What's Your Cup of Tea? Challenge!

With our sneak peeks and February Release just around the corner (starting next Wednesday), how would you like to win all 3 of our hot of the press sets? Join us for our "What's Your Cup of Tea?" Challenge!

Here's how to play:
Let's be inspired by the container of your favorite kind of beverages! Can't live without your daily grind or brew? Look at the label and be inspired by the color or layout of the package. Crave your daily Diet Coke? Use silver and red as a color challenge for your card! The sky is the limit with this challenge - so grab your favorite drink and let that creativity flow! If you can, try to take a picture of the inspiration piece as well! We'd love to see! Keep in mind, we'd love it if you used Flourishes stamps, but if you don't have any -- feel free to play along. Afterall, you just might win some in this challenge!

Deadline:
You can play until Friday, February 12th at 5 PM Eastern and be sure to click on the Flourishes Newsletter to link up your creation to Mr. Linky! If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword: FLLCFEB10

Need some inspiration? Check out these fun creations courtesy of our Senior Design Team!

Leslie Miller thinks her daily cup of 'Joe' is downright heavenly!

Christine Okken was inspired by a simple glass of water served up with a slice of lemon...

Stacy Morgan can't live without her coffee and green tea!
What fun creations, all inspired by our favorite daily drinks! For the details on the cards above and to see what the rest of the Design Team whipped up, hop on over and see.....

Julie Koerber
Leslie Miller
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Latisha Yoast
Stacy Morgan
Laura Fredrickson

And, don't forget to link up your creation here with Mr. Linky. Only those that link up their cards with a direct link to their posts will be in the running! We can't wait to see what inspires you! Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend!

Feel The Love!

In a matter of days, Flourishes plans to pull back the lacy covers on a whole new release, ripe for love and friendship. We have three beautiful stamp sets to showcase plus one background that we think you'll be reaching for time.. and time again!

To get ready for the 'sneaks' as we call them, we thought we'd challenge you and get you in the mood!! If you play, post and win, you'll walk away the proud winner of our entire January release!

THE CHALLENGE: This challenge is all about feeling the love in our card making! The kind of project, color and feel is all up to you, just make sure that whatever type of card you make -- it's perfect for the season of LOVE!

THE WINNINGS: Entries will be taken up until 5 PM Eastern on January15th. To enter, all you need to do is link up your creation using the Mr. Linky box below! Random.org will pick a number and the winner will recieve all FOUR of our stamp sets being released this month! The winner will be announced at our RELEASE PARTY set for January 15th starting at 9PM Central Standard Time!!

THE DETAILS: Link up using Mr. Linky. If you upload to Splitcoast, be sure to use the keyword FLLCJAN10.

Need a little bit of inspiration? Check out these fabulous creations from some of our design team members!

Cindy Lawrence brought the Think Pink set with the I Love Roses set together for this flirty and feminine creation!Leslie Miller wrote the book of love with the help of Spellbinders Nestabilities die 7, the I Love Roses set, the Ornamental Elements background and along with some fun doo-dads! Bling is the thing with Latisha Yoast's dazzling creation. She used some sparkly embellies with a sentiment from the Sweet Violets set. And last, but certainly not least, Stacy Morgan is so blue that she wants her love to count the ways... The crochet ribbon and pearls truly give this card an elegant feel!

We gave you a taste of some of the creations above that the DT created to get you in the mood for love...but you know you have to see the details behind these creations! So, stop by and pay a visit to:

Christine Okken
Latisha Yoast
Stacy Morgan
Cindy Lawrence
Leslie Miller

We hope you make time for play time! Don't forget to link up below to be in the running!

The sneaks... are almost HERE!

It's almost that time! We are less than a week away from our sneak peeks for our December release! We in the Flourishes Design team are literally giddy! We can't WAIT until you see what we have to unveil for December - beauty doesn't even begin to cover it!

To get you in the spirt of this next release we thought we'd offer up a bit of a challenge!

