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! Why not leave some love on her blog HERE and then start to hop on through the Flourishes team members who are honoring her special day! Happy Birthday Jan Marie!

 

 

 I used the set called Let Them Eat Cake.. This was my first official set as a Design Team member.  I used this set one year ago today for my very first post. I feel so blessed to be among the talent on this team but most of all I appreciate the friendships here. Happy birthday Jan Marie.. I hope your day is filled with many blessings. I  chose Flourishes

"signature" colors for my card..

 

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I stamped my image on Flourishes Watercolor Paper with ink and embossed so I could watercolor the frosting.  I used the Black Mosaics for embellishments on top of my ribbon. I added a little rolled flower to the top.  

Don't forget our Gamblers Sale.. All sale items are being discounted more and more each week..

Now check out what the rest of all the Flourishes teams have created in honor of 

Jan Marie's Birthday.... 

Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Heather Jensen
Kathy Jones
Yvonne Hagane

Flower Garden

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It is time for another Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge.  This week our challenge is to 

create card card with spring colors and handmade flowers.. 

I chose Ben watering his sprout. .

I created my flowers with fabric sewing some yoyos.  I used a flower pot template I found on Splitcoaststampers.  

 

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I then attached all my flowers to my card insert.  I created the sentiment on my computer next to my image.  Colored with copics..

 

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Then I inserted my little guy inside my pink flower pot.. This was such a fun project.  I really enjoyed combining fabric and stamping..

Check out what the rest of the team created. 

• Cathy Edgar
• Dorcas Perkins
• Elaine Lienhart
• Lisa Cook
• Lydia Bancroft
• Paola Levi
• Pat Frank
• Peggy Marsh (team leader)
• Sheila Lygo

Layers Of Color Cake Hop

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Welcome to the Layers of Color Cake Slice Blog Hop.  You should have arrived here from

Beatriz's blog.  This is my creation for the hop.. I chose to make 

my cake slice so it opens on the top rather than the back.  I stuck a pair of

earrings inside for a birthday gift.  

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For my cake slice I chose the Flutterescent set along with the Natural Flourishes

Art Stencil..  I found a beautiful Valentine spray on sale and wanted to add it to my cake.  I stamped the Flutterescent image twice, colored it with copics and cut it out. 

 

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I sponged the sides of the of the cake slice with the Natural Flourishes 

Art Stencil. I stamped the sentiment from the Flutterescent set and added some ribbon.

Then I decided to create a card to match the cake slice gift holder.  

I used the same stamp set and  Art stencil...

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Now you should hop on over to Diana's blog for your next slice.

If you get lost along the way here is the entire list:

Beatriz Jennings

Dawn Burnworth

Diana Queen

Grace Nywening

Gunn Thelin Knutsen

Guro Aarre

Heather Wombacher

Iwona Palamountain

Janice Whiting

Jennie Harper
Jessica Fick

Joan Ervin

Julie Overby

Kazan Clark

Keri Lee Sereika

Linda Lucas

Lynn Stevens

Maxine Diffey

Nina Brackett

Sharri Seffens

Suzanne Czosek

 

Be sure to swing by Layers of Color Boutique and grab a FREE Cupcake Card Template! In celebration, we've added some SALE items and Special Bundle offers with fabulous pricing on Spellbinders Dies! And when you subscribe to the Layers of Color blog and leave a comment, you will be entered into our Party Favor Drawing to have the chance to WIN this yummy Layers of Color art stamp set!...

Cottage Rose

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Just a quick post today... I got the BUG and am not feeling well. I am hoping it gets better soon.  We have family coming to visit and I need my energy..:)

This is my last card for my guest designing at Layers of Color.  Don't forget about the Cake Decoration party tomorrow. It starts at 8 a.m. 

For this card I used the Cottage Rose set.  I colored with copics and then held my breath as I cut it apart.  Kind of nerve wracking.  I stamped the leaves and cut them out and added them at the bottom.  Used my favorite ribbon and a stick pin..  

Thank You

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It's time for another Friday Focus over at Flourishes.  This week I chose to 

use the newly released set Hello Hyacinth.. Don't forget that this is the last day to get your New Release Bundle Package at 10% off. I watercolored this image with some Tim Holtz reinkers.  I wanted to try the TLC over on Splitcoaststampers.  The challenge was to try this cute little folded card.

 

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It took me several tries to get this right. I love it though.  You definitely have to use a thin sheet of paper and make sure the folds are really straight.. 

 

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Then once you untie the ribbon you see your little card inside.  

 

Want to give this a try??  Karen has an amazing and easy to follow video on her 

blog.. Check it out HERE. 

Also...Don't forget that we are having a Christmas Spirit challenge over on Splitcoaststampers too.  Create a Christmas card using the colors Red, Pink and White.  You have until the end of February.  HERE are the details.   Create a card and upload to SCS for a chance to win a Flourishes Christmas stamp set.  Here is mine:

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This card uses the Christmas Classics set.  I stamped on Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.  Colored with Flourishes Copic Poppy Collection set.. 

Don't forget about our Gambler's Sale.. Check out all the goodies HERE.

