Sneak Peaks Day 3: Inside & Out Happy!

Hi all and welcome to day three of Flourishes' Sneak Peeks for October! Today's peek set is all about those happy occasions in your life and making sure to celebrate them! And, what better way to celebrate than to have one set that can be mixed and matched, inside and out to honor a bevy of different festivities!

Give the inside and outside of your cards a bit of pizzazz with these mix and match sentiments for all occasions with our new set Inside and Out Happy! by Becky Fleck. Words are designed to be used together or apart on the inside or outside of your creations! This set measures 4" by 3". Talk about an action packed pint sized set!

On to my creation! Because this set is a sentiment set, I just had to reach for one of my oldie but goodie favorites from Flourishes to pair with this set! And... I reached for the Gerber Daisies set!

This card is pretty easy peasy because with a larger sentiment,I decided that an image cut out would be and should be the focal point of the card. I used the Gerber Daisies Silhouette Cut File, stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, and then colored up the image with Copic Markers (see the supplies below for the colors that I used!). The paper is all from the Authentique Loyal paper pack. I honestly love grabbing a paper pack and having everything I need... right there! After I was done coloring the daisies up, I did add some razzle dazzle with the help of some glitter glue. 

Here's a close up! 

And... here's a peek at the sentiment! Because of the mix and match uses of this set, I inked the Happy up with Memento Nautical Blue ink and then inked up the second part -- Birthday -- in black to help it all stand out a bit. See? I also used the Sky Blue Ribbon from the Color Made Easy Collection. It's a perfect match to this paper!

 

And that, my friends, is it! Want to win it? All you need to do is leave some love in the form of a comment on the blogs below! Why? You need to try to figure out who is the...

 

One of the ladies on our link list below will be picking a name from the comments on her blog post today. We don’t know which one it is… so the more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win! So what are you waiting for? Head on over to see all the fun-filled mix and match, inside and out creations our design team whipped up... just for YOU!

• Cindy Lawrence
• Christine Okken
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber 
• Silke Ledlow
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN FLOURISHES ENTIRE OCTOBER RELEASE? Have you checked out the Think Pink Challenge? Just click HERE  to find out how to play! Play along in this week's Timeless Tuesday challenge! You can also play in the Noon Time Challenges, which kick off today (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday) at noon! The noon time challenges are fast-paced chances to win Flourishes' full  October release!   All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST! So get those fingers inky and good luck!

The good news? If you like what you see on our designers’ blogs today, you can pre-order this set (along with the other four sets as well) and if you purchase all five sets, you can take advantage the New Release Bundle and get 10% off all our new sets when you purchase it in the bundle. What fun!

Coming up tomorrow? A set that puts a natural spin on the holidays -- how's that for a hint! See you back here soon!

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Sneak Peak Day 2: Fresh Baked!

I have a special "treat" for you today! How many times have you baked up some goodness in the kitchen and wanted to create a special tag or card showing the recipient that these little goodies were handmade with love from your kitchen? Well, Flourishes now has you covered!

Introducing....

Cook up some fun by adding hand stamped tags, cards or boxes to your home baked goods. This darling set, called Fresh Baked, illustrated by Marcella Hawley features darling vignettes honoring those items baked lovingly in your kitchen. Features three main images plus two accent stamps and five coordinating sentiments. Set measures 4" by 6".

On to my creation! I should point out that this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge is to make something yummy the focal point of your card or creation! You can read all about it by clicking HERE. If you play along, you'll be in the running to win Flourishes ENTIRE October release! All five sets!

Moving on to what I whipped up! I decided to make a card that could also hold a recipe. So here goes!

For my creation, I started with my Silhouette Cameo and cut out the pie image from the Fresh Baked set. I stamped using Memento Rich Cocoa and then, colored up with my Copic markers (look below for the colors that I used! I added some glitter thanks to my Stickles and then matted it all up with the help of the Classic Ovals Large die and Beaded Ovals die from Spellbinders. (I also sanded my ovals after I embossed them to reveal the paper's white core). Add a ribbon, a button threaded with twine and add a fun little tag and... almost done! I did round the upper corners and added some stitching. For the base of my card I also used the paper from the Emerald Coast Color Made Easy system. Although I didn't use the ribbons or any other shades of paper - I do love that the paper matches the Memento Teal Zeal ink and Emerald Coast Copic collection perfectly!

Here's a close up so you can see the razzle dazzle I added thanks to the glitter!

