Glamping Anyone?

We’re back for another round of fun in our Flourishes Gambler’s Sale! Today the girls have pulled out some of their favourite sets from the sale to inspire you and I know you’ll want to check them out! Here’s the fun part for you... our Gambler’s Sale discount is up to 20% off all items in the store!!

Why is it a gamble? Well, all of these items will be going, going, gone -- never to return again. So, if you see something you really want -- buy it now or take a gamble to see how low the price will go! This week, all prices will be 20% off with the code GAMBLERS20. And...this coming Monday brings us 30% off discounts...do you dare to gamble? Just use that code in the coupon box at the time of check out to get 20% off your entire order, even on already reduced sale prices!

My Mom is off to holiday "down under" in less than 2 weeks.  She and a friend are off to visit New Zealand and Australia for a month so I thought I'd make a fun card to send her so it arrives in her mailbox when she gets home.

I had SO much fun masking and air brushing this little beauty.  You wouldn't believe it but I used 33 Copic colours for this one!

To begin the process I cut a piece of Classic White Cardstock as my base and then stamped my little camper image from the "S'more Fun" stamp set using Memento "Black Tuxedo" ink.  Then I stamped and created a mask for the camper and applied it right over my stamped image.  I added a simple mask just below the camper again to help create a skyline.

Then I took a variety of shades of Copic Markers (G20, V12, BV11, BV13, B93 and B97) and air brushed them all over my sky, leaving the green tone towards to the bottom to create a "glow".

Then I took some white acrylic paint, added a bit of water, and used an old toothbrush to splatter on some stars!  Awww.... love that effect and so easy to achieve!

Then I peeled off the masks and coloured my little camper setting and foreground.  I used the following Copic Markers:

B0000, BG11, BV25, BV29, BV31, E08, E13, E31, 

E33, E34, E47, G000, G00, G20, G21, G24, T1-6, 

Y000, Y15, Y21, Y23, YG21, YR0000 and YR000. 

To finish it off, I stamped the sentiment "Welcome Home" from the "On the Porch" stamp set along with some fun chevrons from the "So Distressed" stamp collection.

I wrapped my panel with a thin black ribbon, added the silver star stickers and adhered it to a Classic Clack Cardstock card base.

Thanks for joining me today!  I hope you'll join in and check out the rest of my fellow design team members' creations today...

Head on over to see our Designers inspiration for you to take a peek at this week using some of the items still available!

• Allison Cope - you are here!
  
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Silke Ledlow
• Tosha Leyendekker

Have fun shopping -- and don't forget the code GAMBLERS20 -- remember that once these items are gone they will be gone forever! Enjoy shopping and enjoy your Friday!
 
~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (S'more Fun, On the Porch, So Distressed)
cardstock: Flourishes Classic White & Black
patterned papers: Echo Park (That's My Boy)
ink: Memento, Copic Markers, Ranger Distress
white pen: Sakura
ribbon:  Offray
tools:  Copic airbrush
stars:  Basic Grey.

A PageMap Class U Winner!

Congrats to the winner of the free PageMaps U Card Sketch Class...

And the winner is...

Congrats MaryAnn...

I'll be contacting you by email MaryAnn!  Congrats!  Thanks to all of you who left me some sweet messages!

~ Ally ~

Let In the Sun!

Hey everyone!  I thought I'd share another fabulous Flourishes card with you today since Flourishes has their Amazing Gambler's Sale on right now.  For sale details, you can click here.

Over at Splitcoaststampers, I was looking through the latest and greatest challenge this week and came across the newest colour challenge... CC463...

This week's colours are: Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, and Coastal Cabana.
They always have a fun "dessert" item too... this week it was to use "some kind of wood embellishment".

That's one divine colour palette!  So I grabbed my "Sunflowers" stamp set and went to town...

To begin, I used a piece of Classic White Cardstock and stamped a variety of the beautiful sunflower and leaf images from the "Sunflowers" stamp set using Memento "Tuxedo Black" ink. Then I cut the image on the diagonal creating a 2.5" strip down the center.

I took the 2 triangle shapes created and air brushed them with Copic BG11 and BG13.  Then I laid my Tim Holtz "Dot Fade" Layering Stencil over the two pieces and misted some Copic Blender Solution over them.  The blending solution basically pushed all the ink away leaving the dot pattern of ink.

