Friday, May 15, 2009

Twice Is Nice Friday!

Gosh.. do I have some fun for you today! I have some new stamps and a fun challenge - all to honor the men in our life !

This weekend's Stamp Simply challenge put on by the talented Sharon Johnson was to create a man card -- but there is a catch. You have to use twine, rope, cording -- basically as Sharon calls it -- "man ribbon!" :-)

You can click onto Sharon's place HERE for all the details! And, here's a list of all the other Stamp Simply gals so you can surf on over to their place too!Janine, AJ, Becky, Tammy, Jennifer, Deb, and Barb - our guest designer!

Now... to my creation - which just so happens to use the brand new set - A Man's View from Flourishes! It's a set that will be released TONIGHT with the two other sets we sneak peeked this week!
Don't you just love that little newspaper? It says -- World's Greatest Dad! And, what would maxing and relaxing be -- without the remote! :-) This card is truly in the Stamp Simply style. I used my Nesties scalloped circle and circle dies for my shapes and the rest is just layering paper! Use a loopy brad to tie on your tag and -- THIS twine! I love this stuff! It is fine enough to thread through buttons!

Here's a close up! I just added a little detail with a cool grey Copic marker and a red water based marker. Cut it out and pop both pieces up for a little extra dimension and... done! Want to win this set??? Head on over to the Flourishes Newsletter and leave a comment on today's post! And.... be sure to surf around and see what the rest of the Flourishes Senior Design team cooked up!

Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Faith Hofrichter
Julie Koerber
Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

Don't forget our RELEASE PARTY is set for TONIGHT from 8 to 10 PM central time over in the Flourishes Forum on SCS. And, if you want a chance to win all three sets being released - try our challenge HERE! You have until 5 PM Eastern!!

And... we have a special Spring Sale going on right now at Flourishes! Now through May 21 everything - yes everything in the store is 10% off! All you need to do is use this promo code: rsc99 Thanks for stopping by!

Hopefully, I'll see you at the release party tonight! We'll have more samples, designer chat, giveaways and games! FUN!

14 comments:

Stacy Morgan said...

So col! This is a great masculine card. Love the paper too. :0)

Leslie Miller said...

I just love your paper choices for this, Julie! It confirms what I've been thinking -- that guy cards can be fun, too! This is great!

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

OMG....I just love this! Perfect combination of images for the sentiment! Great Man card!

Yvonne Hagane said...

That is so elegant! Love the DP - a perfect match for those fun stamps!
-Yvonne-

The Rubber Maid said...

That's such a cool "man" card! Love the papers and how simple yet perfect it is. Mom

ChristineCreations said...

You know what Julie...I didn't even realize that the other tiny stamp was a TV remote control! GASP! I should have looked more closely! Awesome manly card!

Anonymous said...

I ALWAYS love what you come up with, but this time I can't decide if I love more your masculine card or the new releases of Flourishes. I love their masculine stamps. And that topiaries!!!! Wow!

dpkennedy said...

This is a great card! I love the polka dots and plaid together! The images are adorable!

Janine said...

Hey!!! YOU FORGOT MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Great card Julie!!!

Darlene said...

Fantastic Julie!! Love the images and the dp you chose. I'll have to jump over to Flourishes and see what's happening ... haven't placed an order in some time ... maybe I should do something about that! Thanks for being an "enabler" today!! LOL!!

Joan B said...

this is adorable. love that newspaper!

Latisha said...

Perfect masculine card!!

Cindy Lawrence said...

Julie, this is PERFECTION! Love the neutral color palette and clean, crisp layout!

Deborah Saaranen said...

Fantastic color combo and design here Julie!