FTTC256 I JUST LOVE YOU....

Happy Tuesday!

Sorry guys...just saw that my post did not go live :(

Hope you all doing great and enjoyed your weekend? Rebecca and I were gone for a few days....she had her first away Volleyball tournament in Spartanburg, SC and she loved it! This is her first year playing in a club and she enjoys it so much. It's good to be home again...I love sleeping in my "own" bed :) .

I'm joining the ladies over at the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday ~ FTTC256 today.....

The challenge is pretty straight forward.....

Hope you have a chance to join in the fun this week?!? Please make sure to stop by the FLOURISHES BLOG to see all of this weeks entries!!!

I'll be back Thursday with a new Case Study card....see you then!

                                                                     Hugs, ~Silke~

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FLOURISHES MAY SNEAK PEEKS DAY 1

Hello Flourishes Fans!  

We have a special treat for you today because we are kicking off the festivities for Day 1 of our MAY FLOURISHES SNEAK PEEKS and we have teamed up with the Friends of Flourishes Team to play along with the Timeless Tuesday Challenge this week. Want a little peek at the set we’ll be showcasing today?

Our Glamour Girls stamp collection, illustrated by Lauren Pope, is a fabulous collection of lovely ladies and some classic "girl talk" sentiments perfect for all those charming gals in your life.  This classy stamp set arrives just in time for Mother's Day!  What more can you ask for?

Now on to our challenge…my sweet friend Denise Marzec is our Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC219 hostess this week and for her challenge this week, we want to see you use some "BLACK ACCENTS" on your card or project.  Let's see you use some black matting, black die-cut images, black ribbon, etc. or try the ever-popular "chalkboard" technique that's popping up all over the blogging world.

Today we have both our Flourishes Senior Design Team AND our Friends of Flourishes Team sharing their "Black Accents" inspirations with you!  Take a moment and leave some love on all of our designers' blogs.

• Allison Cope
• Amanda Havon
• Broni Holcombe
• Christine Okken
• Cindy Haffner
• Danielle Kennedy
• Deborah Anton
• Denise Marzec
• Heather Jensen
• Julie Koerber
• Makiko Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Stacy Morgan
• Iulia Pasca, our May GD

Come and hop along and visit with all of our super talented Flourishes designers and join us in our PRE-RELEASE CHALLENGE for a chance at winning our ENTIRE new May Release!!!  Yup... that's right... you could win our entire new release just by playing along.  Check out the Flourishes Blog for further challenge details.  Good luck everyone!!!

I'll be back later today with another Flourishes card using the CQC colors.....see you soon!!!

                                                    Hugs, ~Silke~

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FLLC Falling Leaves....

Happy TGIF!

Today the Flourishes Senior Design Team is focusing on showing off the beautiful Falling Leaves Set.

I decided to create a 5" x 5" fold card. My card base was created with the Flourishes Classic White CS. I stamped the leaves randomly on the inside and outside of my folds using the new Color Made Easy Memento Ink Pads ~ Potters Clay, Rich Cocoa, Cantaloupe, Jelly Grape, Toffee Crunch and Teal Zeal.

For the inside of my card I simple stamped the sentiment from the Falling Leaves Set onto the Circle Spellbinder Die and layered it onto a Doily. Next I created the *Ribbon Sleeve*.....I started with the Brown Wrinkled Silk Ribbon and added Sheer Lined Edge Teal Ribbon on top along with a bow that was embellished with a Metal Button Brad and the darling Flourishes Tailor-Made Tag with the matching sentiment from the Tiny Flowers and Tags Set. At last I finished the card off with some fabulous Prima Fall Crystals.

I hope you enjoyed this card?  Now it's time to check out the rest of the teams creations ~

                                                                                     Christine Okken

                                                                Cindy Lawrence

                                                                Danielle Kennedy

                                                                Heather Jensen

                                                                Julie Koerber

                                                                Sharon Doolittle

                                                                Stacy Morgan

                                                                Tammy Hershberger

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by again! Have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back next Tuesday with a new card...see you then,

                                                                 Hugs, ~Silke~ 

CQC156 Grown With Love....

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you had a great weekend? Mine was short because I had to work....but it was all good!  This week will be another long conference week, but then I'm good until Spring.....yeah!

Anyway, today I have a new Color Q card for you. Arielle has provided another awesome color palette and we hope you get a chance to play along with us.

My card started out with the Flourishes Classic White CS. I decided to ink up the awesome Flourishes Seeds of Friendship Set with Memento Rich Cocoa.and also *edge distress* the main image. The DP in the background is from the BasicGrey Little Black Dress Collection. The *25 Cent* and *Grown with Love* images were inked in Memento Lilac Posies and the *Hand Picked for You* image was inked in Memento Potters Clay. Next I embellished the card with matching Flowers, the May Arts Iridescent Ribbon, a Creative Floral Brad and some Prima Smoky Crystals. I wanted to give the card a vintage feel and *ink distressed* the edges and the main image with the Ranger Antique Linen.