Join us for our release challenge as we play up some Floral Finesse!

THE CHALLENGE: This challenge is all about the colors we love in our gardens. The thermometer might say winter, but this challenge is all about those feel good floral feelings. Use your favorite flower as the inspiration for your card or project's color scheme. Maybe you choose dusty pink and sage because it reminds you of the tea roses in your garden. Or, maybe you choose golden shades with hints of brown to remind you of the sunflowers you love in the field nearby! You choose! Just let us know what flower inspired your creation!

THE WINNINGS: Entries will be taken up until 5 PM Eastern on December 11th. To enter, all you need to do is link up your creation using the Mr. Linky box below! Random.org will pick a number and the winner will recieve all THREE of our stamp sets being released this month! The winner will be announced both at our RELEASE PARTY set for December 11th starting at 9PM Central Standard Time and also here on the Flourishes Newsletter!!

THE DETAILS: Link up using Mr. Linky. If you upload to Splitcoast, be sure to use the keyword FLLCDEC.

We gave you a taste of some of the creations above that the DT created to spark some floral inspiration, but you know you have to see these cards in full glory! So, stop by and pay a visit to:
Julie Koerber
Christine Okken
Latisha Yoast
Stacy Morgan
Cindy Lawrence
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller

Thanks for stopping by! We can't wait to see what you create!

Are you ready for a Color Throwdown????

This week the challenge over at the Color Throwdown is sponsored by the one and only Flourishes! YEAH! If you've never tried a color throwdown challenge, look at these gorgeous colors above? What are you waiting for! The Color Throwdown Design Team created some GORGEOUS samples using Flourishes images. So, head on over to the Color Throwdown blog and check out all the official details HERE! The prize is a Flourishes stamp set!! Like I said, what are you waiting for? ;-)

Favorite Things Challenge!

It's amost time to unwrap the latest batch of sets from Flourishes! And, to get ready, we are issuing you a challenge! We call it ... the Favorite Things challenge. How does it work? All you need to do is be inspired in some way by the words of the decades old Christmas favorite from the Sound of Music! Be sure to tell us which line of the music inspired your card! :-)

Here's just a snipet of the lyrics....

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things

Want to see how the Design Team was inspired by these lyrics? Yours truly (Julie) immediately thought of brown paper packages tied up with string......

Stacy thought of girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes with this creation... pure elegance!

Cindy dreamt up some silver white winters that melt into spring!

Laura had the brown paper packages tied up with string running through her creative mind....

And so did Latisha! She has the string... and the brown paper for her inspiration!

Christine crafted up some beauty with raindrops on roses....
And last but not least, Leslie took the silver to the max in this silver white winters serene scene....

We hope you have as much fun as we did with this challenge! For all the official details on the DT's creations, be sure to visit their little homes on the web.....

Julie Koerber
Cindy Lawrence
Christine Okken
Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson
Stacy Morgan
Leslie Miller

Now for the *OFFICIAL CHALLENGE RULES*

Simply make a card inspired by the 'My Favorite Things' lyrics. Use Flourishes stamps if you have them but if you don't... feel free to play! We'd love to see what you cook up and better yet, you'll have a chance to win some! The challenge will close Friday, November 13th at 4PM CST. When posting your card, please leave your link below using Mr. Linky. If you upload to Splitcoast, please use the KEYWORD: FLLCNOV. Keep in mind, in order to be in the running for the grand prize -- which is our ENTIRE NEW RELEASE for November-- you must link up using Mr. Linky. We can't wait to see your creativity!

A Season That Sparkles!

Can you believe we are less than a week away from all the sneak peeks for Flourishes' October release? I will tell you, this will be one of our BIGGEST releases ever. We have 6... yes 6 sets that we will start to sneak peek starting next Tuesday! So be sure to hop back!

Like we do before each release, we want to get you in on some fun! Play along with us for our A Season That Sparkles Challenge and you will have a chance to win each and every one of our sets for October! Wouldn't you love that prize?

