The Beauty of Winged Things

The Beauty of Winged Things! Birds, butterflies, even lady bugs -- let your creativity flow on this challenge aimed at honoring those creatures with wings on your card or creation! Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB24. You have until July 31 to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we'll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!!!

A big welcome to Geri who won last month's Flourishes challenge and joins us this month on the BBB Challenge team!

Can you see my little tweeter??  Up high in the tree is my little blue bird for this month's challenge!  :)  I started with a base of yellow bazzill and layered with white and then some DCWV paper.  Across this I've added some wide yellow satin ribbon.  Next I've added a white paper doily over the middle.  I've stamped the image from Hello Baby in Memento Tuxedo Black onto blending card and coloured with Copic Markers (Green Grass Collection, Daffodil Collection, New Browns Collection, Clematis Collection, Water Collection).  It's been cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with yellow bazzill cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a big yellow bow and a couple of Kasiercraft Snow Pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Hello Baby (Flourishes)
Paper - Blending Card, Yellow Bazzill, White, DCWV DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copic Markers, Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Paper Doily, Bow Easy, Yellow Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the beautiful creations the team has for you today.....

• Betty Wright
• Iwona Palamountain
• Kathy Jones 
• Naomi Gong
• Geri - Guest Designer

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you'll play along with us this month!!!  :)

BBB23 The Beauty of a Rainbow

 Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet -- combine all and you have the colours of the rainbow! For this challenge -- show us how you can combine at least three of those hues to celebrate The Beauty of a Rainbow on your card or creation! Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB23. You have until June 30 to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we'll share our True Beauties, those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! Our FAVOURITE entry this month will also be asked if they would like to join the team for the August Challenge!

 

 I've started with a base of Pumpkin Pie cut with Labels 23.  Next is a layer of Howdy Doody DP that has a piece of White Crochet Lace and green satin ribbon wrapped around it.  Next I created a panel of white cut with Floral Oval Nestabilities and layered with more Howdy Doody DP cut with Small Oval Nestabilities.  I've stamped the sentiment from Orchids in black directly onto the DP and stamped the bucket of tulips from April Showers in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics - Daffodil Collection, Burnt Orange Collection, Pistachio Collection and Cool Neutrals Collection.  It's then been cut out and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a couple of pearl flourishes to the corners and a green bow to the ribbon.

Stamps - April Showers, Orchids (Flourishes)

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, White, Howdy Doody DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Copics, Labels 23, Large Rectangle, Floral Oval and Small Oval Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, Green Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy,  Pearl Flourishes, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the team today.......
Betty Wright
Claudia Rosa
Iwona Palamountain
Kathy Jones
Linda Duke

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with your creations inspired by at least three colours of the rainbow!!  :)

The Beauty of a Garden

Hello Everyone!  As Spring begins to sprout in many parts of the world - let's honour Mother Nature by showing off the beauty of what we find in the garden. Pick your favorite flower and make it the centerpiece of your card or creation! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB22. You have until May 31 to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

Our favourite Beauty from this challenge will also be asked to play along with the team for the next challenge, so play along and let's see all those beautiful Garden creations!!

I've made my card on a base of aqua bazzill and layered with yellow, a piece of Very Vanilla and some Prima Sun Kiss DP.  Down one side is another piece of Sun Kiss matted with more aqua and wrapped with yellow grosgrain ribbon.  The sentiment, my New Zealand friends will notice, is a Maori Proverb from Sunflowers and has been stamped directly on the checked Sun Kiss paper, cut with Large Oval Nestabilities and framed with Vanilla cut with Floral Oval Nestabilities.  The large Sunflower image also from Sunflowers stamp set, has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (Y21, Y35, Y38, R35, R37, G20, G21, G24, G28, YR24, E33), cut out and popped up on foam tape.  I've finished by adding a bow and a few Yellow Pearls.

Stamps - Sunflowers (Flourishes)
Paper - Blending Card, Aqua Bazzill, Yellow Bazzill, Very Vanilla,  Prima Sun Kiss DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Floral Oval Nestabilities, Large Oval Nestabilities, Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon, Bow Easy, Yellow Pearls, Scissors, High Tack Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the beautiful garden creations the team have for you this month!

