Flourishes Friday Focus

It's Friday Focus time over at Flourishes.. This week's theme is Floral Frenzy.. With April showers bringing May flowers we are ready for beautiful blooms.  This week I am hosting and here is a little snippet of my tutorial.. If you want a great idea for Mother's day check it out over at Flourishes .... Have a terrific weekend everyone..

Check out what the rest of the team did too:

• Danielle
• Christine
• Leslie
• Julie
• Laura
• 
  

Thanks Dad

"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, 
his influence, his power for good. 

 Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom."

James Allen

This month at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge Peggy has been the hostess. This is her last week and she has challenged us to create a manly card. Thanks to Peggy (our DT leader) for  some great challenges.

I chose Mo's image Fishing. I got out my prisma pencils for this image.  I have not use them in awhile. 

This image is so precious..  It reminds me of my dad when we were little.  He would take us fishing in our creek on the farm.  We would have a stick and a piece of string for our pole..We would dig up our worms  and head out.  Since there were 8 of us kids I am sure he spent most of his time trying to bait hooks.  Great memories. Thanks Dad...

This image is available over at Mo's Digital Pencil. Come join us in this challenge.  Create a manly card and add it to the link on the challenge blog.

Check out the rest of the team's creations HERE.

I also found a few challenges:

Crafty Angels:  Summer theme
Tuesday Taggers:  Memories
I Love Digi:  Thank You Card
Lili of the Valley Challenge:  Summertime
Quirky Crafts:  Planes Trains and Automobiles...AND BOATS..hehe.

Where is Dawn????

Shall we compare our hearts to a garden -

with beautiful blooms, straggling weeds,

swooping birds and sunshine, rain -and most importantly, seeds.

~Grey Livingston

It has been crazy busy here at the Burnworth house.. I thought I

would show you a few pictures of what I have been doing.  My son

tried out for a team a month ago and much to his dismay they didn't

feel he was ready for this team so they bumped him down a level to

play with the younger kids.  He was so disheartened..... SO what have

I been doing. I have been out practicing

with him each and every day.  I am happy

to report that last Saturday he hit a grand

slam home run..   This mom's heart now

feels a little better too. 

I have also been working in my garden.  This is the first time I have planted a garden in 25 years.
It feels so good to get my hands dirty.. I am happy to say it is actually growing.. 

I will be back with a card soon. I also have a tutorial over at Flourishes this Friday so be sure to
check it out..

Flourishes Friday Focus

Stacy is starting a brand new challenge over at Flourishes..

Each month we are going to be challenging you to use your Flourishes

Stamps for a fun Christmas. CHECK IT OUT HERE..Christmas IN April.

Starting May 1st Flourishes will be doing a once-a-month challenge to

get you in gear for your Christmas cards long before Christmas arrives.

For the card above I used the new set Spring Bouquet.  I colored
it three times and then cut it out using the Spellbinders Labels 12
die available at Flourishes.

I chose the Flourishes Copic Collection sets:  Buttercup  Green Grass,  
Crocus and Sweet Pea. This amazing May Arts Apple Green Ribbon 
is also available at Flourishes.  I love this set.  It has so many great
sentiments with it.

I am also adding this to the Stampin Sister's In Christ Challenge #35.
Create a card with flowers..

 

This second card is from the newly released Hats Off To You. 

I chose the Webster's Fine Art designer paper.  I thought it

was perfect with all the letters in it. I stamped the image onto

Flourishes Classic Ivory Paper.  

I also used some May Arts Checked Gingham Ribbon.

Now do you want to see some gorgeous Christmas cards.. Check

out what the design team has in store.  

• Danielle
• Christine
• Leslie
• Julie
• Stacy

Cindy and Laura both have some terrific cards with the new release.  Check them out here:
         Cindy
          Laura

Building Sand Castles

This week at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge blog Peggy is our hostess again
this week.. She has given us a recipe to follow.. 3 designer papers, 2
brads or buttons and 1 ribbon.  I just spent the week with my sister at
the beach.  Such a relaxing place. I am ready for summer fun..

I used Mo's sweet little Kai in the Sand with his sailboat hat.  This is
available over at Mo's Digital Pencil Store. 

Come join in the fun. Create a card and link that post up to Mr Linky.

Here is my baby on the beach.  We had so much fun spending hours 
collecting shells.  Great memories.  Just wish he was still my "baby"..

