Friday

September Power & Spark Challenge: Get Krafty!

Hi all and happiest of Fridays to you! Goodness -- are you ready already for a brand new challenge designed to bring a little design power thanks to a creative spark? We sure are and today, the ever-so-talented Christine Okken is challenging us to....




HOW TO PLAY: Dig deep into that paper stash and pull out your kraft colored cardstock! That's all you need to succeed in this fun-filled challenge! Here's what Ms. Christine has to say about this month's Power & Spark challenge...

“With summer winding down in the Northern Hemisphere, let’s get warm and cozy by creating with Kraft card stock as our stamping/colouring layer!”
Well, I personally can't wait! I've already printed off some fun new digis on kraft cardstock just to get ready! Hopefully, I'll be able to share my endeavors next week on my blog! Until then, if you need some creative inspiration, Christine has a heavy dose of that for you! 



It looks like Christine sure had fun with Power Poppy's stamp set In Praise of Sunflowers, don't you think? Not only did she color this up in breathtaking fashion, check out the texture she added thanks to a wood-grain embossing folder! If you'd like the specific deets on how she created this beauty, be sure to stay tuned for our Bloomie link list later in this post! 

Meantime, we can't wait to see you get those fingers inky as you join us in this month's Cozy Krafty Coloring Challenge! If you are our lucky winner in our random drawing, you'll win a....



$50 SHOPPING SPREE AT THE POWER POPPY SHOP! 

THE OFFICIAL RULES:


  • Use Power Poppy stamps if you have them. If not, it is a great way to win some! 
  • Link your creation below using our Linky (please use the exact URL from your post instead of a generic blog address.)
  • Please mention Power Poppy in YOUR blog or gallery post with a link back to THIS challenge!
  • The winner will receive a $50 SHOPPING SPREE TO THE POWER POPPY SHOP! 
  • Enter as many cards as you’d like, as long as they fit the theme of the challenge!
  • Deadline to enter is September 30th @ 8:00 PM EST. At that point, we’ll draw the winner randomly and make the announcement right here on the first Friday in October.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

So, drum roll please, time now to draw that winning name from our August Power & Spark Mix & Match Challenge! If you didn't traipse through the link list to check out all the entries. WOW! You need to-- just click HERE to see for yourself! There was some intense talent this past month! 

Moving on, we have a winning name to draw from our July Power & Spark Challenge! After random.org put all of the names in the virtual hat, the number drawn was...




That means our lucky winner was....

JANE CRISCI!!!


I think the Power Poppy Power Puppy Mr. Tibbs pulled some strings with random.org to get this number to pop up -- just so he could get some extra play. As you might remember, we featured Jane's artistry last week on our Good Vibe 5! Well, here's an instant replay for you, thanks to Jane's good fortune! ;-) Jane, can you leave a note in the comment section to let us know how if you drew that Corgi or if he was a digital stamp as well? Inquiring minds (mainly mine) would love to know! Just for the record, Jane also used Power Poppys Easy Breezy Coneflowers digital stamp set! 



CONGRATS JANE! You've won a $50 Shopping Spree! Contact us at bloom@powerpoppy.com and we'll send you your shopping code!

With all of that color bursting forth today, time now to turn things over to some of the most talented card designers in all of blog land!



Stop by, say “hi” and see what these fine ladies have been up to this week!




And, be sure to stop back by on Monday when one of my favorite people on the planet joins us to host Inspire Me Monday! The fabulous Tosha Leyendekker will be in the house sharing some tips and tricks to get the most out of your digital sentiments! Woo Hoo! Can't wait! 

Speaking of can't wait, did you hear the news that Power Poppy will have a special reveal TOMORROW for the kick off of the next 30-Day Coloring Challenge with Kathy Racoosin? Yep, we sure will and man, oh man, it's a trio of beautiful designs that I know you will want to snatch up after you see what Kathy does! 

Until then, live life in full bloom! 

~Julie


12 comments:

Heidi MyLittleStampingBlog said...

Congrats, Jane! Great new challenge!

CherylQuilts said...

First of all, congratulations, Jane! Your card is amazing, and what fabulous coloring! Mr. Tibbs surely weighed in on this one...and rightly so! Hehe! I love Christine's new challenge for September, and it's always a joy to see the inspiration from the Bloomies!! Loved each one!! Hugs and love, all, and have a beautiful and safe weekend! xoxo

KathyA. said...

Congratulations, Jane! You did deserve to win this challenge! (Even random.com thought so!) Your card is a delight. And the September challenge will be great fun! And Christine's sample card is inspiring.

janecrisci said...

OMG!!! I just can't believe this!! Thank you for all of the wonderful comments and this fantastic prize!! Mr Tibbs is a digital image generated by an app called Tracing Memories. It creates line drawings from photos. From there I used Windows Paint to create a png file for the coneflowers so I could place them in front of Mr Tibbs using Microsoft Word. I changed the image using the artistic effects, so my image was suitable for no line coloring. I did draw in that big floppy ear. This was hidden in the original photo by the "Hues To Use" circles of color. This was such a great challenge!! Looking forward to trying my hand at the Kraft cardstock challenge!! Thanks again!!

Berina RGA said...

Congratulations Jane!! This challenge will be a lot of fun!

A Tad Bit Off said...

Great card!

Mary Holshouser said...

The sunflowers on the kraft are
beautiful. You get the feeling
of fabric. Love it.
thanks for sharing.

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Really gorgeous sunflower and kraft card today!! Congrats to Jane!! You lucky girl! Thanks for your sponsorship of Kathy's #thedailymarkerchallenge, too!

Jeannean said...

Congrats on the win Jane! I was admiring your card the other day! Tibbs is sooo cute! Your card is fabulous!!
This month's sunflower card is packed full of inspiration also! I love all the little details about it!

Judie said...

Aaaamaaazing card and colouring!!!

Wendy said...

Congrats Jane :) I was enjoying this card & glad to see you won!! The current challenge is super inspiring too. Thanks for this great little community Power Poppy !!

Angelnorth said...

First Power Poppy challenge I've managed to get myself together to join in, hopefully not the last! Beautiful card for inspiration and Jane's winning card from last month is adorable!