Flourishes Release Week: Berry Sweet Frames!

We're back today with our last day of fabulous New Releases for June!   Today's set celebrates the sweet bounty of a fruitful summer garden!   Introducing....

This set is surely berrylicious! Designed with three sweet-as-can-be accent stamps of raspberries, strawberries and cherries, this set can deliver a gift from your garden or cheer to a friend. The gingham background is designed as a perfect fit to our Perfectly Pierced Classic Frames Die. Layer using the die or come up with your own fun ways to combine all of these sentiments and images. With this fresh picked set, the creative options are endless!

I stamped Berry Sweet Frames in Memento Pistachio ink out onto a Perfectly Pierced Frames in Classic White cardstock, and I stamped the sentiment out in Memento Tangelo and Memento Bamboo Leaves inks. I colored in the cherry with the Poppy, Fuschia and Olive Green Copic Collections. I matted my card with Color Made Easy Pistachio cardstock and ribbon from the Color Made Easy Iced Lime ribbon collection.

We'll have some berry-beautiful things to show you with these Berry Sweet Frames, so take a trip on over to visit the Design Team today to see what we have in store for you, and don't forget that once again today we have a …

We'll have some very fun summer inspired ideas to show you with this set, so drop on over and visit the Design Team today to see them all, and don't forget that we have one last day of the…

One of the Design Team Members is today's Mystery Blogger.  If you comment on her blog you could be chosen to win today's great set!  The more you comment on the DT Blogs, the better your chances of winning!

Amanda Havon
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

DO YOU WANT TO WIN OUR ENTIRE RELEASE?

If you want a chance to win all four of our June stamp sets?  Time is running out...

You can play in our  Textures of Nature Challenge

– Deadline for entries is Friday at 5 PM EST.  OR, play along with the gals for this week's Timeless Tuesday Open Sesame Challenge! Be sure to check out the links for the official rules!

All four of our June sets can be pre-ordered even before you see the last set tomorrow. Take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all four together in a bundle.

All sets will be live first thing Friday morning along with the coordinating cut files for this release.

There's one more set tomorrow that's very sweet and tasty feeling :)

Flourishes Release Week: S'more Fun!

You've come back for S'more Flourishes Fun?  Well we're bringing it to you today!   Hasn't it been great? And for some more outdoor fun today -  we think this set might be one of our favorites!  Introducing the very darling....

Get on the road again with this summer inspired set designed to share S'more Fun! From a darling daisy clad lantern and a vintage RV ready for summer to finger licking good S'mores fresh off the fire, this set is sure to bring smiles! This 4 by 6" set features three main images, an accent image plus four all-occasion sentiments.

I stamped the S'more Fun stamp set in Versafine Onyx Black ink onto Classic White cardstock. I colored my image in with the following Copic Collections:  Olive Green, Sunflower, Sweet Pea, Sky, Iced Aqua, Lenten Rose, Beehive Copic Collections. I diecut my image out, then matted it with the Perfectly Pierced Frames. I matted my card in Color Made Easy Emerald cardstock in  . I tied some Color Made Easy Teal Blue ribbon, a Sunflower Light button, Metallic Silver String and added a Tailor-Made Classic Tag.

We'll have some very fun summer inspired ideas to show you with this set, so drop on over and visit the Design Team today to see them all, and don't forget that we have one last day of the…

One of the Design Team Members is today's Mystery Blogger.  If you comment on her blog you could be chosen to win today's great set!  The more you comment on the DT Blogs, the better your chances of winning!

Amanda Havon
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

DO YOU WANT TO WIN OUR ENTIRE RELEASE?

If you want a chance to win all four of our June stamp sets?  Time is running out...

You can play in our  Textures of Nature Challenge
– Deadline for entries is Friday at 5 PM EST.  OR, play along with the gals for this week's Timeless Tuesday Open Sesame Challenge! Be sure to check out the links for the official rules!

All four of our June sets can be pre-ordered even before you see the last set tomorrow. Take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10%

 off when you purchase all four together in a bundle.

All sets will be live first thing Friday morning along with the coordinating cut files for this release.

There's one more set tomorrow that's very sweet and tasty feeling :)

Flourishes June Release Challenge!!

June is such a beautiful month!  At least in my neck of the woods it's full of green, and blooming outdoor colors and textures.  In just a few short days we'll be unveiling a new round of stamps at Flourishes inspired by the outdoors.  We're really excited to show them to you.  So today,  we're challenging you to be inspired by the TEXTURES of Nature!

