Saturday, March 16, 2013

Birthday Vader

The twins have a birthday party today that I sorta forgot about till last night. EEK! Needed a quick birthday card and the kid loves Star Wars, so I pulled out Darth Vadermoose and created last night. Stamped Vader onto classic white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink. Colored him with various copic markers.

Added some liquid glass to his helmet, gloves and shoes yet hard to see in the photo. While that dried I die cut some of my new stars die from Sweet N Sassy stamps that I got last week and my sentiment is from the set Timeless Classic at SNSS as well. Framed him up with Spellbinders Classic Rectangles and scalloped squares. Added a few brads and voila! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Friday, March 15, 2013

Release Day at Flourishes

Gosh, this week flew by and by the sounds of it, you like the newest offerings from Flourishes! Well, if we are right, you’ll be happy to know that each and every one of our new sets is now LIVE in the Flourishes store HERE! Tulips for Friends, Inside & Out Congrats AND... our newest set that the DT is giving you a peek of today called Forget-Me-Not Notes!

Introducing…

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Beautiful Forget Me Nots are fashioned into pieces that can then be made into frames. The possibilities are endless with this beautifully floral set illustrated by Marcella Hawley! Made as a companion to our Perfectly Pierced Classic Windows die, this set can be used to share gratitude on a card or better yet, in a gratitude journal. Perfect for creating thoughtful gifts for friends or loved ones. Set measures 4" by 6".And..... just like we mentioned, you can get all three new sets now — just click HERE to see them in the 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! Before we get to the link list of talented ladies, we did have some fun and inspirational news for you!!! If you've ever struggled to come up with card concepts while creating, have we got a deal for YOU! As you know, earlier this year we released our 2013 Catalog that is chocked full of samples, tutorials and of course, photos of all of our stamp sets! Well, because our catalogs are packed with creative inspiration, we decided to package our 2012, our Christmas and our new 2013 as a bundle at a special price!
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When you put all three catalogs together, you have more than 150 samples to gaze at plus 12 full color, step-by-step tutorials. All this for just $20! Get your Catalog Bundle HERE!
 
This is a great set for some altered projects that I have been wanting to work on ahead of time. I bought these plain journals at the store for $1 a few months ago and have them in mind for a certain project at the boys school. I grabbed one with the teal side binding to go with the pink colors in the designer paper. Stamped the image onto classic white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink.

Colored with copic collections:




Once colored layered onto some of our Color Made Easy Emerald Coast and Candy Pink Collection cardstock.



Die cut my sentiment out using our Perfectly Pierced Classic Window die and sponged around the sentiment before I removed the die. Some lace trim along the side panel and some Color Made Easy Emerald Coast Teal Blue that I tied into a ribbon bow. Finished the bow off with a Color Made Peasy Candy Pink button and some ivory jute tied into a bow. A lovely journal recovered.
Ready to see what our ever-so-talented design team whipped up? Just head on over and see.....
 

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!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Day 2 of Flourishes New Release....

We're in the thick of things now here at Flourishes and it's on to day 2 of Flourishes Release Week Sneaks! (If you missed Day 1, feel free to click HERE!) Today, we have the end of a fabulously popular collection that is designed to give the inside and outside of your cards an endless supply of mix and match sentiments!

Introducing…..

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  Give the inside and outside of your cards a bit of pizzazz with these mix and match sentiments that are perfect for those 'Atta Boy' cards of congratulations! These fun scripted and print words are designed to be used together or apart on the inside or outside of your creations! This set, by Becky Fleck, measures 4" by 3". If you like what you see on the designers' blogs, you can pre-order this set HERE now! You could also find it HERE as a part of our New Release Bundle for March (you save 10% when you purchase as a bundle!) All three of our new sets will be unveiled on Friday. So.... stay tuned! 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! Before we get to the link list of talented ladies, we did have some fun and inspirational news for you!!! If you've ever struggled to come up with card concepts while creating, have we got a deal for YOU! As you know, earlier this year we released our 2013 Catalog that is chocked full of samples, tutorials and of course, photos of all of our stamp sets! Well, because our catalogs are packed with creative inspiration, we decided to package our 2012, our Christmas and our new 2013 as a bundle at a special price!
catalogbundle
When you put all three catalogs together, you have more than 150 samples to gaze at plus 12 full color, step-by-step tutorials. All this for just $20! Get your Catalog Bundle HERE!
 
