Winter Chill

I love this blustery bear image from I Brake for Stamps - the image is colored with Touch Twin markers, and fuzzed up with a little Sand Ultrafine Flower Soft. I used Polar White on the snow, and added a little dimension to the image by cutting and embossing from behind. The sentiment is computer generated.Thanks for looking!
Dina

Snowy Christmas

I created this Snowy Scene card by starting with an image from the Christmas Snow Globe Kit. Perfect for Snowglobes, yet still versatile enough to create a card that has some dimension, but doesn't pose a problem with mailing!

As you can see, the kit allows for a lot of additional layers so that you can have added dimension in your card! Some Polar White Flower Soft, with just a Touch of Silver, finished off the winter scene quite nicely!

Have a great day!

Vicki

Pumpkin Cupcake

Our American customers are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this week! We wish you a joyful celebration. We truly all do have so much to be thankful for.Speaking of celebrating, and food......... have you ever used Flower Soft to add realism to your stamped images of food? This pumpkin cupcake would be a tasty Thanksgiving treat... I added Sand Ultra Fine Flower Soft to the cupcake wrapper for some crumb texture. All stamps are from Impression Obsession.
Thanks for looking!
Dina

Kicking Up Leaves

It’s a Flower Soft kinda day!

I used the Kicking Up Leaves Card Topper for my card and added some Autumn Flower Soft. I cut out card topper with a Sizzix Framelit die and sponged the edges with Colorbox Mixed Media (Leather) ink. I gave a little texture to the orange panel by creating 3 lines with my Scor-Buddy.

Card Toppers: Flower Soft (Kicking Up Leaves)

Flower Soft (Autumn, Flower Soft Glue)
Papers: www.discountcardstock.com (Ultra Orange 65#, Black Columns 80#)
Ink: Colorbox Donna Salazar Mixed Media (Leather)
Ribbons: -Really Reasonable Ribbon (October Club Ribbons)
Die cuts: Sizzix Big Shot (Framelits Scallop Circles, Circles)
Other: sponge, Scor-Buddy

Have a great day!

Jeanne

Fan Friday!

Hey Peeps! Time for Fan Friday! :o) I'm so ready for more Flower Soft goodness! This weeks card comes from Dawn Lusk. Take a peek...

I love that she added the Flower Soft for the grass in this one. Love the many different uses that Flower Soft offers! So many different options!

Hope you are all doing well! I will post you soon!

FSC40 - Winter Blues

Challenge time! Are you ready for another fun one? I hope you have the opportunity to play this week. This week you could win a pot of Polar White & Delphinium Blue Flower Soft & some Flower Soft glue! :-) All you need to do is play, and link your card to this post to be entered! You have until Wednesday the 30th {giving everyone a little extra time with the US holiday next week}.

This weeks challenge, Winter Blues. Any winter themed card using the color blue in some way. I decided to use one of the new kits that is soon to be released, the Mabel Lucie Atwell card kits. These release in the UK on Dec 6 and the US at CHA. Take a peek....

It's been so cold and rainy here {Indiana}. I'm ready for snow! Yup, I said it! Give me until January....the second to be precise!....and I will be OVER snow! For now, I cannot wait! We had a few flurries last week which was so exciting but it lasted such a short time and was replaced with nothing but rain! That's part of the reason I gravitated toward this image....that and that it's one of my new FAVS! I used this weeks CPS sketch to get me started also.

Be sure and check out what the rest of the team came up with....

• Cibele Glazer
• Deb Felts
• Debbie Seyer
• Dina Kowal
• Gini Cagle
• Jeanne Streiff
• Jennifer Buck
• Linda Beeson
• Lisa Murphy
• Vicki Garret

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Jen Buck

Supplies used:

Flower Soft {Mabel Lucie Atwell card kit}

Kraft card stock

Patterned Paper Jillibean Soup {Christmas Eve Chowder}

Floral Designs - Lily

Just wanted to share a couple of cards made with the Floral Designs Lily download - these kits feature beautiful watercolor artwork and print just perfectly to coordinate with a variety of Spellbinders dies. There are also accent elements that can be cut by hand.

