Friday, December 19, 2008

Festive Flourishes Friday! and Blog Candy!!!!


Don't be so "blue" this holiday season! Join us for week three of the Festive Flourishes Friday Challenge! The theme is just as it sounds ~ "You'll be doing alright with your Christmas of white but I'll have a blue, blue Christmas!"Grab your favorite Flourishes stamp set and dress it up with a dose of blue! It doesn't have to be a Christmas card! Any style will do! Remember, you can join into our challenge at any time and, if you make up past challenges and complete all four - your name will be thrown into the hat for a free stamp set of your choice! Link your card to the Flourishes Newsletter or your SCS gallery. Don't forget the keyword FFFC3 on Splitcoast! Of course, we'd love it if you added the FLLC keyword too so that your work shows up in the company gallery!
Kandi (kandicejo) pm'd me with a link to a rose that does LOOK TEAL!!!! How exciting!!!! Thanks a bunch, Kandi!!!!
http://www.jamievoetsch.com/images/070711145149_Blue_Rose_Against_Blue_Sky_LG.jpg

Bluebird come fly away with me!!!! I went with a blue and teal combo. Still keeping with the blues!!! I used taken with teal and some DCWV Pearlized Metallic luxury stack in soft hues of blue. So, this card has a sheen. I think I created a new color of rose, but I really wanted a soft teal one....lol!!!! I used a fiskars edge punch, some stickles, and pearls to add some detailing. I finished it off with some touches of pearls in the corners to match my papers pearlized sheen. The ribbon really does match in real life.

You can visit Julie’s Festive Flourishes Friday Blog Team weekly roundup over at the Flourishes Newsletter, and also visit these Friends of Flourishes blogs to get the complete Flourishes Friday scoop Becca Feeken, Christine Okken, Cindy Haffner , Dee Jackson , and Kimberly Crawford. Also, introducing Silke Ledlow as the newest Friends of Flourishes. Two of the friends have BLOG Candy!!!!! You will not want to miss out so hop around and find out who!!!!

STAMPS
I Love Roses, Birds in Vines
PAPER
taken with teal, DCWV, Strathmore water color paper
INK
black staz on, taken with teal, old olive
ACCESSORIES
Nestabilities, stickles, oval punch, halfback pearls, fiskars border punch, ribbon, aqua painter, blender pens

16 comments

  1. Woohoo Betty!! This is awesomely gorgeous girl!! You sure are rockin' that blue!
    --Becca

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  2. Gorgeous, I can't wait to play today!! Beautiful cards and I love your blog.

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  3. Awesome, Betty! Such a pretty card!

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  4. Beautiful!! The border is stunning! Love the little bird you added too!!

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  5. I'll say it again girl...it's incredibly fabulous. I'm going to miss you girl! (sniff sniff). You are a blessing to the FOF blog Team! Let's make sure we keep in touch hey?

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  6. GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS!!! I love Taken with Teal - you made it look fab!!!

    I'm so excited to be on the team and I'm looking forward getting to know you all better!!! Hugs ~S~

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  7. This is just gorgeous Betty!! Love the blues and the lacy border!! WOW!!

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  8. Betty this is so wonderful. I just saw it on SCS. Wonderful coloring of the rose.

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  9. Awesome card Betty! love the colors and your design!!

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  10. I saw this on the Flourishes blog...its just beautiful Betty totally gorgeous!!! I hope you have a very Merry Christmas, if I don't get to chat with you on Tuesday.

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  11. Jaw droppin gorgeous, gf!!! I just love the blue rose and all your AWESOME details, especially the punched lace border...sooo elegant!!!

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  12. Stunning card Betty!! Love the colors and your layout!!

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  13. Stunning card. Thanks for sharing.
    JoAnn B. scrappingnana4@yahoo.com

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  14. Love that blue rose...this is a real stunner!!!
    hugs, Jami

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  15. Beautiful colours, lovely card, TFS.

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Thanks so much!

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