Monday, February 1, 2010

Timeless Tuesday Celebration!

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenges is Celebrating its First Year Challenge Anniversary! Thanks so much for all of you who have played along this past year! The Friends of Flourishes Blog Design Team have some fun challenges planned for you, and today I get to play along too!  I first started participating in the FTTC challenges way back when - just to possibly win some of the beautiful Flourishes Stamps, and look where that took me.  :) 

Today, the Friends of Flourishes Blog team are hosting six different challenges offering up 7 prizes, and one GRAND PRIZE! Check out the info below my samples today to find out how to play and what you need to do to win!

Here's my sample for Dee's Fruity Birthday Challenge (FTTC52C)....I pulled out one of my favourite fruity Flourishes sets - Cherries and Peaches for this one.

This new Nook and Pantry paper from Basic Grey is perfect for these cherries set with all the fruit on the paper, so I paired the colors and prints to give it a homey feel. The cherries are colored with copic markers (Poppy and Meadow Collections). Then I overstamped the tiny cherries on the sentiment layer.  And I also added a little zig zag stitch sewing and some pretty embossed dots on my nestie layer. 



Now...here's how we invite you to get involved. 

How to Play!  Keyword: When loading to online galleries make sure you use the correct challenge keyword for that challenge (FTTC52A, FTTC52B, FTTC52C, FTTC52D,FTTC52E, or FTTC52F) along with FTTC, Flourishes, FLLC

Link your card with Mr. Linky on the Flourishes Newsletter to be eligible for the drawing!  Make sure to give an active link to each challenge in your card write up at your blog or online galleries!

For more info on any of the challenges or the prizes or the rules, and to see the links of all the fabulous samples please stop by the Flourishes Newsletter.  

I'll be playing in 4 of the challenges ....so stop back for more pics this week!

Recipe:  Stamps - Flourishes Cherries and Peaches; Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red; Paper:  Flourishes Classic White, Blush Blossom, Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Basic Grey Nook and Pantry DSP; Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels One Nesties, Fancy Label Punch, Basic Grey Rhinestones, SU Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Copic Markers, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Dimensionals.

30 comments:

Joan Ervin said...

Ooooh, Christine, this is such a beautiful card!!! Your cherries are absolutely gorgeous and I love how you tilted the image!!! Love that awesome BG paper, too!!!!

Marisa said...

I just LOVE cherries and now I wish I had some to eat LOL! Great colouring of the image and I love the stitching on the panel. Wonderful positioning of the panels too - I have such a hard time with off centered / angled image (must be my anal retentive side LOL!)

Leslie Miller said...

Gorgeous card, Christine! Very cheery and fun (or should I say very "cherry"?). Would love to play these challenge but can't imagine finding the time. I'll enjoy looking, though!

Anonymous said...

Love the color combination. Nicely done!
~Carolyn

Denise Marzec said...

I know I probably sound like a broken record, but I just LOOOOVE your coloring skills. SOOOOOO gorgeous, girl!

Dawn Easton said...

Christine, this is BEAUTIFUL! Your colouring is AMAZING girl! Fabulous layout!!

Dee Jackson said...

Wow Christine this is beautiful!! Thank you so much for playing along in the challenge!! I love the background and layout. Your coloring is just awesome!

America said...

Hi Christine!!!
These cherries are absolutely gorgeous -colored to perfection!!!!WOW I love this!!!

Crystal said...

Oh my word christine these cherries are GORGEOUS!!! LOVE LOVE your card!

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

Hi,Chistine!This is such a cheery cherry card!!Love all the red!!Gorgeous!

Betty Wright said...

Absolutely beautiful, Christine! Your coloring just makes those cherries looks so real! Wonderful card!

Heide said...

Oh my goodness!!! I am absolutely loving thing this card.

Rose Ann said...

Your cherries look so rich and realistic!! Yummy too!

Ellen said...

Hello Christine,

Your card is soooooo beautiful. This set is one of my favorites. Your coloring is so beautiful and ofcourse I love the stamp and the details.

Hugs,
Ellenxxx

Karen W said...

OOOOH is right, I love this, beautiful card!

Ravengirl said...

What a gorgeously colored image! Those cherries are delicious looking! Of course, the rest of your card is fabulous too!

Lois said...

Beautifully colored. I like the shading around your cherries. The angle of the cherries panel really stands out!

Smiles, Laurie said...

So lovely. Love your layout and layers.

Unknown said...

Love it! Love the way you tilted the cherries,sewed on the DP and the colors you used. The bow is awesome

Jerri Kay said...

Wow, another stunning creation, the cherries are so intense in color, very yummy!

stampqueen said...

Very Virbrant card - love the way you colored the cherries!!!

Tracy said...

Really pretty card.

Sonya said...

Beautiful cherries, love the card!

Cammie said...

Gorgeous image! Stunning card!

Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...

Don't have any fruit stamps, but throughout this challenge so many great cards. I might have to get some. I love what you did here. Spring Thinking and your coloring is awesome. Thanks for Sharing

Unknown said...

This is such a great card!I love this stamp set!
hugs,
Gini

Cathy Spicer said...

Great card! Your coloring is amazing!

Traci M said...

Your cherries look good enough to pop in the mouth...and no pits either!! So pretty with the dp you chose, and very homey is right...love it Christine!

Trina Kuriger said...

This is stunning!

Dawn Frost said...

Your cherries are so brilliant, they look good enough to eat! Love how you did the background!