Glitzy packages, the new fallen snow, a Christmas ornament shimmering from the lights on the tree - all of these things equal magic during the holiday season. Capture that sparkle on a card and share your creativity!Please leave your link below using Mr. Linky. If you upload to Splitcoast, please use the KEYWORD: FLLCOCT. This contest will close Friday, Oct. 16th at 4PM CST.

To get ready for the big reveal, our DT had a blast getting glittery to give you some inspiration!

Stacy Morgan used some Stickles to make her Sweet Peas twinkle - literally - in the sun!

Leslie Miller added some pizazz with the help of some gold tinsel embossing powder to her tree image from the Flourished Christmas set. She assures me that it sparkles even more in real life - so what do you say - maybe we should all just pay her a visit! :-)

Laura Fredrickson used some of our clear card stock, stamped her Seasonal Wreaths with Stazon and used Stickles on the back of her creation. This is truly festive... don't you think?
Lastisha Yoast must have been covered head to toe with glitter after creating this beauty. She took one of the new pendant dies from Spellbinders to cut out her shape before covering it with tacky glue and glitter! She used the All that Glitters set for her main image.
This gorgeous journal that Christine Okken created using the Cherries and Peaches set uses a mix of sparkly mediums! For her cherries, she covered them with Crystal Effects and then microbeads -- don't they just look "sugared?" The leaves were colored up and then accented with some Spica pens.

Cindy Lawrence wrapped up her creation made with the All Wrapped Up set with a gorgeous splash of color and a little razzle dazzle with the help of some glitter glue!
And, last but not least, I picked up the Spica pens to color up my entire wreath from the Seasonal Wreaths set. I love the vibrant color in real life and the micro sparkle!

To read up more on how the DT created their cards, don't forget to visit their homes on the web to find out more!

Christine Okken
Julie Koerber
Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Cindy Lawrence

And, if you make a card for our Season That Sparkles Challenge, be sure to link up here! Only those that link up with Mr. Linky will be in the running! You have until 4PM Central next Friday!



Thanks for stopping by! We can't wait to see what you create! Remember, the ever-so-talented Asela Hopkins will be back Sunday as our Limelight Designer. This week, she raided her fabric drawer to add some pizazz to a card! You'll love it!

1 Sketch... For YOU!

This week the gals over at 2 Sketches 4 You and Flourishes are teaming up for their weekly sketch! Kazan drew a wonderful sketch and today for our Flourishes Focus - our design team is going to show you our take on it!

If you want to play along - all you need to do is follow this sketch....

There's only one catch! If you want to be in the running to be honored with the Card of the Week title, you need to have your card linked up with Mr. Linky HERE by Saturday, September 19th at midnight MST. Time is running out! But, if you win, you will walk away with two stamp sets courtesy of Flourishes! Enter as many times as you like! All you need to do is use the sketch!

Want to see what some of our DT cooked up with this fabulous sketch? Here's a peek!

Leslie Miller featured Flourishes new set Falling Leaves...

Stacy Morgan grabbed a classic - Coffee with Friends - for this fun creation!

Latisha Yoast used our set Birds and Vine for a fun spin on a Halloween card!
Cindy Lawrence used the new Cottage Home set
and so did I.... Julie Koerber!
If you'd like to learn more about any of the cards featured, just visit our designers' blogs!

Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Faith Hofrichter
Julie Koerber
Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Sharon Doolittle

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check back this Sunday! Michelle Giraud will be back to step into the Limelight again to showcase another one of her fabulous creations with Flourishes stamps!

See you then!

Got sketch?

Hi all and Happy Monday!

If you needed a little extra inspiration to kick off your creative week, we might have just what you need! This week, Flourishes is happy to sponsor the sketch over at.....

2 Sketches 4 You!

It's a really fun sketch drawn by Kazan Clark! Want to see?

If you enter, the lucky winner of the Card of the Week will win two, yes TWO sets from Flourishes! You can check out all the official details HERE.