Next I coloured all the images within the 2.5" strip of cardstock.  I used the "pointillism" colouring technique for my back ground.  For that I used the following Copic Markers:

BG11, BG13, BG34, E70, E71, E74, R24, 

Y04, Y11, Y13, Y18, Y19, Y38, YG11 AND YR12.

My final touch was a quick sentiment stamped on a little wooden speech bubble and voila!  Thanks for joining me today.

The design for today's card was based on the latest sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch!:

Click here to read all the rules and learn how to play along!
Don't forget about my two GIVEAWAYS...

PageMaps U ~ Card Sketches Class - Only a few more hours left!

Flourishes Giveaway - due before Tuesday!

Good luck!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Sunflowers)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White & Black Cardstock
ink:  Memento, Copic Markers, Copic Blending Solution
tools:  Copic Airbrush, Tim Holtz Layering Stencil
pen:  Copic Multiliner 0.3.

WIN a Spot in the PageMaps U Card Class!

 

Win a free spot in PageMaps U's card class!

Wouldn't you love to win a free spot into the class? For your chance to win, SEE THIS POST! 

ONLY ONE DAY LEFT TO ENTER!

I'll draw a random winner on January 30th. Good luck!

~ Ally ~

Timeless Tuesday ~ Radiant Orchid

  

Hello fellow Flourishes fans! It's Tuesday and we're here with another fantastic Timeless Tuesday Challenge for you! Have you checked out the latest and greatest Gambler's Sale this week? You don't want to miss this... it's 20% off everything in the store. Things go fast, so shop now to ensure you get all those stamps on your "must have" list! Click here for more details and your shopping code. 

This week I am your hostess and I am challenging you to create using the newest Pantone Color of the year... Radiant Orchid... but any shade of purple will do!

 

According to the Pantone View, "Since 2000, the Pantone Color Institute™ has been designating a Color of the Year to express in color what is taking place in the global zeitgeist. A color that will resonate around the world, the PANTONE Color of the Year is a reflection of what people are looking for, what they feel they need that color can help to answer. Not necessarily the hot fashion color of the moment, but a color crossing all areas of design which is an expression of a mood, an attitude, on the part of the consumers."

I have to say, purple is my favourite colour so when I saw that the newest Pantone colour for 2014 was "Radiant Orchid" I was elated!  Any excuse to pull out some purple in my books is a good thing... so instead of card this week, I chose to make a fun tag.

I started my project with an Inkssentials Manila Craft Tag.  First I applied an airbrushed layer of two purplicious Copic Markers, RV19 & V09.  Then I applied some gesso through my Tim Holtz "Dot Fade" Layering stencil and I also airbrushed some rich purple Copic Marker through it too...

Click any image to ENLARGE it!

Then I took a piece of sandpaper and sanded the top layer of my gesso to reveal the white below...

Next, I took 4 layers of paper towel and dampened it with some Copic Blender Solution and "inked" up my "Vintage Wallpaper" back ground stamp and stamped it across my tag.  Since my back ground was made using Copics, it removed some of the Copic ink to reveal the wallpaper pattern of the stamp within the ink itself!  I LOVE this effect!

Next I inked up my "Chrysanthemum" images using Memento "Espresso Truffle" ink and stamped my flowers all over the tag.

Next I took my Copic Markers, RV19, V04, V09 & YR12, and added some shadows and shading to my Chrysanthemum flowers.

I took some Ranger "Scattered Straw" Distress Ink, inked the tag's edges and also added some white pen detail over top of my coloured flowers to make the flowers pop against my vivid back drop.

I stamped some subtle script onto the back ground of my tag and also a sentiment at the bottom.  All of these stamps came from the "Chrysanthemum" stamp set.

Last but not least, I took my Ranger "Scattered Straw" Distress Ink again and inked up the chevrons from the "So Distressed" stamp collection and added it to my tag.  I threaded some Peach, Mango Orange and some Lavender Seam Binding Ribbon through the tag's hole and tied on a bronze coloured brad to secure it together.

And volia... my tag was born!  There is nothing better than gettin' inky, especially with purple, my friends!  LOL!

