Thursday, September 12, 2013

Flourishes Release...That's a Wrap!!!

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We've arrived at the last day and "that's a wrap" on our September New Releases!  We know you've enjoyed this fun and festive week peeking at five fantastic new sets. Our last set is ready for all your pretty packaging.  This 4 x 6 set illustrated by Marcella Hawley is the perfect companion for any gift or Christmas greeting, wrapping it up in style with a fancy bow, jingle bells, elegant flowers, Christmas boughs, a terrific tag, as well as two seasonal sentiments.

On to my creation!

I just love all of the elements in this set and the fact that you can mix and match to literally dress your cards and creations up.... with a bow! I loved the jingle bells and so, that's where I started! While you can stamp these pieces individually and cut them out, I chose to stamp the jingle bells and then mask them. I then stamped the large bow, masked it, and then stamped the side ribbons. You might ask, "You can't even see the lines left by masking?" Well, when you mask, this guy below is your best friend!



It's the Copic .1 mm pen that Flourishes sells, a super fine nib that you can use to fill in those gaps. It truly is a life saver and so easy to use! Ok, after I stamped my image, I colored it up with Copic Markers (see supply list below for colors used) and then, matted the entire thing up with just three colors of decorative paper -- some of which was edged with a gold leaf pen. Add a little razzle dazzle with some glitter glue and.. ta da! Done!

I should point out, if you don't want to mask, like I said, you can stamp and cut your image out, or... better yet, if you have an electronic cutter, like the Silhouette Cameo, you can cut using the That's a Wrap cut file, stamp, color and... bam... done! Easy peasy!

The Design Team is showing off their creative Christmas packaging on their blogs.   Don’t forget to look for:

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Hidden among the Design Team’s blogs today is our LAST 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 of winning.

Do you want to win Flourishes' entire release?

All our amazing September sets are now available in the Flourishes Store as well as the companion cut-files for That's a Wrap, Snow Scenes and Holiday Topiaries.  Take a look at all the new sets HERE. If you would still like a chance at winning all five of September sets…

  • You can play in our Get in Shape Challenge – we will have multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is TODAY September 13th at 5 PM EST. Check out the link for the official rules!
  • Play along in our Timeless Tuesday Challenge Make a Good Impression,  you can win our entire new release in this challenge as well!  See link for rules.
  • You can save on all five of our September sets!  Take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all five sets together in a bundle.  This discount will be available for ONE week only!
  • Come back to the Flourishes Blog tomorrow for the Winner’s Circle where we’ll announce all of our winners of this weeks’ challenges!

  Thanks so much for joining us this week and for your wonderful support of Flourishes!   See you back here tomorrow for the winners!

~Julie

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33 comments:

Diane said...

Wow...what a gorgeous, gorgeous card!! I LOVE how you masked off the bells, a creative and unique piece!!

loulou said...

Stunning card. Absolutely fantastic masking.

Karen W said...

Wow, wonderful card and ideas. Beautifully done!

jonim52 said...

Very pretty card. Love love love this new release!

Petti said...

great card thank you for sharing!

Unknown said...

It's a Beauty! Love the bow and ribbon! Perfect coloring and shading....and masking! :) Great secret about that Copic pen too! TFS!!! Oh an my Cutterbee scissors are kind of mad at my Cameo....they have been collecting a lot of dust since the introduction of cut files! lol

Theresa's Studio said...

Beautiful "Gift" Card! Thanks for sharing your masking tips ....so clever to use masking to stamp bow and bells that way.

Queen Mary said...

Julie, I love it! I love your ribbon is in red! I love the little jingle bells embellishment, I love the papers you used to "wrap" your package! Beautiful card!

Mary-Anne V said...

wow great masking and thank you about the tip for the pen.

Connie MacFarlane said...

Great card Julie! Love this great new bow image and love the jingle bell accent as well.

Unknown said...

Beautiful bow and card, Julie! Great job on the masking and I love the little trick you showed us using Copic liner!

Heather said...

This is so pretty! Fabulous masking job; looks just like the bells are supposed to be in the center of that beautiful ribbon.

Marsha Reed said...

Beautiful card. I love the red bow.

Lin said...

This set makes such special cards, so unique! Thanks for your inspiration!

Belinda said...

Stunning card! Your colors are just beautiful

Linda Carson said...

WOW! Love the vivid colors/coloring on this beauty!

Tracy said...

Great card, this is a fun stamp set.

Nana Griffin said...

Very pretty. The red really pops!

Tosha Leyendekker said...

Stunning! Let me repeat myself...STUNNING!!! Your card is so rich and regal, it's like a gift in and of itself!! Wowsers girl!! Wow!! ;) (that's for the winker)

dpkennedy said...

This is beautiful Julie! Red is so hard to color and you rocked it! Have a great weekend!

Sue D said...

Beautiful--the bow really pops!

Darlene said...

Hi Julie ... hope you are well! It's been WAY too long since I last visited our blog!
This is AMAZING and the Sept. release is fabulous ... my wish list just keeps getting longer!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how you put this together ... thanks for all the little details!
Please tell 'Mom' I said HI and take care ... beautiful work .. always an inspiration!
HUGS from OHIO!

Kris B said...

Beautiful! Your coloring is fantastic! Thanks for the tip on filling in the lines from masking, must get this pen! TFS

Karen Letchworth said...

I was already a Flourishes Stamps fan, but after this amazing release blog hop, I'm even more in love than ever before. Thanks for sharing and inspiring. It was truly amazing.
Blessing to you all,
Karen Letchworth

Unknown said...

Love the bright red bow! Beautiful card!

Unknown said...

What a sweet, creative, fun and inspiring card. Thanks for sharing and for demonstrating just how beautiful the new Flourishes Stamps Release really is.
Bless you!
Sierra

Silke Ledlow said...

Beautiful...love the bright red bow :) !!!

Unknown said...

Very beautiful card!

Denise Bryant said...

Beautiful card! Love the gorgeous coloring and color combo!

D- said...

I love your card. LOVE how you added the candy cane. cute!. TFS.
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Heather Rogers said...

Beautiful, Julie. Love the bells on the bow. :)

Allison Cope said...

That is one fabulously wrapped card Julie! I love the bright and bold red bow with your layers of green patterned papers - gorgeous!

Stacy Morgan said...

Vibrant... Awesome wrapped creation.