Thursday, March 28, 2013

Friday Focus: Hello Hyacinths!

Hello to our Flourishes Friday Focus on Hello Hyacinths! This is going to be a good hop, so grab a cuppa and let's get started shall we?

I've loved the Hello Hyacinth's set since it first came out, and it's such a lovely image to color in!

I stamped my image in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it in with the Lilac, Crocus, Olive Green, Green Grass, Iced Aqua, Flesh Tones 2 and the Copper Copic Collections. I fussy cut out my image and popped it up on popdots on top of some diecut shapes cut from Classic Ivory cardstock, then I matted my card in Rich Browns cardstock from Color Made Easy. I added some lace, Cotton Latte ribbon, a Taupe Button, Jute Twine, and a Tailor Made Classic Tag to finish the card.

With spring here, this is a perfect set to use for your cards and creations! And, want to know another fun fact? Flourishes recently added a Silhouette Cut File to match this set that you can find HERE.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for a major announcement -- one that could involve YOU! That's right! You'll just have to check back and see!

For more Hello Hyacinths inspirations please visit the rest of the Flourishes team, and please leave these ladies below some love in the form of a comment! I know they'd love to hear from you!!

Thank you for visiting and have a great day!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Product Review: Clearsnap Inks

Good morning and welcome to another Splitcoast Product Review link! The team and I reviewed Clearsnap Inks and Mini Craft ink bottles HERE. I made a couple cards with these inks and really loved how juicy the pad was and the vibrancy of the inks!

Here is one of the cards I made to show off the vibrant inks and versatility of them.

I sponged ink on coffee filters that I diecut out, and created leaves and a flower by sponging some ink on them. The Product Review Team has many other examples for you to see and you can read all about it HERE!

Thank you for visiting and be sure to check out the hot link to our Clearsnap Ink review! :)

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Flourishes Free For All Friday!

Hello and welcome to a Flourishes Free For All Friday! It's so nice to see you back again, did you like Flourishes beautiful releases, last week? I really did, so I made a card with one of the new sets!

I loved the Tulips so much that I made another card with them.

I used the new Tulips set, stamping and embossing it in gold ink, then coloring it in with the Lenten Rose, Olive Green and Flesh Tones 2 Copic Collection. I fussy cut it out and popped it up on popdots on top of Clear Cover Cardstock, that I made into a cardbase. I embossed a piece of Classic White cardstock and using Scor-Tape, I adhered it to the Clear Cover Cardstock, stamping my sentiment in gold ink. I added a White ribbon, a Candy Pink button and some Iridescent String to embellish it all.

Come and visit with the rest of the team for more Friday Favorites!

Thank you for visiting and have a wonderful day!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Release Week Sneak Peaks Day 3

Welcome back to Day 3 and sadly the last Sneak Peak of our Flourishes March Release! But the best part is that our stamps are LIVE and you can order this month's release in our bundle HERE!

This set conjures up sweet memories of a bouquet for any occasion and plenty of sentiments for all! There are five beautiful sentiments, a frame for them and some small floral images. They are so dainty and one set that you are sure to love!

I stamped the Forget Me Not Notes in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored them in with Blue Jeans, Sunflower, and New Fields Copic Color Collections. I diecut it out and matted it on patterned paper and Flourishes Color Made Easy Rich Browns Collection. I embellished my card with Champagne Pearls, Laural Venise Lace and Ivory Ribbon, from Color Made Easy.

I loved the new Flourishes releases, this month, don't you? Did you know that Flourishes offers SVG and Silhouette files for our stamp releases? We have the Tulips for Friends file in store now! You can purchase your matching Tulips file for your stamps, HERE!

Do you want a chance to win this set? THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO WIN OUR MARCH RELEASE!
If you want a chance to win all three of our brand new sets, you can still play in our Colorful Creations Challenge – there will be a trio of winners here! BUT, you have to act fast — the deadline to enter is 5PM EST Friday, March 15th! You don't have much time! You can also play in this week’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge and win as well. Just click on the links for the official rules!

Thank you for coming along with us on for our entire Release Week Sneak Peak journey! Remember to play along for a chance to win some of this stamping goodness! We enjoy every entry and don't forget to check in with Flourishes for the Winner's Circle tomorrow, to see the winners! Good luck and have a great weekend!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Flourishes Sneak Peaks Day 2

Hi all! We're in the thick of things now here at Flourishes and it's on to day 2 of Flourishes Release Week Sneaks! (If you missed Day 1, feel free to click HERE!

Today, we have the end of a fabulously popular collection that is designed to give the inside and outside of your cards an endless supply of mix and match sentiments!
Introducing…..

