FLLC Free For All Friday (a day late!)

Hello everyone~
I usually post something on Fridays for Flourishes but I had to do a day late. I had no power for a day due to a tornade and severe thunderstorm. We still need some cleaning to do but it is very hard when my husband is out of town :( Anyway, we are fine and finally back to normal! I hope you've enjoyed seeing the creations from other Flourishes DT yesterday :)


It was time for Flourishes "Free for All Friday!!" yesterday. Just like every Friday after the release, Flourishes DT designers pick up their favorite new sets and let their creativity go crazy with a "Free for All Friday!"
Also, we added something new on Flourishes Friday post! It is called "Designer Focus"! Be sure to visit Flourishes Blog to find out which designer is focused!




Here is my Free for All Friday card :)

I couldn't just pick one favorite so I mixed up two sets from the release. I used Glamuor Girls and Simply Charming. They make me grin every time I stamp :)))
All images were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers. I also sponged the mat with Memento Angel Pink and colored over with R20 and R000 Copic markers to add more depth on the edge. The card was designed with Classic White cardstock, CME Rich Browns cardstock, pink cardstock and MME designer papers. To finish off, I added the lace trim on the corners.

The rest of supplies: decorative edger, Spellbinders die

Be sure to check other DT's creations if you're not done yet.

• Amanda Havon
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones   (you're here)
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great day!

Maki

CardMaker & Flourishes Blog Hop

   

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today the CardMaker Magazine Blog Team is pairing up with the Flourishes Design Team to bring you some fabulous inspiration with our most recent Flourishes May Release sets!

It’s a taste of creativity you’re sure to love! Flourishes loves CardMaker Magazine and its endless source of inspiration in each edition. You’ll find gorgeous photography; beautiful creations, step-by-step instructions and card and paper-crafting designs from the simple to the elaborate; and we love that a number of our Flourishes designers have been published in its pages!

So hop along today and be doubly inspired by two great teams, and you'll want to be sure to comment by Friday, May 17th 5pm EST because we're giving away our entire May Stamp release valued at more than $70...one prize at the Flourishes Blog and one prize hidden along the blog hop!




Here is my card:

I picked Old Tea Rose for my card :-) and purple for the color! This set comes with the wonderful sentiments to match the beautiful rose image and I wanted to use the sentiment as a focal point of the card.
The card was designed with Classic Ivory cardstock, CME Crocus, Pistachio and Rich Browns cardstock. I stamped the rose images with Memento Tuxedo Black on the background mat and colored with Copic markers.

The rest of supplies: Memento Toffee Crunch, CME ribbon - Rich Brown-Ivory, Prima tea rose, pearls, Martha Stewart punches, Spellbinders dies

Next Hop : Ivanka Lentle


Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Maki

FLLC May Release - Simple Charming

TGIF!!

It's our last day of May Releases at Flourishes! We know you've enjoyed all the Sneak Peeks this week of these fabulous new sets! And we've enjoying showing them to you! All our May Release are now LIVE HERE! Now how about showing you one more? A very popular trend in jewelry right now are charm-bracelets, and today we've made it possible in stylish paper-crafting form. Here's...

   

 Use this set when nothing but a "Simply Charming" card will do! With more than a dozen mix-and-match sentiments and six charms that you can mask and add to the "Tiffany's" style charm bracelet, this set is one of a kind! The options are endless and the uses are downright fun! Let's see what kind of "charming" cards you can whip up with this one! Plus, with a Sihouette Cut File there's no problem combining the bracelet links and charms. All of our Silhouette Files are available now HERE. 

Here is my card using Simple Charming set :)

Mother's Day is on Sunday and I had a perfect time to create one for my mother in law. I used the stamp set as a little heart charm underneath of paper roses. This set is such a handy one to add for some flower clusters! I stamped the heart charm with VersaMark and heat embossed with silver embossing powder. Then I colored the inside of charm with Copic markers carefully. After the markers was dry enough, I stamped "Love" with VersaMark and heat embossed with the same embossing powder. You need to do this process if you want to color with alcohol markers. Otherwise, the embossed line will bleed when the markers touch. The rest of the card was designed with Classic White cardstock, CME Rich Browns cardstock, Terra Cotta cardstock and Pistachio cardstock. I used Motherly Love set for the sentiment and the mat was die cut with Perfectly Pierced Hourglass die set.

The rest of supplies: pearls, Memento - rich cocoa, peanut brittle, tangelo, bamboo leaves, ink spritz, SB Itty Bitty Blossoms die, Nestabilities die, distress tool, blending tool

Come and be inspired by the Design Team's creativity with this set on their blogs, And today is your last chance to find the...

 

Hidden amoung the Design Team is one person who's today's Mystery Blogger, comment on her blog and you could win today's set! How easy and wonderful is that?!