The Designer Paper is an old DCWV pack called Summer
Glitter Pack.. I have had it for ages.  The buttons are 
custom made with Sculpey Clay.  I colored the image
with Copics and then highlighted with prisma pencils. 

Cherry Pie

Sorry I have been MIA... I have been so busy.  I wanted to make a few
cards for some of my featured friends over on SCS.. This is for Pat
Smether's Featured Stamper day a week ago.  I am so far behind...

This image is from Sassy Cheryl's store.  She is called Pie Chef..
After I photo'd and watermarked I realized I forgot to color her 
cherry on top... 

It feels so good to photograph my cards with my green outdoor background again..
I have been busy planting my garden and flowers.. I am so sore I 
can barely move..

I am adding this to the following challenge:
Cupcake Craft :  Red and White  
Crafty Cardmakers:  Desert Island....What a FUN challenge.  You had to use what
you would want if you were stranded on a desert island.. For me..Of course a
whimsical image and my gingham ribbon. I really struggle not having them..
Magical Crafts:  Something for the Girls


Have a wonderful day..

Flourishes Spring Bouquet

This is our last day before the big release.. I am so loving this set.. I know
I say that each day but look at the flowers here.. I think it is such a great
set to color and all the sentiments are perfect for special women in your
life..  

This set is called Spring Bouquet.  I colored it with Flourishes Copic Collections
Hydrangea , Green Grass and Sweet Pea.  These are my go to colors anymore.
They are perfect for florals.. 

I have an amazing step mom that this card will be sent to..  We both
love our flowers.  

Some quick notes for you! Don’t forget to check out our Twinchie 

Release Week Challenge? 

Click HERE for the details! If you play, you could walk away with all 

4 stamp sets that we are releasing this Friday! Speaking of Friday, 

we’d love it if you joined us for our POWER HOUR Release Party! 

It’s 60 minutes of fun, games, chatter and giveaways! The party 

kicks off HERE Friday night in our Flourishes Forum over on SCS at 

9 PM Central Standard Time!

Check out the rest of this amazing team's creations:

• Danielle
• Christine
• Leslie
• Julie
• Cindy
• Laura
• Stacy

Flourishes New Releases Are Now Available

Yeah... it is time to go shopping over at Flourishes.. Here is are

all the new sets that were just released..

Around the Arbor

Hats off to You!

Fanciful Flourishes

Spring Bouquet

 

So head on over and get your new sets now... FLOURISHES

Splitcoast Dirty Dozen and Flourishes Day 2 New Release

Before I get to the next beautiful Flourishes New Release I wanted

to share my exciting news...

I am so excited to announce that I made the Dirty Dozen over on

Splitcoaststampers.  I am honored beyond measure to be designing

for this team for the next 6 months...If you are a fan club member

hop on over to SCS and check out the amazing creations there this 

month.. WOW.  They are gorgeous.

Now on to the day 2 of the Flourishes Sneak Peeks.  I love this set.
I say that about all the Flourish sets but I think this set is beautiful.
I used the damask stamps in this set to create the background.  I 
thought the turquoise and black looked great together. 



I sponged on ink onto the butterfly after I stamped it in black
ink.  Then I carefully cut it out and popped it up.  Take a look
at what the rest of the team did with this gorgeous set:

• Danielle
• Christine
• Leslie
• Julie-
• Cindy
• Laura
• Stacy

Mo's Digital Pencil Sketch Challenge

This week at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge blog we were challenged by
our hostess Peggy to create a card with this sketch. I love this adorable
image from Mo's Digital Pencil called  Melia on Shell-Phone. It is available over at
Mo's store..

We were recently at the ocean and my son and I had so much fun  picking
up shells.  I couldn't resist adding a shell to my card.  I colored her with 
copics and highlighted with Prisma Pencils.  







This is my card from last week.  I never had time to post it on my 
blog before heading out on vacation.  I love this What a Cake
image also available at Mo's Digital Pencil.  Peggy challenged
us to use Kraft, Black, White and any other color.  I kept mine
simple.  The Prisma flower is available over at Flourishes. 

Now it's your turn.  Head on over to Mo's Digital Pencil's

challenge blog and created a card with Peggy's sketch.  Then

add the direct link to your card to Mr. Linky for a chance to

win. MO's  CHALLENGE BLOG.

Also check out the Dream Team creations this week.  They 

are amazing. 

