Happy Flourishes Friday!! There has been so much excitement at Flourishes lately, I get myself in a tizzy just trying to keep up. We just released the line of Fabulous Finishing Touches, which were followed by the introduction of Copic Markers and the new Classic White and Classic Ivory papers, and we are hot on the trail of another new release! Flourishes Pre-release challenge alludes to what you can expect to see in this release...By the Sea!
Summer nights, sunsets, the sound of waves crashing on the shore – what could be more relaxing? Because these are the sights and sounds of life on the beach - what better way to challenge you all to a fun contest than to invite you to bring a taste of of the ocean into your creations!
HOW TO PLAY: Try to incorporate the "feel" of the sea in one of your creations. It could be with a fun embellishment, a photo or even just a color scheme. Link your creation to this post on Flourishes Blog or upload to Splitcoast using the keyword FLLCJULY. You have until Friday, July 10th at 5 PM Eastern to have your creation uploaded! We can't wait to see your creations!
WHAT YOU COULD WIN: All of our new releases that will be revealed starting next Wednesday, July 8th.
OK...so here is my take on the By the Sea challenge. I combined the koi fish from Waterlillies with the Forget me not's of Spring Ephemerals and this was the result.
I started by creating a wash of blue and green on Flourishes European Watercolour paper using ink and a wide flat paint brush. I stamped the forget me nots from Spring Ephemerals in Garden Green Craft ink, and the koi fish from Waterlillies are stamped in Versafine Onyx black. I coloured the koi with markers and added the sentiment on the upper left.
The card base is Wild Wasabi, and the designer paper is K&Co. "Addison". To embellish, I used some Rain Dots for fish bubbles and added one to each corner of the card. A spiral clip with a slip of grosgrain ribbon finishes it off. I kind of like the way this turned out.
To get ready for the big reveal and spark some ideas for our challenge, our Senior Design Team got their creative juices flowing! Have a peek at their creations!
Ok...that about does it for Flourishes Friday this week! Now it's your turn to create your By the Sea challenge card. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
Have a fabulous weekend and thanks so much for stopping by!
Recipe: Stamps: Waterlillies, Spring Ephemerals (Flourishes) Paper: Wild Wasabi, European Watercolour paper, K&Co. "Addison" designer paper Ink: Garden Green Craft ink, Versafine Onyx Black Accessories: re-inkers and paint brush, Rain Dots (Cloud 9 Designs), spiral clip, ticket corner punch, markers & grosgrain ribbon (SU!), foam tape
