Purple & Green Holiday Beauty

The Senior Design Team is back today with another round of beauties created with our October Release Stamp sets. It's our chance to show them off some more while you can still purchase the October Stamp Bundle at a discount! Today is the last day the discount is available and we don't want you to miss out!

You know, I couldn't resist pulling out all 3 stamp sets and using them on ONE card! Yup!

I started my card off by creating my card base from "Snapdragon" cardstock from the Crocus collection.  Then I die cut a piece of Classic White Cardstock and masking off the inside of the decorative round stamp from the "Star of Bethlehem" stamp set using Memento "Tuxedo Black" ink.  Then in my masked area, I used some Memento "Pistachio" ink and stamped a large snowflake from the "Handmade Snowflakes" stamp collection.  I inked up my circle die cut with some "Antique Linen" Distress Ink.

For the bottom panel of my card, I cut a piece of "Purple Palisades" cardstock from the Crocus collection and stamped the same snowflake image using Memento "Lulu Lavender" ink.  I also popped a pretty "Lavender" Seam Binding Ribbon and a little copper coloured pin to match my copper brads.

And of course... a card isn't a card unless the inside is decorated too!  Right!?!

I used the negative shape of my patterned paper die cut at the bottom of my piece of Classic White Cardstock and stamped my matching snowflake from the "Handmade Snowflakes" stamp collection using Memento "Lulu Lavender" ink again.  For my multiple sentiments and leaf spray, I used the "Winter Berries" stamp set and coloured them using the following Copic Collections:
Thanks for stopping on by today!  I hope you continue on and enjoy my fellow Design Team creations!

So hop on over to see what lovely creations everyone has in store for you today:
Happy hopping!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps:  Flourishes (Handmade Snowflakes, Winter Berries, Star of Bethlehem)
cardstock:  Flourishes (Classic White, Crocus Collection), Bazzill
patterned papers: Authentique
die cut shapes: Spellbinders
ink:  Memento, Ranger
pin: Tim Holtz
brads:  Recollections
ribbon: Flourishes
gems:  Doodlebug
other: thread.
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12 Weeks of Holiday Cards - Week 3

Welcome to Week 3 of my 12 Weeks of Holiday Cards!  You'll have to excuse my late post today.  Blogger was NOT cooperating with me and my photos for the last 24 hours.

Each Wednesday until Christmas, I will be sharing with you a fun and simple holiday card fit for a quick assembly.  I will share tips, tricks and techniques along the way.  So join me...

USE A SKETCH!

Sketches are a great way to get your creative juices flowing!  Especially when you don't have a "starting point" decided upon for your card.

Today I'm sharing a simple and fun sketch from Splitcoaststampers where I became one of their newest sketch artists for their weekly Wednesday Sketch Challenges!  Hooray!

Here is today's simple sketch...

So here is a really simple and easy sketch to use!  I matted all of my papers with a dark navy cardstock but you could make it even easier and not bother with matting!
Stamped image from: There She Goes

Don't forget to decorate the inside of your card...

Here's a little more elaborate card with coloured matting, stitching and die cut layers.

Stamped sentiment from: Flourishes

If you have any questions about the materials I used on my cards, just leave a comment and I'll get back to you!  Thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally ~
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Timeless Tuesday ~ Burlap or Canvas?


Happy Tuesday everyone!  To all of my fellow Canadian friends and family, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!  Hope you didn't stuff yourselves too silly with too much turkey!

Today's challenge is all about some using some very cool materials in your projects.  Deborah is our darling hostess this week and she is challenging us to...

For my card today, I started with a piece of natural sticky-backed canvas and stamped a variety of the new "Handmade Snowflakes" images all of it.  I used some Versamark ink and embossed in white and silver embossing powders and then added some darker blue snowflakes using Ranger "Faded Jeans" Distress Ink.  I like how the embossing powders melted right into the texture of the canvas.
I like how the embossing powders melted right into the texture of the canvas.
For all the grey tones of my card, I used everyone of the gorgeous colours of cardstock from the "Tonal Neutrals" Color Made Easy collection; Stonehenge, Dusk and London Fog.

