Flourishes New Release Day One

Hi all and welcome to day one of Flourishes’ Sneak Peeks for October! We are starting early because we have FIVE new sets to unveil and want to make sure you see all of them in their full glory. Get ready for a fun and festive week ahead! There is definitely something for everyone on tap this week.Today, we honor the winter months ahead and take in some of the fun-filled things to do when the snow flies!
Introducing…

A whimsical way to enjoy the season in your cards and creations – ski, skate or take an old fashioned sled for a spin – you choose! This set, called Snow Day,  illustrated by Marcella Hawley even offers five sentiments to match and a Nordic pattern to use for backgrounds, borders or accents! The set measures 4” by 6″ and is too fun for words!

Now personally, as a kid, I never learned to ski and I never liked sled riding because you always had to go back UP the hill after sledding down!  My winter sport of choice was always ice skating!  When we were kids, we were lucky enough to live 3 blocks from a city park where they always flooded the tennis courts in the winter for skating, and we LOVED it.  Even my Mom would skate with us… still wearing the skates she wore in high school, complete with pom-poms just like the stamped image!

I used my Snow Day Silhouette Cut File to cut out the shape of the skates on Flourishes Classic Ivory Cardstock, then stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Then I used Copics from the Rich Browns, Warm Neutrals, Cool Neutrals and Iced Aqua collections to color the image.  I added a little sparkle to the pom-poms with a clear Spica glitter pen, but couldn’t get my photograph to show it.  The papers I used here are Prima “North Country” and I embellished with some red Kaisercraft rhinestones and stitching.  And the red cardstock layered on the base of my card is from the Poppy Color Made Easy Collection.

Want to win this set? All you need to do is leave some love in the form of a comment on the blogs below! Why? You need to try to figure out who is the…

One of the ladies on our link list below will be picking a name from the comments on her blog post today. We don’t know which one it is… so the more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win! So what are you waiting for? Head on over to see the beautiful creations the ladies whipped up, comment and earn a chance to win this stunning set!

• Cindy Lawrence
• Christine Okken
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Silke Ledlow
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE OCTOBER RELEASE? Have you checked out our Think Pink? Just click HERE to find out how to play! Play along in tomorrow’s Timeless Tuesday challenge — which is sure to be a fun one! You can also play in our Noon Time Challenges, which kick off Wednesday and Thursday at noon! Our noon time challenges are fast-paced chances to win our full  October release!   All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky and good luck!
The good news? If you like what you see on our designers’ blogs today, you can pre-order our  Snow Day set (along with the other four sets as well) and if you purchase all five sets, you can take advantage ourNew Release Bundle and get 10% off all our new sets when you purchase it in the bundle.
One more creative note! If you struggle to match papers and embellishments into a beautiful color coordinated palette — have you tried our…

New this month is our 123 Create Kit called Viola. It’s full of beautiful lavender, teal and blue hues that are perfect for the icy months ahead! Just click HERE to see this kit and all it offers in the store!

I know it’s a lot, but that’s all for today!  Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!