In the Limelight with Flourishes

I have been a huge fan of Flourishes stamps for a long time! So when I was asked to share a project that combined gorgeous Flourishes stamps and my Scor-Pal, I jumped at the chance.



I love making fancy fold cards, but today came back to my all-time favorite fold, an easel card. I wanted to use the Birthday Pennants stamp set, and thought that the easel card was a great choice. This set is so cool, because it coordinates with the Spellbinder's Nested Pennants and the Nested Lacey Pennants.

Another technique that I love to use with my Scor-pal is making a pleated embellishment. For this card, I cut a strip of paper an inch wide, and scored it every half an inch. I put Scor-tape down and used it to attach it to the card. This is a great way to add dimension to your projects.

Thanks for letting me share some Flourishes love with you today!

You are My Sunshine

I saw some 6 foot tall sunflowers for sale, on my way home from work today. I decided those might be a little big for me, but this size is just perfect!
Challenges:
Flourishes: Just Show Me ( Adding Dimension)
Touch Twin Challenge: Florals

PSA Essentials Luck of the Irish Blog Hop

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Welcome to the 2nd stop on the PSA Essentials Luck of the Irish Blog Hop. Do you have any special plans for the day? I'm making Reubens tonight with home made corned beef - yum! Well, you will certainly want to include this Blog Hop on your list of fun things to do today, because Libby is offering a fantastic prize. To play along and enter to win “The Luck of the Irish”, hop to each of the blogs and leave a comment telling the designer what you like about her work. Leave a comment on the PSA Blog and also become a follower (if you aren’t already!) She will choose one lucky person at random to win a custom stamp, 3 Peel & Stick packs, 2 inks & 1 alignment tool. That’s a retail value of $150 – good luck!

For my card I used a St. Patrick's stamp set from Flourishes. I picked out my cardstock first and then realized how great it looked with the Echo Park - For the Record paper laying on my desk. I guess it was a "little luck of the Irish" to just happen to match so perfectly!

Your next stop on this hop, is my sweet friend Jeanne. You only have until 12:00 am on 3/18 to enter - so you might want to get hopping!

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is the full list for the hop. Good luck!

o HOST: PSA Stamp Camp: www.psastampcamp.blogspot.com

o Gini Cagle: http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/

o Jeanne Streiff - http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/?p=14037

o Jessica Morales: http://www.kinderstampo.com/

o Kandi Phillips: www.kraftykandikrafts.blogspot.com

o Kim Moreno- http://www.livingthecircuslife.blogspot.com/

o Linda - http://pkod.blogspot.com/

o Lisa Silver - http://silverstamping.blogspot.com/

o Mara Campbell - http://www.loveyourmotherearth.blogspot.com/

o Marie Ramirez - http://www.absosweetmarie.blogspot.com/

o Michelle Bertuzzi: http://jirokenscrapbookcorner.blogspot.com/

o Sharon, Prima - www.prima.typepad.com

o Stephanie Jones - http://pinkstarcreations.blogspot.com/

o Tracy Shultz - http://whoistracy.com/myhead

Challenges:

Flourishes: Cut Above the Rest (die cut edge)

Color challenge at the Beary Scrap!

Hi, and happy Saturday! I hope that you have enjoyed our Gold and Cream plus One theme this week at the Beary Scrap. Today is my last day posting on Saturdays - from here on out, I will be sharing some Beary Goodness on Tuesdays.

As you can see, I chose to use rosy-red for my other color. I used papers from My Mind's Eye -Laundry Line. If you don't have any MME papers, now is a great time to stock up. Not only does Kimm have some great sales going on, but a little birdie told me there's going to be a contest soon (but you have to use MME papers). Also, the new lines are coming in - Alphabet Soup,
Holly Jolly, and Lost and Found (my favorite!). The Cherry Blossom stamp is from Flourishes. I added Ivory Flower Soft to the centers, and then added a tiny gold bead in the center. I used Glimmer Mist to help distress the edges and and that glimmer that I love.

You have until the 14th to play along with our sketch challenge. The winner will recieve a $20 gift voucher to the Beary Scrap!

Challenges:
Pile it On - Pile on the layers
Stamptacular Sunday: Distress it
Lexi's Creations: Flower Power
Mojo Monday - sketch
Shabby Tea Room - Tag, You're it
Artful Inkables - Distressed out
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - Tickets
Creative Inspirations - lace and sparkles
Penny's Challenge: Birthday
Creatalicious - vintage
Color Create - Red, gold, cream
Bunny Zoe - vintage
Stamp and Create - Pearls and Gems
Fussy and Fancy - Christmas colors

Multi-tasking Evening

I know I am going to have a really busy day tomorrow, so I had to finish my recipe card for a challenge at Flourishes tonight! Besides that, I actually am supposed to be making a big dish of this cherry yum-yum for a dinner tomorrow night! At least I won't have to hunt for my recipe.

Challenges:
Flourishes - Favorite Recipe
Simon Says - Fruity
Pile it On - Holiday Colors, but not holiday

Monthly Blog Hop Really Reasonable Ribbon

On the 13th of each month, the Design Team for Really Reasonable Ribbon will host a blog hop. We will be highlighting different ribbons from the store - and every month, you will have the chance to win our Ribbon of the Month kit! How awesome is that? If you have been following the ribbon path to get here, you should have arrived from Kym's blog. If you just stumbled upon this hop, then you will want to go back to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings to start. Be sure to leave a little love at each team member's post to be eligible to win this month's kit.

I had so much fun making this card! I found a birdhouse card template from the Dutch Dare Challenge blog. I cut it out using my Cricut and MTC - it worked like a charm, but you could also print it out and cut it by hand.

I used the Light blue organza ribbon with satin center and gold accents at the top and bottom of the card. This is such an elegant ribbon. My bow at the top is obvious, but did you notice what I did along the bottom? I used scraps of this ribbon, cut down the center, and pleated it, using scor-tape. So, see... you don't want to throw those little pieces away.

I cut flowers out using my Cricut, and colored them with distess inks, and then really distressed them for a nice shabby look. I added buttons and other die cut shapes to frame my opening. The bird is a fantastic vintage image that I printed from the Graphics Fairy. I printed it out twice, and cut out the wings and popped them up. I added stickles all over the bird and just spread the glue thin with my finger.

Finally, the sentiment is from Flourishes.

So, I guess it's time to get hopping, or perhaps my little birdie will help you fly away to the next eye candy at Amber's Blog. I know she will have something fantastic to share with you.

Challenges:
Crazy Challenge: Distress
Pollycraft - Ribbon and bling
Shabby Tea Room -Dad (We always get my dad a new birdhouse or birdfeeder for Father's Day)
ThinkInk - Use a new technique (I have not made this kind of flower before)
Spoon Full of Sugar - Floral Delights
Your Next Stamp - buttons
Charisma Cardz - Spots and Stripes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything but square
Dutch Dare - Birdhouse card
Paperplay - home
The Crafting Pot - Birdhouses