Thursday, August 12, 2010

Sneak Peaks Continue....

Hi all, and welcome to day 2 of our sneak peaks! This sneak is a fun one for me since it features my all-time favorite flower! Seeing it on polymer makes me say -- 'be still my heart!'

Introducing.....
This Sunflowers set amazingly drawn by Marcella Hawley, features not only a full sunflower but pieces that you can combine to create your own bouquet. Not to mention, she's added some fabulously casual sentiments that just remind me of a summer picnic -- laid back, relaxed and divine all rolled into one set! Do you want to win this set? If so, please leave a comment here on this post. The winner will be announced on the Flourishes blog on Saturday!

I have to say this set all started when I, on a whim, emailed Marcella and said -- what do you think of these flowers??? (hint, hint!) This is a photo I took in the field behind our house...

When Marcella saw them, she said that was just the inspiration she needed and now I am one happy stamper! :-)

Moving on to my project. I wanted to use this set to not only create a fun card but a cute matching notepad. I love these style of notepads that Michaels sells that has a pen included.They are perfect for purses when you just need something to jot a note down on!

Here's a peek at the card....

I stamped the sunflower using Rich Cocoa Memento ink onto Flourishes Classic White cardstock. And, then, I colored it with Copics using the Sunflower, Green Grass and Flesh Tones 2 collections adding a little B0000 around the image for a highlight. The lady bug was done with R24 and R29 from the Poppy Collection. After that, pretty easy peasy! Add a sentiment from the set with thehelp of a tag, add some stitching and a fun button and bow (avacado cotton linen ribbon) and.... done!
Now here's a peek at my journal....
I used basically the same elements for this -- (dp is from my scraps bin, not sure what it is!). The only difference is, I masked off the edges of my smaller sunflower piece, paper pierced and then sponged on some Scattered Straw and Wild Honey Distress Inks. After coloring it up (same colors as card) I added a button and some twine and... done!
Here's a close up! You can see I did add some glitter (Distress Glitter - Rock Candy) to the center.
The sentiment, is from the Tag Lines set -- which is perfect -- for just a note! And, what's also perfect is I have a little gift set ready to go for someone special! :-)

Now it's time to see the fresh picked creations from Flourishes' talented Design Team!

Other Flourishes Happenings this week!
  • Want to order our new sets? Check out our web store’s home page to see how you can preorder all three fabulous sets now! Click HERE to check it out!
  • Be sure to join us for our RELEASE PARTY TONIGHT over in our Splitcoast Member Company Forum -- it's set for 9 PM central! We'll have games and giveaways plus-- all the chatter you would want and more!
  • If you would like a shot at winning all three of our soon-to-be released sets, play along in our Kids Play Challenge! Just click HERE for all the details! You only have until Friday at 5 PM CST!
  • SALE! Right now Flourishes is having a house cleaning sale to make way for lots of new goodies! Click HERE to go right to the sale page. All Spellbinders and select May Arts ribbons are 40% off!

I'll see you back here tomorrow as we wrap up our peeks! Tomorrow's set about those sweet smelling bits of nature that are not only for beauty but can bring relief to the senses and give flavor to our favorite foods! Be sure to tun in tomorrow to see what I'm talking about! ;-)

22 comments:

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

Love them both! The yellow sponging really adds a cool look to the second and the first is just so happy!

Lynne said...

Both are gorgeous. Don`t you think gingham and sunflowers are made for each other?
Lynne xxx

Karen W said...

Beautiful cards, love them all!

seamom said...

Great card and notebook cover! Your coloring is fabulous. I'd sure love to win this set........

Chriss Blagrave said...

This is gorgeous Julie! Love the colours, details...everything! Wonderful new set!

Colleen Dietrich said...

Such beautiful coloring, Julie! And I love that you chose a gingham dp to go along with those sunflowers. They go hand in hand.

Donna said...

Gorgeous! Your coloring is magnificent! Love those sunflowers.

Cindy Lawrence said...

Stunning set, Julie! That gingham paper is the perfect compliment to your beautifully-shaded sunflowers...deLISH! :)

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous cards! Gingham certainly is the best compliment to this set!

Karen said...

Thanks for the inspiration for this stamp set, I can't wait to see more. Love the colors on the cards.

ChristineCreations said...

Isn't it cool to see something that inspired you now in a gorgeous Marcy stamp? SO beautiful Julie.

I LOVE both pieces but especially the warmth to the journal. The distressing ink really gives it a completely different look.

And the card just pops! Did you emboss the dp?

Charmaine said...

I love sunflowers too and can not wait for this set to be released. I've been looking for a great sunflower stamp for a long time...I finally found it. Great job on your projects!

Charmaine

Anonymous said...

Julie, did you have embossed gingham designer paper? Looks so sophisticated as though my grandmother did her usual touches of elegance! I like it! She made ragamuffins look uptown saleable; her ability gave the family a huge boost during the depression.
Now about those MH dancing petal sunflowers. Your back field pics did a most wonderful job of inspiring delightful posies graced by a working ladybug.
Great coloring, Julie! This sneak prior to release party makes the eyes dance.
Keep Looking UP!

Stacy Morgan said...

Julie this is a beautiful little gift set. I like that you covered the notepad ( doing some of these for the Christmas bizzare) and I might have to use your idea with the sunflower. hee hee Very summery and cheery.

Linda Carson said...

Absolutely beautiful artwork!

Holly said...

Beautiful!!! That sponged rectangle on your journal is gorgeous!!!

Silke Ledlow said...

Two absolutel gorgeous creations Julie!!! I agree this set is WOW and thank goodness Marcella is on our team...wahooo!!! See ya tonight!!! Hugs ~S~

Becky said...

Two gorgeous cards, I love all the new sets :)

Beth Norman said...

How cool that you were the inspiration for this stunning set. I've ordered mine already. Your cards are truly a delight.

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, my gosh, you were holding out...this is fabulous! Love the set. Gives me a peaceful, easy feeling. So countrified with these fun flowers. I'm SO glad you sent that photo to Marcy!!

Bev J. said...

Beautifully colored and the dp really sets the flower off. tfs

dpkennedy said...

These are both so beautiful Julie! I love your photo's too! Perfect inspiration!!