I'm also submitting this card for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #188 ~ Create a *Fall Themed* project.

Thank you so much for stopping by and please make sure to swing by the Color Q Blog to see all the fabulous cards the rest of the team has created.

I'll be back on Thursday with a new ODBD card....see you then,

                                                               Hugs, ~Silke~

FTTC181, CQC149 With Gratitude....

Happy Tuesday!

Guess what...I'm excited to join the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Team ~ FTTC181 along with some of the other Senior Design Team Members to show off a set that has been a favorite this past year, but has not been available to the public until NOW!!! 

It's called.....With Gratitude!!! Cone Flower and Bell Flower -- two beauties perfect for sending a note of gratitude. This set was released as an exclusive set for FLIP members and is now availble to the public. Before you had to be a FLIP member to get your hands on it, but now, you can buy it...YEAH!!!! Illustrated beautifully by Marcella Hawley, this set measures 4 by 6" and offers not only 2 beautiful focal flowers but 6 sentiments and a script border. The stamp set is available right now as a pre-order HERE. It’s a beauty!

The Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC181 this week is... a Sketch...check it out!!! My color inspiration came from this weeks Color Q #149.

Here is my take on it....

I started out by inking the image from the With Gratitude Set in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with these Copic Markers ~ YG11, G24, Y00, Y02, Y08, Y21, Y35 and Colorless Blender. Next I added some *scoring* to the second layer of Flourishes Classic White CS. The Design Paper is from the Authentique Genuine Collection. To finish it all off I added some fabulous May Arts Ribbon along with some Kaiser Pearls. 

Of course we can’t wait to see your take on this fun filled sketch! Need a little inspiration? Just hop on over and see what these fellow designers whipped up using the new With Gratitude Set and this Sketch!
                                                             Amanda Havon
                                                             Cindy Haffner
                                                             Heather Jensen
                                                             Maki Jones
                                                             Denise Marzec
                                                             Stacy Morgan
                                                             Cindy Lawrence
                                                             Julie Koerber 
                                                             Jan Marie Caruso 
                                                             Broni Holcombe
                                                             Sasha Holmes

As you make the rounds in today’s Timeless Tuesday hop, you’ll notice that some of the designers are using a fresh picked 123 Create Kits called Delightful!

These kits have everything you need to create color coordinated cards with paper, ribbons and embellishments – all in one kit! Travel HERE to see for yourself!

CHALLENGE RULES

HOW TO PLAY: Everyone can PLAY and anyone can WIN! As a special for our August Release Week, if you play along, you will be in the running to win our entire August Release! Here’s how you can win…

• Create a new card or paper-crafted project fitting the challenge. Flourishes stamps are not required, but if you got them, why not use them? Creations that use Flourishes stamps will be counted twice!
• Include a link back to this challenge in your blog post or gallery upload.
• If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use keyword FTTC181.
• Deadline to enter is next Monday at 6:00 PM EST.

The August sneaks continue tomorrow — so you’ll have to come back to see what other fun Flourishes has up its sleeve! See you back here soon!

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by today,

                                                             HUGS, ~Silke~

CQC143, FTTC175 FAVORITES...FAVORITES....FAVORITES....

Happy Tuesday!

Thank you so much for playing my vacation quiz last week..you all are awesome and I knew you would guess it right away :)!!! But before I announce the winner.....I would like to tell you about this weeks Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC175. I'm excited to host this round, since it's my last official FTTC....you can read the news right HERE.

This week I'm challenging you to use your *FAVORITE FLOURISHES STAMP* along with your *FAVORITE SPELLBINDER DIE(s)* and please finish your card/project off with your absolute *FAVORITE EMBELLISHMENTS*. I can't wait to see you ideas!!!

I have to admit, I have a few favorites and it's always hard for me to narrow them down, but I think for the summer time this super sweet Bee My Honey Set is definitely my top runner :) !!! To compliment the layout I added the sentiment from the Tiny Flowers and Tag Set along with the matching Tailor Made Classic Tag Die. Oh.. and my favorite Spellbinder Die so far is the most gorgeous Romantic Rectangle Set....love it!!! I finished my card off with some leftover Design Paper, Satin Ribbon, Cotton Lace, Button and some matching Ivory Jute Twine, plus some Flowers and Silver Pearls.

The image itself was inked onto Flourishes Classic White CS using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and I colored it with these Copic Markers ~ C3, C5, B66, YG11, G21, R27, Y21 and Colorless Blender.

Please make sure to check out the entire teams creations at their personal blogs ~ Cindy, Maki, Heather, Mona, Beate, Amanda, Denise, Allison and our June Guest Designer Alice Wertz.

The color inspiration for my card is from this weeks Color Q 143......

Okay, now onto the lucky winner from the vacation quiz it is...... Sheri from Fun With Paper. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Please e-mail me by June 30, 2012 at silkeledlow@yahoo.com with your address and your choice of a Flourishes Stamp Set. 

Thank you for taking the time to stop by again....we hope you'll have time to play along with us!!! 

                                                                 Hugs, ~Silke~