Timeless Tuesday: With Gratitude

Good morning Timeless Tuesday Friends! Today is a real treat, the Flourishes Design Team is featuring a stamp set that was previously a FLIP gift. I actually became a Flourishes FLIP member to get it! And now Flourishes is releasing the set, and I'm so excited! This is a great one for a "Thank You" card!

Today's host is Heather and she is challenging us to use her sketch! Isn't it a pretty?

Growing up, my family had fields of  "Black Eyed Susan" Echineacea on their 40 acre property, but they only had the kind with orange petals. So I looked up some other colors that Echinacea's have, and I really fell in love with the colors in these photos.

I stamped my Flourishes "With Gratitude" flowers in Memento "Tuxedo Black" on paper and watercolored colored it in. I used  a Spellbinders "Nested Pennants" die for an accent piece,  matted everything on Flourishes Classic White cardstock and then added a pearl flourish.

As you make the rounds in today’s Timeless Tuesday hop, you’ll notice that some of the designers are using a fresh picked 123 Creat Kit called Delightful!

                                
These kits have everything you need to create color coordinated cards with paper, ribbons and embellishments – all in one kit!  Travel HERE to see for yourself!

Please visit the rest of the team to gather more Flourishes inspirations!

Amanda Havon - you are here :)

Cindy Haffner
Jan Marie

Heather Jensen
Denise Marzec

Makiko Jones

Cindy Lawrence
Stacy Morgan
Julie Koerber
Silke Ledlow 
Broni Holcombe

Sasha Holmes- August's Guest Designer 

Thank you for visiting and please have a great day!

Flourishes Noon Time: Triple Play Challenge

Welcome to Day 2 of Flourishes Release Week Noon Time Challenges! Today's is the Triple Play Challenge. All you need to do is use three of something on your card or creation - pearls, flowers, colors, layers... the sky is the limit! 

For my Triple Play items I chose to use three layers and three diecuts on my card. I used Flourishes "With Gratitude" set from Flourishes FLIP Program (you can read more on the FLIP program HERE). I water colored everything in, cut it out with an oval die, then I sponged the edges in with "Antique Linen" Distress Ink. I stamped a sentiment from the "Butterflies and Blossoms" set on to a Tailor-Made Tags die that I tied onto my card with some Kraft Jute Twine and topped it off with a button. I chose to use two layers of Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock as my card base, embossing lines to differentiate each layer, keeping it simple.


To enter, make sure you link up your creation over on the Flourishes Blog (include link) using the Inlinkz Widget. If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use the keyword FLLCJULRW2. Entries must be in before Friday, July 13th at 5PM EST.Play along and you'll be in the running to win Flourishes' entire July Release!
The OFFICIAL Rules…..

• Simply create a card using three of an item on your creation!
• Entries need to be in by Friday, July 13th by 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.
• If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCJULRW2
• We’ll announce the winners Saturday in our Winner’s Circle Post – check back Saturday, July 14 at noon CST to see if you’re one of the lucky winners!

• Jan Marie Caruso
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Allison Cope
• Cindy Haffner
• Denise Marzec
• Heather Jensen
• Danielle Kennedy
• Cindy Lawrence 

Thank you for visiting and please have a great day!

Timeless Tuesday: Your Favorite Stamp

Good Morning! This week it's my turn as hostess of the Timeless Tuesday challenge. This week is: Use Your Favorite Flourishes Stamp Set! Simple as that! I know I have a few that are pretty near and dear to my heart as being the first sets I purchased from Flourishes, but I really love the "With Gratitude" set from Flourishes FLIP Loyalty Program. 

Growing up in the country, we had a huge field of Black Eyed Susans (Echinacea) and Shasta Daisies behind our house. I loved their colors so bright, bold and stunning among the daisies :) This set reminds me of those fun days playing in the fields of flowers :)

For my card I chose Flourishes "With Gratitude" set from their FLIP Loyalty program. It's stamped in  Memento Tuxedo Black on Flourishes "Classic Ivory" cardstock, then I cut it all out with my craft knife. The sentiment is from Flourishes "Tiny Flowers and Tags" set. For the background, I stamped Flourishes new "Antique Lace"  in Memento "Desert Sand" on a Spellbinders "Labels #21" . Then I framed my flowers with a cut out Spellbinders "Labels #20" placed over my image. I finished everything with some pearls to add some elegance.

Please visit the rest of the team for more Flourishes Inspirations.

Beate

Cindy

Heather

Maki

Mona

Silke

Tammy

Geri Utterback - April's Guest Designer

Kazan Clark - April's Guest Designer

Thank you for visiting and please have a great day!


~ Amanda