Wednesday, July 31, 2013

YellowStone Retreat

We are home! My goodness we had the BEST time ever in Yellowstone National Park the last 5 days. Some of the Flourishes girls all met up in Montana for a fun filled family time and it was nothing short of amazing!  We took so many pictures and I won't put you to sleep with a ton, just a few highlights of the trip!  ;-) 
This first one is of the loved ones who helped make this happen for us girls! From left to right is Christine's Family, Julie's Family and then my family. The husbands and kids were amazing the whole time. Not everyone could bring the family we are counting them in for next time though. What  a blessing, THANK YOU for all your love and support for us Flourishes girls.  You help us be who we are and we love you for it.
Here is a beautiful picture of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Breath taking view from up above. Several made the long hike to the bottom,  I stayed up at the top with a few of the kids. hee hee 
SQUEEL!!! Look who I met for the first time, the adorable Tosha! She is the newest designer at Flourishes and a friend from SCS long before. Tosha has a heart of gold and was just a darling to my sweet boys. Even when they were teasing about My Fro Yo! HA!!!  Tosha you are a gem girlie...
This is not a great photo sorry. The sun was out for half the day and the rest it was raining so I can't complain too much. Here we are at the canyon again. The boys were getting cold hence the sweatshirts if you can believe it.  ;-)
Here is Christine and myself. Oh sweet friend you and your family were such a blessing to us. I am amazed that we could make this trip happen. And to think all the kids just clicked right out the gates. ;-)  Loved every minute with your family.
The kids all had a wonderful time playing Lego's,  ping pong ball, having smores and sight seeing,  the works. They all clicked and have made friendships to go along with the mom's. I LOVE it!

One of the fun things we did was White Water Rafting! Oh my WORD!!! It was a total blast and first time for my family. WOW!!!!  The You can't see everyone in this photo,  Julie is in the middle behind Sharon, me and one of my sons are on the far right and the rest you can see.  However, I had to show this picture because Julie's daughter is in the front of the boat and she looks like she is having way  too much fun! ha ha  This was amazing FUN!

We ended our Yellowstone Day at sunset with Old Faithful blowing! What a way to end the day. I like seeing the boys and the show in between them. They are my heart and love them dearly. There will be more pictures from the other girls in the coming days so be on the look out! Have a great day!
 

WOJ#160 Summer Sailing

Whiff Of Joy issued in the new challenge today #160 all about summer fun! That is perfect since it is in the 100's once again here so summer is screaming at us. ha ha Be sure to link your creations back over on the WOJ blog. Hope you can play along!
 
My creation is using the adorable Sailing Tour in the Maya line of stamps. He is stamped on classic white cardstock and colored with various Copic markers. My designer paper is from the fun pack of October Afternoon 9to5. These adorable little arrows is from the newest Die-Lights released called Mini Arrows. Are they just not super cute or what? Added a little bit of stickles to the water for shimmer. Tied off my twine bow with a charm from the Box of Charms Pirate's Treasures. Voila! Have a wonderful day!

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

DTGD Sunflower blue jeans

Welcome, today is another list of the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges over on SCS.  Hope you can join us. If you are not a FAN CLUB MEMBER, NOW is the time to join. Check it out HERE!
This is for KJ's aka KelliJo challenge. I adore this challenge and what she choose, super CUTE!!! I stamped Sunflowers onto Classic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo black ink.

Colored with Copic collections:





After the Sunflowers were colored I cut around the edges and added dimensionals to the back. Used Spellbinders shape Respelendent Rectangles for my frame and layered some designer paper down with Color Made Easy Sunflower and True Blue cardstock.


Added some lace trim and my Color Made Easy True Blue Sky ribbon tied off with a sunflower button and jute twine combo. Added some flourished pearls an then my sunflower. Voila!  Have a wonderful day!


Monday, July 29, 2013

DTGD Birthday Booty Treasure

Whohoo!!! Today is day two of the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges over on SCS. I LOVE this week every year, it is super fun!  Hope you can join us. If you are not a FAN CLUB MEMBER, NOW is the time to join. Check it out HERE!
This is for Angela aka Arizona Maine's challenge today. I used my Silhouette machine and printed out the treasure box template and created this fun booty birthday gift. hee hee

Henry is from the Spring Secret Kit 2013 at Whiff Of Joy. He is stamped onto classic white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with copic markers. I die cut him out using Spellbinders classic ovals and popped him up on dimensionals. Added the the Die-Light Vintage Key Trio to the charm key from the Box of Charms Pirates Treasure. Voila! Have a wonderful day.

CWM Dahlia Invite

Happy Happy Joy Joy!  Today  on the Flourishes Blog I am your host for this weeks Create With Me Monday. I am showing how I created this fun birthday invite using Dahlia's. You can find my Tutorial  for the Bagged Inivtation at SweetandClassic.  Have a great day!

Saturday, July 27, 2013

DTGD 2013 Mouse Style

Whohoo!!! Today is the first day of the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges over on SCS. I LOVE this week every year, it is super fun! last year was my first time hosting a challenge and this year I am hosting again. YEA!!! Hope you can join us. If you are not a FAN CLUB MEMBER, NOW is the time to join. Check it out HERE!
This is for my own challenge this week and for Susan's challenge. I stamped this adorable House Mouse stamp called dream puff onto classic white cardstock. Colored with Copic markers and popped the panel up on dimensionals. Added a single pearl to the corner and a few above the swirl to the left of the gingham paper. Voila.

