Friday, April 8, 2011

Need a little challenge?

Well folks, in just a few days, Flourishes will be taking the lid off it's April release and I can't wait for you to see what they have in store. It's so great, I know you'll want to get in on their Release Week Challenge! It's a challenge that could have you walking away with all three of our soon-to-be released stamp sets!

Spring has Sprung Challenge copy

HOW TO PLAY: Let's see some signs of spring in your creations for this challenge! Use a little robin egg blue, some green grass and a dash of daffodil. Use this color combo and you'll be in the running to win the entire new release bundle! Use the keyword FLLCAPR11 if you upload to Splitcoaststampers. You have until next Friday, April 15th at 5 PM EST to enter. The winner will be announced Saturday as a part of Flourishes' Winner's Circle post, on the Flourishes blog! Don't forget, in order to be in the running, you have to have a direct link to your creation HERE using their inlinkz widget!

On to my creation! Ok, I have a confession. It's not like I love breaking the rules... but I just really wanted to use some of my BasicGrey Hello Luscious paper. So, instead of going heavy on the daffodil -- I just used yellow to put it in the centers of my clematis. It's there... I promise!
For this creation, I used one of Flourishes old kits (sold out) called Hello Luscious. I loved all the papers and in fact, I even used one of the distressed solid papers to stamp my image on. After stamping the image from the Butterflies and Blossoms set with Memento Black ink, I colored it up with Copic markers and used a few of the Copic Collections grouped by Flourishes - Peony, Spring Green, and the Sunflower. The rest is simple! Add a little punched border, a little paper piercing, some fun raspberry colored crochet lace and a dainty little silver ribbon slide. I also stamped a sentiment from the set in the lower right corner and intentionally paper pierced around it. Not a lot to this card, but you know, sometimes that's a great thing!

Need a little inspiration to get those creative juices flowing? Just check out the fabulous creations from our senior design team!
Flourishes is kicking off a brand new kit Monday and so, the paper is about to fly in my craft room so I can share some samples with you then! I'll see you back here soon!

14 comments:

Janine said...

Gorgeous Julie!! Loving those colors!!

Karen W said...

Beautiful card!!! I can't wait to see the new stamps, always love Flourishes.

Beate said...

Julie, you rule breaker! LOL
LOVE your card. LOVE that paper. I can totally see why you had to add the pink. GORGEOUS coloring and card.
Hugs and smiles

dpkennedy said...

Stunning colors! A beautiful creation, you rule breaker you!

ogilvie said...

A truly stunning card. Hugz, Janice

Barbara said...

LOL, I broke the rules, too ;-) Your card is just too sweet for words, Julie! Love that slider on the lace and your soft colors just scream Spring!!

ChristineCreations said...

WOW, this paper and that set look just fabulous together Julie! The blues are just gorgeous especially with the pop of raspberry!

Leslie Miller said...

Okay, I was looking for the yellow... Hey, you did say a dash of daffodil. Well, I think this is just gorgeous! Love the crochet trim and slide and your perfect colors. Go ahead -- break the rules!

Betty said...

Julie that card is so pretty. I love those colors together.

Stacy Morgan said...

Very pretty Julie. I like the cheerful ribbon and your great coloring! This makes me smile.

Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful Julie.

Amanda said...

Oooh, I love your coloring! Your flowers are Fabulous! Another Beautiful card, Julie, and I love it :)

Anonymous said...

Ooooh, Julie this is beautiful! Your coloring is perfect, and the image is gorgeous. Hugs Linda Duke

Shannon White said...

Wow Ms.Julie! This is so gorgeous! Love your coloring as always and what pretty dp, just beautiful! Thanks for the great inspiration! 8-)