Have fun using purple in your creations this week! This week, we have asked the Design Team to join us in celebrating the colour purple. Take a moment and leave some lavender love on each one of our designers this week!

• Allison Cope - you are here!
• Cheryl Lea
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Julie Koerber
• Katie Sims
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker

A GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate this week, as your hostess, I'm giving away TWO stamp sets!  I have a number of Flourishes stamp sets in my possession and TWO lucky COMMENTERS on TODAY's post will win a stamp set each!  All you have to do for a chance to win, is simply leave me a comment below.  I will announce a winner on my Timeless Tuesday post next week.  Good luck!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Chrysanthemum, So Distressed, Vintage Wallpaper)
manilla tag:  Inkssentials
stencils: Tim Holtz
inks:  Copic Markers, Memento, Ranger Distress
gesso:  Golden
ribbon: Flourishes
tools:  Copic Airbrush
white pen:  Sakura
brad:  Bo Bunny
other: thread, Copic Blender Solution.

Passion Flowers and Gold

Hello all and Happy Monday! Well, quite a few of you took advantage of our 10% discount last week at Flourishes but... we can tell some of you are holding out for bigger discounts. That's okay because today we're upping the ante in our Gambler's Sale with a little bit more of a discount for you! So get ready to grab some of those items you've had your heart set on and save.....

  

Why is it a gamble? Well, all of these items will be going, going, gone -- never to return again. So, if you see something you really want -- buy it now or take a gamble to see how low the price will go! This week, all prices will be 20% off with the code GAMBLERS20. Just use that code in the coupon box at the time of check out to get 20% off your entire order, even on already reduced sale prices! Each Monday, we'll be upping the ante and adding another 10% off! If you missed last week's notice, we've added a fun item to the store and what's inside is a mystery! Consider it a special little surprise that is sure to spark some creative fun!

    

Our MYSTERY BAGS were WILDLY popular in the past and so, why not bring them back? Each bag is valued at roughly $40 but... you pay only $25!!! Each bag has two stamp sets -- YES TWO! One is an unpackaged set that we cannot sell because it doesn't have an index sheet. But, it stamps perfectly and would love a new home! Each bag also has a fun tutorial sheet showcasing a card or technique. Add in a few yards of ribbon and an embellishment and that is what is in each Mystery Bag. It's one heck of a bargain! Once you use your Gambler's Sale Coupon code -- it takes the price down even further! There are limited quantities of these bags so.... pick one up while you can!

Don't worry... be happy!

For my card today I began by inking up the large image from the "Passion Flowers" stamp set with Versamark ink and then stamping it on Classic White Cardstock.  I added white embossing powder and heat set my image.

Then I took some "Scattered Straw" Distress Ink and sponged the entire back ground, concentrating my ink around my flowers.  Then I took the same colour of ink and applied it to my distressed back ground stamp from the "So Distressed" stamp set and applied over the entire image...

 

I stitched around the edge using some purple thread and matted it with a ornate die cut edge.

Then I took a piece of Bonquet cardstock from the Crocus Color Made Easy paper collection and inked up my "Vintage Wallpaper" back ground stamp using Versamark ink and applied it to the right side and bottom of the rich purple cardstock.  I brushed some "Heirloom Gold" Perfect Pearls across the ink and the fine gold powder stuck to the pattern, adding a touch of shimmer to the dark purple cardstock.  I added some gold pen to the edges as well...

To finish off my card, I added the "Don't Worry be" sentiment the "Passion Flowers" stamp set and then a fussy cut "Happy" from the now sold-out "Inside & Out: Happy" mini stamp set.

Don't forget.... WIN a free spot in the PageMaps U Card class...

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Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoy your blog hopping today...

Some of the Flourishes Designers have some eye candy for you to take a peek at this week using some of the items still available! So, hop on over and see their fine creations!

• Allison Cope - you are here!
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Julie Koerber
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker

Have fun shopping -- don't forget the code GAMBLERS20 -- and remember that once these items are gone they will be gone forever! Have a wonderfully creative week!
~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Passion Flowers, Vintage Wallpaper, So Distressed, Inside & Out: Happy)
cardstock: Flourishes Classic White & Crocus Collection
die cut shapes: Spellbinders (Romantic Rectangles)
ink: Versamark, Ranger Distress Ink
gems:  Recollections
gold pen: Sakura
other: thread, Perfect Pearls.

