Flourishes October Previews ~ Day 2

 

Hi  all -- time for day two of Flourishes fabulous sneak peeks for October! Today, it's all about the whimsy of those winter months when the temperature drops and the flakes start to fly!

These whimsical snow flakes, from this new set Handmade Snowflakes, are just ready and waiting to be added to all of your winter and holiday themed creations! These hand-drawn flakes, created by Marcella Hawley, offer a dash of charm and style. This 4" by 6" set also offers three scripted sentiments that will give your cards the perfect punch.

I adore winter, and snowflakes are always so fun and can be used for a rustic scene or elegant.  I've done both in the past, but I was feeling elegant today, so I made a pink snowflake card.  I started by diecutting my main panel using Labels 28 (Spellbinders), and while the cardstock was still in the die, I stamped 3 different flakes with Versamark and embossed them with White Embossing Powder.  Keeping the cardstock in the die, I Inked the inside using Spun Sugar Ranger Distress Ink, and then layered it over two more dies which will be listed in the supplies below.  I also added some sparkly twine and Silver String along with a glitterfied punched snowflake and little button.   Lastly, I added 3 little sequins to the snowflakes center giving them an extra pop of sparkle.

Here's a close up so you can see the delicate detail of the snowflakes.  They are exquisite!!

Now, let me share some more news with you.  This set is taking center stage in Flourishes' brand new Class In A Box Kit for October! Here's a peek!

This rustic card kit with country charm comes with the stamp set, plus all the pre-cut paper, embellishments, trim and ribbon needed to make 6 cards -- two each of three designs! Just stamp, and put these beauties together. It's quick and easy card inspiration delivered right to your door! When you're done, save the full-color, glossy instructions to make all of these cards on your own in the future! This kit also features the 6" by 6" paper pack by Bazzill called Nordic Pines. What fun!


The Design Team created some wonderful creations showing off these Handmade Snowflakes! While you're out and about, don't forget about....

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!

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

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 take the lid off our October release and show off a striking botanical beauty that is ready to shine this holiday season!

 

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Stamps:  Handmade Snowflakes (Flourishes)

Paper:  Classic White (Flourishes)

Ink:  Versamark, Spun Sugar (Ranger Distress), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:   Tapestry, Labels 28 and Decorative Labels 28 dies (Spellbinders), Iridescent Sequins, Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Button (PTI), Silver Metallic String (Flourishes), Pink String, Glitter, Scor-Tape

Flourishes October Release Preview ~ Day 1

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!  Winter Berries...


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.

I know Winter Berries are traditionally red, but I wanted a pop of sparkly white, so I left mine plain and added some Opaque White Glitter.  I stamped the Winter Berries image with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, colored them with Copics, and ink distressed the background using Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain Ranger Distress ink.  Lastly, I added some red string and a sweet little Enamel Dot (Teresa Collins).

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....

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.

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

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!

Here's the Link to the Copic Collection I used:

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!

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Stamps:  Winter Berries (Flourishes)

Paper:  Flourishes Classic Kraft, Handmade Holiday (Simple Stories), Cryogen White

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Copics, Quickie Glue Pen, White Opaque Micro Fine Glitter (Glitter Ritz), Red String (Olive Manna), Memorabilia Enamel Dot (Teresa Collins) 

Happy Birthday Kelley!!

It's Kelley's birthday today, and we are celebrating with a little ODBD birthday hop.
I think this Violet image is just beautiful, so I decided to use it to make her card.  I added the birthday sentiment from the Hyacinth set.

My card is pretty straightforward, so I'll just send you on for the rest of the hop.  Here is a list of all those participating today.

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Stamps:  Violet and Hyacinth (ODBD)

Paper:  Dusty Road (Quick Quotes), Vintage Cream (PTI), Bazzill

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Copics, Diamond Stickles, Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Iridescent Crystal Clear Sequins (Ellen Hutson)

World Cardmaking Day with Flourishes

 
Welcome to World Card Making Day at Flourishes 2013! We thought it would be especially fun and fitting to extend a challenge that has to do with your corner of the Cardmaking World! So, here goes: Create something that represents or is inspired by your state or province. We're leaving the interpretation up to you but you could be inspired by your state or province flower, your slogan, the scenery you'll find there, colors, or your state or provincial flag. Then make sure you describe to us what the connection is! Fun right?

