Flourishes Gold!

I made this pretty card for the "Gold" challenge on Flourishes.    I used their gorgeous tulips stamp set and colored it with Copics. The dies are all from Spellbinders, Labels 16, Adorning squares and labels 6 for the sentiment. I used gold mirror card for the backing dies and a gold pen to edge the pretty pastel paper.   This is a 5x7 card and I added some pretty paper and ribbon and pearls to finish the card. 

Flourishes Pantone (purple) Challenge

I made this delicious purple card for the Pantone Challenge at Flourishes this week.  I started with a 5x7 card and used the pretty Spellbinders Majestic Labels 25 with a labels 4 for the image.  I threaded some light purple ribbon through the die and tied the bow.  The Leaves, leaf flourish and flower are all Cheery Lynn dies.  I colored the Dahlia  image with copics in BV collection. 

Timeless Tuesday and The Shabby Tea Room

I made this pretty card for the challenge for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday and The Shabby Tea Room.    The challenge at Flourishes was to make a shaped card and the challenge on The Shabby Tea Room was to So Romantic with cream/pale pink and roses.  I made the shape of  the card with the Spellbinders gold majestic circles in cream and pale pinks.  I cut the center circle out of cream and stamped Roses are Red from Flourishes on it with memento black and colored it with copics.  At this time they still have the download available of this stamp but the stamp is out of stock or discontinued.  I added some pretty pink ribbon behind the image and then used several Cheery Lynn dies for the finish.  Rose strip medium and small, rose leaf strip,  Ivy strip, and the butterfly is from Exotic butterflies small #1.   I added some pearls and babies breath for the finishing touches. 

Flourishes shake it up

The challenge at Flourishes this week is to make a shaker card.  I found the card and oval that I've had for a long time and used the pretty Cherry Blossom stamp, colored it with copics and added some pretty pink glitter for the shaker. I put the trim around the oval and then tied a triple bow with a button on the center.  The coroners are just a punch and I added some pearls to finish those.  The edges are a pink sparkle peel off border.   

Flourishes Vellum and Marianne Designs anything goes

I made this pretty white and silver and pink card for the challenges at Flourishes (vellum) and anything goes for the Marianne Designs.  This is a 5x5 card, I used the old fashioned florals stamp set from Flourishes. I stamped them on vellum and used a very small spellbinders scalloped oval to cut them out and colored them with distressed inks in Victorian velvet and mowed lawn. I added a pink gem to the center of the main flower.  The fan is Marianne fancy fan #1 and the bottom piece is Anja decorative edge and the scalloped shape behind the fans is from the Marianne  but I can't find the name of it.  You can get the Marianne dies from Sweet Stamps and she can order any of them for you.     

Flourishes grab a cup

I made this pretty colored card for the grab a cup challenge at Flourishes.  I used their coffee with friends stamp set but unfortunately I think it is discontinued.  I emboss the cups in gold and colored two of them with copic markers. I used Spellbinders rectangles for the shapes and stamped the sentiment with walnut distressed ink. I added gold borders and ribbon and flowers to finish the card.

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 246 sketch

Wow after many hours and frustration I found out that the new windows 8,.1 is NOT compatible with Sony cyber shot cameras, isn't that nice.   I hope they send a fix through soon for this.  I did however get this scanned on my printer so I could participate in the sketch challenge at Flourishes.   I started this 5x7 card with a green card stock, then added a square of deep red and the ribbon along the side. The pretty die cut is the Adorning squares by Spellbinders.  This pretty image is from Flourishes Holiday Topiaries collection.  I colored it with copics and added stickles to the dove for some sparkle.  I used the Season's greetings from this set also and added a pretty poinsettia from Cheery Lynn dies. 

Happy Birthday Christine

Christine with Flourishes is having a birthday this week!!!  I made this pretty card using Flourishes Dahlia set and fussy cut it out.  I colored it with copics in V series, V15, V12 and V01 for the flowers, Y06 for the center of the flowers and YG 63 &67 for the leaves with a little of the Y06 on the ends.  The fan is a Sissex die and then I ran it through a cuttlebug folder and sanded it to bring out the design. The paper for the fan is Shimmer Sheetz Mylar.  I added some Cheery Lynn dies around the flower and leaves, mini fanciful flourishes, rose leaf strip and the shape is Cheery Lynn's French Flair.  I used the oval inside from Flourishes
perfectly pierced oval and added a peel off saying. 

Christmas in pink and white

The challenge this week on Joan's Garden is to use pink and white, flowers, and flourishes.  I used the image from Flourishes Colored it with Copics and the three die cuts in the background and around the image are Marianne dies. The center oval is a spellbinder. The pretty mini fanciful flourishes are from Cheery Lynn. I'm also entering this for the Christmas challenge at Marianne Design Divas.   I just added a silk bow and prima flower to finish the card.  The Marianne dies and Cheery Lynn can be ordered from Joan's Garden.  

