Flourishes Release Week - Sweet and Sentimental

It's that wonderful time of the month at Flourishes - brand new release sets, and I have the sneak peeks of them just for you all this week!

Our theme this month is sweet and sentimental....and today's set is absolutely that...so sweet and sentimental...

This gorgeous set is illustrated by Marcella Hawley and I really think it captures the very detailed but delicate look of the sweet pea.

I wanted to do something entirely different color-wise for this card so I combined the richness of deep purples with the pretty neutral of River Rock. A nice contrast.

The pretty sweet peas are watercolored in the retired color Vintage Violet and in Elegant Eggplant. Then the stems and leaves are given a light coat of River Rock and some River Rock shadows. Then I added two extra blooms popped up.

I love the ribbons, all from Flourishes, pretty purple organdy polka-dot and then a lovely purple satin. A tiny gem accents the sentiment and some pretty diamond piercing and it's complete!

You don't want to miss the other creations from the Design Team, but you also don't want to miss what's being offered on the Flourishes Blog....a chance to win this set! AND check out the March Flourishes Challenge while you're there for a chance to win all 3 new releases! And...please join us for the Release Party this month over at the Splitcoast Flourishes Forum Friday March 13 from 8 - 10 pm Central time (7 - 9 Mountain for me!).

Here's the links to the DT girls' fantastic creations with this set too:

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

Nancy Kirk

Jan Marie Caruso

Recipe: Stamps: Flourishes Sweet Peas; Ink: Stazon, Elegant Eggplant, River Rock; Paper: Elegant Eggplant, River Rock, Watercolor Paper, Brocade DSP (retired); Accessories: Aqua Painter, Reinkers, Dimensionals, Piercer, Sponge, Flourishes Satin and dotted Ribbon, K & Co Gem