FLLC Falling Leaves....

Happy TGIF!

Today the Flourishes Senior Design Team is focusing on showing off the beautiful Falling Leaves Set.

I decided to create a 5" x 5" fold card. My card base was created with the Flourishes Classic White CS. I stamped the leaves randomly on the inside and outside of my folds using the new Color Made Easy Memento Ink Pads ~ Potters Clay, Rich Cocoa, Cantaloupe, Jelly Grape, Toffee Crunch and Teal Zeal.

For the inside of my card I simple stamped the sentiment from the Falling Leaves Set onto the Circle Spellbinder Die and layered it onto a Doily. Next I created the *Ribbon Sleeve*.....I started with the Brown Wrinkled Silk Ribbon and added Sheer Lined Edge Teal Ribbon on top along with a bow that was embellished with a Metal Button Brad and the darling Flourishes Tailor-Made Tag with the matching sentiment from the Tiny Flowers and Tags Set. At last I finished the card off with some fabulous Prima Fall Crystals.

I hope you enjoyed this card?  Now it's time to check out the rest of the teams creations ~

                                                                                     Christine Okken

                                                                Cindy Lawrence

                                                                Danielle Kennedy

                                                                Heather Jensen

                                                                Julie Koerber

                                                                Sharon Doolittle

                                                                Stacy Morgan

                                                                Tammy Hershberger

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by again! Have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back next Tuesday with a new card...see you then,

                                                                 Hugs, ~Silke~ 

ODBD Alumni Hop.....

Happy Thursday and welcome to our Our Daily Bread Designs Alumni Blog Hop! 

This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of *The Blessings Collection*! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD Blog for full list of links.  One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate.  So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love!  You have until Wednesday, October 10 at 6 pm. Enjoy all the beautiful designs!  

If you hopped on over here from KATHY's BLOG then you are right on track.... if not, please start at the ODBD Blog and hop you way back over here!!!

My card is featuring the sweet sentiment from the Sewn With Love Set. I simply stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black onto the Spellbinder Label 17 Die and started embellishing the card with some Corrugated Paper, a Doily, some Lace Trim, some Red/White Gingham Ribbon, a Button, Flowers, Red Rhinestones and two Heart Pins.

Thank you so much for stopping by today...now it's time to hop on over to TOSH's BLOG!

I'll be back tomorrow with a new card...see you then,

                                                                Hugs, ~Silke~

CQC156 Grown With Love....

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you had a great weekend? Mine was short because I had to work....but it was all good!  This week will be another long conference week, but then I'm good until Spring.....yeah!

Anyway, today I have a new Color Q card for you. Arielle has provided another awesome color palette and we hope you get a chance to play along with us.

My card started out with the Flourishes Classic White CS. I decided to ink up the awesome Flourishes Seeds of Friendship Set with Memento Rich Cocoa.and also *edge distress* the main image. The DP in the background is from the BasicGrey Little Black Dress Collection. The *25 Cent* and *Grown with Love* images were inked in Memento Lilac Posies and the *Hand Picked for You* image was inked in Memento Potters Clay. Next I embellished the card with matching Flowers, the May Arts Iridescent Ribbon, a Creative Floral Brad and some Prima Smoky Crystals. I wanted to give the card a vintage feel and *ink distressed* the edges and the main image with the Ranger Antique Linen.

I'm also submitting this card for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #188 ~ Create a *Fall Themed* project.

Thank you so much for stopping by and please make sure to swing by the Color Q Blog to see all the fabulous cards the rest of the team has created.

I'll be back on Thursday with a new ODBD card....see you then,

                                                               Hugs, ~Silke~

FLOURISHES FREE FOR ALL!!!

Happy TGIF!

We hope you enjoyed last weeks Flourishes September Christmas Release? As always the week after the release the Senior Design Team is hosting a FREE FOR ALL, where we pick up our favorite Set from the release and show off another project. These Christmas Sets were absolutely fabulous...and if you missed them click HERE to see them all.