(sentiment - The Angel Company (retired))
Sentiment - Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

There are 10 different downloadable kits available on the Flower Soft website now!

Coming Soon!

I get so excited when I see new products. Don't you love CHA? Even if you aren't able to be there all the pictures that surface on the many blogs of all that is new and soon to be in our hot little hands. It's so exciting and like Christmas!While hanging out at the Flower Soft offices the other day I spied the CUTEST new product that will soon be released....so I carefully tucked it in my purse and snuck out the back...and....lol....NOT REALLY! Sue and Mark both know I have this and it is with their blessing I share it with you. It did sound sneaky though, didn't it? ;-) I'm actually about as sneaky as a mack truck so just smile and nod.So, here we go. The new, EXCITING, product! Aah! It's soooo super cute! Take a peek at one of the new card kits that Flower Soft will soon be releasing.......

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How cute is this! Ok....first this kit is NOT available yet....but will be soooo soon! If you are in the UK you may pick one up for yourself on December 6 via the Create and Craft show....just a bit envious of my friends on the other side of the pond..... ;-) For all of us in the US, these cuties will be releasing at CHA and so we should be able to purchase them in February.

This is such an amazing kit. Included are the makings for 8 cards...including envelopes...AND pop up dots! ....LOTS of pop up dots! I tried to get it all in the picture above. I'm not sure if you can see all of it.Each sheet is uncoated so that you can add your own ink and coloring, just like all the toppers and paper kits from Flower Soft.The images....wowzers! How stinkin' cute are they!

These are images that were created by the late artist Mabel Lucie Attwell. I LOVE how whimsical the images are and the coloring is perfect!Each sheet of this kit shows you exactly where to score and cut your card stock if you are opting for a truly EPLS {easy peasy lemon squeezy} card and an additional image to allow you to cut out and 'pop up' for more dimension. The card on the left is what you will create by following the guides and popping up with the additional image on one sheet. Of course, you know me....

yup, a true lover of all things EPLS and CAS but also never one to stick to the rules. I took one of the other sheets and created this one....

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Here's another one. With the basic card I simple scored and viola.....


I love that with this kit you have a ready to set of blank notecards. Something that is perfect in a pinch. But I REALLY love the ability to make it a bit more.....



There are a few more kits that I have seen already and they are all adorable. I can't wait to share more with you and REALLY am looking forward to the release of this one!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Fan Friday

Hey! Back again with more from you! :-) This is one of my favorite times of the week! I LOVE posting your work! You are all AMAZING!

This weeks project comes to us from Mindy and is so beautiful....and it's making me crave chocolate cake! Take a peek.....

How CUTE is that! I LOVE this! Thank you so much for sharing this one with us, Mindy!

We will be back next week with another Fan Friday and stay tuned tomorrow for some peeks at new product that will be releasing very soon!

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday!

Jen Buck

Flower Soft Downloads

I was so excited to be working with the new Flower Soft downloads. I truly love digital images. One of the things I love is that they do not take space on my already over flowing desk! The BEST thing about them is the quick, ready made image. I love that you just open, print, and add to your project. I put together a quick little card for todays post using the Lily download and used my Spellbinders dies to 'punch' the image out. Take a peek....

That's it for me. Don't forget that today is the last day to play with last weeks challenge. Be sure and link your card HERE TODAY ;-) so that you can be entered to win the Winebuffs Papercraft kit. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Hugs!

Jen Buck

Supplies used:

Katy Sue Designs {aka: Flower Soft} Lily digital download

Spellbinders Nestibilities

Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses patterned paper

Papertrey Ink card stock and ribbon

Lavender Gate Fold

Here's a card I made for the Hope You Can Cling To card drive at Splitcoaststampers last month - this is a gatefold card using the Lavender Papercraft Kit. This kit coordinates with Spellbinders dies, and they're so easy to line up - I don't have the scalloped ovals, but the classic ovals work just as well. I used Lilac Flower Soft on the focal panel, and the sentiment comes from Impression Obsession.