• Betty Wright
• Claudia Rosa
• Iwona Palamountain
• Kathy Jones - you are here!
• Linda Duke
• Naomi Gong
• Yvonne Hagane

That's all for today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with us this month!!!!

The Beauty of Friendship

For this month’s Bring Back Beautiful challenge, we’d like to honour those in our lives that bless us with their friendship. The challenge is just that simple – make a card or creation with a friend in mind! Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creations over on the Flourishes blog. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB21. You have until April 30th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a Bring Back Beautiful Winner button to display proudly on their blog!

I also want to give a big welcome to three new members of the team - Linda, Claudia and Naomi!!!  These girls have incredible talent and I just *know* you are going to love their creations!!!  Sadly we also have to say farewell to Heather and Beate, but they aren't going too far - you'll still see their amazing work on the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenges each week.  

I've made this a shaped card for something a little different and used orange for my colour palette.  Orange, I admit, is not in my comfort zone, but I was thinking of my friend and she loves orange, so I thought....why not???  The base has been made of pumpkin pie and cut with Mega Curved Rectangles and then I've added a layer of vanilla.  The next panel is the smaller die from the same set used for more pumpkin and a piece of Howdy Doody DP.  Next I've cut some vanilla with Labels 14 and topped with another piece of vanilla cut with Twisted Metal Tags and Accents.  Across this is a piece of ivory satin ribbon.  The sentiment is from Gerber Daisy and has been stamped and cut out with Ribbon Tags Trio and attached with some spotty orange grosgrain ribbon.  The daisies (also from Gerber Daisy) have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YR00, YR12, YR16, YR18, E31, E33, YR24, G20, G21, G24, G28 - Burnt Orange Collection, Leaf Green Collection, Beehive Collection,  Flesh Tones 1 Collection) and then fussy cut and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I've added some Latte Pearls to the corners.


Stamps - Gerber Daisy (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Howdy Doody MME DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Mega Curved Rectangles, Labels 14 Nestabilities, Twisted Metal Accents and Ribbon Tag Trio Shapeabilities, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Orange Spot Grosgrain Ribbon, Kaisercraft Latte Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.


Don't miss all the stunning creations the girls have for you this month.....

Betty Wright
Claudia Rosa
Iwona Palamountain
Kathy Jones
Linda Duke
Naomi Gong
Yvonne Hagane


Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp and play along with us this month!!!  :)

The Beauty of Spring or Autumn

Hello Everyone!!!  It's the first Monday of the month, so that means it's Bring Back Beautiful challenge time again!!!  This month gives you an option!!  March in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of September in the Southern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological spring is March. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is March. So this month we are asking you to create a project based on either Spring or Autumn.

Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB20. You have until March 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

Here in Australia it is the beginning of Autumn - however Australia is a very large country and I live in a tropical climate where the seasons don't really change much.  The trees are green all year round, it doesn't snow and in the Summer it can be incredibly hot when we aren't having downpours of rain from the monsoon!!  I am not a gardener, so thanks to my Mum's gardening friend, Sue, I found out that these are some the flowers that bloom in our Autumn - Roses, Calla Lilies, Chrysanthemums, Morning Glories, Daisies, Nasturtiums, Irises, Zinnias, Hollyhocks.  With this insight, I decided to use Zinnias for my card today!!  :)

I've used a base of Aqua bazzill and layered with white (pierced), yellow bazzill and some Sidewalks DP.  The vertical panel is white punched with the Deco Fan punch and topped with more Sidewalks DP.  The Zinnias have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (Y21, Y35, Y38, YG11, YG13, YG17, B21, B23, B26, C1, C3, 0).  It's been cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with the coordinating Lacey Circles.  The sentiment is also from Zinnias and has been cut out with Ribbon Tags Trio and attached with some aqua looped ribbon.  To finish I've added a few yellow pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Zinnias (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Aqua and Yellow Bazzill, White, October Afternoon Sidewalks DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Ribbon Tag Trio Shapeabilities, Aqua Looped Ribbon, Martha Stewart Deco Fan Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Kaisercraft Yellow Pearls.

