Flourishes inside and out

The challenge at Flourishes is to decorate the outside and don't forget the inside of the card.  This gorgeous new  autumn blossom set is so much fun to color.  I used fall colors of copic makers, the die cut is the new spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles and the saying is the center cut of romantic rectangles.  The border is the Carnivale border from Cheery Lynn.  The inside was stamped with distressed ink and the saying over it in tuxedo black.  Here is the inside of the card

Flourishes think pink

One of Flourishes challenges this week is to think pink!!  I used their gorgeous passion flower set and colored it with copics.  I cut it out with a spellbinders label 8 and sponged some distressed ink around the edges and then edged it with a gold pen.  I used an embossing folder for the green background and added some gold peel off corners.  For the bottom corner I started with a
 Victorian Romance Flourish from Cheery Lynn Designs and added a die cut flower over it from Heartfelt Creations.

Christmas ornament scenes

I made all of these Christmas cards to give to our nursing home for prizes.  They have an incentive program for the patients, for every activity they attend and participate in they get points and then they get to go shopping once a month with their points. It's a wonderful way to get patients out of their rooms and active.  Most of the stamps used are from Stampscapes, I think this buck is from Sutter stamps. All colored with copic markers.  The ornament shape is Spellbinders 2010 ornament die. 

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 188 Autumn

I made this pretty Autumn card for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday.   I used two of the dies from Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles.  I stamped in Memento Black and colored with copics.  The background paper is adhesive fabric from Michaels.  The stamp set is from Autumn Blossoms and the one saying is from Passion Flower set.  Be sure to check out the stamp sets, they are so pretty!!

Birthday Wreath for my boss

I made this birthday card for my boss. She is turning 76 this Sunday.  She runs the little cafe where I wait tables sometimes and she has finally decided to retire.  I got this beautiful paper from one of big box stores, not sure which one but the darker flourishes on it are glittered.  I used two plain circles to cut out the shape and then added lots of the leaves from Cheery Lynn's flourish leaf strip.  Then cut out several strips of the pretty medium roses and used pop dots to put them together.  I used a stylus and soft pad to shape the petals.  I added some dried flowers from Michaels and pearls to finish this card.  I hope she likes it. 

Cheery Lynn Frame it!

The challenge at Cheery Lynn this week to use a frame or make one yourself.  I chose their Anastasia border and mitered the corners to make this frame.  I added the Fanciful Flourish and topped it with the holly leaf strip.  I used this strip to make the leaves and the flower.  I just added some gems to the center of the flower and a peel off saying to finish this card. 

Timeless Tuesday sketch 187 and Stampin Sisters in Christ

The challenge at Flourishes this week is a sketch.  I used their pretty Apple of my eye stamp set, colored with copics and layers with dark red cardstock.  The two background pieces were embossed with a cuttlebug folder and I added a red  border carnivale from Cheery Lynn and the yellow one is a Martha Stewart border punch.  I cut the tag from red cardstock and added a peel off saying and two green gems.  Finished size of the card is 5x7. I"m also using this for the fall/autumn card for the  Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge.  Be sure to check out the new stamp sets from Flourishes this month, get an early start on holiday cards as well.  Here is a picture of the sketch we were to use.