I even decorated the inside of my card.  I used some Flourishes Classic White Cardstock to create my writing space and my mini tag. I tied my mini tag on using the Metallic Silver String.  I inked all the edges of my white cardstock using Memento's "London Fog" ink.


For my card today, I used the newest Merry Monday challenge; #79 - "use snowflakes & the colours blue, grey/silver and white" and the basic sketch from Mojo Monday #315.


Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed my canvas project today.  Make sure you stop on by the rest of my fellow Design Team member blogs today and leave them a little love too...
Happy creating!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Handmade Snowflakes)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White, Tonal Neutrals Cardstock
canvas papers: Inkssentials
die cut shapes: Spellbinders
ink:  Memento, Versamark, Ranger Distress
ribbon: American Crafts
star pin:  Maya Road
metallic string:  Flourishes
pearls:  Queen & Co.
other: thread.
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Flourishes Final Sneak Peek... Star of Bethlehem!

Well dear stamping friends, the sneaks are over and we're taking the lid off Flourishes' October Release! Are you ready to see all three of these sets in their full glory? Well, they are all live, right now, in the Flourishes store HERE!

Now on to our final offering, one that is a gorgeous display of botanical beauty!

Named after the stars that lit the way for the birth of Jesus, this beautiful star-shaped flower embraces a meaning of purity, hope and happiness. Illustrated by Marcella Hawley, this set offers a beautiful and sweet scented way to ring in the Christmas season. This 4 by 6" set also offers four scripted sentiments perfect for your seasonal creations!

Flourishes is also unveiling something else...... just in time for Christmas!


You'll want to grab a copy for sure! This full-color 20 page catalog features dozens of sample ideas, photos of all of Flourishes Christmas stamp sets plus three fun-filled, step-by-step tutorials designed to help with your holiday gift giving! Just click HERE to see our new catalog in the Flourishes store!

Welcome to our final day of sneak peeks everyone!

I was first drawn to the circular stamp on this set!  I loved the beautiful message so I knew I was going to make it my focal point!

To start my card I first die cut a piece of Classic White cardstock and heat embossed my circle stamp from the "Star of Bethlehem" stamp set using Versamark ink and white embossing powder.  Then I took some Memento "Bamboo Leaves" ink and revealed my white embossing on my cardstock!  I stamped the image again in Memento "Black Tuxedo" ink and fussy cut only the fine detailed flowers out next.  I added my focal circle to a mat of Classic White cardstock, a green snowflake and a piece of patterned paper cut using the Flourishes Tailor-Made die, "Perfectly Pierced Classic Frames".

I added a some additional colour to my central flowers using the following Copic Collections:
 
I also added some matching decor to the inside of my card.  I stamped the larger focal from the "Star of Bethlehem" stamp set using Memento "Bamboo Leaves" ink and the sentiment using the Memento "Rhubarb Stalks" ink.

 

All of my fun patterned papers came from the 6x6 paper pack of Echo Park's Reflection "Christmas" collection. This fabulous patterned paper package is perfect for making all of those home made holiday cards.

My design was inspired by one of the latest Deconstructing Sketch, #121.  I just loved all the layers and knew it would work perfectly as a starting point for my card.


While you're hopping about and seeing all the beautiful things our design team created using the Star of Bethlehem set, don't forget to try to figure out.....
Mystery Blogger Graphic

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!

Do you want to win Flourishes' October Release?

  • If you would like a chance at winning all three of our October sets…you can play in our Christmas with a Twist Challenge – we will have multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is TODAY October 11th at 5 PM EST. Check out the link for the official rules!
  • All three of our October sets can be ordered now and if you order all three, you can save a bundle with our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all three sets together.This discount will only be available through October 18th, so you have to act fast! 
  • Every one of our new sets has a coordinating cut file to go with them! So click HERE to see the Winter Berries file, HERE for the Star of Bethlehem and HERE for the Handmade Snowflakes Silhouette Cut file! These cut files make creating so much fun!
  • 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!
Thank you so much for joining us! The design team had a blast showing off these new designs -- hope you did too!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Star of Bethlehem)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White, "Pistachio" collection
patterned papers: Echo Park (Reflections Christmas)
die cut shapes:  Flourishes, Spellbinders
ink: Memento, Copic
other: thread.
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