Monday, November 12, 2012

A Sneak Peek .... and a Challenge!


Hi everyone! I have a double dose of fun today. For starters, the design team and Friends of Flourishes team will be showing off a fun little set that will be released this week. AND, I also am also helping usher in this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge!

Want to see the first set that's been sneak peeked this week for  Flourishes' November Release?
Give the inside and outside of your cards a dash of pizazz with this fun new set from Becky Fleck! Inside and Out Just Because is the perfect little sentiment set for all occasion creations! There are so many mix and match sentiments packed on this 4" by 3" set! If you like what you see, you can pre-order this set today!

On to this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge! It's one that hopes to deliver a bit of inspiration! Just take a look at the photo below and make something that is inspired by the colors or objects you see! Check it out...

On to my creation! I decided to be inspired by the color dots at the top and decided to make my creation tones of brown - green browns, rose browns and tans. 

I started by stamping the Just Because portion of the set with Memento Toffee Crunch. Then, I took the I Care and stamped it using Rich Cocoa. I used Classic Ivory. From there, I figured out how large my panel would be above. On this, I stamped the scripted background in Toffee Crunch and the flowers in Rich Cocoa from the Sweet Nature set. Then... I grabbed my Copic Markers! I used E04,  E81 (from the New Browns set) and E84, and E87 and then blended with YR0000. 

Here's a peek at the flower! So subdued and almost "antiqued."


I edged with gold leaf and matted it on some brown card stock (one of the lightest shades from the CME Rich Browns Collection), added some gold cording and... ta da!

And that, my friends, is it! If you want to play along with this week's Timless Tuesday challenge, just click HERE for all the details! 

Like I mentioned, the design team is teaming up with the Timeless Tuesday gals so you have a lot of hopping today to see all the fun creations! And... you should know that one of the ladies below is the...


You don't know which lady is the Mystery Blogger, so be sure to leave comments on all of these fine ladies' blogs! Why? One of them will be drawing a name from the comments and the winner gets our new Inside & Out Just Because stamp set! Woo Hoo!!!  So, get hopping! 


I'll be back tomorrow with another sneak peek and this one will have you grabbing a glass of wine and heaving overseas! :-) Yes, that is your hint! See you back here then! 

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Friday, November 9, 2012

It's a Progressive Challenge!

Hi all! The excitement is building for you challenge chasers today! Flourishes is ushering in a four-part, fun-filled progressive card making challenge that has your name written all over it!  If you haven't been following today's festivities, you need to click on over to this post HERE to get caught up and read up on why Flourishes decided to kick off this progressive challenge! Why follow all four steps in this challenge? Because it will give you FOUR WAYS to win all four stamp sets in their November Release! What fun! You can find the second step right HERE! The third step is HERE, which means we are ready for your last and final clue!

 Bring on Step 4!!

   


 STEP 1: Simply use this sketch! Just that easy!

 STEP 2: Use a Monochromatic Color Scheme! Need some inspiration? Check out Flourishes' COLOR MADE EASY System! 

STEP 3: Add a splash of decorative paper somewhere on your card!

STEP 4: Add some sparkle! Any kind will do - glitter, bling, you name it - if it sparkles, it counts!

Once you are done with Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 and Step 4,  be sure to link up your creation HERE on the Flourishes blog using the Inklinkz widget. HERE'S THE CATCH!!! If you want to be eligible for ALL FOUR ways to win, you need to be progressive and add  your creation to each step of the challenge. You can make 4 cards or wait until all four steps are revealed and incorporate all four steps into one card. BUT, even if you only make one card using all the steps, you need to link it up on all four posts. Random.org will chose four winners so we want to make sure you are counted for each step you used on your creation! If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCNOV12 as your keyword for all four parts to this challenge.  You have until next Friday, November 16th at 5PM EST to enter – so get those creative juices flowing! You have a shot at four sets valued at more than $60! Woo hoo!

On to my creation!

So, you can see, I have the sketch, the monochromatic look, the patterned paper (went a little overboard there) AND... if you look closely - you can see the bit of sparkle in the glitter glue on the flowers!  See?


I have to tell you, thanks to the Color Made Easy system, this card was a BREEZE! I had the Poppy Collection at the base here with paper, and ribbon. I could have used the matching Copic Collection, but wanted to skew more pink thank peach. So, I chose the Lenten Rose Collection instead. (See below for links and supplies). I found out the My Mind's Eye Lavender Paper is a pretty sweet match! So, there you have it my friends! Be sure to also stop by Cindy Lawrence's place HERE for a peek at how she put all four steps into ONE fabulous card! 

Thanks for stopping by! The Timeless Tuesday gals will be kicking off the sneak peeks for Flourishes next Tuesday for the Timeless Tuesday Challenge -- with yet another way to win this release! Fun stuff ahead! We'll see you back here soon!

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Friday Faves!

 

Hi all and happy Friday! Today the design team is going to start a new feature that we plan to do every so often -- it's a day when we can all show off a few of our favorites - whether it be a favorite set, a favorite layout or even a favorite color combination. The sky is the limit!

On to my creation....

Sadly, this was a card I had to make when one of my friend's mothers passed away. While I don't like having to make sympathy cards, I do like having a classy set like Flourishes' Calla Lilies set to turn to for those tough cards to make. There is very little coloring on this one and I kept the layout simple. I think clean and classy is the way to go when sending sympathy cards. (See below for a list of the supplies and Copic markers used). 

