The Scents and Sensibility Collection

We’ve had a fantastic week of beautiful new sets from Power Poppy in the Scents and Sensibility Collection, and now it can all be yours!  We’re here to kick it all off with a fun Blog Hop.

I thought I’d lean more to the “Scents” of this release with these beautiful lilacs, done in a way that makes them feel really lush and plentiful.  I stamped the main lilac image onto XPress It Blending card stock with Gray Flannel ink.  It gives it a much softer feel, almost close to a no-line look for the colouring.  The lilac is coloured up like I’ve seen a number of lilac bushes - in more than one colour.  So, it’s a mix of purple, blue and pink, and then I mimicked that in the background, just straight stamping the lilacs onto a larger panel of white in multiple colours.  

Then, to break up the effect a little bit, I used a rectangle Spellbinders die to cut out a space in the design, placing that on some pretty pink cardstock.  

Finishing touches are a bit of seam binding, baker’s twine and a little jewel.  

Here’s the inside of the card with another stamp in the set that has a few blooms in it.  

Here’s those pretty Copics I used...lots of different shades.  

Hop on over to see what the Bloom Brigade has to show off today...

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

be sure to stop by to tell Marcella how much you love this release!