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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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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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Timeless Tuesday #153

Posted by: Cindy Haffner | January 24th, 2012

Hello everyone and welcome to another FABULOUS Timeless Tuesday challenge! Today we are making Center Step Cards. These cards are so FUN and easy to do! Check out the tutorial HERE at Splitcoaststampers and give it a try!

For my card today I used Heartlines, a stamp set with such BEAUTIFUL sentiments. I added lace pearls and a Spellbinder’s die-cut edge. We would love to see your Center Step Cards!

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

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 29 entries for Heather’s challenge last week so our random winner is #27 Shannon White! Shannon used the Hearts & Flowers stamp set from Flourishes to create this neat gift card holder, shown below. Shannon, please email Tammy at FlourishesTTC[at]gmail[dot]com to claim your prize!

We can’t wait to see what you create!

~Cindy

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Stamps & Scraps ~ Faux Tile!

Posted by: Ally Cope | January 23rd, 2012

Happy 2012 everyone! It’s that time again… it’s time for “Stamps & Scraps“. I’m Ally and today we’ll be talking about making a faux tile embellishment using your stamps and scraps.

Let’s begin…

First off, I cut a series of different sized circles out of Flourishes Classic White Cardstock. Then I grabbed two stamps; the daisy heart from the Hearts and Flowers stamp collection and the heart flourish from the Fanciful Flourishes set.

Using two tones of blue ink, I stamped each circle with a pattern.

Before gluing my circles down, I inked their edges. Then I adhered them down within the outline of a heart I cut out using my Klic N’Kut die cutting machine. I backed it with a Fancy Pants filter paper shape.

Here’s my fully “tiled” heart. Next I took a bit of antique ink and distressed the tops of my circles to tone down the white a bit. I carefully applied some Ranger Crackle Accents liquid to only the areas between my circles.

Here’s the layout I attached my faux tiled heart to:

2012

Photo by Heidi Brand.
supplies: stamps, cardstock, Flourishes; cream & black cardstock, Bazzill; patterned paper, Crate Paper, BasicGrey, Jillibean Soup; inks, Memento, Ranger; edge punch, Fiskars; pins, Maya Road, Making Memories, Little Yellow Bicycle; flowers, Prima; gems, KaiserCraft; brads, BasicGrey; tape, Smash, Ranger; phrase stickers, Cosmo Cricket; die cutting machine,lock and key, Tim Holtz; ribbon, Offray; other, thread, twine.

Here’s a final close up of the tiled heart. Can you see the crackle medium between the circles? Cool!!

For my journaling tag, I designed and cut out a tag using Flourishes Classic Ivory Cardstock. Then I applied some details using the Fanciful Flourishes stamp set.

I hope you too have an amazing 2012! I hope you too will try the technique. So grab those stamps and some scraps and getting creating!

Happy 2012!

~ Ally ~

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Timeless Tuesday #152

Posted by: Heather Jensen | January 17th, 2012

Hello, this is Heather and I am your Timeless Tuesday challenge hostess this week. With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, I want you to make anything but a card, something like a treat box or bag or even a tag to hold some yummy Valentine candy or chocolates!

I used the tutorial on Splitcoaststampers for a 3×3 box. My stamped image is from the newly released set, Love Sweet Love.

There are many different options for boxes and bags at the Splitcoaststampers Resource Library if you need help getting started. I can’t wait to see what you come up with.

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

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 FTTC152.
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 41 entries for Tammy’s Inspiration challenge last week, and 18 extra entries for those who used Flourishes stamps so our random winner is #54 Theresa P ! Theresa used the beautiful Cherry Blossoms stamp set from Flourishes to create her pretty card, shown below. (Cherry Blossoms must be a lucky set, as last week’s winner had used it, too!) Theresa, please email Tammy at FlourishesTTC[at]gmail[dot]com to claim your prize!