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Friday, October 07, 2011

Heavy Metal - Flourishes Pre-Release Challenge

Are you ready for Flourishes' Pre-Release Challenge! Yep, that's right, Flourishes' October release is just around the corner, and I'll give you a little hint--you're gonna be WOWed with what we've got to show you this month!

This month's Pre-Release Challenge is all about precious metals. Silver, gold, copper or bronze, whichever metal you pick, just make it take center stage on your card or creation! FLLCOCT11. Deadline is October 14th at 5 PM Eastern.

Since I'm in an Autumn frame of mind, I chose to use the Falling Leaves stamp set for my card. I positioned a selection of leaves on my card stock the way I wanted them, then carefully lowered my acrylic block on top of the stamps so I'd preserve my placement. Then I inked up the stamps with Versamark, stamped, and heat embossed with fine detail copper embossing powder. Then I stamped the sentiment and added the green flat back pearls--I just colored some white pearls with a Copic marker--for balance. I'm using this copper metallic paper and the border was cut with my Grand Calibur and my Classic Scallop Edgeabilities. I'm using THIS ribbon.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has for you today!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you giving this challenge a whirl!!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Falling Leaves (Flourishes)

Paper: Kraft (SU!); Metallic Copper (Flourishes)

Ink: Versamark; Soft Suede (SU!)

Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Classic Scallop Edgeabilities (Spellbinder); pearls, ribbon, fine detail copper embossing powder, heat tool

Friday, September 23, 2011

Hey Lady! - Flourishes Free For All Friday!

Hey, all, it’s time for Flourishes Friday Free For All! Today I’m showing you another card using one of the fabulous sets from the latest release, Feminine Charm. I stamped the image on Classic White card stock with Memento London Fog ink for a soft look. I cut it out and popped it up on several die cuts of patterned paper from Kaiser Kraft’s new Miss Nelly paper pad. I also used some lace and ribbon to dress it up. The sentiment was stamped on a circle and attached with some Pearl cotton under the bow.

Here's the inside with another sentiment from the set.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Flourishes Senior Design Team has to show you today. And don't forget that the new release bundle special ends today. Don't miss out on a savings of 10% when you purchase all three of the September releases. Check it out HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Feminine Charm (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Pear Pizazz (SU!); Miss Nelly 6 x 6 pad (KaiserCraft)

Ink: Memento London Fog; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Standard Circle, Labels Ten, Labels Seventeen Nestabilities (Spellbinders); ribbon, lace, Prima flowers

Friday, August 19, 2011

Flouishes Friday - Wild For Watermelon

Good morning!! For today's Flourishes Friday card I'm using one of the newest releases, Wild For Watermelon. It's another fabulous set by artist Marcella Hawley--I tell ya, she is da bomb when it comes to botanicals.

So, for some reason, my DH and I have been craving watermelon this summer--maybe it's because it's been SO hot and dry around here? I dunno, but we've been getting some really good ones and thoroughly enjoying them. Early on, I remembered the watermelon rind pickles my mother used to make and decided to try a batch for myself. Soooooo, I did and they're everything I remembered, YUM! I decided a gift set with a jar of these pickles would be awesome!!

I stamped the image on Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with the Poppy Collection, the New Leaves Collection, and the Fields Collection Copic markers. Then I cut it out with my Grand Calibur machine and my Labels Eighteen Nestabiliies.

And here's what I put on the top of the jar. Cute, huh??

Don't forget, today is the last day you can take advantage of the New Release Bundle, which gets you 10% off all the latest release sets.

OK, that's all I have for you today, but be sure to check out what the rest of the Senior Design Team has to show you.