The Key to My Heart

With our wonderful world of savings going on in Flourishes Gambler’s Sale right now - and we thought we’d bring you even more wonderful ideas this week. We want to inspire you with things you might want to put on your shopping list before they’re gone!

Today I thought I'd share another Valentine's Day inspired card with you...

For my card I used some Classic Kraft Cardstock for the base and my focal image.  I stamped the cute little heart shaped charms and the key from the "Simply Charming" stamp collection using Versamark and white embossing powder and then coloured them in using Ranger Distress Inks.

As part of my back ground, I stamped the fabulous "Just My Type" font stamps to use on my blue banner strip.

A super simple yet cute card for someone special!  Hope I inspire you to create a Valentine of your own today!

Our Talented Senior Design Team have some beautiful designs to show off for you today from our Sale so head on over and visit:

Allison - you are here!

Christine

Cindy

Heather

Julie

Stacy

Tosha

And, just as a reminder for you, here’s the SALE details….

Why is it a gamble? Well, all of these items will be going, going, gone — never to return again. So, if you see something you really want — buy it now or take a gamble to see how low the price will go! This week, all prices will be 10% off with the code GAMBLERS10. Just use that code in the coupon box at the time of check out to get 10% off your entire order, even on already reduced sale prices! Each Monday, we’ll be upping the ante and adding another 10% off! So…if you dare wait, this coming Monday brings 20% off prices!

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Just My Type, Simply Charming)
cardstock: Flourishes Classic Kraft & White Cardstock
patterned papers: Pebbles
die cut shapes: Spellbinders
ink: Versamark, Ranger Distress, Stampin' Up!
white pen: Sakura 
ribbon:  Micheal's
other: thread.

Win a FREE Spot in PageMaps U's Card Class!

 

Win a free spot in PageMaps U's card class!

Save the date -- February 1, 2014 -- to register for PageMaps U's first online card class! In this class, you will be creating 32 fresh, trend-setting cards created by some of your favourite cardmakers in the industry. Just like the PMU layout class, this one will be filled with techniques, exclusive card sketches, slide shows, cutting files and so much more. I really enjoyed creating several cards for this class!

For more class information, click here.

Wouldn't you love to win a free spot into the class? For your chance to win, post here your favourite type of card to make and send. I'll draw a random winner on January 30th. Good luck!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!

~ Ally ~

Timeless Tuesday ~ In With the NEW!

Good day everyone!  I hope your week is starting out great.  This week seems to be a hectic one around our household.  I'm looking forward to a calmer end of the week though.

This week, the fabulous Cheryl Lea is our Timeless Tuesday Challenge hostess and she is challenging us to...

What a great challenge for our NEW year!

I have a friend who is going through IVF this week and I made this card as a way of saying "I'm rootin' for you".  She's had a tough time the last 3 years and lost 2 babies already so I'm hoping for them that the third time is the charm.

I kept my card this week SUPER SIMPLE... a CAS style card... which I have the hardest time with 'cuz I love throwing all kinds of layers or texture or embellishments on my card.  But for this card, I just wanted my coloured image to speak.  Plus... I have been in the mood for the last couple of days just to sit down and just simply colour so this was the perfect opportunity!

I started out with a A2 card base made from Classic White Cardstock.  If you are colouring with Copics, this is the ONLY paper I use and HIGHLY recommend!!

Then I stamped my bouquet from the "Summer Blossoms" stamp collection using Memento "Tuxedo Black" ink.  Then I coloured my image using the following Copic Markers:

BG72, BG75, R20, R21, R22, R35, R37, R39, RV14, RV17, RV63, RV66, RV69, Y00, Y17, YG13, YG21, YG23, YG25, YG93 and YG95.

I took my sentiment "Hope Happens" from the "Magnolias" stamp set and inked it up with both Memento "Rose Bud" and "Lilac Posies" inks and stamped it as my greeting.

Thanks for joining me today!  I hope I've inspired you today to pick up some stamps and have fun colouring a CAS style card!  Be sure to visit the DT's blogs and leave them a little blog love...

• Allison Cope -- you are here!
  