And, while you are there, be sure to check out all the fabulous designs that the 2S4Y Design Team created using Flourishes stamps! I was blown away!! Just click HERE to check it out! :-)

This friday our own Senior Design Team will be rocking this sketch, so you will have to come back to see our take on this fun design!

See you back here soon!

The Feel of Fall -- let the fun begin!

All of us at Flourishes are giddy getting ready for our September release and we can't wait for the fun to begin!

In a little less than a week - we will usher in the 'Feel of Fall' and will unveil a handfull of new stamp sets that are just perfect for this time of year! Wait until you see them! While some are sure to create that perfect homespun charm, another one-of-a-kind set urges us to band together and "Fight Like Girls!" We'll kick off the sneak peeks next Wednesday on the Flourishes Newsletter -- and you won't want to miss a minute of the action! Each day will bring a chance to win the set of the day!

But first, a chance to win all FOUR of our new releases! Just make a card using this sketch for our Feel of Fall Challenge! Edited to add: You can use Flourishes stamps (if you have them) but, if not -- we'd love for you to play along!!

Need a little creative inspiration? How about checking out these fabulous creations from our even more fabulous Senior Design Team!

Faith Hofrichter

Christine Okken

Leslie Miller

Stacy Morgan


Julie Koerber

Laura Fredrickson

Latisha Yoast

For more on the mechanics of these fine ladies' cards, simply click on their names to find out more!

Christine Okken
Faith Hofrichter
Julie Koerber
Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

We hope you make time for play time! All you need to do is link your creation onto our new Mr. Linky link box below - click on the box and a second box will pop up, add your URL linking to your actual blog post and... you're in the running! If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword FLLCSEPT. Remember though, in order to be in the running, you have to link up your card by clicking on the Mr. Linky logo. The contest closes Friday, September 11th at 4:00 PM CST. The winner will be announced during our Power Hour Release Party which kicks off that night at 9PM Central time!



Good luck and we'll see you back here Sunday when we unveil our latest designer to be "In the Limelight!!" We love this designer's creative talent and we know you'll love Sundays on the Flourishes Newsletter watching her in action! We'll see you then!

Fit For Royalty.... Winners!

Hi all! Time to wrap up our Fit for Royalty challenge with a bow... or should it be a crown? We had so many amazing entries during the past week that our jaws continually dropped when we clicked on each link! The creativity was off the charts!

While you didn't have to use Flourishes stamps to be in the running, we wanted to honor some of those entries that did use our stamps! There were so many gorgeous projects, we wanted to have a little show and tell and offer up some suprises to those that created some of our favorite cards!

Just in case you missed the drawing at last night's release party, we threw all the names into a hat and the winner was... drum roll please....

Karen a.k.a. 1WackyWomen!

Karen won all three of our new releases plus our fabulous new background stamp! Karen, if you are reading this here, all you need to do is email us at flourishesllccustomerservice@cox.net to claim your prize and give us your snail mail addy!

Did you see Karen's fabulous card? She created a stunner! We just have to share!!

Just because Karen walked away with the grand prize doesn't mean we don't have some goodies for some of the other entrants! No! We picked three other winners based on their creations and these fine card makers will get a special never before released stamp set! So, congrats to....

Peggy Sue

We loved Peggy's use of color, that fabulous handmade chiffon flower and the beautiful lace! It is definitely fit for a princess!

Ravengirl!

We absolutely loved the simple elegance of this card. It is understated but yet is so classy with the addition of those fabulous pearls. It's very Princess Diana!
Dru Cabral

Isn't this purple and gold combo just too stunning for words? We think so!

Ladies, please email us at flourishesllccustomerservice@cox.net and put Fit For Royalty Extra Winner in the subject line and we'll go ahead and send your stamp set right out to you! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us!

We also need to announce the winner from yesterday's blog candy giveaway for our Gerbera Daisies set! Random.org picked the number 27, which means the winner is....