Barbara Anders (you are here!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Wild for Watermelon (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White, Classic Cream (Flourishes); Basic Black (SU!); Watermelon Gazpacho 6 x 6 pad (Jillibean Soup)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Labels Eighteen Nestabilies (Spellbinder); black flat back beads, ribbon, button, twine, Copic markers

Monday, August 08, 2011

FLIP With Gratitude

With a new FLIP year (Flourishes Loyalty Incentive Program),
 Flourishes knows our customers will actually “flip” when they see 
the newest offering from Marcella Hawley. This beautiful set, 
called With Gratitude, is Flourishes’ gift to you when you 
make a qualifying FLIP order. Want to see what it takes to 
become a FLIP member, get your hands on this set and a 
year full of member’s only sales? Just click HERE. This set 
will not be for sale this year—it’s exclusive to the FLIP program.



Isn’t that gorgeous!? Marcella surely has a way with botanicals, 
doesn’t she? Here’s what I came up with for this set.

I stamped the cone flower image on Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with these Copic markers: the Lenten Rose Collection and the Fields Collection. Then I cut it out with my Grand Calibur and a Labels Four Nestabilities die. I used my Grand Labels Eleven for the larger scalloped element. See the pink horizontal strip? I stamped the row of thank yous from the set on it twice and tied my ribbon in the center. Love how that turned out! Finally, I stamped the sentiment and cut it out with a small Petite Oval Nestie.
I wanted to use another one of the wonderful sentiments from this set so I dressed up the inside a bit.

And that’s it from me today! Be sure to check out what some of the other design team members have for you!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!
~Supplies~
Stamps: With Gratitude (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Basic Black (SU!); Out Of Print 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Grand Labels Eleven, Labels Four, Petite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); ribbon, foam dots

Friday, June 24, 2011

Flourishes Friday Free For All - The Rose

It's another Flourishes Friday Free For All! Today I'm sharing another card I made for the Splitcoast Dirty Dozen team. This card was inspired by Bette Midler's 'The Rose' and is using A Year In Flowers, Set 2.

I stamped the image on Classic White card stock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored it with Copic markers before cutting it out with Spellbinders' Classic Oval and matting it with Scalloped Classic Oval Nestabilities. I stamped the sentiment on my patterned paper for a subtle effect. Pretty simple layout, so I won't bore you with details on that :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~

Stamps: A Year In Flowers, Set 2 (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White, Classic Ivory (Flourishes); Soft Suede (SU!); Madeline Mat Stack (K & Co.)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Oval and Scalloped Nestabilities (Spellbinders); lace, ribbon, button (craft store); Copic markers; sewing machine

Friday, March 18, 2011

Flourishes' Birthday Pennants Blog Hop!

When Flourishes first laid eyes on two of the brand new die sets fresh off the production line at Spellbinders, we just knew that we needed a stamp set to coordinate with these funky and fresh dies! Are you ready to take a peek?

This fun set just screams celebration and offers 6 different pennants and flags all designed to coordinate perfectly with Spellbinders Nested Pennants (S5-028)& Spellbinders Lacey Nested Pennants (S5-029). There are also 9 sentiments and 8 accents in the set that you can use to deck out your pennant shapes in fun and different ways! Want a little more to coordinate with your cards? How about our new Strips and Stripes background set? This set offers three strips to use together as one background or separate as three different strips that coordinate with our Birthday Pennants set! Since the set was just released last night, we can show you it in its entirety now!

Birthday Pennants

Strips and Stripes

For my first project, I used both sets to make a card. Very simple design, but those pennant images pack a punch when done up in some bold colors. I liked playing them off of the black strip and added the little colored rhinestones as accents.

And, just to show how versatile these images are, I made a little Spring banner. I'd been wanting to do this ever since I saw the new Lacey Nested Pennant dies, so I've been giving it a little thought and here's what I came up with. I had to hang it on this cabinet for this picture because the whole thing won't fit in my light box stretched out.

First, I cut out the base of my pennant with the largest Lacey Nested Pennant die, using my Grand Calibur. Then I cut the top layer out of Prima's Sparkling Spring paper, in the same manner, with the largest Nested Pennant die.Then I just started embellishing.