I chose to use the Flourishes set Picking Wildflowers because I seriously LOVE flowers, and the wildflowers here in California are simply stunning in the spring.  I have quite a collection of photographs.  All the flowers in this image can be found in our foothills in the Spring.  Although the California Poppy is orange.  The last time I colored this image, I did it in orange and wanted to try it in red this time.  It's stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and Colored with Copics.

• Your keyword for online galleries is WCMDFLLCCorner, but remember you must use our InLinkz button at the bottom of the post to be entered.
• Entries using Flourishes stamps will be counted twice.

Playing along could win you a Flourishes stamp set of your choice!! Now that's always fun! Deadline for entries is Friday October 11 at 5:00 PM EST and we'll announce the winner in our Saturday Winner's Circle on the Flourishes Blog. Here's some inspiration from our Design Teams' Corner of the World...

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Julie Koerber
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker
  Here are the links to the Copic Collections I used:  


























    I hope you get a chance to make a card today.  We'd love to see what you make representing your area. Happy Stamping!!


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Stamps:  Picking Wildflowers (Flourishes)
Paper:  What's Up (Basicgrey), Cryogen White
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Tumbled Glass (Ranger Distress)
Accessories:  Copics, Captivating Squares (Spellbinders), Aquamarine Silk Ribbon (RRR), Button (PTI), Sewing Machine, Red Twine (Olive Manna) 

Friday Flourishes Color Challenge

 

Happy Friday Flourishes friends! Can you believe there are only 81 days until Christmas? In a few days we'll be giving you our October edition of new Flourishes Stamps all with a Christmas theme. And because we know you want a chance to win these beauties, this month we have a Color Challenge with a twist! Your challenge is to create a Christmas Design without the use of the color Red or Green! Get creative and give all of those other colors in the wheel a chance to show their holiday style! Play in the challenge and you could win our whole October Release! Your keyword for entering into online galleries is FLLCOCT13.  

I made my Christmas card very CAS and somewhat masculine, using the stamp set called Snow Scenes.  I just stamped the images with Nautical Blue Memento Ink onto Everyday Moments dp by Teresa Collins.  I stamped the snowman onto Classic White Flourishes cardstock and paper pieced it onto the dp.  The sentiment was stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento ink, and a bit of glitter was added to the snowman, snow and flake.

Now, here are the rules so you can play along!  :)

                                                                                 THE OFFICIAL RULES:

• Simply create a Christmas themed card or project without the colors of Red or Green in the design.
• Entries need to be in by Friday October at 11th at 5 PM EST
• Those entries using Flourishes Stamps will be counted twice
• You must link your creation on our InLinkz Widgit to be counted
• You must have a link to our challenge in your blog post or gallery post
• Please DO NOT combine challenges from other sites or locations. Only those entries that don’t combine will be in the running. Because this challenge means winning new Flourishes sets we want to see your beautiful creations made specifically for this challenge.
• If you upload to SCS please use the keyword FLLCOCT13
• We’ll announce the winners on Saturday in our Winner’s Circle Post here on the blog on Saturday October 12th , so check back then to find out if you are a winner!

Thanks for stopping by today and we look forward to seeing what you create! We’ll see you here on Wednesday October 9th when our gorgeous October Sneak Peeks start! Have fun with those colors! And now for some wonderful Christmas with a Twist inspiration, our Design Team has pulled out all the stops to get your Christmas creativity jump-started:

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker

That's it for me today.
Hope you have an awesome weekend.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow.  We're celebrating World Cardmaking Day!!
Happy Stamping!

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Stamps:  Snow Scenes (Flourishes)

Paper:  Everyday Moments (Teresa Collins), Classic White and Black (Flourishes)

Ink:  Nautical Blue and Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Create-a-Flake Five and Tile Works dies (Spellbinders), Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter

ODBD October Release Preview

I'm so excited that October is finally here.  These next two months are my favorite of the whole year.  Now if only the weather would cooperate.  I'm ordering

cooler temperatures.  Well, being that it's the first of October, I have a couple of cards to share using one of ODBD newest releases called Candy Cane.

