May Flowers by Power Poppy

Power Poppy's challenge for May is May Flowers.  I love this tulip image and printed it out on cryogen white paper and colored it with copic markers. I used a Cheery Lynn stitched oval die to cut it out and trimmed it in a gold pen.  I added a tulip cuttlebug embossing to the background in pale yellow and attached it to a 5x7 lavender card.  The saying is from Power Poppy's  clear stamp set blooming wonderful.   I used a Sue Wilson die for the saying.  Be sure to check out the gorgeous flower images at Power Poppy.   I used the feather and pearls to cover up where my hand moved and I got some gold on the front of the oval while I was edging it in the gold. You can always find a way to cover a boo boo.!!!!    

Another Switch up Your Shades for Power Poppy

I'm entering this in the Power Poppy Switch up your shades challenge.  I used the vase of Azaleas stamp for this card and embossed it in detail gold and colored it with Twinkling H2O's. I fussy cut it out and attached it to the Spellbinders circles.  The border is a Sue Wilson border and I edged all the dies in a gold pen.  The flourish is a Cheery Lynn and the flowers are from Michaels and I colored them with a copic marker.  These last two card are thank you cards for my sister's memorial fund. She lost her battle with cancer a couple of weeks ago. 

Switch up your shades

Power Poppy's challenge for this month is to change up your coloring medium.  I stamped the pretty Azaleas stamp set, embossed it in gold and used my old twinkling H2O's to color it.  I used a Sue Wilson Herald Square die set and edged it in spun sugar distress ink.  I added some pretty pink flowers on top of the Cheery Lynn flourish and pearls to finish the card. 

Forget me not

This pretty blue card and flowers are for the Double D challenge. This pretty image is from Power Poppy's digital images, climbing clematis.  I cut the image out with the French Flair and edged it in gold and colored it with copics.  All the dies are French Flair from Cheery Lynn.   I added some pearls and a pretty double bow to finish the card.

Christmas tags

I don't usually make tags but I needed these for my bosses this year and decided to go with an eclectic theme. I used a glittered card stock and just cut the corners round.  The deer and dove are Cheery Lynn dies and the tree is a Sue Wilson die.  I added little red beads to the trees.  I think the holly leaves are from Sue Wilson also. 

Out of my comfort Christmas

Every day I check Sue Wilson's blog for the new Creative Expressions dies and ideas. I love her cards even though they are huge, UK size cards and I try and use some of her ideas for the US size cards that I make.  I started this card with a 5x7 soft champagne gold card (it's not really white) added a layer of black and then I added a layer of gold linen foil that I got from Michaels or one of the big box stores. I pierced it with my new rectangle piercing die from Cheery Lynn.  I then added the Polynesian Sails oval doily in the soft gold and added some pearls.  The trees are from Sue Wilson's winter trees at Joan's Garden website.  You can click on Creative Expression, Sue Wilson and find tons of wonderful dies and card ideas with them.  After watching the video on Sue's blog I cut and embossed the trees and the Merry Christmas in black and then added some soft gold gilding wax to them and to the Merry Christmas.  This is definitely not a normal color combo for me but it's so striking in real life and I think I may do some more of this color combo.  Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the dies and ideas on Sue's blog.  

Power Poppy Special Friend

This pretty image is from the newest digital images by Power Poppy.   I made this card for the Peep of the week challenge also on Power Poppy.  The rose image is from the  La Vie Rose collection and I just added a peel off saying but there are several digital sayings you can use as well.   The dies are from Cheery Lynn and they are part of the French Flair collection.  I just added some bling to finish the card.   Power Poppy is having their sneak peeks this week for the new stamps coming out on Feb 1, be sure to join in the fun!!!!

Power Poppy Azaleas

This pretty Power Poppy stamp set of Azalea was used on the labels 16 and colored with copics.  I'm entering this in the Power Poppy Challenge.  The card is 6x6 and I used a pearlized paper from the 8x8 Luxury stack  from DCWV.  I added some more layers and trimmed the layers in a gold pen.  The corner is Cheery Lynn's Victorian Flourish.   I added a pre-made flower and a bow to finish the card. 

I love these gorgeous Cheery Lynn Lattice border and heart dies. I added some flowers and leaves and a peel off border to finish the card.

Floating background with Cheery Lynn

I made this pretty floating background using the Dainty Dutch Doily Square die cut. I cut two of them and then sliced them from corner to corner and pieced them together face down on acetate.I cut the 5.5 square of acetate and then trimmed the corners of the die to make it fit.  I used 3-D tape to adhere it to the background paper so it looks like it's floating inside the frame.  I just cut a frame to cover the edges and added some holographic peel off borders. The saying is a peel off and I hand cut the tag and used a gold pen to edge it. I made a poinsettia and holly leaves from Cheery Lynn as well and layered them over the bow. 

Peace

I keep telling myself I don't need any more dies, LOL then someone like Sue Wilson comes out with this gorgeous new dies that I got at Joan's Garden.  She can order any of them if you ask her.  What I like about Sue Wilson dies is that she is a card maker so she understands about using the dies in many different ways and they work together in her series. She has lots of videos on her dies and different cards here.   I started this 5x7 card with cryogen white paper, added a layer of gold and then made the panel out of the cryogen and ran it through the snowflake cuttlebug folder.  I added some stickles on the white panel that don't show in the photo and attached the peace to it.  The poinsettia and holly leaves are from Cheery Lynn and the pearl rope and dove are from Michaels.  Thanks for stopping.   

