Seize the Daisies!

Hello all... it's a Free for All Friday with a summer-like feel that's just as fresh as a daisy! Gerber Daisies that is! Just as the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers and at Flourishes -- we are watching the daisies sprout! Just take a trip to see all of our designers today and you're sure to be inspired as they show off their creations using our set Gerber Daisies! And, if you like what you see on their blogs, you should know that today and tomorrow only - you can add this set to your collection for 20% off! Just use the code DAISY at the time of check out!  

On to my creation... (I have a couple for you!) First one is one that actually was a mom's day creation that my dear mother got this year for her special day!

I used scraps frommy scrap bin for this creation and so I am so sorry, I can't tell you what these decorative papers are. I did stamp the Gerber Daisy on the blue decorative paper with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and using Copic Markers, colored them up slightly. I used these collections....

As for the doodads on the card, I used THIS fun May Arts green gingham ruffle, white cotton ribbon and THESE fun rhinestones from Prima. The sentiment is from the Motherly Love stamp set and was stamped on a piece of Flourishes Classic White that was die cut thanks to a Spellbinders Classic Circle die and matted on a shape cut and embossed thanks to a Beaded Circle Nestabilities Die.

For my second creation, I wanted to share a mom's day card that I did last year and was actually published as an online extra for Paper Creations Magazine. Here's a peek....

And for the instructions, all you need to do is click HERE for a full instruction sheet!

So what are you waiting for? Head on over and see these super talented ladies below to see all of their creations in their full glory!

• Barbara Anders
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Julie Koerber
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

  Thanks for stopping by! We hope you have a fun-filled, relaxing and crafty weekend ahead!

It's a Free For All Friday!

Hi all! Since it’s the Friday after Flourishes’ release – the DT loves to show off another creation with the new sets and we just have a bit of a free for all! And, today is no exception! It’s also the last day for the New Release Bundle – a time when you can pick up all four new sets at 10% off when you purchase them together in a bundle.

On to my creation! I used Flourishes On the Porch set -- which I just love. It's so peaceful and "homey!" (I know that's not a word!! ;-) )

I knew that I wanted to use this image to create a thank you card - so I didn't use the sentiments that came with this set. Instead, I turned to the Tiny Flowers and Tags set and Flourishes' Tailor-made Classic Tags Dies. I thought "From the Heart" would be good! I am sending this out to one of my clients who helped me with a HUGE issue this week and there really are no words to truly and properly thank them. Long story short - my computer died after I spilled coffee on my keyboard (yes, I am that clumsy). One of my clients at work felt so sorry that not only did they put me in touch with their IT guy, they bought me a new computer. It was like an angel just fell out of the sky, I tell ya! So... this card will be for them!!

To create my card, I stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Flourishes Classic White Card Stock and then colored it up with Copic Markers. I used these collections!

Speaking of Copic markers, did you see Flourishes new Copic Collection color swatch book? It's a must have if you color with Copics! You can check it out HERE!

As for the other tidbits, I used Howdy Doody Paper, some May Arts Twine, and THIS fun Linen Burlap. I just love the country/rustic feel of this ribbon!

Before I let you go, have you seen all of Flourishes' new and fabulous sets for May? Take a peek!!

The design team will have eye candy on their blogs using one of these three sets. So, what are you waiting for? Head on over and see…..

• Barbara Anders
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Julie Koerber
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you all have fun weekend plans and can steal away for some fun creativity yourself! TGIF!

Sneak Peeks: the Wrap Up!

Hi all and welcome to the final day of Flourishes’ Release Week! And, guess what? If you like what you’ve seen on the designers’ blogs this week, I’m happy to report that all  of Flourishes’ new sets for May are in the Flourishes store!! Just click HERE to see for yourself!

Are you ready to see the last set being revealed today? It’s a set that honors those home sweet home moments!

Nothing says Home Sweet Home quite like this set from Marcella Hawley.  On the Porch features images you might see on your own front porch  with three vignettes and four scripted sentiments to share in all occasion cards and creations. Use this set to welcome someone home, welcome a new neighbor, share the news that you've moved or give someone a much needed atta boy!!

On to my creation!

When I first laid eyes on this set, I just fell in love with this charming little pair of glasses of lemonade with this delish pitcher. I knew right away that I wanted to create a card that was full of sunshine and.... I also knew that I wanted to add in a set that Flourishes released a while back -- Life, Love and Lemons! I actually stamped one of the little lemons on some decorative paper to give this card a little something extra! I used Memento Dandelion ink. After stamping my lemonade vignette on Flourishes Classic White, I colored with Copics and used these collections! 

