A gift for baby...

Good Morning,

Long time no see! I guess I`ve had my longest blogging break ever...
I`ve been on a couple of trips, and found it so hard to get back into my stamping room!
Anyway, I`ve been visiting beautiful Malta, a small Island in the Mediterranean, and we`ve also been on a trip to exotic Jordan! We had a great time trekking in the Wadi Rum Desert, "floating" in the Dead Sea and diving in the Red Sea - Amazing!




This baby card was made using stamps from Flourishes. The stamp set is called Baby Love. The cute little teddy was colored with colored pencils.



I also want to share these photos from the Wadi Rum Desert. It was absolutely breathtaking to view the sunset here!







Thanks so much for visiting!

BBB-09 - Spring Colors!

Good morning, and welcome to the Bring Back Beautiful challenge for april!
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!





For my sample I used the beautiful Cherry blossoms stamp set. I watercolored it with Distress Inks. Spring isn`t quite here yet, but looking at these cherry blossoms makes me long even more! Be sure to get some more spring-inspiration here:

Beate
Cindy
Heather
Julie
Kathy
Laura

Thanks so much for stopping by!

BBB-08 - Neutrals

Happy Monday!

It`s the first Monday of the month and that means it`s time for another Bring Back Beautiful challenge!
Have you ever used neutral colors to bring out the depth in one of your coloring projects? Well, let's kick it up a knotch 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 my sample I used A year in flowers 2 stamp set, and colored the roses with different shades of brown, using Distress Inks. I cut out the colored image and popped it up with dimensionals. I hope you`ll join us with this fun challenge!
For more inspiration, have a look at these beauties:

Beate
Cindy
Heather
Julie
Kathy
Laura

Thanks so much for stopping by!

CAS - With Love

Hi everyone,

I guess some of you know how much I LOVE Clean And Simple cards, even though I don`t see myself as a CAS - cardmaker! I always enjoy trying something new, and that`s just what I wanted making this card set. Not only are these super quick and easy to create, they are also suitable for mailing because they are neither heavy or bulky in any way :)



Believe it or not, but I actually own a Cricut - machine! I`ve had it for years, but never really used it much. As going through my stash I found this cartridge called Home Accents, and just had to try it:) I also used a nestabilities die to cut out the square. One pearl for each card and a sentiment from Flourishes - and voilà!



I might have to make these in other colors too:)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Sweet Peas for Jan Marie!

Let’s light the candles and strike up the music, the owner of Flourishes – Jan Marie Caruso – is celebrating a birthday and we’re helping her by getting the party started! Hop on over to her place on the web HERE and wish her a Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday Jan Marie!



I used one of my favorite sets, Sweet Peas, for my card, and did the coloring with Distress Inks by Rangers. I tried to make it look like an old polaroid photo, and the Spellbinders dies were perfect for the job:)
I also added some photocorners.



I know that the other Flourishes team members have a little something for Jan Maries birthday too. And If you haven`t already been through the list, start here:

Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Betty Wright
Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Heather Jensen
Kathy Jones

Thanks so much for stopping by!

You`re just my cup of tea!

Finally Friday!

When I recieved this cute little tea-cup image from Serendipity Stamps, I knew I wanted to make a tea-bag holder. I don`t drink tea very often since I`m more of a coffee-lover... But this is such a cute little gift for those who loves tea:)



I stamped the image with Archival Ink Coffee, and colored it with Distress Inks. Papers from Making Memories. I also stamped this cute sentiment inside.



Have a wonderful weekend, and thanks so much for stopping by!

You`re Bound to Bloom...

Happy Thursday!

I`m not sure what to call these multi-color flowers... I just knew I needed a little color in between all the white SNOW - LOL! Even though I love white Paperwhites , it had to be something colorful today. I`m longing for spring :)

I stamped and masked the image three times to achieve this flower scene, and did the coloring with Le Plume Markers. I paired the Paperwhites with a sentiment from the
Hearts and Flowers set by Flourishes.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

BBB-07 Beauty of Love!

Happy Monday everyone!

And welcome to the BBB-challenge for February!
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 28thth 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 set of three cards for this challenge using the beautiful Hearts and Flowers stamp set by Flourishes. Aren`t those flowers pretty!?
I did the coloring with a mix of Rangers Distress Inks and Marvy Le Plume Markers.



Make sure to stop by the rest of the team as well, and a huge welcome to the amazingly talented Laura - who has joined the team this month!

Beate
Cindy
Heather
Kathy
Laura

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Celebrate your day!

Happy Sunday!

I hope you`ve had a great weekend:) We`ve had a wonderful time skiing. It is so beautiful with all the snow right now, and the temperatures are just perfect.
We have a few birthdays coming up, so I`ve made a card for a friend.
No images on this one, but the focal point is a sentiment from the Fanciful Flourishes set by Flourishes.



As usual I`ve used a few Spellbinders dies too:) - Lacey Squares, Classic Squares, Decorative photo corners and Labels One. Papers from MME.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Thank you!

Happy Wednesday!
I hope your week is going well. I`ve had a few days off this week and actually had some time to make a card! I did step out of my comfort zone with this one, but it was fun for sure! I used Spellbinders dies to create the flower (Flower Creations and On the Vine Border Grand). The sentiment is from the Butterflies and Blossoms stamp set from Flourishes.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

BBB-06 - Vintage Beauty!

Happy New Year everyone!
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration! I sure did, even though I had to work a few days. Kicking off 2011 with another Bring Back Beautiful Challenge:

What’s old is new in stamping. With lace, buttons and a beautiful stitched edge, we know card makers can create beautiful things with a vintage feel! Link up your Bring Back Beauty 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!



For my card today I chose to work with the newly released Butterflies & Blossoms set.
I stamped parts of the image in the two corners of the diecut with Archival Ink Coffee, and colored it with Distress Inks.



To get the Vintage feel, I sponged it with Distress Ink Vintage photo.
...And before you go, be sure to stop by these talented ladies:

Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

BBB-05 - Deck The Halls!

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For this month’s Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge, use beauty in stamping to create an accent piece for a table, a mantle, a decoration or any kind of home décor. ‘Tis the season for stamping and entertaining –so let’s see if you can create a match made in heaven by using both!



I chose to create place cards for a Christmas table using the gorgeous Poinsetta and Boxwood set. These were really easy to make and can easily be mass produced! I used the In Spades Pendants template by Spellbinders for the base (cut it in half) and the Long Classic Rectangles die. The poinsetta was colored with Distress Inks. I didn`t put any names on them yet, as I plan to use them for a Christmas Dinner:)



I even made a napkin ring to match the place cards... Super easy!

Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful creation Here to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB05. You have until December 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!



Also make sure to visit the other team members:

Beate
Cindy Coutts
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones

Thanks so much for stopping by!

BBB-04 - Beauty Of A Bow!

Welcome to the Bring Back Beautiful challenge for November!
As we enter into the busiest time of the card making season, we want to see how you use beauty and artistry and wrap it up with a bow… with ribbon! You don’t have to create a bow, just show us your favorite way to add elegance to your cards or creations with ribbon. Link up your card for the Bringing Back Beauty challenge here to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB04. You have until November 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 chose to do a Christmas card for this challenge and I used the All that glitters stamp set. I colored the ornaments with Rangers Distress Inks, and added a gold bow. I used the same gold ribbon inside the frame to add a little contrast.
Please make sure to stop by these fabulous ladies:

Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Jule Koerber
Kathy Jones
Michelle Woerner

Thanks so much for stopping by!