Monday, October 10, 2011

Hi all! Today marks day one of Flourishes ever so fabulous October release! Christmas is in the air and the set being revealed today is a perfect set to use to adorn not only your tree but all of your holiday creations as well! 

Introducing....

This darling and homespun set penned by Marcella Hawley is a perfect companion to Flourishes' All that Glitters set - which also features vintage style Christmas Ornaments! Wait until you see the beautiful beaded snowflake, a pair of glass acorns, ornamental vintage pieces,even this darling Santa above! When all is said and done, you have one whimsical set with endless options for Christmas card making! 

Actually, today all the Design Team and Friends of Flourishes' team are joining in the fun with this week's Timeless Tuesday challenge a.k.a. FTTC 139. The challenge was to make an ornament or use one on your card or creation! You can read up on this week's fun filled challenge HERE.  The winner of this week's random drawing wins THE ENTIRE OCTOBER RELEASE! So, let's get those fingers inky!

On to my creation!
When I first saw this set, I just loved this little Santa, it reminds me of those vintage style ornaments that we all knew and loved when we grew up. This one is just darling in my humble opinion! I stamped with Tuxedo Black on Flourishes Classic White and colored with Copic markers and used the Poppy, Flesh Tones 1, and Spring Greens collections grouped by Flourishes and then accented Santa's cheeks with RV00 and RV02. I also stamped the sprig of greenery onto my patterned paper, colored and then accented with a white gel pen. I matted it all up with the help of some Webster's Pages, My Mind's Eye and October Afternoon decorative papers and almost done! I did mat up my image with the help of a Spellbinders Labels Fourteen  cut thanks to my Grand Calibur machine. Add in some crochet lace and... ta da!

Here's a close up for you! You can see that I did add some Polar White Flower Soft  to the cuffs and hood of my Santa.

And that, my friends, is it! Want to win this set? Well, one of the lovely ladies below on my link list has a very special surprise up their sleeves!

That's right, one of the ladies below is the Mystery Blogger, which means, if you leave a comment on all the blogs below, you have a better chance to win this brand new set from Flourishes! One of the folks that comments on the Mystery Bloggers' blog post today will win this fabulous set! So, let's get commenting!



  • Barbara Anders
  • Christine Okken
  • Cindy Lawrence
  • Danielle Kennedy
  • Dawn Burnworth
  • Julie Koerber -- you are here!
  • Jan Marie Caruso
  • Stacy Morgan
  • Tammy Hershberger
  • Beate Johns
  • Heather Jensen
  • Cindy Haffner
  • Iwona Palamountain
  • Mona Pendleton
  • Silke Ledlow
  • Rosemary Dennis, October Guest Designer


    Thanks for stopping by everyone! Keep in mind, if you like what you see today, this set - Holiday Sparkle is available now for pre-order. Flourishes also has its fabulous New Release Bundle,which offers 10% off the entire new release sets -- all four! And, if you want a chance to win them - check out today's Timeless Tuesday challenge or last Friday's Heavy Metal Challenge for your chance to win!


    Grab your number two pencil, there will be a quiz on all of this later. Just Kiddin'! See you all back here tomorrow when we sneak peek another fun and fabulous set!


    ~Julie
  • 37 comments:

    Anonymous said...
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    Tanya said...

    Beautiful! I love the Santa, reminds me of Grandma's old ornaments.

    Glenda said...

    Gorgeous, love the background!

    Dawn B. said...

    This is so pretty Julie. Stamping the bough on the green panel looks great. Your coloring on the Santa is perfect. Great job.

    Beate said...

    I love your Santa. I love the fluff you added to his coat. Beautiful card.
    Hugs and smiles

    Anonymous said...

    Great card! The flowersoft on the Santa adds some fabulous texture!
    Beth Greco

    petra,s cards said...

    wauw gorgeous crismascard love that new realese!!!
    xx petra

    Debbie D. said...

    Another wonderful card...love that little bow!

    Kelly Massman said...

    that is really wonderful!

    Cindy Haffner said...

    FABULOUS Julie I love your bow!!~

    ChristineCreations said...

    Love his cozy fur trim Julie :) And I love the branch stamped to the side too. Plus that cute paper pieced bow too! Yummy card Julie!

    Anonymous said...

    Such a beautiful card.

    Janet B
    http://www.sonnetdesigns.blogspot.com

    Sue D said...

    Very pretty--I like the flower soft.

    Amanda said...

    Julie, this is a Beauty of a card! Your Santa is perfect! The Flower Soft is just so gosh darn cute!! Great idea, I Love that! And I love those cute polka dots, they add that perfect touch with that background paper under your image,it's all so perfect :)

    Barbara said...

    ACK!!! I love that fur trim!! I'm totally gonna do that! Awesome card, Julie-girl!

    Betty Benton said...

    Sooo cute, with the paper pieced bow and the flower soft trim! Wonderful card!

    Emily Keaton said...

    This is beautiful, Julie! Great colors and design--and that paper-pieced is absolutely perfect!

    Bring on the pop quiz!! ;)

    Carla S. said...

    Beautiful card, Julie! I love your papers and the wonderfully colored Santa ornament!

    lisa808 said...

    Great card and image.

    The Rubber Maid said...

    Love this little guy and it made into and awesome card. Super sweet!
    MOM

    Stacy Morgan said...

    Darling! I think the paper pieced ribbon bow is too fun. Santa's jacket looks awesome with the fur.

    Ravengirl said...

    Wow, wow, wow! That Santa is too cute! I can't wait to see the rest of the set...maybe in the shop. I'll have to check it out!

    Linda Carson said...

    I have ornaments that look just like him!! It melts my festive heart! You did Santa great justice Julie! Love it!

    Naomi said...

    Julie, LOVE your card...so gorgeous...love the traditional Christmas colour scheme, the LO, the stamped and paper-pieced bow...it's just all- around FABULOUS and this new set looks like a MUST-have for the coming holiday season!

    Elizabeth said...

    What a fabulous little vintage glass santa. I love the firs/furs!

    Lin said...

    What a darling card - I can't WAIT to see the rest of the set!!

    ecpiercy said...

    What a great card! Love the classic colors and the way you've stamped on the DP. Beautiful!

    stampqueen said...

    Love that Santa!!!

    Tammy Hershberger said...

    Sweet card, Julie! LOVE the polka dot bow, and the Flower Soft is a great added touch!

    Meredith MacRitchie said...

    SO gorgeous - the colours are perfectly festive, and I love that bow up top. Beautiful!

    Sherry said...

    very pretty! love the pine branch and the collors

    Yogi said...

    pretty

    Cindy Holshouser said...

    What a sweet card!

    Theresa's Studio said...

    Beautiful card.

    Crafty Math Chick said...

    Very pretty holiday card in the traditional Christmas colors. Your coloring is beautiful!

    Silke Ledlow said...

    Julie, your card is simply beautiful! Love how you stamped the ornament! Love all your Oct. release projects :) ...hugs ~S~

    Theresa said...

    Hi Julie, your card is lovely. I really like the Polar White Flower Soft on Santa's coat it adds such wonderful texture. Beautifully done!!