• Cheryl Lea
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Katie Sims

Thanks for stopping by! We hope you'll join us this week for our fantastic challenge.

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Magnolias, Summer Blossoms)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White
ink: Memento, Copic Markers.
I seriously think that is the shortest supply list I've ever had for a card... LOL! :)

A Manly Valentine & a SALE!

Hello all! 2014 brings new challenges, new vision and a new focus for Flourishes and today starts that focus. If you travel through our store, you know that we have a mix of old and new. Well, with a new year, we want to focus on all new! That means that what you'll find in the store will be smaller in scope, but always something to appeal to your creative side. What does this mean? We need to clear our shelves. What does that mean for you? You get a chance to save and save big! We're bringing back the....

  

Why is it a gamble? Well, all of these items will be going, going, gone -- never to return again. So, if you see something you really want -- buy it now or take a gamble to see how low the price will go! This week, all prices will be 10% off with the code GAMBLERS10. Just use that code in the coupon box at the time of check out to get 10% off your entire order, even on already reduced sale prices! Each Monday, we'll be upping the ante and adding another 10% off! One item to try to get your hands on?

    

Our MYSTERY BAGS were WILDLY popular in the past and so, why not bring them back? Each bag is valued at roughly $40 but... you pay only $25!!! Each bag has two stamp sets -- YES TWO! One is an unpackaged set that we cannot sell because it doesn't have an index sheet. But, it stamps perfectly and would love a new home! Each bag also has a fun tutorial sheet showcasing a card or technique. Add in a few yards of ribbon and an embellishment and that is what is in each Mystery Bag. It's one heck of a bargain! Once you use your Gambler's Sale Coupon code -- it takes the price down even further! There are limited quantities of these bags so.... pick one up while you can!

Today I thought I'd share a Valentine's Day creation with you.  It's more of a masculine Valentine but I think any guy would like it!

My card today feature's the "Love Notes" and "So Distressed" stamp sets!  I think the chevron stamps are just perfect for this rockin' Valentine's card!

I stamped my guitar onto Classic Ivory Cardstock, the same cardstock as my card base and coloured my image in using Copic Markers:

BG72, BG75, R05, R17, Y18 and YG23.

I also stamped some fun sentiments and heart music on the inside of my card...

I hope you enjoyed your stop today!  Get shopping EARLY because some stamp sets will go FAST!

Before you go, get ready to HOP! Our fabulous designers whipped up some creativity giving you a wee bit of eye candy before you shop! So, head on over and see...

• Allison Cope
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Tosha Leyendekker

Have fun shopping -- don't forget the code GAMBLERS10 -- and remember that once these items are gone they will be gone forever! Have a wonderfully creative week!
 
~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Love Notes, So Distressed)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic Ivory, Misc.
patterned papers: Bo Bunny (Key Lime)
die cut shapes: Spellbinders
ink:  Memento, Copic Markers
glaze pen:  Sakura
other: thread.

Flourishes' Mystery Bags for SALE!

At Flourishes, our MYSTERY BAGS were WILDLY popular in the past and so, why not bring them back? Each bag is valued at roughly $40 but... you pay only $25!!! That's close to 60% off retail! Each bag has two stamp sets -- YES TWO! One is an unpackaged set that we cannot sell because it doesn't have an index sheet. But, it stamps perfectly and would love a new home! Each bag also has a fun tutorial sheet showcasing a card or technique. Add in a few yards of ribbon, a few coordinating aqua markers to try out and an embellishment and that is what is in each Mystery Bag. What a bargain!

Come and check them out HERE!  Get yours today as these little treasures will go fast!

~ Ally ~

Tempting Coastal Cantaloupe Peonies

Did you check out that title today?  LOL... it's actually referring to one of the challenges my card is geared to; it involves some ink colours for the challenge.  You can see more detail below.

So today, I have to say, I am IN LOVE with this card.  When I first started it, I just wasn't lovin' the direction the stamping was going but with a little patience and ink, I truly ending up loving all the cool stamping effects.

I actually started this card by drawing those black lines that separate those 3 different strips.  Yes... they are not paper layers but actual masked off sections of the front panel of my card.  I used some larger Post-It Notes to help mask off each strip and used my Copic Airbrush to ink the back ground and then some Memento "Flannel Grey" ink to stamp on the patterns from the Flourishes' stamp sets, "So Distressed" and "Vintage Wallpaper".  To get the glow around the edges, I used a sponge applicator and some Ranger "Wild Honey" Distress ink - love that glow.

