Flourishes Timeless Tuesday!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

How was your weekend??? Ours was uneventful and very relaxing...love those kinda days...LOL!!!

How about playing along in our new Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC82??? It is the end of the month and we are happy to introduce you to our challenge host!!!! It is Traci Major and she is  challenging us to a theme of *Summer Memories*!!! With summer quickly drawing to a close, Traci wants us to reflect on one of our summer activities and create a card capturing one of our favorite memories of Summer 2010! How fun it that??? Hope you will come and play with us :) !!!

Here is my take on it......

I immediately thought of our times at the beach!!! My girls and I just love to hang out and and enjoy every minute we have at the beach!!! If you are interested in some of our summer photos ~ click here.

Of course I had to use the beautiful Flourishes Beach Life Set. Unfortunately my coloring skills are not good enough to capture the beauty of the ocean/beach!!! So I decided to participate in this weeks TPE82 ~ Mostly White Challenge....after all these images speak for themselves :).  I matched the beach images up with several different Flourishes sentiments from the ~ Chairs for You,  Friendly Reminders and Sweet Violets Sets. Of course I HAD to add some Silver Pearls for a little more pizazz :) !!!

Now it's time to check out ~ Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee, Maki and Traci's  take on the challenge!!!

Thank you for stopping by today...I'll be back tomorrow with another fun project!!! Hugs ~S~

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - my turn!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend??? Our shopping trip to Savannah was very successful!!! We litterly shopped till we dropped...LOL!!! We finally had some nice rainfall down here too....which allowed me to stay inside and stamp...wahooo!!!

I'm happy to tell you that I'm hosting today's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday ~ FTTC80!!! I created a *COLOR COMBO* for you and I hope you have time to play along??? This one is not only easy and fun, but the colors are sure to make a beauty!!!. Simply make a card using the listed below and link it over on the Flourishes Blog!!! While Flourishes stamps are not required, if you have them by all mean use them! We would love to see what you create!!!

Here is my idea.......

My main image is from the gorgeous Cherry Blossoms Set!!! I think it has become my favorite Set this summer!!! The sentiment is from the Tag Line Set. As I was thinking of what to create for this challenge....I  sort of had a *light bulb* moment..LOL!!! A *gate fold* theme came to mind....I took this idea and ran with it!!! I really like how it turned out!!! What do you think???

This card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" folded. If you like to try one there is a great tutorial over on SCS!!!
Back to my card....The *cherry blossom* was inked in Memento Black and colored with Copic Markers ~ R000, R00, R02, RV04, Y02, Y15, YG91 and Colorless Blender. Once I was done coloring I decided to add some Dazzling Diamond Glitter to the center of the blossoms. The embossing in the front was created with an SU Elegant Bouquet Folder. At last I added the punched MS Butterfly, a Button and the some Black/White Gingham Ribbon.

Now it's time to check out the gorgeous cards Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Maki created!!! Hope we have inspired you to play along?!?

I'm also submitting this card to this weeks SFC16 Challenge ~ Think Floral and the TPE80 ~ adding Ribbon & Sparkles*!!!

Thanks for stopping by today...hugs ~S~

IC227, CTD87, CCEE1014, TPE61 Silhouette Gift Idea

Happy weekend everyone!!!

We are off to a wedding today!!! I stayed up way toooooo long and  I'll probably regret it in the morning...yikes!!! I blame it on Mona, Pam, Stephanie ....*wink*!!! Yes...it's all their fault...LOL..., they keep blowing me away with their fabulous creations!!!

Here is what happened... I recently won a Lauren Meader template...wahooo....and every time I stop by one of these ladies blog (Mona, Pam and Stephanie) they have another amazing *Gift Set* done. Here I am still haven't printed my fabulous prize out.....I guess my bad conscience kicked in....and I FINALLY did it!!! I made my first *Slip Cover* Box and I created a matching card as well. May I just say...this is one fabulous template...so easy to work with...love it!!!

The colors were inspired by this weeks CTD87 - using Pink, Gray and Olive. My inspiration came from a few different Challenges this week... IC227 - Home Sweet Germany. We are challenged to make a card that inspires us from our home town, state or country. Well....I grew up in a beautiful town called *Ebermannstadt* which is located in Franconia/Bavaria, Germany . We were surrounded by acres of beautiful flower fields and I will never forget the smell and the beauty of them!!! Unfortunately I haven't travel home in a few years, but hopefully this fall I can take a trip back to memory lane!!! 
 
So when I saw todays IC227 and the CCEE1014 Challenge - using Silhouette images. I knew I had to use my favorite ISC Nature Silhouette I Set!!!  My favorite thing to do with this Set is using the *Misting with Water* technique. My theme also fits this weeks Pink Elephant #61 Challenge - using a Nature themed image.

The gorgeous Basic Gray Satin Ribbon and the Buttons are from Stampin' Up. The super cute Flower Dies are from PTI. I finished both projects off with some piercing and the Silver Pearls. Oh and before I forget I also scored the bottom part of the Slip Cover Box. Hope you like it!?!

Have a fabulous weekend and thank you for stopping by!!!


~Supply List~


Stamp Set:  Nature Silhouette I (Innovative Stamp Creations)
Template:  Slip Cover (Lauren Meader - My Time Made Easy)
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Old Olive Markers
Cardstock:  Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, White  
Accessoires: Basic Gray Satin Ribbon , Silver Pearls, Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals, Flower Dies (PTI)
Card Size:  5" x 5"
Technique:  Misting with Markers

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday!!!

Happy Tuesday!!!

It's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday  - FTTC61!!!! Our host is Barbara and she is challenging us to use the stuff we bought. A "bought it use it" Challenge so to speak. Now, if you purchased some pretty embellishments and put them away for a very special card, or you got some fancy smancy tool/punch that you just had to have, or better yet, you bought a gorgeous pack of Designer Paper and you have yet to use a piece, this is YOUR challenge! Tear off those wrappers girls, if we bought it we are using it this week! You have our permission! We would love to see what you create with the stuff you bought!

Here is my take on it.....

Sparkly version....sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist

                                             
I had to case one more card from this weeks FS165 - Theresa Momber...just love her creations!!! I chose this beautiful card from her gallery. The colors where changed to this weeks Color Curtain Call #24 - using So Saffron, Garden Green, Kraft and Tempting Turquoise.

Here are the new items I used on my card - the new Friendly Reminders Set. The SU Pink Flamingo DP just arrived last week and I had to use the beautiful Tempting Turquoise sheet  from this collection!!! I also used a brand new package of Black Pearls I bought last week. I sprayed it with some Pearl Glimmer Mist for the Belli #88 Challenge (sorry it's hard to see, but I promise it's one sparkly card!!!).

The image was inked in Memento Black and colored with these Copic Marker Collections - Buttercup, Daffodil, Holly plus E35 and Colorless Blender. I was very daring and sponged the background just like Theresa's card :) wahoooo...I really had fun casing her card!!!

Please stop by Barbara, Betty, Cindy, Dee and Makiko's  blog to see their take on the Challenge!!!


~Supply List~

Stamp Set:  Friendly Reminders (Flourishes)
Ink:  Memento Black, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Copic Marker Collection -  Buttercup, Daffodil, Holly plus E35 and Colorless Blender
Cardstock:  White, Kraft
Design Paper:  Pink Flamingo (SU)
Accessories:  Black Pearls, MS Kraft Ribbon, Oval and Scallop Oval Spellbinder Dies, Pearl Glimmer Mist, Stampin' Dimesionals, Sponge