Penelope's Wagon CD Calendar

It is time for another challenge for Mo's Digital Pencil.  This week Paola challenged us

to alter something.. I had this idea in my head months ago and this gave me to push to 

get it done.. I recycled an old CD case we had.  I used Penelope's Party Wagon  from 

Mo's Digital Pencil Store. 

I created my own template for the calendar part but Cat over on SCS has

that all done for you.. She now has 2011 templates available in all sizes..  

 

I added a pad of sticky notes to the back of the holder.  The crocheted flower

is from PixiePetal's Etsy shop.. She has some beautiful goodies and will be 

giving some away next week for Mo's 1 year Blog Challenge Anniversary party. 
We have been challenging you for one year already.. Where does time go... 

I will be giving away some goodies so be sure to mark your CALENDAR..haha.. 

Adding this to the Creative Belli Challenge: Numbers (Calendar) something Old (CD case) 

Scarecrow Wagon

 

The first time I saw this image I gasped.. It reminded me so much of back home

in IL.. The cool crisp fall days where pumpkins and scarecrows are in abundance.. I heard 

there is a pumpkin shortage this year?????  Anway..

Colored and shaded with copics.  This new image is from Squigglefly and the 

artist's name is Marla Shega. I dug out my leaf dies from last year.. Used my old

french script cb folder that has not seen the light of day for a year also.. Felt good

to use some old stuff.  

Found just a few challenges to enter.. Some at the last minute..eeks..

Creative Card Crew:  Autumn or Fall 

Charisma Cardz Challenge:  Anything Goes 

Stamps R Us:  Halloween Theme 

Stampin' Sisters in Christ:  Fall Theme 

The Corrosive Challenge:  Clean Up The Dust ( leave's dies and french script folder) 

4 Crafty Chicks: Fall Theme 

Raise the Bar:  Bundle Up  

Copic Creations: Shading Around an Image 

Have a great Sunday.. We are finally getting some much needed rain..:) 

Flourishes Friday Focus and Blog Candy Winner

It's a Flourishes Friday Focus.. Sorry my post is late. I scheduled it for 1 p.m. instead

of 1 a.m.  This week we call Friday Free for all.. We get to create whatever

we want.. I chose to show you some of my Dirty Dozen projects.. Of all the things

I created this tops my list as two of my favorites.  I used the Strawberry set

from Flourishes for both of these.  

 

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Then I created this little basket with some felt strawberries.. The strawberries are just a 

half circle of felt sewn up and then I added french knots with embroidery floss all over them.  I used the Strawberry set again for the tag.  

Now it's time to announce the winner of my blog candy.. That was so much fun seeing where everyone resides.. I loved it.. 

The winner is: Cammie...here is what she said

Cammie said...

Dawn, thanks for the chance to win and the beautiful inspiration. I live in Knoxville, Tennessee, about an hour away from the Great Smokey National Park.

Cammie please email me so I can send you your stamps..:)

Now check out what the rest of the design team did.. I saw some great new release stuff over on their blogs:

Laura Fredrickson
Danielle Kennedy
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

Glittery Bella

The challenge over at Mo's Digital Challenge Blog this week is to create a card with 

some glitz.. I chose Bella Carrying The Cake. Colored with

copics.  My buttons weren't sparkly YET so I added some Modge

Podge and glitter.  Hope you can come over and play in the sparkles with us at Mo's.

 

 

This second card is from last week's challenge.. The challenge was to create 

a card with whites.. I love this sweet image..Angel With Kitten.

My friend Stacy sent me the beautiful crocheted heart.. 

The cloud die-namics  are from My Favorite Things.  

Falling For You

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It's the first official day of fall.. Dear Mr. Weatherman could you please

send some rain.. It is so dry here. We have not had any rain for 6 weeks.  With

the cool fall days (haha it is 90 here today) I thought this sweet little 

cat with his leaf would be perfect.. This is for Mothermark's Teapot

Tuesday challenge over on SCS.. I KNOW it's Wednesday but you know how that goes.

This is a new image over at Mo's called of all things Fall Kitten  :) 

I colored him with Copics and then used some clear blending solution on a washcloth

and carefully placed it on his fur to give him some dimension and texture.

Off to have a pumpkin spice latte.. Yummo.   

Don't forget you have 2 more days to sign up to win my BLOG CANDY..   

