Timeless Tuesday: Silver or Gold

Good morning Flourishes friends! Did you have a nice Thanksgiving? Are you ready for Christmas? It's right around the corner and to get ready for it, our hostess Cindy is challenging us to create a card with : Silver or Gold! 

I love to decorate with both colors for Christmas, but I decided to use Gold, for my card color focus.

I used Flourishes "Poinsettia and Pine" image with Flourishes "Paperwhites" sentiment, stamped onto Flourishes Classic White cardstock in gold ink. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the Poinsettia and Pine cut file shape, that I stamped on to and popped up on pop dots. Then I used a punch with a few diecuts, ribbon, a paper doily, and a metallic gold design paper to create and finish my card.

Cindy

Heather
Broni 
Denise
Ally 

Karen Wallace - November's Guest Designer

Timeless Tuesday : Happy Challenge

Good morning fellow Flourishes friends!! Are you ready for another fun challenge? This week our hostess is Broni and she is challenging us to create a: Happy Card! 

I really love this challenge, because there are so many ways to interpret it! So I decided to create a card that shows what I love and what makes me happy. Our family loves to travel and I have been to much of Italy, also visiting Florence where the colors of the landscape are absolutely stunning and fabulous! I hope my card reflects the feel of the culture and my love of all things Italian. 

I used Flourishes new "Dreaming of Florence" stamp that I stamped onto watercolor paper, then colored in with Letraset Aqua Markers.

Grazie per la visita e buona giornata! 
(Thank you for visiting and have a nice day!)

Cindy

Heather
Broni 
Denise
Ally 

Karen Wallace - November's Guest Designer

Timeless Tuesday : Go Natural

Good morning Flourishes Friends! It's Release Week again at Flourishes and they have a fun challenge and a Release Week sneak peak of the new "Inside and Out Just Because" set! The Flourishes Senior Design Team will be joining us this week, which is a real treat!

First of all, do you want to see a quick peak of the new set? Here it is!

Isn't it pretty? I know I'll be using it for everyone of those Just Because cards I always seem to need. 

This weeks hostess is Denise, and she has challenged us to: Create A Natural Card from her inspiration challenge photo. 

I love the soft cream hues of the photo, so I pulled out my new creamy canvas paper a nice texture and versatility.

I used Flourishes "Inside and Out Just Because" stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink on top of canvas paper. I stitched around the canvas paper then added a square lace applique, some crochet & paper flowers, ribbon and a pearl strand. I placed that on top of some kraft paper and added a punched border to finish. 

Please visit the rest of the teams to gather more Flourishes Timeless Tuesday "Natural" inspirations!

• Allison Cope
• Amanda Havon
• Broni Holcombe
• Cindy Haffner
• Denise Marzec
• Maki Jones
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Sharon Doolittle
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger
• Karen Wallace - our November Guest Designer

Thank you for visiting and please have a great day! 

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: Silhouette Images

Good morning Flourishes friends! It's time for another challenging Timeless Tuesday! This week Maki is our hostess and she is challenging us to : Use a Silhouette Image!!

I love the silhouette images but for as much as I love them, I can't decide on what paper I can show them off better! So when I found some canvas paper in my local scrapbooking store, I knew it was perfect for this challenge!

I used Flourishes "Father's Day" sentiment and image, stamped in Memento "Tuxedo Black" onto the Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole die. I stitched around the canvas paper then added a square lace applique, crocheted flower and a metal button that I added to the middle of it. To finish off the card I added a ribbon and some black rhinestone bling from Flourishes "Viola" 123 Create Kit.
I really love this card stamped on canvas paper, and everything all neutral colored so much so that next weeks card I stamped on the canvas paper, too.


Please visit the rest of the team to gather more Flourishes Timeless Tuesday "Fall Off The Page" inspirations!

Cindy

Heather
Broni 
Denise
Ally 

Maki

Karen Wallace - November's Guest Designer

Thank you for visiting and please have a great day!

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: Falling Off The Page

Good morning and welcome back for another Timeless Tuesday challenge! This week's hostess is Allison and she is challenging us to create a card with the image : Falling Off The Page.

