Flourishes New Release - Day 1

It's that wonderful time of the month again... New Release Week at Flourishes!  One thing you'll notice, right off the bat, is that this release will have a very feminine feel! It's that time of year when we start to think about honoring the moms in our lives and watching parts of the world turn to spring! So, without further ado, let's sneak peek our first set... Love & Lace!

What's more beautiful than an antique cameo? This set illustrated by Lauren Pope showcases that feel. Stamp the silhouette in the center of this circle antique lace frame or use one of the six beautifully scripted sentiments inside. It's a timeless and classic image that can honor your mom or any new mom in your life! This set measures 4" by 6". This set is a perfect companion to our  Antique Lace background stamp. It's another brand new stamp! See?

I created my card using this new stamp set with some Cosmo Cricket papers and stamped my Antique Lace and the lacey circle using Memento Lady Bug ink.  I used several Nestabilities on my card including a Classic Circle, Lacey Circle, and Large Long Scalloped Rectangle.  I embellished with some May Arts Crochet Cotton Lace in Ivory, a seam binding bow, and finished with a Prima Petal Pin on the bow.

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…..

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!

SENIOR DESIGN TEAM

   • Barbara Anders

   • Christine Okken

   • Cindy Lawrence

   • Danielle Kennedy

   • Dawn Burnworth

   • Jan Marie Caruso

   • Julie Koerber

   • Sharon Doolittle

   • Stacy Morgan

   • Tammy Hershberger

FRIENDS OF FLOURISHES  TEAM

   • Beate Johns

   • Heather Jensen

   • Amanda Havon

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE APRIL  RELEASE?   Have you checked out our  Motherly Love Challenge?  Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in our Noon Time Challenges, which start today at noon with another one ushered in tomorrow at noon!  Both are fast-paced and fun challenges that will give you yet one more chance to win our full April 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!

And, don’t forget our New Release Bundle!  If you buy all three sets in a bundle, you save 10% off the price. But, this offer only lasts through next Friday, April 20. So… you have to act fast! Just click HERE to see!

Color Throwdown #187

It's Color Throwdown time again, and this week Joan is our hostess with this Springy color combo.  I just had to get another of my new Lili of the Valley stamps inky for my card today.  This is "Milly Hello" and she's colored with Copics on X-Press It Blending cardstock.  The layout is from Jen's Deconstructed Sketch #46.

Please stop over at the Throwdown blog for the challenge details, and visit my Throwdown sisters' blogs for more inspiration...

Barbara Anders	Broni Holcombe	Danielle Kennedy	Joan Ervin	Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler	Lynn Put	Wanda Cullen	Julia Aston, April Guest Designer

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Thanksabunch for stopping by!

Krafty Guest!

Well, I have some fun news to share today!  I am the Krafty Guest for April at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!  So I hope you'll join me every Saturday this month for the Krafty Girls Challenges, and stay tuned for the new release beginning April 19th!  You'll love what's in store!

Today's challenge hostess is Sandie and the challenge is "Tag Time!"  You can create a tag, or use a tag on your card!  Since I've always been a big Patsy Cline fan, I just had to have this Annie Rodrigue "Patsy" stamp, and used her today to make a tag for a CD gift for my sister!  I made my tag with some new Cosmo Cricket "Baby Jane" paper, and colored Patsy with Copic markers.  The stamp also comes with a few sentiments, including this one here.  

Be sure to stop over at the Kraftin' Kimmie blog and check out all the details of the challenge today and play along!  One random winner each week wins some free rubber, so don't miss out!

Thanksabunch for stopping by!

Flourishes Pre-Release Friday

We're celebrating Mom's this week with a Pre-Release Challenge at Flourishes!  Yes, it's that time again... April New Release sneak peeks will start next Wednesday, so today we're challenging you to create cards for Mom to get ready for Mother's Day!  Stop by the Flourishes blog for all the challenge details!

For my card today, I pulled out the beautiful Lilac stamp set and created this card using the My Mind's Eye "Fiddlesticks" paper pad.  My lilac was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock, and was colored with Copics from the True Purple and Pistachio collections.  I cut out my lilac with a Labels Eight Nestabilities die, and embellished with some seam binding and a Prima Pearl Head Petal Pin.  My sentiment is from Motherly Love stamp set.

Again, please stop by the Flourishes blog for all the challenge details, and play along!  You could win the entire April New Release stamps!  And for plenty of inspiration, please visit these other Sr. Design Team members...

Barbara Anders	Christine Okken	Cindy Lawrence	Danielle Kennedy	Dawn Burnworth
Jan Marie Caruso	Julie Koerber	Sharon Doolittle	Stacy Morgan

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Thanksabunch for stopping by today!

Color Throwdown #186

Danielle is our hostess this week for the Color Throwdown, and her color inspiration was taken from some of my most favorite designer papers from My Mind's Eye.  It wasn't hard at all this week to choose an image to pair up with these Stella & Rose papers... I just had to get my new Pure Innocence Cowgirl from My Favorite Things inky!  I added a horseshoe charm on my jute bow using the Country Charms Die-Namics.

We hope you'll join us for the challenge this week!  Stop at the Color Throwdown blog for the details and to link up your own creation!  And if you need more inspiration, visit my Throwdown sisters' blogs...

Barbara Anders	Broni Holcombe	Danielle Kennedy	Joan Ervin	Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler	Lynn Put	Wanda Cullen	Julia Aston, April Guest Designer

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Thanksabunch (or should I say "much obliged"?) for stopping by today!

Copic Class anyone?

(photo credit... Debbie Olsen)

Hello everyone!  So I've been thinking of adding a Copic 101 Class to my calendar, but can't settle on a date!  Anyone interested?  If so, email me or leave a comment and let me know some dates that work for you!


Happy stamping, and thanksabunch!

Verses on Monday

With all the recent hoopla concerning the big lottery jackpot, I thought this would be a fun Verses Rubber Stamp to use on my card today!  I tend to agree...chocolate can bring on some major happiness!  LOL  I always find myself needing just a little chocolate fix on work days around 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon.  Just a little pick-me-up to help get through the rest of the day!  :)

This stamp is "Money Can't Buy" #MC0306-E from Verses, and I paired it with some great new Lilybee Designs "Buttercup" Tiny Tablet paper.

A fun card with a great stamp and sentiment that would be sure to brighten anyone's day!

Thanksabunch for stopping by!