Southern Scraps!

Just email us at flourishesllccustomerservice@cox.net at we will get your Gerbera Daisies set sent right out ot you! Congrats!!!

Thanks again for playing! Be sure to stop by this Sunday! Maki Jones will be back with another fabulous tutorial! After her lesson, trust me, you will never look at decorative paper the same again!

See you then!

We've got a winner!

Gosh, reading all your posts and seeing all your creations to help us celebrate Flourishes 2nd Birthday was so FUN! You have no idea how much you've made our days!


After putting all the names in a hat, I'm happy to announce that the winner of our Birthday Celebration Challenge is...... (drumroll please!)

Jessica Canham!

Here's a look at her fabulous creation!



Jessica, all you need to do to claim your FREE stamp set of your choice is to email us at flourishesllccustomerservice@cox.net! Just put birthday celebration challenge winner in the subject line and we'll get your stamp set right out to you! Don't forget to include your address!

Thank you so much for playing everyone! Maki Jones will be here tomorrow with one fantastic tutorial that literally pops off the page!

See you then!

Fit for Royalty Challenge!

With Flourishes celebrating its second birthday, we know one thing is clear -- our customers are worth their weight in gold! To get ready for our smash release in August (wait 'til you see what we have in store - squeal!), we wanted to set the scene by honoring our customers who we consider - royalty!

That's why we are ushering a challenge to all of you!

HOW TO PLAY: Try to create a card fit for a king or queen! Use regal embellishments, a lavish paper, a beautiful image, glitz it up! Link your creation to this post on the Flourishes Newsletter. If you upload to Splitcoast - please use the keyword FLLCAUG. Be sure to link back to this post! That is what will keep you in the running! You have until Friday, August 14th at 5 PM Eastern to have your creation uploaded! We can't wait to see what you come up with!

WHAT YOU COULD WIN: All of our new releases that will be revealed starting next Wednesday, August 12th over on the Flourishes Newsletter.

We asked our Senior Design Team to dream up a little glitz and glam to get read for our Royal Challenge!

Latisha has a beautiful distressed lace heart - aged to perfection - that is embellished with a gorgeous strand of bling! She added only the best silk ribbon for a friend she treasures!
Laura added the Midas touch to her card with gilded Sweet Violets, a golden ribbon and beautiful golden tag. When it comes to card creations - it's solid gold!
Leslie took her gold to the max as well with a fancy stenciled flourish die, a beautifully regal brad and some fabulous bling! Her watercolored sweet peas are fit for a queen!
Stacy took her glam and put a modern spin on it! Afterall, princesses still have to text - don't they? :-) She took Chloe from the Gigi and Chloe set, added some Flourished Elements, a beautiful velvet ribbon and a regal looking ribbon slide to add the perfect finishing touches!

Next up is yours truly- Julie - with flowers fit for the Flourishes Royal Court! Mix the Spellbinders Classic Frame die with silk ribbon in all it's splendor, and some bling -- and you get these grand poppies that actually do... pop!
Faith got incredibly creative and made her rose regal... by making it a crowned beauty! What a beautiful rose,watercolored and adorned with some beautiful gold accents - a crown and some fabulous decorative details thanks to the Lace and Trims set!

Fleur de Lis borders, gorgeous silk ribbon and a fabulous ribbon slide accented with a jeweled brad - it all adds up to this gorgeous Sweet Peas creation thanks to Cindy!
Christine's card takes on a black tie feel, like this card is dressed up in its best tux, red rose in hand! I love the black on black effect with the embossed flourishes on the base part of the mat! Beautiful accents thanks to some black pearls and elegant Spellbinders shapes wrap this one up with a bow!


If you'd like to learn more about any one of our fabulous designers' creations, just hop on over to their blog for more details!

We hope you make time to play! Afterall, if you win, you will be the first to get your hands on our August release where we have 3 full sets and a beautiful accent stamp created.... just for YOU!

Thanks for stopping by!