Cheery Lynn Non-traditional colors

Non traditional colors is the Christmas challenge at Cheery Lynn this week. I started this 6x6 white card and then added a 5x5 square that I had ran through the embossing in a soft pink.  I added a pink peel off glittery border around both of those layers.  The pretty squares mixed in the center are the Dutch Scalloped and I turned the second one which almost makes it look like a big snowflake.  I stamped the image on the French Flair scalloped stacker die and edged it with distressed ink in Victorian Velvet.  I stamped the gorgeous Power Poppy poinsettia image in memento black and colored it with copics.  I added a bow and the saying is a peel off that I colored to match with my copics and some gems to finish the card.  I'm also entering this in the Power Poppy Peep of the Week challenge.    

Power Poppy and Cheery Lynn Vintage Christmas

This antiqued vintage card is for the challenge at Cheery Lynn and Power Poppy.   All dies are from Cheery Lynn starting with the  Coved rectangle scalloped for the Noel.  I edged it in gold pen and distressed inks.  I colored the images with copics and added some sparkle with stickles.  The poinsettia, holly leaves and opposing small flourishes are from Cheery Lynn and cut out of the designer paper Holly Lane by Wild Rose Studios.   I used distressed Vintage photo ink on the lace to give it an antique look.  Be sure to check out the newest dies from Cheery Lynn and the Christmas stamps from Power Poppy. 

Anything goes at Sweet Stamps

Anything goes this week at Sweet Stamps.  I stamped and colored this beautiful Gold Finch with the pretty little flowers.  I used the pretty Polynesian sails frame behind the birds.   I added the pretty corner  Victorian Romance flourish. with the pretty daisy strip flower and rose leaf strip for both the cover and inside.

Sweet Stamps, Polka Dots

For this weeks polka dot challenge I chose this soft pretty background paper with flowers and polka dots.  I layered the horizon french flair with the scalloped french flair and stamped the gorgeous  beautiful rose bouquet and colored it with copics. I stamped the beautiful  Lady Sara stamp  and colored her with copics, added the Fanciful Flourish in gold mirror card.  I used the Cheery Lynn fence and grass and I cut down the size of the fence.

Happy Mother's Day

This is my second week for guest designing for Sweet Stamps.  For this Mother's day card I used the beautiful Rosy Heart Stamp and I cut it out of vellum. Embossed the outline and the roses and colored them with markers. The pretty doily behind the heart is  Cheery Lynn's French Pastry doily and I cut it out of silver metallic paper.  For the bouquet I used Flourish leaf strip, rose leaf strip and the flowers are medium rose strip.   I used a cuttlebug background and cut the sentiment strip and used the Mother's day saying.   Be sure to check in tomorrow for the Mother's Day Challenge and join in the fun. 

Guest Designing with dryer sheets

I have the honor of guest designing this month for Sweet Stamps.  I started this card with the Cheery Lynn French Flair Silver Stackers, added the French Flair Doily Stacker and then used the sliver stacker for the green layer. The beautiful Floral Arrangement was stamped on the Horizon French Flair layer and colored with copics.  The Shasta Daisy, rose leaf, flourish leaf strips were used to make the flower and leaves.  The daisy was cut out of a dryer sheet and colored with Distress inks. 

Power Poppy pink tulips

I'm enjoying the digital images by Power Poppy this week.  Check out the gorgeous flowers and join in the fun.  I printed the tulips off and colored them with copics and fussy cut them out.  I ran the background through the cuttlebug and used a Cheery Lynn center of the oval die to make the corners. I added some gold edging and pearls and a double bow to finish the card. 

Power Poppy Glads

Marcella has created some gorgeous digital stamps this month for Power Poppy.    I usually don't try digital images  because they run or smear when I use my copics to color them.  Well I thought today I would try them with my newer HP printer and Wow it's working. I printed them on cryogen white text weight paper and let them sit for about an hour or so and they are working wonderful.  This digital is the Gladioli image and I fussy cut it out after coloring it.  The die cuts are Spellbinders except for the little butterfly is Cheery Lynn.  I used some peel off borders and corners and saying to finish the 6x6 card.

Bright pink square turned diagonal is Adorning Squares, light pink oval is opulent ovals, by Spellbinders.  Tag is also spellbinders, butterfly is the small exotic butterfly by Cheery Lynn. 

Cheery Lynn Stained glass doily

I made this beautiful stained glass card for the bling it up challenge on Cheery Lynn Designs.   I started with a 5.5x5.5 card and added a white layer that I used double sided tape on and then covered it with the metallic flakes.  The yellow layer was run through the cuttlebug and then I used the Lilith doily and angel wing, I cut the angel wing from sticker paper and added the doily over the top, then used the metallic flakes over it.  The flower is from Cheery Lynn's
Sweet William and the leaves are Flourish leaf strip and rose leaf strip.  I made a double bow from pale peach silk ribbon and added a couple of gems to finish this card.  It's hard to see in the picture but these metallic flakes are so pretty and shiny.Here is a video tutorial on how to do this metallic flake and make the stained glass look.