Sunday, September 9, 2012

Sneak Peeks Day 1: Trimmed with Love!

Hi all and welcome to day one of Flourishes' Sneak Peeks for its Christmas release! The DT is starting the sneaks early because we have FIVE new sets to unveil and want to make sure you see all of them in their full glory. Get ready for a fun and festive week ahead! There is definitely something for everyone on tap this week.Today, we are starting with a classic Christmas image and we know that it will be a favorite for years to come!

Introducing....

 

A beautifully adorned Christmas tree perfect for the season - that is what you get with this offering from Marcella Hawley called Trimmed With Love! Decked to perfection, this set features not only a main focal image but a mistletoe wreath, perfect for tags or packages, a handful of sentiments to adorn your cards or creations plus a trio of greetings designed to fit our Tailor-made Classic Tags Dies. 

On to my creation!


I started by stamping the tree using Rich Cocoa Memento ink on Flourishes Classic White and then, cut it out using Spellbinders Labels Twenty One. Color it all up with Copics (see below for colors) and then mat it all up! As you can see, I did use Flourishes Tailormade Classic Tags die for my little sentiment that I attached to a seam binding bow. I attached it with a little bit of gold cording. Add some stitching, some piercing, some Champagne colored pearls and almost done! I wanted to add a more antique feel -- so while both of my dies were still on my image, I outlined the inner part of the die with the lighter markers in the Sunflower Copic Collections. I like the antiqued edge it gave it! 

And, here's a close up! You can see (kind of) that I added a little sparkle thanks to some glitter glue!


And that, my friends is it!  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! So what are you waiting for? Head on over to see the beautiful creations the ladies whipped up, comment and earn a chance to win this stunning set!
 
DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE SEPTEMBER RELEASE? Have you checked out our Any Which Way ChallengeJust click HERE  to find out how to play! Play along in tomorrow's Timeless Tuesday challenge -- which is sure to be a fun one! You can also play in our Noon Time Challenges, which kick off Wednesday and Thursday at noon! Our noon time challenges are fast-paced chances to win our full September release!   All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky and good luck!

The good news? If you like what you see on our designers' blogs today, you can pre-order our Trimmed with Love set (along with the other four sets as well) and if you purchase all five sets, you can take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off all our new sets when you purchase it in the bundle.
The set our designers will peek tomorrow is a true classic -- think timeless beauty! You'll have to join us tomorrow to see for yourself!


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46 comments:

Tina said...

Your card is so pretty and cheerful.

Tina
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guilinger2 said...

This looks like it was a whole lot of fun to color, gorgeous!

Linda Carson said...

Quite festive! Love the shape, coloring and details from stitching to ribbon & shading!

lisa808 said...

Love your card design.

Gloria Westerman said...

This is gorgeous...awesome coloring....and I love how you off set the tree stamp to run your ribbon thru it....and what a prefect addition the ink trim...love it..

Glenda said...

I love everything about this. The image is amazing and you have colored to perfection! What a lovely holiday card.

Alica said...

Very pretty and festive! Love how you cut out the semi-circle on the left side of the image - sure adds extra interest!

Anonymous said...

Oh how lovely!! Gorgeous colouring. Love the spellbinder that you used to showcase the tree and the pearls in the corners. Beautiful card!
Beth Greco

Sheri said...

Just beautiful! The ornaments just sparkle!

Tricia T said...

How pretty! It looks like you're peeking in through the keyhole! I think I'm going to have to start playing Christmas carols after this hop... : )

Tricia

Claret Belle said...

Love the way you offset the tree! So pretty!

michemilie said...

All i could say to myself, but out loud, was WOW, gorgeous!!! Love your design and colors are fabulous. using the stamp off-center was great.

Anne-Elise said...

Gorgeous card, Julie! So beautifully colored! Love the die cuts, the bow and the cute tag!

dpkennedy said...

I love the diecut you used for the tree and how you inked around the edge! A beautiful card indeed!

Betty Benton said...

Very pretty! I love that pretty little red bow with the attached tag -- adorable!

TLady said...

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!! You ladies are SUPER!!!!!!!!! EVERY CARD is DIFFERENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOOOOOVE YOUR CARD!!!!!!!!!!!! It's SUCH A SURPRISE the way you did it!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! VERY UNIQUE! BRIGHT & CHEERY!!!!!! LOVE how you used the die!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPER! SUPER! SUPER CARD!!!!!!!! :)

ChristineCreations said...

Love the die and how it offsets the image like this. Great coloring to make such a pretty tree :)

Rosemary said...

beautiful card!

Sue D said...

Very pretty--I like the die you used to cut it out and the sparkle.

Colleen said...

Julie,
Great coloring and the beautiful bow with the tag is a wonderful addition.

Ravengirl said...

So beautiful! I love the bits of sparkle on your card!

Terry said...

And a Merry Merry to you stitcher of cards most elegant in Flourishes style! Really, this Christmas tree and tag shine with creativity and a wee bit o' sparkliness. mt23stamperatyahoo Keep Looking Up!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty card and your stitching is so nice and straight. Mary L Schreiber

Marlena M. said...

Beautiful framing!

Lea L. said...

This is so pretty! I love how you've stamped it and then diecut the label!!

Sewflake said...

How adorable, what a thrill to see how you used labels 21 with this stamp image. I love the look of that label as well the colors used thoughout the card.

Joan V said...

Oh, this is gorgeous. I love your Copic coloring, as usual, it is perfect. Love the little tag, too. Thanks for sharing.

Thegforce4 said...

love how the tree is cut off the the Spellbinders label die! Thanks for sharing your creative talents with us!

Heather Rogers said...

What a stunner Julie. I love how you put the image off to the side and glittered the tree skirt. :)

Hugs~

Patti P. said...

Julie, this is beautiful and my fave part is your tip about trimming inside the die with the marker, must try that. Can't wait to see what the team has done with the rest of the sets.

Alaine said...

Love that you picked so many different colors for the ornaments. Very pretty.

Teresa Case said...

Wonderful,classical card.

loulou said...

Stunning card. I love the way you have used the copics to make the outline. That little tag with the sentiment is just so cute. cheers Linda

Brenda said...

Julie this is stunning and beautiful!!!

kathy s said...

this is stunning- thanks for sharing- love the way you cut out the main image

Cynde said...

Julie this card has such a great old fashioned feel to it. Love the lining with the gold pens to your inner paper. It did really add like you said to that antique feel. I especially love the gold and red together, but love how you grounded your whole card with the green on the bottom. Your coloring again is Beautiful!

Mary-Anne V said...

love the festive tree and the different layers you created on this card.

Holly Saveur said...

Gorgeous card!

Miriam Prantner said...

Love this! The colors are so vivid and bright and the red mat/bow are gorgeous!

stampqueen said...

What a warm and cheery card - love the red and gold!!

Liz Williams said...

Love how you positioned this tree on your diecut. A beautiful peek at Christmas!

Tracy said...

This is a very pretty card, this tree image will be so fun to color.

Theresa's Studio said...

Beautiful card. Great stamp set.

Connie MacFarlane said...

Gorgeous card Julie. This is a great new image. Love the way you coloured it and set it off with the pretty papers and ribbon.

Jacqueline Smith said...

Really awesome card, love the coloring job!

Tammy Hershberger said...

Outstanding coloring, Julie!

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