That's all from me, don't miss the *Beautiful* creations the girls have for you today.....

• Beate Johns
• Betty Wright
• Heather Jensen
• Iwona Palmountain
• Kathy Jones - that's me!
• Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for visiting and hope you play along and be inspired by the season in your part of the world!!!

The Beauty of Love

Hello Everyone!!!  With Valentines quickly approaching I am sure there is one last card that needs to be made. Create a project based on Love. It does not have to be Valentine related. It can be just because you love someone.

Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB19. You have until February 29th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

I've used a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with black and some Yours Truly DP that I've sewn zig zig around the edges.  I've then die cut some black using Spellbinders Eyelet Squares Nestabilities.  Next I double sided punched another piece of red and topped with another piece of Yours Truly DP.  Over this I've added a wide black satin ribbon and topped with red satin ribbon.  I've used this basket image from Flourishes' new Love Sweet Love set, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (E31, E33, E35, E37, E50, E51, R81, R83, R85, R32, R35, R37, RV00, RV02).  I've cut it out with Large Square Nestabilities and stamped the sentiment from the same set in the corner.  I've framed it with red cut with Labels 3 Nestabilities and adhered it over the black square.  To finish I've added a red bow and a few clear rhinestones to the corners.

Stamps - Love Sweet Love (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Black, Echo Park Yours Truly DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Square, Eyelet Square and Labels 3 Nestabilities, Fiskars Lace Border Punch, Black and Red Satin Ribbons, Bow Easy, Clear Rhinestones, Sewing Machine.

Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the girls today -

• Beate Johns
• Betty Wright
• Heather Jensen
• Iwona Palmountain
• Kathy Jones - that's me!
• Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for visiting and hop you *LOVE* the challenge and play along this month!!!  :)

The Beauty of Bling!!!

Hello Everyone!!!  Happy New Year to you all!!!  This month the challenge is to use BLING (pearls or rhinestones) on your creation! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB18. You have until January 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

 

This month I've used Feminine Charm - how CUTE are these shoes, just perfect for kicking up your heels in the new year!!!!  :)  The base is made of white, pink bazzill and two pieces of Sidewalks DP (the top one I've sewn around the edges).  Across the join I've added a piece of white punched with Deco Fan border punch and layered with white crochet lace, pink satin ribbon, a pink bow and white flower.  I've stamped the shoes (twice, using a mask) in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copic Markers (E50, E51, E53, RV000, RV00, RV32, RV34) then cut out with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with pink cut with Large Circle Nestabilities.  This panel has been put on a square of Sidewalks DP matted with more pink.  Finally I've added the BLING!!!  I've framed the shoes with Pink Labels 1 Nestabling and then added a few more pink rhinestones in the top corners.  :)

Stamps - Feminine Charm (Flourishes)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, White, October Afternoon Sidewalks DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Copics, Large and Small Circle Nestabilities, Pink Labels 1 Nestabling, Pink Rhinestones, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, White Crochet Lace, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, White Flower, Sewing Machine.

Don't miss all the awesome cards the girls have created for you today....

Beate Johns

Betty Wright

Heather Jensen

Iwona Palmountain 

Kathy Jones - that's me

Yvonne Hagane 

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and I can't wait to see what you do with BLING!!!  :)

The Beauty of Winter

Hello Everyone!!  This month the challenge is to create a winter/holiday creation. Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB17. You have until December 31th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

I've made a Christmas card using Flourishes' Christmas Classics set for this month's challenge.  I've made it a Wintery Shaker card (even though here in Australia it's always scorching hot at Christmas time) to get everyone into the festive spirit!  I've used a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with white (pierced) and some Bo Bunny DP.  The side panel is the reverse side of the DP and matted with Chocolate Chip punched with MS Woodland Branch punch.  Over this I've added some ruffled cream ribbon and then a piece of red gingham ribbon.  I've stamped the cardinal in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (R32, R25, R37, R39, Y23, BG0000, E21, E25, E27).  

