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

INSPIRED & GRTEFUL

Today I want to focus on the great designers that comprise the Flourishes Design Team. I think that these ladies each have an extraordinary talent that they so unselfishly share with us. I know you feel both inspired and grateful to these wonderful ladies. But what does it mean literally to be inspired. Well, here is the dictionary definition:

inspirational in·spi·ra·tional (-s̸hə nəl) adjective

1. of or giving inspiration; inspiring

2. produced, influenced, or stimulated by inspiration; inspired [noun] arousing to a particular emotion

or action

Well I think that says it all. I am sharing one of my cards which was totally inspired--in fact maybe even CASED from Linda Duke from her post of Sept 21.

I was making a card for a friend for mine that is very ill. I wanted to incorporate the SCS challenge using the colors of Baja Blue, Really Rust, and Chocolate Chip. I also wanted a card that was feminine.

I think that Linda is the "Queen of Feminine". Her 21 Sept card had just stuck in my mind, she HAD inspired me.

I could insert many cards from our wonderful designers that inspire me. Their talents and styles are so varied, there are endless opportunities to spin off in our own directions.

That takes me to my next point of the day.....how do we reward the great ladies for all they do....how do we take it to the next level. How do we show our gratitude? Well again I returned to the dictionary to get a clear understanding of this word and here is the dictionary definition:

grate-ful grate·ful Pronunciation: \ˈgrāt-fəl\

Function: adjective

obsolete grate pleasing, thankful, from Latin gratus — more at grace

1 a: appreciative of benefits received b: expressing gratitude <grateful thanks>onyms: stirring

Yes, appreciative of the benefits received! That is what we at Flourishes want to do in your behalf for the designers that inspire you to use our images and the wonderful array of papers, ribbons, and other supplies, stampers toys, necessities, and embellishments from Flourishes.

We therefore created a benefit code for each designer....so that you can tell us which designer moved you to purchase. By telling us this we will gladly take on the wonderful responsibility to reward the designers and show them that we appreciate their inspiration.

So the next time you make a purchase( remember next month release begins on the 8th-Wed) you will have a wonderful opportunity to show your appreciation. It costs you nothing...Flourishes is "picking up the bill" and doing so gratefully. This is an ongoing Flourishes program so remember to put in the codes each time you purchase!

Here is a list of the codes...please copy them and keep them handy:

juliek (for Julie Koerber)
lesliem (for Leslie Miller)
susanr (for Susan Roberts)
faithh (for Faith Hofrichter)
lindad (for Linda Duke)

We will give them a bonus to help support their blogs and tutorials.

Thanks to Linda for today's inspiration....I am truly grateful she shared Thanks to you too for taking your precious time to stop in the Atelier today. Come back soon.

Ciao,