As you can see, I added some paper piercing and some glitter glue to add a little something extra. 


And that, my friends, is it. Be sure to see what the other favorites the Flourishes gals have to showcase this Friday! It promises to be a fun-filled hop that will give you a little creative inspiration, just in time for the weekend!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Remember, today the prices will DROP again with Flourishes' Gambler's Sale!!!! It is now.....
That's right -- all of our sale items have now been marked down to 15% off! Why is this the Gambler's Sale? Because you can get the sale items today for 15% off,  or take a "gamble" to see how low prices will go before our sale items are going, going, GONE! Click HERE to check out this fabulous and FUN sale!

Oh, and before we go -- one more bit of FUN news! You asked for it and now Flourishes has got it -- BUTTONS to match their Color Made Easy System (paper, ribbons, Copic collections all designed to color coordinate)!


So far, they have buttons to match the Rich Browns, Tiger Lily, Sunflower, Emerald Coast, Pistachio and Terra Cotta Collections. Click HERE to see for yourself! Thanks for stopping by and sharing a bit of fun with me! I hope you have a fun weekend planned ahead. Mine will be full of football playoffs, basketball, a birthday party and a date with hubby - sounds fun to me! :-) See you back here soon!

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Fall Into Friday!

Hello all! The Flourishes Design Team is feeling a bit "earthy" this week and decided as a team to all show off a Flourishes oldie but goody stamp set to create with! Forest of Trees has been on the all time favorite list for a while now and we are sure you'll agree once you see what my fellow designers did today with this gorgeous set! If you have't seen this set before.... here's a peek!

   

So pretty, don't you think? This set makes terrific "guy" cards too! On to my creation! I knew that whatever I did using this set, I wanted to make it clean and simple. And, I have no idea where this idea came from but I just started masking and grabbing inks. Before I knew it I ended up with this....


After deciding on a long and lean creation (one that would fit in a business sized envelope), I cut a piece of card stock to measure 1-1/2" and used that to trace a square on Flourishes Classic White. I used the square as a guide for masking and then lined up Post-It Notes along the trace lines. I grabbed some sponges and 4 different colors of Memento Ink and that's where the fun began! I used Lulu Lavendar, Moroccan Orange, Pear Tart mixed with Bamboo Leaves and Summer Sky. After the ink was sponged, I took some Versafine Onyx and stamped four different trees in different orientations on the squares while the masks were still on. The rest is just matting it all up! I used black card stock and some paper from Authentique called Gathering. Add a sentiment from the Life Lines Stamp set, some paper piercing, some ribbon and some bling and... ta da! Finished!

Here's a close up so you can see the trees a little better!


And, here's the sentiment! 


 Now, you'll have to head on over to my fellow Flourishes' designers to take a gander at their Mother Nature inspired creativity!

 Before you go.... I do have one more bit of FUN NEWS to share!

 

 Are you ready to take a gamble? Starting today, Flourishes will be hosting a progressive sale called our Gambler’s Sale! We’ll start the sale at 10% off all items on our SALE page and then, each Friday afterward, we will drop prices another 5% until all the items are going, going, GONE! Quantities are limited – so take a gamble and see how low these prices will go and risk losing the sale or buy them before they get snatched up! There will be no back orders on any of the products facing retirement. So, get these items before they are gone for good! Since we have to make room on our shelves for new products, this sale is bound to be good! Click HERE to take a peek at our sale pages!

 Thanks for stopping by everyone! Have a fabulous weekend. I hope it's one filled with fun and creativity!



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Thursday, October 18, 2012

It's a Free for All!


Hi all! Just as in release week’s past — the week after release the Flourishes' design team hosts a free for all — where they pick up their favorite sets of the release and play with any or all! So, get ready for a feast for the eyes today! And, TODAY is the very last day to take advantage of the October New Release Bundle — when you can get all five sets for 10% off the retail price. Just click HERE to see the bundle in the store!

On to my creation!

For my card, I knew I wanted to take that darling apron from the Fresh Baked set and do a little paper piecing. So, I grabbed the oldie but goodie paper called Olivia and stamped a few times on coordinating papers. I should say, before I did this, I actually used my Silhouette Cameo and the Fresh Baked Silhouette Cut file and cut out my image first. And then, stamped the apron and wooden spoon on Flourishes Classic White using Rich Cocoa ink. Then.... I let the paper piecing fun begin!The little wooden spoon was colored up with Copic markers (see the supplies list below to see the collections I used). From there, I used a Spellbinders Classic Circles Lg die, a Blossoms die and then started the fun by matting it all up. While the dies were still on the shape of paper, I did sponge on some Spun Sugar ink. Add some fun seam binding ribbon, some stitching, lace and .... ta da! All done! 

Here's a close up of that fun apron! 


And then, on the inside, I stamped another image from the set using Spun Sugar ink just for funsies!

And that, my friends is it! Just a fun and easy creation to send to a friend. I figure this would be a good congratulations card -- with that sentiment "How Sweet It Is!", a good card to attach to some baked goodies -- the sky is the limit!

Now be sure to hop on over and see what the design team has in store!

That's it from me this Friday. I hope you have fun plans for the weekend! Mine includes some girl time, some kid time, some time watching my DS play football and then... some time to kick my feet up. What could be better? Hope life treats you well this weekend in your neck of the woods! :-)



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