And, when you open up my card, I just tacked down a strip of paper using glue dots to hold my recipe card in place. I didn't want to make a pocket and wanted to make sure the recipient could easily remove the card too! The recipe card is a download from Flourishes called Fresh Recipes! Download and use as many times as you like... all for $1!!! Can't beat it!

And, if you want my recipe for Pecan Pie... here goes! A special "treat" for you too! ;-) Hope you can read my chicken scratch! LOL!

Need some extra inspiration? Be sure to visit the rest of these designers to see their yummy creations! Also, one of these lovely ladies is the MYSTERY BLOGGER! We don't know which one but one of these ladies will pick a name from the comments on today's post and that person will WIN Flourishes' new Fresh Baked set!! So, get hoppin'! ;-)

• Allison Cope
• Amanda Havon
• Broni Holcombe
• Cindy Haffner
• Denise Marzec
• Maki Jones
• Nina Brackett – October's Guest Designer
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Sharon Doolittle
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

Be sure to join us tomorrow for more Flourishes fun! Tomorrow's set is all about words-- mixing and matching for so many uses! It's an ingenious way to add those special sentiments to your cards and creations! So, be sure to stop by and see what we have in store!

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Sneak Peak Day 1: Take a Snow Day!

Hi all and welcome to day one of Flourishes’ Sneak Peeks for October! The DT is starting things early because Flourishes has FIVE new sets to unveil! Get ready for a fun and festive week! Today, we honor the winter months ahead and take in some of the fun-filled things to do when the snow flies!

Introducing....

 

A whimsical way to enjoy the season in your cards and creations - ski, skate or take an old fashioned sled for a spin - you choose! This set, called Snow Day,  illustrated by Marcella Hawley even offers five sentiments to match and a Nordic pattern to use for backgrounds, borders or accents! Set measures 4 by 6". Too fun for words!

On to my creation!

This card is kind of simple but I love the colors going on here -- so fun for a snowy creation! I stamped the skates from the Snow Day set on Flourishes Classic White card stock and then colored them up using Copic Markers (see collections below under Supplies Used!). Before I stamped, I should point out that I cut out both the Snow Days sentiment and also the skates using the Silhouette Cut File for this set. This file, along with three others will be available Friday! Woo Hoo! After I was done coloring, I mounted it on a die cut oval that had been embossed and sanded using a sanding block. I mounted this on a scalloped oval die cut shape and then added this onto my card front accented with a mix of BasicGrey Olivia paper and paper from the 123 Create Kit called Delightful. Accent with some glitter glue and... almost done! As you can see I did wrap a piece of sheer pink scalloped ribbon (in the kit) and tied my sentiment on with some silver cording. And... voila! 

Here's a close up of the skates! I think Marcella did a wonderful job with these -- just too cute! See the sparkle thanks to some glitter glue?

And, here's a peek at my Cameo cut sentiment! 

And that, my friends, is it! I just love the soft colors and those nostalgic feelings with an old pair of ice skates. Reminds me of my youth, ice skating on the frozen lakes around my old Michigan home!

Want to win this set? All you need to do is leave some love in the form of a comment on the blogs below! Why? You need to try to figure out who is the..

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One of the ladies on our link list below will be picking a name from the comments on her blog post today. We don’t know which one it is… so the more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win! So what are you waiting for? Head on over to see the beautiful creations the ladies whipped up, comment and earn a chance to win this stunning set!

• Cindy Lawrence
• Christine Okken
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber 
• Silke Ledlow
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN FLOURISHES ENTIRE OCTOBER RELEASE? Have you checked out our Think Pink? Just click HERE  to find out how to play! Play along in tomorrow’s Timeless Tuesday challenge — which is sure to be a fun one! You can also play in our Noon Time Challenges, which kick off Wednesday and Thursday at noon! All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in Flourishes' Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky and good luck!

The good news? If you like what you see on the designers’ blogs today, you can pre-order the  Snow Day set (along with the other four sets as well) and if you purchase all five sets, you can take advantage of the New Release Bundle and get 10% off all of the new sets when you purchase it in the bundle.

One more creative note! If you struggle to match papers and embellishments into a beautiful color coordinated palette -- have you tried Flourishes'...

New this month is the 123 Create Kit called Viola. It's full of beautiful lavender, teal and blue hues that are perfect for the icy months ahead! Just click HERE to see this kit and all it offers in the Flourishes store!

Since Flourishes just kicked off our release week sneaks, you'll have to tune back in tomorrow for a delish smelling challenge that's fresh out of the oven! Yes, that's your clue! See you back here then!

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