The shaker is made of Riding Hood Red cut with two of the Labels 16 dies and then glued a piece of acetate to the back. I then sprinkled some Polar White Flowersoft onto the back and adhered the coloured cardinal panel to the frame using X-press It High Tack Foam Tape.  I've stamped the sentiment from the same set, cut with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with more red cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities.  To finish I've added a double gingham bow, topped with a button and silver twine and a few more buttons to the top corner.

Stamps - Christmas Classics (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card,  Riding Hood Red, White, Bo Bunny DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 16, Small Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, May Arts Cream Faux Suede Ruffled Ribbon, Red Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy, Buttons, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack.


Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the Bring Back Beautiful team this month!!!

• Beate Johns
•  Cindy Coutts
• Heather Jensen
• Iwona Palmountain
• Kathy Jones - that's me!  :)
• Laura Fredrickson

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Beauty of a Fold

Hello Everyone!!!  With so many different folds out there try to use something other than an original card fold. You may find some examples online at the Splitcoaststampers Library.  Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB16. You have until November 30th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

I followed the Center Step Card tutorial on SCS for my card although I made it a little skinnier (5" x 11") so that I could use the MS punch around the page set for my feature panel!  The base is pink bazzill, then punched a piece of Very Vanilla with the Deco Fan punch around the page set.  For the other three panels I've used Vanilla and topped with pieces of MME Lost and Found DP.  I've stamped the roses from Flourishes' A Year in Flowers 2 set in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press IT Blending Card and coloured with Copics (RV000, RV32, RV34, G20, G21, G24, G28) and then cut out with scissors.  I've popped this up on foam tape over a panel of more DP cut with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with pink bazzill cut with Labels 18 Nestabilities.  The sentiment is from Flourishes' Zinnias set and has been stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and cut out with Fancy Tags Shapeabilities and trimmed with scissors and matted with pink also cut with the same die.  Finally I finished with pink butterflies punched with MS butterfly punch and added several pearls.

Stamps - A Year In Flowers 2, Zinnias (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, Very Vanilla, MME Lost and Found DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Labels 18 Nestabilities, Fancy Tags Shapeabilities, MS Butterfly Punch, MS Deco Fan Punch Around The Page Set, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the other totally fabulous creations made by the team this week and give a huge welcome to the amazingly talented BETTY WRIGHT!!!  :)

• Betty Wright
• Cindy Coutts
• Heather Jensen
• Iwona Palmountain
• Kathy Jones - that's me!
• Laura Fredrickson
• Yvonne Hagane

That's all for today, hope you play along with us this month, we can't wait to see what you create!!

BBB15 Beauty of a Technique!

Hello Everyone!!!  There are so many on-line resources sharing tips and techniques with stampers. One surefire favourite is the Resource Library over at SCS! So, this month’s Bring Back Beautiful Challenge is to be inspired by a technique you love, or maybe one you've never tried! Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creation HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB15. You have until October 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! 

Well I had a lovely stroll through the Resource Library at SCS and found a technique that I hadn't tried before --- FAUX TILE!!  I thought I'd try something new!!  :)

I began with a base of yellow bazzill, layered with Chocolate Chip and some Authentique Blissful DP.  Down one side I've added more yellow bazzill punched with the Iron Gate Punch and topped with some May Arts Satin Ribbon.  I've stamped the beehive from Flourishes' Bee My Honey set in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copic Markers (RV55, RV63, RV66, Y11, Y15, Y17, BG0000, B32, B34, BV11, BV13, YG91, YG93, YG13, G21, G24, G28, E31, E33, E35, YR20, YR23, YR24, N0).  I cut the image out with Large Square Nestabilities (the one that's a 3 inch square) and cut it in 1 inch squares.  Then I added Dimensional Magic to each of the squares and left it to dry.  The Dimensional Magic is water based, so as you can see, it doesn't affect the Copic colouring in anyway!  :)  I found the next morning that my squares were a little curved from the DM and when I tried to flatten them a bit they cracked, so some of my 'tiles' are cracked!    

Next I glued them to a 3 3/8in piece of Chocolate Chip and put something heavy on it while it dried to keep it flat.  Finally I adhered it to a piece of yellow cut with Lacey Square Nestabilities and added a bow to the ribbon.