Now...check out what the rest of the team came up with:

Barbara Anders

Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Julie Koerber 

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan

Jan Marie Caruso

Tea-rrific

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It's time for another challenge over at Mo's digital pencil.  This week Cathy has a sketch for us.  This is image is  Mo's Teacup Fairy. Isn't she just the cutest.. I would like to just pluck her out and hug her.

I flipped my card to accommodate the actual sketch.

You can see the sketch over at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge Blog.

Come on out and play along for a chance to win.  Check out what the fabulous design team created this week:

• Cathy Edgar
• Dawn Burnworth
• Dorcas Perkins
• Elaine Lienhart
• Lisa Cook
• Lydia Bancroft
• Paola Levi
• Pat Frank
• Peggy Marsh 
•  Sheila Lygo

 

Roses Are Red

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It is week 3 of my guest designing with Layers of Color. This week I chose the beautiful  Cottage Rose stamp for my card.  I wanted to make a card for a friend that needed some love.  I colored with copics. I cut the image small enough to fit on my card. Layers Of Color has a sale going on right now..

Buy this, get an item from Nestabilities® Die Templates at 15% off!

 

Check out all the rest of the beautiful projects with this card HERE.

SO Sorry Shawn

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It's Mo time.. This week Cathy's challenge over at Mo's Digital Pencil is to create a card without using the traditional Valentine's day colors.. I could not for the life of me figure out what image to use.  Then I saw Sorry Shawn.  He looked like he was begging his girl for forgiveness on the big "heart" day.  I found this wonderful twine over at The Twinery.  I got a big bag of all different colors.  While I was there I saw them use the twine to write a word so that is what I did here.  Hope you will come on over and join the challenge.  

It is in the 60s here and so nice.  I have all the windows open de-germing.  Hope you are all healthy and have a great rest of your weekend..

Watercolored Hyacinth

 

This last week my son was really sick with the flu and he wanted me to sit with him.  I love it when that happens. :)  While I sat there I started thinking I need to watercolor an image.  I have not done that in awhile.  This is the newly released set from Flourishes.  I just love the Hyacinth image.  These are the most fragrant flowers.  My daughter had them in her hair one year for prom.  They were dipped in wax and oh my..

 

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This second card was also watercolored.  I love the soft feel of this stamp.  My dad gave me the best birthday present ever.  All I asked for was for him to sit down and WRITE out his favorite memories.  It was 9 pages long and so special.  We have lost the art of handwriting anymore.  Here in North Carolina they don't even teach cursive writing at my son's school.  I will treasure my handwritten letter forever.  

The crocheted heart is from my sweet design team friend Stacy.  

This is the second set released from Flourishes called From The Desk Of. 

You can find both sets HERE and don't forget about the New Release Bundle -- where you can get both sets bundled together at 10% off! The Flourishes DT is back with another creation showcasing these sets today:

Check them out here:

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

  

Flourishes New Sets

Hello Hyacinth

 From the Desk Of

You can find both sets HERE and don't forget about the New Release Bundle -- where you can get both sets bundled together at 10% off! The Flourishes DT will be back with another creation showcasing this set tomorrow... so stay tuned!

Flourishes New Release Day 2

Welcome to day two of Flourishes New Release.  Today we 

are bringing to you the new set called From The Desk Of..

The design team has some amazing projects to show you so stay tuned.

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I am starting with the card I created with this set.  I wanted to create a project for my step mom for her birthday.  She loves vintage so I went that route. I used the Basic Grey Curio paper.  Stamped my image on Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.
I added some Basic Grey Curio Buttons to the top of my card.  I love these buttons. I added some Natural Linen Ribbon

 



 

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Then I created some little note cards.  Of course her name is not Dawn Burnworth

but I wanted to protect the innocent.. :)  I created a RSVP pen with my designer paper to go with the little note cards.  

 

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Then I created a little holder to put it all together.  This is just a cake box (from my birthday cake yesterday) cut in half and covered with kraft paper and Basic Grey's Curio.

This was a fun project and a recyclable.  

OTHER FLOURISHES FUN THIS WEEK!

• Flourishes’ Winter Thaw Challenge is in full swing! You could win Flourishes’ ENTIRE February release! Check it out HERE.
• Join our DT with some chatter, fun, games and prizes! Our Power Hour Release Party starts tomorrow night, February 10th at 9 PM Central time! You’ll find the party at the Flourishes’ Member Company Forum on SCS! And… after the party, you can check out the new sets live in the Flourishes store!
• Save a BUNDLE with Flourishes new release bundle! Purchase the entire release for 10% off! You can check it out HERE!
• Would you like to get your hands on our new sets NOW? Pre-order them HERE!

Did you check out our SALE page? It’s a Gambler’s sale and each week prices drop another 5% until everything is gone! Click HERE to see what’s on sale! Everything is now 15% OFF!

