Are you ready for a Release Week Challenge?

Posted by: Julie Koerber | February 3rd, 2012

Hi all! The Flourishes team is back from CHA and goodies will soon be piling up – new papers, new ribbons, new embellishments, new inks and more! But, we’ve got good news for all of you! You won’t have to wait that long for some new images from Flourishes that are fresh for spring. The fun starts next Wednesday with a brand new release! The DT will have tons of peaks from Wednesday through Friday that are sure to inspire!

To get ready, we’re ushering in a little challenge to not only get your creative juices flowing, but to give you a chance to WIN our entire February release! On to the challenge….

HOW TO PLAY: To play, the challenge is as simple as it sounds — use black and white with a pop of just one color. Just that simple! After you’re done making your creation, don’t forget to link it up here on this blog post using our Inlinkz widget! You have until February 10th at 5PM EST to get in the running! Use Flourishes stamps if you have them, but if you don’t, play along anyway — you could win some! The winner will receive all three sets that are a part of our newest release! If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, don’t forget to use the keyword FLLCFEB12. Good luck

Need some inspiration? Be sure to hop on over to our DT member’s blogs to see what fun they whipped up using B & W plus 1!

Thanks for stopping by! This weekend will bring some excitement! We have a brand new and ever-so-talented designer that will be unveiled this weekend and will be in the “Limelight” all February long – she’s a sweet lady who is just as talented. So be sure to tune back in to see just who we are talking about! Until then, TGIF!

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Did you see?

Posted by: Julie Koerber | February 2nd, 2012

Oh my gosh, if you pick up a copy of some of the most recent stamping magazines, you’re bound to get plenty of Flourishes inspiration! Just checkout some of the magazine that we are in right now!

Paper Creations, Stamp It Cards! and even a handful of cards in CardMaker Magazine. Stamp It Cards has a great feature on how to use one stamp three ways. The Paper Crafts Designers used the stamp set All that Glitters three ways so you could see the variety with this stamp set!

CardMaker magazine has a handful of Flourishes Creations and even has a beautiful Copic tutorial using Flourishes Hearts and Flowers set thanks to Colleen Schaan. Our own Christine Okken is even on page 48 with a darling card using the Birthday Pennants set! Here’s a peek at what you’ll find!

So, if you like to flip through magazines for inspiration, be sure to check these magazines out — lots of fun and creativity! Thanks for stopping by!

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oooOOOoo! Look what’s coming to the store soon!

Posted by: Julie Koerber | February 1st, 2012

Hello folks! As I type this, Jan Marie, Sharon, Mike and Cindy are on their way back from a few days of power shopping at CHA! it’s a wonderful time when the best in the industry gather under one roof to show off their latest and greatest products! And, Flourishes has some of that latest and greatest headed its way!

If this photo is ANY indication, you — like Sharon — will be super excited to see the new products from Glitz that are headed our way! Cindy Lawrence snapped some shots while she and Sharon shopped!

Here’s a look at just one of the collections Flourishes picked up! Isn’t it divine? I should say that it IS Pretty in Pink!

We’ll also have these….. because we KNOW Memento is the perfect companion to Copic Markers. Check out these new colors!

And then there’s these pretties — self stick lace! Wowzers, what fun you could have with that!

Check out this new collection from My Mind’s Eye! That’s just one of a handful of new collections to come!

There are beautiful, beautiful pins from Maya Road…..

And these fun “brads” that aren’t brads at all but sure look like them! They can be colored, glittered and MORE!

Well, we hope you’re not drolling all over your keyboard looking at some of these beauties that will soon be making their way onto Flourishes store shelves! We’ll be sure to fill you in when boxes start arriving! Until then…. happy stamping!

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Timeless Tuesday #154

Posted by: Silke Ledlow | January 31st, 2012

Happy Tuesday!!!

It’s Silke here. I have the pleasure of hosting this weeks Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge. I created this sketch for you to try…..hope you like it and will play along with us!

Here is my take on it….

I used the newly released Flourishes From The Heart set. I inked the heart in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with these Copic Markers ~ R14, R22 and Colorless Blender. The paper is from the S.E.I Promise Me collection and I also added some Kraft cardstock. The rest of my card was embellished with a doily, some Prima Flowers, the black/white gingham ribbon and silver pearls.

Now, take a peek at what the other Timeless Tuesday designer have created for today…

Cheryl Lea, January Guest Designer
Beate
Cindy
Heather
Makiko
Mona
Silke
Tammy (sitting out this week)

CHALLENGE RULE CHANGES

HOW TO PLAY: Everyone can PLAY and anyone can WIN! Each week Flourishes draws one lucky name for a $10 gift code to the Flourishes store! Here’s how you can win…

Create a new card or paper-crafted project fitting the challenge and provide a direct link using the Inlinkz widget provided below.
Include a link back to this challenge in your blog post or gallery upload.
If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use keyword FTTC153.
Deadline to enter is next Monday at 6:00 p.m. EST.
PLEASE NOTE… leaving comments for all the designers is no longer a challenge requirement!

One random winner will be picked from all of the entries to win the weekly prize!

We had 26 entries for Cindy’s Center Step Card challenge last week so our random winner is #10 Heather Mills! Heather, please email Tammy at FlourishesTTC[at]gmail[dot]com to claim your prize!

We can’t wait to see what you create!

~Silke

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Just in case you missed it!

Posted by: Julie Koerber | January 30th, 2012

Did you see the beautiful box that Beate Johns made for last week’s Timeless Tuesday challenge? Well, she created a beautiful video showing you just how to create your own! She used some beautiful papers, embellishments and Flourishes Heartlines stamp set!