Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Sneak Peeks Day 2: Old Tea Rose!

Welcome to Day 2 of Flourishes Sneak Peeks for May!   Those April showers have brought May flowers and we're bringing a beautiful flower to you today too, it's a brand new set from a brand new illustrator for Flourishes!  We'd like to introduce...
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It's a gorgeous new set that celebrates the majestic rose.  Artistically drawn by our new artist Sam Pickard, this old tea rose just begs to be colored with style!This elegant floral features three accent images, including a stately looking butterfly and five beautifully scripted sentiments - all on a 4 by 6" set. This set will also have a Silhouette Cut file available as well for wonderful creative options!  You can find out more about our new Illustrator Sam Pickard HERE.

On to my creation!



When I saw this set, I knew that I wanted to watercolor, and I knew that my card would be rather simple in nature because of it! So.... I stamped the rose, butterfly and sentiment on a 4" square of watercolor paper using Versafine Black Onyx ink. And then, I grabbed my watercolor pencils and literally scribbled on color. After I was done laying down the color, I grabbed a water brush and started about an inch away from my image and kept drawing the color out away from my flower. It has been so long since I used watercolors -- it was fun! I see more of this in my future! 

And here's a close up!  


One thing I did use was some elements from Flourishes brand new 123 Create Kit called Prairie Chic! You'd never know it looking at the colors below but -- there is a nice yellow in the pack and I love the ivory crochet lace too! I need to use some of the vibrant colors so you can see the versatility of this kit! Stay tuned -- I'll be using this kit a lot this month! :-) Here's a peek at what's inside!

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When it comes to the Old Tea Rose set, you'll want to see all beautiful inspiration that the Design Team has for you with this set, and you'll want to be sure to comment because...
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One of our Design Team Members is the Mystery Blogger of the day!  That means commenting on her blog puts you in the running to win you today's Old Tea Rose Stamp Set!   You'll have to comment to find out who it is!

Want to see all the beautiful things you can create with this gorgeous flower? We love it so much we've invited some extra friends to the party.  Head on over and see…..


Do you want to win Flourishes' May Release? 

If you want a chance to win all four of Flourishes' soon-to-be released May sets, you can always play in the Colorful Creations Challenge – there will be multiple winners there! 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 three sets as well). You can also take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all four 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 fun!

Tomorrow's set will have you asking "What's the 4-1-1?" Yep, that's your hint! So be sure to swing back by tomorrow to see what our DT has in store! :-)

~Julie

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36 comments:

Rosy Newlun said...

These are the colors of summer time fun and goodness. Love your watercoloring choices!

Diane said...

Very pretty...a gorgeous and cheerful card, beautiful coloring as always!!

Liz Williams said...

Flourishes' DT gives us such beautiful glimpses of the new releases each month. This is gorgeous, Julie!

Theresa's Studio said...

Beautiful watercoloring with this lovely image. Great card!

Catherine Pooler said...

I love the yellow highlighting on the flowers and butterfly. Beautiful!

Cheryl said...

Love the bright colors here!

Alica said...

This rose looks fantastic in any colors - love your yellow version too!

Kay said...

Love the yellow. Great technique

Pattie said...

Love the beautiful "glow" of your card! Perfect for summertime!

Ann said...

Beautiful!

Christine Nixon said...

The more I see of this set the more I love it. The entire release has just been wonderful. Thank you.

ChristineCreations said...

Julie this is gorgeous. I love that you used your watercolour pencils. It gives it such a different look from Copics. Beautifully done lady...glad to hear you plan on using watercolour more :)

@JoyceCasaldi said...

Very pretty!

Cindy Haffner said...

Such a BEAUTY, Julie!!~

Breesmimi said...

Love the cheerful use of yellow as a "shadow" for the Tea Rose. Lovely card.

Allison Cope said...

Oh golly Julie! This is so bright and beautifully done! I love the yellow glow beneath your gorgeous rose! Stunning card today!

Wanda Cullen said...

Gorgeous in these warm, sunny colors!

stampqueen said...

Beautiful card - love you watercoloring of the rose!!!

TLady said...

WOW JULIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!! I LOOOOOOOOVE WATER COLORS!!!!!! :) LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE!!!!!!!!!! :)

Mary Ann said...

WOW!Beautiful!!!Love following you,your work is AWESOME!!!

Linda Carson said...

Gorgeous Julie! This image just screams for watercolors! Love the colors you chose!

Stacy Morgan said...

Very pretty! Your watercoloring is wonderful Julie, great shading and I like the added piercing.

Unknown said...

Wow! Such a pretty card and colors, Julie! Love how you placed the rose and butterfly! Beautifully done!

Anonymous said...

Roses -- YES! Old Roses -- YES! Pink Roses -- why didn't you watercolor your old rose PINK, which is my favorite color for roses? I thought this blog was about pleasing and inspiring ME. Your creation is divine, of course. I just wanted to see if I could make you snort your coffee (or is it beer time?) out your nose. denise g, who needed to be a bit obnoxious about your old roses because I lost one of Chuck's antique ones this winter and I am quite sad and teary about it.

dpkennedy said...

I love how you angled the image and your coloring is gorgeous! Beautiful card Julie!

Cards By Betty said...

A different take on the rose love the way the rose is on the card not just straight up and down

Belinda said...

Just beautiful love those pretty yellow colors and that pretty butterfly!

Cheryl O said...

What a great job watercoloring this image, there's so much depth to it. So beautiful and stunning.....

Joan V said...

Love your watercolor look. It shouts summer and beauty. Thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Love the card. Thanks for sharing.

Kris B said...

Pretty card! Such a lovely image, you colored it beautifully! TFS God bless!!

Heather said...

Very pretty! Love all the added details on your focal panel.

Sue D said...

Very pretty watercoloring.

Dianne said...

This is gorgeous Julie, I loooooove the water coloring, the effect is fabulous, thanks for sharing..

Becky said...

stunning water coloring.

Heather Rogers said...

Your water colored image looks amazing! The lace trim adds a nice touch. :)