to layer and create my own dimensional arrangement.  These are very hard to find in digital format, however.  Here I colored and cut flowers from two sets - Pretty Petals (Miss Daisy) and Carnation Flower (Digital Pixel).

This card is inspired by this week's Creative Confetti Challenge - Tic Tac Toe.  I selected the bottom row - Emboss, Sparkle, and Twine.  I added a twine bow and some Stickles highlights to some of the flower centers - both for texture.  The top and bottom of the card front is embossed with a musical note folder - you can see this better in the close-up below.

The patterned paper comes from We Are 3's Fairy Holiday.  I added a sentiment from my We Are 3 stash.  So off you go to the Power Poppy blog to see what wonderful cards others are making. 

Creative Confetti - Gift Bag Project

Happy Tuesday!  Time for another challenge at Power Poppy - this time Not a Card.  Check out the fabulous sample they shared.  Julie chose to make a Mask Reminder sign for her family - Mask Up, Buttercup!  I couldn't help to make a gift bag for some masks I personalized for my sister and brother-in-law.  I love a pretty gift bag!  As I was browsing through my files this morning, the Sweet Simple Things caught my eye - just had to use it!  For my background, I chose a wood texture from Design Bundles.

I used a pattern from Christmas Gift Bags (SVG Cuts) for the bag.  I added some blue trim from my stash for a little extra pop.   I wasn't quite sure whether I wanted to distress the wood.  No distress doesn't do it for me - but I generally am not happy with my distressed work, either....so I decided to take the safe route and not to distress.  I added some beads to the center for dimension.

Creative Confetti Inside Out

A neighbor family has moved - the teenager is a budding artist and created the sentiment on my card.  I am gifting her some Copics - can't wait for her to share her first Copic work with me!  She is an amazing young woman.  

It is Tuesday - so this is also inspired by the Creative Confetti challenge, of course - Inside Out.  The framed image is falling out of the frame.  I used a Beautiful Floral Bouquet from Charlene Tarbox.

The flowers are colored digitally.  I added some additional popped-up flowers to add some dimension - though difficult to see in this photo.

Creative Confetti Keep It Simple

Okay, tell me this mistletoe stamp is not gorgeous!  This beautiful image, Stand Here, is one of my favorite digital stamps.  I'm using it this week for the new Creative Confetti Challenge.  The challenge is Keep it Simple, so I took a simple image and matted it.  The sentiment is from my stash.

A Mini-Me Card

Oh, what fun the current Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge is this week. They are celebrating "Mini Me!" I just love little versions of things - if you ever visit Tucson, be sure to visit the Miniature Museum! The papers for my standard A2 card and it's Mini-Me version gift card are from We Are 3 - I combined paper from Just Autumn and Romantic Hearts. The cupcake is Watermelon Cupcake.

For the lacy shaped matting behind the cupcake, I used a doily from Monica's Creative Room.  I printed the layers because the details are much too small for my machine to cut.

I just know you'll want to play along with this fun challenge.  See ya there!

             

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge

This week at Power Poppy, the Creative Confetti challenge is to create a slim-line card. The image I chose came from Be My Honey (Little Scraps of Heaven). I colored the image digitally. The sentiment is from Family Fun (Digital Scrapbook Experts).

I decided to keep it pretty CAS.  I thought the kraft paper and plaid looked a little rustic.  I popped the image.  I'm really pleased with how the beehive turned out.

Rock Your Mojo!

The Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge last week was to Rock our Mojo - find something to spark our creativity. I chose Beccy's Place Over the Edge card for my inspiration. I was also inspired by a local Bingo game - a square requiring stamping our own background paper. The image I used is Irresistible Peonies from Power Poppy - the sentiment is from Irresistible Peonies as well.

When I stamped the background, I resized the peonies as I stamped an entire sheet of cardstock.

Now hop on over to Creative Confetti for a chance to win a $25 gift code to Power Poppy.  Be sure to start a wish list in case you're the winner!  You have the entire month to complete each weekly challenge.

