Natural Wonders (and Mums!) with Power Poppy

Happy (almost) Autumn everyone!  It’s that season of cozy that we all love.  And we’re bringing you a gorgeous new collection of Power Poppy polymer sets just in time for all the goodness that fall brings.  It’s called Natural Wonders, and you’ll find 4 new stamp sets that convey the wonder of this gorgeous world.  

Today we’re kicking it all off with Chrysanthemum XL.  It’s a jumbo sized bloom that sings AMAZING!  The perfect fall flower.  

As usual, I get inspiration from lovely pictures I find on the web.  I always love when there are two-toned flowers and this one fit the bill.  I began with Copics and then finished off my colouring with Prismacolor Pencils to get a little more detail and colour variation in there.  With the larger size, you can get into all those pretty petals beautifully.   

I added some detail in the framing by using a stencil and embossing paste in a pattern that looked like the shape of the petals of the mum.  

I had a little mishap in creating this one.  I wanted to add some sparkly Nuvo Dots, but I was having some issues with my bottle.  Low and behold the entire bottle exploded right beside my card and spattered on this on and another one coming up this week.  So, I had to make some adjustments like adding that sparkle onto the embossing paste and frame to make it work.  I think I rescued it alright!  The sparkle looks like it works thankfully.  

A few clear sequins, gems and a bit of twine to balance the layout and it’s complete.  

We hope you’ll join us all week for Natural Wonders Previews!

Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker
and Marcy at the Power Poppy Blog