Give the inside and outside of your cards a bit of pizzazz with these mix and match sentiments that are perfect for those 'Atta Boy' cards of congratulations! These fun scripted and print words are designed to be used together or apart on the inside or outside of your creations! This set, by Becky Fleck, measures 4" by 3". If you like what you see on the designers' blogs, you can pre-order this set HERE now! You could also find it HERE as a part of our New Release Bundle for March (you save 10% when you purchase as a bundle!) All three of our new sets will be unveiled on Friday. So.... stay tuned!

Would you like 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…

I chose some paper and cut out a window with an oval diecut. I used some Scor-Tape and adhered a piece of Clear Cover Cardstock, then stamped Congrats in Staz-On Black ink. For the inside of my window I stamped the sun and clouds image from April Showers onto Classic Ivory cardstock, and colored it in with Flourishes Sunflower, Burnt Orange and Warm Neutrals Copic Collections. I stamped out the April Showers umbrella image and colored it in with Sunflower, Ice Blue and Green Grass Copic Collections, then fussy cut it out, placing it on top of the window, and attached it to my card base of Emerald Coast cardstock, which was cut out slightly larger, for accent.

Before we get to the link list of talented ladies, we did have some fun and inspirational news for you!!! If you've ever struggled to come up with card concepts while creating, have we got a deal for YOU! As you know, earlier this year we released our 2013 Catalog that is chocked full of samples, tutorials and of course, photos of all of our stamp sets! Well, because our catalogs are packed with creative inspiration, we decided to package our 2012, our Christmas and our new 2013 as a bundle at a special price!

When you put all three catalogs together, you have more than 150 samples to gaze at plus 12 full color, step-by-step tutorials. All this for just $20! Get your Catalog Bundle HERE!
Ready to see what our ever-so-talented design team whipped up with our newest Inside and Out set? Just head on over and see.....

   Amanda Havon
   Christine Okken
   Cindy Lawrence
   Danielle Kennedy
   Heather Jensen
   Julie Koerber
  Silke Ledlow
   Stacy Morgan
Theresa Raus

THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO WIN OUR MARCH RELEASE!
If you want a chance to win all three of our brand new sets, you can still play in our Colorful Creations Challenge – there will be a trio of winners here! BUT, you have to act fast — the deadline to enter is 5PM EST Friday, March 15th! You can also play in this week’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge and win as well. Just click on the links for the official rules!

Coming up tomorrow — we’ll share a brand new fanciful and floral set that is bound to help share bouquets of gratitude! See you back here then!

Splitcoast Product Review : Spellbinders!!

Hello Friends, it's time for another Splicoast Stampers Product Review. Today is all about the newest Spellbinders that have been released and they are Gorgeous! How can you not love these? I mean, don't we all use Spellbinders at one time or another? :)

Here is just a taste of one of the cards I made with Spellbinders newest 5x7 die sets.

This has to be one of my all time favorite products to review! As you can tell, I loved them. If you want to see my review with the rest of the team, and all of our card samples, please visit Splitcoast Stampers HERE!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Flourishes Sneak Peaks Day 1

Hi all and welcome to day 1 of Flourishes' Release Week fun! Today, we have a bouquet that is ripe for the picking and these flowers have a bit of a spring flair! Are you ready for the first peek?

A beautiful single tulip or a bouquet poised and ready to deliver to someone special - that's what you get with this Tulips for Friends illustrated by Marcella Hawley. Paired with six scripted sentiments, this set is perfect for all kinds of cards or creations for your friends! You'll want to stay tuned because we also have a Silhouette and SVG cut file to match this set! All sets and files will be available Friday so, you'll want to stick around and see what we have in store! Would you like 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!

The first time I'd ever seen a real tulip was in a bouquet my husband sent me when we were dating, and they were the most extraordinary pink I'd ever seen on a flower! So when I think of tulips, I think of those pretty pink ones, so I colored the single tulip like the bouquet I received.

I stamped out my Tulip image in Memento Rich Cocoa on Flourishes Classic White cardstock and chose not to heat emboss my image for a softer look. I colored my tulip in with Flourishes Lenten Rose, Green Grass and Olive Green Copic Collections. I cut out my image with Perfectly Pierced Victorian Ovals then matted it with Perfectly Pierced Classic Frames, to which I matted that with the largest Perfectly Pierced Victorian Ovals diecut. I placed all of my diecut layers on top of the large Romantic Rectangles and a Color Made Easy Pistachio cardstock to create my cardbase. I chose to use the Olive ribbon, a clear Sunflower button, some Metallic String and a diecut tag using the Tailor-Made Classic Tags die.

Because this is Day 1 of our release, I got carried away and made two cards, and this is my second one.

I stamped the Tulips out in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored them in with the Evergreen, Sunflower, and Beehive Copic Collections, then fussy cut it all out. I placed it on popdots over a Perfectly Pierced Frame diecut, matting it with paper from Teresa Collins and Sunflower cardstock from Color Made Easy. I used some Golden Rod ribbon from the Color Made Easy line, two Leaf Pins, an Ivory Button, Ivory Jute Twine and a Tailor Made Classic Tag, for my embellishments.