Since we are just starting the Pre-Holiday Season I figured I start out with the Trimmed with Love Set and work myself through new Christmas projects in the next couple of weeks....so stay tuned!!!

My inspiration for this card came from this weeks CR84FN63 Color Challenge......

I really enjoyed working with these colors and I think this gift set turned out to be a great idea for a man...what do you think???

The Christmas Tree was inked in Memento Rich Cocoa onto Flourishes Classic Ivory CS. The Design Paper is from the Authentique Genuine Collection. Next I embellished the card with the fabulous Natural Linen Ribbon, the awesome Metal Button Staples, some Prima Fall Crystals. The sentiment was stamped onto the Flourishes Tailor-Made Classic Tag Die. and I attached them to the card and box with some Kraft Jute Twine. The gift box was created with the Sizzix Pillow Box Die.

Thank you so much for stopping by and please visit all the other Senior Designers for their take on the September Release Set.

                                                                                         Christine Okken

                                                                                         Cindy Lawrence

                                                                                         Danielle Kennedy

                                                                                         Heather Jensen

                                                                                         Julie Koerber

                                                                                         Sharon Doolittle

                                                                                         Stacy Morgan

                                                                                         Tammy Hershberger

Have a wonderful weekend!  Since I'm working this weekend I won't be back again next Tuesday with a new Color Q card...see you then,

                                                                   Hugs, ~Silke~

CQC155 So Grateful....

Hello again,

   I'm back with my card for this weeks Color Q #155.

We have another fabulous color palette and we hope you get the chance to play along! The layout of my card was inspired by this weeks Deconstructed Sketch #69.....

 

For me the Flourishes Autumn Blossoms Set was the perfect match for this color combo! My card base started out with the Flourishes Classic White CS.  The sentiment in the center and the blossom image were inked in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with these Copic Markers ~ YG63, YG67, G21, Y08, V12, BV000, R89 and Colorless Blender. The Design Paper is from my old SU stash. The rest of my card was embellished with a Doily, the Satin Ribbon, some Silver Metallic String, a Green Button and some Kaiser Pearls.

Please don't forget to stop by over at the Color Q Blog to see the entire Design Teams creations!!!

Click HERE If you have missed the fabulous Flourishes September Christmas Release and our fabulous new downloadable Flourishes 2012 Christmas Catalog!!!

Have fun getting crafty....I'll be back on Friday with a new card!!!

                                                                  Hugs, ~Silke~

The Shabby Tea Room - Guest Designing

Happy Monday!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend? I had to work on Saturday, but had the chance to relax and hang out with my gang all Sunday! It's also College Volleyball season again, so we had the pleasure of watching a few home games this weekend and I'm so happy to tell you that our GSU team won both games on Saturday...yeah....GO EAGLES!!!

Today, I'm super excited to share a card I made for this weeks The Shabby Tea Room Challenge #132. The fabulous TSTR Design Team has asked me to Guest Design and of course I couldn't resist to say YES!!! Ladies, thank you so much for having me!!!

The theme this week is *PRETTY PARTY* – create a card or project inspired by the photo USING PINK AND GREEN WITH FLOWERS!

I decided to use my favorite Flourishes Country Charm Labels Set. The sentiment in the center is from the beautiful Wedded Bliss Set. Both of the images were inked in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the Flourishes Classic White CS. The card base was created with the Spellbinder Romantic Rectangles Die. Next I added the Design Paper and created some *faux stitching* and connected the dots with a White Gel Pen. The framed sentiment was placed onto the Spellbinder Labels Twenty Five Die. Next I embellished the rest of my card with some Baby Pink Satin Ribbon, Kaiser Pearls, Flowers, Leaves, Antique Brad and some Pink Flourishes.

Please take the time to hop on over to The Shabby Tea Room Blog to see all of the Design Teams creations as well as all the details on how you can play along this week!!!