I created my first card with a rustic vintage feel.  I love the rustic look of the candy cane and bow.  So I colored it with Copics, cut it out and mounted it over a Vellum bag and tag by Melissa Frances.

Here's a look at the tag...sweet and simple.

I made my second card CAS.  I just layered 3 strips of Washi tape in the background, and diecut the main panel with the A2 Spellbinders Card Creator die.  Easy peasy.

That's it for me.  Here's a list of everyone sharing their previews today.  

Cathy * Lori * Chris * Julie * Grace * Sabrina * Sandee * Dawn * Angie  * Audrey * Tosh * Silke *  Lisa

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Vintage Candy Cane

Stamps:  Candy Cane (ODBD)

Paper:  Vintage Christmas (MME), Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI), Cryogen White

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Gathered Twigs (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Vellum bag/tag (Melissa Frances), Copics, Jute Ribbon, Natural Burlap String, Wood Button (PTI), Lace, Sewing Machine, Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty)

Washi Candy Cane

Stamps:  Candy Cane (ODBD)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  A2 Card Creator die (Spellbinders), Washi Tape (MME), Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), Corner Rounder Punch

Crazy for bows!

 Hello my friends!!  It's Saturday, and that means it's time for another Crazy 4 Challenges challenge.  The challenge this week is to use bows.  Well I've got that covered.  It just so happens that Flourishes just released a charming new stamp set, called That's a Wrap, that has a large bow stamp along with some embellishment and sentiment images!  Perfect!!

 

I stamped my bow onto Cryogen White cardstock twice, colored each with the W1 Copic, cut them out and layered them.  I wanted the bow to be a warm neutral color.  I then colored the holly and tag and added them.  I should also add that I burnished the backs of each image to give them depth.  I have a tutorial HERE.  

The box is just a standard box.  I made it 3" x 3", and decorated the sides with It's Christmas Time dp (Maja Design) that I purchased from The Funky Junkie.  I think this is my favorite Christmas dp this year.  Going along with the rustic feel of this box, I added a bit of Gesso to the paper and box.

Here's a close up of the top. 

 

Here are the links to the Copics I used.

Well, this is my last week as a guest designer with the Crazy 4 Challenges group.  They're a warm and talented bunch, and it's been an honor to accept their challenges for the month of September.  Thanks gals for letting me play along.

Thanks for visiting my friends!!
Happy Stamping!!

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Stamps:  That's a Wrap (Flourishes)

Paper:  It's Christmas Time (Maja Design), Kraft (Flourishes), Cryogen White

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories:  Copics, Gesso, Scor-Buddy

Flourishes Free for All Friday

 

Friday has rolled around again and the Flourishes Design Team has a treat for you today! We're digging into the Flourishes vault to showcase some of our sets that are retiring! As we make room for new, it means we need to clear out some of these beauties. So - if you like what you see along the way - be sure to add them to your shopping cart, because once they're gone - they're gone for good!

I used the set "Make a Wish" for my project today.  I love the cabbage rose wand and the sweet sentiment.  I just colored the image with Copics and framed it with a variety of diecut shapes and images.  I also added some sparkle with glitter and stickles, but it's hard to see in the photo.

It always feels a little sad to say goodbye to some beautiful sets we've loved so well - so I know the Design Team will show them off wonderfully and you'll be inspired!

Drop by and see:

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker

Here are the links to the Copics I used:

 

 

 

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Stamps:  Make a Wish (Flourishes)

Paper:  In Bloom (MME), Classic Ivory (Flourishes), Cryogen White

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Smokey Gray (Versafine), Tea Rose and Antique Linen (Ranger Distress)

Accessories:  Copics, Labels 23 and 28, Curved Borders 2 and Itty Bitty Blossoms dies (Spellbinders), Ivy Strip die (Cheery Lynn Designs), Primitive Hearts die (Sizzix), Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Silver Stamens (Wild Orchid Crafts), Wrinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (Prairie Bird Boutique), Stardust Stickles, Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter, Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty)