Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Flourishes Sneaks Day 2: Mountain View

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There is something so majestic about seeing mountain wildlife in their element, and today we have an amazing scenic set to show off to you.  It's an elk standing ready with a beautiful mountainside in the background - that's the centerpiece of this 4" by 3" set penned by Lauren Pope. Perfect for the guys in your life, this set features one main image as well as three sentiments.

It's funny because not too long ago, some of the Flourishes gals got together and went to Yellowstone and this picture was one Cindy snapped! We all laughed saying how much seeing this big guy would inspire our creations!

On to my creation! I have to admit, when I first saw this image, I was a bit overwhelmed. I thought -- there is no way I could color that elk and have it look realistic! After staring at the image, I thought -- why try? So instead of adding a full dose of color, I picked up some of the lightest shades of my Copic Markers and used them to add shadows instead! I figured Lauren's image was so pretty all on its own -- no need for "heavy lifting" in the coloring department! 

After stamping the image using Rich Cocoa onto Flourishes Classic Ivory paper, I used BG90, W00, W02, G20, YG61 and YG63. Just that simple! The decorative papers were in my scraps bin, so I am not sure where they came from but I have a feeling the wood grain was from the My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline collection. I added some twine, a wood button and then cut my image using the Spellbinders Curved Rectangles Die. Mat it all up on some of Flourishes Classic Kraft and... done!

Here's a close up! 

And that, my friends, is it! We think it's an impressive and stately image and our Design Team is ready to show it off to you bringing it to life!  Don't forget to look for:

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Hidden among the Design Team's blogs today is our Mystery Blogger of the day.  Comment on her blog and you could be chosen to win today's set! The more you comment, the better your chances.

Do you want to win Flourishes' August Release?

If you would like a chance at winning all three of our soon-to-be released August sets…
  • You can play in our Colorful Creations Challenge – we will have multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is FRIDAY August 16th at 5 PM EST. Check out the link for the official rules!
  • All three of our August sets can be pre-ordered now, even before you see them all! Take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all three together in a bundle, this discount will be available for only 1 week following the release.
  • All sets will be live first thing Friday morning along with the coordinating cut files for this release.
  • Come back to the Flourishes Blog Saturday for the Winner's Circle where we'll announce all of our winners of this weeks' challenges!
And... as you are hopping and making your wish lists -- don't forget about Flourishes....

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You'll have to join me back here tomorrow for a thankful Autumn set that will bless you!

~Julie
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34 comments:

guilinger2 said...

Quite lovely!

flourishes said...

Very intresting approach...great inspiration. Thanks for all you do for Flourishes.
Jan Marie

Theresa's Studio said...

What an unique approach to minimal coloring...great effect!! Love your embellishments.

jonim52 said...

Fabulous job with the coloring!

Unknown said...

Love this card! Great color choices!

KimCreate said...

I love what you did to shadow the Elk with out coloring him! This card is beautiful. So glad to see another masculine stamp set. :)

Alica said...

Beautiful! Your image looks like it's from a vintage book! Great job!

Marsha Reed said...

Very neat card. I like the way you chose to color the elk.

JoanneO said...

I like how you used just a little color on the image.Outstanding card!

Pattie J. said...

Love your idea of coloring, and the sentiment expresses the whole image detail. well done.

Sue D said...

I like the subtle way you colored this image.

ChristineCreations said...

Oh I love the soft colouring girl! It totally shows off the image in a new way! A really great masculine design!

Petti said...

love this card! Very pretty!

Joan V said...

Julie, love this card and the sentiment that you chose. Wow, nice to see that I don't have to color the whole image. I love this look. Thanks for sharing.

Cheryl O said...

Amazing how beautiful with just the slightest touch of color! Just lovely....

TLady said...

OH JULIE!!!!!!! I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE how you've colored this MAJESTIC ANIMAL!!!!!!!!!!! HE'S FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!! :) The designer papers you've chosen are GREAT WITH HIM!!!! You've REALLY FOCUSED on this WONDERFUL MASCULINE IMAGE WELL!!!!!!!!! I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS SET!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

loyaz said...

I agree, just the touch of color is absolutely perfect for this incredible image. Love it.
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tcash said...

Beautiful card, and the colouring seems so refined. Very inspiring!

Unknown said...

This is amazing, Julie! Love the lightly colored image and beautiful papers! Fantastic job!

Connie MacFarlane said...

Gorgeous Julie! Love the minimal colouring on this great new image.

Ida said...

You card is lovely. I like the idea of just shading areas of the image.

Heather said...

Oh, you are so right!! This stately guy looks awesome colored, non-colored and colored just a bit like you did! I love the hint of color you gave your image. Such a great card.

Nancy said...

Lovely card.! Just that little color really makes that fabulous image pop!!!

Lee Ann Barrett said...

What a great alternative to coloring a large image! Thanks for sharing. Love the "real" photo, by the way!

Bobbi-spapertrail.blogspot.com said...

Lovely card! If I didn't know it, I wold say that the stamp image is almost an exact duplicate of your photo! How cool is that? I love your light tough; great idea!

Allison Cope said...

Cool shot Julie! I love that you used his colouring for inspiration in your own card creation! It's stunning! Love the burgundy & teal together!

Linda Carson said...

Oh how beautiful! Love your take on just the shadows! Loud applause! Now louder applause!

@JoyceCasaldi said...

He certainly is an inspiration! Beautiful photo and card!

HappyCrafter said...

Beautiful card! I love this image and the card accents it perfectly.

Heather Rogers said...

I am glad to hear that I wasn't the only one overwhelmed by this guy. I like the soft shadows you added. He looks amazing. :)

Tosha Leyendekker said...

How clever you are!! LOVE...LOVE...LOVE how you colored the elk!! I feels so vintage! WOW!

Cheryl said...

This is one instance when less really is more! Beautiful shading on this image!

Stacy Morgan said...

He looks majestic and gorgeous! Awesome soft coloring Julie.

Silke Ledlow said...

Julie, I love how you made this image shine....just gorgeous!!!! The picture of the elk is cool too!!!