Guiding Light & Antique Map

Oh what a fantastic few days ahead we have for you!  Seriously, I'm just giddy!  I truly think that this May Release at Flourishes is one you're going to be drooling over.  Today's two sets are just so beautiful!  A gorgeous background and a stunning masculine set.  I have such a thing for nautical images too.  And these are beautifully drawn by Lauren Pope.   I actually made 3 cards with these sets, but I'm only going show you two today.  The other one I'll save for the release party :) 

Isn't this a fabulous manly set?  It's called A Guiding Light And the sentiments are SO meaningful.  I stamped the clipper ship on Kraft and colored with copic markers, then I added white prismacolor pencil to the sails to make them shimmer crisp white and to add foam to the waves.  I love how that turned out!

Part of this set is a fantastic sailors knot as well and I embossed it over my *waves*.  I added twine wrapped around and some linen stitches to keep it very masculine. 

I've roughed up the edges and added the very lovely masculine tones from the 7 Gypsies - Gypsy Market pack of designer paper. 

Next I have a collage-feel card that showcases the Antique Map set. 

I embossed the map on the Prism Iced Teal cardstock and then bleached out areas of the map.  Then came back and added sponged in Craft ink so it would take on the tones of this perfect piece of Webster's Pages paper (isn't it cool how even the compass matches on the DP?).  I also took the compass from the stamp set, stamped it again on Chocolate Chip and embossed it and cut it out as part of the focal piece, bleaching it again  - it takes on the perfect yellow tones.  Isn't this sentiment amazing too?  It's from the Guiding Light set.  Below you can see the shimmer of the embossing. 

Would you like to win this set and background stamp? Simply leave us a comment on this post and you might walk away with these two new beauties! We'll announce all the daily winners in our Winner's Circle here on the Flourishes Blog this Saturday at 12 PM CST.

WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK!

• You might notice that with each set, there's a link to the Flourishes store. Starting today, all of our new release sets will be available for pre-order!! You won't get to see the FULL set until Friday, but if you like what you see from our design team samples, and don't want to wait to get your hands on these new offerings, you can be the first to order! Just click HERE to visit our store home page to see all the pre-order sets.
• The New Release Bundle is also making a comeback! From now through Friday, May 21st, when you purchase all four of our new sets, you'll be able to get them in a bundle for 10% off! Click HERE to check out this great deal!
• Our POWER HOUR Release Party is also being switched up a bit! Join us THURSDAY, MAY 13th at 9 PM Central Standard Time as we not only take off the lid on all of our sets, but showcase cards and projects you've never seen before! All the chat, games and giveaways will wrap in 60 minutes when all the stamp sets we've been sneak peeking go live in the Flourishes Store! You can join the party HERE in the SCS Flourishes Forum!
• If you still want a chance to win all four of our new stamp sets, please click HERE to check out our Release Week Make It Manly Challenge!

So, be sure to set sail and see what our fabulous design team created....

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

Recipe:  Giving My Life Direction:  Stamps:  Flourishes - Guiding Light;  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, White Craft Ink;  Paper:  Not Quite Navy, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, 7 Gypsies - Gypsy Market DSP; Accessories:  Copic Markers - Spruce Collection, Flesh Tones Two Collection, Prismacolor Pencils, Hemp, Linen Thread, Corner Rounder, Piercer, Dotted Wavy Border Punch, White Embossing Powder, Octagonal Nestabilities, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Guiding Light:  Stamps:  Flourishes -  Guiding Light, Antique Map;  Ink:  VersaMark, Chocolate Chip;  Paper:  Prism Iced Teal, Frosted Yellow, Webster's Pages - Triple Pack:  Seaside, Garden Gala, Nature's Storybook, Chocolate Chip;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels 13 Nestabilities, Dotted Wavy Border Punch, Antique Brads, Wide Striped Grosgrain, Clear Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, Bleach, Dimensionals.