Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Flourishes April Sneaks, Day One

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Welcome to day one of Flourishes April sneaks! We’ve got some gorgeous things to show you this week—you will want them ALL, trust me!

Today we’re previewing two sets: Love and Lace (all about mothers) and the coordinating Antique Lace background, both by Lauren Pope. So dainty and delicate—simply beautiful.


Love and Lace Graphic

Antique Lace Graphic


I’m using both sets on my card today. First of all, I chose my papers and then made my own coordinating patterned paper for the bottom part of my card front using Classic Ivory card stock. LOVE this background image—it stamped perfectly and it’s gorgeous!!! Then I stamped my flowered frame and cut it out with a Standard Circle Nestabilities die and my Grand Calibur machine. Then I stamped the inner circle, with the mother and child, and cut it out the same way. I popped it up on the larger, flowered circle and added a rhinestone circle border. I also added some bling to my base card on top of a sponged doily, tied some seam binding around and added one of THESE stickpins from the Flourishes store.

Here’s the inside with another sentiment from the set:

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And that’s it! Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you today...

Barbara Anders  (<--you are here!)
Julie Koerber
Cindy Lawrence
Christine Okken
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger
Sharon Doolittle
Beate Johns
Heather Jensen
Amanda Havon


...because ONE of them is the

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for today—the winner wins the set previewing today :)

Now, here's a few things you'll want to know about this release:

  • Take advantage of a special limited time only deal and grab all of the new sets for March in the New Release Bundle at 10% off the total price. Get all the details HERE.
  • Don't forget the Motherly Love Challenge is still in progress.
  • AND, don't forget to check the Flourishes Blog for today's Noon Time Challenge--another way to win a prize!!
  • All winners will be announced on Saturday, April 14th, at Noon CST on the Flourishes Blog.
OK, I think that's all from me! Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll see you back again tomorrow with another sneak!


 

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~Supplies~
Stamps: Love and Lace, Antique Lace (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic Ivory (Flourishes); Miss Caroline - Howdy Doody (MME)
Ink: Crumb Cake (SU!); Memento Rich Cocoa; Aqua Mist (PTI); Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Classic Circle Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); seam binding, stick pin, doily, bling, foam dots

 

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49 comments:

  1. Barb, I love, love your style and your beautiful card :)

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  2. I just love the background colours that you recreated in the images your card is beautiful.

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  3. WOW! What a beautiful card! Love the design and your mixture of rhinestones with pearls!

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  4. wauw wonderful!! love the way you have used the lovely image!
    xx petra

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  5. Elegant images and your card is gorgeous.

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  6. Very pretty, so soft and yummy!

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  7. Gorgeous card! Love the lace as a background paper at the bottom and behind your focal point. Really beautiful!!
    Beth Greco

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  8. Barbara, your card is gorgeous inside and out!
    Hugs and smiles

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  9. This is beautiful...love how you used the lace stamp to coordinate with the PP. So feminine...love these sets.

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  10. Beautiful card, beautiful colors!

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  11. Xiomara
    Very cute card!

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  12. This turned out beautifully. I love your strip of background stamped paper and pretty doily. :)

    Hugs~

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  13. his set makes the prettiest Mother's Day cards. Love yours.

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  14. So very pretty Ms. Bar! I love, love, love the colors and that pretty ribbon treatment! Fabby!

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  15. Beautiful card! Thanks for the link to the stick pins. I added them to my wish list for my next order!

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  16. OH, what a wonderful card! I love it!Papers at beautiful. Love the stamp, too.

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  17. This is stunning. Love the image.

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  18. I really love how your bow accentuates the image. Wow!

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  19. WOW! gorgeous card!!! that is a STUNNING background stamp!

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  20. Bar this is so very pretty. I like the soft colors, and that is a great ribbon bow.

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  21. So pretty- love the colors you used- and that bow- gorgeous!!!

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  22. Beautiful card. I hope I can find some bling like that.

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  23. Your card is elegant and soft...I love how you used the background stamp and the colors you chose are beautiful!

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  24. This stamp is so precious---and I love how you used the bright yellow with the aqua. Really makes it pop!

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  25. This is so pretty and feminine! I love the soft colors, the paper, how you created your own b/g, just everything! I'm definitely getting those stickpins with my next order!

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  26. This is lovely Barbara, such pretty colors you selected.

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  27. This is gorgeous! I love the silhouette!

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  28. This is SO pretty! I love the doily with the pearls and gems and that floral background is gorgeous!

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  29. Amazingly beautiful. Love this new stamp set!

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  30. Amazingly beautiful. Love this new stamp set!

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  31. What a gorgeous mother's day card!

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  32. Such a beautifully executed card Barbara...the paper is the perfect backdrop to the femininity of the stamps and I love the embellishing!

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  33. Your colors are so beautiful...that paper is the perfect match for this dainty stamp, too!! Beautiful card!

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  34. Nothing prettier than an intricate lace pattern! I love both of these stamps! Your card is exquisite!

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  35. Beautiful car- I love the way the set co-ordinate together so well and you certainly showed that off.

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  36. Very sweet card - love the soft colors!!!

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  37. So beautiful and elegant. Perfect for mom.

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  38. Gorgeous! The Aqua Mist ink is beautiful with the papers you used, and the golden yellow of the seam binding is a wonderful complementary color!

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  39. I love the soft look of the sihouette in the sand colored ink. Very lovely. The antique lace and the wreath are wonderfully coordinated and the sentiment is perfect. I love your card!

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  40. Gorgeous card, Barbara! I love the look of that lace!!

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  41. Wow, this card is gorgeous! Love the colors and these two sets look like must haves!

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