Here's a close up of one end. I used Strips and Strips to stamp the headers and the paper that I used for the rosettes. I also stamped some of THESE flowers with it for each end.

And the other end.

It's going to be hanging in this doorway--I couldn't get a good picture of it here without using my flash. It's so SWEET, I just love it!!

Because we just knew this set was a match made in heaven with the Spellbinder's Pennant Dies, we asked some of their ever-so-talented designers to join the Flourishes team for a little show and tell! Make sure to hop on over and see....

Barbara Anders - you are here

Thanks SO much for stopping by! Have fun at the hop--I'm heading there now!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Strips and Stripes, Birthday Pennants (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Rose Red, Basic Black (SU!); Spring Moss (PTI); Sparkling Spring (Prima)
Ink: Rose Red (SU!); Pear Tart, Bahama Blue, Cottage Ivy, Lady Bug (Memento)
Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur; Lacey Nested and Nested Pennant dies (Spellbinders); ribbon, buttons, twine, rhinestones, multicolored jute twine; flowers (Prima); glittered chipboard letters (Making Memories)

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Flourishes Sets Are In the Store!!!

Wow... did this week go fast and did we have fun! As we wrapped up YET ANOTHER fun and fabulous Release Party, it's time to report that all of our sets being released for March are now in the store and are ready for YOU! Want to see them in their full glory? Introducing....

Lenten Rose

Spring Is Sprung

Birthday Pennants

Strips & Stripes

You'll have to stay tuned for samples of our Birthday Pennants and Strips & Stripes sets -- look for our Design Team to show off their creations tomorrow along with some very special guests! Since our Birthday Pennants set is designed to coordinate with Spellbinders Nested Pennants and Nested Lacey Pennants, we've asked some of Spellbinders' finest designers to join us for a good old fashioned blog hop. So, stay tuned! See you back here tomorrow!

Can't wait to get your hands on these stamps? Just click HERE to go shopping! :-)

DID YOU CHECK OUT FLOURISHES FIRST EVER SPEED CHALLENGE? Click HERE to find out how you could QUICKLY win this entire release!

Flourishes' March Sneak Peeks, Day Two

Soooooo, what did you think about yesterday's peek? Gorgeous, right? Right! Well, hold on to your hats, 'cause today is going to be every bit as wonderful!

Introducing Spring Is Sprung! Be still my heart! SUCH amazing images in this set. I'm using only one of them for my card today, one that just screams SPRING to me.

I stamped the image on Classic White card stock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, colored it with Copic markers, cut it out, and sponged it with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The patterned paper I'm using is 7 Gypsies' Conservatory and it's perfect with this image, don't you think? The sentiment is stamped on the ledger paper and all of the patterned paper is edge distressed. I think this image is so rustic looking and begged for it :) Following that theme, I added some twine and a button and felt it was finished.

Here are some other things you might want to know:

Flourishes' The Cut Above the Rest Challenge is in full swing! You could win Flourishes' ENTIRE March release! Check it out HERE.
Join our DT for some chatter, fun, games and prizes! Our Power Hour Release Party starts tonight, March 17th at 9 PM Central time! You'll find the party at the Flourishes' Member Company Forum on SCS! New sets will be available for purchase after the party!
Save a BUNDLE with Flourishes new release bundle! Purchase the entire release for 10% off! You can check it out HERE!
You can win this set by leaving a comment on the Spring Is Spung post on the Flourishes blog.
All winners with be announced in the Winner's Circle post on the Flourishes blog at 12 noon CST on Saturday, March 19th.
Pre-order for March releases is now open! Get all the information HERE!

Also, don't forget the Gambler's Sale continues--selected items are now 40% off! Be sure to check it out HERE!

Now, be sure to hop around and see what the rest of the Flourishes team has for you using this set! I have it on good authority that they're going to WOW you :)

Here are the Copic markers I used.

