Flourishes June Pre-release Challenge

Hi all! This time next week, Flourishes will be wrapping up its sneak peek week with three new beautiful sets being unveiled! So, to get ready for the big reveal….the DT is ushering in a fun-filled challenge to give you a chance to win each and every one of them! Mark your calendar — the fun starts NEXT WEDNESDAY!!

All you need is ten minutes and a dash of creativity to play in our latest Release Week Challenge! It's one that gives you a chance to WIN our entire release for June!

HOW TO PLAY: Let your creativity shine AND don't take a long time to do it! This challenge is all about those 10-minute creations. Clean and simple layouts that can be done in a jiffy is what we are looking for here! Entries must be in by June 15th by 5PM EST in order to be in the running for the entire June Release!

If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use the keyword FLLCJUN12! Winners will be chosen at random but one lucky person will be chosen to have their card featured on the Flourishes blog! Remember to link your creation using our Inlinkz widget!

This is a very simple card—a minimum of coloring and a simple “layout” if you want to call it a layout, LOL.

So, here’s what I did: I cut out a Labels Twenty Two Nestabilities die cut with Classic White card stock, stamped the image from From the Desk Of with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored only the ribbon with this Copic Collection:

Poppy Collection:

Then I layered it with a Labels Four Nestabilities die cut and popped it up over a ribbon tied around in a bow. I stamped the sentiment on a Tailor Made Classic Tags Die and attached it with some white twine. My patterned paper is Authentique Delightful.

I couldn’t resist doing the inside, which consists only of another sentiment from the set.

 

Easy peasy, right? Right! So, that's it for me. Be sure to take a look at what the rest of the design team has for you.

• Barbara Anders (<--You are here!)
• Christine Okken
• Danielle Kennedy
• Julie Koerber - D T Coordinator
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

Thanks so much for stopping by! Get those creative juices flowing — it could help you win some fantastic polymer!Hope to see you taking on the challenge!

 

 

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: From the Desk Of (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Delightful (Authentique)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Labels Four, Labels Twenty Two Nestabilities (Spellbinders), twine, ribbon, foam dots, Copic markers

 

Flourishes May Pre-release Challenge

Happy Friday, everyone! Today I have Flourishes May Pre-release challenge, the Home Sweet Home Challenge. You can get all the details at the Flourishes Blog, but…

FLLCMAY12: Let your creativity shine by being inspired by something in your home - it could be the color scheme of a room, a painting, vase or floral arrangement - the sky is the limit on this Home Sweet Home Challenge! Please take a picture and show the inspiration piece in your post. Entries must be in by May 11th at 5PM EST in order to be in the running for the entire May Release!

Soooo, I used a picture that’s hanging in our home office for my inspiration.

I’m using the lighthouse from A Guiding Light for my Father’s Day card today. First of all, I decided where I was going to put the sentiment, then I stamped the lighthouse image on Classic Ivory card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. After I colored it with these Copic collections…

Water Collection:

Warm Neutrals Collection:

Poppy Collection:

Copper Collection:

New Fields Collection:

… I trimmed it, did some scoring with my Scor Buddy and adhered it to a red mat. Then I tied on a sailor’s knot (tutorial HERE) and popped the whole thing up on foam.

And that’s it!

Now, 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
Jan Marie Caruso
Sharon Doolittle

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: A Guiding Light (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic Ivory (Flourishes); Real Red (SU!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Scor Buddy, foam tape, cotton yarn. Copic marker

 

Flourishes April Pre-Release Challenge–The Motherly Love Challenge

Welcome to Flourishes April Pre-Release Challenge! This
month’s challenge is to make a Mother’s Day card. Won’t be long before we need them, so no time like the present to get started! You can get all the details about this challenge at the Flourishes Blog!

I lost my mother several years ago, but every Mother’s Day I remember that when I was growing up, she always got an orchid corsage to wear to church. So I decided to do this card with the gorgeous

Orchids set. I had never inked up this particular image so it was about time :)

I stamped it on Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with these Copic collections:

Evergreen Collection:

Robin’s Egg Collection:

Hollyhock Collection:

Tea Rose Collection:

Then I cut it out with a Classic Oval Nestabilities die, matted it with a Labels Eighteen Nestabilities die and popped it up on the embossed and quartered base. The sentiment, from the Siberian Iris set, was stamped on a Standard Circle Nestabilities die cut and popped up on foam as well.

And that’s it! Now, 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
Jan Marie Caruso

Thanks so much for stopping by! Flourishes will be closed for customer service needs starting Friday through Sunday. Any orders or emails will be responded to first thing Monday morning so that our Flourishes family can enjoy the Easter holiday. Thanks for your understanding.

 

 

~Supplies~
Stamps: Orchids, Siberian Iris (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur machine, Classic Oval, Labels Eighteen, Standard Circle Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders); Copic markers, embossing folder, foam dots

 

Flourishes Pre-Release Challenge–B & W + 1

Welcome to Flourishes’ February Pre-Release Challenge! This month’s challenge is one I love: Black and White and another color. Fun and so much scope for creativity!

