Flourishes
Happy Saturday, everyone! It is time for another challenge with the crazies at Crazy 4 Challenges(C4C165).
Frances is the host for this challenge!
This week's challenge
is all about...
Snowman what's new?
Make a creation that features
a snowman!
It occurred to me when I started to make this card that I somehow manage to currently own only two snowmen stamps. Seriously? For this card I am using Flourishes Warm Winter Wishes stamp set. I colored with Prisma colored Pencils. I added some sparkle to finish off my little snowman with some pizzazz!
Check out what the rest of the team did with this week's challenge!
As always thanks so much for stopping by!
Betty
Hello Everyone and welcome to the November Flourishes Beautiful World Tour! Once again, it's time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare for take off as we travel the world for Flourishes stamp inspiration from talented girls from all parts of the globe!
A big thank you to everyone who traveled the globe with us last month and stamped our passports(left comments). We were thrilled to have you join us!
Each
month the team will create cards based on a theme. All you have to do
is take a tour to each blog, leave a comment for a chance to WIN! One
of the teams blogs will be a chosen vacation spot and one lucky person
will win a Flourishes stamp set of their choice! So, get your passports
ready, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy the Flourishes Beautiful World
Tour!
Hello Beautiful World! We have a
fantastic Beautiful World Tour for you this month that truly showcases
some worldly Flourished glamor! I, Betty Wright, challenged the Beautiful
World Team to the Beautiful World of Sparkle this month. Sit back and
enjoy each stop on your Beautiful World Tour to see how each designer
chose to add some sparkle to their Flourished stamped creations.
If you've jetted here from Australia (Iwona's Blog) your in the right country. If not, you may want to start your Beautiful World Tour at the Flourishes blog so you don't
miss any of the inspiration along the way!
For my card I chose to make a CAS Christmas card. It is slightly dimensional without adding a lot of bulk. For my card I am using Flourishes Rejoice stamp set, Versa Mark, Flourishes Classic Ivory card stock , and Fine Gold embossing powder. I love this beautiful word image. I gold embossed the sentiment image and layered with some gold glittered card stock. I added one additional popped up layer and my card was done. I thought about adding a bow or some gold pearls, but I really wanted to keep it CAS and sort of flat for easy mailing.
Thanks for taking time to visit me, it's time to grab your passports and return to the Flourishes Blog and thanks for traveling with us today!
As always thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your Beautiful World Tour!
Betty
Hello Everyone and welcome to the October Flourishes Beautiful World Tour! Once again, it's time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare for take off as we travel the world for Flourishes stamp inspiration from talented girls from all parts of the globe!
A big thank you to everyone who traveled the globe with us last month and stamped our passports(left comments). We were thrilled to have you join us!
Each
month the team will create cards based on a theme. All you have to do
is take a tour to each blog, leave a comment for a chance to WIN! One
of the teams blogs will be a chosen vacation spot and one lucky person
will win a Flourishes stamp set of their choice! So, get your passports
ready, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy the Flourishes Beautiful World
Tour!
If you've jetted here from Finland (Anne-Elise's blog) your in the right country. If not, you may want to start your Beautiful World Tour at the Flourishes blog so you don't
miss any of the inspiration along the way!
This month our hostess is the lovely DINA! She has challenge us to CASE each
other! We've all been inspired by other talented paper crafters at various
times and a CASE challenge (Copy And Share Everything) is one of the best ways
to get those creative juices flowing! Come travel with us and see which team
member has inspired us to get crafty!
For my project this month, the beautifully talented Meredith inspired me. Her blog is chocked full of just gorgeous cards and projects. I just love the wonderful box in bag she created here. The super easy tutorial is HERE at Splitcoaststampers.
With Christmas just around the corner, I always try to keep my eyes opened for fun little gifts to give others. However, oftentimes the hardest part is the wrapping. Presentation is everything. These little box in a bag are easy to make and literally cost pennies to create. Plus, with the little box in the bottom they can hold quite a bit of stuff and are sturdy as well. Gives lots of options for all kinds of fun gifts from hand lotions, ornaments, to sweet confections. I love how Meredith stamped her own background paper. A designer after my own heart. I love to create some DP by ME! I chose to make three little bags for Christmas. I just love how they turned out and they were super fun to make as well.
I hope you've enjoyed your visit in America! The next stop on your
Beautiful World Tour is....
As always thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your Beautiful World Tour!
Betty
Hello Everyone and welcome to the September Flourishes Beautiful World Tour! Once again, it's time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee, and prepare for take off as we travel the world for Flourishes stamp inspiration from talented girls from all parts of the globe!