Thank you for stopping by and I'll be back with a new card for the Color Q tomorrow!

See ya then,

                                                                  Hugs, ~Silke~

FLOURISHES SEPTEMBER RELEASE DAY 5!!!

Happy TGIF and welcome to our last day of the Flourishes September Release!

We hope you have enjoyed all the sneak peeks so far???

Today we are showing you another fabulous Set....PEACE & JOY!!!

This Set was illustrated by Becky Fleck. It offers two main images plus tow accent stamps to created just the most unique holiday creations. I know you will love the flourishy swirls and the elegant look of this fabulous Set.

And, what's more fun? You can find the coordinating cut file HERE for perfectly cut swirls! Can you say stunning? Speaking of cut files, we have some EXCITING news to share! Four out of the five sets released this week have a Silhouette Cameo cut file available as well. AND, for those folks who asked for SVG files so that they could also use our cut files in other digital cutting machines, we say -- you asked, we answered! We now have all of our cut files available in an SVG format as well! Just click HERE to visit these files in the Flourishes Store! These digital downloads are purchased from the store and upon completion of your order, you’ll receive a link to download your cut files. We think these will add so much fun when creating!

Here is my card.....

I could not help myself, but to go for the traditional red and green theme again. As always I started out with the Flourishes Classic White CS. The second layer was *scored*. The image itself in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with these Copic Markers ~ R29, G82, G94 and Colorless Blender. I absolutely love this wide May Arts Red/White Ribbon and the Silver Metallic Trim. At last I added a Green Button and the Red Kaiser Rhinestones.

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! So what are you waiting for? Head on over and see…..

                                                                                   Christine Okken

                                                                                   Cindy Lawrence

                                                                                   Danielle Kennedy

                                                                                   Heather Jensen

                                                                                   Sharon Doolittle

                                                                                   Stacy Morgan

                                                                                   Tammy Hershberger

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE SEPTEMBER RELEASE? Have you checked out our Any Which Way Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in this week’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge HERE. Or, try our Noon Time Challenges, which kick off Wednesday with the Dear Santa Challenge HERE and yesterday with our Wild & Wonderful Challenge HERE!

Our Noon Time Challenges are fast-paced chances to win our full September release! All challenges will close TODAY, Friday at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced TOMORROW, Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky fast and good luck!

Thank you again for taking the time to follow me this week....just in case you missed all the September Release excitement....then please stop by the Flourishes Blog to see what you have been missing!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!! I'll be back again on Monday with  my new  SHABBY TEA ROOM card!!!

                                                               Hugs, ~Silke~   

FLOURISHES SEPTEMBER RELEASE DAY 4!!!

Howdy Flourishes Friends!!!

Today marks Day 4 of the September Release! Today we are sneak peeking the fabulous COWBOY CHRISTMAS Set.

This Set was illustrated by Lauren Pope and it features three scenes form the Wild West, as well as four sentiments. The smallest sentiment is a perfect fit for our Tailor Made Classic Tag Die Set. So, grab your cowboy boots and some holiday cheer and you've got what it takes to make this awesome Stamp Set come alive in a down home Country Christmas!!!

Here is my idea.....

I really like the rustic feel you can create with this set. I started out by inked the image in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the Flourishes Classic White CS. Next I colored it with these Copic Markers ~ R24, Y08, YG93, YG99 and Colorless Blender. The Design Paper in the background is from the BoBunny Father Christmas Collection. Next I added the....must have....Natural Linen Ribbon, the awesome Vintage Metal Brad and the Chocolate Kaiser Pearls.

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! So what are you waiting for? Head on over and see…..

