Thursday, January 15, 2009

Flourishes Sneak Peak ---2!

Day two of the Flourishes sneak peeks is here -- and today-- our "Celebrating Home" theme reaches out to our fine feathered friends! This new set from Marcella Hawley is called Home Tweet Home and it just has a very whismical feel to it!


I made my card a 4-1/4" by 4-1/4" card and really went backwards when I designed it. I had this idea that I wanted the branch to drape along the front and have just an itty bitty part of the birdhouse peeking through! So, that's exactly what I did and I used my circle Nestabilities die to frame up my birdhouse and place my circle --"just so!"

Here's a peek at the inside! I inked up my stamp with Olive and Brown Vivid inks and stamped the branch on Strathmore Watercolor Paper (130 lb). Then, I washed over it with a damp watercolor brush to, in essence, paint my image with the ink already on the paper. I stamped my bird house with brown and then colored it with red re-inkers and a watercolor brush. I added some greys and rusty browns to the roof to make my birdhouse look like it had a rusty tin roof. And, did you see what I hung my birdhouse to the branch with?? I stole the ornament hanger from the All That Glitters set!

Hope you liked my sneaky peek today! Be sure to visit these other fabulous designers! I have seen a lot of their cards and I have to tell you-- WOW! You will have to pick your jaw up off the floor!
Before you go blog hopping, here’s your chance to win this set! Just post a comment HERE on the Flourishes blog! One person will be randomly selected to win! The candy will move quickly - the ladies at Flourishes will announce the winner for the Home Sweet Home set tomorrow. But, don't worry, more chances to win are on the way. We'll be giving away the sets revealed during our Friday sneak peek as well! So, be sure to stop by to comment!
Have you checked out our Celebrating Home challenge? (Details on that challenge can be found HERE) Take part in this challenge and you can win all three of our new sets this month. The winner will be announced at our release party Friday night from 7pm - 9 pm Eastern time over at the Flourishes Forum on Splitcoast. That's where we'll reveal all the new sets and give you an opportunity for more prizes!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for day three of the Sneak Peek! Tomorrow's set is so darling, you're going to want to sit down to see what we've cooked up! You'll also meet the concept designer for this set and hear how she came to be a part of this new release! It's a great story!!

26 comments:

Latisha said...

I just think this is so creative and out of the box & I LOVE it! I wish I thought of it lol.

Laurie in MN said...

Your cards are so cute. The little bird house is sweet.

Anonymous said...

Like what you did with this one, fantastic idea.

Robin Kirkpatrick said...

Really cute card, Julie! Very clever!

Betty Wright said...

Julie, this is fantastic!!!! Love the spotlight look from the front and the reveal inside. Very creative!!! Great looking card!!!

NancyK said...

This is just so cute - the little birdhouse peeking through the circle window is perfect!

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

I love this peek a boo card! It's just so perfectly done and creative...WOW!

Anonymous said...

I agree with Latisha! This is wonderful Julie!! So creative

Silke Ledlow said...

Julie - this is fabulous!!! I love this little see through!!!

Stacy Morgan said...

Oh Julie this is so creative and sweet. I like how you have the image on the inside!

Anonymous said...

Too Cute! Especially like the circle window with the red scallops around it - clever! The front looks pretty blah for you, but the inside really screams "Julie did it!".

Norine said...

so creative and very pretty
Hugs
Norine

Cindy Haffner said...

Cool, I may have to steal this idea.

Michelle Woerner said...

Julie! This is so cute. Seriously, love your coloring and the surprise card on the inside!! Hugs,

Pegg S said...

What a fabulous design! I'm very excited to see this set!!

ChristineCreations said...

Julie I think this is SO creative, and just that perfect whimsy...almost like opening up winter to find spring! Gorgeous!

Janine said...

This is fabulous Julie!!!

Anonymous said...

The birds and birdhouse card would make a wonderful Spring greeting. Very cute!

Anonymous said...

Great card very clever. I love anything to do with birds. Mary L Schreiber

Unknown said...

Now THAT is one cute card! I love it!

"Kirby" (KrB) said...

Thanks for the sneak peak, Julie. I love how you did this card. I actually got my challenge card done if you want to take a peak. It's on my blog at http://krbskorner.blogspot.com
Hope you're staying warm where you are. It's going to be downright freezing here tonight, and we're in the Florida!

Charmaine said...

So cute! I love how you did the little "peep hole"...so very clever.

Charmaine

Sharon (notimetostamp) said...

What a wonderful way to showcase that birdhouse, Julie -- really a great little card!!!

Anonymous said...

Genious, pure genious, absolutely love it Julie!

Anonymous said...

Oh, how cute! What a darling design! This month's sets are totally fabulous!

Elena said...

I love the window sneak-peak!!! Absolutely adorable!