Flourishes New Release Day 1

This is my first sneak peek for the new Flourishes release.  This 
set is called Around The Arbor.  I LOVE it.  The first year I was
married my husband built me an arbor.  I colored this with the 
Flourishes copics sets  Peony Collection and the Grass Collection.

I used the Labels Twelve Spellbinder's  Die available HERE in the
Flourishes Store.  

The Pearls are available in the store HERE.  I colored them 
with my copics to match the flowers. 

This sentiment is perfect.  I have a hard time finding "those"
moments.  

Hats Off To You  is the second set we are showing today.. I have a
cousin that is homeschooled and she is graduating this year. I thought
the pink and black would be great colors for her since she didn't have
school colors. I used the new Webster Fine Art Designer pack paper
and Flourishes Classic White Paper. The ribbon is also from Flourishes. 

May Arts Black and White Checked..

These sets will be released right after our Power Hour Release 
Party Friday night at 9 PM CST in our SCS Member Company Forum!


Don't forget to take a peek at what all the other fabulous
Flourish Design Team has for your viewing pleasure:

• Danielle
• Christine
• Leslie
• Julie-
• Cindy
• Laura
• Stacy

Want to win these sets.

All you need to do is leave a comment on the Flourishes blog telling 

us your favorite things about Spring! We'll pick one lucky winner and 

reveal all the winners from our daily giveaways this Saturday!

Also have you  checked out our Twinchie Release

Week Challenge? Click HERE for the details! If you play, you could 

walk away with all 4 stamp sets that we are releasing this Friday!

Speaking of Friday, we'd love it if you joined us for our POWER HOUR 

Release Party! It's 60 minutes of fun, games, chatter and giveaways! 

Hugs For Haley

I have been wanting to participate in Mothermark's Teapot Tuesday
over on Splitcoaststampers for some time now.. I used to do it every
week but have not played in awhile.. This week they are honoring
Faith.. She has left almost 100,000 comments on card over at SCS. 

My friend Stacy contacted me and requested a RAK for a sweet little
girl she knows.  I hope she likes this.  The image was from my wonderful
friend Debbie and the theme for the Teapot Tuesday was cats.. This
was the only one I had. 

I will be back the rest of the week with some exciting news and
all the sneak peeks for Flourishes.. You are going to LOVE this month's
new stamp sets.  They are amazing.  But aren't they always...

Happy Spring

I hope you all have a blessed Easter.. I am away from my blog spending
time with my family for the week..  This is a picture from my garden.
Have a great week and happy stamping.

Shabby Paper Strawberries

This week Laura is hostess over at the Flourish's Friday Focus..She is

showing us how to paper piece with a twist.. Check it out HERE.

I used the Flourish set Strawberries.The paper I used is the awesome 

new Life's Portrait and Lullaby Lane Designer paper..I paper pieced 

my strawberries using these pretty Webster Fine Art Pages DP.They  
are available over at the Flourishes store... 

Check out what the rest of the team created:
 

• Danielle
• Leslie
• Julie-
• Cindy
• Laura
• Stacy

With spring tulips, sales are sprouting at Flourishes and YOU could save. 

Click here to check out our special deals on select Spellbinders dies at 

35% off. And, if you are a FLIP member (Flourishes Loyalty Incentive Program) 

you will get your 15% off on April 1st on top of our already low prices!

We've also put more than a dozen of our older stamp sets on sale that are close to retirement. If you've had your eye on some of our previously released sets, you'll 

want to click here to browse. At up to 50% off, some of these are deals you can't 

refuse!

Happy Easter

This month at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge it is Peggy's turn to host
the month. She is our fearless leader and does such a terrific job.
Her first challenge is to use pastels.. I rarely use pastels
but love them this time of year.  This sweet image is a new one
over at Mo's store called Savannah on  Easter. 

When I was little my dad would go to the sale barn each spring and
buy me some baby chicks just like this.. I never looked this cute but
I sure did love my chicks.  

Come join in on the fun over at Mo's Challenge Blog.  Create a card 
with a Mo image and link it in Mr. Linky for a chance to win. 

I used the sketch over at Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  Love 
Karen's sketches.  


Here are a few more challenges I really like and thought my card 
fit the criteria:
Dare You 2 Digi :  Easter
Pink Elephant:  pastels 
Little Red Wagon: Rolling into Spring
Everybody Art:  Spring