Thanks SO much for stopping by! Hope to see you tonight at the release party--there's sure to be lots of eye candy using all of the new sets. Just sayin'... And, I'll be back tomorrow with another project from this release. You are NOT going to want to miss that, trust me :)

~Supplies~

Stamps: Spring Is Sprung (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White, Classic Ivory (Flourishes); Blue Bayou (SU!); Conservatory 6 x 6 pad (7 Gypsies)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories/tools: twine, button (PTI); Distressing Tool (Tim Holtz); pop dots (craft store)

Friday, March 11, 2011

Flourishes Friday - A Cut Above Challenge

Are you ready for Flourishes' March pre-release challenge? It's a fun one and we hope you'll all join in!

Die cut, punched edges or decorative borders, all are the rage in card making, so let's see how you can create a card that's a cut above the rest! To enter, simply use a die cut, decorative punch or border punch as a focal point on your card. Keyword: FLLCMAR11 - deadline is March 18th at 5 PM Eastern.

I decided to pull out some dies that I haven't used in a long time for my card--they were feeling most unloved. I kept my design really simple, using paper from Prima's new Sweet Fairy collection, to make sure my focal point die cut and sentiment stayed front and center. With my brand new Grand Calibur machine (that was a very generous gift from Spellbinders) I used a die from the Ribbon Tag Trio Two set to cut it out, then, while the paper was still in the die, I sponged it with Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink. Finally, I stamped it with Memento Lilac Posies ink and a sentiment from Life Lines, one of my all time favorite sentiment sets.

To attach it to the card, I ran some of THIS ribbon through the slots and tied it in a bow. Let me just say that I LOVE this ribbon. Not only is it a gorgeous color (it shimmers!), but it ties like a dream! So silky! I'd love to have it in lots of colors! But, before I tied the sentiment on, I added a Spellbinders die cut border element for a little contrast. And lastly, I tied on a button to finish it off.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Flourishes design team to see what they have for this challenge:

Don't forget the Gambler's Sale is still going on--it's now up to 35% off of selected items!! Find out all about it HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Mark your calendar: Flourishes' March release sneaks start on Wednesday, March 16th. You won't want to miss this release--can you say FABULOUS!!!???

~Supplies~

Stamps: Life Lines (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Sweet Fairy 6 x 6 pad (Prima)

Ink: Memento Lilac Posies; Antique Linen Distress Ink

Accesories/tools: Grand Calibur Machine (Spellbinders); border die and Ribbon Tag Trio Two die (Spellbinders); ribbon (May Arts); sewing machine; button

Friday, February 18, 2011

Flourishes Friday Free For All

Mornin' everyone! Today is Flourishes Friday Free For All! I have another card from the last release set From the Desk Of. Apparently, I just can't help but make a vintage card with this set ;-)

For this card, I stamped the letter packet image with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and stamped it off once before stamping on Classic White card stock. Then I colored it with very light colors so I could stamp the sentiment over it. Then I cut it out with a Classic Oval Nestabilities die and matted it with more die cut layers. The post card is from my patterned paper and was just perfect for this card. Some lace, some twine, and a die cut butterfly finish it off.

Now, be sure to hop around and see what the rest of the Flourishes team has for you using this set!

And, don't forget that this is the last day to take advantage of the New Release Bundle. You can find out all about that right HERE.

Also, don't forget about the Gambler's Sale that's ongoing. Selected items are now 20% off--don't take a chance on missing out of some fabulous products! Check it out HERE.

Here are the Copic markers I used on this card:

Thanks SO much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~

Stamps: From the Desk Of (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Soft Suede (SU!); Once Upon a Springtime 8 x 8 pad (Graphic 45)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Versafine Sepia; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Oval, Large Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Butterfly Die-namics die (MFT); twine (PTI); lace; Dew Drops; sewing machine

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Flourishes February Sneak, Day Two

So, what did you think of Hello Hyacinth yesterday? Gorgeous, right?! Well, we've got an equally gorgeous set to show you today:

Totally different and so very vintage--right up my alley!!