I've decided to add some basic decoration on the inside by stamping the beehive in the bottom corner and the sentiment in the top corner in Memento Rich Cocoa.


Don't miss the other awesome creations made by the team this month.....

• Cindy Coutts
• Heather Jensen
• Iwona Palmountain
• Kathy Jones - that's me!
• Laura Fredrickson
• Mona Pendleton
• Yvonne Hagane

Stamps - Bee My Honey (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Yellow Bazzill, Chocolate Chip, Authentique Blissful DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Large and Lacey Square Nestabilities, Dimensional Magic, MS Iron Gate Punch, Glue.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and I hope you play along with us this month!!!!  :)

The Beauty Of A Colour

Hello Everyone!  This month the challenge is to use one color on your creation for a monochromatic look! You can use many shades of one color, but you must only use one color. Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB14. You have until September 30th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

I began with a base of blue bazzill and layered with white (pierced) and some Authentique Journey DP.  The next panel is more white punched with the MS Deco Fan punch and layered with Kaisercraft Miss Nelly DP.  Around this I've attached some White Crochet Lace and topped with Blue satin ribbon.  I've stamped the Bellflowers from Flourishes new FLIP set called With Gratitude in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (G82, G85, BG78, B00, B21, B02).  It was cut out with Small Oval Nestabilities.  I then cut out some light blue bazzill with Fancy Tags Two and cut it in the middle to frame the oval top and bottom and then matted with some blue bazzill cut with Labels 10 Nestabilities and popped it all up on foam tape.  The sentiment is also from With Gratitude and has been stamped straight onto the DP.  To finish I added a blue bow, a white flower and some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls.

Don't miss the gorgeous Monochromatic cards that the team have for you today!!

• Cindy Coutts
• Heather Jensen
• Iwona Palmountain
• Kathy Jones
• Laura Fredrickson
• Mona Pendleton
• Yvonne Hagane 

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with the Bring Back Beautiful Challenge this month!!!  :)

Beauty of CAS

 Many of us like to add bows, lace and lots of embellishments. This month we are asking you to leave all that off and create a CAS card. Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creation HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB13. You have until August 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! 

I'll be the first to admit that the CAS style does not come easily to me, I love layers and bows and lots of pretties, so I nearly died when I saw this month's challenge!  I just left it pretty basic and let the colours do the talking.  My base is white and then I popped a layer of Rich Razzleberry and White (scored on my scor-pal) up on foam tape.  Around this I knotted (see, NO BOW!) some white organdy ribbon that was coloured with a RV63 Copic Marker.  In the corners I've added a couple of clear rhinestones - also coloured with the RV63 Copic.  Finally I stamped the Zinnias and sentiment from the Zinnias stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (RV63, RV66, G40, G82, G85, Y21, Y35).  It was cut out with Labels 18 Nestabilities, sponged with a little Dandelion Memento ink and also popped up on foam tape.

Stamps - Zinnias (Flourishes)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Rich Razzleberry

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black and Dandelion

Accessories - Copics, Labels 18 Nestabilities, White Organdy Ribbon, Clear Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the team this month!!!

• Cindy Coutts
• Heather Jensen
• Kathy Jones - that's me
• Laura Fredrickson
• Yvonne Hagane
• Iwona Palamountain
• Mona Pendleton   

 That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with us this month!!!  :)

Beautiful Summer Vacation

Hello Everyone!!  As summer is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, we are enjoying the warmer temperatures and many are going on vacation. Make a creation with the theme of summer or vacation and link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creation HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB12. You have until July 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!  We are also really excited to welcome two new faces to the team - Mona Pendleton and Iwona Palamountain!!!  They are two incredibly talented girls and we are thrilled to have them join us!!!  :)

For my card, I've chosen that perfect vacation set - Beach Life!  I've stamped the sand and toys stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card, then masked it and stamped the chair, and then stamped the drink.  I've coloured my image with Copic Markers - E31, E33, E35, E37, E000, E00, E02, E11, YR000, YR02, YR04, YR07, YG00, YG11, YG13, YG17, C1, BG0000, BG000, BG10, BG11, G12, 0.  As you can see, I've gone with an orange and green theme - so imagine that drink is a long, cool Midori Splice (my FAV cocktail!!!).  :)  The base is constructed of Old Olive, White, Pumpkin Pie and some Haiku DP that I found deep in my stash!  The middle panel is more white and more Haiku.  Across all of this I've added some white grosgrain ribbon.  I've cut the image out with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with Pumpkin Pie cut with Pinking Circle Nestabilities.  I've added the orange grosgrain ribbon over the top of this panel and stamped the sentiment from Sunflowers just above it.  To finish I added some diecut leaves and branches and topped with a couple of prima flowers and a clear rhinestone.


