Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The Most Wonderful Time of the Month!

Yes, it is! And, I'm not only talking about the holidays, which are upon us, but Flourishes' December Release! It's a time when I get to show off some of Flourishes newest images! So, without further ado, today's set is another with class, style and lots of shape!

Introducing…
Flourishes' newest set Snow Wonderful offers an elegant window into the winter with two beautiful vignettes that capture the serenity of the season. Marcella Hawley's set features a country cottage alive with the winter fires burning and a pair of birds nestled in some greenery. This set features six lovely sentiments and both the images and sentiments are a perfect match with Flourishes' new Tailor-made Classic Keyhole Template Die!  When you look at the stamp set above, how nice is it to know that you have a coordinating die — a “Tailor-made” die — that delivers a beautiful cut and embossed shape each and every time? This die not only coordinates perfectly with Snow Wonderful but with Flourishes' Petals and Peace set as well!


On to my creation! 
I really wanted to keep  my design simple since this image "sings" all on its own! So, I paired some My Mind's Eye paper (Vanity Fair and Breeze) with some fabulous May Arts ribbon, crochet trim and a fun button!  Add some stitching and... the big part of this card is stamping, using my Classic Keyhole die and coloring my image up!  I stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento and then grabbed my Copic markers! I used these collections ---





And, as you can see below, I did add a little glitz to my image with the help of some glitter glue. I also added a sparkle to my birdie's eye with a white gel pen. . One trick I used to create a layer with my Keyhole die? I stamped my image, embossed and then cut along the black line on the stamp so that when I cut a Keyhole shape out of my pink paper, it would be a perfect mat. So easy peasy!

And, here's a peek at my sentiment tag (also using the die set!)



And that, my friends, is it! Want to win this set and matching die? All you need to do is leave some love in the form of a comment on the blogs below! Why? You need to try to figure out…..
 
One of the ladies on our link list below will be picking a name from the comments on her blog post today. We don’t know which one it is… so the more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win!

Barbara Anders
Julie Koerber -- you are here!
Christine Okken
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger
Sharon Doolittle 
Heather Jensen
Beate Johns


DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN FLOURISHES ENTIRE DECEMBER RELEASE?  Have you checked out our Feminine Flair Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also join Flourishes today over on their blog and tomorrow at noon for two more ways to win! 

Can’t wait until all of the sets are revealed Friday morning? Well, you can pre-order them now if you like what you see on our designers’ blogs! Just click HERE. You’ll also see that we are offering our special New Release Bundle again – 10% off if you purchase all four stamp sets in one bundle!

Thanks all for stopping by! I'll see you back here tomorrow for another sneaky peek! ;-)

39 comments:

Naomi said...

This is GORGEOUS, Julie! FABULOUS colour combo and I am SO happy that Flourishes is making more stamp sets to go with the tailor-made die! This stamp set is just too sweet...especially those cute birds!

Happy Holiday Hugs,
Naomi

Laurie said...

I love the images in this new set! Your card showcases the birds in the evergreen beautifully - the colouring is spectacular!

petra,s cards said...

wauwwwww verry pretty card love the little birds and love the colours you have used!!!
xx petra

Glenda said...

This image is just beautiful and I love your coloring of it! Those birds are just perfect!

Karen W said...

Beautiful, I LOVE these darling birds, I can't wait to get them. The preorder is NOT showing on the store?

stampqueen said...

Adorable birdies!!!!

Anonymous said...

Another beautiful card! Love the DP & colour combination. Such elegant simplicity! Love the way you coloured the birds.
Beth Greco

Dawn B. said...

This is beautiful Julie. I really like the soft colors in your stamped image with the bolder designer paper. Great job.

Debbie D. said...

Those sweet little birds are adorable...gorgeous card.

Beate said...

How sweet are these birds with a touch of pink? Gorgeous card, Julie!!!
Hugs and smiles

Sharon Wheet said...

julie, keeping the design simple worked! those birds really do sing on their own! and I love the texture 'ribbon' you used with the wooden flower button. perfect touch! and thanks for letting us know how you did your mat for the birds.

Theresa's Studio said...

Love the bird stamp and your card. I have the die so will have to have this stamp set. TFS

Amanda said...

What a gorgeous card, Julie!! The birds look so real and I love that sparkle on the pine boughs :)
I love the birds and that the stamp set matches the die! Another super beautiful card!! :)

Janett said...

What a beautiful card the birds are wonderful love your layout

Barbara said...

Beautiful, Julie! I love how you matted the image!!

Linda Carson said...

Beautiful coloring & beautiful design! Love this image!

Carla S. said...

Your card is absolutely gorgeous, Julie! I love the colors and the wonderful image! Fantastic coloring!

PamSpradlin said...

Another gorgeous card. I love the colors you used in the image.

Emily Keaton said...

So gorgeous, Julie!! Great colors and fun design. :)

ChristineCreations said...

I love how you cover the whole cardstock with patterned paper and without matting...it gives it such a homey feel. Perfect for this image. Such a pretty card Julie. Oh...and if I haven't already said...love the new avatar on this page too. You look awesome.

sylvia said...

Hi,
What a beautiful card
And i love these birdies
Hugs

Jill said...

Just beautiful--love the image and coloring.

Sue D said...

Beautiful--great coloring and framing.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Stacy Morgan said...

Julie this is fresh and beautiful. I really love the colors you choose, beautiful card.

Queen Mary said...

Beautiful card Julie and I do love seeing how perfect these images are for the keyhole dies!

Lee said...

Absolutely amazing!!! Such festive colors!!

Anonymous said...

Very nice card! I love birds! It's so well colored! Greetings from Anne-Elise

Ravengirl said...

How beautiful! The subtle sparkle is really nice!

Lin said...

Oh MY, Julie, this set sounds like a must-have! I ADORE your sweet birds with their pink breasts - breathtaking!

Allison Cope said...

Stunning Julie! I just adore this new birdie image. Fabulous card!

Luanne said...

Beautiful and clean card! love the layout and colors are gorgeous.

Luanne
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Jacqueline Smith said...

Really gorgeous card thanks for sharing

Tanya said...

Beautiful! Love new stamps for the dies. This reminds me of our backyard birds, so sweet!

Jean McKenzie said...

LOVE the card! Those little birds are gorgeous and I love the way you have coloured them and used that pretty paper to match!!

Rosemary said...

wow... what a gorgeous image and card!!

lisa808 said...

Totally gorgeous!!!

dpkennedy said...

I love your color combination! This is such a pretty card!

Heather Rogers said...

I love birds and you colored them so pretty. :)
Hugs~

Tammy Hershberger said...

LOVE this creation, Julie! Beautiful coloring on the image, and the splash of raspberry with the pretty green and blue is just gorgeous!