Friday, August 14, 2009

He Loves Me....He Loves Me Not...

I believe the most requested set ever at Flourishes is a Daisy set....well have I got a surprise for you today !!! It's Day Three of Sneak Peeks at Flourishes and today will not disappoint you. It's a gorgeous new set using daisies.

Here is my traditional daisy sample for you:

I love the look of white colored with Prismacolor pencils on Kraft paper. I've probably mentioned that before! It gives it such a softness, yet pop. Here I spotlighted a smaller circle of flowers in the yellows of a daisy too. I haven't done a spotlight in a long time!

I thought that a vellum double ended tag would work well for the sentiment with the checkered ribbon too.

And a bit more non-traditional for this second one. I'll show you first where I got my inspiration:

These are flowers from one of my front flower beds. I believe they are Asters. They bloom this gorgeous almost neon shade of purple. With their puffy yellow centers they are really pretty.

So I made some purple copic-colored daisies. I used the Crocus and Violet Collections with a little bit of Hydrangea.


I used a sentiment and the butterflies from the set as background for the sentiment and the Mellow Moss panel. And then I added rich velvet ribbon, tucked behind the nestie layer and a Finishing Touches Brad.

Join us tonight for the release party at the SCS Forum it's always so much fun, and the store will be open with the new releases after the party!

To win this set today see the Flourishes Newsletter.

Here are the other's Design Team Girls wonderful creations with this set!

Cindy Lawrence
Faith Hofrichter
Julie Koerber, Latisha Yoast
Laura Fredrickson Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan

Recipes: Spotlight on Daisies: Stamps: Gerbera Daisies; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Craft White; Paper: Kraft, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Cardstock Vellum; Accessories: Big Shot, Borderabilities (Victorian), Double Ended Tags Nesties, Checkered Ribbon (Flourishes), Prismacolor Pencils, Circle Punches, Kaiser Pearls

Fluttering Daisies: Stamps: Gerbera Daisies; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Mellow Moss; Paper: Mellow Moss, Basic Grey Euphoria Paper; Always Articoke, Always Artichoke DSP; Accessories: Big Shot, Octagonal Nestabilities, Labels Two, Velvet Ribbon, Silver Finishing Touches Brads, Border Punch, Dimensionals.

25 comments:

PinksyDoodles said...

Wow, stunning, I love the spotlight technique on the first one and the deep rich colours are stunning on the second one.
Clare x

Allison Cope said...

WOWSERS! Your card is AMAZING!!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Carol L said...

You really brought these flowers to life on your cards today! I love the white daisies with the spotlight, and that vellum tag is wonderful! I'm partial to anything purple, and your 2nd card is just outstanding! The colors are simply amazing!

Ruthie said...

Love them both!!!! But I'm partial to the purple one! They are gorgeous and your coloring is - well - you are an "artist" for sure! Blessings!

kathy s said...

these flowers look so good and they actually go with the top of your blog page

Jerri Kay said...

Oh my gosh, Flourishes sets this month are out of this world gorgeous! Love all the cards you've designed with them Christine, I'm nearly swooning and drooling over them . . . .LOL!

Cammie said...

Your cards are absolutely beautiful. You're talented. Thanks for the inspiration.

Crystal said...

Wow absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I love how you did a spotlight on the first one!! Beautiful work Christine!

Jessica Diedrich said...

These are both breathtaking and your spotlighting on the daisies is amazing! WOW!

creativearts said...

I love your daisy card! In fact, I have fallen in love with all three sets. Will definitley be buying this weekend!

Leslie Miller said...

Love the traditional white with the spotlight! Fantastic idea to use the pencils on kraft! Your colors in the second card are so unbelievably rich and gorgeous. Two beautiful card, Christine!

Stacy Morgan said...

Oh Christine I love your spotlight on these petals! Just wonderful! The purple flowers are beautiful as well! Your samples just stunning!

Betty Wright said...

Gorgeous cards, Christine!!! Love the spotlight on the first one and the purple hues on the second are stunning!!! Just beautiful!!!

Unknown said...

Gorgeous cards!! I can't quit looking at them!!

Lori Craig said...

STunning, Christine! The spotlighting is fabulous! Love the white on Kraft. Have a wonderful weekend!

Renée said...

gorgeous, Christine! Love the spotlighting on that beautiful image!!

LeAnne said...

Wow, I just saw someone did spotlighting and I don't think I have ever tried it---these are just stunning! You are the queen of coloring!

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

Love the spotlighting on the first and the vibrant colours on the second. Beautiful colouring Christine!

Traci M said...

Both of these are so unique, the Kraft with the white is something I need to try, love that look,
and you captured your inspiration garden wonderfully in the second one!!

Connie M. said...

These are just sooo beautiful, Christine!! Love the spotlight technique with this image...just perfect!

kksb said...

Love the spotlight technique card!
Really beautiful.

Linda Carson said...

WOW, WOW, WOW!

Robbie said...

All of your cards are so pretty, but my mouth drops when I see the card with the cherries (the top one posted). It is gorgeous and amazingly beautiful!!!

Rose Ann said...

Oh my.....both of your cards are just STUNNING, Christine!! I don't know where to begin to tell you how fabulous they are!! Wow!!

Silke Ledlow said...

WOW - these are super gorgeous sneak peek cards!!! Love them both!!! Hugs ~S~