It’s my turn to share at the Spellbinders blog today. I created a picnic invitation with some of the dies that you have seen during the Summer Blog Frenzy. I hope you have time to check out the entire card and the video I have created for it.
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Today is Silke and my first Flourishes Friday Focus post. It is time for a sketch challenge. I used an image from the Nasturtiums set and a sentiment from the Fuchsias in Bloom set. Both sets are on the retirement list and won’t be available much longer.
I started by cutting and embossing a piece of white cardstock with the soon to be released Card Creator Matting B Basics (3rd smallest die). I stamped the big image from Nasturtiums in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the piece while the die was still over it. I stamped part of it again so I could cut one flower off and overlay it on the main image. The image was colored with Copic Markers (Y21, Y23, Y35, Y38, YR07, YR09, G40, G43, G46, BG000, BG01) and adhered to a piece of cardstock cut and embossed with the third largest Card Creator Postage Edges die.
A piece of My Mind’s Eye Howdy Doody Paper was cut and embossed with the third smallest of the Card Creator Matting A Basics die. The paper was sanded and the edges were stitched before it was adhered behind the image layers.
The layers were adhered to a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with the second largest Postage Edges Card Creator die. The layers were adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of green cardstock, folded in half.
A 4 1/4″ long strip of white cardstock was cut and embossed a Classic Edges One die and a Classic Decorative Insert Five die. Ribbon was tied around the top before the strip was adhered to the card base. The ribbon was topped with a button. Parts of a Finesse Rhinestone Swirl and a few small rhinestones finish off the card.
If you are interested in winning the two “soon to be retired” Flourishes set I used for this card, just add your url to the Mr. Linky underneath. I will pick a winner on Monday with the help of random.org.
Check out what the other design team members have created with this sketch:
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Today’s tutorial on Splitcoaststampers was written by Trudy Sjolander. She shows how to use dimensional adhesive as an embellishment. You can check it out HERE.
Since Trudy’s tutorial shows off Perfect Pearls, I thought I update our Poppin’ Pearls Tutorial and add it in the newsletter as Tutorials you might have missed. It’s been 6 years since I wrote it the first time around and it needed a makeover. I switched from Pearl-Ex (which need to be sealed) to Perfect Pearls.
I stamped an image from Unity’s The Artist in You in Perfect Medium ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut and embossed with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die (they are unfortunately retired now) and brushed over it with Forever Green Perfect Pearls.
The oval was layered first on a piece of black cardstock cut and embossed with the next size up Petite Oval Nestabilities die, then on a piece of Celery Neenah cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Floral Oval Nestabilities die.
A piece of My Mind’s Eye Lost &Found 2 Breeze paper was cut and embossed with a Grand Rectangle Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded, stitched and May Arts ribbon was tied around the horizontal strip. The paper was adhered to the card base, white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Grand Scallop Rectangle die. The ribbon was topped with a button, tied on with embroidery thread. Part of a black Finesse Rhinestone swirl and some Black Baby Bling Rhinestones finish off the card.
Here is a video for the visual learner:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAeMsNFh3q0[/youtube]
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Today’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge hostess is Silke. She and I are posting our last post as Timeless Tuesday challenge members. Starting in July we will both be part of the Flourishes senior design team. Silke’s challenge is to use our favorite stamps, dies and embellishments for our card.
One of my favorite Flourishes image is from Year in Flowers 2 stamp set. The rose was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on white cardstock, colored with Copic Markers ( Flowers: B0000, B91, B95, B99 Leaves: G20, G21, G24, G28) and cut out. A piece of My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found 2 Breeze patterned paper was cut and embossed with the largest of the Classic Oval SM Nestabilities dies. The edges were sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a sentiment from the current Flip With Gratitude set was stamped in Tuxedo Black Ink. The sentiment layer was first adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Classic Oval LG die, then to a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Floral Oval Nestabilities die. The rose was adhered to the right side of the oval layers with foam adhesive.
Another piece of Breeze patterned paper was cut and embossed with the second smallest Grand Rectangle Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded and stitched before Sheer ribbon was tied around the layer and through one of the Floral Oval openings of the frame. The bow was topped with a button, tied on with embroidery thread.
The layers were adhered to a card base, cut out of white cardstock with the second smallest Grand Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities die. Part of a Silver Finesse Rhinestone swirl over the roses and Fancy That! Border bling on the top right finish off my card.