Stamps - Beach Life, Sunflowers (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Old Olive, White, Pumpkin Pie, Haiku DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Small Circle and Pinking Circle Nestabilities, SU Leaves Die, Prima Flowers, White and Orange Grosgrain Ribbons, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones.

Don't miss the gorgeous creations from the rest of the team today!!

• Cindy Coutts
• Heather Jensen
• Kathy Jones - that's me
• Laura Fredrickson
• Yvonne Hagane
• Iwona Palamountain
• Mona Pendleton

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with us this month!!  :)

The Beauty of Springtime Colours

Hello Everyone!!!  It's the first Monday of the month and that means it's another Bring Back Beautiful Challenge!!!!  This month it's the Beauty of Springtime Colors! Soft shades that remind us of spring flowers sprouting from the ground - these shades are the focus of this month's BBB challenge! The color choice is yours! Link your Bring Back Beauty Challenge card here to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB09. You have until April 30th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! 

Today I've chosen to use one of my FAV sets - Butterflies and Blossoms!  I just love the beautiful Clematis and Butterflies and it just sings Spring to me!!!

I started with a base of Very Vanilla and layered with green bazzill, more vanilla punched with the MS Lattice Arch punch and then topped with some green Papermania Rose Garden DP and some pink taffeta ribbon.  The next panel is more Rose Garden DP matted with pale pink bazzill.  I stamped the Butterflies and Blossoms image in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (RV000, RV10, RV13, G20, G21, G24, Y21, Y23, YR23, YR24, BG0000, E51). It was cut out with Large Rectangle Nestabilities and matted with green bazzill cut with Lacey Rectangle Nestabilities.  The sentiment is from the same set and has also been stamped in Tuxedo Black and cut with Small Oval Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape.  Next I added a pink taffeta bow (ribbon care of my sweet friend Angie!) and sprinkled a few Kaisercraft Blush Pearls.


Stamps - Butterflies and Blossoms (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green and Pink Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Papermania Rose Garden DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large and Lacey Rectangle Nestabilities, Small Oval Nestabilities, MS Arch Lattice Punch, Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Bow Easy, Sewing Machine, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Foam Tape.


Just wait until you see the Beautiful Springtime Colours creations made by the other Beauty Girls!!!

Beate Johns

Cindy Coutts

Heather Jensen

Julie Koerber 

Laura Fredrickson

Yvonne Hagane

Hope you are inspired to stamp along with us!!  Thanks for visiting!!!!  :)

Neutral Beauty

Have you ever used neutral colors to bring out the depth in one of your coloring projects? Well, let's kick it up a notch and show you just how beautiful your stamped creations can be without any color at all! That's right, this challenge is to color up your card with neutrals - shades of grey, sepia tones or even black and white! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB08. You have until March 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

For today's card I decided to use Flourishes' Waterlilies Stamp Set and stamped the waterlily three times in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured them with Copics (E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59) and then cut two of the images to create layers for a three dimensional effect.

I cut the sentiment panel using the Label 5 Nestabilities, sponged a little Antique Linen around the edge and stamped the sentiment from Cherry Blossoms in Memento Rich Cocoa.  The base of the card is created using Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip along with some some Basic Grey Capella DP.  The vertical panel is more chocolate, punched on one side with the single embossed curve punch and topped with cream crochet lace and some ivory satin ribbon.  To finish I added a few Kaisercraft Latte pearls to the corner.

Stamps - Waterlilies, Cherry Blossoms (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Capella DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Antique Linen Distress Ink
Accessories - Copics, Labels 5 Nestabilities, Single Embossed Curve Punch, Cream Crochet Lace, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Foam Tape, Kaisercraft Latte Pearls.

