January Wrap-Up!

We’re wrapping  up our January New Releases at Flourishes and we’ve had a fantastic time showing off these beautiful sets to you this week.   Today the Senior Design Team brings you one more round of inspiration using any set from this release that their little hearts desire.  We’ve loved the variety this month’s sets have had to offer and we’re looking forward to showing you more!

I chose to work with Wild Roses again today.  When we were in the mountains in early December I took along some things to colour and this was one of them.  As I was sitting at the table with one of my friends and co-workers I asked her what her favourite shade of roses was.  She said a corally colour, and so that’s what I made these!  

I stamped them onto Classic White Cardstock with Memento ink, then coloured them up with Copics, adding BV’s in the shadows and YR’s in the highlights.  It always gives more depth in your colouring. I die cut out the image with our Flourishes Classic Keyhole die, trimming out another just larger mat out of Color Made Easy - Terra Cotta Cardstock.  

To get the lovely warm shading in the image I did a couple of fun things with ink.  I took out my new Tim Holtz Stencil and sponged some rich and sunny Canteloupe ink onto the image to match that more mottled effect in the designer paper.  I also laid the die overtop of the image and sponged just the inside of the finished image to give it a lovely glow.  

I also embossed the designer paper with a dotted folder to give it some texture.  

A sponged vellum sentiment, a double sunny seam binding bow and some hatpins finish it off!

I know this wonderful team will continue to inspire you, so head on over!

Allison Cope
Christine Okken (you are here)
Cindy Lawrence
Heather Jensen
Julie Koerber
Silke Ledlow
Stacy Morgan (has some blog candy to give away too!)
Tosha Leyendekker

Do you want to win Flourishes’ January Release?

• If you would like a chance at winning all newly released January sets…you can play in our Get in Shape Challenge  – we will have multiple winners there! Deadline for entries is January 13th at 6 PM EST. Check out the link for the official rules!
• All three of our January sets are available now HERE! Take advantage our New Release Bundle and get 10% off when you purchase all three sets together in a bundle. This discount will only be available through January 17th, so you have to act fast!
• We’re also excited to offer companion Silhouette cut files for these new sets.  Check them out here!
• And, don’t forget to come back to the Flourishes Blog tomorrow, Saturday, January 11th for the Winner’s Circle where we’ll announce the winners of this weeks’ Mystery Blogger challenges!

Now to finish things off beautifully….here is a look at our gorgeous new January sets

Flowers for Jan

Under the Big Top

Wild Roses

Thanks so much for joining us for this week’s celebrations and all your kind comments!  We’ve been delighted to bring these ideas to you and hopefully inspire you as you’re creating!

See you back at the Flourishes Blog tomorrow with some lucky winners!