For those of you who are new to the site, the Friends of Flourishes blog team are bringing you exciting and different challenges each week. Everyone can PLAY and anyone can WIN! Make sure you continue reading to find out how.
In a moment I am going to let you in on something special. Keep reading to find out what!!!! Trust me....you will NOT want to miss this!!!!
This week Betty Wright is hosting
the challenge. I am challenging you to Emboss It!!! There are a lot of different types of embossing options to choose from. In addition, there are many different techniques to combined with embossing. We would love to see what you all create.
Come with me and let's see what the blog team embossed in their creations for you this week!!!!
Up first is our challenge host, Betty Wright. I am using two stamp sets Timeless Quotes and Spring Ephemerals. The quote set is a new release this month. My sentiment is stamped directly to the new vintage Jenni Bowlin mini papers. I am using a few sheets from two packs Black Line and Red/Black Line. I love these vintage papers. For each pattern I chose, I embossed each panel with a similar pattern embossing folder. I think I have a NEW favorite paper!!!! I want them all!!!
Cindy Haffner is up next!! She is showcasing a treat for the eyes for sure!!!! She is using the Birds and Vines set. Love how she has embossed the image in gold onto the label two shape using it as part of a notecard look to fit into the mini envelop. I love the embossed sentiment tag that she has tucked underneath the ribbon, too. Love the layered punch borders and die cut detailing!!!! Great colors and details as always Cindy!!! Just beautiful!!!!
Dee Jackson is sending Easter Blessings with her beautiful card using the newly released Sweet Pea set. She is also using the Easter Blessings set for the sentiment!!!! Gorgeous colors and coloring, Dee!!! Love how she highlighted the dry embossed detailing in the background. Great effect. Love the soft sponging around the main image. Great finishing touch with the bow!!!! Great look, Dee!!!! Lovely card!!!!
Kimberly Crawford is using the Mixed Greetings set on her card!!! She has created a faux mail stack using various mailing envelops. She has tied them all off with some twine. On the top of the faux letter stack she has created the focal image card that she has embossed with the sentiment and mail image in black. The Mixed Greetings set offers some great sentiments, but it also has some terrific images. At the end of the day when you get home and check the mail, there is something to be said about a stack of bills with one pretty card in the bunch!!!! Sort of makes your day!!!! Great card, Kim!!!
Loving this springtime card Silke Ledlow has created for us. She is using the Signs of Spring set. Love her color combo and gatefold card design. Silke used an embossing folder directly to the dp pattern. She masked out the basket in the flowers she used to give the look of flowers on the ground with little chickies running by. She cut those baby chicks out and added dimensionals to create some height and interest. Love the piercing detailing, too!!! Great looking card, Silke!!!
Be sure to check out each designer's blog links for more specific card details.
The Winner for Timeless Tuesday Challenge FTTC7
By the way, if you still do not have our lovely Timeless Tuesday blog
Now, it is time for that something special I have been waiting to tell you about!!!! In honor of our embossing challenge, Flourishes is offering all in stock Spellbinder dies on sale today!!!! This sale is only for 24 hours so you must hurry!!!! Click the Flourishes link or the sale button on the right to get straight to the Flourishes Spellbinder page!!!
Now, it is your turn to play in our challenge!!!!
- Anyone can play whether you have Flourishes stamps or not. Of course, if you have Flourishes stamps, by all means, use them.
- Use code word FTTC8 when linking to SCS or public gallery.
- Leave a comment on this post with a link to your creation. Please give a direct link to your blog post so we can see the Flourishes challenge post and not just the generic page. To get the full link, click to read the comments. Another page will open that will have just the one card and your comments. Copy and paste that link here in the comments section. If you use either your blog link or online gallery, please give an active Flourishes Newsletter link.
- You can combine this challenge with as many others as you want.
- The challenge runs from Tuesday, 12:01 am until Monday at 8 pm EST.
- Enjoy yourself!!!
Your Flourishes Friends!!!
39 comments:
What stunning cards that the DT made...just beautiful.
Here is my card. I embossed the background with the Swiss dots CB folder.
http://mandyspaperplayground.blogspot.com/2009/03/hoppy-easter.html
Thanks for a fun challenge.
I was excited to use my new peacock stamp that just arrived yesterday! I embossed the background and tried to keep the card simple to highlight the beautiful bird!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1286105?cat=500&ppuser=77954
Oh wow, the DT has outdone themselves again! What beautiful inspiration. I love each single one of them!!
Wow! What gorgeous samples! This design team is extradinary!
Here is my embossed card.
http://th-ink-ingofyou.blogspot.com/2009/03/multi-challenge-card-with-asian-twist.html#comments
Thanks for a great challenge! I'll be playing often!
I too think the DT's cards are just outstanding. Love them all. I used the old fashioned embossing on my card. Pat
http://rubbermaid.blogspot.com/
The cards in the gallery are beautiful and thank you Betty for the fun challenge. Mine is here:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1286658?cat=500&ppuser=129892
thanks for looking everybody.