I combined the Inside and Out Congrats with the darling Hello Baby stamp set. The image is stamped onto classic white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink.

I colored the image using several copic collections:




Once colored I die cut using Spellbinders Classic circles, layered onto a white doily that I recieved from a SCS friend. Added a layer of the Color Made Easy True Blue paper to the back and used for the base along with some dimensionals.

Congrats is stamped at the top using bashful blue ink. Added some of the lace white trim down the side along with my Color Made Easy True Blue Sky ribbon that I tied a bow off with ivory jute and a Color Made Easy ivory button. Scatter a few snow white pearls around the doily and, voila a sweet baby card. Ready to see what our ever-so-talented design team whipped up with our newest Inside and Out set? Just head on over and see.....
 

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 a brand new fanciful and floral set that is bound to help share bouquets of gratitude! See you tomorrow!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Day 1 of Flourishes New Release

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?

Introducing.....

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A beautiful single tulip or a bouquet poised and ready to deliver to someone special - that's what you get with this gorgeous set -- 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! 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.

This Tulips set is FANTASTIC. I have to tell you I really do love this new set and have several ideas in my head to get out onto paper. I stamped the image onto classic white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink.
My tulips are colored using copic collections:



Once colored I cut around the image and popped it up on dimensionals. Grabbed the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles for the frame shape using our Color Made Easy Sunflower collection paper.

The designer paper is from My Minds Eye Lavender collection. Added a white layer with the smaller one in the set that I added some white crochet ribbon to and our Color Made Easy Sunflower antique gold too. Then my sentiment is stamped onto classic white cardstock again using memento tuxedo black ink, then die cut out using our Pierfectly Pierced Classic Window die. Sponged the yellow ink on before I removed the die and added a few snow white pearls. Voila, very springy and fresh. I do love how this turned out.

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!

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!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Be Encouraged

Can you keep a secret? I am suppose to be somewhere else but instead I snuck into the stamp room and inked up my new set today. Ssshhh... Noone will know if you all don't tell on me, okay?  :0)   I received my new set from Sweet N Sassy Stamps today called Be Encouraged. Figured I had one last chance to play in the new release challenges and I choose Diane's Inspiration piece for my creation.
Went with the clean and simple look and a flower. Little color from scraps of dp and the flourishes jewels are a beautiful touch on any card I think. I LOVE this set and each one of the encouraging words. This set will be used quite a bit. Well I better get going and head over to my in-laws before they wonder what is going on. hee hee  Have a great day.

Let's sail away

I wasn't kidding when I said the next week or so was going to be crazy. Sailing away sounds like a fabulous idea to me, especially with this cutie pie. I made it through yesterday, let's hope the rest of the day goes well too.
This is using Sailing Tour from Whiff of Joy stamps. I stamped the image onto classic white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink. Colored him with various copic markers. These fun arrows are from the Die-Lights Arrows collection. Added some twine and a button and voila, an easy peasy creation.
We are excited over at Whiff of Joy as we have a new way of presenting our Die-Lights. Head on over the WOJ blog and check it out! Have a wonderful day!

Monday, March 11, 2013

HMF#140 Sweet smells

I don't know about you but this Monday already feels like a Wednesday and that started last night. Have a lot of stuff going on the next week or so and I feel anxious already. EEK!!! Anyways on with today's House Mouse and Friends Blog Challenge. This weeks challenge is brought to use by Kate. Her challenge is Ribbons and Pearls. We have a few sponsors this week so be sure to check out the House Mouse and Friends blog for all the details!

My creation is pretty easy today, I stamped out the darling mice onto classic white cardstock using memento tuxedo black ink.
Colored with various copic markers. Layered on my new Spellbinders that just came in the mail. Added some ribbon and pearls and voila. I said easy peasy, the spellbinders does all the glam for ya. ha!  Hope you have a wonderful day!