New Releases!

It may be sunny and warm down here in Florida, but the stores have the Halloween candy, ceramic turkeys and Christmas decorations out, so you know the fall and winter holiday season is here!
Flourishes has FIVE new sets this month, and they are all about the holiday season! Marcella Hawley and Diane Roche again provide wonderful classic images that you will be able to use year after year.
Last month we offered a discount on the new releases - this month we're offering you an even better deal! From now through Monday, October 13, get 10% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER!!!

To get the discount you must put this code in the promotion code box at checkout: RSC88

Now, because you have to put that code in the promotion code box, you will not be able to tell us which design team member inspires you. So...just send us an e-mail at

flourishesllccustomerservice@cox.net and we will reward your favorite designer!

Let's take a look at what our great designers have made!

This beauty by Julie Koerber uses the "Poinsettia and Boxwood" set combined with the "Holiday Greetings". Poinsettia and Boxwood contains two boxwood wreath stamps, two poinsettia stamps, some leaves, bows and a sentiment. "Holiday Greetings" has nineteen stamps and is a perfect set to cover just about all your holiday sentiment needs! Both sets were created by Marcella Hawley for Flourishes. Now, take a close look at the red paper Julie used. That is from the Glittering Christmas paper pack that we put together just for the holidays. It is 6x6 cardstock - much heavier than the usual designer paper, you get 4 sheets each of 7 different pattern. Shown here is red with a red glitter damask pattern.

Marcella Hawley also created the new "All That Glitters" set, showcased beautifully in this card by Leslie Miller. The set contains 6 ornament stamps inspired by vintage glass ornaments. Two different evergreen boughs are also included. The sentiment is from the "Holiday Greetings" set.

Leslie Miller also did this wonderful card, which uses the "City Of David" set, designed by Diane Roche. I love the soft colors she used. The sentiment is from the "Holiday Greetings" set.

Linda Duke uses City Of David combined with the Flourished Elements set to create this elegant and classy card.

This beautifully colored card by Jan Marie Caruso uses the "Sleigh Ride" set, designed by Diane Roche. Can't you just imagine Santa riding that flourished sleigh? The stamp itself is blank on the side panel - the little scene shown here is a separate stamp and the set contains three of them to choose from! Also included is a reindeer, and 4 sentiments, including the one shown here.

Susan Robert's card takes two of the little scenes from Santa's Sleigh to create this darling card!

Here is a look at all the new sets!

City of David

All That Glitters

Holiday Greetings

Poinsettia and Boxwood



Sleigh Ride

Damask is back in stock!!

We just received our shipment of the Damask background stamp this morning and it is now available on the store!!

This week's happenings!

It's going to be a fun and busy week here at the Flourishes studio and we want to give you a heads up on all the happenings!

It's release week and Wednesday is our official release date. This month it's all about Christmas stamps and just wait till you see them! Now, if you can't wait until Wednesday, then stop by the Flourishes Forum on Tuesday evening, 7pm eastern time and look for the "Chat with a Designer" thread. You'll be chatting with Faith Hofrichter and you may just get a first look at the new sets, find out what the special discount will be for release week, and have a chance to win the stamp set of your choice!

Then on Friday, join us over at the Rubberstampchat forum for a Virtual Convention! What is a Virtual Convention? It’s an online rubberstamp convention. The forum will have a special “convention hall” section set up just for this event in the forum. The participating vendors (including Flourishes) set up their 'booth' as a thread in the convention hall section. Then you have until the 13th to see what show specials are being offered by that company. So, instead of getting up early to drive to the show and walk around all day in a big hall full of people and only have less than healthy food available, you get to wear your jammies, eat REAL food when you want, not wait in line for anything (including the potty) and shop at your leisure 24/7. Mark you calendars and join the fun!

Featured Stamper #20!!

Another week, another featured stamper and this one hit just the right note with each creation she entered this week. You're about to see and I am sure you'll agree!

This week's Featured Stamper is...........

Latisha Yoast!

I love the soft colors of this first card. The pink and green are so fresh together and the flowers Latisha added are just too fun!

This one is one of my faves this week. Brown and yellow with these stamps? Who would have thought? But, isn't it a beautiful card? Just so crisp and elegant looking!

This last card is just the epitome of classy. I love the soft decorative paper, the polka dot ribbon and the contrast of the background stamp. Fabulous!

Thanks Latisha for some great entries! Your name will be thrown in the hat for a free stamp set of your choice. The drawing will be November 1st!

If you missed the action in the forum this week, click HERE to see some of the other wonderful cards that were posted for FS entries. They are sure to inspire!

We also have some other big news! The winner from last month's drawing for a free set is.....

Laurie a.k.a. Virgo5!

