Holiday Sparkle

A very fun week ahead for you as we preview the October Stamp sets and new kit from Flourishes!  You'll see some fantastic creations beginning today with our very lovely Christmas ornament set Holiday Sparkle.  I love it because it pairs really well with an older Flourishes set All That Glitters and yet has it's own wonderful fresh appeal.  I just love Marcy's illustrations! 

I thought I would have some fun with this adorable Santa ornament and do something in a more non-traditional color scheme.  Santa's can be dressed in green right?  I love the longer pine branches in this set too, really classy looking and perfect for hanging ornaments. 

I put a lot of shimmer and shine into this card.  The embossed artichoke layer has been sprayed heavily with Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold, and I also sprayed the sentiment oval (though less heavily).  After I colored Santa in two shades of Copic Greens (Evergreen Collection and Fields Collection ), then I added Spica pen shimmery accents overtop.    I also had to create a great big double bow with two silk ribbons in Champagne and Moss Olive Green.  

I added some skin tone accents in Copics Flesh Tones 1 Collection, and some warm greys for shadows (W1, W2).  

Trust me - lots of pretty sparkle here.  :)

So today the Design Team is teaming up with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Team to create a card that is an ornament - or has an ornament on it....so you'll find lots of inspiration today!

• Beate Johns
• Cindy Haffner
• Heather Jensen
• Maki Jones
• Silke Ledlow
• Rosemary Dennis

and

Barbara Anders

Christine Okken (you are here)

Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber 
Stacy Morgan

Tammy Hershberger
Jan Marie Caruso

Now here are the important details for the week ahead:  

 -    Each day we’ll have the Mystery Blogger, if you comment on each of the DT posts you increase your chance of finding the Mystery Blogger, and you could be chosen as the winner!  Winner will be announced like usual – on the Saturday Winner’s Circle post on the Flourishes Blog and you will win the set of the day.

·         Don't forget to play in the Heavy Metal Challenge this week!  You could win the entire New Release!  

·      Wednesday and Thursday please stop back at the Flourishes Blog at Noon Central time. Each day a Noon-Time Challenge will be given.  And if you play you can WIN!

·        Friday we will release the 1,2,3, Create Kit – and it's UBER gorgeous :)  Just sayin'! 

·         Do you know you're already in love with the sets?  You can already order the New Release Bundle – and receive 10% off all four sets!  This discount will only be available for one week following the release!

I think that covers it all.  Hope to see you again tomorrow when I get to show off some more...you'll want to kiss me it's so pretty (wink!)

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Holiday Sparkle