Fanciful Flourishes

Are you like me and love the look of damask and flourished designs?  There's something so elegant and versatile about them.  Today we have a fantastic set designed by Becky Fleck that incorporates the elegance of flourishes, damask in three different styles, and is creative about how you can put them together. 

I'll start with this Vellum Flourished Butterflies card.  There are two parts to this butterfly stamp, the flourished stamp, and the solid background.  You can layer them or use them separately.  I started by stamping the solid butterfly stamp on the white background layer (cut with Labels 8) in this pretty purple ink (Lavendar Lace).   Then I used the same size Label cut in cardstock vellum and stamped the flourished butterflies in White Craft ink and embossed them.  Then I took this fantastic new tool from Flourishes the Retractable Blade, and cut out the vellum layer of the butterflies, leaving the body intact.  After placing these two layers off-set from each other, I raised the butterfly wings. 

Here is a closeup where you can see the embossing in more detail, as well as the Stardust pen and the fancy piercing.  So pretty isn' it?  I think it's the silk ribbon that just puts it over the top though. 

Now how about something very dramatic as a change?  On this card I used two of the damask elements to create a type of "patterned paper" look.  I chose really strong color contrasts in the Razzleberry and Kiwi Kiss.  The Razzleberry is the larger damask image, and the Kiwi is the smaller damask.  You could use tons of different color combinations here too. 

I realized that the U Scallop Oval punch works perfectly with this large EK Success Scallop.  These pretty embellishments in the center area are new in the store from Prima - Say it in Pearls....back in stock soon :)  They are GORGEOUS and really fit with this type of card.  Focal Nesties Shape is Labels Six. 

Here's a couple of pictures that show you the scallops front: 

And back. 

My other DT sisters have fantastic things to show you again today: 

Dawn Burnworth,  Julie Koerber, Leslie Miller, Stacy Morgan, Danielle Kennedy, Cindy Lawrence, Laura Fredrickson

To enter to win this great set see the Flourishes Blog to enter.  Winners will be chosen and posted on Saturday.   And be sure to join us for the Release Party at the Splitcoaststampers Flourishes Forum, Friday Night 8 PM Mountain Time.  Never been before? Please come, it's an hour of fun, full peeks at the new Releases, games, more chances to win and lots of fun chatter! 

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Fanciful Flourishes