Flourishes Lace and Pearls

This burgundy and silver card is for the Lace and Pearls challenge at Flourishes.    I stamped the Passion Flower and colored it with copics.  Used Spellbinders Labels 4, Enchanted labels 25 for the image and then I cut the corners with a Martha Stewart punch. I added some pink lace over pink silk ribbon from Flourishes and the embossed folder is a Spellbinders.        

Christmas with a twist, No red or green

I made this pretty scene for the challenge at Flourishes, no red or green colors.   I used their gorgeous
 Forest of trees set for this scene.  I started with a 6x6.5 piece of glossy paper and used Mary inks and a stylus to color it.  I punched a circle for the moon and used a spellbinder die to stamp the saying on. 

Flourishes Paper Piecing

This is made for the paper piecing at Flourishes. 
I stamped their Vintage Postcard stamp three times and colored it with copics.  I cut out the oval in the center, popped it with pop dots and colored it and added all the snow and glitter, then I colored and cut out the trees and popped them as well. The holly leaves on the corner are from Cheery Lynn and the die cut behind is Spellbinders Enchanted labels 28.  I added some pearl bling to finish the card.    

Make a Good Impression

Make a good impression is the challenge on Flourishes.  This is a 5x7 card, the gold mirror card was embossed with a holly folder, the pretty Gold Majesty Circles were used for the center dies and I embossed them and cut them out and then sponged some plum ink on them. The image poinsettia and pine stamp was embossed with gold and H2O's to color it.  I added some spellbinders corners which were embossed and cut out and sponged also.  I added a bow to finish the card. 

Flourishes Shaped Card

The Sept prerelease challenge on Flourishes is a shaped card or 3-D object.  I chose the gorgeous Autumn Blossoms stamp set and colored it with copics in fall colors.  All of the dies are from Cheery Lynn Designs.  

Double the ribbon

I made this pretty Dahlia card for Flourishes Double the Ribbon challenge. I stamped the image on cryogen white paper with memento black ink and colored it with copics.   The card is 5x7 and the die cuts for the three layers are from Flourishes Enchanted Labels and Labels 28. The pretty little pink side pieces are Marianne dies,  The mini fanciful flourish is from Cheery Lynn, there are right and left in this die cut. The two ribbons are the bow and the light lavender piece around the center, silk ribbons from Flourishes.   I'm also entering this in the challenge on The Shabby Tea Room's Sweet Summertime challenge.    

Distressed for Flourishes

I made this distressed card for the challenge on Flourishes. 
I used their new stamp set Garden Fairies and colored it with copics. I used a lot of Tea Dye distressed ink around the edges.  The die cut is from Flourishes Taylor Made Classic Keyhole.  I used several Spellbinders, Joy Craft and Cheery Lynn dies for this card and MS butterfly punch.  Finished the card with gold peel off borders.

Flourishes Dainty Doilies

The challenge on Flourishes Timeless Tuesday is Dainty Doilies.   I used their Spring Bouquet stamp set and colored it with Copics.  I mounted that on a Spellbinders circle and trimmed it with pearls. Then I mounted that circle on Parisian Accents Spellbinders and a Cheery Lynn  French Pastry doily which I backed with a French Flair doily stacker.  I added some gems to this layer to finish the card.  

Flourishes, Autumn Colors

Flourishes challenge this week is Autumn Colors.  I stamped the pretty Zinnia and colored the image with copics.  I used spellbinders label 26 for the image and backing and a Marianne Anja square for the green layers. All of the layers were edged in gold pen and the green layer was run through a cuttlebug dots folder.  The pretty corners are Marianne ivy corners and I dabbed some green and copper ink on them.

Flourishes color challenge for August

The color challenge on Flourishes is Teal, Rust and a Neutral. I used their gorgeous Autumn Blossom stamp set and colored it with copics in teal and rust and green.   This card is 5x7 and I used Radiant Rectangles for the dies. I added a bow that I colored with the copic marker BG72 to match the flowers and added some pearls to finish the card.

Flourishes case and backgrounds

There are some fun challenges on Flourishes this month. I used Butterflies and Blossoms stamp set and colored it with copics. The designer focus is on Makiko Jones and I chose one of her cards to case. The Timeless Tuesday challenge is to make your own background using stamps and I used the same stamp set for the background. I added a border made by a Martha Stewart punch and some ribbon. The sentiment is stamped on the center piece of elegant labels 4 dies by Spellbinders. I stamped and colored an extra butterfly and cut it out and popped it on the top.