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The night of fright is drawing near.
Instead of tricks, it's treats, you hear?
Flourishes is having a SALE as sweet as can be
With Sale Page items discounted 25%, you see?
Just click HERE to see all goodies on SALE
With TREATS in the coupon code box, simply buy, and we'll mail!
We hope you've enjoyed this sweet little rhyme
Happy Halloween -- have a scary good time!
PLEASE NOTE: Sale will run for 24 hours on Halloween only and only on SALE page items.
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So who's ready for a new Color Throwdown challenge? I am!
Lori is our hostess this week and just have a look at this great inspiration photo and color combo she's chosen for us to play with! This is a great combo for either an Autumn or a Christmas themed creation. And I LOVE those felted acorns!
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I got some new WPlus9 stamps from eclectic Paperie the other day and I've just been itching to play with them! So I combined all 3 stamp sets and 2 die sets to make today's card!
I used Woodland Wreaths (wreath, partridge), Fresh Cut Florals (flower, leaves), and Strictly Sentiments 3 (PEACE) along with the Woodland Wreaths die set and the Fresh Cut Florals die set.
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I used several Distress inks (all listed in the supply list at the end of this post) and really had a blast making this card! Now I'm actually looking forward to making my Christmas cards!!
I used this week's retrosketches #87 for my layout today:
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I sure hope you'll play along with us this week! Check out all the details on the Color Throwdown blog. If you don't have the exact colors (I didn't), use whatever you have that is close. Now please check out what my Color Throwdown sisters have in store for you:
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We'd like to say a HUGE thanks to Sankari Wegman for being our October guest designer! She's SO AWESOME!!
And thanks to you for stopping by today! See you again very soon!
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Well, folks, it's time for the latest Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge. And I'm sad to say this will be my last as a member of the Friends of Flourishes team. I've decided to step down in order to have a little more time to spend in my personal life. I'm definitely sad, but oh-so grateful to have had this time with this awesome company and this incredible team!
So our challenge this week is brought to us by Katie! She's asked us to create using either plaid or houndstooth:
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I cut my image from Ivory cardstock using my Silhouette and the Star of Bethlehem cut file. Then I stamped my image from the Star of Bethlehem stamp set twice: once in red onto the circle, and then in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the floral cut.
I colored my image using Copic markers.
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I decide to run a piece of Ivory cardstock through the Big Shot using the Plaid embossing folder. Before I inserted the cardstock, I painted the raised side of the folder with some Evergreen Bough Distress Paint. Then when I removed the panel from the folder, I rubbed my Barn Door Distress ink pad over it, creating my Christmas plaid!
My card base is also Ivory cardstock and I added a layer from the Poppy paper collection. I also cut some Poppy paper using my Perfectly Pierced Victorian Ovals die. Each layer is adhered using foam mounting tape, and I tied it all up using some Basque seam binding and then added a couple of decorative pins.
I hope you'll check out what the rest of the design team has created for your viewing pleasure and inspiration! And I hope you'll play along in the challenge with us!
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Thanks so much for dropping in today! I love it when you visit!
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This month's eTeam Picks Challenge is watercoloring! The mega-talented Giovana Smith is our hostess and I'm so glad she picked it!~
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I decided to play with some more Distress inks for the rest of my Halloween cards ! I pressed my Distress inks on my craft sheet and misted them thoroughly with water. Then I picked up my colors on some white cardstock. There's my watercolor look!
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I used my Mini Chevrons stencil and some Black Gesso to create some spooky effects and I also picked up some of the gesso on a baby wipe and pressed that through the stencil to get a more dimensional look.
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I used my Tiny Circles and Mini Chicken Wire Reversed stencils with the black gesso too. Then I stamped some spiders and spider webs and also my "Jeepers Creepers" sentiment.
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I'm pretty sure the older grandsons will appreciate the spooky watercolor look!
We hope you'll take some time to join in on the challenge! You can find all the details HERE.
Thanks so much for dropping by to take a look! I hope you have a great week!
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Hello, everyone, and welcome to the weekend!! Woo hoo!! I don't have any plans to travel anywhere so I'm going to stay home and do whatever the heck I want to!!!! Yay! I haven't had one of those weekends in a long time!
Before we start that weekend, I want to show you another darling little witch from A Day For Daisies. This cutie is Little Pumpkin Witch and right now she's half price over at the ADFD shop!
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This is such a darling image I decided to keep the card simple. It's one layer with just the tape and enamel dots as embellishments.
The image is printed onto white cardstock and colored with my Copic markers. The star "flowers", little dots, and the pumpkin's facial features are all highlighted with Black Diamond Stickles.
