Thursday, January 20, 2011

Flourishes Free For All Friday!

Hi all... TGIF! This was one heck of a week and I'm actually looking forward to some down time with my family! How about you?

It's Flourishes Free For All Friday, which means all the Flourishes gals grab one of their favorites from the new release and get it inky! I chose the new Hearts & Flowers set. I just know this will be a "go to" set for quite a while! It's just so easy to create with.

On to my creation for the day....

 
This is a pretty basic design. I love having more simple cards made up to stick in the mail to friends that need a little pick me up! Sometimes all the bows and bling I like to stick on cards doesn't make it all that well through the mail! After stamping my main image on Flourishes Classic White, I cut and matted it up on some Basic Grey background paper, used a Stampin' Up border punch, and then colored up my image with Copic markers (Y21,Y23, Y35,Y38, B0000). Add some stitching and  a sentiment from the set and... voila... ready to mail!!

I do have some sad news to share before I go! This last release week was the last for a dear friend and fellow Flourishes designer. Laura Fredrickson is deciding to take a step back to have more family time and, well, I think we can - at times - all relate to that. And, as you look below to our designer link list, you'll see a brand new face -- Barbara Anders is making the move from the Friends of Flourishes team on to the Senior DT. Bar is a terrific lady and a fabulous designer and it will be fun creating with her! You can read all about the changes HERE over on the Flourishes blog.
Before I go, today is the last day for the Flourishes New Release Bundle -- it's a package that allows you to get all of our new release sets for January at 10% off! It's a great deal on some even greater sets! Just click HERE to travel to our store to see!

If you need a little inspiration to get you into your creative weekend, hop on over to our designer's blogs. It's Free For All Friday and... that means the gals will be showing off some more creations with our January release! So, hop on over and see.....

Thanks for stopping by everyone! Have a great weekend!

11 comments:

Dawn B. said...

This is beautiful Julie.. I really like the way you added so much definition coloring on your flowers.. Great job..Have a relaxing weekend.

Stampvanwinkle said...

This may be basic but it is gorgeous Julie. I love this stamp and your coloring is amazing!

Hugs and Blessings,
Deb

Barbara said...

Oooo, I love this, Julie! CAS, really, but with so much going on! I'm so excited about working with you and the rest of the Senior Design Team!! Still pinching myself, LOL!

ChristineCreations said...

Love how you've colored the daisies Julie....so very pretty!

Stacy Morgan said...

Beautiful Julie, the daisies look wonderful. Have a relaxing weekend.

Leslie Miller said...

This is sweet, Julie! Daisies always look so fresh and cheerful!

Diane said...

Hope you're enjoying your weekend Julie! Fabulous card!

Rae said...

Simple, and practical (mail), but quite perfect none-the-less! I like it!

denise g. said...

This makes me think 70s - - note book paper with flowers & hearts and jeans with stitching. Yeah, I'm kinda weird, but I'm your friend. This is WONDERFUL! Part of that is the sewing {sigh}. Will I ever get brave enough to use my great grandma's treadle as more than a table to hold other treasures? But you may have inspired me to get out my notebook hole punch again. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Heather Rogers said...

Stunning CAS card Julie. It is nice to have some flat cards on hand. I like to stick a piece of cardstock in between the envelope and the card on my more embellished cards. They seem to mail better. Especially if there is anything like a brad or bling. :)
Hugs~

dpkennedy said...

This is so pretty Julie! I love the freshness daisies bring to the page! Beautiful card!