A big thank you to everyone who traveled the globe with us last month and stamped our passports(left comments). We were thrilled to have you join us on the maiden flight!
Each
month the team will create cards based on a theme. All you have to do
is take a tour to each blog, leave a comment for a chance to WIN! One
of the teams blogs will be a chosen vacation spot and one lucky person
will win a Flourishes stamp set of their choice! So, get your passports
ready, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy the Flourishes Beautiful World
Tour!
If you've jetted here from Austrailia (Iwona's blog) your in the right country. If not, you may want to start your Beautiful World Tour at the Flourishes blog so you don't
miss any of the inspiration along the way!
This month the hostess is Anne-Elise and our theme is Remembering our Friends!
I die cut the medallion motif with Spellbinder's Label 22. For the center I used Spellbinder's Beaded circles die. I then used two smaller Spellbinder's Circles for the dotted frame that comes in the Medallion Motif set as well as one for the Miss You sentiment that also comes in this set. For the sentiment circle I also used the tiny leafy image from the Tiny Flowers and Tags set. I just stamped it over and over til circle was full. The background was stamped using the small flourished image in the From the Heart set. I stamped it to some avocado paper using Memento tuxedo black in as well. The edges of all the white and avocado papers was ink distressed with Ranger Brushed Corduroy ink. I finished with a cream seam binding bow topped with a flourished gold button from from stash.
I hope you've enjoyed your visit in America! The next stop on your
Beautiful World Tour is....
As always thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your Beautiful World Tour!
Betty
Stamps Flourishes Medallion Motif, From the Heart, and Tiny Flowers and Tags Paper Flourishes Classic White, The Paper Company kraft, PTI ripe avocado, true black, Ink Memento tuxedo black, Ranger Brushed Corduroy, Spellbinder's, seam binding, gold button, gold pearls
Hello Everyone and welcome to the first Flourishes Beautiful World
Tour! Those of you who have been following Flourishes
will know that the first Monday of the month used to be the Bring Back
Beautiful Challenge. As we celebrate Flourishes' 5th Birthday, there
have been some changes and one of those is our team! No longer are we a
challenge team, instead with are the Flourishes Beautiful World Team! You get to travel the world with us and be inspired by
talented designers from all parts of the globe! We are now represented by
Australia, United States, Canada, Finland, England, and Germany. Each
month the team will create cards based on a theme. All you have to do is take a tour to each blog, leave a comment for a chance to WIN! One of the teams blogs will be a chosen vacation spot and one lucky person will win a Flourishes stamp set of their choice! So, get your passports ready, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy the Flourishes Beautiful World Tour!
If you've jetted here from Finland (Anne-Elise's blog) your in the right country. If not, you may want to start your Beautiful World Tour at the Flourishes blog so you don't
miss any of the inspiration along the way!
This month Kathy is hosting our Beautiful World Tour theme. This month we are to be inspired by a SONG!
Hello! I am Betty Wright! Welcome to the United States of America! I live in the state of North Carolina! Just a couple hours drive to the Atlantic Ocean! I live in what they call the "south."
I chose to keep my hydrangea flowers in soft hues of blues and lavender just like the ones in my garden. Hydrangeas are my FAVORITE flowers! I am sharing some pictures from my garden that I took earlier in the summer before the heatwave zapped them all. They were hanging full this year. Even with the heatwave these bushes have already grown a lot since these pics. We were fortunate to still get rain even when it was sweltering. There are only a couple of blooms right now, though. I hope to have more soon. I love cutting a few and adding to vases throughout my living space. Makes me happy happy, I tell ya!
I love hydrangeas because they are so huge and fluffy! Plus, you never know what color they are going to be each year since their flower color is determined by the soil. It is like Surprise! Surprise! Each little flower blooms to make the whole. Sort of like the people of the world. We all have a purpose. We need to get along and come together to make things beautiful! Combining how I feel about the flower with the kick off to this Beautiful World Tour, it made me think of the song... "It's a Small World After All!"
I hope you've enjoyed visiting my home in America! The next stop on your
Beautiful World Tour is....
As always thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your Beautiful World Tour!
Betty
Stamps Flourishes Hydrangea and Tiny Flowers and Tags sets Paper Flourishes Classic White, The Paper Company kraft, Authentique, SU midnight muse Ink Memento tuxedo black, PTI enchanted evening Accessories sewing machine, Spellbinder's, MFT border die, seam binding, silver memory thread, CAD, clear stick pins, quickie glue pen, clear stampendous glitter
