Power Practice

I got NEW PowerPoppy stamps for Christmas! I can not wait to try each and every one! So...I was 'practicing' placement of two curved flower bunches. Then I wanted to see if the placement would work in an oval die. It DID! So...not one to stamp and toss... I thought I would give it a go. This is the result of my practice session.

After the die cut, I decided that since I stamped it on 'practice' card stock... plain ol' not-heavy card stock, it might be better if I shaded the background. Which I did by masking the two flower curves. (Let me tell you THAT was a bunch of little clipping!)

One of my new PowerPoppy stamp sets and the two masks I used on the card below.

Detail of popped up sunflowers and if you look REAL close the crackle on the Chinese Lanterns.

Detail - you can see the shimmer here if you look CLOSE! 

Inside of card. So what if the signature block is a bit TOPsy turvy!  

Practice Practice Practice

~Brown card stock

~Layer of Autumn Leaves Carefree Autumn Adhesive Mat

~Two oval cuts using Spellbinders oval using Cuttlebug

~Faux stitches around outer oval

~Image stamped using PowerPoppy Sunny Harvest, colored with Copics, centers dotted with black fine point Sharpie, background 'smudged' with Hero Arts Soft Leaf, spritzed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Wheatfields, Chinese Lanterns highlighted with Inkssentials Crackle Accents, buds 'painted' using OPI red nail polish

~Inside sentiment Sizzix Word Labels

~Signature block flowers punched using SU Spring Bouquet Flowers using SU Early Expresso

Challenges | Inspirations

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - sketch

Crafty Sentiments - gold plus

Shopping Our Stash - use three pattern papers

Card Mania - anything

Eureka Stamps - something old/something new (oval die cut and adhesive mat both old; PowerPoppy stamp NEW!)

Here's to practice that turns out with a win, cracking open new goodies, and looking forward to using more of my Christmas (and birthday) bounty!

Thanks for clicking by,

Nancy in Iowa