Don't miss the gorgeous creations the other Beauty Girls have created for you today!!!

Beate Johns

Cindy Coutts

Heather Jensen

Julie Koerber 

Laura Fredrickson

Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for visiting and hope you join in the fun this month!!  :)

Beauty of Love

Hello Everyone and welcome to another Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful Challenge!!!  Love is a beautiful thing, so let’s honor it in our card making! Use the color red, have a feel of romance, or adorn your creation with hearts – the choice is yours! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card here to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB07. You have until February 28th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! 

February is a very busy month for my family - 4 Birthdays, Valentines' Day and it's also our Wedding Anniversary!  With love as our theme this month, I thought what is more iconic than red roses!!  This beautiful Rose Heart is from the recent release called Hearts & Flowers.  I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copics (R32, R35, R37, R39) and then added subtle sparkle with a Clear Spica.  I then cut it out and attached it to a fan fold flower (white spritzed with Wheat Fields Glimmer Mist).  The base is made up of red, white (pierced) and River Rock card and topped with some MME Lush DP.  I then embossed another piece of River Rock with the Floral and Stone Impressabilities (the embossing comes out AMAZING on my new Grand Calibur!!!!).  The sentiment is also from Hearts & Flowers (and says I Love You!) and I've made it into a notched tag and slipped it under the Heart panel.  Finally I added some red ZVA roses in the corner and accented with some ZVA pearl flourishes and also added some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Hearts and Flowers (Flourishes)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, White, River Rock, MME Lush DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Copics, Scor Pal, Wheat Fields Glimmer Mist, Floral and Stone Impressabilities, ZVA Pearls and Flowers, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Scissors.

Don't miss the gorgeous creations that the Beauty Girls have in store for you today!!

Beate Johns

Cindy Coutts

Heather Jensen

Laura Fredrickson

Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for visiting and can't wait to see what Love Creation you have in store for us!!  :) 

Bring Back Beautiful Vintage

Hello Everyone!!!!  Happy New Year and welcome to the first Bring Back Beautiful Challenge of 2011!!!  Take a trip back in time with this BBB challenge and show us some vintage beauty on your card or creation. Use a little lace, a vintage looking button or some decorative paper with an old time feel. Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB06. You have until January 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we'll share our True Beauties, those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog! 

 Today I was inspired by this beautiful hat image from Flourishes' Friendly Reminders stamp set!  Doesn't it give you a feeling of Yesteryear?  Maybe I was having an Anne of Green Gables flashback! :)

I decided to use a base of Very Vanilla (I really like vanilla for vintage giving that soft and aged feel) and layered with some pink bazzill I found in my stash.  I punched the pink with the Martha Stewart Deco Fan border punch and then layered with some Kasiercraft English Rose DP.  I punched the paper with the SU scallop punch and then sewed some wavy lines around the edges.  Across the bottom I added some more vanilla that I paper pleated and topped with some of this divine pink ribbon that my sweet friend Angie sent me!  I stamped and coloured the hat image twice, one I cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and my Grand Calibur, the other I cut out only the hat with a pair of scissors and popped it on foam tape.  

I stamped on X-press It Blending Card and coloured the image with Copics - E31, E33, E35, R81, R83, R85, G20, G21.  I used E51 to airbrush the white card and white paper doily to give it a more vintage feel.  I then framed my image with more pink cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities, attached it to the doily and popped it up on foam tape.  Next I stamped the sentiment, also from Friendly Reminders, framed it with more pink (using Small Circle Nestabilities) and popped it up on foam tape.  Finally I added a few Kaisercraft Blush Pearls to the top corners!

Wait until you see what beautiful projects the Beauty Girls have for you today!!!!

Beate

Cindy

Heather

Julie

Yvonne

Stamps - Friendly Reminders (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Pink Bazzill, Kaisercraft English Rose DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large, Small and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Grand Calibur, Paper Doily, Scor Pal, Pink Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

I hope you play along with us this month - I can't wait to see all of your beautiful projects!!!!  :)