Circle Spotlights for Creative Confetti

Created a card today inspired by Power Poppy's Creative Confetti Challenge (Shape Up) and Splitcoast Stampers Featured Stamper. I really had no ideas for the shapes challenge, but when I saw Cathy's Peony Spotlight, I decided to use circles for my shape to highlight a portion of Power Poppy's Luminous Bouquet - greatly enlarged for a bold effect. I added the computer-generated sentiment. I colored the spotlights digitally, matted the circles and card, and done!

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge

This week the challenge at Power Poppy is an adorable Sketch-It-Out Challenge. My card is decked out with Wedding Ring Bouquet from A Creative Need, with a sentiment from We Are 3 - Baby Wishes.

Now go be inspired at Power Poppy by the rest of the entries for this challenge.  Remember, you have another week to complete the challenge for a chance to win a Gift Card to Power Poppy.

Creative Confetti Challenge

I've been dying to use my new Power Poppy images that I snagged during the sale - today I'm using this sweet Auricula Theatre from Power Poppy. For my background, I decided on digital paper from We Are 3's Ladybug Birdie collection (retired.) I kept thinking flowers and Spring and ladybugs - which make me happy (Creative Confetti Challenge.) It all came together perfectly.

Power Poppy is having a massive sale right now - with stamps for every occasion. So be sure to check out their store, and if you pop over to their blog, you will find fun challenges and much inspiration.

We Are 3 and Creative Confetti Challenge

This week Creative Confetti has sketches for the challenge. 

This is just about the perfect sketch challenge!  It doesn't happen often, but my card turned exactly as my vision!  I used Power Poppy's Poinsettia. I used paper from the new Watercolor Delight collection for the patterned background.  I added the new Ribbon Banner from We Are 3 to the card.  The border punch is Martha Stewart.

 

Power Poppy and a Sketch

Power Poppy's Creative Confetti Challenge this week has two fabulous sketches that are fun and easy to follow.

Cuppa Buttercup is colored digitally - printed on digital patterned paper.  I flipped the sketch and have my "ribbons" on the bottom....a big gem replacing the sketch's button (I've been wanting to find a good use for this big ol' gem!)  

What fun I had with this - using some paper I purchased years ago for the background.  Thanks so much, Power Poppy, for the glorious floral images!

Creative Confetti Challenge - Just Color

I really ended up like the Creative Confetti Challenge at Power Poppy.  Of course, I ALWAYS love their challenges and welcome any excuse to color.  It's so much fun to see inspiration from Power Poppy each week.  I colored the new Honey Bunny mage from We Are 3.  You know this is going on a card, though!  LOL!

The Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge

Well, the holidays are here - and we're keeping a low profile this year. The hubs is all nestled in bed, and other than taking gifts from their hiding places, I have nothing to do. So here is a simple, generic card - a break from Christmas designs.

So I used this pretty image from Power Poppy (Big Ol Bow).  I used paper from Sizzix.  The sentiment is from SVG Cuts.  I just realized the sentiment is an svg - and I inserted it into a Word document....I did not know Word could read svg files - that explains why formatting tools were totally different.

The card is a bit simple, but I'm pleased with the bow I colored.  This is for the current Creative Confetti Challenge - Free for All.  If you haven't already, be sure to stop by Power Poppy for inspiration for the other entrants.  There is a fabulous prize of a $25 gift code from Power Poppy for one lucky participant.  If you are celebrating these holidays, have a safe and fabulous Christmas.

The Creative Confetti Challenge and Teacake with Strawberries

The challenge at Power Poppy this week is Tag, You're It. 

I started with pulling out my Fuse Tool and some plastic and make a tag I could fill with sequins for a shaker tag.  The image is Tea Cake with Strawberries from Power Poppy.  I added some paper flowers for accents.  If you love coloring as much as I do, go have a play at the Creative Confetti Challenge!