WOJ Watering Can


Over on the Whiff OF Joy Blog today it is time for our Monthly Theme. Several of the Design Team are showing off some table decorations ideas and creations for you. Check out the WOJ blog for all of the Design Teams creations.
Now is this not the cutest table decoration? I used the Watering Can file from Silhouette for my decoration. My image is the adorable Henry, You Have Green Thumbs that I stamped onto classic white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Colored my image with various copic markers.
My designer paper is from the October Afternoon 9 to 5 paper pack. The fun Picket Fence Die-Light was perfect for the bottom of my watering can. Added a few brads and tied off my little grow charm with some twine. The licorice is a huge hit with the kids especially the part ran through the spout to look like water. hee hee   Hope you have a wonderful day!

Friday, July 26, 2013

Birthday Thank You


Hi all and welcome to the 5th Challenge in Flourishes..... BirthdayCelebration-5

Today the entire Flourishes Design Team is jumping on the birthday band wagon and helping Flourishes light the candles and roll the music to celebrate SIX fun-filled, creative years! Today's challenge is all about the right recipe for your cards. So, all you need to do is check out our recipe card below and make sure you use all six items. We're calling this challenge -- The SIX for SIX -- six items for six years! So, without further ado -- the recipe! 7-26Graphic

HOW TO PLAY: Like we said, simply use the six items as your recipe for your card or creation. Make sure to use the sketch and be inspired by the colors in the inspiration photo and then, use the other four items as well when you create. This Birthday Celebration Challenge is just that simple! When you are done with your card, don't forget to link up your creation  using the Inlinkz widget! For Birthday Celebration Challenge #5, enter as many times as you like. If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, use the keyword FLLCBC5. You have until 11:59 PM CST on July 31st to enter! Winners will be announced Saturday, August 3rd and winners will receive a goody bag from Flourishes valued at $30! There’s a whole bunch of fun scheduled for Flourishes 6th Birthday — if you want a peek at all the challenges, just click HERE to see!


My creation is a birthday thank you card. I still as an adult send out thank you cards for all the gifts I receive on my birthday. ;-)  I grabbed one of my favorite stamp sets Thank You. My flowers are stamped onto Classic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Colored with Copic collections:


I added some textures with the swiss dots to my background panel. My ribbon tabs are using three color made easy collections Pistachio Iced Lime, Tiger Lily Peach and Basic White.


My cardstock base is from two Color Made Easy Collections Pistachio and Terra Cotta. Added two jewels to the flowers centers and popped my panel up on dimensionals. Voila!
Be sure to check out the creations from the Design Team for this Birthday celebration!                        

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

You ALREADY know how to be GREAT!


Another fabulous Ted Talks. I had to giggle at the talk of the kids nagging and giving them candy part. hee hee  Have a great day!

Monday, July 22, 2013

Botanical Thank You

A quick thank you card today using Botanical Bookplates Vol.2. The textured panel is from my sweet friend Pat, thank you girlie! I stamped the bookplate flowers onto classic white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Colored with Copic Collections:



Once colored I die cut the tag using the matching Tailor-Made Classic Bookplate die then cut around some of our Color Made Easy Crocus Cardstock.

Added a few clear rhinestones to the textured background and tied off some Color Made Easy Crocus Lavender ribbon. Voila! Thanks for stopping in with me today.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

FS337 May the Lord Bless you

This weeks Featured Stamper 337 is Heather aka housesbuiltofcards. Large gallery with lots of great creations. I kept coming back to this Thinking of you card. I kept the layout, similar colors and have the flowers as my background and sentiment focused. I changed the stamp, colors and have my sentiment on the base layer. Hope you can play along with us.
I stamped my Anemones onto Classic White cardstock in rose red ink. I then used Y00 copic marker to shade some of the corners of the flowers. Stamped my sentiment using Memento Tuxedo black ink onto the base. Added a few jewels then layered onto some scrap paper and then Classic Kraft cardstock. Voila!

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Flourishes Christmas in July


Welcome to another fun-filled way to help Flourishes usher in its 6th Birthday. Are you ready for a little Christmas in July?
HOW TO PLAY: It’s Christmas in July! For this challenge, dig out those Christmas stamps and get those fingers inky with a Christmas creation! This Birthday Celebration Challenge is just that simple! When you are done with your creation, don’t forget to link up your creation using the Inlinkz widget! For Birthday Celebration Challenge #3, enter as many times as you like. If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, use the keyword FLLCBC3. You have until 11:59 PM CST on July 31st to enter! Winners will be announced Saturday, August 3rd and winners will receive a goody bag from Flourishes valued at $30!

I grabbed my Warm Winter Wishes set to play today. The gloves are stamped onto classic white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo black ink.

Colored with Copic collections:


After they were colored I die cut them using Spellbinders classic circles and sponged the edges before I removed the die. Die cut some Color Made Easy Crocus paper using Spellbinders Snowflakes and popped it up on dimensionals. Created a snowflake border onto classic white cardstock. Layered some white lace trim down with more Color Made Easy Crocus to cover the edge. Voila! Hope you can play along with us.

****Need a little more inspiration? My fellow Flourishes DT teammate Julie Koerber also has a fabulous sample to share, so check it out on her blog.****

If you need a few Christmas stamps to get creating, now is the time to buy! Between now (July 20th) and July 31st, we’re hosting our annual Christmas in July Sale! ALL of Flourishes Christmas sets are now 25% off! Simply use the code MERRYJULY in the coupon code box at the time of check out. Make sure to hit “Apply” for your code to take effect. Keep in mind, this code will only be valid on Christmas stamp sets. Also, because this sale is such a popular sale at Flourishes – we do expect to run out of stamp sets. Unfortunately, we cannot issue any rain checks for any of our Christmas designs. So, shop often and early! Have a great day!