Timeless Tuesday: All Natural!

Howdy everyone!  It's RELEASE WEEK at Flourishes this week so make sure you check out all the AMAZING new stamps arriving in the Flourishes store beginning today!

For this week's fabulous Timeless Tuesday Challenge, our lovely hostess, Denise, has challenged us to create a card or project using the following photo inspiration...

 ALL NATURAL

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For my card this week, I chose to stick with some natural materials... such as Flourishes ivory jute string, linen printed papers, kraft paper and even burlap printed papers!

Just Because

I actually began by stamping my gorgeous sentiment, "Just Because" from this week's new release stamp set by the same name, "Inside & Out: Just Because"!

This set includes the large title sentiment and then multiple smaller accompanying sentiments such as the "I Love You" statement on my card (on the small swatch of red gingham at the bottom).

To create my focal heart, I cut my top heart from a linen patterned paper using Spellbinder's Classic Heart die and then a frame for the heart using kraft paper and Spellbinder's Classic Scalloped Heart die set.  I inked them both up using Ranger's Tea Dye ink. I hand stitched the edges to add that little bit of whimsey.  I cut my doily shape out of Flourishes Classic Ivory Cardstock.


Take a peek at what my fellow Timeless Tuesday designers have created for today…

• Amanda
• Broni
• Cindy
• Denise
• Makiko
• Karen Wallace, our Guest Designer

And this week we're being joined by the Flourishes Design Team.  Make sure you take a moment and leave some love for all these girls today...

• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Heather Jensen
• Jan Marie Caruso
• Julie Koerber
• Sharon Doolittle
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

You can find all the challenge details at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge FTTC195.


Supplies: 
stamps: Flourishes (Just Because)
cardstock: Flourishes Classic Ivory Cardstock, Bazzill
patterned papers: Farm House Paper Company, Echo Park
die cut shapes:  Spellbinders, Cherry Lynn Designs
inks: Ranger, Stampin' Up!
accessories: other; brad, pin, safety pin, charm, thread, jute string.
 

Be Progressive!

Flourishes is having a super fun challenge day today!  Come and check out the Be Progressive Challenge!

Here are links to all four steps and their instructions:

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Link up all FOUR steps of your creation to WIN!  Check out the Flourishes blog for challenge deadline and details!

I'm hoping to get creative today and share my Be Progressive Challenge card with you later.

Good luck!

 

Timeless Tuesday: Silhouettes

Yippee! Another Tuesday is upon us! Time for another Timeless Tuesday Challenge for Flourishes!

This week's challenge is brought to you by the talented Maki Jones!  Maki is asking us this week to use a silhouette image on our cards or projects (FTTC194).

For my cards this week I chose to feature the beautiful Flourishes stamp set, Sweet Days of Summer.  This stamp set is packed full of beautiful silhouette images to use.

Just Because

For my first card creation, I used some dark burgundy ink and stamped my little gardening girl onto a Spellbinder circle cut from Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.  I left the die on and then used a light dusty pink ink to ink the back ground.  I created my background for my image and then stamped my "Just 
Because" greeting from the Garden Picks stamp collection.

Speak of Your Gratitude

For my second card, I also used Flourishes Classic White Cardstock, burgundy red ink and an image form the Sweet Days of Summer.  The sentiment on this card is from the Country Charm Labels stamp set along with the ornate tag stamp.

We'd love for you to join us this week and create a fun card or project highlighting a silhouetted image of some kind.  Remember, you don't have to use Flourishes stamps to join in but we do love to see what you create with them!


Take a peek at what my fellow Timeless Tuesday designers have created for today…
Amanda
Broni
Cindy
Denise
Makiko
Karen Wallace, our Guest Designer

You can find all the challenge details at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge, FTTC194.


Supplies: 
stamps: Flourishes (Sweet Days of Summer, Country Charm Labels, Garden Picks)
cardstock: Flourishes Class White Cardstock
patterned papers: Carta Bella
die cut shapes: Spellbinders
inks: Ranger  Distress, Stampin' Up!
edge punch: EK Success
other:  thread.
 

Timeless Tuesday: Fall Off the Page!

Yippee!  It's Tuesday everyone!  And this week's Timeless Tuesday Challenge is extra special because this week is my week to host!

For this week's challenge, FTTC193, I'm asking you to create a card or project where you're focal image falls off of your page.  All you have to do is ensure that your stamped image drops off the edge of your page.  Here is my example that I shared with everyone on the Flourishes blog today...

Joy to the World

 But I decided I would show you another fun card where my focal image drops off the page...

Happy Holidays Holly

I began my card by stamping the glorious holly image from the "Naturally Merry" stamp set using Memento "Black Tuxedo" ink on Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.  Using the die as masking tool, I inked up the edges of the image using Ranger's Distress Inks, "Old Paper" and "Peeled Paint".  I then took the "Happy Holidays" stamp from the retired stamp set, "A Gift For You" stamp collection and added some subtle stamping in the focal images back ground.

This card is extra special!  If you pull the black ribbon at the top of the card, not one... but TWO tags pop out of the card.  One at the top...

... and one at the bottom!

All the sentiments stamped on the tags are from the "Naturally Merry" stamp set as well.  Isn't that cool!!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you'll join me and the rest of the team and create a fun card or project where your focal image drops off the edge of your creation.

Take a peek at what my fellow Timeless Tuesday designers have created for today…

Amanda
Broni
Cindy
Denise
Makiko
Nina Brackett, our Guest Designer

You can find all the challenge details at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge FTTC193. 


Supplies: 
stamps: Flourishes (A Gift for You, Naturally Merry)
cardstock: Flourishes Classic White Cardstock, Bazzill
patterned papers: Authentique (Peaceful)
die cut shapes: Spellbinders
inks: Memento, Ranger, Copic
accessories: pearls - Queen & Co.;  ribbon - Offray;  glitter - Martha Stewart;  other - thread.