Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Flourishes Sneaks Day 1: Spring Blossoms!

Hi all and welcome to day 1 of Flourishes April Sneaks! Oh my goodness, where does the time go? I have to tell you that the Flourishes Design Team is excited though because our April release brings a bevy of beauty that is ripe for spring. Starting with this little number......
SpringBlossomsGraphic
Did you recognize the flow of these flowers? Well, you should! This gorgeous stamp set is the final set in our Blossoms Collection, this beautiful array of spring blossoms illustrated by Marcella Hawley features a bouquet, corner stamps, and pieces to create your own borders or frames. Add in four of all occasion sentiments and you have the perfect set to create cards for every day correspondence. Set measures 4 by 6" and is the perfect companion to sister sets Happily Ever After SS199 and Letters in Blossom SS198. If you like this set, you might also like our Summer Blossoms set featuring summer florals, our Autumn Blossoms set featuring Autumn florals, our our set Winter Blossoms with gorgeous late winter/early spring blooms.

 On to my creation! For starters, this card was made a whole lot easier because I used the brand new 123 Create Kit called Stationery Noted. I love how those kits take the complete guesswork out of trying to match up papers, ribbons and all those little extras!



All that... for just $15! And.... below is what I made with my kit!


I started by using the Perfectly Pierced Classic Windows Die from Flourishes. I cut and embossed my shape from Flourishes Classic White and while the die was still on, I sponged on some Memento Summer Sky Ink. From there, I stamped one of the bracket style images (with those beautiful magnolias and berries) at the top and bottom of my die cut shape. I grabbed my Copic markers and... went to town coloring! (See the supplies used below for the colors I used!)

And, here's a close up! you can see I did add a little sparkle thanks to some glitter glue!
Afterward, it is just matting up my image! The doily is actually from one of my friends, Becky Fleck's Montana Misfits Grandma's Attic Collection. I also added one of these cute heart Sparklets. Other details? I did use Spellbinders Grand Labels One die for the shape at the bottom of my card and a corner rounder for the top. Ta da! Done!

Well, just as Flourishes has done in past release weeks, the design team is offering up our little guessing game of…. 

Mystery Blogger Graphic 

We don’t know which one of these ladies below will be the Mystery Blogger but one will, so leave comments on all of our designers’ blogs and you’ll be in the running to win today’s Spring Blossoms Stamp set!

Want to see all the beautiful things you can create with this gorgeous array of spring blooms? Head on over and see…..

Do you want to win Flourishes' April Release?

If you want a chance to win all three of our soon-to-be released sets, you can always play in the Summer Lovin' Challenge – there will be multiple winners here! OR, play along with the gals for this week’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge! Check out the links for the official rules! Also, if you like what you see on our designers’ blogs today, you can pre-order this set (along with the other two sets as well). You can also take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all three together in a bundle. All sets will be live first thing Friday morning along with the coordinating cut files for this release. So, be sure to stick with us this week as we unveil a whole new host of paper crafting goodies!

I’ll see you back here tomorrow for another new release sneak peek! This one is blossoming with beauty as well!


~Julie
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51 comments:

Rosy Newlun said...

Quietly elegant! I love the dual focal images, sponging in the soft blue and all the piercing.

Linda Carson said...

Oh how pretty! Beautiful soft touches w/the doily and ribbon! Love it!

Sabrina said...

What a beautiful card! I love how you colored the flowers and the colors you chose are just gorgeous!

Diane said...

Beautiful...love all your layers and colors...and the new stamp is gorgeous!!

Debbie Nelson said...

Thank you for sharing this beautiful card...

Janett said...

Very pretty, love the colors and the layout.

Lynda said...

A bright and cheerful card! Love your choice of colors.

Cheryl said...

Cherry indeed! Love these colors, and your bow is just perfect too!

Allison Cope said...

Wow... they fit perfectly in the die cut - awesome! Your card is beautiful Julie! I love the this month's kit!

Lynne said...

They way you used the stamps inspires me to go try and do that with another set of Flourishes stamps I love.

stampqueen said...

