Flourishes New Release Day

Welcome to the grand finale of Flourishes’ December release! If you’ve been following our sneaks this week, we are happy to report, they are no longer sneaks! All three of our new sets are now live RIGHT HERE in the Flourishes store! We even have our New Release Bundle – it’s a deal where you get 10% off all our new sets when you purchase it in the bundle. What fun! The set we are unveiling today is part of a continuing collection of sentiments aimed at being a “go to” when it comes to offering someone a bit of thanks! It’s the latest set in our “Inside & Out” collection!

Give the inside and outside of your cards a dash of pizazz with this fun new set from Becky Fleck! Inside and Out Thank You is the perfect little sentiment set for all the different ways to tell someone Thank You! There are so many mix and match sentiments packed in this 4″ by 3″ set! If you like this set, you might like our others called Inside & Out Just Because or Inside & Out Happy! Be sure to check them out as well.

For my card today, I decided to make a Christmas thank you card… this may go to the couple who teach our Sunday School class because we truly do appreciate all that they do, and don’t say it often enough.  I paired the new sentiments up with the Christmas Candles stamp set from last year, coloring with Copics from the Evergreen, Pistachio, Iced Aqua, Dusty Rose and Dahlia collections.  The images are stamped on Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock with
Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I embellished with some Blush Kaisercraft pearls, this sheer ribbon and a little Ivory Lace Trim. 
Would you like to try 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!

• Cindy Lawrence
• Christine Okken
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

And a few more things to remember…
First up, we have two new Silhouette and SVG cut files that coordinate with our new Garden Dreams and Winter Blossoms stamp sets! See?

Some of the ladies on our line up will be creating with out brand new 123 Create Kit called Vintage Finds. It’s a gorgeous pack of paper and trinkets designed to bring that dash of shabby chic to your cards and creations! Here’s a peek at what’s inside our latest kit!

Just click HERE to check out this beauty in the Flourishes store! And… while you’re hopping over to the store, if you’ve been following our Gambler’s Sale – you should know that ALL items on our Sale Page are now listed at….

That’s 45% off retail! These bargains are too good to pass up! Stock up on papers, embellishments or ribbon because you won’t be able to get these goodies for prices much lower! Be sure to visit our SALE PAGE!
DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE DECEMBER RELEASE? Have you checked out our Let’s Hop Challenge? Just click HERE  to find out how to play! You have until THIS AFTERNOON — Friday, December 14th at 5 PM EST — to play along! Winners will be announced Saturday(tomorrow) in our Winner’s Circle blog post! Word on the street is, there might be more than one winner chosen for the Let’s Hop Challenge!  So get those fingers inky and good luck! Be sure to stop by the Flourishes blog
tomorrow to see if YOUR NAME lands in our Winner’s Circle! See you then!

Flourishes New Release Day Two

It’s day two of Flourishes’ Sneak Peeks for December and today brings a beautiful illustration that’s a part of a collection that Flourishes is offering to make your world bloom all year long! Introducing…

Part of The Blossoms Collection, this beautiful array of late winter blossoms illustrated by Marcella Hawley features a bouquet, corner stamps, and pieces to create your own borders or frames. Add in a trio of all occasion sentiments and you have the perfect set to create cards for every day correspondence. The set measures 4” by 6″ and is the perfect companion to sister sets Happily Ever After SS199 and Letters in Blossom SS198. If you like this set, you might also like our Summer Blossoms set featuring Summer florals or our Autumn Blossoms set featuring Autumn florals.

For my card today, I paired these pretty flowers up with the new Perfectly Pierced Classic Window die.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the flower sprays in the cut file for this stamp set.  Then I stamped my flowers on Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics from the Lenten Rose, Crocus, Evergreen, Warm Neutrals, and Dusty Rose collections.  I embellished with some Blush Kaisercraft pearls, Ivory Crochet Cotton Lace, a crystal trinket pin and some Basque Red seam binding from the Poppy Color-Made-Easy collection.  The green gingham paper I used is from the Breeze collection from My Mind’s Eye. 

Would you like to try 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 gorgeous creations that our ever-so-talented design team fashioned using these beautiful blooms!

• Cindy Lawrence
• Christine Okken
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE DECEMBER RELEASE? Have you checked out our Let’s Hop Challenge? Just click HERE  to find out how to play! You have until Friday, December 14th at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! Word on the street is, there might be more than one winner chosen for the Let’s Hop Challenge!  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 this set (along with the other two sets as well) and if you purchase all three sets, you can take advantage ourNew Release Bundle and get 10% off all our new sets when you purchase it in the bundle. What fun! All sets will be live first thing Friday morning along with the coordinating cut files for this release. So, be sure to stick with us this week as we unveil a whole new host of paper crafting goodies!
We’ll see you back here tomorrow for our final new release sneak peek! This one is part of a continuing collection that gives you mix and match sentiments for any and all occasions! All of our new sets will also be live in the Flourishes store — can you hear us all squeal? We’re excited to share! See you tomorrow!

