Flourishes July Release Preview ~ Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Flourishes July Reveal Week! Yeehaw! Are you as excited as I am about seeing what Flourishes has to offer this month?! We are simply giddy about introducing our first of FOUR new stamp sets this month. Don't forget, you'll have many chances to WIN some of our new stamp sets for your very own!

And this, our first new stamp set.... Dahlias ...are as though they are fresh clipped from the garden. These breathtaking Dahlias would be a prize on any card or creation. Illustrated by Marcella Hawley, this 4 by 6" set features two gorgeous main images plus five all occasion sentiments, perfect for all kinds of creations. 

I colored the image with Copics and layered it onto some Color Made Easy Card Stock: Sugar Cookie ~ Sunflower and Sea Moss ~ Emerald Coast

I don't have any Acetate on my card, but I created the background, to my image, using the Smackin' Acetate Technique with a Tombow Marker and mister.

Now...on to our challenge... 

Deborah's "Seeing Clearly" challenge this week is to use Acetate anywhere in your project or card (FTTC228). That's right, it's time to dust off those clear pieces of "paper" and create something fun and unique! 
  
CHALLENGE RULES

HOW TO PLAY: Everyone can PLAY and anyone can WIN! Here's how you can win…

• Create a new card or paper-crafted project fitting the challenge. Flourishes stamps are not required, but if you've got them, why not use them?
• Why not use Flourishes stamps on your creation?!? You will receive two ballots towards our weekly prize if you use our stamps! Hooray!
• Include a link back to this challenge in your blog post or gallery upload.
• Please ensure that you read the challenge specifics carefully. Please clarify in your blog post, how your creation specifically meets our challenge.
• If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use the keyword FTTC228.
• One random winner will be picked from all of the entries to win the entire July release!!!
• Deadline to enter is next Monday at 6:00 p.m. EST.

AND...here's another way to win this gorgeous new stamp set for your collection...

 You need to find out who today's Mystery Blogger is! Hidden among the Design Team is one Designer who has this set to give away. Comment on that blog and you could win today's beautiful Dahlias stamp set!

Today we have both our Flourishes Finest Design Team AND our Friends of Flourishes Team sharing their "Seeing Clearly" inspirations with you! Take a moment and leave some love on all of our designers' blogs for your chance to win this gorgeous new stamp set.

• Allison Cope
• Broni Holcombe
• Cheryl Lea
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Deborah Anton
• Heather Jensen
• Jenny Gropp
• Judy Rozema
• Julie Koerber
• Katie Sims
• Makiko Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker
• Margaret Gilmer, our July guest designer

Copics:

 

 

 

 

Color Made Easy card stock:

That's it from me today.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for some more inspirational previews!!

Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Dahlias (Flourishes)

Paper:   Color Made Easy Card Stock: Sugar Cookie ~ Sunflower and Sea Moss ~ Emerald Coast, Cryogen White

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Scallop die (a muse), Border Punch (EK Success), Copics, 491 Tombow Marker, Acetate