 Lastly...check out what this amazing team created:

Barbara Anders

Christine Okken

Cindy Lawrence

Danielle Kennedy

Julie Koerber 

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan

Jan Marie Caruso

Sharon Doolittle

 

Flourishes Release Day 1

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It's the second Wednesday of the month and you know what that means... Another fabulous Flourishes new release.  Marcella has wowed us once again with her amazing talents.  This first set is called Hello Hyacinth.  Have you ever smelled these fragrant blossoms.  They are so pretty.  

 

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I colored the image with Flourishes Copics collections Robin Eggs, Flesh, and Dahlia. I added a little bit of Spica Clear Glitter Pen.  

The ribbon is May Arts and Flourishes has a big collection of this silk ribbon.  It ties like a dream.  I stamped my image on Flourishes Classic White cardstock.  For my first card I decided to go with a vintage feel.. 

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For my second card I went with a more elegant feel.  I ruched my ribbon on this one.. I stamped my image with Stazon and water colored my image. The card base is Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock. The rhinestones are Basic Grey Rhinestones. 

Don't forget to join us TOMORROW night for our release party over on Splitcoaststampers Member Forum at 9 p.m. CST.   

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR GAMBLERS SALE OVER AT FLOURISHES...

Now check out what the rest of the team has for you..

• Barbara Anders
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Julie Koerber 
• Leslie Miller
• Stacy Morgan
• Sharon Doolittle 
• Jan Marie Caruso

Love One Another

It is week two of my guest design month over at Layers Of Color.  I am using the set 

Flutterescent Butterflies for my project today. 

I had been wanting to try one of these Explosion Boxes.  They are really easy and fun.

I stamped my butterflies multiple times, colored them and then cut them out.  I found a text digital paper and printed that out for my squares.   I then used Layers Of Color's Natural Flourishes art stencil with some soft pink ink and sponged it over the text. 

 

 

I used one of my favorite verses.. I saw it printed like this on another website and 

cased it in Photo Shop Elements.   

 

 

This was a fun project. I gave it to a friend for her birthday.  A great way to give just a little something extra.  These butterflies are perfect for this type of project.  Thanks so much for visiting today.. Want to check out more Layers of Color stamps and  goodies. Visit them HERE.

Flourishes Release Week Challenge

We are cruising right into February already.. Can you believe it.  This month over at Flourishes the Release Week Challenge is to be inspired by the above photo.

I am thinking we are all ready for the big winter thaw.

 

I chose the Year In Flowers 1 set.  I love the pretty crocus stamp in this set.  I stamped

on Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.  Colored with Flourishes Copic Crocus Collection  .

I stamped the sentiment from the Kids Play set. I used my Spellbinders Eyelet Circles for my sentiment.  Come  join us for this week's challenge.  Create a card inspired by the Winter Thaw photo..Upload to the Flourishes Blog for a chance to win the entire new release.  

Flourishes is having a store wide sale..Check it out:

Are you ready to take a gamble? Starting Thursday, February 3rd, Flourishes will be hosting a progressive sale called our Gambler’s Sale! We’ll start the sale at 10% off all items on our SALE page and then, each Thursday afterward, we will drop prices another 5% until all the items are going, going, GONE! Quantities are limited – so take a gamble and see how low these prizes will go and risk losing the sale or buy them before they get snatched up! There will be no backorders on any of the products facing retirement. So, get these items before they are gone for good! Since we have to make room for all the new things we purchased at CHA, this sale is bound to be good! Click HERE to take a peek at our sale pages!

Now go check out what the rest of the team has created:

• Barbara Anders
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Danielle Kennedy
• Julie Koerber
• Leslie Miller
• Stacy Morgan

Love and Lace

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This week over on Mo's Digital Challenge blog the challenge is to create a card featuring LOVE with buttons, bows and lace.  I chose this sweet puppy love image called  Girl and Dog.

I colored with copics and primsa pencils.  Then added my ribbon, bow, and the button.  My lace is my heart doily. I figured it is lacy.  This adorable crocheted heart is from my sweet friend Holly Young.  She sent me a whole bunch of these and I have used half of them already.  I LOVE them bet you can't tell..:)

Come on and join the design team this week and see what you can create.  Check out all the talent on this team:

• Cathy Edgar
• Dorcas Perkins
• Elaine Lienhart
• Lisa Cook
• Lydia Bancroft
• Paola Levi
• Pat Frank
• Peggy Marsh (team leader)
• Sheila Lygo

Layers of Color Flutterescent

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It is a privilege to be guest designing for Layers Of Color this month.  I will have a project each Tuesday to showcase here on my blog.

 

This past December I gave my daughters all a Vera Bradley travel bag with a pretty black and white design.  I wanted to start my Christmas gifts early this year so I made these luggage tags to go along with their bags for this next Christmas. I found these tags in the dollar section at Michael's Craft Store.  I took out the insert and stamped the butterflies from LOC's  Flutterescent Clear Stamp set. LOVE this set.  I colored them with copics and then re-inserted the newly stamped tags. 

The card above is the card I will give them with their tags.  I love this sentiment and thought it was perfect for a "traveling" gift.  On the card I also used the Flutterescent set and then I used LOC's Natural Flourishes Art Stencil to add a bit of color to my main panel.  Hope they enjoy these creations.