Get all the details at the Flourishes blog.

I usually go with red when I do black and white but I pulled out my Hearts and Flowers set that had never been inked up and decided to use the sweet daisy heart. I stamped it on Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic markers, using these Copic collections:

Then I cut it out and popped it up on foam dots on top of several designs of patterned paper and a Labels Eighteen Nestabilities die cut. I tied some matching yellow ribbon around in a bow and then added a flag, using a die from the Nested Pennants set.

So, that's it for me. Be sure to take a look at what the rest of the design team has for you.

• Barbara Anders (<--You are here!)
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Julie Koerber - D T Coordinator
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Hearts and Flowers (Flourishes)
Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Basic Black (SU!); Meadowlark 6 x 6 (MME)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Labels Eighteen Nestabiltities, Nested Pennants (Spellbinders); Copic markers, ribbon, foam dots

 

Make Every Minute Count - Flourishes January Pre-Release Challenge

Ring in the new year with “Father Time” or “Baby New Year” – this challenge is a fight between new and old! To be in the running, simply use a card that showcases an image of time (i.e. one of our calendars, the Moments in Time set) or one that showcases little baby new year i.e. a baby card. Either will get you in the running. Just link your card up on the Flourishes Blog for your chance to win!

It's almost time for the January release, so that means it's time for the Pre-release challenge! For my card, I used the Moments In Time stamp set. I'd not inked up the gorgeous hour glass before so I thought it was time. I stamped it on patterned paper and colored it with Copic markers, using these collections:

Then I cut it out and popped it up on more of the same paper and stamped the sentiment at the bottom of the image panel. Finally, I added some twine, a Prima flower, and some black pearls.

Be sure to check out what the the Flourishes Design Team has for you today:

Barbara Anders  (<--you are here!)

Julie Koerber  

Christine Okken  

Danielle Kennedy  

Dawn Burnworth  

Stacy Morgan  

Tammy Hershberger  

Sharon Doolittle  

Jan Marie Caruso

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Moments In Time (Flourishes)

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black (SU!); Yearography 6 x 6 (Simple Stories)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Prima flower, twine, pearls

The Feminine Flair Challenge - Flourishes December Pre-Release Challenge

Lace, pearls and flouncy ribbons - these are the things that make up a creation with a truly feminine flair. That's what is at the heart of this month's challenge. To enter, let's see how you add a dose of femininity to your cards or creations! Link your project up here (link to blog) and if you upload to SCS, please use the key word FLLCDEC11. Use Flourishes stamps if you have them, but if you don't please play anyway! The winner will receive our entire December release. You have until December 16 at 5 PM Eastern time to submit.

Hi, all! Welcome to Flourishes December Pre-Release Challenge! This challenge is all about girlie :) Lace, pearls, and flouncy ribbons--I think I have all that covered on my card. I'm using the brought-back-by-popular-demand set, Lace and Trim. This is a retired stamp set that is available for a limited time only at only $10 while our limited supply lasts. I stamped the largest image on colored card stock with white pigment ink and heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. Then I tied a sheer ribbon around and through one of the Spellbinders Grommet Tags die cuts, stamped on Classic Ivory card stock with a matching image from Country Charm Labels. I added some white pearls at the corners and it was done!

Now you MUST go see what the rest of the Flourishes Senior Design Team has for you:

• Barbara Anders (that's me!)
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Julie Koerber - D T Coordinator
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

~Supplies~

Stamps: Lace and Trim, Country Charm Labels (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic Ivory (Flourishes); Almost Amethyst (SU!)

Ink: Whisper White Craft, Almost Amethyst (SU!)

Accessories/tools: Grand Calibur, Grommet Tags (Spellbinders); ribbon, pearls, white fine detail embossing powder, heat gun

Flourishes Snowy Delights Challenge

It sparkles, shines and glistens on the landscape. Let's capture some of that snowy sparkle on our cards and creations. Use glitter, Flower Soft or any kind of bling that offers up a snowy feel. FLLCNOV11. Deadline is November 11th at 5 PM Eastern.

It's that time again! Time for Flourishes per-release challenge! I decided to bring out this sweet snowman from the Warm Winter Wishes set.

 I stamped the image on Classic White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with these Copic collections:

My sweet snowflake was first cut out with an older Spellbinders Create a Snowflake die and my Grand Calibur machine, run through my sticker maker, and coated with fine iridescent glitter.
 

I also added some sparkle to the snowman himself with a Clear Spica Glitter Pen. Then a little stitching, some baker's twine and a button, and it was done!

So, that's it for me. Be sure to take a look at what the rest of the design team has for you.

• Barbara Anders (<--You are here!)
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Julie Koerber - D T Coordinator
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes (Flourishes)

Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Riding Hood Red (SU!); Be Merry (MME)

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

Accessories: Grand Calibur, Create a Snowflake (Spellbinders); button, baker's twine, Copic markers; sewing machine, Xyron X sticker maker, glitter, Clear Spica Glitter Pen (Copic)