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Hey everyone!  Today, being the last day of February, I thought I'd share some of my favourite Flourishes cards of the past year or so.

I hope you enjoy!

Stamps: Berry Sweet, Inside & Out: Hello, Sentimental Favorites, Old Fashioned Florals

Stamps:  Old Tea Rose


Stamps:  Old Tea Rose, Butterflies & Blooms


Stamps:  Moments in Time, Old Tea Rose


Stamps:  Snow Scenes


Stamps:  Pears


Stamps:  Poinsettia & Pine


Stamps: Moments in Time


Stamps:  Handmade Snowflakes


Stamps:  Antique Map, Sweet Nature, Fanciful Flourishes, 
Botanical Bookplates 1, Thank You, From the Heart


Stamps:  Handmade Snowflakes, Mix n'Mugs, Fresh Baked


Stamps:  Numbers in Blossom, Snow Days


Stamps:  Lots of Thought, Numbers in Blossom, April Showers


Stamps:  Flowers for Jan, Simply Charming


Stamps: Flowers for Jan, Vintage Wallpaper, So Distressed, Tag Lines


Stamps:  On The Porch, So Distressed, S'more Fun!


To give you some more inspiration from our Design team’s imagination and creativity head on over:
Thanks for stopping by!  I hope enjoyed checking out some of my favourites today!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by Flourishes LLC

Honeycomb & Butterflies

Today is the day all of you bargain hunters have waited for! Prices are now officially as low as they can go in our Gambler's Sale at Flourishes -- meaning everything left in the store is 60% off. That's right -- EVERYTHING!
 
The gamble is over and now the rush is on to pick up anything left in the store that you've had your eye on. When items sell out, they will be gone for good -- never to return again. From now on, all prices will stay at 60% off until stock sells off. Simply use the code GAMBLERS60 in the coupon box at the time of check out to get this fabulous discount!  THIS SALE ENDS TODAY!!!!

One of the minor trends that our industry has is honeycomb or hexagon shapes so today I thought I'd hop on that trend wagon and create something fun yet flat... and here it is!
I started off by cutting a panel of Classic White Cardstock and then I stamped my script back ground using the "Sweet Nature" stamp set. I added a very thin layer of white gesso over top of it to make it fade into the back ground a bit.  Then I stamped some of the blooms from the "Sweet Nature" stamp set on top and also the small butterfly from the "Friendship & Flowers" stamp set in "Tuxedo Black" ink from Memento.  The sentiment is also a stamp from the "Sweet Nature" collection.

Then I took some Stampin' Up! "Taken With Teal" ink and stamped my "Honeycomb" back ground stamp on the central area of the panel. You can see some hints of it around the boldest butterfly.  The butterflies were stamped using Memento "Tuxedo Black" ink but I stamped each one right after the other; so the first one is rich and dark, the second below that is more muted and the third one is much more subtle.  This technique is called "stamping off".

I used a stencil from The Crafters Workshop, 'Balzer Designs' called "Mini Tiny Circles" in the top right hand corner and another Crafters Workshop that looks like chicken wire and added some soft orange gesso texture.   I painted all of my blooms, butterflies and back ground using Dylusions "Lemon Zest" ink spray,  Tattered Angels' "Valencia" Chalkboard Glimmer Mist and Stampin' Up! "Taken With Teal" ink.

To finish off my card, I used the medium toned teal cardstock from the "Emerald Coast" Paper Collection and the soft yellow cardstock as my card base from the "Sunflower" Paper Collection.

I just love all the layers and subtle textures of this card front.  I hope you do too!

The Flourishes Design Team has been at it again -- creating beautiful cards to show off and inspire! So, head on over and see.....

Thanks for stopping by and again, don't forget to use the code GAMBLERS60 for 60% off your entire order!  SALE ENDS TODAY!!!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Honeycomb, Friendship & Flowers, Sweet Nature)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White & "Sunflower" & "Emerald Coast" Paper Collections
ink:  Memento, Stampin' Up!
mists: Dylusions by Ranger, Tattered Angels
stencils:  The Crafters Workshop
gesso:  Golden.

Golden Rosy Wreath

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WOW Flourishes Fans! Can you believe we’re at 50% in our Gambler’s Sale?! It’s getting so exciting for bargain hunters! On Monday our last discount goes up to 60% off.

It's FRIDAY.... and I'm celebrating today with a lovely wreath card!

For today's card, I used the "Mother's Words of Wisdom" stamp set and the back ground stamp, "Vintage Wallpaper".  I stamped all of my images and back ground on Classic White Cardstock.  I used Memento "Tuxedo Black" and "Cantaloupe" inks.

I coloured my wreath using the following Copic Markers:
BV31, G02, G07, G14, G20, R000, R00, 
R01, R12, R30, R32, R35, W4, Y11, Y13, 
Y23, Y35, Y38, YG00, YG03, YG07, YG21, 
YG25, YG93, YR00, YR01, YR15, YR16, YR20 and YR61.

All the large blooms on the wreath are actually stamped, coloured and fussy cut out and popped up using foam adhesive.  Here are a few close ups...


Thanks for stopping by today! To spark your creative wish list we have some lovely and delightful creations from the Design Team to show off to you again today:
And here are the SALE Details you’ll need!
Why is this sale a gamble? Well, ALL of the items now in the store will be sold off -- never to return again. So, if you see something you really want -- buy it now or take a gamble to see how low the price will go! Like we said, this week everything is 50% off with the code GAMBLERS50. Just use that code in the coupon box at the time of check out to get 50% off your entire order, even on already reduced sale prices! Each Monday, between now and February 24th, we'll be adding another 10% off!

USE THE CODE GAMBLERS50 TO GET 50% OFF!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Mother's Words of Wisdom, Vintage Wallpaper)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White, "Poppy" collection 
ink:  Memento, Copic Markers
string:  Flourishes (Gold Metallic String)
gold pearls:  Recollections
other: thread.

Spread Your Wings

Howdy everyone!  It's the third Wednesday of the month so that means that it's my turn to share the newest Card Sketch Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers!

This month I decided to add something a little different to the sketch... an element that hangs off the page!  Yup... I thought it would give people something different to create.  So here's my sketch for the challenge this week, SC476...
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/card-sketches-f41/

And here is what I did with my sketch....


I chose to use the super cute Garden Fairies stamp set from Flourishes and it's corresponding Silhouette Cut File, here.

All of my patterned papers are from the Bo Bunny "Pincushion Collection" and I used the following Spellbinder dies: Romantic Rectangles and Decorative Labels 28.  I rounded the corners using my WRMK corner chomper.

To colour image, I used the following Copic Markers:
BV0000, BV31, E00, E01, R000, R00, R01, R12, R14, 
R20, W4, Y00, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG21, YR21, YR24 and YR31.

I really wanted to have my fairy POP off of my card so I paper pierced her in numerous pieces to make her jump of her back ground.


I also used this week's colour palette from the Splitcoast Colour Challenge, CC466:
Wild Wasabi
Strawberry Slush
Daffodil Delight
The dessert option this week is to make it a feminine/floral card.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Garden Fairies)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White
patterned papers: Bo Bunny (Pincushion)
die cut shapes: Spellbinders
ink:  Memento, Ranger Distress, Copic Markers
ribbon: seam binding
tools: Bow-It-All toll
gems:   Doodlebug
other: thread, Stickles, Gold Mist.

 
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