What a Catch!

Hi all and Happy Friday!! This week is shaping up to be a nice one. After days and days of rain last week, we're seeing sun which makes me happy, happy, happy indeed!

Today all the gals with the Flourishes Design Team are showing off two sets that are aimed at giving a little love to the guys in your life and as you make the rounds, you'll see either the What a Catch set or the A Guiding Light set! Both are fabulously masculine and make wonderful cards!

On to my creation! I have to admit, I made this card a wee bit back and thought it would be fun to share now. Call it an old to me, new to you card!

Because I had some of this wood grain paper, I knew these scraps would be PERFECT for an outdoorsy creation. While this is older paper, THIS paper pack over at Flourishes has something similar and would be perfect as well! It's a nice mix of masculine and feminine prints! Moving on! I stamped my fish image on white card stock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and then cut it out using a circle die cut -- Spellbinders Classic Circles LG. While the die was still on, I sponged on some Antique Linen Distress ink around the top and side portion of my die cut. Then, the fun began with Copic markers! I used the Water, Lenten Rose, Emerald Coast and Evergreen Collections. Add some brads, a die cut mat done using Spellbinders Labels Three, some Natural Jute, and of course, a fly -- for those fly fishermen and... ta da! Done! 

Here's a close up of the fly... love this as an accent! 

Need some more inspiration? You can check out THIS card I made with the set last year. Or, better yet, visit the Flourishes Gallery HERE and see the other creations for this set from the ever-so-talented team of Flourishes designers!


Amanda Havon
Christine Okken 
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber  -- you are here!
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan

And... before you go, you should click on over to today's post on the Flourishes blog and read up on one very talented Flourishes designer! Last week, Christine kicked off what she's calling her Designer Focus -- a chance for YOU to get to know US better! This week I had the pleasure of telling you all a little bit about her and if you head on over, you can see how YOU can win some goodies if you play along in a fun-filled Christine inspired challenge. Just click HERE and be prepared to get those fingers inky!

Have a fabulous weekend everyone and I'll see you back here soon!

~Julie