Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Flourishes - Holiday Style!

With the Christmas season fast approaching - It's probably more than time to think about the "look" you want for your holiday cards this year! Need a little inspiration? Flourishes has plenty! They are releasing five- yes five- new sets just for you! One is full of wonderful sayings perfect for the holidays, another harkens back to a time in the City of David, yet another offers all the glitters with antique Christmas ornaments and one more is full of Christmas foliage done up in a classy and sophisticated way. I'm about to show you the whimsical one called Sleigh Ride! Here's a peek at the set....

And, here is what I did with it!
I loved the little saying "Santa's Sleigh" and immediately thought of what I could stuff inside the sleigh image! Remember THIS set called O Christmas Tree? Well, this is where I got the presents to stock Santa's sleigh!

I stamped my sleigh with Versamark, embossed with Gold Tinsel embossing powder and then colored with my watercolor pencils. I actually stamped two of the sleighs so I could layer the body of the sleigh to make it look more dimensional and let my presents slip inside! Use a fun corner punch, mat this piece on gold, add some red bling, and then mat it again on green paper. Don't forget the "Santa's Sleigh" saying inked up in black! The lucious sparkly red paper covering the front of my card is new to Flourishes. Click HERE to see all the variety! It is a vibrant glittered paper that just screams Happy Holidays. I added some sheer red ribbon and a fun little jingle bell and that was pretty much it!

Here's a close up so that you can see how I stuffed the presents in the sleigh!

Want to see what some of the other designers created with the new Flourishes images? Just click on their names to take a peek!

Susan Roberts
Linda Duke
Leslie Miller
Faith Hofrichter
Barb Schram
Cindy Lawrence

Want to be able to get some of these new sets at a discount-- plus some other goodies as well?From now through Monday, October 13, get 10% off your entire order! Now might just be the time to load up on that great Basic Grey paper and matching brads, or perhaps some luscious ribbon.To get the discount you must put this code in the promotion code box at checkout: RSC88.

Oh, one more thing! If you are inspired by my work with Flourishes and you make a purchase, be sure email the ladies at Flourishes at flourishesllccustomerservice@cox.net to let them know! It's a new program designed to help support the designers' tutorials and blogs!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back with more new releases tomorrow!

25 comments:

Jennifer Love said...

Ooh...now that is just gorgeous!

Joan Fricker said...

This is just beautiful. I love how you stamped the sleigh and slipped the gifts behind the top one. Your embossing is just beautiful too. Great job!!!

Joan

Janine said...

Beeutiful!!! Julie you are getting me into the spirit!!! Have afabulous day!!!

Janine said...

Beeutiful!!! Julie you are getting me into the spirit!!! Have afabulous day!!!

Cindy Haffner said...

Gorgeous, I love what you have done with this set. Beautiful.

Pat (mspfd) said...

This is absolutely gorgeous! Love all the incredible details and the wonderful gifts you added to the sleigh.

Anonymous said...

A beautiful card Julie, I love the gold embossed sleigh, your coloring is so pretty, the perfectly placed gifts top it off!

Anonymous said...

Julie, this is SPECTACULAR!!! The colors are so vibrant, and that popped up sleigh full of presents is PERFECTION!

Barbara Schram said...

What a great idea to stuff that sleigh with gifts! Just beautiful, Julie! The richness of all the colors is stunning!

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

This is just so Christmassy! Love all the gold and red...the presents in the sleigh! Beautiful!

Anonymous said...

This is gorgeous!! I LOVE it!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous, Julie!! I'm loving this--I did the same thing with the presents! This is so rich and elegant and utterly Christmas! Wow!

Mark's Finest Papers said...

WOW! Julie, this is awesome!!!

Catherine said...

WOW! absolutely gorgeous!

Lee said...

Oh how FABULOUS!! I love the swirly antlers and sleigh runners!! And the bling on the sleigh........beautiful sneak peeks!!

Anonymous said...

Love it! I ordered the vintage ornament set today!

Courtney said...

Oh, your comment made me laugh out loud! Thanks so much for making my day!

Love, love, love your card!

Anonymous said...

Oh goodie!! I just ordered this fab set with my discount! Oh, well, I may have bought just a few other things too... :)
Love the dimension you gave this and the embossing is gorgeous! So beautiful!
smiles,Deena

Stacy Morgan said...

Beautiful! Oh the gold just adds such elegance Julie! Fantastic card!

Elena said...

Wow! Julie! This is so beautiful!!! Love this stamp! You really brought it to life! Golden embossing looks gorgeous! Love how you stamped the sleigh and slipped the gifts!

Sharon (notimetostamp) said...

Julie, your sleigh is over the top!!! LOVE it done up in red -- so very Christmasy!!! Wonderfully done!!!

Diane said...

Oh my this is stunning,I love the gold embossing,one of my favorite for xmas cards!!! Such a beautiful set too!!! Flourishes stamps are gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

Oh Julie I LOVE LOVE LOVE your Christmas sleigh all loaded up with beautiful gifts. This is perfect!

Shirley said...

What a great tole card, Julie! I love the layers you gave it and the colors are so vibrantly Christmas.

Shirley said...

ooops! Your ornament card is just wonderful too! Love the mounted ornament and that great ribbon!