Before we get to the link list of talented ladies, you should know that if you like what you see on our designer's blogs, you can pre-order Tulips for Friends now right HERE! You can also order all three of our new releases as a part of our New Release Bundle! Click HERE to save 10% on our entire March release when you purchase all three sets in a bundle.

Ok, it's time to head on over and see the fresh picked beauties that our ever-so-talented design team created with our new Tulips for Friends set!

Amanda Havon
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan

THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO WIN OUR MARCH RELEASE!
If you want a chance to win all three of our brand new sets, you can still play in our Colorful Creations Challenge there will be a trio of winners here! BUT, you have to act fast — the deadline to enter is 5PM EST Friday, March 15th! You can also play in this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge and win as well. Just click on the links for the official rules!

Coming up tomorrow -- we'll share one final set in a wildly popular Flourishes collection! It's a collection designed to keep the insides and outsides of your cards -- looking creative and sharp! So, stay tuned!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Flourishes Release Week Challenge

Good morning! It's time for Flourishes Release Week Challenge! Today we have a colorful color challenge! These are perfect springtime colors, don't you think? I'm pretty inspired by them!

HOW TO PLAY: To join us in this challenge, all you need to do is be inspired by this beautiful color palette above! Mix a couple shades of blue with a splash of yellow and you'll be in the running! If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCMAR13. Enter as many times as you like, but know that if you use Flourishes stamps, your entry counts twice! You have until March 15, 5PM EST to enter. Just make sure you link your creation up below using our Inlinkz widget. As we said, winner gets our full March. So get those fingers inky!

Let's get to the card, shall we?

I used a sentiment from Flourishes Hydrangea set that I stamped in Memento Danube Blue onto one of Flourishes Fresh Labels printable frames, which I then fussy cut out, and popped up onto popdots. I used two shades of blue from the Color Made Easy True Blue cardstock that I used to mat my card, and some Light Blue Silk Ribbon to for my card. I added two white glitter stars that I dabbed with Memento Nautical Blue and a couple Kaiser Aquamarine Rhinestones.

If you need a little inspiration, it’s never far away with our design team’s creations! Hop on over and see…

The OFFICIAL Rules…..

Simply create a card using the color scheme above
Entries need to be in by Friday, March 15th at 5 PM EST
Those that use Flourishes stamps will be counted twice for their entry
You must link your creation on this post using our inlinkz widget in order to qualify
You must have a link to our challenge in your blog or gallery post
Please DO NOT combine challenges. Only those that don’t combine will be in the running.
If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCMAR13
We’ll announce the winners Saturday in our Winner’s Circle Post on Saturday, March 16, so check back then to see if you’re one of the lucky winners!

Before you go, you should know....

IT'S FLOURISHES' FLASH SALE!!

It's a fun sale you can use to stock up -- it's FLOURISHES FLASH SALE! That's right, if you don't take advantage, it will be gone in a flash! Everything, store wide will be 10% off -- even our SALE page. Some items on sale have already been marked down 55% -- so this makes those deals even sweeter. Our sale closes Sunday at 11:59PM -- so shop now for the best selection! Simply use the code FLASH10 in the coupon code box at the time of check out.

Remember, our release week sneaks start next Wednesday — so mark your calendar! We’ll also have all of our releases available for pre-order at that time as well! So, check back some fun is brewing and we’d love for you to join in!

Thank you for visiting and please check out our hop!

Friday, March 1, 2013

Flourishes Friday Favorites!

Hello and welcome to Flourishes Friday Favorites! Today is my first day working with the Senior DT and I am pretty excited about it! I've dreamed of being on the senior team ever since I picked up a Flourishes stamp. So today is a dream come true, for me!

Let's get started shall we? Today we get to show off one of our favorite stamp sets and show it off. I chose to use Humming Along.

I really love that pretty little humming bird! I stamped it in with Memento Rich Cocoa Ink,colored it in with my Copics and fussy cut it out and popped it up on popdots on to my patterned paper. I cut a small window out so you could see the sentiment from Humming Along that I stamped out on Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock, then I matted the card from behind in Flourishes Color Made Easy Rich Browns and adhered it with Scor-Tape. To embellish the card I added some beautiful Ivory Guipure Lace, that I tied a pretty double bow in Ivory Silk. To finish the card I added a Dresden Heirloom Button and two Leaf Trinket Pins for some elegant touches.

Here are the Copics I used to color the humming bird in:

Thank you for visiting and please check out the rest of the Senior Design Team's creations for more inspirations!

Amanda (you are here)
Christine
Cindy
Danielle
Julie
Silke
Stacy