Congrats Laurie and thanks to everyone who plays in our weekly challenges! We love to see what you come up with! See you next week!

BLOG CANDY AND WORLD CARD MAKING DAY

That's what I will be doing today---making cards! I have a special project that I have really wanted to work on for a couple of weeks. Since today is World Card Making Day I think it is the perfect day for my project. I will share this project with you upon it's completion.

BLOG CANDY

I would like to get you involved in todays celebration of this great craft that we share, so Flourishes and I personally will be giving a number of prizes of blog candy to encourage to participate.



This is just SOME of the great items (yes there is more, I could not get in in the photo) that will be given away, there will also be some stamp sets from Flourishes. This will be a share prize, but there will be plenty for everyone that wins.

So what do you have to do to be one of the winners???

Simply make at least one card TODAY with any Flourishes image. Then you must either post it to SCS then link it to the SCS Flourish Forum under World Card Making Day or you may send us the link directly at flourishesllc@cox.net . YOU MUST make the card today(no previously made card will be considered) to enter, but you may make as many cards today and enter as many times as you like.

I will give everyone until 12:00 noon CST to post their cards, then I will begin to divvy up the goodies and give it all away. There are are going to be some lucky card makers out there, and one of them can be you. You may only win one prize.

Please feel free to share this opportunity to make so cards and possibly win some of the Blog Candy with your friends.

Now I hope you are glad you stopped in the Atelier (studio) at Flourishes today......you just never when I have some up my sleeve. I do very much appreciated you taking your precious time to visit.

Happy Card Making Day

Ciao,


PS Be sure to ready the post below and learn about the JustRite Fonts that are available and very, very versatile.

Alphabet Sets

Alphabet sets - something every stamper and scrapbooker needs, and you never seem to have enough! This journal cover was created using the JustRite Brayton Font set, and images from Flourishes Wedding Essentials set.

The scrapbook page was created using the Special Occasions Font set for the name and date at the bottom of the page.

Flourishes carries all five JustRite font sets - and this is why we love them:

You just don't get one set of alphas - Each font set comes with one 95 point set, two 50 point sets and two 25 point sets with extra vowels. And you don't just get letters - you get numbers and some different symbols and flourishes! On top of that you get a stackable storage container!

Now - the best thing about these sets is the great interlocking grid system. What is the biggest complaint about alpha's - you can't get them to line up straight, right? With the JustRite grooved system the unmounted stamps click onto the wooden mount - no mess with tape or cling foam - and allows you to line up text nice and straight! The new rectangle wood mount set is great for font sets - it comes with two rectangle wood mounts - one is 5.5 x 2 3/8 and the other is 3.5 x 1 3/8.

Times New Roman Font Set:


Brayton Font Set


Trompe Script Font Set




Curlz Font Set




Special Occasion Font Set


Rectangle Stampers

Alphabet fonts are an essential tool for papercrafters and we think these sets are a great deal!

Flourishes Friday!

TGIF Everyone! It's that time when we look back at all the fabulous things our Friends of Flourishes did this week out in blog land. I mean to tell you, the offerings just seem to get better and better each Friday! Since tomorrow is World Cardmaking Day - you might want to let these ladies inspire some of your weekend creations!


I love the rustic green and shades of brown that Cindy used for this card. It is perfect for fall! That ribbon is just lushious and I love the way she colored the tree from the Forest of Trees set!

Joan Bardee was at it again making magic with a paint brush and her Twinkling H20s!! The watercolor wash that she created in behind her coneflower silhouettes is done with those bright sparkly paints! I love the soft look she created! And, did I mention that Summer Botanicals is one of my favorite sets? Joan did it up well!

I actually gasped when I saw this next creation from Laura Fredrickson! She said her Bird and Vine set might not ever see white paper again! She is loving it on the decorative paper and I have to say-- I am too!! All those little extras she included like the punched edge and the ribbon and bling make this card sing!

Cindy Haffner took a Christmas image from the Flourished Christmas set and did it up in a non-traditional way. Her card makes you think a little out of the box, doesn't it? I think it looks very regal and rich and I love the swirls, flower and charm she added to give her card a little something extra!
Last week Becca made a lovely cone decked out with the Bird and Vine set. Today, it's a Victorian fan. Oh my! Where does she come up with this? I want to be inside her creative brain for just an hour or so! I am sure that is all I would need to be completely overwhelmed!! For directions on this fan and to read a little more about the history behind them, you need to travel over to her blog!
If you want to see any of the other ladies' creations, you'll need to grab a cup of coffee or tea and plan to "stay awhile!" All of their links are off to your right under the Friends of Flourish Blog Team! You won't be sorry!Thanks again ladies, your work is just off-the-charts fabulous!

~Julie