Friday, June 3, 2011

Let the Colors of your Flag Show!

Hi all and welcome to another Flourishes Release Week Challenge! It's a time when Flourishes rolls out the red carpet to try to get a spark of excitement going for its new releases! Play along and you could win Flourishes entire June Release! So, let's see what the challenge is....


HOW TO PLAY: As we get ready to honor the independence of the good ole U.S.A, let's see your patroitism shine! Use red, white and blue if you hail from the United States. If you live in other parts of the world, turn to your nation's flag for inspiration! Use your country's color combo and you’ll be in the running to win the entire new release bundle! Use the keyword FLLCJUNE11 if you upload to Splitcoaststampers.com. You have until next Friday, June 10th at 5 PM EST to enter. The winner will be announced Saturday on the Flourishes Blog! Just click HERE for all the contest rules!

On to my creation! Every year at this time, I *have* to reach for Flourishes' Patriotism on Parade set -- I just love the darling kid images in this set and love the homespun charm this set has. So, my card is pretty predictable!


I used some fun patterned paper that I had in my stash, added a punched border, some gingham ribbon, a matching button and then matted up my stamped image that I had stamped on Flourishes Classic White and colored with Copic Markers. I only needed a few markers because the colored portions of this image are so small -- no real need to layer color! I used R27, R29, B41, B000, B0000, and then some of the Flesh Tones to color skin and hair. The shading on the bottom was done with the Tonal Neutrals. And that, my friends, is it! Easy Peasy!

Here's a closeup of those cute little kiddos!


Need a little inspiration to get those creative juices flowing? Just check out the fabulous creations from our senior design team!

Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

Thanks everyone for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you create, and can't wait to show you all the fun new stamps Flourishes is about to reveal! See you back here soon!


19 comments:

Glenda said...

Love your card, and what a sweet image. Reminds me of my childhood; there were four children and just enough to have a parade! Wonderful coloring too!

Dawn B. said...

This is the perfect card for the RWB challenge. I love this set and have not used it nearly enough.. Have a great weekend.

Sewflake said...

You can take those kids everywhere and they brighten the day. I love your dp and the added border and stars.

Heide said...

Fantastic layout! Great, fun card.

Barbara said...

Awesome card, Julie! Love how you colored those kids and your paper is perfect!

ChristineCreations said...

That patterned paper is so perfect for this card Julie...and such great coloring on the kids. I can see this being a parade in your neighbourhood in the square on the 4th. :)

dpkennedy said...

Very cute! I love that patterned paper! Wonderful coloring of that sweet image too!

Stacy Morgan said...

This is darling Julie. I do like this kids image also. Very homespun is right! Have a great weekend.

Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...

Love this image..and who doesn't love a parade? What fun this challenge has been. Have a wonderful weekend.

Allison Cope said...

Super cute card Julie! Love the colours of your children's clothing! A Beautiful card!

Leslie Miller said...

So cute and patriotic, Julie! Lots of small town charm in those kids. I'm amazed you actually had designer paper so perfect!

Shannon White said...

Wow, what a Super Fun and Festive card Miss Julie! Love your coloring, as always.. 8-) And what great DP! So Perfect!

Hugs!
Shannon 8-)

Jo said...

Nice! I love that set. Thank you

Bev J. said...

Cute kids image and I like the dp you used. Neat card.

petra,s cards said...

this card is sooo pretty!!!! love the way you collourd the great image!!!
xx petra

Benzi said...

I do love this image...they look so carefree and happy. Great dp you've used and a wonderful creation.

Emily Keaton said...

Julie, thanks so much for dropping by and leaving such a sweet comment on my red, white, and blue entry for FLLCJUNE11!! You are the best. :D This was a really fun challenge for me--I love papercrafting gifts for people and this challenge came around at just the right time for me. LOVE your card. That patterned paper is PERFECT!!

Can't wait to see the new June releases from Flourishes!!

Lee said...

Ohhh I love the kidlet images for this challenge! Just wonderful!! I'm drooling over that dp!

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