My focal image is of one of the beautifully detailed floral images from the new Flourishes' "Flowers for Jan" stamp set.  I stamped it on Classic White Cardstock, the BEST Copic colouring paper by far, and then fussy cut it out and popped it up on a Copic Airbrush coloured die cut.  For my sentiment, I die cut a simple banner piece, air brushed it and the stamped the sentiment from the retired "Tag Lines" stamp set.

As you can see in the close up, the front panel is indeed one sheet of paper plus some zig zag machine stitching...

And I couldn't just leave the inside Classic Black Cardstock blank, so I stamped some more "Vintage Wallpaper" onto white cardstock (yes... it started out as white cardstock!) and some more peony flowers with Memento "Black Tuxedo" ink.

To get the void in the center, I first inked the entire "Vintage Wallpaper" back ground stamp up and then took a piece of paper towel and blotted off the center of the stamp to remove the ink.  Not only did it remove the ink to create the void but it also lighted the edges of the central ink to create a more subtle fade back into the back ground stamping.

To colour in my images and airbrush my back grounds, I used the following Copic Markers:

BG23, BG32, BG45, BG53, E08, G43, G82, Y15, YR12, YR15 and YR16.

For my card design, I used my own card sketch design created for this week's Splitcoast Card Sketch, SC471:

I was also inspired to create this card using the Splitcoast Colour Challenge for this week, CC461, where we were asked to use the following colours; "Tempting Turquoise, Coastal Cabana & Crisp Cantaloupe", hence the name of my blog post today...

I hope my card has inspired you today!  Come and play along with us at Splitcoast for our fabulous Wednesday Card Sketch!  I'd love to see what you create with it.

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps: Flourishes (Flowers for Jan, So Distressed, Vintage Wallpaper, retired Tag Lines)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic Black & White
die cut shapes: Spellbinders (Labels 22, Ribbon Banners)
ink:  Memento, Copic Markers
pen: Sharpie Fine Point
tools:  Copic Airbrush
gems:  KaiserCraft
other: thread.

Timeless Tuesday ~ Button Up for Winter!

Hey fellow stamp lovers!  It's Tuesday and time for another fabulous Timeless Tuesday Challenge over at Flourishes!

This week the lovely and super talented, Jenny, is out hostessed and she is challenging you to...

I took the "winter" aspect of this week challenge for a STR..E..T..C..H!  LOL!  I actually used the "Summer Blossoms" stamp set and coloured it with richer, wintry tones to make it seem more winter like!  I hope it speaks "winter" to you!

For my focal shape, I die cut a piece of Classic White Cardstock using the Perfectly Pierced Victorian Ovals die and then a created a thin cut frame around it.  I stamped the sweet little greeting in the center of my blossoms from the "Medallion Motif" stamp set.

I decorated my front using some cut die cut snowflakes and some "Festive Fushia" seam binding ribbon, some Silver Metallic String and some cut little buttons.  I added a touch of Stickles to the snowflakes and the center of the cream blooms for a bit of winter sparkle!

I coloured my blooms using the following Copic Markers:

BG11,BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78, BG93, BG96, R24, R27, R35, R37, R39, YR000 & YR0000.

I'm also submitting this for the Simon Says Stamps Blog challenge - anything goes challenge; here!

Be sure to visit the DT's blogs and leave them a little blog love. In return, they will amaze you with their spectacular work...

• Allison Cope -- you are here!
  
• Cheryl Lea
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Katie Sims

Thanks for stopping by! We hope you'll join us this week for our fantastic challenge.

~ Ally ~

Sponsored by:  Flourishes LLC

Supplies:
stamps:  Flourishes (Summer Blossoms, Medallion Motif)
cardstock:  Flourishes Classic White, Color Made Easy Cardstock
patterned papers: Bo Bunny, Echo Park
die cut shapes:  Flourishes, Spellbinders
ink:  Stampin' Up!, Memento, Copic Markers
metallic string, buttons, ribbon: Flourishes
other:  Stickles, thread.