A Colourful Catch

Posted by: Kathy Jones | May 14th, 2012

Hello Everyone! It’s another Create with Me Monday using Copic Markers! Have you noticed I’m a little earlier in the month now? There has been some shuffling and now the Flourishes Copic Tutorials can be found on the second Monday of the month right here on the Flourishes Blog!

Today I’m going to be making that card we usually fear……yes, it’s the dreaded MAN CARD!!! However, Flourishes to the rescue and we have several awesome masculine sets to chose from to make the perfect Masculine card and just in time for many of you to create your Father’s Day cards!

It was a hard decision, but today I’ve chosen What a Catch (perfect for those men in our lives who love to go fishing) to colour and have used several of the Flourishes Copic Collections – Rich Brown, Olive Green, Beehive and Cool Neutrals.

Start colouring the fishing rod by laying down a base of E42

Add a little E44 along the top and bottom edges of the rod. Fishing rods are a cylindrical shape and this will make it seem more rounded and having the highlight in the middle.

Deepen the shadows with E47 under the hat area and a little along the bottom.

Always use your next lightest colour to blend.

Colour the hat with YG61 as your base.

Add YG63 on each side of the hat, rim and in the middle of the top of the hat.

Deepen the shadows with YG67.

Blend with you next lightest colours.

Colour the reel by colouring the base E40

Then add streaks of E42, E44 and E47 using the TIP of your brush nib – don’t blend!!

Colour the flies with Yr20, YR23 and YR27 from the Beehive collection. Add shadow to the ground using C1 and C3.

Next add dots of YR23 and YG63 to the shadow areas to create a pebble effect.

To create the mottle effect, dot on the ’0′ Colourless Blender. You can also add dots of C1 and C3 for more texture. This technique works better if the paper has been allowed more time to dry and the result from the Blender will be stronger.

Finish colouring your image and create your card!

Colour collections used in today’s tutorial are…..

For those of you who like to watch and learn, click the video link below!!! Thanks so much for stopping by today and happy colouring!!!

Kathy

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It’s Time for the…..

Posted by: Julie Koerber | May 12th, 2012

What a fun filled week and we can’t believe the sneaks are over! We hope you had fun seeing what our ever-so-talented design team whipped up with Flourishes’ newest polymer!!! Now, some fun for us — getting to give some of our newest sets away!!!

First, let’s find out…

Wednesday, Cindy Lawrence was the Mystery Blogger! The winner of this drawing wins our brand new sets called Hydrangea. After putting all the names in the hat, the winner is……..

Marlena M who said…Exquisite work! I love the colors you chose here. Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 02:26 AM

Thursday, Christine Okken was the Mystery Blogger! The winner of her drawing wins our new set called Father’s Day. The random winner is….

Queen Mary said…This looks like a great set! And really perfect for dads – tools and ties don’t really work for my husband so I LOVE these cards Christine! May 10, 2012 12:10 PM

Friday, Heather Jensen was the Mystery Blogger! The winner here wins our new set On the Porch. After all the names were mixed up, the winner is……

Connie MacFarlaneMay 11, 2012 8:42 AM Heather, your card is stunning! I love everything about it – the paper, the colour choices, the bow, the beautiful stitching – it’s perfect. Love this set, thanks for the inspiration.

CONGRATS MYSTERY BLOGGER WINNERS!!! Now… moving on to the card challenges!!!! Lots of players, lots of talent, lots of fun!!! Thanks everyone for sharing your creative time and talents! Each one of these ladies below wins Flourishes’ MAY RELEASE!

For the HOME SWEET HOME CHALLENGE… Random.org drew the number 12, which means the winner is Cindy Holshouser. Look at the beautiful creation she made using the Chairs for You set. Make sure to click HERE to see her inspiration!

On to the winner of the PRETTY IN PURPLE CHALLENGE! Random.org picked the number 29 — which means Lee (a.k.a. LuvLee) is the winner with this pretty and purple popping creation!

And finally, the winner of LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS CHALLENGE! Random.org picked lucky number 13! And that means the winner is WANDA CULLEN. Check out her creation using Flourishes’ Kid’s Play set.

Claiming your prize is simple… Just email me at flourishes@bresnan.net and put RELEASE WEEK WINNER in the subject line. In your email, make sure you share what set(s) you won and we have your snail mail addy included too. We’ll get your winnings sent right away! Thanks so much for joining us this week and sharing some fun and inspiration with all of us!

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Sneak Peeks 3 — the Wrap Up!