Blog Candy and Caramel Apples

This past weekend my son and I made Caramel Apples.. We had gone to an Apple Festival 
in the beautiful mountain town of Hendersonville North Carolina.  I loved it there.  We decided we would get some apples and make them into something yummy.  I found a recipe that was a little different..

Melt your bag of caramels first with 2 tablespoons of water on the stove.  Then dip your apples in the caramel.. Heat the caramel slowly as it burns easily.  Then take about 2 cups of pretzels that have been crushed and roll the apple around in them.. When this has cooled drizzle some milk chocolate on top.. (I used milk chocolate chips).  This is so yummy..

AND OF COURSE.. you need to decorate the stick and tag with the new Flourishes Apple of My Eye set.. It has a cute little caramel apple stamp.  I covered my stick with Basic Grey Origins Paper from Flourishes also.. The ribbon is the new Maya Roads ribbon..  

I am sneaking this into the Shabby Tea Room's Challenge.. Inspired by Nature or Green

Don't forget I have blog candy.. HERE.. 

BLOG CANDY Fun... and Flourishes Release Day 3

 

Welcome to the last and final day for Flourishes New Releases.. Today we are showcasing our last two sets.  Windows To The World and Fuchsias In Bloom.. 
For the Windows To The World set

I chose to keep it simple.. Colored with Flourishes Copics Collections on 

Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.

  For the Fuchsia In Bloom set I stamped directly on the 

Basic Grey Green At Heart paper and used the

new Mosaic Tiles in Black that Flourishes now carries in the store.  

They are the greatest embellishment.. They adhere so nicely. 

Check out what the rest of the team created with these sets:
                                                                      Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Julie Koerber

Laura Fredrickson

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan 

Check out all the information about the new sets HERE on the Flourishes Blog. They are all available today..

NOW LET'S HAVE A LITTLE FUN... To thank all of you for following my blog, leaving comments and making my world a happy place I am offering 4 free Flourishes sets..  I chose the 4 seasons as my free sets.

HUMMING ALONG (spring)  

STRAWBERRIES(summer) 

SUNFLOWER(fall)

SLEIGH RIDE (winter) ( so you can participate in our monthly Christmas challenge on SCS) :)

HERE is all you have to do:

The Windows To The World card  I created above got me to thinking about how many different places we live. Sooooo leave me a comment below telling me.. (PLEASE.. only the state or country is needed) where you reside.  I will announce a winner one week from today.  I am in North Carolina... a gorgeous state that looks like the above picture.  Now it is your turn.....

Flourishes Release Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of Flourishes new releases.. Look at this set.. 

It is perfect for Halloween and Fall

I think it has such a vintage feel to it..

 

I chose the pumpkins in this set.. I masked and added one on each side of the larger

pumpkin.  I chose the May Arts Black and Orange Checked Ribbon from the Flourishes

Store.. I colored the pumpkins with Flourishes Copics Collection Gerber Daisey, Buttercup  and Green Grass  

I stamped my pumpkins onto Flourishes Classic White Cardstock..

• Join us for FUN, GAMES & GIVEAWAYS THIS THURSDAY for our POWER HOUR Release Party! We’ll show off all the latest releases and chat it up with some of your favorite Flourishes designers! The party kicks off over at the Flourishes Member Company Forum over on Splitcoast Stampers at 9pm central time.
• Did you see all the ways you can help us celebrate our birthday? Yes, we turned 3 and there are three ways for you to win! “Like” us on Facebook.. by clicking HERE and you’ll have a chance at winning 10 Flourishes sets (including this release), click on “Join this Site with Google Friend Connect” here on our blog for another chance! Or, get in on our Look Who’s 3 Challenge! You can read up on it HERE. You have until Friday at 5 PM Central! What fun… right???

Now check out what the rest of the team created.. Today Christine, Stacy and  Laura have extra blog candy on their blogs today so be sure to leave a comment.. :)

                                                                      Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Julie Koerber

Laura Fredrickson

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan 

Don't forget to join us  for the release party.. It starts over on Splitcoaststampers

in the Flourishes Forum at 9 p.m.  CST  tonight...



Check out all the information about the new sets HERE on the Flourishes Blog. 

Don't forget to LIKE us on Facebook,  Follow us on the Flourishes Blog or join in on 
our PreRelease Challenge to win $150 worth of free sets...