-Favorite die: Floral Oval die
-Favorite layout: Floral Oval die on top of Scallop Rectangle
-One of my favorite images: Rose stamp
-Favorite Embellishment: Ivory sheer ribbon, Finesse Rhinestones swirl and Fancy That! Border Bling
Take a peek at what the other Timeless Tuesday designer have created for today…
I hope you have time to play. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Hi all and welcome to the final day of Flourishes’ Release Week!
The new Happily Ever After set is the perfect companion set for our new set Summer Blossoms. Here, you have a pint-sized sentiment set that packs some punch when it comes to wishing “The Happy Couple” well! Use it for Anniversary wishes, weddings, bridal showers or even to congratulate a newly engaged couple! It’s a must have set to add to your collection! This set measures 4 by 3″ so it’s a bargain at $8.50!
For my Happily Ever After Sample I stamped a sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Fancy Tag Two die. With the die still on the cardstock, the edges were sponged with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. A corner flourish from Summer Blossoms was stamped over the edges with third generation Vintage Photo ink.
A piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with a Classic Heart die and embossed with the Elegance M-Bossabilities folder. It was adhered to another piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Classic Scalloped Heart die. The tag was adhered to the lower right of the heart.
The same corner image from Summer Blossoms that was used to stamp over the tag for texture, was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock and colored with Copic Markers (Yellow Flower: Y21, Y23, Y35 Center flower: BG0000, BG000 Leaves: G40, G43, G46). The image was cut out and adhered to the lower right of the tag.
A piece of My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found 2 Breeze paper was adhered over a bigger piece from the same paper pack and cut and embossed with the smallest of the Grand Square Nestabilities dies. The edges were sanded and stitched. Crochet lace was taped to the edge of the vertical strip and Sheer ribbon was tied around the edge. The bow was topped with a button, tied on with embroidery thread.
The layers were adhered to the card base, cut and embossed with the smallest Grand Scallop Square Nestabilities die out of white cardstock. Rhinestones finish off card.
To make sure all your events are truly memorable, Flourishes has added a do-it-yourself invitation to deck out however you wish! Baby showers, potlucks, bridal showers and more! This blank download allows you to personalize any get-together with that elegant, handmade touch! Created as a part of Flourishes’ Blossom Collection with fonts that match this series of stamps — this invitation blank offers endless opportunities for entertaining in style! Click HERE to see this in the store and CLICK HERE for instructions on how to download this image after your purchase! The tutorial was from a post we featured a while back for our calendar download.
For my sample I printed the invitation on white cardstock and cut and embossed it with the largest Romantic Rectangle die. The booties from Hello Baby were stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a piece of My Mind’s Eye Two Lost & Found 2 Breeze. The booties were shaded with Copic Markers (BG000, BG01) and cut out. They were adhered to a piece of white cardstock cut and embossed with a Fancy Tag One die, which was then adhered to the center of the top of the invite.
Would you like to win our new Happily Ever After Set? All you need to do is leave some love in the form of a comment on the blogs below! Why? You need to try to figure out…..
One of the ladies on our link list below will be picking a name from the comments on her blog post today. We don’t know which one it is… so the more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win! What are you waiting for? Time to hop along and see what these fabulous designers created!
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Hi all and welcome to the very first day of Flourishes Sneak Peeks for JUNE! It’s exciting because the sets being revealed this week aren’t just unique for June — they are part of an entire collection of stamp sets that will be released over the next year! It’s called the Blossom Collection and each set released under this name will be designed to coordinate with the other pieces for all types of occassions! Use one set on it’s own or slowly add to the collection — that’s the beauty of it!
Today’s set is the first part of this collection and features beautiful blooms perfect for summer!
Part of The Blossoms Collection, this beautiful array of summer blossoms illustrated by Marcella Hawley features a bouquet, corner stamps, and pieces to create your own borders or frames. Add in a trio of all occasion sentiments and you have the perfect set to create cards for every day correspondence. Set measures 4 by 6″ and is the perfect companion to sister sets Happily Ever After SS199 and Letters in Blossom SS198. If you like what you see, this set is available for pre-order now, just click HERE!
The design team has been busy creating beautiful things with this stunning set!
I stamped the big floral image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, colored it in Copic Markers (Yellow flowers: Y13, Y15, Y17, YR16, YR18, E97, w3, E29 Red Flowers: R20, R21, R22, YR16, E97 Berries: R24, R29, R29 Leaves: YG11, YG13, YG17 Shading: C00, C3). The image was cut and embossed with the largest of the Classic Oval Nestabilities die and the edges were sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink.
