Thursday, February 15, 2018

Power Poppy ~ Heart Abloom

Hello, Friends! I've got a new Power Poppy digi stamp to share with you and I'm so excited about it. I said in my blog post the other day that I was working on a doozy of an image and today is the day I can reveal it. Feast your eyes on Heart Abloom!


Here's what Marcella had to say about this absolutely stunning illustration...

"A tapestry of spring flowers fill a large, lush heart shape in this Color Story adventure! The flowers for this heart were expressly chosen for this scene to celebrate yellows, greens, blues and purples. We have Daffodils and Narcissus, a myriad of single and double Hellebores, Trout Lilies, and then the surprise guest: Blueberries! Now, here’s the thing. Blueberries ripening on the vine start out a very pale greenish-white. The same stem can have a multitude of shades in white, pink, chartreuse, light and dark blue. Hellebores also are cross-pollinated to create loads of color combinations. So, whether you take this Color Story into cool territory with green, blue, deep purple, and white, or something warmer with blushes, yellows, and peachy tones, you are pretty much going to end up with a masterpiece!"

Now doesn't that sound just luscious? This image is a dream to color. There are so many wonderful textures, with the various leaves and flowers. There is even a bitty snail, and you know how I love my snails! Well, I wanted to have my image all colored and carded to share with you but, that was not to be. Instead, I have a "wip", work in progress, that I hope to finish today and I as soon as I do, I'll post the card. But this is what I've done so far...


I was going for an "old storybook" look. And, looking at my monitor, all of my foliage looks the same color. In real life, it is not. Each shape of leaf has a different green. Ack! Hopefully it will show up in my final project picture. Anywho...I printed the image onto the smooth side of a die cut piece of watercolor paper and I colored it with colored pencils. I used mostly Prismacolor pencils but I also used some Polychromos, as well as a few Tombow Irojeten pencils and a couple from Blick Studio. I had a ball coloring this and I look forward to finishing it and putting it on a card.

That's it for me today. I thank you for stopping by. Please visit the Power Poppy blog to see what my team mates have created to share with you. You're going to want to buzz over because I'm hoping that Marcella will share her interpretation of this image...talk about mind blowing! She is Ah-May-Zing!

There's a loooong weekend just around the corner! Yippie skippie!


Blessings~

4 comments:

Sheila H said...

Your WIP is looking good, Barb. I know it will be totally gorgeous when completed. I would never even attempt to color this beautiful stamp. It's far too complicated for me.

Jeanne said...

Oh my, Barb, this work in progress is wonderful so far. Look at all the different flowers and leaves and little bits of nature. Wow! You are doing an amazing job with it so far! I can't wait to see the completed piece. Since you are making this into a card, I've got to assume your piece is around 4 1/4 x 5 1/2? Look at all the detail that remains at that size?! Wow! Happy sigh!

CherylQuilts said...

Barb, this is gorgeous, and I LOVE the warmth and softness of your colors. It doesn't look all the same color, and I think you are achieving the look of an old storybook. Can hardly wait to see how you've finish this as a card. Hugs, sweet friend!! xoxo

Patti Willey said...

Aw! I would love to see this Color Story style in a Series Marcella! Beautiful Barb you nailed the vintage story book look. You Digi girls enjoy, I'm going to have to wait for the Movie, I mean the Clear Set. Wink wink! Hugs to you my friend, God Bless xoxo