I used Flourishes "From The Desk Of" stamp set, stamped onto Flourishes Classic White cardstock then colored it in with Copic markers. I used papers, ribbon and the blue rhinestones from the Flourishes "Viola" 123 Create Kit. 

Here are the Copic Collections I used:

Don't forget to keep your eyes out for the Flourishes "Viola" 123 Create Kit, soon we will be featuring Novembers 123 Create Kit, so get your hands on this one before we run out! In this kit you will get a thick 6x6 paper pad, 3 yards of iridescent cording, 2 yards of soft purple ribbon, a yard of white pleated ribbon, a yard of teal velvet ribbon, a yard of lace, and two kinds of bling!! Whew! All of the cording and ribbons combined are pretty generous and I still have some leftover!

Please visit the rest of the team to gather more Flourishes Timeless Tuesday "Fall Off The Page" inspirations!

Cindy

Heather
Broni 
Denise
Ally 

Maki

Nina Brackett - October's Guest Designer

Thank you for visiting and please have a great day!

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: Birthdays!

Good Morning Timeless Tuesday friends! It's time for another fun challenge, and this week I am challenging you to: Create a Birthday Card or Project!! It's as simple and easy as that! Who doesn't need a birthday card at the last moment? I know I do :)

I used Flourishes new "Inside and Out Happy" stamp set. This is my new favorite go to set with all of it's easy and quick sentiments for any occasion!

I stamped Flourishes "Inside and Out Happy" birthday sentiment out on Flourishes "Classic White" cardstock that I cut out with a diecut. I cut some pennants from Spellbinders "Nested Pennants" dies with papers from the Flourishes 123 "Viola" Kit, which the ribbon and rhinestones are also from.


All this month I am using Flourishes "Viola" 123 Kit. With all of it's versatility and embellishments, you will want one too! I personally loved all of the beautiful papers and trims :)

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

Cindy
Broni

Denise

Ally 

Maki

Nina Brackett - October's Guest Designer

Thank you for visiting and please have a great day!

Splitcoaststampers Product Review: Xyron

I've had a love/hate affair with adhesives since I started scrapping. The very first adhesive I bought was from Walmart, from a company called Vario. It was so expensive ($8 a refill), and it wouldn't even stick properly to my cards when it got hot out. Then Walmart decided to get rid of their scrapbooking sections, so I couldn't get it anyway. Ugh. I got fed up and started what seemed like an endless adhesive search. And I just about gave up when the ladies at Splitcoast Stampers decided to review the Xyron Permanent Glue Stick and Xyron Mini Sticker Maker. I gave it a try and I am giving my full review on the SCS Product Forum: HERE.

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: Winter

Good morning! It's time for yet another fun filled Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge! This week Cindy is challenging us to create a : Winter Inspired Card or Project! This is one of those fun challenges for me, because I absolutely love winter! 

I decided to pull out one of this month's new releases called "Snow Day" and create a playful kind of card.

I used Flourishes "Snow Day" stamped on paper from Flourishes 123 "Viola" Kit. I stamped the image out another piece of paper from the Viola Kit to create the ice skate's "pom-poms". Then I used a Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole Die to frame up the skates. The lace, ribbon and green rhinestone are also from the Viola 123 Kit, then I used V04 Copic from the Flourishes Violet Copic Collection, to color the laces in and complete the look.
Here is the Copic Collection I used for this card:

TIP: Don't be afraid to mix mediums and look for coloring inspirations in other places. I was in my local Micheals two years ago and found tiny bottles of Model Car paint for 25 cents each! I picked some up and used the Gold paint to highlight the skate's blades for some interest. It has a great metallic shine that you just can't get from markers.

All this month I am using Flourishes "Viola" 123 Kit. With all of it's versatility and embellishments, you will want one too! I personally loved all of the beautiful papers and trims :)

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

Cindy

Denise
Broni

Ally 

Maki

Nina Brackett - October's Guest Designer

Thank you for visiting and please have a great day!