Flourishes New Release Day 1

Welcome to day one of Flourishes’ sneak peeks for December! This release is full of floral fancy and today is no exception. When this set was just in the concept form, illustrator Marcella Hawley came to us with images from her own home. She not only loves to draw botanical images and dream about botanicals but she loves bringing them to life in her own garden. It’s really quite incredible. She pitched this concept based on what she loves to do in the winter months, dream about spring! And so, we bring you…..

When winter hits, dreams of being in the garden begin with open sketch books, seed catalogs and garden journals – planning, plotting and envisioning sprouts and buds emerging from the soil. This set that measures 4”x6”, illustrated by Marcella Hawley features three vivid vignettes honoring these garden dreams and also features three beautifully scripted sentiments. If you like what you see, you can pre-order this set right now by clicking HERE! 

My card features one of the sweet images from this new set which I stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink on Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock
, and lightly colored with Copics from the Flesh Tones 1, Terra Cotta, Sunflower, Iced Aqua, Pistachio and Peony collections.  I added some chocolate Kaisercraft pearls, and a Sunflower button tied off with some kraft jute.
Would you like to try 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 all the fun-filled way our designers have put their garden dreams on paper!

• Cindy Lawrence
• Christine Okken
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE DECEMBER RELEASE? Have you checked out our Let’s Hop Challenge? Just click HERE  to find out how to play! You have until Friday, December 14th at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! Word on the street is, there might be more than one winner chosen for the Let’s Hop Challenge!  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 this set (along with the other two sets as well) and if you purchase all three sets, you can take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off all our new sets when you purchase it in the bundle. What fun! All sets will be live first thing Friday morning along with the coordinating cut files for this release. So, be sure to stick with us this week as we unveil a whole new host of paper crafting goodies!
I’ll see you back here tomorrow for another new release sneak peek! This one is part of a continuing collection that honors the first blooms of the season! Yes, that was your hint! See you then, and thanks for stopping by!

Color Throwdown #222

It’s Color Throwdown time again this week, and Broni is our hostess today for the last challenge of 2012!  Despite the fact that I’m just NOT a fan of the color blue, I do like blue and yellow together so this was a fun challenge!

My card, shown up above uses the Complimentary Greetings stamp set from My Favorite Things, and I just had to give the chalkboard technique that I learned from Betsy Veldman another try.  The papers I used are Boarding Pass from October Afternoon, and I embellished my design with some Die-Namics Stacking Stars and Fishtail Flags STAX.
On the inside I added a few more stars, and another sentiment from the stamp set…

Be sure to visit my Throwdown sisters for plenty more inspiration with these colors…
Barbara Anders
Broni Holcombe
Denise Marzec
Joan Ervin
Kerri Michaud
Lori Tecler
Lynn Put
Wanda Cullen
Miriam Napier, December Guest Designer
Thanks, my amazing readers, for stopping by today!

Chocolate is Good

I’ve been trying to use what I have on hand lately… rediscovering old paper pads I didn’t even remember I had, hoarded embellishments not being using… so I decided to use this old Echo Park paper for a card using the sketch from this past week from My Favorite Things.  I modified the sketch slightly to fit my taller image from the Dip Me in Chocolate a’ la modes stamp set.

I colored my chocolate gal with Copic markers, and used the Fishtail Flags STAX and Lead the Way Die-Namics, plus a retro pink button, Bo Bunny ribbon and some “chocolate” Kaisercraft pearls.

On the inside I added one of the sentiments from the stamp set, and some more Fishtail Flags.
Happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by!

Flourishes Let’s Hop Challenge

Hi everyone, and welcome to the kick off of Flourishes' December release! Today the entire Flourishes Design Team is ushering in a challenge and YOU could walk away winning all of our new sets for December! Here's how to get in on the fun. We're going to HOP and at each designer's blog is another clue for our progressive challenge! If I am your first stop on the hop, you'll need to travel back to the Flourishes blog HERE to get your first clue and follow the hop through each of the designers' blogs. By the end of the hop, you'll have 8 "ingredients" that you'll need to use when creating your cards for this Let's Hop Challenge. Follow the "recipe" and you'll be in the running!

 

So, let's get on to clue #6…

For this step of the progressive challenge, you'll need to add a rounded corner, or use a die with curvy edges.

