OK...so I'm not ready either, but between you and me, Flourishes has a way to get you off to an early start on your Christmas cards, and you could even win some of Flourishes fabulous Christmas stamps! Flourishes is unwrapping a brand new monthly challenge, and Stacy Morgan will be your hostess each month on Flourishes Blog, unveiling a new challenge to inspire your Christmas creations. This month we're featuring a sketch...have a peek!
Looks like fun...here's my take on it!
I love love love this Santa stamp. I think it's incredibly done and so simple to use. I stamped him in Rose Red on Classic Ivory, then I sponged some Antique Linen distress ink around the edges so the image was a better match to the My Minds Eye designer paper. I ran a strip of the Classic Ivory paper through the Cuttlebug with the Snowflakes embossing folder, and sponged the edges before layering it on Rose Red. I tied a bow with Rose Silk ribbon and sat for a few minutes trying to figure out how to add the sentiment. The sketch has it in the corner, but the sentiments were a bit big and would have covered up too much of Santa. Then a bell rang, and I thought I would try shrink plastic.
I stamped "Believe" in Blazing Red (which is a perfect match to Rose Red), then punched it out with the 1 3/4" circle punch and shrank it with my heat tool. It shrunk to exactly 3/4" which I punched a circle of Classic Ivory to back it and tied it to the bow with some gold cord. I'm lovin' it!
Need some more inspiration? The design team has some very festive creations lined up for you, and I know you'll love seeing their take on the sketch.
Dawn Burnworth
Now it's your turn! To play, just use this sketch to create a Christmas card using Flourishes stamps. When you wrap it up with a bow, just link up to this challenge thread and you'll be in the running to win a Flourishes Christmas stamp set of your choice! Just think, you'll get a jump start on your Christmas creations AND have a chance at winning stamps to make even more Christmas cards! Oh what fun it is!! Please use the Keyword FLLCNOEL1 if you upload to Splitcoast. You have until May 30th to submit your cards and Flourishes will announce the winner with next month's challenge!
We hope you play!