Flourishes Release Party Day 1

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It's time for another New Release at Flourishes.. The first new set we are

showing you is the Apple Of My Eye.  There are so many possibilities with this set. 

I chose the Green at Heart designer paper we have available at Flourishes.  I stamped

the image on Flourishes Classic White Cardstock. I colored the image with Flourishes

Copic Collections.  The crocheted and ruffled ribbon are both also available

at Flourishes.  The bling along the side of my stamped image is some really 

neat new Mosaic Stickers that Flourishes now carries.. I am so impressed with

the way they adhere to your card..

Check out the rest of the teams creations:  Julie, Leslie and Cindy have extra blog

candy too...

                                                                      Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Julie Koerber

Laura Fredrickson

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan 

Don't forget to join us  for the release party.. It starts over on Splitcoaststampers

in the Flourishes Forum at 9 p.m.  CST  tomorrow night.

If you are a member of the fan club over at SCS please be sure to check out the Dirty Dozen gallery.. HERE is another card I made using this set..  

Check out all the information about the new sets HERE on the Flourishes Blog. 

Don't forget to LIKE us on Facebook,  Follow us on the Flourishes Blog or join in on 
our PreRelease Challenge to win $150 worth of free sets...

Flourishes Friday Focus

It's time for another Flourishes Friday Focus.  Be sure to look for our NEW RELEASES 

next week..

This week Julie challenged us to use the tools of the trade. I am sure you 

all use many of these tools in your own papercrafting.  I chose the set 

Cherries and Peaches from Flourishes.  The paper is our new paper 

called Fairy Flora.  The ribbon is some wonderful gingham ribbon from Maya Road. 

I used the Flourishes Copic Collections.. to color my peaches.  The peaches are

stamped out on Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.  

 

The first tool I used was my sewing machine.. I stitched around the edges of

this beautiful new paper called Fairy Flora..

The next tools I used were my Copics Markers.. 

Flourishes has the most amazing Copic sets.

I chose Daisy, Fuchia, Green Grass collections. I shaded with the

Sky Collection.

Lastly I wanted to use my ScorBuddy Mini.  I scored all the lines on my

Kraft paper.. It is so easy to do this with this great tool.. All my cards

are made using this.  

Check out what the rest of the Design Team created:

                                                                    Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Julie Koerber

Laura Fredrickson

Leslie Miller

Don't forget that you still have time to participate in the big BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.. Also remember visit us over at the Flourishes blog and become a follower and on Facebook.   You could win $150 worth of Flourishes Stamps..

Berry Beautiful

It's time for another challenge over at Mo's Digital Pencil Blog.

This week Paola is once again hosting the challenge.  She has challenged everyone

to use a fold on their card.  You are also to add a flower.. Oops forgot mine and

really didn't have room for it. There is a flower in the image.. Hope that counts

I used a fold I saw over on Splitcoaststampers several years ago.   

HERE is the link if you would like the directions.  It is a bit tricky but I think 

you can figure it out. 
I chose Mo's sweet Strawberry Girl for my card.  I used my Flourishes Strawberry set

for the strawberries.  

 

Here is a picture of the inside of the card... and the image itself

 

Here is a picture of the other side of the card. Great thing is that it only takes a half a sheet of 8.5 x 11 in cardstock and it mails flat.. I used my Scor-Pal to do all the scoring

and folding. 

MY FRIEND HOLLY HAS A VIDEO TUTORIAL>..HERE

(wish I had seen it before I spent an hour trying to figure this out..)

Butterfly Bliss

Over on Splitcoaststampers I often cruise through the Need A Lift Thread each morning.  So many different requests.  I happened to see a name that I recognized as a stamper that leaves comments on my cards and was going through a difficult time.  I created this card for her because she loves butterflies and flowers.  Mothermark's teapot Tuesday group are  all sending cards to her this week.  Check out all the details HERE.  This background stamp is from Peddler's Pack and is one of my favorites.  I colored it with copics. 

Sassy Cheryl's September

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Hope you are all enjoyed your weekend.  It has been a nice long weekend here.

Cooler temps make me think of fall and all the fun things that go with it.  I 

wanted to share my September Sassy Cheryl's calendar page with you.  

This image is called Cranky Witch.

Cheryl is having a Labor Day sale so go check it out HERE. 

She has the most adorable Halloween and Christmas images.  

The calendar template is from my friend Cat and can be found HERE. 