The sentiment is one of those $1 deals from Michael's and is several years old. I stamped it in Versafine ink then again in Versamark and clear embossed it.
Be sure to get all your little witches for your Halloween cards today at the ADFD shop. And you can see all the wonderful creations of the design team members at the ADFD blog or on their individual blogs here:
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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry |
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Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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Happy Hump Day!! It's time for a new Color Throwdown challenge!
Joan is our hostess this week and she's chosen a beautiful inspiration photo!
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I was really inspired by the forest scene and wanted to try to recreate it. I had just gotten the Clear Scraps Forest stencil and decided to try airbrushing with a stencil again. This is how it turned out.
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While I LOVE the moonlit forest effect and it looks amazingly like the inspiration photo, I couldn't quite decide how to use the 6x6 result. Then as I was cleaning my stencil on white paper, using a dry cloth and some Copic Various ink, I fell even MORE in love with the ethereal result of the cleaning. So I decided to use that as my image today.
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I created some bands of colors on the tree trunks with Copic markers and then used my Mini Art Is stencil and some Bundled Sage and Ripe Persimmon ink to overlay the image with some more color.
I stamped my sentiment and added a ribbon and white pearlescent sequins.
Please try to play along with us this week! I can't wait to see your creations! Also please take a moment to visit with each of the CTD designers to see what they've come up with for your inspiration!
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Thanks for dropping in! Have a great day!
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Hello, Flourishes friends! It's time for the latest Timeless Tuesday challenge!
Today Jenny is our hostess and she's asking us to do some Fussy Cutting!
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I figured I'd better be making some of my Christmas cards (even though I haven't finished the Halloween cards for my grandkids) so I won't be in such a rush come December 1st!
I pulled out my Poinsettia and Pine stamp set (I'll always love this one!) and used my Silhouette to "fussy cut" the pine bough from some Flourishes Classic Kraft cardstock before stamping it in Memento Tuxedo black ink.
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I colored the pine bough and holly berries with my Copic markers using these collections: Poppy, Pistachio and Evergreen. Then I added some Glossy Accents to the berries and holly leaves. The circles were cut from the Poppy and Pistachio paper collections and from the So Noted paper pad. I used the Candy Cane Stripes embossing folder on the Classic White cardstock and popped up the circles and image on foam tape. I also added some Basque Seam Binding and some twine. Last touch = Christmas colored sequins!
My layout is this week's Deconstructed Sketch #123:
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We hope you'll be able to join in the challenge this week! Please visit with the rest of the FTTC team to see what they've created for your inspiration!
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Thank you so much for dropping in today! See you next time!
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Please come by and check out what I've got to show you on the eclectic Paperie blog today!
See you there!
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It's another Fun Friday, where I get to show you one image from the latest release at A Day For Daisies! This week we're all about precious little witches! Our newest challenge starting today is "HALLOWEEN"! Simple and appropriate enough, right?
I'm using Little Moon Witch for my card today.
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She's flying free against a cobweb sky, made with the new Tim Holtz Shatter stencil and my Copic airbrush machine.
I colored her with my Copic markers using this week's ColourQ challenge #211 as a guide:
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And the layout is from this week's Seize the Sketch #6:
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I can't wait for you to see the other adorable little witches the ADFD designers have colored up for you. Check them out at the ADFD blog or here:
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Arielle Broni Danielle Juliana Mila Sherry |
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And please plan to play along with us. You can get the challenge details at the ADFD blog and you can see all the cute little witches at the ADFD shop.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!
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Happy Hump Day, everyone! It's my turn to host this week's Color Throwdown challenge!
When I first saw this pretty fashion ensemble, I immediately loved the color combo and knew I would use it for one of our challenges. Now let me be clear, I could NEVER wear those beautiful shoes, but I would really love to have the rest of the outfit!
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I paper pieced my Strapless Doll's dress with some paper from the Fancy Pants Trend Setter paper pad and colored her with my Copic markers. Her crown is filled in with silver Stickles.
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I used my Mini Chevron stencil and some Versamark ink to create the pattern on the coral layer, and embossed it with clear powder. I used some SU Night of Navy ink to splatter on it and stamped the sentiment from the Quite Like You stamp set in Archival jet black ink. My Doll and her dress and bow are all popped up on foam mounting tape.
My layout is from this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #195:
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I certainly hope you'll decide to play along with us! You can find all the rules on the Color Throwdown blog. And please stop by to visit with all of our designers for some awesome inspiration!
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Thanks so much for stopping in! Have fun creating!!
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