I stamped the largest image on Classic White card stock with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored it with Copic markers. Then I went all distressed with it ;-) My patterned papers are from 7 Gypsies' Venic e collection and my card base is Classic Ivory card stock. I edge distressed all of the paper (except the image panel) and then ink distressed them, as well, with Antique Linen Distress Ink. A little vintage seam binding and a twine-tied button finished it off.

Here's some other things you might want to know:

Flourishes' Winter Thaw Challenge is in full swing! You could win Flourishes' ENTIRE February release! Check it out HERE.
Join our DT for some chatter, fun, games and prizes! Our Power Hour Release Party starts tonight, February 10th at 9 PM Central time! You'll find the party at the Flourishes' Member Company Forum on SCS! New sets will be available for purchase after the party!
Save a BUNDLE with Flourishes new release bundle! Purchase the entire release for 10% off! You can check it out HERE!
You can win this set by leaving a comment on the From the Desk Of post on the Flourishes blog.
All winners with be announced in the Winner's Circle post on the Flourishes blog at 12 noon CST on Saturday, February 12th.
Pre-order for February releases is now open! Get all the information HERE!

Now, be sure to hop around and see what the rest of the Flourishes team has for you using this set!

Oh! And don't forget the Gambler's Sale that's ongoing. Each week, we will drop prices until the stamp sets listed on the sale page are out of stock. This week they're up to 15% off and each Thursday, prices will drop by 5% until they reach up to 50% off. Quantities are limited and there will be no back orders on any of the stamp sets facing retirement. So, get these sets before they are history! You can see everything that's on sale right HERE!.

Here are the Copic markers I used:

Thanks SO much for stopping by! Hope to see you at the release party tonight and back here tomorrow for a look at another Hello Hyacinth card.

~Supplies~

Stamps: From the Desk Of (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White, Classic Cream (Flourishes); Smokey Shadow (PTI); Venice 6 x 6 pad (7 Gypsies)

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa; Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Notebook Edge Die-namics die (MFT); Tag Trio die (Spellbinders); button, twine (PTI); seam binding; distressing tool (Tim Holtz); Copic markers

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Flourishes February Sneak, Day One

Today is day one of Flourishes' February sneaks and we've got a gorgeous set to preview for you today.

Hello Hyacinth is another stunning set that just shouts SPRING!

I stamped my image on Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic markers. Please allow me some creative license as I know there are no true red hyacinths :) With this bold color combo, I decided not to use any patterned paper to allow the image to take center stage. I cut it out with a Classic Square Nestabilities die and matted it with black, cut with the Scalloped Square die. Then I did some paper piercing on the white base layer to add just a little interest. A big ol' red bow finished it off.

Here's some other things you might want to know:

Flourishes' Winter Thaw Challenge is in full swing! You could win Flourishes' ENTIRE February release! Check it out HERE.
Join our DT for some chatter, fun, games and prizes! Our Power Hour Release Party starts tomorrow night, February 10th at 9 PM Central time! You'll find the party at the Flourishes' Member Company Forum on SCS! New sets will be available for purchase after the party!
Save a BUNDLE with Flourishes new release bundle! Purchase the entire release for 10% off! You can check it out HERE!
You can win this set by leaving a comment on the Hello Hyacinth post on the Flourishes blog.
All winners with be announced in the Winner's Circle post on the Flourishes blog at 12 noon CST on Saturday, February 12th.
Pre-order for February releases is now open! Get all the information HERE!

Now, be sure to hop around and see what the rest of the Flourishes team has for you using this set!

This card is also for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge. Get the details at the Color Throwdown blog. NOW you know where I got my color combo :)

Here are the Copic markers I used:

Thanks SO much for stopping by!! Hope to see you back tomorrow for another Flourishes sneak!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Hello Hyacinth (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Basic Black (SU!)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Square and Scalloped Square Nestabilities; ribbon, foam tape; Ornare piercing template and tool; Copic markers

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