Posted by: Julie Koerber | May 11th, 2012

Hi all and welcome to the final day of Flourishes’ Release Week! And, guess what? If you like what you’ve seen on our designers’ blogs this week, I’m happy to report that all of Flourishes’ new sets for May are in the Flourishes store!! Just click HERE to see for yourself!

Are you ready to see our last set being revealed today? It’s a set that honors those home sweet home moments!

Nothing says Home Sweet Home quite like this set from Marcella Hawley. On the Porch features images you might see on your own front porch with three vignettes and four scripted sentiments to share in all occasion cards and creations. Use this set to welcome someone home, welcome a new neighbor, share the news that you’ve moved or give someone a much needed atta boy!! The options with this 4 by 6″ set are endless!

The design team has let their creative juices flow with this set!

Would you like to win the On the Porch 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…..

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!

Now be sure to hit the “homes” of our design team to see what they whipped up using this set!

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE MAY RELEASE? Have you checked out our Home Sweet Home Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in our Noon Time Challenges! Be sure to check out our Pretty in Purple Challenge HERE and the Let’s Hear it for the Boys Challenge HERE! Both are fast-paced chances to win our full May release! All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST–TODAY– and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky and good luck!

And lastly.. have you checked out the…..

This FABULOUS Sale wraps up Sunday– May 13th– at midnight — so be sure to check out all the fun things that are on sale right now for 15% off — all embellishments, Spellbinders Dies and Folders, Embossing Folders, Tools and Paper! Wow! It’s a great stock up sale!

We hope you’ve enjoyed sharing a bit of creativity with us this week! Be sure to tune back in tomorrow to see if your name is in …… THE WINNER’S CIRCLE!

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Another fun-filled Noon Time Challenge!

Posted by: Julie Koerber | May 10th, 2012

It’s time for another fun-filled noon time challenge! And this one — is all about the men in your life! Take the challenge and you will have a shot at winning Flourishes entire May release! All you need to do is take this challenge!

HOW TO PLAY: This challenge is all about the men in your life — no matter what the age! All you need to do is make a more masculine card for this challenge and you will be in the running! If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use the keyword FLLCMAYRW2. Entries must be in before Friday, May 11th at 5PM EST. To enter, make sure you link up your creation over on the Flourishes Blog using the Inlinkz Widget!

If you need a little inspiration, all you need to do is gander at Tammy Hershberger’s creation using our brand new set called Father’s Day!

Some of the other Flourishes designers have been busy at work with this challenge so make sure you go over and see….

The OFFICIAL Rules…..

Simply create a masculine card!
Entries need to be in by Friday, May 11th by 5 PM EST
Those that use Flourishes stamps will be counted twice for their entry
You must link your creation on this post using our inlinkz widget in order to qualify
You must have a link to our challenge in your blog or gallery post
Please DO NOT combine challenges.
If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCMAYRW2
We’ll announce the winners Saturday in our Winner’s Circle Post – check back Saturday, May 12 at noon CST to see if you’re one of the lucky winners!

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Sneak Peek Day 2: Father’s Day!

Posted by: Julie Koerber | May 10th, 2012

Hello all! Well, thanks to your rave reviews, we know you liked yesterday’s Hydrangea set. It is a true beauty and we are so glad YOU think so too! Today — it’s all about the dads in our lives – our own dads, our husbands or any dad you want to send a little love to!

Introducing…..

In this classic silhouette set by Lauren Pope, she captures the heartfelt images of a father with his children. It’s playful and loving and will be a sure-fire Father’s Day hit. This 4 by 6″ set features three focal images plus five sentiments perfect to honor dear ole Dad! We know — just like Dad — it’s a keeper!! If you like the looks of this set — it’s available for pre-order right now, right HERE!!

The design team has created some wonderful things with this new set…..

Want 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…..

With that bit of eye candy, you’ll surely want to see the design team’s cards and creations in full color when you take a trip over to their blogs!

One quick note!! As you make your rounds today, you might notice some of the gals using some fun paper in shades of gold and denim — it’s all a part of Flourishes new 123 Create Kit that is being released TODAY… right HERE! Want a peek? Take a look. All this for just $20!

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE MAY RELEASE? Have you checked out our Home Sweet Home Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in our Noon Time Challenges! Be sure to check out our Pretty in Purple Challenge HERE and check back today at noon for another fun-filled challenge! Both are fast-paced chances to win our full May release! All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky and good luck!

Don’t forget our New Release Bundle! If you buy all three sets in a bundle, you save 10% off the price. But, this offer only lasts through next Friday, May 18! So… you have to act fast! Just click HERE to see!

And lastly.. have you checked out the…..

See you back here at noon! :-)

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