Thanks for looking!
Dina

I like my wine!

I wanted share a cute little card I made with the Wine Buffs kit and the Wine Cook Stamp Set

I coloured my image with my Touch Twin Markers and used a Circular Nestabilitie to cut out the woodgrained circle. Don't you love that fun DP? It comes in the paper crafting kit

A wee sprinkle of Polar White Flower Soft to the Cooks Chest, finishes the card off nicely I think!

Happy Stamping~

Fall Flowers and some Flower Soft

I love the colors of FALL!

 I wanted to share a card I created using a wonderful fall flower.  The label image is a digital stamp by Hero Arts that I bought at Two Peas in a Bucket.  It comes all colored, it just needs printed out. 

Once I printed it out, it was already colored but I just knew that adding in some Flower Soft on portions of the flower would finish off the card just right.  I picked out a few of the petals and added Burnt Sienna Ultra Fine Flower Soft and then picked out a few more petals and added Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft.  I didn't add the Flower Soft to every petal because I didn't want it to be overwhelming, just a nice accent. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

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Sometimes a little punch of Flower Soft can give a flower just the right texture!

 

Supplies:

Flower Soft – Russet Red, Flower Soft Glue

Ribbons: Really Reasonable Ribbon (October Ribbon Club)

Stamps: Hampton Arts (Curlique & Butterflies)
Papers: DiscountCardstock.com (Cardstock), Basic Grey (Out of Print)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Walnut Stain
Die cuts: Sizzix Bigz 3-D Wrapped Flower

Have a great day!

Jeanne

Flower Soft Fan Friday!

Hey Peeps! It's time for another Flower Soft Fan Friday! :-) I am soooo excited to share this weeks card with you. This one comes from the

oh so talented Vicki. Take a peek....

This is most definitely one of my ALL time Favorite Flower Soft Toppers. I really LOVE how Vicki used it on her beautiful Christmas card. The colors are fabulous and the touch of Flower Soft to the lamp post and holly is perfection.

Remember to be on the lookout for an email from me. There are so many beautiful projects out there! I love that you share them and I love bringing them to the Flower Soft blog to share as well.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Jen Buck

FSC39 - Let's Talk Turkey

It's time for a Flower Soft challenge 39. This weeks challenge....Let's Talk Turkey....or any other animal you choose! We would love for you to play along. If you have the chance be sure and upload your creation to Splitcoast Stampers using the keyword FSC39.

This weeks challenge winner...yup, one of you will be chosen to win.....

The Winebuffs Papercraft Kit

from our Katy Sue Designs, aka Flower Soft!

*****You have until midnight on the 9th to complete your creation. Please link leave a comment to this post with a link to your card at SCS or to your blog where you have uploaded so that you can be considered! :-)

I absolutely LOVE this kit! I created my card for this weeks challenge using it. Take a peek....

This one is super simple to create as all of the images are ready to go and there's a bit of patterned paper as well! Love that patterned paper!

Be sure and see what the rest of the team has created for you.....

• Jennifer Buck
• Cibele Glazer
• Deb Felts
• Dina Kowal
• Jeanne Streiff
• Linda Beeson
• Lisa Murphy

We look forward to all of your creations and hope you have the chance to play along!

Have a good one!

Jen Buck

And The Winner Is......

Hey Peeps! We can't thank you enough for playing along with our 'All That Glitters' blog hop. The winner of the drawing is for the comment she left on Lisa Murphy's blog is......

suzyQ2 said...

Beautiful simplicity!

carolcarratt at msn dot com

October 23, 2011 9:39 PM

What a fun challenge for us and thank you all for all of your wonderful comments! Please email your address SuzyQ so we can ship your product! Can't wait to see what you create! :-)

Hugs! Jen

Looking Up

I love this image from Cornish Heritage Farms - such a carefree scene (it's a little unseasonal, but still fun...)! I colored the image with Touch Twin markers, and added Meadow Flower Soft to the branch. The sentiment is from smARTworks.

Thanks for looking!
Dina