Flourishes Friday! - Masculine Cards

Happy Friday everyone!
It is another Flourishes Friday and today we're going to continue on our theme of masculine cards that we began last week, giving you some more great inspiration for that guy in your life!  The Senior Design Team is picking any set in our Flourishes Stamp Collection and showing off their masculine designs to you today.  I know you'll be inspired and come away with some great manly ideas!

While you are visiting the Flourishes Blog, be sure to check who is our Designer Focus. If you CASE one of the designer's creations, you have a chance to win a Flourishes Goody Bag!




I used Father's Day set for today's card. I love the silhouette image and it reminds of my husband and son -- guys of my life :) This set is such a wonderful set for masculine cards!
I created the card with Classic White cardstock, Kraft cardstock and designer papers. I gave a little curve when I stamped the sentiment and I also off-stamped both image and sentiment to create shadows. I think it turned out great :)

The rest of supplies: Memento - Rhubarb Stalk, Espresso Truffle, Toffee Crunch, CME buttons - Rich Brown Light, cotton stripe ribbon, kraft jute twine, silver pearls, Perfectly Pierced Hourglass die, embossing folder, window punch




Be sure to visit the other FLLC Sr Designers for more inspirations.

• Amanda Havon
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy - has her last post with us on the Flourishes Senior Design Team :( Be sure to wish her well HERE.
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

FLLC Focus On Friday - What A Catch!!

Happy Friday everyone~
My friends and family in the US, I hope you will have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! I am just so glad our summer is here! I am ready to enjoy some BBQ and swimming for the next few days :)


Today's Flourishes Friday, our FLLC DT is focusing the stamp set, "What A Catch!".

Whether it's a fish jumping out of the water ready to be caught, a fly-fisherman's bag gearing up for a wonderful day on the water or flies and a rod just in from the action, this set is perfect for the guys in your life. This set is "Must-have" to create Father's Day and my guys' birthdays every year because fishing is their favorite thing to do :)

If you need a little more inspiration for this set, all you need to do is click HERE and travel over to the Flourishes Gallery. If you click the link, it will take you to dozens of other creations using the What a Catch set (or Guiding Light -- whichever they used). Perfect inspiration for the guys in your life!


Here is my card using the set:

Since Father's Day coming in June, I made this Father's Day card. The all images were colored with Copic markers and kept the embellishments simple. The card was designed with Classic Ivory cardstock, CME Rich Browns and Emerald Coast cardstock.

The rest of supplies:  Memento - Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal, Ivory jute twine, eyelets, Spellbinders dies

These cards below are also the cards I made before. Hope they will give some inspiration to you :)

Tag Lines was used for the sentiment.

The silhouette image is from Kids Play.

Be sure to stop to see more beautiful creations by FLLC DT!

• Amanda Havon
• Christine Okken 
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Makiko Jones (You're Here)
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Maki

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