Flourishes Friday

It is time for a Flourishes Friday post. This week I have 2 cards for you. They are polar opposites from each other. The first card I am featuring today is the Flourishes Irish Blessings set.

I colored this image with Flourishes Copics Collections:

I stamped the image out onto Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.  I used my Grand Calibur to cut  out my Classic Oval Die.  I added some crocheted lace and a little flower.  

My second card is for Teapot Tuesday over at Splitcoaststampers. This is one of my favorite challenges.  I haven't played in so long.  Each week there is a teapot for inspiration and then they have a destination for the card.  It is a wonderful group of stampers.  This week the cards go to a SCS member that tragically lost her husband.  She wants to some day have a house on the beach.  So I pulled out Beach Life from Flourishes and got to watercoloring it.  I used my Grand Calibur again and the Labels 23 die.  I added some gingham ribbon and a few little pearl flourishes.  Simple card that took FOREVER to watercolor.  

Check out the rest of the Design Team's creations:

• Barbara Anders
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Dawn Burnworth
• Jan Marie Caruso
• Sharon Doolittle
• Stacy Morgan
• Tammy Hershberger

Happy Birthday Cupcake

It is time for another MO's Digital Pencil challenge.  This week the challenge is an easy peasy one.  Just use the following sketch that Iulia created or anything goes.  

I chose anything goes because I am in need of a birthday card.  This sweet little image is called Birthday Fairy Lee.  She is so sweet holding her cupcake.  She is available at the  Mo's Digital Pencil Store. The sentiment is a stamp set from Hero Arts. 

Now head on over to Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge blog and check out the challenge and the beautiful creations from the design team.  We also have a new design team member.. Please welcome

 Tracy MacDonald to Mo's team.  Her talent is amazing.  

Strawberry Red

February is definitely the month for the color red, and not just because of Valentine's day (or, if you prefer, Single Awareness Day). February is also the month of the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women® campaign.

Our featured ingredient for our Catered Crop Recipe Swap is the color Red!

I chose an oldie but goodie stamp I found in my stash from House Mouse.  How could you not love this adorable little guy.  His belly is full.  I also dusted off my Prisma pencils.  They needed some love.  The yoyo flower is made of fabric from my stash.  

Playing along is easy as cherry pie.

• Just use the color red somewhere in your project.
• Include a link to us at Catered Crop or just add our button, which you can grab on our sidebar or at our {button gallery}.
• Link up and link often, but be sure you link up by 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, March 3.
• Keep the party hopping by visiting the other players and leaving comments. Do be sure to comment on the other player's post because sometimes I really do check.

Need some ideas? Here's a whole gallery of creative ways to use red in your projects. You can click on the inspiration board below to go to a Pinterest board with the sources of these pictures and more gorgeous ideas and brilliant tutorials.

Paper and Such is an online store with everything a paper crafter could want. The Paper and Such line of clear photopolymer stamps is so much fun (check out the chickens) and they're made right here in the USA! They carry all my favorite papers: Cosmo Cricket, My Mind's Eye, Jillibean Soup and more. There are adhesives, dies, embellishments, twine, ribbon . . . yep, paper crafter's candy store. Be sure to visit their Paper and Such Design Blog for beautiful inspiration and weekly challenges.

One very lucky randomly picked player will get to go shopping at Paper and Such with a $20 Gift Certificate.

Be sure to come back Sunday, February 26, to check out what our Top Chefs, Guest Chefs and Celebrity Chefs from Paper and Such have dished up for you.

Happy Birthday Jan Marie

Let’s light the candles and strike up the music!! The owner of Flourishes – Jan Marie Caruso – is celebrating a birthday and we’re helping her by getting the party started with just about the entire Flourishes Crew!  Why not leave some love on her blog HERE  and while you are hopping around, pay a visit to the Flourishes team members who are honoring her special day!

Happy birthday Jan Marie.  You are one of the best.  I really enjoy all the Flourishes offers to the stamping community and I know you put your heart and soul into it.  

I hope your day is full of blessings.  The very first year I was on the design team my first Flourishes card was a birthday card for you.  My how time flies. 

In honor of your birthday I created a  card using  A Year in Flowers 1,2, and 3.  I cut out my images with a circle punch and then colored them in with many of Flourishes Copics Collections. I stamped all my images onto Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.  

The sentiment is from the Sweet Violets set. 

In honor of Jan’s special day, the worker bees behind the scenes decided to have a COLORFUL sale to help celebrate! TODAY and TOMORROW only – all Copic Markers will be on sale 15% off. Just use the code COPIC15 in the coupon code box at the time of check out to get this fun discount! So, join us in singing her a special little birthday song! Be sure to check out all the fun and festive wishes and grab some great ideas for birthday cards along the way!

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Barbara Anders

Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Dawn Burnworth

Julie Koerber

Sharon Doolittle

Stacy Morgan

Tammy Hershberger

Beate Johns

Cindy Haffner

Heather Jensen

Maki Jones

Mona Pendleton

Silke Ledlow

Betty Wright

Kathy Jones

Yvonne Hagane

Pat Adam

Happy Birthday Jan! We hope your day is the absolute BEST and cheers to an even better year ahead!

Lace

It is time for another Mo's Digital Pencil challenge.  This week the challenge is to add lace to your creation.  I chose Cupcake Princess Violet for a birthday card for my sister.  I colored with copics and added some crocheted flowers my sweet friend Michelle sent to me.  I thought they were the perfect embellishment.  My lace is from my Martha Stewart punch.  Hop on over and join in on the challenge this week.