Flourishes September Release & Timeless Tuesday Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!

This is my second week as a Guest Designer for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenges AND today I'm lucky to also be part of their new release for September!!!

 

Welcome to Day 2 of our fabulous September release week! Today both of our Friends of Flourishes Team and our Design Team will be showcasing a wonderful new stamp set created by our beloved artist Marcella Hawley. Marcella has packed this beautiful 4x6 stamp set called "Holiday Topiaries" with an array of beautiful holiday decorated greenery and 3 seasonal sentiments to match their holiday vibe. This sweet holiday stamp set will surely make an appearance on your homemade cards, handmade gifts, tags and more this
season! Don't forget... Hidden among the Design Team’s blogs today is our Mystery Blogger of the day. Comment on her blog and you could be chosen to win today’s set! The more you comment, the better your chances, so comment away!

• Allison Cope
• Broni Holcombe
• Cheryl Lea
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Lawrence
• Deborah Anton
• Heather Jensen
• Jenny Gropp
• Julie Koerber
• Katie Sims
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Tosha Leyendekker
• Kathy Roney, our September guest designer

DO YOU WANT TO WIN OUR ENTIRE RELEASE?

If you would like a chance at winning all five of our soon-to-be released September sets…

• You can play in our Get in Shape Challenge – we will have multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is FRIDAY September 13th at 5 PM EST. Check out the link for the official rules!
• All five of our September sets can be pre-ordered now, even before you see them all! Take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all five sets together in a bundle. This discount will be available for only 1 week following the release.
• All sets will be live first thing Friday morning along with the coordinating cut files for this release.
• Come back to the Flourishes Blog Saturday for the Winner’s Circle where we’ll announce all of our winners of this weeks’ challenges!

Our Timeless Tuesday Challenge this week is...

"Make a Good Impression" - Incorporate dry embossing somewhere on your card or project. It could be an embossing folder, stencils, or even a household item for your embossing....just make sure you "Make a Good Impression"! (FTTC237)  

 

Here is my card for the challenge this week using this gorgeous new Christmas Set "Holiday Topiaries"!

 

 

 

 

I stamped the tree image on Solar White Cardstock with Onyx Black Ink and colored it with pencils and mineral spirits.  I then fussy cut the image so I could pop it on the card base.  For my card base, I used the Lacy Squares Die and green cardstock placing the fold slightly under the top of the die.  I matted it with red cardstock and then white cardstock that is embossed with a snowflake embossing folder.

 

The sentiment I used is also from the set.  I stamped it in the same manner as the image and cut it with a circle punch.  I finished my card off with some narrow gingham ribbon, a bell and a button.

 

Hope you can join in the "Make a Good Impression" Challenge this week!

I'm submitting this to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #96 - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers #99 - Snow or Ice

 

Blessings!

 

Kathy

 

 

Card recipe:
 

Stamp: Holiday Topiaries (Flourishes)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), green, red (Recollections)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Accessories: Lacy Squares Die (Spellbinders), circle punch 1-1/2", corner rounder punch, Snowflakes #8 Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Bow-Easy, ribbon, twine, button, bell, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: French Greys, Kelp Green, Marine Green