                                                                                   Christine Okken

                                                                                   Cindy Lawrence

                                                                                   Danielle Kennedy

                                                                                   Heather Jensen

                                                                                   Sharon Doolittle

                                                                                   Stacy Morgan

                                                                                   Tammy Hershberger

DID YOU KNOW YOU COULD WIN OUR ENTIRE SEPTEMBER RELEASE? Have you checked out our Any Which Way Challenge? Just click HERE to find out how to play! You can also play in this week’s Timeless Tuesday Challenge HERE. Or, try our Noon Time Challenges, which kick off yesterday with the Dear Santa Challenge HERE and will continue at noon today!

Our Noon Time Challenges are fast-paced chances to win our full September release! All challenges will close this Friday at 5 PM EST and winners will be announced Saturday in our Winner’s Circle blog post! So get those fingers inky and good luck!

Thank you for swinging by again....for all the details and to view Day 1 to 3 please make sure to stop by the Flourishes Blog!!!

I'll be back tomorrow with my last release card.....

                                                               Hugs, ~Silke~   

FLOURISHES - NOON TIME CHALLENGE!!!

Hello again!

Are you ready to play a fun challenge??? The theme for the Flourishes Noon Time Challenge is a *CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS CARD*...... You've heard the popular Christmas song lyrics - "Tiny tots, with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight!" So, get those tykes in the Christmas spirit with a card... just for them! That's right, make this creation all about the children in your lives!

Here is my idea....

I decided to dig out the fun Joy is in the Air Set. The sentiment is from the Warm Winter Wishes Set and it fits perfectly onto the Flourishes Tailor Made Classic Tag Die. The globe image was inked in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with these Copic Markers ~ R20, R27, Y08, B000, B32, Y04, E25, E27 and Colorless Blender.  Next I place a Doily behind the main image and then I added the fabulous May Arts Solid Red/White Striped Ribbon, some Silver Metallic Trim, a Red Button and some Red Kaiser Rhinestones. At last I added lots of Glitter.

Please make sure to stop by the Flourishes Blog to read all the details on how to play along!!!

Now it's time to check out all the other designers for their ideas.....

                                                                                           Allison Cope

                                                                                           Makio Jones

                                                                                           Cindy Lawrence

                                                                                           Christine Okken 
                                                                    Stacy Morgan

Thank you for stopping by and I'll see you again tomorrow with a new release!!!

                                                                  Hugs, ~Silke~

FLOURISHES SEPTEMBER RELEASE DAY 3

Happy Wednesday and welcome to Day 3 of the Flourishes September Release.

We hope you have enjoyed the sneak peeks so far and today we have a really fun Christmas Set for you to sneak peek! This Set is called DEAR SANTA....

Here is my take on it.....

I decided to go for a *clean and simple* layout in order to show of this fun Santa Boot filled with presents. My card started out with the awesome Flourishes Classic White CS. The second layer was *scored* sideways and I stamped the sentiment on the bottom. Next I inked the boot in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with these Copic Markers ~ C1, C2, C3, C5, Y08, Y15, R17, R27, B00, B34, G12, G24, E39 and Colorless Blender. At last I added the fabulous May Arts Variegated Red/White Striped Ribbon, the Silver Metallic Trim and the Red Button. The fluff was created with Liquid Applique and I sprinkled some Fairy Dust Glitter on top to make it sparkle :) !!!

The layout for my card was again inspired by our Pre-Release *The Any Which Way* Sketch Challenge....you still have time to play :) !!! You have the chance to win the ENTIRE SEPTEMBER RELEASE!!!

WANT TO WIN THIS SET??? All you need to do is leave some love at the Senior Design Teams Blogs listed 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...yeah!!!! So hop on over to see every ones idea and earn a chance to win this fun Set!!!

                                                                                    Christine Okken

                                                                                    Cindy Lawrence

                                                                                    Danielle Kennedy

                                                                                    Heather Jensen

                                                                                    Sharon Doolittle

                                                                                    Stacy Morgan

                                                                                    Tammy Hershberger

For all the details please make sure to stop by the Flourishes Blog!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by again and I hope to see you for our FLOURISHES NOON TIME CHALLENGE!?!?

                                                               Hugs, ~Silke~