Thursday, March 26, 2015

It's a BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!


Hello all and welcome to a super duper extra special kind of post! Why, you ask? Well, it's only because it is the ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY OF POWER POPPY! 365 days ago, Power Poppy brought sunshine to card makers far and wide when it opened its virtual doors and we, members of the Bloom Brigade, couldn't be more honored to be a part of this colorful, creative powerhouse!

Marcella, you have a way of drawing flowers like no other! Not to mention, you are a super human being too - generous, kind, spirited, and honorable with a one of a kind joy de vivre!! I am blessed beyond words to get to "work" with you and over the moon excited that you've hit this milestone! I know that only GOOD TIMES are ahead with you cranking out the beautiful art that seems to come oh-so-naturally to you! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS BEAUTIFUL DREAM OF YOURS GIRLFRIEND!

In honor of this SPECIAL DAY Power Poppy wants all of YOU to get in on the celebration and so, if you click HERE on this post, you can read up on how YOU can wish Power Poppy a Happy Birthday and win this.....


So check it out and get in on all the FUN! 

To help wish Marcella & Power Poppy a Happy 1st Birthday, the Bloom Brigade is joining forces to share birthday creations in honor of this special day! So... on to mine!


Of course I had to have a splash of pink and a little bit of sparkle in my birthday wishes! So, I grabbed the Short Stacks stamp set (I had cut the image out beforehand with my Silhouette Design Software) and then, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers! I used RV00, RV02, RV83, RV81, E53, E55, R32, R35, B00, B0000, YG23, YG00, and G20. 

From there, the rest is matting up! I actually got my hands on the embossed paper that was a part of SU's Sale-e-bration. The polka dots are glossy and embossed and so when you use a spray, it will resist the embossed areas. I sprayed it with Shimmerz Pop Art Pink Vibez spray. I had never used this spray much and man, oh man, a little goes a LONG way! :-) You can see below not only a closeup of my coloring but how the spritz really works! It's glitter based too which makes it shimmer!


From there, I matted my main image onto some sparkly background paper. The embossing folder is From Stampin' Up and the iridescent ribbon is from Michaels. An easy peasy lemon squeezy perky and fun birthday creation fit for Power Poppy's 1st Birthday!!

Now, the rest of the Bloom Brigade has a party of its own for Power Poppy over on each designer's blog -- so be sure to stop on by with a birthday "Hi!" and, don't forget to stop HERE to see how you can win a $100 gift card!

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker


Thanks so much for stopping by! We'll see you back here soon --- Mark your calendar -- SUNDAY starts the sneaks for Power Poppy's April Release!!! Trust me when I say that you won't want to miss one minute of that action! ;-)

~Julie


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41 comments:

KimCreate said...

Happy Birthday PP. Love your background on your card. Sweet coloring on this adorable stamp!

D.Ann C said...

Love your layers... especially the shimmerz on SU polka dot paper!!

Sharyn Polesel said...

This is so pretty! Love the wonderful colors and that beautiful image!

Marcella Hawley said...

JULES!! You have brought me to tears, woman!!! Oh my gosh, I am just so touched by this ... and honored to work with you and know you! Goodness gracious. BOWLED OVER! Thank you, thank you!! We would not be here without your awesome support and love, my dear friend, or your hard work, boundless inspiration and motivation! Thank you for organizing this and for making my first year so amazing in so many ways! xoxoxo!!! With so many exclamation points.... xoxo, marc

CherylQuilts said...

Oh, Julie, happy birthday to Power Poppy! What a wonderful tribute to our amazing Marcy and the joy and gift that she shares with us all! She just shines in everything she does, and I love her artwork and her heart! What a beautiful card you've made with the Short Stacks. I love the colors and great layout! And always so beautifully made, sweet friend! She is blessed to have you all as her amazing Bloom Brigade! Looking forward to another fabulous and fun year! Hugs!

Crestajune said...

Such a lovely card! I love all of the different layers and textures. So beautiful!

Misti said...

Beautiful card! Love the shimmer!

Anonymous said...

Simply gorgeous!! Who wouldn't want presents and flowers and cupcakes that looked like that?

Karen W said...

So pretty and great layers.

Unknown said...

LOVE your coloring and the colors....those hearts are such a delicate background, all so pretty!

María Alba Negrón said...

Hi Julie,


SWEET, SWEET card!!!!!!! Happy Birtday!!!


Cariñoz

Judy said...

Lovely card. Thanks for sharing with us and Happy Birthday to Power Poppy.

jcobb said...

Such a sweet and lovely card! Your colors are so pretty! Wonderful way to say "Happy Birthday, Power Poppy!"

Kathy Jones said...

Pinky, sparkly goodness - this card just sings celebration!!! Beautiful Julie!!!

tndj said...

love the colors. Stacked set is cute

Stacy Morgan said...

So very pretty and sweet Miss Julie! I like the pink hues and your heart backdrop! Just so sweet.

Nancy said...

Beautiful background combined with a wonderful coloring job! Super card!

Judy Woodland said...

What a sweet, happy card. I love everything about it!! Thanks for the great inspiration, and happy birthday, Power Poppy!

https://adiecrafty.blogspot.com/ said...

Fab card great colouring

Heide said...

So pretty, love the embossing and the cheerful colors.

Pam W Merwin said...

Love that stamp :-)

Ode to Paper said...

gorgeous! Happy Birthday Power Poppy!

Sharman said...

Congrats and love how lively your card is. Great job.

ChristineCreations said...

This is just SO sweet. So you too Julie! Love the sanded hearst and the shimmery goodness! Thank you for all you do to make Power Poppy come alive with the team Julie. We are so blessed to have you friend!

Priscilla said...

Adorable card. Love all the layers and that cupcake looks yummy.

Leslie Miller said...

Can you ever have too much sparkle and shimmer? This is so darling with the embossed hearts and polka dots! Pure sweetness, Julie!

Brandi R said...

Beautiful card! Love the yummie colors ♥

Diane said...

Beautiful card...these colors just make me happy...so very pretty!!

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Happy Birthday Power Poppy and much love and gratitude Marcella for sharing your amazing talent and dream with us.
Julie, your card is just sweet as can be, the embossed background is just lovely and your coloring of the image impeccable.
Thank you for sharing.

Cindi Hall said...

Happy Birthday! This card is gorgeous Julie.

Lorraine said...

Lovely card! Happy Birthday, PP!

Conniecrafter said...

cute embossed background to go with your sweet coloring

Traci M said...

This is so sweet and perfect...love this stamp and card you created! I am so happy for Power Poppy, Marcella and team...one of my favorite stamp companies!! You all do amazing work, keep me motivated and so enjoy the inspiration behind the scenes on the Power Poppy blog! Thanks so much!

Unknown said...

So cute, the background hearts match the little hearts on the cup cake.

luvhymns said...

Your coloring is phenomenal along with all the other ladies' cards. Outstanding birthday gifts depicted with flowers and cake. Such pampering!

Unknown said...

Such a sweet card!

hilbry said...

lovely card

Paulette S said...

I love your sweet card, Julie!! I probably need this stamp set too! Love you copic coloring too. Happy Bday to PPower! Thanks, Paulette S.
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Allison Cope said...

Awww.... I can feel the birthday love Miss Julie! Love the bling and your embossing. Super cute birthday greeting!

Linda said...

Lovey card and such beautiful colors!

Katie Sims said...

This is as sweet as it gets, Julie! Love the darling pink color scheme. A very Happy Power Poppy Birthday to you....so happy to celebrate with all of the Bloomies and looking forward to many more birthdays to come! Hugs....