Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Flourishes Sneaks Day 1: Winter Berries

Hello all and welcome to day one of Flourishes sneak peeks for October! The clock is ticking to get those cards and creations done before the holidays hit. We're happy to report Flourishes has a handful of new sets guaranteed to help you shine this Christmas! Our first set is one that delivers an elegant flair!


Flourishes has taken the beautiful Cotoneaster plant and gave it a holiday flair with this new 4" by 6" set illustrated by Sam Pickard. The long and lean berry spray will add a dash of elegance and pop to all of your holiday cards and creations. We've paired this lovely image with six scripted sentiments crafted by the talented Dina Kowal.

On to my creation!

This card is pretty straight forward -- so let's get to it! I started by stamping this beautiful spray of berries using Rich Cocoa Memento Ink and then, I colored using Copic markers (look below for the supply list!). I had so much fun adding dimension with a stippled background. If you ever want a lesson from the queen of this technique, you need to check out THIS tutorial from Christine Okken! I just wanted a soft background and had fun with all those dots! ;-) When I was done coloring, I also accented the berries with a white gel pen. 

The fun thing about this card is also the sentiment. I stamped using Versamark ink and then embossed using gold detail embossing powder onto a shape that was cut thanks to the coordinating Silhouette cut file for this set. This set has shapes for the sentiments -- making it appear that you have a custom die for these beautifully scripted words! These cut files for this release will be live Friday -- so be sure to check them out! And that, my friends, is it!

The Design Team created some wonderful creations showing off these beautiful winter berries. While you're hopping and looking at their cards, don't forget to try to figure out....

Mystery Blogger Graphic
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 of winning.

Do you want to win Flourishes' October Release?

  • If you would like a chance at winning all three of our soon-to-be released October sets…you can play in our Christmas with a Twist Challenge – we will have multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is FRIDAY October 11th at 5 PM EST. Check out the link for the official rules!
  • All three of our October 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 sets together in a bundle. This discount will only be available through October 18th, so you have to act fast! 
  • Keep in mind, all of these sets will be live first thing Friday morning in the Flourishes store along with the coordinating cut files for this release. 
  • And, don't forget to come back to the Flourishes Blog Saturday, October 12th for the Winner’s Circle where we’ll announce all of our winners of this weeks’ challenges!

Be sure to stop on by tomorrow when we share a set that will have you longing for those days when the snow starts to fly!

~Julie

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39 comments:

stampqueen said...

Beautiful card - lovely coloring!!!

Aileen said...

Beautiful highlighting of this stamp. Superb card.

Barbara said...

This card is absolutely beautiful! That stem is so vibrantly colored that it and the berries look real. And I love your shading technique, what a beautiful added element to this image. Gorgeous design layout and background paper and that red bow and ribbon makes a beautiful embellishment. Can you tell I'm loving this card.

Pauline said...

Beautiful- very festive.

lisa808 said...

Pretty card and image.

Kerin said...

WOW! I have never seen the stippled background around an image like that, and it sure makes it pop! This is gorgeous!

loulou said...

Gorgeous card. I love how your colouring has so much highlight - the image really shines.

Cammie said...

Julie, this card is a gift in itself all wrapped with a beautiful bow! These leaves and berries are so stunning and really do pop. Thanks for reminding me to use a white pen for highlighting.

Diane said...

Stunning card....so very eye catching!!

Joan V said...

Gorgeous, gorgeous card. I love how you stamped the image in the Rich Cocoa. Really gives the card a whole different look. Thanks for sharing.

Silke Ledlow said...

Gorgeous!!! Love how you colored this image!

Tracy said...

Such a pretty card, your coloring of the image is fantastic.

jonim52 said...

Love the bow, stunning card.

BeckyTE said...

So elegant and festive, Julie. Love the angle of your berry branch and that wonderful red bow.

ChristineCreations said...

Just BEAUTIFUL coloring and pointillism lady. So well done!

Cheryl said...

Stunning! Your coloring, and in particular, your shading is phenomenal! It looks like a real branch laid across the card!

Janine said...

Hey ho Julie!! Don't think I've forgotten about you!! Think about you every time I look at your pic at the side of my fridge!!

How are you?? And hows your Mom??

Ann said...

So pretty, love the red ribbon and bow.

Allison Cope said...

Absolutely stunning Julie! The bow just tops it right off! Gorgeous colouring and shading of your branch and berries!

Tosha Leyendekker said...

Girl, can you ever color!!! LOVE...seriously LOVE how you highlighted and colored the winter berry branch. Oh my goodness is this ever striking!! WOW!!

Connie MacFarlane said...

Julie your card is so pretty! Love the way you coloured this great new image and your bow is fabulous.

Linda Carson said...

Oh that's lovely! Love the beautiful coloring and the shading!

Heather Rogers said...

WOW, Julie! I love your beautifully colored image and sweet little bow. :)

Unknown said...

So gorgeous, Julie! Your coloring always WOW me and this is no exception! Love the beautiful bow on the corner.

Lee Ann Barrett said...

Wow! Simply stunning card! Love how you have colored this image.

Liz Williams said...

Wow, this is beautifully colored. I especially love the leaves.

Sue D said...

Lovely--I like your coloring and the bow.

Nancy said...

Absolutely Gorgeous card Julie!

Kris B said...

Beautiful! Love how you colored the image and the stippled background looks great! Love the gorgeous red bow! TFS

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card. Fab colouring. Thanks for sharing & inspiration.

Dianne said...

I looooove this card it's gorgeous, your coloring is fabulous, I seem to be saying the same thing every time, but Julie your cards are gorgeous and your coloring is perfect, ok I have to leave for swimming, hope you have a wonderful day and I'll be back :O)..

Unknown said...

Stunning! I love the way you added the dots of color around your beautifully stamped image....would you call that the pointillism technique too? Fabulous!

Theresa's Studio said...

Love yor coloring on this image...so vibrant! great ribbon and bow to.

Susan said...

Great card. Love the colored image.

Barbara said...

This hop is fantastic. Beautiful coloring and placement of the stamp on your card. You used the little dots technique. That not easy. Love you card.

Stacy Morgan said...

Gorgeous! Your coloring is FABO!!!

D- said...

LOVE your beautiful card. Love how the ribbon highlights your beautifully colored berries. TFS.
Crafty hugs,
D~
designsbydragonfly.blogspot

Janis said...

Oooooh...If this card doesn't usher in the Christmas season, nothing will! Gorgeous!!
<3 J

Mary-Anne V said...

Love the little details you added to the image by using the dots and the gel pen.