Flourishes Sneak Peek... Handmade Snowflakes!

Hi  all -- time for day two of Flourishes fabulous sneak peeks for October! Today, it's all about the whimsy of those winter months when the temperature drops and the flakes start to fly!

These whimsical snow flakes are just ready and waiting to be added to all of your winter and holiday themed creations! These hand-drawn flakes, created by Marcella Hawley, offer a dash of charm and style. This 4" by 6" set also offers three scripted sentiments that will give your cards the perfect punch.

And, what's more? This set is taking center stage in Flourishes brand new Class In A Box Kit for October! Here's a peek!

This rustic card kit with country charm comes with the stamp set, plus all the pre-cut paper, embellishments, trim and ribbon needed to make 6 cards -- two each of three designs! Just stamp, and put these beauties together. It's quick and easy card inspiration delivered right to your door! When you're done, save the full-color, glossy instructions to make all of these cards on your own in the future! This kit also features the 6" by 6" paper pack by Bazzill called Nordic Pines. What fun!

Flourishes has some amazing holiday themed paper packs, like the "So This is Christmas" collection by Carta Bella...

...so I knew I had to use it for today's card!

I know, when you think snowflakes, you think light, white or maybe a soft blue... right?  Nope... I decided to match my snowflakes with this cute paper line and go with a dark rich red and light beige.

I began my easel card by cutting out a card base of Classic White cardstock and then a matching mat of beautiful "Patch" cardstock from the Color Made Easy "Pistachio" collection.  The dark green matched perfectly with the patterned paper!  I cut a scalloped oval from the green cardstock and white oval from Classic White cardstock and then stamped them with a variety of beautiful snowflakes from the "Handmade Snowflakes" stamp set using some "Desert Sand" Memento Ink.  I overlaid the white oval with a die cut vellum to soften the design.

Then I loaded up my Silhouette machine and cut 3 different sized snowflakes and the Believe shape using the Handmade Snowflakes Silhouette Cut File (to be revealing in the Flourishes Store on Friday!).  I stamped the sentiment and the largest and smallest snowflakes using Memento's "Rhubarb Stalk" ink and the medium sized snowflake in the "Desert Sand" Memento Ink and then layered them using foam tape.

Here's a quick peek of the card in its open position...

And here's the complete inside of the easel card with lots of fun snowflakes to match the front!

I hope you enjoyed my snowy inspiration today.  The Design Team has created some wonderful creations showing off these Handmade Snowflakes! While you're out and about, don't forget about....

Hidden among the Design Team’s blogs today is our Mystery Blogger of the day. Comment on her blog and you could be chosen to win today’s set! The more you comment, the better your chances of winning!

Allison Cope -- you are here!
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan
Tosha Leyendekker

Do you want to win Flourishes' October Release?

• If you would like a chance at winning all three of our soon-to-be released October sets…you can play in our Christmas with a Twist Challenge – we will have multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is FRIDAY October 11th at 5 PM EST. Check out the link for the official rules!
• All three of our October sets can be pre-ordered now, even before you see them all! Take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all three sets together in a bundle. This discount will only be available through October 18th, so you have to act fast! 
• Keep in mind, all of these sets will be live first thing Friday morning in the Flourishes store along with the coordinating cut files for this release. 
• And, don't forget to come back to the Flourishes Blog Saturday, October 12th for the Winner’s Circle where we’ll announce all of our winners of this weeks’ challenges!

Be sure to stop on by tomorrow when we take the lid off our October release and show off a striking botanical beauty that is ready to shine this holiday season!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Handmade Snowflakes)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White, "Pistachio" collection
patterned papers: Carta Bella 6x6
die cut shapes: Spellbinders
ink:  Memento
pearls:  Doodlebug
other: thread.