My hubby created this calendar holder for me back in January.  I have

seen them over at Taylored Expressions also.  That is where I got

my original idea.  :)

Happy Birthday Flourishes

It is a special month over at Flourishes... 

Enter to win $150 worth of goodies...

 Happy birthday Flourishes.. I chose the Kids Play set for my birthday card.

I  also  used the sentiment from Sweet Violets.  This yummy new designer

paper is from the  Fairy Flora collection over in the Flourishes Store.. So are these

 Basic Grey Brads.  The ribbon is new too...May Arts Faux Suede Ribbon

Did you know we blinked, and Flourishes turned 3 years old? Even though August was our birthday month, we felt better late than never! We’re throwing ourselves a belated party and you can get in on the action. There are three ways you can win a huge prize package valued at $150. And, in honor of our special birthday there will be not one, not two, but, you guessed it, THREE ways to win!

1.       Enter our Release Week – Look Who’s 3 Challenge. It’s a simple one! Just make a birthday card honoring Flourishes big day and you and you’ll be in the running to win all three of our releases for September PLUS 7 extra stamp sets! You have until Friday, September 10th at 5 PM EST to enter for your chance to win. Use Flourishes stamps if you have them but if you don’t, please play along anyway. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCSEPT10. Keep in mind, in order to be eligible, you need to link your creation HERE in this post using the inlinkz linky. We can’t wait for you to join the birthday bash!

2.       You can “LIKE” us on Facebook! The fabulous Dawn Burnworth is now the hostess with the mostess over on our new Flourishes Facebook page (link)! Join us for almost daily inspiration, news about new product in the store, sales, challenges… you name it and Dawn will try to post it!  Here is the link:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pensacola-FL/Flourishes-llc/137557556287758?ref=ts.  If your name is drawn here out of the list of those that “like” us, you’ll win 10—yes 10 new sets courtesy of Flourishes.

3.       Or, you could “Follow” our Flourishes blog! If you are a follower now, you’ll automatically be entered into the grand prize drawing. If you don’t follow us yet, you don’t want to miss out. We’ll send you 10 new sets from the Flourishes Warehouse with your name on it!  

So, you see? Lots of fun and excitement to be had over the next week – newly released stamps, challenges, and chances for you to win a $150 prize pack just for liking, following and playing! 

    Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Julie Koerber

Laura Fredrickson

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan 

Alabama

When my girls were little one of their favorite things to do was to 

make a fake car and drive it... For some reason they were always going

to Alabama..LOL. Not sure why. Great memories..

Anyway...on to this week's challenge at MO's Digital  Pencil Challenge Blog.  Paola is our September hostess.  This week our challenge is to use shades of Brown

She has some great challenges.   I diverged a bit and added some color.

Come on over and play along for a chance to win a free Mo image.

Flourishes Design Team creates with PageMaps

Every quarter, Becky Fleck of PageMaps dishes out 10 fabulous sketches to get those creative juices flowing with her CardMaps. Well, this month some of the lovely ladies from Flourishes did the honors and took her sketches to bring CardMaps to life with beautiful and creative samples for each and every sketch. To check out CardMaps for September, click here (www.pagemaps.com) and then click on the CardMaps link on the left. 

  

I chose the beautiful Cherries and Peaches set from Flourishes. I love this set and thought the cherries were the perfect images for the small squares. I colored with the Copics

Collection Poppies from Flourishes using  Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.

Check out what the rest of the Flourishes gals created:

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Julie Koerber

Laura Fredrickson

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan 

Betty Wright

Maki Jones

Barbara Anders

There is lots of exciting stuff going on at Flourishes.  Did you know we are now on Facebook.. So if you have a Facebook come check us out. FLOURISHES FACEBOOK PAGE

Secondly, it is time for another Monthly Christmas challenge. This month our theme is Blue Christmas. I chose the sets Christmas Music (for the sentiment and heart) and Forest Of Trees.
This beautiful ribbon is the Silk May Arts ribbon that Flourishes carries.. LOVE this stuff.  The 
rhinestones are also from Basic Grey and are available in the Flourishes embellishments section.


Come join the fun and get going on your Christmas collection.. Create a card with blues and upload to your gallery on Splitcoaststampers.  Use the key word FLLCNOEL5.  You can also 
link your card from your blog into the Flourishes Member Forums over in the forum section
on Splitcoaststampers.