After I was done, I matted up my image using a mix of BasicGrey Picadilly and Howdy Doody  papers. Add some fun matching ribbon, crochet lace and a button and... tada! And... here's a closeup!

Would you like to win the On the Porch set? 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! Now be sure to hit the "homes" of our design team to see what they whipped up using this set!

• Barbara Anders
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Julie Koerber 
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger
• Heather Jensen

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN FLOURISHES ENTIRE MAY RELEASE?  Have you checked out the Home Sweet Home  Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in the Noon Time Challenges! Be sure to check out the Pretty in Purple Challenge HERE and the Let's Hear it for the Boys Challenge HERE!  Both are fast-paced chances to win our full May release!   All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST--TODAY!

And lastly.. have you checked out the…..

   

This FABULOUS Sale wraps up Sunday-- May 13th-- at midnight -- so be sure to check out all the fun things that are on sale right now for 15% off -- all embellishments, Spellbinders Dies and Folders, Embossing Folders, Tools and Paper! Wow! It's a great stock up sale!

I hope you’ve enjoyed sharing a bit of creativity with me this week! I hope you have a fun and relaxing weekend planned and... to all the Moms out there -- HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EARLY!!!

Sneak Peek Day 2: Father's Day!

Hello all! The Flourishes fun continues today with day 2 of their sneak peeks for May! Today -- it's all about the dads in our lives - our own dads, our husbands or any dad you want to send a little love to!

Introducing.....

In this classic silhouette set by Lauren Pope, she captures the heartfelt images of a father with his children. It's playful and loving and will be a sure-fire Father's Day hit. This 4 by 6" set features three focal images plus five sentiments perfect to honor dear ole Dad! We know -- just like Dad -- it's a keeper!! If you like the looks of this set -- it's available for pre-order right now, right HERE!!

On to my creation -- it's an easy peasy one that you might need sunglasses to look at! I wanted one that would show the spirit of a child in -- one with bold colors and graphical impact!

I grabbed the BasicGrey Life of the Party paper pack (which is on sale right now if you use the code SPRINGCLEAN -- it will give you 15% off!) I just love the bright colors in this pack with the rustic browns and wood grain patterns -- perfect for Dad -- don't you think?

Card tidbits: This one was pretty simple - I stamped my image onto my dp using Memento Rich Cocoa and then stamped Happy Fathers Day in Tuxedo Black and then stamped only a portion of one of one of the sentiments using Tangelo ink. I added a brad, some twine, a fun punched border -- make that two, some stitching and sanded edges and.... ta da!!! Easy peasy!

Here's a close up -- love that image. So classic!!!

Want to win this set? 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! With that bit of eye candy, you’ll surely want to see the design team’s cards and creations in full color when you take a trip over to their blogs!

• Barbara Anders
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Jan Marie Caruso
• Julie Koerber 
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

One quick note!! As you make your rounds today, you might notice some of the gals using some fun paper in shades of gold and denim -- it's all a part of Flourishes new 123 Create Kit that is being released TODAY... right HERE!  Want a peek? Take a look. All this for just $20! 

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN FLOURISHES ENTIRE MAY RELEASE?  Have you checked out the Home Sweet Home  Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in their Noon Time Challenges! Be sure to check out the Pretty in Purple Challenge HERE and check back today at noon for another fun-filled challenge! All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST! So get those fingers inky and.... Good Luck!

Sneak Peek Day 1: Hydrangea!

First things first... some fun news about a BIG sale! 

Flourishes is clearing the shelves to make way for new items -- so they are doing some spring cleaning! Just use the code SPRINGCLEAN at the time of check out to get 15% off all the items listed above!

Are you ready for a spring-time release that has a little something for everyone and every kind of occasion? Flourishes certainly is and today brings a sneak of a classic botanical that made the Flourishes Design Team swoon!

INTRODUCING.....

Isn't this set something??? This new 4" by 6" set illustrated by Marcella Hawley features a beautiful cluster of hydrangea, hand-picked from the garden along with clusters of flowers to serve as accents. It's a gorgeous expression of spring and summer that comes with three all occasion sentiments and one beautiful accent word that would be lovely on any card or creation. If you like what you see, you can pre-order this set now... right HERE!

On to my creation! It's actually a pair of creations made with this set.....

Here's a quick peek at what I whipped up -- a little candy basket and matching card! And now, to the details!