HOW TO PLAY:  Create something with an outdoorsy texture in mind - or use an element from nature as part of your design.  It could be the texture in an embossing folder that has woodgrain, leaves or vines, it could be a leaf rubbing behind your image, something glossy like rain or shiny like a berry.  The interpretation is up to you!  If you play along with us, you could win Flourishes entire June Stamp Release!  If you upload to SCS please use the keyword FLLCJUN13.  You can enter as many times as you like, but we want you to know if you use your Flourishes stamps, your entry counts twice!  You have until Friday June 14, 2013 at 5 PM EST to enter.  Just be sure to enter your creation below using our InLinkz Widgit.  Enjoy exploring those nature textures!

I was inspired by the soft textures of baby chicks so I pulled out my Easter Wishes stamp set.

I stamped my Easter Wishes out on Classic White cardstock in Versafine Black Onyx ink on top of a Perfectly Pierced Classic Frames diecut. Then I colored my image in with Copics and mounted it on popdots on top of a Spellbinder die shape, which I matted some cardstock from the Color Made Easy in Rich Browns, behind it. I added some yellow flocking to my chick image for my texture and then used some Color Made Easy ribbon from the Sunflower collection in Antique Gold, a black button and some Metallic Silver String cording tied to a Tailor Made Classic Tag die with my sentiment from Easter Wishes, as my finishing touch.

How would you like to be inspired by our Senior Design Team before you get started?

Hop on over to:

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

And be sure to welcome our NEWEST Senior Design Team Member - Tosha Leyendekker

!!  See more about her HERE. We're so excited to have her with us!

THE OFFICIAL RULES:
     Simply create a card using any textures from nature, or inspired by nature!

Entries need to be in by Friday June 14th, 5 PM EST

Those entries using Flourishes Stamps will be counted twice

You must link your creation on our InLinkz Widgit to be counted

You must have a link to our challenge in your blog post or gallery post

Please DO NOT combine challenges.  Only those entries that don't combine will be in the running

If you upload to SCS please use the keyword FLLCJUN13

We'll announce the winners on Saturday in our Winner's Circle Post here on the blog on Saturday June 15th, so check back then to find out if you are a winner!

Thanks for stopping by today and we look forward to seeing what you create!  We'll see you here on TUESDAY June 11th when Sneak Peeks start!

Flourishes Favorites: Focus on the Guys!

Hello Flourishes Friday Friends!  Today we're going to continue on our theme of masculine cards that we began last week, giving you some more great inspiration for that guy in your life!   The Senior Design Team is picking any set in our Flourishes Stamp Collection and showing off their masculine designs to you today.  I now you'll be inspired and come away with some great manly ideas!

I used the Flourishes Father's Day set to make my card.

I used Father's Day that I stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Classic White cardstock and sponged with Memento Desert Sand ink onto a Spellbinders Perfectly Pierced Frame diecut. Then I tied some Kraft Jute around my card and added a Black Button knotted on, then I matted my card with Flourishes Kraft and Classic Black cardstocks. 

This will be Danielle's last Friday with us :(  We are going to miss her sweet spirit and her amazing designs! Please stop by her blog and leave her some love! :)
And don't forget our Designer Focus on the main blog.  Did you know you can have a chance to win a
Flourishes Goodie Bag if you CASE this weeks designer? To play along, visit our Flourishes main blog page HERE to read more about it!

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

Thank you for visiting and have a great day!

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!

Timeless Tuesday: Poppy, Emerald & Rich Browns!

Good morning Flourishes Friends, it's Tuesday and we're back with another challenge for you. This week our hostess, Broni, is challenging us to: Use Poppy, Emerald and Rich Browns On Your Creations!
WOW! Ok, I have never used all of those colors all at once so this was a perfect challenge, for me!

Because these are some pretty bold colors I kept my card design very simple.

I used Flourishes "Flowers and Frames" stamp set stamped in Memento "Summer Sky" ink, to create my frame around the sentiment. The sentiment is from Flourishes "Mother's Words Of Wisdom" stamp set that I stamped in "Rhubarb Stalk" Memento ink. The blue and white DP is from Theresa Collins "Now & Then" paper pad, and layered with Flourishes Poppy, Emerald Coast and Rich Browns CS under it. I diecut a piece of vellum with a Spellbinders Perfectly Pierced Classic Frames die, and edged it with more Memento "Rhubarb Stalk"  ink and placed it under my sentiment and added some Color Made Easy "Basque Red" ribbon under it and added a flower to finish my card.

I have to say that I love this color combination and how they compliment each other so nicely! I may try another card with these colors again!
Please visit the rest of the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Team for more Poppy, Emerald & Brown creation inspirations!

Ally

Broni
Cindy

Denise

Maki

Lea Lawson - January's Guest Designer

Thank you for visiting and have a great day!