And here’s my card which incorporates steps 1-6…

I used the beautiful Flowers & Frames stamp set for my main image and colored the flowers with Copics from the True Purple and Olive Green collections.  I also used the Antique Lace background stamp on my card base, stamped in Versamark ink.  On the Tailor-Made Classic Tags die  I stamped a sentiment from the Tiny Flowers and Tags stamp set.  That gorgeous oval behind my main image is the new Perfectly Pierced Victorian Ovals that is exclusive to Flourishes.  I completed my design with some Blush Kaisercraft pearls and I used papers from the My Mind’s Eye “Breeze” 6x6 paper pad.
Now… if you want to try your hand at winning Flourishes' December Release, you have until Friday, December 14th at 5PM EST to get your entry or entries in!  To enter, simply link your creation up to THIS POST over on the Flourishes Blog using the Inlinkz Widget. You can also check out that post for more on the official rules!
Again, if I was your first stop, be sure to go back to the Flourishes Blog for the first clue and the start of the hop! If you've already made it through - hop on over to your next clue, which will be…

DANIELLE

Also, don’t forget… If you’ve been watching our Gambler’s Sale, prices have dropped down to…

Just click HERE to check it all out!
Happy stamping, and thanks for “hopping” by!

Loads of Thanks

I had the need for one more thank you note this week, so I created this card using the Retro Sketch #40 for this week, and this Loads of Love Pure Innocence stamp set from My Favorite Things.  The papers I used are from Glitz (except the yellow gingham which is October Afternoon), and I added a few Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics for embellishment, along with a Sno Cone button.  To create the sentiment, I used the word “Thanks” from the Giraffe Girl stamp set, with the “Loads of” from the Loads of Love set!  Quite clever, eh?  :)
Loads of thanks for stopping by today!  Happy stamping!

Thanks a Latte – Color Throwdown #221

We’re winding down the year with the second-to-last Color Throwdown for 2012 and this week Barbara is our hostess with this great Christmas color combo.  I’m sure you can do a lot with these colors, and we can’t wait to see what you do!
Now….. I specifically needed a thank you note this week, so I opted not to do a Christmas card with these colors!

I’m a little late, but I used the Wednesday Sketch #100 from My Favorite Things from last week for the layout on my card, and the Miss You a Latte a’ la modes stamp set.  I did use some Christmas papers from the Authentique Festive 6x6 paper pad, and used the Fishtail Flags STAX and Little Open Scallop Strip Die-Namics.  For my sentiment, I used the large “Thanks” from the Thanks a Bunch stamp set, and the “a Latte” from the a’ la modes set! 
Be sure to visit my Throwdown sisters for plenty more inspiration with these colors, including our new December Guest Designer!
Barbara Anders Broni Holcombe Denise Marzec Joan Ervin Kerri Michaud Lori Tecler Lynn Put Wanda Cullen Miriam Napier, December Guest Designer
Thanks a latte for stopping by today!  Happy stamping!

Flourishes and CardMaps for December

The Flourishes gals have a special treat today!  We teamed up with Page Maps to give you some fun inspiration in the form of…. nearly a dozen card sketches!  Each quarter Becky Fleck with PageMaps releases 10 new card sketches — called CardMaps — to spark some creativity in your craft spaces and today, those sketches are being put onto paper with the help of Flourishes!
Here’s the sketch I used…

And here is my card…

The tree spoke to me immediately, so I just had to use the new Trimmed with Love stamp set that was released recently.  My tree was stamped directly on the My Mind’s Eye designer paper with Forest Moss distress ink, and I added some vintage-like glitter to the lights and some of the ornaments for sparkle.  Behind the tree, the polka dot paper was cut out with the new Perfectly Pierced Classic Window, an exclusive-to-Flourishes die set.  I added my sentiment on a flag from the Nested Pennants, and embellished with a Crystal Trinket Pin and some Chocolate Kaisercraft pearls.
Becky  picked ten of our designers and then doled out her CardMaps to get our take on each design!  So…what are you waiting for?  You’ll need to head on over and see….
Julie Koerber Cindy Lawrence Stacy Morgan Tammy Hershberger – you’re here! Ally Cope Broni Holcombe Heather Jensen Christine Okken Amanda Havon Cindy Haffner
And, before we go… we forgot — COMPLETELY – to share the news about our Gambler’s Sale!  If you’ve been watching the prices drop on our sale page, you should know that this week they dropped another 5% bringing the total discount to…

These deals are too good to pass up, don’t you think?  You can buy and stock up on what you need now at 35% or… take a gamble and see just how low these prices will go!  Click HERE to check out our sale page for yourself!
Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a happy, creative weekend!