I started with a 6 by 6" piece of paper and used the smaller hydrangea in the set to stamp all over using Memento Lulu Lavender. Doesn't it almost look like background paper? Love that stamp!

From there, I flipped the paper over and scored at the 2" and 4" marks using my Scor-Buddy. You can see too that I created diagonal lines just in the four outer corners of my piece. The black dots are where I punched holes to string ribbon through. 

I added a decorative border, some stitching and then gathered all the corners up -- folding the diagonal lines as valley folds. I am so sorry that I didn't take a picture of this step! But you can see from the photo above. When stringing the ribbon - I threaded THIS ribbon from the left to the right through both holes on that corner and then threaded it through both holes on the opposite corner. Then, I took the other tail and did the same thing from one diagonal corner to the opposite on the diagonal. Basically the ribbon forms an "X" and you gather the tails to tie in a bow. I accented with a stamped tag using both the Classic Ovals, and Floral Ovals dies.

 Now for my matching card!

I used a whole bunch of goodies on this creation! I used the Floral Ovals again and Classic Ovals for my main image. After I cut the small oval out, I left the die on and used the large hydrangea on the set. The die served as a mask. Also, while the die was still on, I took a Copic Multi-liner and traced the inner edge to give it a little extra pop. I colored my flowers up with my Copic markers and used these Copic Collections!

For my card, I created a 4" by 4" card and then let my floral oval bleed off the top. I also sponged some Lulu Lavender on the outer edges of both ovals. I stamped the hydrangea word stamp off the side with Lulu Lavender and accented the main portion of the card with a diamond print embossing folder. Score some lines thanks to the Scor-Buddy and add some seam binding style ribbon. I also used some Iced Candi. This was the first time I used these little numbers and I have to say I love them! They are so light weight --- which means you don't have the weight of a brad but still have the look!  The sentiment at the bottom is also part of the set and was stamped using Versafine Black Onyx ink. 

Here's a close up!

And... here's another peek at the whole she-bang!

Want to win this set? 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! With that bit of eye candy, you’ll surely want to see the design team’s cards and creations in full color when you take a trip over to their blogs!

• Barbara Anders
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Jan Marie Caruso
• Julie Koerber 
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN FLOURISHES ENTIRE MAY RELEASE?  Have you checked out the Home Sweet Home  Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in their Noon Time Challenges, which start today at noon with another one ushered in tomorrow at noon!  Both are fast-paced and fun challenges that will give you yet one more chance to win our full May release!  Click HERE to check them out!

And... one last note! There's the New Release Bundle! If you buy all three sets in a bundle, you save 10% off the price. But, this offer only lasts through next Friday, May 18! So… you have to act fast! Just click HERE to see!

I'll be back with more fun tomorrow at noon so be sure to tune back in! ;-)

Home Sweet Home!

Hi all! This time next week, Flourishes will be wrapping up its sneak peek week with three new beautiful sets being unveiled! So, to get ready for the big reveal....the DT is ushering in a fun-filled challenge to give you a chance to win them all! Mark your calendar -- the fun starts NEXT WEDNESDAY!!

All you need to do is play along in the....

HOW TO PLAY:  Let your creativity shine by being inspired by something in your home - it could be the color scheme of a room, a painting, vase or floral arrangement - the sky is the limit on this Home Sweet Home Challenge! Please take a picture and show the inspiration piece in your post. Entries must be in by May 11th at 5PM EST in order to be in the running for the entire May Release!

Onto my inspiration piece! I have this vase on the top of my cabinet in my kitchen that I thought would be fun to imitate. Here's a peek! 

And... here's a look at my vase inspired creation! 

After choosing the vase as my inspiration, I knew just what set I would reach for.... Medallion Motif!  Easy peasy! I stamped using Versamark, embossed with white detail embossing powder, accented parts of my medallion with BG72 from the Spruce Copic Collection. After that, I added the sentiment punched from a 1-1/2" circle punch (sentiment and frame also from the set). I added some white ribbon and a Seabreeze Sparklet and.... done! There's not a whole heck of a lot to this card but I am kind of digging it! I might need to look for more inspiration around my house! :-)

While you are out and about hopping around, make sure you stop by and see......

Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Jan Marie Caruso
Julie Koerber   --- you are here!
Sharon Doolittle
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger

Thanks all for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful weekend of plans ahead of you! We have a fundrasier for my kiddos school, which always promises to be lots of fun. So... if I make it out alive, I'll be back next week with some more creative fun! Have a good one!

~Julie