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

Don't forget about the other ways you can win this week, you still have time to play in our Colorful Creations Challenge - the deadline for entries is tonight at 5 PM Eastern. This week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge is another way to win. Click HERE to find out more. And all our winner's will be announced tomorrow on the Flourishes Blog in our Winner's Circle. Be sure to tune in to see if your name is chosen! Thanks for joining us in a fun and creative week Flourishes Fans!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

FLLC May Release - Call Me

Hello and happy Thursday!

We're back for Day 3 of Flourishes May New Releases to show off for you! It feels so good to connect with an old friend doesn't it? We have the perfect set for you today that brings in some fun vintage-style that celebrates friendship. Introducing....

What's the 411 on this set? It's a darling, vintage feel set that helps you stay connected with friends far and wide. This Call Me Stamp Set, whimsically illustrated by Marcella Hawley, offers three main images plus six spunky sentiments you can use to catch up with friends. This set measures 4 by 6". We think it's very charming and so much fun! And for even more fun, we've got Silhouette Cut Files for this set that you will see along the way too.

Here is my card using the set :)

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment mat was die cut with Perfectly Pierced Classic Window die set. The card was designed with Classic White cardstock, Emerald Coast cardstock and designer papers. To finish off, CME Pistachio-Ice Lime ribbon, Ivory Jute Twine and Prima flower were embellished. I also colored the pearls with Copic markers and splashed on the image and sentiment mats. 

The rest of Supplies: Memento - Summer Sky, Love Letter

Take a trip on over to visit the Design Team today to see their 411 on this sweet set, and don't forget about today's...

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 the better your chances!

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

 
DO YOU WANT TO WIN OUR ENTIRE RELEASE?
If you want a chance to win all four of our soon-to-be released May sets, you can always play in our Colorful Creations Challenge – there will be multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is Friday at 5 PM EST. OR, play along with the gals for this week’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge! Check out the links for the official rules! Also, if you like what you see on our designers’ blogs today, you can pre-order this set (along with the other three sets as well). You can also 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. So, be sure to stick with us this week as we unveil a whole new host of paper crafting fun!


Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Maki

FLLC May Release - Old Tea Rose

Happy Wednesday!

Welcome to Day 2 of Flourishes Sneak Peeks for May! Those April showers have brought May flowers and we're bringing a beautiful flower to you today too, it's a brand new set from a brand new illustrator for Flourishes! We'd like to introduce...

Old Tea Rose Stamp Set is a gorgeous new set that celebrates the majestic rose. Artistically drawn by our new artist Sam Pickard, this old tea rose just begs to be colored with style. This elegant floral features three accent images, including a stately looking butterfly and five beautifully scripted sentiments - all on a 4 by 6" set. This set will also have a Silhouette Cut file available as well for wonderful creative options. You can find out more about our new Illustrator Sam Pickard HERE.



Here is my card using Old Tea Rose :)

I got out my comfort zone to create this (patting my shoulder, lol) I didn't know how it was going to turned out but I knew I would be happy with the result since I was using this beautiful images ;-)
First, I painted the designer paper with gesso and let it dry. Then I sprayed the ink spritz. After the ink was dry, I stamped the rose and one of the sentiment with Memento tuxedo black. The rose was colored with Copic markers. I noticed ink doesn't dry fast on the gesso painted surface...so I kind of played around the image like softening the lines of the image. When I let the mat completely dry, I added more gesso for the streak texture and inked the edge with the chalk ink. Then I hand drawn the line.

For the designing the card, I used Classic Ivory cardstock and Color Made Easy Piatachio cardstock and Bo Bunny designer paper. The sentiment was die cut with Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole die set. To finish off, I add the butterflies (colored and fuss cut) and embellished the lace trim & rinestones.

The rest of supplies: decorative border punch, Copic multiliner pen

You'll want to see all beautiful inspiration that the Design Team has for you with this set, and you'll want to be sure to comment because...

One of our Design Team Members is the Mystery Blogger of the day! That means commenting on her blog puts you in the running to win you today's Old Tea Rose Stamp Set! You'll have to comment to find out who it is!

Want to see all the beautiful things you can create with this gorgeous flower? We love it so much we've invited some extra friends to the party. Head on over and see…..

• Friends of Flourishes Team Coordinator Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• and BBB Team Member Dina Kowal

Now for more fun offerings...following on the heels of last month's wonderful 123 Create Kit we bring you...

A gorgeous new kit called Prairie Chic ready for spring and summer creating. You'll see it along the way as you visit some of Design Team today and the week ahead. We do all the coordinating for you with beautiful papers, ribbons and embellishments.

DO YOU WANT TO WIN OUR ENTIRE RELEASE?

If you want a chance to win all four of our soon-to-be released May sets, you can always play in our Colorful Creations Challenge – there will be multiple winners there! OR, play along with the gals for this week’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge! Check out the links for the official rules! Also, if you like what you see on our designers’ blogs today, you can pre-order this set (along with the other three sets as well). You can also 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. So, be sure to stick with us this week as we unveil a whole new host of paper-crafting fun!


Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Maki

FLLC Glamour Girls and FTTC219!!

Happy Tuesday and hello Flourishes Fans!
We have a special treat for you today because we are kicking off the festivities for Day 1 of our Flourishes May Release Sneak Peeks  and we have teamed up with the Friends of Flourishes Team to play along with the Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC219) this week. Want a little peek at the set we’ll be showcasing today?

Our Glamour Girls stamp collection, illustrated by Lauren Pope, is a fabulous collection of lovely ladies and some classic "girl talk" sentiments perfect for all those charming gals in your life.  This classy stamp set arrives just in time for Mother's Day!  What more can you ask for?

Now on to our challenge… Denise Marzec is our Timeless Tuesday Challenge hostess this week and for her challenge, we want to see you use some "BLACK ACCENTS" on your card or project.  Let's see you use some black matting, black die-cut images, black ribbon, or try the ever-popular "chalkboard" technique that's popping up all over the blogging world.


Here is my "black accents" card :)

As you see, I added some black accents on my card. The color of black works perfect for the image, don't you think? The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers. I die-cut the black mat and sentiment mat with Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole die set. The black mat was dry embossed and directly inked with white pigment ink. I also stamped the one of the sentiments on the CME Crocus cardstock and it was brushed over lightly with white acrylic paint. To finish off, I dressed the card with the black accents :)

The rest of supplies: Classic White cardstock, designer paper, black rhinestones, ribbon, beaded hat pin, decorative edger, embossing folder

Today we have both our Flourishes Finest Design Team AND our Friends of Flourishes Team sharing their "Black Accents" inspirations with you!  Take a moment and leave some love on all of our designers' blogs.

• Allison Cope
• Broni Holcombe
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Haffner
• Danielle Kennedy
• Deborah Anton
• Denise Marzec
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Makiko Jones (you're here)
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Iulia Pasca, May guest designer

Come and hop along and visit with all of our super talented Flourishes designers and join us in our challenge this week for a chance at winning our ENTIRE new May release!!  Yup... that's right... you could win our entire new release just by playing along.  Check out the Flourishes Blog for further challenge details.  Good luck everyone!



If you also want to earn a chance to win all four of our soon-to-be released sets, you can always play in our Colorful Creations Challenge – there will be multiple winners here! Check out the links for the official rules! Also, if you like what you see on our designers’ blogs today, you can pre-order this set (along with the other three sets as well). You can also 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. So, be sure to stick with us this week as we unveil a whole new host of paper crafting goodies!



Have a great day!

Maki

FLLC May Release Challenge!!

Hello and happy Friday everyone~

Flourishes May Release's Sneak Peeks are going to start on Tuesday!! That means it's time for another Release Challenge to play along!! Here is the detail and be sure to visit Flourishes Blog for more information.


"May brings most of us to those warmer sunny days anticipating summer, and in some cultures May Day is celebrated by presenting loved ones with flowers or ringing the doorbell at someone's home and leaving behind a basket of flowers and treats....today we're bringing you flowers of our own, asking you to be inspired by the colors in this beautiful illustration..."

   

Here is my Colorful Creations Challenge card :)

I used Apple of My Eye set and I think I used all colors on the palette ;) I colored the image with Copic markers and cut sponged the mat with Memento Toffee Crunch. The sentiment was die cut with one of Perfectly Pierced Hourglass die set. The rest of the card was created with Classic Ivory cardstock, CME Rich Browns cardstock and the designer paper.

The rest of supplies:  Memento - Rich Cocoa, Angel Pink, CME ribbon - Pistachio-Moss Green, rhinestones, decorative edge punch, SB Nestabilities, Blending tool

A little tip from me.... For the blossoms, I used only R00, 11 and 12 and added YG91 for the center of the flowers. For the apples, I mixed the Sweet Pea & Dusty Rose collections. 

Do you like the image above? Well, next week you will see this very flower in its full glory as our designers sneak peak the work of a brand new artist at Flourishes -- Sam Pickard! Sam hails from England and many folks have seen her work on her blog - Planet Sam. We are so excited to share this artist's work on polymer! We know you will love what we have in store! 



 We know you'll also be inspired by our Senior Design Teams Creations so go ahead and visit:

• Amanda Havon
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones   (you're here)
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

  THE OFFICIAL RULES:

• Simply create a card using 3 or more of the colors of the inspiration photo above
• Entries need to be in by Friday May 10th, 5 PM EST
• Those entries using Flourishes Stamps will be counted twice
• You must link your creation on our InLinkz Widgit to be counted over the May Release Challenge post
• You must have a link to the May Release 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 FLLCMAY13
• We'll announce the winners on Saturday in our Winner's Circle Post here on the Flourishes blog on Saturday May 11th, so check back then to find out if you are a winner!

Thanks for stopping by and we look forward to seeing what you create!

Maki