True friends...

welcome to Day Two of November Sneak Peeks! Now that you’re all warm and cozy from our fantastic hot-beverage set yesterday, today we’re going to celebrate all that’s warm and special about friendship. Introducing….

This set, illustrated by Sam Pickard will send sunshine to any friend - near or far! With a beautiful pincushion flower at the center of this set, you'll find a beautiful butterfly and beautifully scripted sentiments add just the right touch. Set measures 4" by 6”. We think it has the perfect heartfelt friendship sentiments in it and we know you’ll love it!
 Today my creation with the new set Friendship and Flowers is a card and bookmark combination. To the far right you see the bookmark that is attached to the card base itself. The recipient will be able to tear the bookmark off once they open their card. This is a standard A2 size creation. For the front of the card I have stamped the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo black ink onto Classic White Card stock. Layered the sentiment oval panel onto a layer of Color Made Easy Pistachio that is die cut using Perfectly Pierced Victorian Ovals.

A lace trim layer underneath with some Color Made Easy Rich Browns card stock. A few flourished pearls for a splash of bling. My butterfly is colored with Copic Collections Buttercup and New Fields. I cut the butterfly out and popped up the wings after I added him to the front of the card. My bookmark has the larger sentiment length wise in the set stamped with a few of the flowers in Mellow Moss ink. Tied off the ribbon for the bookmark with some Color Made Easy Pistachio Iced Lime ribbon and a twine and Olive button combo. Voila!
The Design Team did a great job celebrating friendship with this set and we know you’ll be inspired. And, while you’re hopping and looking at their creations, don’t forget to try to figure out….

Hidden among the Design Team’s blogs today is our Mystery Blogger of the day. Comment on her blog and you could be chosen to win today’s set! The more you comment, the better your chances of winning.

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

Do you want to win Flourishes’ November Release?

• If you would like a chance at winning all three of our soon-to-be released November sets…you can play in our Grab A Cup Challenge – we will have multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is FRIDAY November 15th at 5 PM EST. Check out the link for the official rules!
• All three of our November sets can be pre-ordered now, even before you see them all! Take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all three sets together in a bundle. This discount will only be available through November 22nd, so you have to act fast!
• Keep in mind, all of these sets will be live first thing Friday morning in the Flourishes store along with the coordinating cut files for this release.
• And, don’t forget to come back to the Flourishes Blog Saturday, November 16th for the Winner’s Circle where we’ll announce all of our winners of this weeks’ challenges!