Love these wonderful samples.I love to emboss my background papers for the extra texture it adds to the card. Here's my card for this challenge:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1286655?cat=500&ppuser=7104
Beautiful cards!! What a fun challenge! Here is my embossed card.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1286733?cat=500&ppuser=116312
Thanks so much for hosting Betty, I love your card. I love all the cards!
here is my entry- http://kbstamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/todays-second-challenge.html
I really like the mail stack card--very ingenious!
The DT cards are just beautiful!
I used gold EP for my image; here is my card:
http://windstarcreations.blogspot.com/2009/03/timeless-tuesday-8.html
Wow! Such beautiful DT cards. They are all lovely. I love embossing so I had great fun with this challenge.
Here is Mine
Hugs
Heather
I kind of feel like a relic from ages past, because I do my embossing with a stylus and template. (Remember those? They are probably on display in a museum somewhere!)
Here's my card at SCS
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1286507?cat=500&ppuser=165893
Sandy
stampingwriter at SCS
Such beautiful creations by the Dt, as always!!! I love embossing, although I don't have any powders as yet - my neighbour does - phew!!! I do have a CB which I purchased by selling cards...so I am a TOTAL fan of embossing - thank you Betty for this challenge. Here is my card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1288346?cat=500&ppuser=179849
Thank you for a fun challenge...
Lovely Linda
The DT has done amazing work again! Here is my humble submission for this week: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1288330?cat=500&ppuser=156271
Here is another card for your consideration! Thanks!!
Here is my second card for this challenge...I love embossing and this card was made based around it....
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1288588?nocache=1
Thank you for the opportunity to play...and for this amazing blog!!
Lovely Linda
creative_linda@bigpond.com
Well Flourish gals...you got me going this week!! I embossed with both my heat gun and my cuttlebug! LOL!! This was a fun challenge.
http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/2009/03/this-card-was-made-for-this-weeks-scs.html
I can't keep away....here is my third card for this challenge...I just love embossing - thank you Betty!!!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1289750?cat=500&ppuser=179849
Thanks for looking!
Hello again ladies - I cannot keep away from the Cuttlebug....so here is my 4th(?)card for your challenge - I hope that is okay!! I love the Flourishes Challenges and can't wait to get my new stamps!!!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1290910?cat=500&ppuser=179849
Thanks for looking and for the opportunity to play!
Hello again...I have just realised that I didn't leave me name on my last 2 comments here, so am redoing them....sorry to be a pain!!
Comment 1:
I can't keep away....here is my third card for this challenge...I just love embossing - thank you Betty!!!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1289750?cat=500&ppuser=179849
Thanks for looking!
Lovely Linda
Surprise - it'e me again...I am just redoing comment two with my name on it as I didn't do that last time - too excited I guess - sorry!!
Comment 2
Hello again ladies - I cannot keep away from the Cuttlebug....so here is my 4th(?)card for your challenge - I hope that is okay!! I love the Flourishes Challenges and can't wait to get my new stamps!!!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1290910?cat=500&ppuser=179849
Thanks for looking and for the opportunity to play!
Lovely Linda
I love embossing. It's probably the first technique I learned. I've made three cards this week and almost forgot to link them here. This is one of them http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1291459?cat=500&ppuser=72594
Sorry for the second post. Here's another card I made this week. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1291131?cat=500&ppuser=72594
Here is another card I did this week. I think I'm caught up now. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1289421?cat=500&ppuser=72594
Here is my card, I embossed the picture frame and also the sentiment.
Beautiful cards. My card is here
http://southernscraps.blogspot.com/2009/03/casing-for-candy-and-celebration.html
Here's mine ladies!!
DT, wonderful job as usual!! :)
Thank You
This is my entry:
http://italianinspirations.blogspot.com/2009/03/flourishes-timeless-tuesday-challenge.html
Betty
Here is my entry for the timeless tuesday embossing challenge this week. Barb
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1292529?cat=500&ppuser=24653
Gorgeous samples (as always).
Great challenge, too!
Here is my card:
http://willtradesleepforstamps.blogspot.com/2009/03/mojo-monday-and-timeless-tuesday.html
Here is my card.
http://cardsandcoffee.blogspot.com/2009/03/sweet-easter.html
My Cuttlebug is now running my house - I am addicted to it his week - but loving it!! Here is another card from me:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1292336?nocache=1
Thanks for the opportunity to play!!
Lovely Linda
creative_linda@bigpond.com
Wonderful cards from the Design Team.
Here is my card for the challenge:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1294299?cat=500&ppuser=211071
I made one more card for this week's challenge. I used heat embossing and dry embossing on this card.
I finally finished my card which uses heat embossing. Thanks for the super challenge!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1294744?cat=500&ppuser=90084
Please visit my blog to see the creation I made for this challenge. I used the cute little chicks from the Signs of Spring!
http://mybucketoverfloweth.blogspot.com/2009/03/happy-monday.html
Thanks for looking!
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