FTTC22 - Chalked Firecrackers!

It's time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #22 . Have we got a lovely challenge for you this week! It is the last Tuesday of the month, so it is time for another Guest Challenge Designer!! Today we welcome Linda Lucas (Lovely Linda on SCS), all the way from Australia! Welcome, Linda!!! Linda is challenging us to use our chalk! Now, there are so many techniques that you can do using chalk. Whether you want to color, sponge distress, create popping pastels, chalkboard technique, or choose another, the point is to dust of that chalk container and Chalk It!! We would love to see what you create!

The set I used for today's card is Flourishes Patriotism on Parade. I just love this patriotic stamp set! So very fun! For the background I used my chalks with the background burst technique from last month's Technique Junkies Newsletter to make the firecrackers stand out on the black paper. The image of the kids was stamped in craft black ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I then sponged a bit of red and blue over the image panel with distress inks. and added the sentiment punched with SU's oval punches. The ribbon is riding hood red taffeta ribbon, and the star brads are also from SU.

I just LOVE this Patriotism on Parade set, and Flourishes has launched a "Designing for a Cause" campaign just for this set!! To read all the deets, you can head over to SCS here.

Also, be sure to check out the other Friends of Flourishes Blog team designers to see what they created for you this week.

Linda Lucas - Guest Challenge Hostess

Silke Ledlow

Cindy Haffner

Kimberly Crawford

Betty Wright
Dee Jackson

I want to thank the Friend of the Flourished Blog Team, and all the ladies at Flourishes for having me as a guest designer this month! I have had such a wonderful time. Thanks so very much!!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Card Details:
Images: Patriotism on Parade - ISC
Paper: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White
Inks: Craft White, Craft Black,
Accessories: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Silver Star Brads - SU, Chalks, sponge, SU oval punches

Kitchen Sink Monday - Farewell Daises!

Happy Kitchen Sink Stamp Monday!! For today's card I wanted to do a sort of farewell tribute to Kitchen Sink's 3 step Daisies, which is being retired.

My large daisy was stamped in Only Orange, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango and Chocolate Chip. The smaller daises were stamped with Summer Sun, Crushed Curry and Close to Cocoa. Once I finished stamping the images, I cut them out and popped them up on the orange Label 1 faux felt panel, which is a technique I learned from the Technique Junkies Journal. The yellow background was dry embossed with one of my SU texturz plates, and then sponged slightly with pumpkin pie.


To finish off the card, I added the sentiment on some Kiwi Kiss ribbon, and a few silver flower brads.

Please head on over to see all the other creation the Crew members have created week for you!! You are gonna wanna check what Maria has in store for you this week on her blog! Starting today and each day after (until July 7th), Maria will be giving you sneak peeks of all the new sets to be released July 7th!

Maria Colosimo - Owner

Dee Jackson

Maki Jones

Angela Knopf

Julie Masse

Lynn McAuley

Lisa Somerville

Lori Tecler

Also, don't forget about the on going 10% off your purchase at the Kitchen Sink Stamps Store. All you have to do is use the promotion code of CONNIE10KSS. How fun it that! Gotta love a discount!! Hope you have a great day!!

Thanks so much for visiting today!! Have a great week!


Connie

Card Details:
Images: Three Step Daisies, Ready 4 Any Holiday - KSS
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss
Inks: Only Orange, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun, Crushed Curry, Close to Cocoa, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive
Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, Modern Label Punch - SU, Flower Brads - SU, Textures Plate - SU, sponges, paper crimper

ISC July Blog Sketch Challenge!

Innovative Stamp Creations is having a blog sketch challenge today! You can find out all the deets and see the sketch and other samples from my fellow design team members over on the ISC blog! Join in on the fun by using this sketch, and your ISC images, and you could have a chance to win one stamp sheet of your choice!!

For my card, I used the newly released Hibiscus set. I colored my flower with copics, cut them out and popped them up on the scalloped circle nestability. I then added the sentiment over the image and ribbon over the eyelet border punched paper strip. The DP is from SU's Bella Rose and the corner are punched with SU's retired wrought iron corner punch.

I hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday! Thanks so much for visiting!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Hibiscus - ISC

Paper: Basic Black, Old olive, Riding Hood Red, Bella Rose DSP

Inks: Palette Black, Copics

Accessories: Riding Hood Red Ribbon, SU wrought iron punch, scalloped circle nestability, SU eyelet border punch, small SU circle punches

LSC226 - Journey

I made this card for SCS LSC 226...it was a kind of follow the list times three. You were given a menu of three lists, and you could choose one thing for your card from each list...type of image...colors...and type of embellishments. I chose an automobile for my image, a neutral color scheme, and natural fibers and hardware.

The image I used is form Innovative Stamp Creations Men of Wisdom sheet. I heat embossed the card with black craft and clear embossing powder. Nope, the background is not DP, it is also an image from this same set, which was also heat embossed with craft black and clear EP on kraft paper. All of the edges were distressed and sponged with black soot distress ink. To finish off the card, I added the natural hemp and Tim Holtz charm and metal corners.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great weekend...be sure to come back on Sunday to check out the ISC blog sketch challenge!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Men of Wisdom - ISC

Paper: Black, Kraft, Confetti Cream

Inks: Craft Black, Black Soot Distress Ink

Accessories: Sponges, Hemp twine, Tim Holtz Charm, Tim Holtz Metal Corners

Some Exciting News & Our Daily Bread Designs - Sneak Peek!!

You may be wondering about my title...why I am talking about the Our Daily Bread Designs (ODBD) sneak peeks...well...I have some very exciting news!! I have been asked to join the ODBD design team!! How fun is that! I just love all of their inspiring Christian stamps, and I am so pleased to be part of such a wonderfully talented team!! Thank you so much Kelley for this fabulous invitation!

So, I promised you a sneak peek of the ODBD new release for July 1st, and here it is! For this card I used both the Amazing Grace stamp and the Grow in Grace set. I stamped the words to Amazing Grace on a piece of pink DPS, and then did the stain glass technique with some velum and the dogwood flowers embossed in black and then colored with copics. The bottom of the velum piece has been punched with SU's eyelet border punch (it is kind of hard to see in the pictures). I just LOVE this hymn, and these sets are just soooo beautiful!!

Okay, that is pretty much it for today's peek, but be sure to come back next week, July 1st for the ODBD blog hop!! Should be tons of fun!!!

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a great day!!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Amazing Grace & Grow in Grace, ODBD

Inks: Copics, Basic Black

Paper: Whisper White, Velum, Bella Rose DSP SU!

Accessories: Pink Ribbon from Michael's, Antique Flower Brads from Spare Parts -The Paper Studio

FTTC21 - Timeless Tuesday Sketch!

This week, Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #21 is hosted by Silke Ledlow, and she is challenging us to use a sketch, which can be seen here! Such a fun sketch, and I am such a sucker for any sketch with either a circle or an oval in it!!

I was in need of a card for a dear friend's birthday, so for my card today, I used Summer on the Patio set. The images were colored with copics, and then the edges of the panel was sponged. The DSP is from Basic Grey Wisteria, and I embellished with some champagne half pearls, a filigree brad and certainly celery twill ribbon. I was totally inspired to "tie" my ribbon simply after seeing this done many times on Denise's (peanutbee) blog...this is such a fun and simple way to tie a bow...I will be doing it again!! Thanks for the inspiration Denise!!

Be sure to check out the other Friends of Flourishes Blog team designers to see what they created for you this week.

Silke Ledlow
Cindy Haffner
Kimberly Crawford
Betty Wright

Dee Jackson

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a great day!

Connie

Card Details:

Images: Summer on the Patio - Flourishes

Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Basic Grey DSP, White

Inks: Palette Black, Certainly Celery, Elegant Eggplant, Copics

Accessories: Half pearls, Celery Ribbon, Filigree Brads, Eyelet border punch