Beautifully colored - love how you used the doilly too!

guilinger2 said...

I love the flowers and the pierced dies!

lisa808 said...

A cherry hello and a very cheery card.

Becky said...

This is a stunning card! Gorgeous colors and coloring. love the pierced die on this.

KimCreate said...

Gorgeous card. The new set is fabulous!

TLady said...

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!! LOOOOOOOVE what you've done with this KIT!!!!!!! :) The papers even MATCH your Wall Paper/Back ground! :) GORGEOUS, PERFECTLY MADE CARD!!!!!!!!!! (OH, HOW I want to make cards like this!) :)

Connie MacFarlane said...

Absolutely stunning Julie! I love how you used the new 123 kit with this beautiful new stamp set. The shape at the bottom of the card made me think of a book opening up to reveal the lovely flowers inside.

Kary said...

So pretty!! Indeed such a cheerful card. Love the flowers and the lovely lace and paper choices.

Cheryl W said...

My goodness, your card is so beautiful! Love those magnolia images.

Marie said...

So pretty and just in time for pring

Marie said...

So pretty!

Ravengirl said...

What a beautiful card! The magnolias and berries look lovely! A touch of sparkle is a fitting detail!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card love the colors and the bow is gorgeous. Mary L Schreiber

Stacy Morgan said...

Very pretty Julie! This design is funky and fun, great doily backdrop. Just so pretty!

Unknown said...

This is super pretty, Julie!! I love this month's kit. Fantastic design and coloring too.

jonim52 said...

Lovely card, beautiful details.

Sue D said...

Beautiful--love the colors and patterns.

Tricia T said...

SO pretty!! I like the sponging you did on the main image panel!! This is a gorgeous set!!

Tricia

Mary Ann said...

WOW!Such a very pretty card,Love the design,your coloring is great...

Bobbi-spapertrail.blogspot.com said...

What a nice card this is! I love the colors and the back ground papers go so well with the image. A cheery card for sure!

Helen said...

You sure did go to town with the colouring - and with a fabulous result! Love the little extra touches with the doily, bow and heart.

Mary-Anne V said...

Very pretty stamping... love the doily behind the image panel too.

Karen W said...

Wow I love this!! I will definitely have to have this set.

Emily Keaton said...

This is just so very pretty! Your bow is perfect. Love this new stamp set. :)

dpkennedy said...

This is beautiful Julie! I love the die you used for this layout! The doily is a sweet touch!

Kris B said...

Wonderful! Love how the flowers frame the sentiment! I like how the bottom is shaped! TFS God bless!!

Anonymous said...

Colorful magnolias and berries, Julie, like a celebration year 'round. That pierced diecut is a keeper! mt23stamperatyahoo Blessya'

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Theresa's Studio said...

Lovely card with doily and bow on this great layout.

PlumTuckered's Paper Plays said...

What a beautiful and dreamy card..love it!!!

Lin said...

Beautiful! Looks like this set is really versatile, with a big image and some smaller ones for all kinds of ways to use it!

Gretchen Wilson said...

Oh this is so gorgeous, I love that you used the collection package on your card. You have really made this card pop.

Amanda said...

Oh how beautiful! I love how the image fits perfectly in the die shape, great idea! The flowers are just perfect!

Shanna Shands said...

I love how you made the border and I love the blue!

Amy Martin said...

Your card is so pretty. I love the elegant look. Love it!!

Silke Ledlow said...

BEAUTIFUL! The blue background makes this image stand out! Hugs ~S~

Belinda said...

So simple and sweet, but oh so Pretty!!

ChristineCreations said...

Love the shape to this design Julie, the scrolled bottom and the doily are so gorgeous!

Sue said...

A gorgeous card.

Katie Sims said...

You have really gotten a lot of great looks out of your paper kit! This floral spray is so striking and I really like how you framed your sentiment with it!

Heather Rogers said...

WOW! You rocked that kit GF. I especially like the pretty doily behind your image. :)