Thursday, June 9, 2011

Think Pink!

Hello all! It's time for another fun-filled Flourishes noon time release week challenge! This one takes me back to my teenage days when Molly Ringwald ruled the silver screen. You'll see why below! ;-) Today's challenge is all about shades of one, ever-so-feminine color. Play along and you could walk away with all three of Flourishes new sets for June!

What’s today’s challenge? Check it out!

HOW TO PLAY: See these colors above? All you need to do is make a card or creation by using this palette as your inspiration and you’ll be in the running! It’s just that easy! With three stamp sets on the line, what are you waiting for? Just click HERE to get in on all the official rules!

On to my creation! I have to say, the set Flourishes is sneaking today is just such a whimsical set. Have you seen it? It's called Make a Wish and it's fit for royalty! It comes complete with tiara, wand and some beautiful and frilly slippers! Because this want is just so different and has a definite Marcella Hawley touch, I just had to use it for my creation!

After picking out some scraps of pink paper from my stash (some My Mind's Eye and some from Basic Grey's Life of the Party), I layered and used Spellbinders Beaded Squares for the shape of my mat. After running it through my Grand Calibur and embossing, I used a sanding block to sand the embossed edges to reveal the paper's white core. My little magic wand was colored up with Copic markers and I used the Spring Greens, Peony, Lenten Rose, and Dogwood collections. I also used C3 and C1 to color the wand's handle. Add some glitter glue and... ta da! The sentiment "dream" is also from the set. The ribbon is a wired crushed silk that was part of one Flourishes 5th Avenue kit. I added a row of pearls around the beaded square and... fini!


Here's a close up.... And here's a peek at a little accent I added. These fun stick pins are a part of Flourishes 123 Create Kit called Yacht Club...





Need a little extra inspiration? Check out these fine ladies creations to get those creative juices flowing!

  • Stacy Morgan

  • Cindy Lawrence

  • Danielle Kennedy

  • Julie Koerber

  • Dawn Burnworth



  • The Flourishes gals can't wait to see your creativity, so get inky and then be sure to link up here! ;-) See you back here tomorrow for another exciting reveal!

    9 comments:

    Ravengirl said...

    This is so pretty! I love all the pearl embellishments and the shimmering ribbon!

    petra,s cards said...

    wauw great inspiration!!! its realey lovely!
    love the pink ribbon!
    xx petra

    Anonymous said...

    WOW! Awesome card
    ColleenB.

    ChristineCreations said...

    Love the beaded nesties for this one Julie...all those gorgeous pinks, beautiful combination of ribbon and the pin too!

    Misti said...

    WOWZERS, Julie!! So very elegant!

    Grace said...

    How pretty! I just love your bow and stick pin! So feminine! My sketch that I just did would have fit these colors but.... oh well, at least I got one done! LOL!

    Barbara Jay said...

    Beautiful card. I love the image from Make A Wish and the kit makes it so easy to match everything

    Lee said...

    Ohhh pink and pearls....a perfect combination!!

    Shannon White said...

    Oh my Gosh Miss Julie! This is sooo Gorgeous! Love all the pretty pearls and you wonderful coloring as alway! What a fantastic new set!

    Hugs!
    Shannon