It was adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock, which was cut free hand into a slightly larger oval layer. The layers were adhered to a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest of the Floral Oval Nestabilities dies.
Two pieces of My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found 2 Rosy patterned paper were cut and embossed with the second smallest Grand Rectangle Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded and stitched before May Arts ribbon was tied around the horizontal strip and topped with a button. The layer was then adhered to the card base, white cardstock, cut and embossed with a second smallest Grand Scallop Rectangle die.
A sentiment from Summer Blossoms was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Fancy Tag One die. The embossed parts of the tag were sponged and the sentiment was adhered to the lower right of the image. Rhinestones finish off the card.
Want to win this set? All you need to do is leave some love in the form of a comment on the blogs below! Why? You need to try to figure out…..
One of the ladies on our link list below will be picking a name from the comments on her blog post today. We don’t know which one it is… so the more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances you have to win!
With that bit of eye candy, you’ll surely want to see the design team’s cards and creations in full color when you take a trip over to their blogs!
One quick note!! As you make your rounds today, you might notice some of the gals using some fun paper in shades of sage, blue and yellow! It’s all a part of Flourishes new 123 Create Kit that is being released TODAY… right HERE! Want a peek? Take a look. All this for just $20!
Don’t forget our New Release Bundle! If you buy all three sets in a bundle, you save 10% off the price. But, this offer only lasts through next Friday, June 22! So… you have to act fast! Just click HERE to see!
See you back here at noon for more Flourishes FUN!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Today’s Timeless Tuesday hostess is Heather. She challenged us to create a Father’s Day project. For me it was the perfect opportunity to use the new Father’s Day stamp set from last month release.
I stamped one of the images in black ink on white cardstock and cut it out. It was layered over a piece of cardstock cut and embossed with an Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents die that had been sponged with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. Another piece of white cardstock was cut and embossed with a Label 18 Nestabilities die. The embossed part was sponged again and one of the sentiments of the Father’s Day set was stamped over the sponged area with Vintage Photo ink. The layers were adhered over a piece of black cardstock, cut and embossed over a Lacey Square Nestabilities die.
A strip of My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found 2 Sunshine paper strip was adhered to a bigger square of the same paper pack. The layers were cut and embossed with a Label 1 Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded before the layers were adhered to the card base, black cardstock cut and embossed with a Grand Label 1 Nestabilities die.
A sentiment from the Father’s Day stamp set was stamped on a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Lacey Pennant die. The embossed part of the pendant was sponged as well.
Take a peek at what the other Timeless Tuesday designer have created for today…
I hope you have time to play. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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It’s my turn to share a video tutorial on the Spellbinders blog. The coming week will be all about weddings and I am showing how to create a box that could be used for bridesmaid gifts or small wedding gifts (gift cards, jewelery). I hope you have time to check it out and let me know what you think. Comments on the Spellbinders blog are very appreciated.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Last weeks tutorial on Splitcoaststampers was for Any Size Envelopes. Nancy Stislow wrote the tutorial and made creating envelopes for any size card super easy.
Here is the video for the visual learner:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q7OIrDh73E[/youtube]
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It was my turn to create a tutorial for Splitcoaststampers. I decided to create a tutorial on how to create shaped cards. I still get a lot of questions on how to do that. For my sample card I used the darling Blush Babette image from The Greeting Farm. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock. The image was cut and embossed with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die and colored with Copic Markers (Skin: E000, E00, E01 Hair: Y26, E33, E35, E37 Dress: R11, R12, R14 Socks: YR30, YR31 Ground: W3, W5, W7, W9).
The image was sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink before it was adhered first to a piece of Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with the next size bigger piece of Petite Oval Nestabilities die, then on white cardstock, cut and embossed with the largest Floral Oval Nestabilities die.
Two pieces of My Mind’s Eye Follow Your Heart Be Happy paper were cut and embossed with a Grand Rectangle Nestabilities die. The edges were sanded, stitched and May Arts ribbon was tied around the horizontal strip. The paper was adhered to the card base, white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Grand Scallop Rectangle die. The ribbon was topped with a button, tied on with embroidery thread.
Three little flowers (Michaels) were adhered to the lower left corner of the image. The sentiment from Blush Babette was stamped in Tuxedo Black on a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with the smallest of the Petite Oval Nestabilities die. The sentiment was adhered underneath the bow. Fancy That! Border Bling on the top right and part of a Silver Finesse Rhinestone Swirl on the lower left finish off the card.
Here is a video for the visual learner:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQbvpPkvF4[/youtube]
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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